Department of Good News

Murder Hornet Fighter, the Halloween Costume You Didn’t Know You Needed

Celebrate with an outfit tailor-made for 2020.

10/28/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy

Masks on Masks on Masks

You Can Probably Have Your Block “Closed” for Trick or Treating

Seattle announced Trick or Street Blocks.

10/23/2020 By Stefan Milne

Masks on Masks on Masks

How to Halloween During Covid-19

The answers to your pressing questions.

10/09/2020 By Stefan Milne with Carli Ricker

Habitat

How to Decorate for Halloween with Style

Spooky and chic don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

10/01/2020 By Karin Vandraiss

Staged In Vein

ACT Theatre Tweaks Dracula for 2019

Steven Dietz’s new script focuses on Mina, the Count’s bride-to-be.

10/29/2019 By Stefan Milne

Culture Fix

What to Do After Work October 28–31

A war-torn love story, a YouTube star's new cookbook, and a Halloween party at Linda's.

10/28/2019 By Nicole Pasia and Courtney Cummings

Spook-tacular Finds

7 Eerie Seattle Shops for Your Halloween Needs

These local costume dens and taxidermy havens prepare you for fright night festivities.

10/24/2019 By Marisa Comeau-Kerege and Courtney Cummings

Dark Arts

The Best Halloween Events in Seattle

You guessed it—everything’s haunted.

10/15/2019 By Nicole Pasia and Ryan Phelan

Sales & Events

Wear What When October 29–November 4

Marimekko winter coat sale at Pirkko, tarot card readings at Moorea Seal, and an innovative wellness workshop.

10/29/2018 By Elizabeth Podlesnik

Dark Arts

Halloween Event Guide 2018

From a costumed 10k run to a party in the Smith Tower, we have your Halloween needs met.

10/17/2018 By Gwen Hughes

Trick or Treat Yourself

The Top Spooky Things to Do This Halloween Weekend: October 26–31

A costume climbing party (in the dark), underwater pumpkin carving at the Seattle Aquarium, and a night of musical guilty pleasures.

10/26/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Ghouls' Night

8 Ways to Observe Friday the 13th

It's been over a decade since Friday the 13th fell in October. Get weird during the pre-Halloween holiday with a costume dance party, a spooky outdoor double feature, and cheap tattoos.

10/10/2017 By Manola Secaira

Shade Index

The 7 Most Haunted Places in Seattle

Forget those tales of paranormal activity at the Moore and rumors about Alice B. Toklas’s ghost at the Sorrento hotel. These are the truly spooky spots around the city…

09/21/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Rousing Spirits

4 Surreal Seattle Bars Worthy of Halloween Imbibing

These joints bring the strange yearlong and are especially fitting places to sip this season.

10/25/2016 By Stefan Milne

Frightfully Fun

Seattle Halloween Event Guide 2015

Where fear of missing out meets actual fear.

10/28/2015 By Greg Young

Festivities

Where to Eat and Drink (Mostly Drink) on Halloween

A haunted brewery, candy apple cocktails, and beet shots at brunch.

10/28/2015 By Agazit Afeworki

Video

Cosplay Hacks with Meris Mullaley

"When I was able to take that love I had for a character and put it into a costume and then be that character for a few hours one day, I felt more confident about myself. I felt more a part of the geek community."

09/21/2015