November 2026Seattle · The Emerald City

November in Seattle with little kids.

22 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Seattle in November 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

22 listings · 13 free

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9 listings

Sunday, Nov 1

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1 listing

Nov 2 to Nov 8

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1 listing

Nov 9 to Nov 15

Nov13Fri

Santa at Tacoma Mall

Tacoma Mall · 4502 S Steele St, Tacoma, WA 98409

Santa
When
Friday, Nov 13
Time
During mall hours; reserve a photo time online or walk up
Price
Photo packages priced at the booking site
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2 listings

Nov 16 to Nov 22

4 listings

Nov 23 to Nov 29

Nov26Thu

Magnuson Turkey Trot

Magnuson Park, NE 65th and Sand Point Way · Sand Point

Thanksgiving
When
Thursday, Nov 26
Time
Kids Dash 9:15am; 5K, 10K and 15K 9:30am
Price
Kids Dash $6, 5K $32 (plus signup fees)
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked

5 listings

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

Nov13to 30

WildLanterns

Woodland Park Zoo · 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103

Holiday lights
When
Nov 13 to Jan 17
Time
4–9pm (last entry 8:30pm)
Price
Dated tickets; price on the ticket page
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Nov27to 30

Snowflake Lane

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

Holiday lightsFree
When
Nov 27 to Dec 24
Time
7pm (about 25 minutes)
Price
Free; parking is free in Bellevue Collection garages
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Guides

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Good questions

November in Seattle: the FAQ

22 dated listings so far, including Animal Ofrenda at Woodland Park Zoo (Nov 1), Día de Muertos Festival at Seattle Center (Nov 1), Discover Diwali (Mercer Island Library) (Nov 1) and Diwali Craft Celebration (Redmond Library) (Nov 1). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

The Thanksgiving weekend page lists the parades and turkey trots, plus what’s open on Thursday and Friday.

8 start this November: Santa at Tacoma Mall (Nov 13), Santa at Westfield Southcenter (Nov 19), Santa at The Outlet Collection Seattle (Nov 20), WildLanterns (Nov 13 to Jan 17) and Santa at the Seattle Christmas Market (Nov 20 to Dec 24), plus 3 more below.

Yes, at the same address. After Nov 30, 2026 it switches to November 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

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 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

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