South Sound Pumpkin Patches & Fall Fun
updated last: 9/25/2025, I’m in the process of updating this post for the year! be sure to save this post!
Halloween and Fall activities are bigger and better than what they have been the past couple years! Get out there this season, and have some fun!
Every Fall/Halloween my family and I take in all things pumpkin and spooky, we love participating in all the festivities leading up to All Hallows Eve, and of course the kids love getting candy!
What is something that’s on your families must do this season?
Happy Haunting!!

Are you local to the South Sound area? If you’re looking for something fun to do this season, check out the list below I’ve done a lot of the digging for you.
*Event dates and information are beginning to be posted, be sure to come back often to see if anything has been added. Some events require registration and spots can fill up quickly. Also, please check out the individual websites for any changes before you head out. And be sure to read and follow any of their rules and regulations.
If you’re looking for something spooky to do, be sure to check out the list of Haunted Locations & Attractions in Washington.
And if you’re looking for events in the Kitsap County area, check out this post!
Fun & Delicious Fall and Halloween Recipes:
- Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
- Pumpkin Choctaw Fault Cake
- Best Homemade Mac & Cheese
- Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Apple Pie
LIST OF SOUTH SOUND PUMPKIN PATCHES & FALL FUN – 2025
Check out all the fun happening this fall in the South Sound area!

Pumpkin Patches
•Schilter Farms
Open September 27th-October 31st, 2025. Enjoy our pumpkin patches, 5-acre corn maze, delicious seasonal fall food offerings and over 25 family-friendly activities!
Located at 141 Nisqually Cut Off Rd SE, Olympia.
•Lattin’s Country Cider Mill and Farm
Saturdays & Sundays end of September thru end of October; Pumpkin Patch and Family Event with games, rides, animals, vendors and food.
Located at 9402 Rich Road SE Olympia
•Hunter Family Farm
There is something for everyone. Tractor rides, corn maze, barn animals, food vendors, fresh produce, ice cream and don’t forget our famous Hunter Farms grilled corn! Dogs are allowed on leashes. Dates TBA.
Located at 7401 Yelm Hwy SE, Olympia
•Rutledge Corn Maze
Rutledge Corn Maze has something for everyone! Get lost in our giant corn maze or hunt through our pumpkin patch for your perfect pumpkin. Daytime Activities include story time with Spookley the Square Pumpkin, corn hole, and swings! We also have ladder ball, a calf roping station, a cow train, and a corn cannon(some activities are weekends only)! When the sun sets Rutledge not only offers the regular corn mazes but a Haunted Corn Maze and a Zombie Paintball adventure too! Now you can rent a firepit there. Open daily, September 20-October 31, 2024
Located at 302 93rd Ave SE, Olympia
•Pigman’s Produce
“We have you pick strawberries and raspberries in the summer and a pumpkin patch in the fall.” Typically the season opens October 1, but be sure to check their website before heading out.
Located at 10633 Steilacoom Rd SE, Olympia
•Sterino Farms
Details and dates for our pumpkin patch and corn maze will be coming soon! – Check out their site.
Located at 6116 52nd Street East in Puyallup
•Spooner Farms
During October most of the farm is available for your enjoyment as we celebrate fall the way we love – with fun for the whole family, including our pumpkin patch, corn maze, and more. Open Sept 28-Oct 31.
Located at 9710 State Route 162 E in Puyallup

•Picha Farms
Sept 27-Oct 30, 2025 Plan on our familiar offerings such as pumpkins, hayride, kiddie trains, food and coffee vendors and our amazing corn maze. Bluegrass Festival events happening on the weekends.
Located at 6502 52nd St E, Puyallup
•Maris Farms
Open Sept 27-Oct 26, check out their site for what’s available and ticket purchasing. Expanded Play Areas, Pumpkin Patch, Haunted Woods, Light Show. Visit their website for all the information. We’ve done Maris Farms’ fall fun in the past and it’s an amazing place, although this year will look different from years past this is what it’s like pre-2020.
