September Fun in Western Washington!
We’re nearing the end of Summer but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of fun things to do around here! Here are my picks for this month:
Sports
The Apple Cup | Sept 6 @ 1:00pm
Mariners: Andrés Muñoz Funko POP! Giveaway | Sept 8-10 | vs. Texas Rangers | T-Mobile Park, first 10,000 fans each night
Seahawks v. Patriots | Sept 9 | Lumen Field
The Seattle Kraken return for their home opener! | Sept 19 | Climate Pledge Arena
Kraken vs. Flames | Sept 24 | Climate Pledge Arena
Festivals, Fairs, and Shopping
Evergreen State Fair | Aug 27-Sept 7, closed Wed Sept 2 | Monroe
Sip+Snack Wine Pairing | Sept 2 @ 6pm | Rustic Cork, Port of Everett, $25/person, free for Cork Club members
Free First Thursday | Sept 3 | SAM, MOHAI, Burke Museum, Nordic Museum, and others
Bob’s Corn Sunflower Experience | Sept 1-13 | Snohomish
Skagit Valley Flower Festival | Sept 3-6 | The Dahlia House, Mount Vernon
Last Weekend of Sunflower Days at Craven Farm | Sept 4-6, Fri-Sun 12-6pm | Snohomish
PAX West Gaming Convention | Sept 4-7 | Seattle Convention Center
Snoqualmie Valley Sunflower Festival | Through Sept 15 | Carnation
Edmonds Classic Car & Motorcycle Show | Sept 6 | Downtown Edmonds
After Hours: Octopus's Beer Garden (21+, ticket required)| Sept 10, 5:30-8:30pm | Seattle Aquarium
Edmonds OKTOBERFEST Family Festival | Sept 11-12 | Edmonds Civic Park
Cider Summit Seattle | Sept 11-12 | South Lake Union Discovery Center Lawn
Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival (MukFest) | Sept 11-13 | Mukilteo
Muz Fest | Sept 12 | Victory Hall at the Boxyard, T-Mobile Park, free
Wagfest Pet Festival | Sept 12 | Mountlake Terrace
The Snohomish Wine Walk + Snohomish in Bloom | Sept 12
Salmon on Sunset Celebration | Sept 12 | Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
Marysville Touch-a-Truck | Sept 12, 10am-1pm | Asbery Field, Marysville, free, benefits Marysville Community Food Bank
U-Pick Apple Season | Swans Trail Farms opens Sept 12, Bailey Farm opens mid-Sept | Snohomish
BRICKCON 2026: Longest Running LEGO Fan Exhibition in the World! | Sept 12-13 | Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
Rainbow Color Walk/Run | Sept 13, 8am-2pm | Skykomish River Park, Monroe
Neighborhood Art Walks: Edmonds | Sept 17 | part of ongoing all-September series across Puget Sound neighborhoods
Old Bellevue Wine Walk | Sept 17, starts 5:30pm (VIP 4pm) | 520 Bar & Grill, Bellevue
"She's Fall Y'all" Painting Night | Sept 18, 5:30-7:30pm | Brush & Bloom, Everett, $50/person, tickets required
Edmonds Night Market (the last one!) | Sept 18, 4-9pm | Firdale Village Shopping Center
Skagit County Fairgrounds Fall Garage Sale | Sept 18-19 | Skagit County Fairgrounds
Fremont Oktoberfest | Sept 18-20 | Fremont, WA
The Great Wallingford Bratwurst Festival | Sept 18-19
Monster Jam | Sept 19 | Lumen Field
Luminata | Sept 19, procession starts 7:30pm | Green Lake, illuminated lantern procession for the autumnal equinox
Salmon Homecoming | Sept 19 | Seattle Waterfront, Piers 62 & 58, 34th annual, honoring Coast Salish culture
Autumn Equinox Harvest Market | Sept 19, 12-5pm | 3025 Lombard Ave, Everett, free admission
Fall City Apple Festival | Sept 20 | 32925 SE 46th St, Fall City
Montlake Yard Sale | Sept 20 | Montlake, Seattle
Pooches in the Patch | Sept 20 & Sept 30 | Craven Farm, Snohomish, well-behaved dogs welcome, free farm admission
Pumpkin Patch Season Begins | most farms open mid-Sept | Swans Trail, Craven, Bob's Corn, Stocker, Bailey, Thomas Family Farm
Sunsets + Sunflowers floral class | Sept 23, 6:30-7:30pm | Rustic Cork, Lake Stevens, tickets required
The Georgetown Morgue opens | September 25 | Seattle
Halloween at Wild Waves opens | Sept 26 | Federal Way
Music
Mill Creek Summer Concert Series: Hell on Heels (Queens of Country) | Sept 2 | The Forum @ Town Center
Bumbershoot | Sept 5-6 | Seattle Center
Mill Creek Summer Concert Series: Point of Sail (Yacht Rock) | Sept 9 | The Forum @ Town Center
Mill Creek Summer Concert Series: The Davanos (Classic Rock) | Sept 16 | The Forum @ Town Center
Mill Creek Summer Concert Series: Heart by Heart (Original Members of Heart) | Sept 23 | The Forum @ Town Center
Movies
The Night Shift at Pike Place Market | Friday, Sept 25, 2026
Outdoors
Discover Pass Free Park Day (National Public Lands Day) | Sept 26
