No plans for the long weekend? We got you! These incredible events are happening all around the city, and they’re the perfect entertainment for this Labor Day weekend!
1. Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days
Have fun this Labor Day weekend at The Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days. This amazing event brings a lot of entertainment for the whole family. Enjoy an incredible demolition derby, visit the rodeo, a hypnotist, cheer for your favorite group at the battle of the bands, enjoy some wood craving, and experience great entertainment. Plus, Martina McBride will be performing! Tickets are on sale now, and we recommend getting yours ASAP!
📅When: August 28 – September 1, 2024
📍Where: 363 Orchard St, Walla Walla, WA 99362
💲Cost: $7 – $40
2. Washington State Fair
The Washington State Fair is perfect to celebrate Labor Day. Grab casual fair bites, pet the pigs, enjoy hundreds of free entertainers and events, shop ’til you drop, and ride amazing roller coasters! This Labor Day weekend will be full of special shows, exhibits, and deals that are perfect for a fun family outing. Enjoy music by Walker Hayes with special guest Tanner Adell, Wiz Khalifa with special guest Travis Thompson, or TobyMac with guest Leanna Crawford. Or enjoy an engaging comedy act by Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias… the choice is yours!
📅When: August 30 – September 22, 2024
📍Where: 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98371
💲Cost: $12 – $20
3. PAX West
This incredible gaming convention is coming back to Seattle, and this year’s PAX West brings more panels, tournaments, and fun expos to all the fans. Plus, they’ll have new game demos and musical performances. Hurry up and snatch yours now!
📅When: August 30 – September 2, 2024
📍Where: 705 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101
💲Cost: $66 – $250
4. The Evergreen State Fairgrounds
This incredible fair attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. And this year’s fair promises amazing entertainment, like live concerts, equestrian shows, fireworks, monster trucks, a fun carnival, shopping, and food vendors that will make your visit worth your while.
📅When: August 22-27 and August 29-Sept. 2, 2024
📍Where: Evergreen State Fair Park (14405 179th Avenue SE Monroe, WA 98272)
💲Cost: starting at $13
🎟️Get tickets here!
5. Oak Harbor Music Festival
The Oak Harbor Music Festival features three full days of free, live music. Enjoy more than 30 bands featuring all types of musical genres, savor a great variety of food, sidewalk cafes, two beer gardens, and buy commemorative apparel. The festival will take place during the whole Labor Day weekend at the Historic Downtown Oak Harbor, which makes it perfect for a quick escape from Seattle.
📅When: August 30 – September 1, 2024
📍Where: Downtown Oak Harbor, WA on SE Pioneer Way
💲Cost: Free!
6. Bumbershoot Festival
This affordable and family-friendly festival at Seattle Center has been serving up live music, art shows, and exhibits since the early 1970s. Get more information on the Bumbershoot website.
📅When: August 31 – September 1, 2024
📍Where: Seattle Center
💲Cost: $65+
7. Bremerton Blackberry Festival
If you want to take a short road trip during Labor Day weekend, head to Bremerton, Washington for the annual Bremerton Blackberry Festival. This festival celebrates the delicious blackberry fruit. Visitors can enjoy a variety of blackberry-themed food, blackberry wine, live music, and a marketplace of local vendors.
📅When: August 31 – September 2, 2024
📍Where: Bremerton, WA 98337
💲Cost: Free!
8. Kitsap Blues Music Festival
While you’re in Bremerton, head over to the Kitsap Blues Music Festival. Enjoy 20 incredible rhythm and blues, rock, americana, and roots artists over three days on two stages. Plus, grab a bite of BBQ and relax in their lovely beer and wine gardens.
📅When: August 31 – September 1, 2024
📍Where: Kitsap Fairgrounds (1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW, Bremerton, WA 98311)
💲Cost: $25 – $1,036
9. Haunted Tavern Bar
If you’re itching to get going with the spooky season a bit early, this Haunted Tavern pop-up bar is coming to Seattle over Labor Day weekend from August 28-31. Sip on four cocktails included in your ticket as you listen to haunted tales.
When: August 28 – August 31
Where: Jewelbox Theater