Located at 24713 Sumner Buckley Hwy in Buckley
•Double R Farms
“During the month of October our farm features a 5 acre corn maze and the largest selection of pumpkins in the valley. Come try your hand at one of three pumpkin slingshots. We even have one just for kids. We offer FREE tractor pulled hay rides on the weekends (weather permitting). In our 80 year old barn you will find decorative gourds, cornstalks, mini pumpkins, and edible squash. We also have live animals for the kids to see. ”
Located at 5820 44th St E, Puyallup
•Thomasson Family Farm
Thomasson Farm has u-pick pumpkins, corn maze, kids koral, lazer tag and so much more. Check their website for hours. Sept 27- Oct 30, 9:30am-5:30pm
Located at 38223 236th Ave SE, Enumclaw
•Old McDebbie’s Farm & Jim’s U-Fish TBD
Pumpkins coming soon! Come enjoy the last month of the season. Pony rides, fishing and more. Friday-Sunday (10am-6pm)
Located at 4924 268th St E. Spanaway WA
•Turnbull Farm TBD
Small family farm that you can come pick pumpkins at, open weekends on the Key Peninsula!
Located at 1512 Whiteman Rd SW, Lakebay
•Harbor Farms
Sept 26- Oct 26, 2025 Fridays -Sundays, reservations required. Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo, Western town play area, outdoor games, photo ops, and 90 farm visit. Reservations only.
Located at 7777 Rosedale St NW, Gig Harbor
•Artondale Farms
More of a farm stand, but you can still get pumpkins and other seasonal products. We’re open Friday-Sunday 11-5 beginning the first weekend in April and running through Christmas Eve.
Located at 5925 Artondale Dr NW Gig Harbor

Fun Fall Events
I’ll try and keep this post as updated as I can. So, come back often! If it’s crossed out, I just haven’t seen any info yet, but that doesn’t mean the event’s not happening.
All Season Long:
•Libraries hold events all season long, most if not all, are free. Check out your local library, if it requires registration be sure to sign up quickly as they fill up fast.
Pierce County Library
Tacoma Public Library
•Check out your local arts and crafts small business’, as many are hosting fall themed nights.
•September 27-November 1, 2025(Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays) – Haunted Forest at Grand Farms on the Key Peninsula – Vaughn, WA This year promises a very unique haunt experience. If you are a fan of medieval horror fantasies like Game of Thrones, Dungeons and Dragons, and Lord of the Rings, then imagine entering a world of necromancers, dragons, and evil minions of a terrible Queen. She has cast a dark spell on the forest and you will have to brave them on your quest through the haunted forest!
Do you have younger kids or some timid adventures in your party? Join us during Twilight hour (6pm-7pm) for our mild scare hour.
•October 1- October 31, 2025 – The ‘Scarecrows & Skeletons of Fircrest’ Display Contest– Drive around the town of Fircrest and look at all the scarecrows in the yards/porches.
•October 2-November 1, 2025(Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays) – Fright House Station– is Tacoma’s ultimate haunted house, located at Freighthouse Square near the Tacoma Dome. It is located in a nearly-15,000 sq. ft. concrete basement, once used to store corpses during World War II(Not a joke!).
•October 3 – November 2, 2025 (Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays) – Fright Fest at Wild Waves
•October 20-31, 2025 – Trail of Tricks Hunt – University Place. Halloween creatures have taken over the Grandview Trail at Chambers Creek Regional Park! Begin your adventure at the playground and follow the trail, keeping an eye out for mysterious and eerie creatures. Immerse yourself in the Halloween spirit with themed jokes scattered along the path as you hunt for these creepy creatures. Turn in the Trail of Tricks scavenger hunt card at the front desk in the Environmental Services Building (The ESB) at Chambers Creek Regional Park between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to receive a themed prize.
•October 20-31, 2025 – Trick or Trees Hunt – The trees along Meridian Habitat Park’s Nature Trail have donned eerie faces for Halloween. Begin your adventure in the Nature Classroom and take a leisurely walk along the Nature Trail, noting the number of faces you discover on your hunt form. You can download a scavenger hunt form or pick one up from the community center at Meridian Habitat Park. Once you’ve completed your hunt, return your form to the community center during regular business hours to receive a themed prize! Please note, there is a limit of one prize per person.
