From haunts to pumpkin picking

Twins Conner, left, and Marshall Seegmiller of Camano Island measure the pumpkins they've chosen at Foster's Produce in Arlington, Snohomish County. (DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES)

HAUNTS

KUBE 93 FM Haunted House

THU-SUN Haunted house, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 7-10 p.m. Sundays, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 30, 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 31, $12/Thursdays and Sundays, $13/Fridays, Saturdays and Halloween; no-scare, low-light Kids Day haunted house with costume contest, noon-3 p.m. Oct. 28, $5 or free with two cans of food for Food Lifeline, Renton Motorcycles, 3701 E. Valley Road, Renton (www.seattlehaunts.com).

Haunted House at the Commons, Federal Way

DAILY Scary theatrical production, 7-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 7 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, The Commons at Federal Way, South 320th Street, Federal Way; $10 (253-839-6150).

House of Terror

THU-SUN Haunted house, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, 7- p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. Sundays, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 30, 5-11 p.m. Oct. 31, $10; Kids Day no-scare haunted house, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, $5 or free with two cans of food for Food Lifeline; SuperMall, Auburn (253-833-9500 or www.seattlehaunts.com).

Haunted Hayride

THU, FRI, SAT Puyallup Parks and Recreation Department ride through scary scenes of pirates, Skull Island, cannibals and other creepy sights on the back of a large hay truck, 7-11 p.m. today, Friday, Saturday, Wildwood Park, 1101 23rd Ave. S.E., Puyallup; $6-$9 (253-841-5457).

Bastyr University

Haunted Trails

FRI, SAT Tour dark and haunted forest trails with scary vignettes and characters, minimum age 8 years old, 7-10 p.m. Friday, with less scary haunted trail suitable for younger children 6-7 p.m. Saturday; and children's Halloween story time for ages 7 and younger, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Saturday; Pumpkin Fest display and contest, pumpkin entries can be any style including carving, paint, sculpture or other, grand prize $200, deliver entries 4-8 p.m. today to be displayed Friday and Saturday, Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive N.E., Kenmore; $10 or $9 with nonperishable food donation, story time $1 (425-602-3290 or www.bastyr.edu).

Fright Fest

FRI, SAT, SUN Mausoleum Haunted House, Alien Encounter, Sideshow, Bennie's Carnival of Wonders, Fright Fest Murder Mystery, Wheel of Fright and Scare Zones throughout the park, weekends in October, 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5-9 p.m. Sunday, Wild Waves and Enchanted Village, 36201 Enchanted Parkway S., Federal Way; $24.99 (253-661-8001 or www. sixflags.com/parks/enchantedvillage).

Fright Factory

THU-SUN Haunted house, 7-9 p.m. today, 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 400 A St., Buckley, Pierce County; $7 or $6 with canned-food donation, $6/children's matinee (www.frightfactory.net).

Twilight's Terror

Haunted House

THU-SUN Scary haunted house, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, 7-11 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Oct. 31, 711 Tumwater Blvd., Tumwater; $10, $2 off admission with two cans of food (360-866-6580).

PUMPKINS, FARMS

Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers

SAT Giant-pumpkin contest, featuring pumpkins over 1000 pounds, 11 a.m. Saturday, The Farm, Snohomish, 7301 Rivershore Road, Snohomish (360-675-5687).

Bainbridge Gardens

Pumpkin Walk

FRI, SAT Trail of Pumpkins nature-trail walk with hundreds of carved pumpkins, harvest light displays, harvest maze, music, bounce house, cafe; carved pumpkins can be dropped off by 4 p.m. Friday to be included on the trail, 6-8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Bainbridge Gardens, 9415 Miller Road N.E., Bainbridge Island; admission free, suggested donation for most attractions (206-842-5888).

Fairbank Animal

and Pumpkin Farm

SAT, SUN Farm animals, trail to Pumpkin Land, all with harvest theme, nothing scary, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Fairbank Animal and Pumpkin Farm, 15308 52nd Ave. W., Edmonds; $2.50/person admission, pumpkins $1 and up (425-745-3694 or www.fairbankfarm.com).

Carpinito Brothers U-Pick Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

DAILY Corn maze, hayrides, pumpkins, gourds, fresh corn, 9 a.m.-dusk daily, Carpinito Brothers Pumpkin Patch, Southeast 277th Street and West Valley Highway, Kent (253-854-5692).

Remlinger Farm Pumpkin Harvest Festival

SAT, SUN Tractor ride to U-pick pumpkin field, farm market with pumpkins, corn stalks, gourds, produce, crafts and restaurant, country fair with rides and attractions for children, market 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., fair and U-pick field 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and weekends through October, Remlinger Farms, 32610 N.E. 32nd St., Carnation; country-fair admission $8-$10; weekday group tours available (425-451-8740).

Jubilee Farm Harvest and Pumpkin Activities

SAT, SUN Hayrides to the fields for U-pick pumpkins and gourds, farm market, snacks, kids' hay maze, cooking demos, pony rides some days, petting farm, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in October, Jubilee Farm, 230 W. Snoqualmie River Road N.E., Carnation; admission free, charge for pony rides (425-222-4558).

