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The Boo Awards 2026: Seattle / Tacoma / Bellevue

Pick your favorites around Seattle / Tacoma / Bellevue! Voting is open Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 25, 2026. Sign in with your email, then vote once per category every day. Winners are announced Tuesday, October 27, just in time for Halloween weekend.

Boo says: "Every one of these is confirmed for this Halloween on its own official site. Big places often win the open categories, so Boo's Hidden Gem is just for the small, local ones. Go show them some love!"

Best Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes. 8 nominees.

Bob's Corn & Pumpkin Farm Fall FestivalSnohomish, WA
Carpinito Brothers Pumpkin Patch & Corn MazeKent, WA
Fall Festival & Haunted Woods at Maris FarmsBuckley, WA
Fall Harvest Festival at Remlinger FarmsCarnation, WA
Fall Harvest Festival at Schilter Family FarmOlympia, WA
Harvest Festival at The Farm at Swan's TrailSnohomish, WA
Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze at Novelty Hill FarmDuvall, WA
Spooner Farms Harvest FestivalPuyallup, WA

Best for Little Goblins

Not-scary picks for the youngest trick-or-treaters. 16 nominees.

Bob's Corn & Pumpkin Farm Fall FestivalSnohomish, WA
Booville at Wild WavesFederal Way, WA
Carpinito Brothers Pumpkin Patch & Corn MazeKent, WA
Fall Harvest Festival at Remlinger FarmsCarnation, WA
Fall Harvest Festival at Schilter Family FarmOlympia, WA
Halloween at the Seattle AquariumSeattle, WA
Halloween Harvest Festival & Trunk-or-TreatAuburn, WA
Halloween Pet ParadeSeattle, WA
Harvest Festival at The Farm at Swan's TrailSnohomish, WA
Hoot 'n' HowlEatonville, WA
Howl-O-ween at Cougar Mountain ZooIssaquah, WA
Issaquah Salmon DaysIssaquah, WA
Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze at Novelty Hill FarmDuvall, WA
Spooner Farms Harvest FestivalPuyallup, WA
Trunk or Treat at Pacific RacewaysKent, WA
Zoo BooTacoma, WA

Boo's Hidden Gem

Only small, local events can win this one: no theme parks, zoos, chains or tour companies. 14 nominees.

Bob's Corn & Pumpkin Farm Fall FestivalSnohomish, WA
Carpinito Brothers Pumpkin Patch & Corn MazeKent, WA
Fall Festival & Haunted Woods at Maris FarmsBuckley, WA
Fall Harvest Festival at Remlinger FarmsCarnation, WA
Fall Harvest Festival at Schilter Family FarmOlympia, WA
Halloween Harvest Festival & Trunk-or-TreatAuburn, WA
Halloween Pet ParadeSeattle, WA
Harvest Festival at The Farm at Swan's TrailSnohomish, WA
Issaquah Salmon DaysIssaquah, WA
Nile Nightmares Haunted HouseMountlake Terrace, WA
Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze at Novelty Hill FarmDuvall, WA
Spooked in Seattle Ghost TourSeattle, WA
Spooner Farms Harvest FestivalPuyallup, WA
Trunk or Treat at Pacific RacewaysKent, WA

Most Fun Overall

Anything goes: every event in the guide. 26 nominees.

Bob's Corn & Pumpkin Farm Fall FestivalSnohomish, WA
Booville at Wild WavesFederal Way, WA
Carpinito Brothers Pumpkin Patch & Corn MazeKent, WA
Fall Festival & Haunted Woods at Maris FarmsBuckley, WA
Fall Harvest Festival at Remlinger FarmsCarnation, WA
Fall Harvest Festival at Schilter Family FarmOlympia, WA
Fright Fest at Wild WavesFederal Way, WA
Ghosts of Seattle TourSeattle, WA
Halloween at the Seattle AquariumSeattle, WA
Halloween Harvest Festival & Trunk-or-TreatAuburn, WA
Halloween Pet ParadeSeattle, WA
Harvest Festival at The Farm at Swan's TrailSnohomish, WA
Hoot 'n' HowlEatonville, WA
Howl-O-ween at Cougar Mountain ZooIssaquah, WA
Issaquah Salmon DaysIssaquah, WA
Nile Nightmares Haunted HouseMountlake Terrace, WA
Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze at Novelty Hill FarmDuvall, WA
Seattle Haunted Pub CrawlSeattle, WA
Seattle Obscura Ghost TourSeattle, WA
Seattle Terrors Spirits & Spirits Haunted Pub CrawlSeattle, WA
Sinister Sins, Scandal, and Shadows: Seattle Ghost TourSeattle, WA
Spooked in Seattle Ghost TourSeattle, WA
Spooner Farms Harvest FestivalPuyallup, WA
Treacherous Terrors and Tombstones of Tacoma Ghost TourTacoma, WA
Trunk or Treat at Pacific RacewaysKent, WA
Zoo BooTacoma, WA

Most Likely to Make You Scream

Haunted houses and the scariest nights out. 9 nominees.

Fright Fest at Wild WavesFederal Way, WA
Ghosts of Seattle TourSeattle, WA
Nile Nightmares Haunted HouseMountlake Terrace, WA
Seattle Haunted Pub CrawlSeattle, WA
Seattle Obscura Ghost TourSeattle, WA
Seattle Terrors Spirits & Spirits Haunted Pub CrawlSeattle, WA
Sinister Sins, Scandal, and Shadows: Seattle Ghost TourSeattle, WA
Spooked in Seattle Ghost TourSeattle, WA
Treacherous Terrors and Tombstones of Tacoma Ghost TourTacoma, WA

All Seattle / Tacoma / Bellevue Halloween events · How The Boo Awards work

Quick Answers

How do I vote for the best Halloween events in Seattle / Tacoma / Bellevue?

Sign in on this page with your email address, then press Vote next to your favorite in each category. You can vote once per category every day from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 25, 2026.

When are the Seattle / Tacoma / Bellevue Boo Awards winners announced?

Tuesday, October 27, 2026, before Halloween weekend. Winners are named as voted by BooMap fans.

What is Boo's Hidden Gem?

A category only small, local events can win: family farms, local haunts, community and church events and independent tours. Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, chains and tour companies are not eligible.