September:
•August 29–September 21, 2025 – Washington State Fair in Puyallup(Closed Tuesdays & Sept. 3)
•September 6, 2025 – Harvest Home at Fort Nisqually – 11am-5pm. Join us for cider pressing with apples harvested from the museum’s very own orchard, crafts for the whole family and samples from our period kitchen! Guests are invited to help decorate the hock cart used for the final harvest of the year and witness the crowning of the Harvest King and Queen from amongst the museum’s teen volunteers. For those with canning spirit, enter the Jam and Jelly Competition. Bring a small jar of your homemade jam or jelly for our judges to taste and see if you can “take the egg” or win the competition. Visitors can also help the museum build its own scarecrow to protect the museum’s gardens and crops through the fall.
•September 6, 2025 – Touch a Truck at Sprinker Park, Does your child have a love for trucks and large vehicles? Then check out Pierce County’s Touch A Truck free family-friendly event where the young and young at heart love to climb, run around, sit in, and even honk the horns of trucks and large vehicles seen throughout the county.
•September 6, 2025 – Fiesta De La Familia – at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Noon-6PM. Enjoy food, live entertainment, an art show, and hands-on crafts. See roaming entertainers. Kids will enjoy balloon making, face painting and can participate in a children’s parade. Make sure they wear their best Fiesta attire, traditional clothing or favorite costume. Don’t miss the 1 p.m. performance by members of the Skagit Latin Horses Association – these dancing horses are sure to impress.
•September 9, 2025 – Park Pop-Ups: Seeds & Storytime with the Library. Meridian Habitat Park in Puyallup, 11am-2pm, Free and drop in. “Join us for a day of nature-themed fun—paint flowerpots, plant wildflower seeds, and enjoy story times at 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM with the Pierce County Library. Plus, explore hands-on activities, bubble stations, and cool off with Mimi’s Ice Cream onsite! Planning & Public Works will also have a fun activity station for everyone to enjoy!”
•September 13, 2025 – Tacoma Moon Festival – at the Chinese Reconciliation Park, 1pm-6pm. This family-friendly celebration brings together businesses, residents, community groups, and visitors from all areas of Pierce County and beyond for a safe, fun, cultural experience. The one-day festival introduces the Asian traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the legend of the Chinese Moon Princess, while sharing the arts and heritage of Tacoma’s many different immigrant cultures through stage performances, crafts, and other activities.
•September 14, 2025 – Fall Family Blast at Chapel Hill Church – Gig Harbor, 11:30am-1:30pm. Bring blankets to sit on and enjoy live music by The Locals on the grassy hill. Delicious food from food carts and Ice Cream from Iscreamery will be available for sale. You can also sample coffees from Coffee Oasis and let us know which one you like best. Kids can enjoy bounce houses, chalk drawing, and face painting. Invite your friends and neighbors!
•September 20, 2025 – Free Children’s Workshop: Fall Harvest & Scarecrows– 10:30am-12:00pm, at Sehmel Homestead Park in Gig Harbor. Ages: 5-11, Children will make their own scarecrows and harvest fall vegetables from the garden. Each workshop is limited to 21 children and must be pre-registered. Registration for each workshop opens 30 days prior to the event, but hurry spots fill up quickly.
•September 23, 2025 – Park Pop-Ups: Autumn Equinox – Cross Park in Tacoma, 11am-2pm, free, and drop in. Celebrate the changing seasons with us by learning about the equinox. Participate in fall-themed games and crafts, including making pinecone bird feeders, completing activity pages, and expressing your creativity with chalk art. Bubble stations will add extra fun to the day!
•September 27, 2025 – Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
•September 27, 2025 – Annual Korean ChuSeok Festival – Time TBD Skansie Brother’s Park in Gig Harbor. Get ready to immerse yourself in the rich traditions of Korea at the 5th Annual Korean Chuseok Festival hosted by the Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Free family friendly event.
•September 27-28, 2025 – Key Peninsula Farm Tour – Key Peninsula Farm Tour & Harvest Festival offers a yearly farm tour and harvest festival event on the Key Peninsula in Washington. Visitors tour local farms, craftsmen workshops, and harvest events in October. Free to attend and fun for all ages!