Biringer Farm Corn Maze

and Pumpkins

SAT, SUN Ten-acre corn maze with 3.7-mile trail; Pumpkin Country with acres of pumpkins, train ride, kids' activities, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; Scary Nights in the Cornfield, ages 14 years and younger must be accompanied by chaperone age 21 or older, 7-11 p.m., admitting until 10 p.m., Friday and Saturdays through October and Oct. 29-31; U-pick pumpkin field, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Biringer Farm, Highway 529 between Everett and Marysville, Everett; maze $7-$8 person, Scary Nights $10; call for updated information (425-259-0255).

Covered Pumpkin Patch

SAT, SUN Hay maze, mini haunted house, pumpkin patch, hay-wagon rides, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Peninsula Gardens, 5503 Wollochet Drive N.W., Gig Harbor; free admission, food-bank donations requested for hay ride (253-851-8115).

South 47 Corn Maze

ONGOING 5.25-acre Crops of the Americas maze shaped like a giant sunflower, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through October, open until 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, $5.50/person; pumpkin patch, produce market with gourds, mini-pumpkins and seasonal herbs, vegetables and flowers, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, South 47 Farm, 15410 N.E. 124th St., Redmond (425-869-9777 or www.south47farm.com).

Serres Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

DAILY U-pick pumpkins of all kinds and sizes in 6-acre patch, U-cut flowers, corn maze, 3-6 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends, Serres Farm, 20306 N.E. 50th St., Redmond; corn maze $4/person (425-868-3017).

Fall City Farms

ONGOING Farm store, U-pick pumpkins, gardens, farm animals, picnic area, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, Fall City Farms, 3636 Neal Road, Fall City (425-222-4553 or www.fallcityfarms.com).

Two Brothers Pumpkin Patch at Game Haven Greenery

DAILY U-pick pumpkin patch with a variety of pumpkins, gourds and squash; also mini hay bales, corn stalks and ornamental corn, until dusk daily, Game Haven Farm, 7110 310th Ave. N.E., Carnation (425-837-8207).

The Farmer's Daughter Pumpkin Patch

ONGOING Pumpkins of many varieties on an herb farm, pick up at stand or in pumpkin fields, 8 a.m.-dusk daily, Roney River Ranch, 16621 W. Snoqualmie River Road N.E., Duvall (206-234-3413).

Carleton Farm Pumpkins and Corn Maze

DAILY Pumpkins of all sizes, ornamental corn, cornstalks, gourds and other farm-grown produce, 3-acre corn maze, hayrides on weekends, 9 a.m.-dusk daily through October, Carleton Farm, 830 Sunnyside Blvd. S.E., Everett; maze $4.50 (425-334-2297 or www.carletonfarm.com).

Pumpkins for Literacy

DAILY Train and hayrides, bounce houses, petting zoo and pumpkin patch. Money raised goes to literacy programs in the Marysville, Arlington, and Lakewood school districts, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, The Plant Farm at Smokey Point, 15022 Twin Lakes Ave. N.E., Marysville; $2-$10 (360-657-3145).

Scholz Farm

DAILY Pumpkins, kid-size corn maze, produce stand, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Scholz Farm, 12920 State Route 162E, Orting, Pierce County; free admission (253-848-7604).

Craven Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

DAILY Pumpkin fields and harvest market open daily, pumpkin slinger and tractor-drawn hayrides on weekends, corn maze, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Craven Farm, 13817 Short School Road, Snohomish; maze $3-$4 (360-568-2601).

Stocker Farms Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

DAILY Farm-market pumpkin patch with a huge selection of pumpkins and gourds, fresh vegetables, petting barn with barnyard animals and corn-stalk maze, 9 a.m.-dusk Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-dusk Sunday, 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish; $3/person petting-barn admission; pumpkin festival with hayrides, pumpkin launching, craft vendors and kids' activities for ages 2-10 and their parents, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $6 admission, $1 off with canned-food donation; corn maze in the design of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane, 4-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4-10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays, 8705 Marsh Road, Snohomish, $7-$10; Haunted Field of Screams appropriate for ages 10 and older, 7-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27-28 and 6-10 p.m. Oct. 29-31, $10 or $12 including corn maze; Stocker Farms, 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish (425-314-2436 or www.stockerfarms.com).

The Farm Pumpkin Patch

and Corn Maze

DAILY 12-acre corn maze is a map of Washington state, pumpkin patch with hay maze, petting farm and other special activities on weekends, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, The Farm, Snohomish, 7301 Rivershore Road, Snohomish; corn maze $5/person or $20/family, hay maze $2 (425-334-4124).

Foster's Pumpkin Patch

and Corn Maze

SAT, SUN Corn maze, pumpkin patch, cornstalks and gourds, snacks, weekend story times, farm animals, Old West Town, kids' hay maze, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Foster's Produce and Corn Maze, 5818 SR 530 N.E., Arlington, Snohomish County; corn maze $4.50, hay maze $1, other activities free (360-435-5095).

