This weekend. Kid stuff

Kid and family events around Tacoma, Friday through Sunday.

Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026

6 events

outdoors

9:00am – 12:00pm · Fort Nisqually Picnic Shelter, Point Defiance Park · Tacoma

A free guided Saturday walk from the Fort Nisqually shelter: about 3 easy miles, no registration. Meet at 9am.

Free

markets

9:00am – 2:00pm · Proctor Farmers' Market · Tacoma

Tacoma's year-round Saturday market: fall produce, flowers, meats, cider, and live music, 9am–2pm. Free to browse; EBT welcome.

Free to browse

outdoors

9:00am – 3:00pm · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium · Tacoma

Daytime trick-or-treating at the zoo: costume parade, underwater pumpkin carving, ghostly games. 9am–3pm, free with admission.

Free with zoo admission

outdoors

10:00am – 11:00am · Fort Nisqually Picnic Shelter, Point Defiance Park · North End

A free, hour-long naturalist-led walk from the Fort Nisqually picnic shelter, aimed at kids ages 3 and up. Rain or shine.

Free

outdoors

12:00pm – 3:00pm · Fort Steilacoom Park · Lakewood

Climb the big rigs, honk the horns, chuck a pumpkin from a giant slingshot: Lakewood's free fall festival for all ages. Noon–3pm.

Free

outdoors

3:00pm – 8:00pm · Historic Proctor Business District · Tacoma

Proctor shuts down for an afternoon: a costume parade plus a street fair of makers, food, and live music. Free, all ages, 3–8pm.

Free

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