Fall hasn't officially begun, but summer is winding down fast. To save you from flailing about in this time of seasonal liminality, we've rounded up all the ways to celebrate the bounties of the Pacific Northwest harvest this weekend, whether you want to drink wine, shuck corn, eat BBQ, or shop for plants. Find them all below, and stay up to date on our complete fall and EverOut Things To Do calendars.
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FRIDAY
FOOD & DRINKLunar Harvest Release
If the first sign of autumn gives you serious pumpkin cravings, look no further than the release party for Ghostfish Brewing's Lunar Harvest beer, a golden-hued Belgian-style ale that's malty and brimming with fall spices.
Ghostfish Brewing Company (Sodo)
Autumn Leaf: A Celebration of the Last Season of Life
This event intends to help usher you into the less-sunny season with a good attitude. The schedule includes an "invocation and blessing of the Divine Feminine," dances of "universal peace," a drum circle, and a chance to hear from people who are "currently in the last season of life."
OmCulture (Wallingford)
SATURDAY
FESTIVALS5th Annual Sweet Corn Festival
Kick off harvest season with a festival dedicated to all things corn: roasted corn, kettle corn, corn mazes, and corn shucking contests, to be specific.
Bob's Corn and Pumpkin Farm (Snohomish)
Harvest Fest 2019
Take in the landscape of the Stillaguamish River town on the brink of harvest season at this family-friendly festival promising live blues-rock from Shameless Hussy, a beer garden, and a farmers market.
Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce (Arlington)
Harvest Home
Celebrate the beginning of fall the old-timey way by making dolls out of corn husks, pressing cider, playing Victorian-era games, and helping to decorate a hock cart that will carry the last sheaf of summer wheat through the fort to the granary. Musicians will be singing harvest songs and a harvest king and queen will be crowned.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum (Tacoma)
Avennia's 10th Harvest - A Party, Concert, & Release Celebration
The annual arrival of the winery's single-vineyard Syrahs calls for a traditional pig roast, live music from Paul Benoit, and lots of wine. This year's menu from J & J BBQ Company features beef brisket, pulled pork, baked beans, cornbread pudding, mac and cheese, buns, and a selection of tasty sauces.
Avennia (Woodinville)Â
Barrel Tasting and Harvest Kickoff
At their only barrel tasting event of the year, Kevin White Winery invites you to quaff 2018 vintage selections to ring in the harvest season.Â
Kevin White Winery (Woodinville)
Kick-Off to Harvest Party!
Jason Bauer of Warpig Barbecue (named 2018 Pork Team of the Year by the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association) will take over the grills for a four-course meal that includes two glasses of wine.Â
Shackelford Vintners (Snohomish)
Mid-Autumn Festival at Lucky Envelope Brewing: Mooncakes & Beer!
In celebration of the mid-autumn harvest festival, which is traditionally celebrated in Chinese and Vietnamese cultures on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar during the full moon, the Chinese-inspired brewery Lucky Envelope will distribute a variety of free mooncakes in different flavors. They'll also unveil a modified version of their Mijiaya Historic Chinese Beer, which is meant to approximate beer in northern China 5,000 years ago, as well as an autumnal version of their Double Happiness Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter and Lychee Black Tea Hazy IPA.
Lucky Envelope Brewing (Ballard)
Arboretum Fall Plant Sale
Prepare for the shift from summer to fall by scooping up native plants at this annual sale.
Washington Park Arboretum (Montlake)
Fall Plant Sale at Volunteer Park Conservatory
Get yourself some new houseplants and tropicals suitable for all kinds of living situations. Plus, pick up cute pots, plant-grooming tools, and special conservatory mix soils.Â
Volunteer Park Conservatory (Capitol Hill)
Kubota Garden Fall Plant Sale
Shop for perennials, grasses, deciduous and evergreen shrubs, Japanese maples, and more native plants.
Kubota Garden (Rainier Valley)
Urban Plants & Pups Pop-Up
Multiple plant vendors will gather curbside for all your flora and fauna needs (they'll also have pots and other such accessories). If you happen to bring your dog along, stop at the Seattle Barkery for some canine treats.
South Lake Union Saturday Market
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Cider Summit Seattle
Cider Week is coming: For 11 whole days, fermented fruit drink aficionados can let their enthusiasm run rampant with cider pairings, tap takeovers, brunches, special bottle releases, and other events stretching from Seattle to Spokane. The biggest of these is the Cider Summit, where guests can try nearly 200 beverage options, plus food from Capitol Cider and other vendors. Cideries in attendance will include well-known names like Locust Cider, Seattle Cider, Schilling, Finnriver, Portland-based Reverend Nat’s, and many others. In the “heritage cider” pavilion, you’ll also find more obscure sips like Mirabelle Plum cider from Eugene’s WildCraft Cider Works and Witch’s Broom Gin & Brandy Spiced Fall Cider from British Columbia’s Sea Cider. JULIANNE BELL
Museum of History & Industry (South Lake Union)
SUNDAY
FESTIVALSMid-Autumn Festival in Issaquah Highlands
Leave summer behind with turn-of-the-season treats like mooncakes, "lantern riddles," kids' crafts, and more.
Blakely Hall (Issaquah)
