Welcome to this week's Seattle Family Picks! Every Thursday, you'll find a curated collection of family-friendly events, budget-friendly adventures, rainy-day ideas, and parent tips to help you make the most of your week.
🟩 This Week’s Picks
Thursday, September 3–Monday, September 7 • Hours vary
📍 Monroe • Outdoor/Indoor • Ages: All • Admission varies
Wrap up summer with carnival rides, animals, fair food, entertainment, and classic fair fun. Kids 5 and under get free admission.
Saturday, September 5 & Sunday, September 6 • 2 PM
📍 Ballard • Outdoor • Ages: All • Free
Catch a free afternoon concert on the lawn, then explore the gardens, watch boats pass through the locks, or stop by the fish ladder to look for salmon.
🚗 WORTH THE DRIVE
Saturday, September 5–Sunday, September 6 • 12–5 PM
📍 Snoqualmie Pass • Outdoor • Ages: All • $35 Adventure Zone pass
Spend the afternoon in the mountains with scenic chairlift rides, an inflatable obstacle course, giant yard games, mountain-top mini golf, and live music. The Adventure Zone pass includes unlimited scenic lift rides.
🟢 GOOD ANYTIME THIS WEEK
Daily service • Schedule varies
📍 Downtown Seattle ↔ West Seattle • Indoor/Outdoor • Ages: All • Fare required; young children ride free
Not every family outing needs to be an event. The West Seattle Water Taxi is an adventure on its own — great skyline views, a fun boat ride for kids, and an easy way to turn an ordinary day into an outing. Bonus: it’s running on Labor Day.
💡 PARENT TIP OF THE WEEK
Don’t let the rain cancel the outing.
Keep rain jackets and boots by the door (or even a backup set in the car) and embrace the wet playground. Seattle parks are often way less crowded on drizzly days — and puddles are basically their own activity when you’re little.
👋 SEE YOU NEXT WEEK
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