October 1-5:
•October 3-5, 2025 – Tacoma Greek Festival– St. Nicholas’ Church in Tacoma. Look for the best Greek Festival ever! As always, all pastries are prepared hand made right here at the St. Nicholas kitchen.
•October 3-5, 2025 – Oktoberfest Northwest– at the Washington State Fair. Enjoy traditional Oktoberfest music and dance, authentic German food, a large variety of German bier poured in steins, Weiner Dog Races, Stein Dash 5K, Sports Haus, Bavarian Bier-lympics, Root Beer Garden, and the Northwest’s exclusive Hammerschlagen® Tournament of Champions. The event closes out Friday and Saturday nights with the Puget Sound’s top 80’s cover bands.
•October 3-4, 2025 – Candlelight Tour – at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, 6-10pm. Campfires and candlelight provide illumination for this outdoor evening walking tour of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Guests eavesdrop as more than a hundred Fort Nisqually Historical interpreters bring to life the men, women, and children of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the year 1855. Be entertained by songs, dances, and games. During the tours, these people from the past won’t be aware of their 21st century visitors.
*Advance ticket purchase is required for this popular event! Tickets on sale soon.
•October 4, 2025 – Annual Korean ChuSeok Festival – Time TBD Asia Pacific Cultural Center in Tacoma. Get ready to immerse yourself in the rich traditions of Korea at the 9th Annual Korean Chuseok Festival hosted by the Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Free family friendly event.
•October 4, 2025 – Scarecrow Festival Sehmel Homestead Park in Gig Harbor – 11am-4pm The annual Scarecrow Festival returns for another day full of fall family fun! Celebrate the season with autumn favorites like the pumpkin launcher, petting zoo, vendor market, live entertainment, and the Scarecrow contest. This free event is sure to delight all ages, so bring the whole family!
•October 4, 2025 – Harvest Festival – Dacca Park in Fife, 10am-4pm. Celebrate the season at Fife’s Harvest Festival—a beloved fall tradition at Dacca Park! This family-friendly event is packed with fun, featuring bounce houses, carnival games, face painting and farm fun with a petting zoo and kids’ tractor maze.
•October 4, 2025 – Children’s Day – 11am-2pm, Huntamer Park in Lacey. You don’t need a console to enter the world of videogames, this gaming adventure is coming to life at Huntamer Park. Enjoy booths filled with games, activities, crafts, entertainment, inflatables, and more!
•October 4, 2025 – Twilight Trail Walk – 6-9pm. Join us at Ashford County Park for a cozy evening on the trail! Enjoy a guided twilight walk with tips on hiking gear, night safety, and what makes after-dark adventures unique. We’ll end the night with a campfire, hot cocoa, s’mores, and a take-home nature activity booklet for kids. Dress for the weather and bring a chair to relax by the fire! Pre-register, $5/participant
•October 4, 2025 – Festival of Light – Eastside Community Center, 11am-6pm. Join us for Tacoma’s first-ever Festival of Light that celebrate global culture and global mindedness with many musical performances, Bollywood workshops, a fashion show, and much more. This event is free for public and family- and children-friendly.
•October 4, 2025 – McKinley Hill Haunted Street Fair – The McKinley Hill Haunted Street Fair is a free, family-friendly Halloween celebration taking place in the heart of Tacoma’s historic McKinley Hill District. Happening on Saturday, October 4th from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the event transforms McKinley Avenue into a vibrant, spooky festival filled with local artisans, food vendors, live music on two stages, kids’ activities, and community fun.
•October 4-5, 2025 – Pumpkin Chomp & Stomp at NW Trek – 9:30AM-3:00PM. Watch our animals eat, stomp, chomp and play with pumpkins. *Free with admission and membership.
•October 5, 2025 – Steilacoom’s Annual Apple Squeeze – in historic downtown Steilacoom, more details to come.
October 6-12:
•October 10, 2025 – Oktoberfest in University Place – in Market Square, 5-9pm. You are in for a night of great fun with friends and family alike. Come out from 5-9 p.m. to enjoy live authentic polka music and a lively beer garden. Enjoy great food from local food trucks as well as lots of goodies to snack on, including fresh-popped sweet kettle corn and big, salty Bavarian pretzels. There will also be loads of fun for the kids, including children’s activities in the Civic Building atrium, strolling princesses courtesy of Magic in the PNW and stilt dancer Janet Rayor.