Maris Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

DAILY Pumpkin patch, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; pumpkin patch, hayrides, farm animals, pony rides, climbing wall, bounce house, un-haunted woods day tour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; corn maze, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $5-$7; haunted woods walk through haunted cornfield and forest; not recommended for ages 10 and younger, 7-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $15-$22.50, advance tickets available online, space limited; night corn maze, flashlights required, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, $7-$10, Maris Farms, 24713 Sumner-Buckley Highway, Buckley, Pierce County; pony rides $5, charges for some other activities (888-235-5439 or www.marisfarms.com).

Schilter Family Farm

Pumpkin Patch

DAILY Petting farm, pumpkins, corn maze and hay maze daily, hayrides on weekends, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Schilter Family Farm, 141 Nisqually Cutoff Road S.E., Olympia; corn maze $5, hay maze 50 cents (360-459-4023).

Rutledge Corn Maze

DAILY Corn maze, U-pick pumpkin patch, pumpkins of all sizes, horse-drawn hayrides on the weekends, corn stalks, gourds and other farm-fresh produce and flowers, haunted maze on Friday and Saturday nights, 4 p.m.-dusk Monday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-midnight Fridays, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturdays, 11 a.m.-dusk Sundays, Rutledge Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch and Miniature Golf, 302 93rd Ave. S.E., Olympia; maze $7-$10 (360-357-3700 or www.rutledgecornmaze.com).

Gordon Skagit Farms

DAILY Pumpkin Farm, U-pick pumpkin field, corn maze, pumpkins, gourds, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. daily, Gordon Skagit Farms, 15598 McLean Road, Mount Vernon (360-708-3363).

CARNIVALS, COSTUMES

CLO Costume Sale

THU, FRI Limited number of costumes and hats from Civic Light Opera productions available, most $2-$10 per piece, all proceeds benefit the theater, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday through Oct. 31, Magnuson Park Building 138, room 206, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle (206-363-4807).

Tiny Goblins Carnival

SAT Carnival for ages 5 and younger, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Meadowbrook Community Center, 10517 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle; free (206-684-7522).

MIPA Annual Halloween Event

SAT Mercer Island Preschool Association festive nonscary event designed for preschool-age ghosts and goblins with crafts, games, bounce house, entertainment, food and bake sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Islander Middle School, 8225 S.E. 72nd St., Mercer Island; $5-$7 (206-236-3033 or www.mipreschoolassociation.org).

Imagine Children's Museum

SAT Wild Things family costume party, activities include Blacklight Art in the Dark, Castle Creature Rumpus, Pumpkin Glow, treats; 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Imagine Children's Museum, 1502 Wall St., Everett; $8/person or $30 family (425-258-1006).

Costume consultants

SAT, SUN Costume consultants help you create the perfect costume, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, noon-6 p.m. Sundays, Seattle Goodwill Store, 1400 S. Lane St., Seattle (206-860-5711 or www.seattlegoodwill.org).

Costumes, Value Village

ONGOING Costume shop available to find costumes daily during store hours through Halloween, at all Value Village stores including 1525 11th Ave., Seattle (206-322-7789); 8700 15th Ave. N.W., Seattle (206-783-4648); 12548 Lake City Way N.E., Seattle (206-365-8232);

Bremerton (360-479-7998);

Burien (206-246-6237);

Edmonds (425-771-8323);

Everett (425-355-8320);

Kent (253-850-8760);

Lynnwood (425-745-6603);

Puyallup (253-848-1582);

Redmond (425-883-2049);

Renton (425-255-5637);

or www.savers.com.

Teen flashlight pumpkin hunt, Bitter Lake

PLAN AHEAD Bring a flashlight and a goody bag for prizes, for ages 11-16, 7:15-8:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave. N., Seattle; free (206-684-7524).

Paddywack Howl-O-Ween

PLAN AHEAD "Yappy" hour food for owners and "trick-then-treat" station for dogs, costume-clad pooches can compete for prizes in a variety of categories; proceeds from the event benefit Best Friends Animal Society, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 27, Paddywack, 15415 Main St., Suite 104, Mill Creek, Snohomish County; $5-$10 (425-357-6510 or www.paddywack.net).

Woodland Park Zoo

Pumpkin Prowl

PLAN AHEAD Trick or treating, zoo activities, Oct. 27, 28, 29, Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $7-$9, advance tickets available (206-615-0076).

Tricks, Treats

and Science Feats

PLAN AHEAD Halloween-themed planetarium shows, treats, bugs, demonstrations, make your own makeup, Science Circus shows, stories, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 28-29, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N, Seattle; $7-$10 (206-443-2001).

Bonfires, Beaver Pelts

and Bogeymen

PLAN AHEAD Celebrate Halloween in the style of past centuries with ghost stories told around a bonfire, fiddle music and storytellers from the past to bring forth the spirits of the fur trade, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 27-28, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; $2-$4 (253-591-5339).

Snoqualmie Valley Railroad Fall Festivities

PLAN AHEAD Scenic train excursions departing every 90 minutes starting at noon, frightful train stories, cider-press demonstration, crafts, music, food, noon Oct. 28-29, Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 S.E. King St., Snoqualmie; train ride $6-$8, $1 off if dressed in costume (425-888-3030 or www.trainmuseum.org).