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Free things to do with kids in Seattle, this week and every week.

Yes, plenty is free with little kids in Seattle this week: we found 26 free outings, including Día de Muertos Festival at Seattle Center, Halloween Story Time (Snoqualmie Library) and Special Costume Story Time (Fairwood Library), plus four library programs. Six free days and events are coming up, including one museum or zoo free day, each with its date. And four places never charge admission, like Seattle Central Library and Seattle Public Library.

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This week

Free things to do with kids in Seattle this week

Every free outing on this week’s Seattle list, rebuilt every Thursday. Library programs may need a quick sign-up.

Thu Oct 2910:30–11:15am

Halloween Story Time (Snoqualmie Library)

Snoqualmie Library · 7824 Center Boulevard SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065

Halloween stories and songs, then play time and bubbles. Costumes are welcome. No registration. Free.

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FreeAges 0–5
Thu Oct 2910:30–11:30am

Firefighter Story Time (Central Library)

Seattle Public Library, Central Library · 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104

A family story time with a firefighter theme for kids up to 5. Free.

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FreeAges 0–5
Thu Oct 293–4:30pm

Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Decorating (Delridge Branch)

Seattle Public Library, Delridge Branch · 5423 Delridge Way S.W., Seattle, WA 98106

Decorate a sugar skull with local artist Amaranta Sandys and learn about Día de los Muertos. In Spanish and English. Free.

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FreeAges 4–12
Thu Oct 295:30–6:30pm

Sensory Friendly Music (Greenwood Branch)

Seattle Public Library, Greenwood Branch · 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103

An inclusive music therapy jam for kids, led by Music Center Northwest. Free.

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FreeAges 2–12
Fri Oct 303:30–4:30pm

Insect Safari (Lynnwood Library)

Lynnwood Library · 19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036-5617

Thousands of preserved insects from around the world, from butterflies to giant beetles, plus a few live exotic bugs to meet. Meant for kids 5 and up with a grown-up. Free.

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FreeAges 5–12
Sat–Sun Oct 31–Nov 111am–6pm

Día de Muertos Festival at Seattle Center

Seattle Center Armory · Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA 98109

A free weekend festival in the Armory with community altars and face painting. Kids can sit in on the sugar skull and paper flower workshops, and there are performances on the Armory stage every hour.

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Mark the calendar

Free days and free events coming up in Seattle

Museum and zoo free days, free festivals and other one-off free events, soonest first. Some free days are only for residents or cardholders, so each one says who gets in free. For regular free days, Museums on Us and EBT discounts all year, see free museum days in Seattle.

Who gets in free:EveryoneResidents onlyCardholders only
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Dec24

Snowflake Lane

Bellevue Way between NE 4th and NE 8th · Bellevue, WA 98004

7pm (about 25 minutes). A free holiday show on Bellevue Way every night at 7. On Friday through Sunday, get there about an hour early.

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EveryoneFree; parking is free in Bellevue Collection garages
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Dec31

Winterfest Winter Train and Village

Seattle Center Armory · Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA 98109

10am–6pm. A model train and holiday village inside the Armory. Kids can take a turn running the train between 10:30am and 5:30pm.

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EveryoneFree; donations accepted
Dec31

New Year’s Eve at Seattle Center

Seattle Center · Seattle Center

Fountain of Light at International Fountain 9pm; fireworks from the Space Needle at midnight. Space Needle light shows run at 10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30pm, which are easier with little ones than the midnight fireworks.

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Dec31

Noon Year's Eve Celebration at Renton Library

KCLS Renton Library · 100 Mill Ave S, Renton, WA 98057

11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. The Renton branch sits on a bridge over the Cedar River. Kids decorate a craft or two before counting down to noon, and the library aims it at preschoolers and early grade-schoolers. No registration is listed.

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Any day

Places that are always free in Seattle

Parks, gardens, nature centers and museums that don’t charge admission.

Seattle Central Library

Downtown, 1000 Fourth Ave.Seattle Public Library’s central branch. Branches all over the city run free baby, toddler and family story times.Official site ↗Report a problem
Free to get in, but parking, special exhibits and seasonal extras can cost money. Check each place’s site before you go.

Every week

Free library storytimes

Seattle Public Library

Free baby, toddler and family story times at branches across the city, several of them bilingual.

Weekday mornings

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King County Library System

Free story times at suburban branches from Bellevue to Kent.

Most weekdays

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Sno-Isle Libraries

Story times at branches north of Seattle, from Edmonds to Lake Stevens.

Weekly, mornings and some afternoons

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Every weekly storytime by day and branch: library storytimes in Seattle.

Keep planning

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Good questions

Free things to do with kids in Seattle: the FAQ

This week we found 26 free outings for ages 0–6, including Día de Muertos Festival at Seattle Center, Halloween Story Time (Snoqualmie Library), Special Costume Story Time (Fairwood Library) and Trick-or-Treat Story Time (Redmond Library). See free this week; the list is rebuilt every Thursday.

Día de Muertos Festival at Seattle Center: Sat Oct 31 and Sun Nov 1. Free First Thursday at the Museum of Flight: Thu Nov 5. Dates come from each venue’s own page; see free days and free events.

Snowflake Lane, Winterfest Winter Train and Village, New Year’s Eve at Seattle Center and Noon Year's Eve Celebration at Renton Library are free this season. Dates and times are on each card under free days and free events.

Seattle Central Library, Seattle Public Library, King County Library System and Seattle Center Winterfest don’t charge admission. Some charge for parking or special exhibits; the cards say so where the place does.

Yes. Seattle Public Library, King County Library System and Sno-Isle Libraries run free storytimes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Times change by branch, so check the calendar linked below.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 29, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday for dated events and once a month for free places. How we choose and check.

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