•October 11, 2025 – Cider Squeeze & Oregon Trail at Meeker Mansion – 10am-3pm. Bring your family and friends and join us at our fun annual Cider Squeeze event. Car Cruise Through will be from 5pm-6pm
•October 11, 2025 – Lakewood Truck & Tractor Day – Noon- 3PM, Fort Steilacoom Park. Enjoy pumpkin decorating, crafts, games, and a giant slingshot for pumpkin chucking! Children can climb on dozens of giant trucks and tractors and sit in the driver’s seat & honk the horn. Children also receive free hayrides, hard hats, and pumpkins (1 per family while supplies last).
•October 11, 2025 – Zombie Run – Run, walk, roll or crawl for your lives at Heritage Park in Puyallup. Dress in your favorite zombie-themed attire for this fun run(not timed). All ages and abilities are welcome. All ages and abilities are welcome. Enjoy pre-race fun, take a photo at the photo booth, play lawn games, and enjoy free coffee and healthy snacks! Registration required.
•October 11, 2025 – Gig Harbor High School Trunk or Treat – Sponsored by Gig Harbor Macaroni Kid. Free, but must get tickets for each kid.
•October 11, 2025 – Gig Harbor Costume Swap – Sponsored by Gig Harbor Macaroni Kid. Why buy new when you can swap? Join us for a fun and eco-friendly way to get your kids (and you!) ready for Halloween. Our Costume Swap helps families save money, reduce waste, and share the Halloween spirit with the community.
•October 11-12, 2025- Founders Day at Pioneer Farm– 11-5:30pm. Pioneer Farm and Indian Village Tours, Wagon Rides, Make a Candle, music, food, games for the entire family. All day pass $20, children 2 and under free.
October 13-19:
•October 14, 2025 – Park Pop-Ups: All About Bats – Cross Park in Tacoma, 11am-2pm, free, and drop in. Discover the fascinating world of bats through educational activities and bat-themed crafts. Enjoy a scenic walk along the Naches Trail to view bat boxes. Warm up with hot cocoa and hot cider as you immerse yourself in bat appreciation.
•October 16, 2025 – Haunted Trails of Fircrest – Thelma Gilmure Park, more info coming soon.
•October 17, 2025 – Lantern Tour of Fort Steilacoom Park – Come experience Fort Steilacoom as you never have before and learn about the history that continues to linger here in the dark. 8pm, purchase tickets here.
•October 17-18, 2025 – Hoot n Howl at NW Trek– 5-9pm(two weekends) Put on a costume and come explore the park at twilight! Come explore the forest at night! Walk our animal paths decorated with spooky lights and search for our 8 trick-or-treat stations. Listen for nighttime animal noises. And climb like a spider, swoop like a bat and do Freaky Food Science in our Kids’ Trek play area, specially lit up for the event. Nocturnal animals are wide-awake for Hoot ‘n’ Howl!
•October 18, 2025 – All Hallows Eve – Gateway Park(in Gig Harbor), 2-5pm, Free & fun for all. Hay rides, Scare-venger hunt, Popcorn & Cotton Candy, and Games & Prizes!
•October 18, 2025 – 2nd Annual Tacoma Halloween Parade – Times TBA. Located at the Proctor Business District District. FREE – All Ages and All HUMANS Welcome
Costumes, glowing floats, eerie-sistible vendors, food trucks, live entertainment, and spooky surprises await.
•October 18, 2025 – Gig Harbor Witches Brew – 2pm-5pm. When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween. Grab your broomsticks and join us for the 3rd annual Gig Harbor Witches Brew! Whether you’re a budding witch or full blown Sanderson sister, this event is perfect for all skill levels. So, gather your fellow wizards and witches, and let’s hit the water. Check the event page for more details.
•October 18-19, 2025 – Point Defiance Zoo Boo – 9:00am-3:00pm! Costumes, animals, candy and more fun! Free with admission and membership.
