A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Seattle stayed dry under clouds, cool on Saturday and a touch warmer on Sunday at about 68. The weekend was all early fall: salmon in Issaquah Creek, pumpkin patches and corn mazes, glass pumpkins and a goat movie night.
What the weather did
Saturday
64° / 53°
Cloudy, no rain.
Sunday
68° / 52°
Cloudy, no rain.
The weather rule that weekend: Cool day: bring a jacket and plan the outdoor stuff for midday, when it's warmest.
Downtown Issaquah's Story Stroll featured Watercress, Andrea Wang's tender picture book about family memory and heritage. It was free, a gentle read for starting bigger conversations.
Garden designer and author Riz Reyes led a free kids' workshop at Squak Mt. Nursery, with a show-and-tell of fresh harvest and a fall planting project to take home.
Sammamish Animal Sanctuary screened The Sheep Detectives alongside a mini goat lounge, with popcorn included. Kids could watch the movie or hang with the goats.
Sammamish Animal Sanctuary · $4 to $12 · Indoors and out
Also Saturday: Family Dinner on the Farm at Oxbow Farm paired chef-made seasonal food for grownups with nature activities for kids, all supporting food security. ($75 to $250 · Indoors and out)
Also Saturday: Spartan Kids Race ran heats over wooded trails and obstacles beside the Spartan Seattle Trifecta at Meadow Wood Equestrian Center near Monroe. ($29 to $59 · Mostly shaded)
Sunday picks
Great weather. Stay outside as long as the kids will let you.
Imagine Children's Museum held Sensory Time, a free, quieter session for kids on the autism spectrum or with sensory needs. Earmuffs, sunglasses and social stories were on hand.
Swans Trail Farms ran its Harvest Festival with U-Pick apples and pumpkins, farm food and a corn maze shaped like Washington State.
Swan’s Trail Farms · $1 to $25 · Outdoors, open sun
Also Sunday: Craven Farm Fall Festival, the Snohomish Valley's original pumpkin patch, had free admission with pumpkins and activities paid as you went. (Admission is free; pay for pumpkins and activities you select · Outdoors, open sun)
Also Sunday: Stocker Farms Fall Festival offered U-Pick pumpkins, a corn maze, jumping pillows, pig races and a cow train among its farm attractions. ($2 to $30.95 · Outdoors, open sun)
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