Halloween in the ‘Hood 2019: Southeast Seattle Events

Happy Halloween, South Seattle!

Here’s your ghoulish guide to the hyper-local harvest season. Check back for updates as they become available, and don’t hesitate to contact me if your South Seattle business or organization has a fun Halloween event you’d like to share with the community.

10/17: Run Scared 5K
Celebrate Halloween with a scary dash around Seward Park. Registration includes gender specific long sleeve tech shirt, fully supported course, free event photos, post-race treats including pumpkin bread and a candy corn tasting bar, costume contest for people and furry friends, gear check, a free pre-race treasure hunt, chip timing for accuracy, a free kids dash and tons of spooky fun. All while benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

10/25: Oktoberfest 2019
Live music from Bavarian Beer Garden, beer (and wine), Brats and much fun. $10 entry. 21 and over. It’s going to be great! Lederhosen optional! Hosted by Mount Baker Community Club.

10/26: Beacon Hill Children’s Carnival
Come and enjoy a FREE, fun-filled and family-friendly event with over a dozen carnival game booths, cotton candy, face painting, photo booth, and more! Take family photos in your costumes, gather loads of candy, and get to know other families on Beacon Hill. All ages welcomed. Bring your family and friends! Hosted by Seattle Chinese Alliance Church.

10/27: Halloween Ice Cream Social
Members Free/Non Members welcome ($3 per person donation requested). Featuring Full Tilt Ice-Cream (vegan option included). Hosted by Lakewood Seward Park Community Club.

10/27: Halloween Costume and Cider Pressing
Cute kids in costume, fresh cider tasting, activities for the kids, Dia de los Muertos display and bake sale, by donation, for Mount Baker Preschool. Feed the cider press: bring a selection of washed apples to make a delicious cider and a container to take some home as we often have more than we can drink. Co-sponsored by Friends of Bradner Gardens Park and Mount Baker.

10/31: BooBash at the Beach
Hosted by Rainier Beach Merchants Association.

11/1: 15th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration
This year’s theme is Perseverance – Power in Action: Voice! Vote! Venceremos! Perseverance is defined as “persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success”. We can make a difference and change by organizing our communities to get out the vote, registering to vote and to be counted in the 2020 census. This administration incited fear in our communities, scaring them away from the census, which will take away important funding from programs that help those in need. El Vez will be this year’s MC! We will also have performances by Folklore Tonatzin, Duo Finelli, Ceatl Tonalli, Chief Sealth Int’l High School and a Selena impersonator. Hosted by El Centro de la Raza.