•October 18-19, 2025 All Hallows Eve at Lakewold Gardens (two weekends) – 6-pm This October, Lakewold Gardens becomes the unsettling laboratory of dreams where Dr. Moreau’s botanical and quirky experiments grow wild. Are those vines moving? Does that creature peer at you from behind the foliage? Dare to discover uncanny chimeras, secret lab spaces, and places where nature becomes unnatural.
October 20-26:
•October 24, 2025 – Trick or Trail – 5-7:30pm Gig Harbor, Free, no registration, park at the Rec Center. Enjoy a not-so-spooky evening of Halloween fun on the Cushman Trail! Trick or Trail is a safe and festive trick-or treating experience with decorated stations, costumed characters, and seasonal surprises. Dress up and bring the whole family for an evening stroll packed with treats and trailside charm.
•October 24-25, 2025 – Hoot n Howl at NW Trek – 5-9pm(two weekends) Put on a costume and come explore the park at twilight! Come explore the forest at night! Walk our animal paths decorated with spooky lights and search for our 8 trick-or-treat stations. Listen for nighttime animal noises. And climb like a spider, swoop like a bat and do Freaky Food Science in our Kids’ Trek play area, specially lit up for the event. Nocturnal animals are wide-awake for Hoot ‘n’ Howl!
•October 24-26, 2025 – Washington State Horror Con – At the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. Summer Con’s version of a horror convention with amazing guests, exhibits, vendors, artists, panels, film presentations, and so much more.
•October 25, 2025 – Hallourween at OurChurch in University Place – 6-8pm, Free activities included with registration: Carnival Games, Tunnel of Treats, Mickey & Minnie Photo Booth, Trunk or Treat, Cinderella’s pumpkin patch, Balloons by Tacoma Twister, Popcorn, AND MORE! There will be concessions for purchase.
•October 25, 2025 – Steilacoom Ghost Tour – During this month’s ghost hunt we will get EXCLUSIVE access to the Orr Home in Steilacoom. This house dates back to 1857 and has been a point of interest for ghost hunters and supernatural enthusiasts alike. Tickets MUST be purchased online. Space is limited so be sure to get your space today!
•October 25, 2025 – Harvest Fest at Norpoint – Center at Norpoint in Tacoma, 4pm-8pm, free. Bring the family for harvest-themed fun featuring crafts, treats, carnival games, dancing, a costume contest, and end the evening with Trunk or Treat!
•October 25, 2025 – Harvest Fest at Star Center – Tacoma, Bring the family for harvest-themed fun! From 2-5 pm we’ll have music, carnival games, inflatables, arts and crafts, a selfie station, spooky maze, pumpkin patch and pumpkin decorating. *Activities and giveaways provided while supplies last.
•October 25, 2025 – LeMay Trunk or Treat – 4-7pm – LeMay Trunk or Treat is a community family fun event where kids can enjoy a safe and unique way to trick-or-treat! Trick or Treat, live entertainment, raffles, extended museum hours and more, this is a spooky good time to be had by all!
•October 25, 2025 A Night at the Movies Costume Concert – by Tacoma Youth Symphony, 7pm. Hear your favorite movie soundtracks come to life! TYSA’s talented young musicians will bring your famous movie soundtracks to life, all while dressed as beloved characters from the big screen. And the fun doesn’t stop on stage—the audience is encouraged to come in costume too!
•October 25, 2025 – Dia de los Muertos in Tacoma– Join us for Día de los Muertos Celebration on 6th Ave, to remember the dead + party for the living! Cienfuegos and Boca del Rio Sister Cities and SABD are excited to announce their 5th Annual Día de los Muertos Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 11-6 PM at 6th Avenue and Anderson Streets through 8th Ave.
•October 25-26, 2025 All Hallows Eve at Lakewold Gardens (two weekends) – 6-pm This October, Lakewold Gardens becomes the unsettling laboratory of dreams where Dr. Moreau’s botanical and quirky experiments grow wild. Are those vines moving? Does that creature peer at you from behind the foliage? Dare to discover uncanny chimeras, secret lab spaces, and places where nature becomes unnatural.
•October 26, 2025 – Family Halloween Party in Puyallup – 2pm-4pm, at Fruitland Grange. Free Community Halloween Party! Bring the kids (in costume or not) to enjoy trick or treating, games and more. This event will take place on the ground floor and upstairs. There is NO elevator. We will be collecting donations of new and gently used socks to donate to the Tacoma Rescue Mission.
October 27-31 & November 1:
•October 28, 2025 – Park Pop-Ups: Pumpkin Painting – Meridian Habitat Park in Puyallup, 11am-2pm, free, and drop in. Join us for pumpkin painting. Delight in hot cocoa and apple cider at our refreshment station and participate in exciting Halloween games. Collect stamps on a punch card for a chance to win a prize!
•October 31, 2025 Steilacoom’s Pumpkin Walk – in historic downtown Steilacoom, more details to come.
•October 31, 2025 – Gig Harbor Waterfront Trick or Treat – 3-6pm Bring your little monsters, superheroes, and Jedi Knights to trick or treat at businesses along the downtown waterfront. Harborview will be closed from Pioneer Way to Rosedale.
•October 31, 2025 – Trick or Treat at Uptown – Gig Harbor, 4-6pm. Join us for a spook-tacular Halloween Trick-or-Treat event! Dress up in your creepiest, funniest, or most creative costumes and hit the Uptown for a night of candy, treats, and ghoulish fun. Whether you’re a little monster or a grown-up ghost, there’s something for everyone. Don’t forget your bags, and come prepared for a frightfully good time!
•October 31, 2025 Giant Pumpkin Carving – Uptown Gig Harbor Pavilion, 11am-4:30pm. Russ Leno, considered one of the best giant pumpkin sculptors in the world, will be carving out the fun! Stop by and learn some carving tips from the master!
•October 31, 2025 – Boo-Allup in Puyallup – trick or treat downtown Puyallup. 3pm-6pm
•October 31, 2025 – Halloween Carnival in Fife – Join us for a spooktacular good time at the Halloween Youth Carnival! Choose your best costume and head over to the Fife Community Center from 5 – 7 pm on Halloween. Bring along a non-perishable food item to help out our local food bank.
•October 31, 2025 Trick or Treat at Lakewold Gardens – In Lakewood 6-7:30PM, Bring the kids to search for the hidden ravens while they trick-or-treat this year! Find a raven, get a treat! Free Admission (but donations are greatly appreciated!)
•October 31, 2025 Trick or Treat at the Village in Lakebay – 5pm-7pm. Come Trick-or-Treat at the Mustard Seed Village! The Village is a warm and safe place to spend your Halloween! Go door-to-door inside the assisted living homes and get candy from every apartment!
•October 31, 2025 – Harvest Fest at People’s Community Center – Tacoma, Bring the family for safe Halloween-themed holiday fun!
•October 31, 2025 Pumpkin Walk & Ghost Walk – in Steilacoom, more details coming soon.
•October 31 & November 1, 2025 – All Hallows Eve(haunted house) at Meeker Mansion in Puyallup, 4pm-9pm
•October 31-November 2 Halloween Family Camp at Sound View Camp in Longbranch – Get ready for a memorable autumn adventure perfect for the whole family! Join us for a fantastic fall experience filled with exciting activities, delicious food, and seasonal fun.
•October 31, 2025 – Trunk or Treat at Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club – 6-8pm. Wear your favorite costume, bring your candy bucket and prepare for some fun!
•November 1, 2025 – Dia de Los Muertos at Tacoma’s LeMay – 10am-5pm, Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos with us at ACM on Saturday, November 1. We will be hosting a full day of festivities featuring a vibrant mix of activities and entertainment for the whole family. Stay tuned for a full schedule!
•November 1, 2025 – Dia de Los Muertos – Join us on Saturday, Nov 1st (3–8 PM) at 311 Puyallup Ave, Tacoma for a community Día de los Muertos Celebration.

Check back frequently, as I’ll update this post throughout the season. And please remember to check each individual site to make sure they are open and what rules are in place.
Lets have an amazing season and holiday!



Spanaway has a hidden gem – Old McDebbie’s Farm / JIM’ S U-FISH. Family farm full of animals, pony rides, nature trail, trout fishing. All decorated for fall. Pick your favorite pumpkin.
http://www.oldmcdebbiesfarm.com