Ride into fall: your car-free guide to October events
Skip the traffic, high gas prices, and crowded parking lots this season.

Don't let high gas prices and parking fees haunt your fall plans. Discovering some of the best arts, music, and Halloween events across Snohomish County this October is as simple as catching the next bus. Before you head out, check Plan My Trip and Find My Bus to map your route and track real-time departures.
Arlington
Oct. 16–17: Arlington Oktoberfest
Legion Park | Route 220
Oct. 31: Hometown Halloween (free event)
Legion Park | Route 220
Edmonds
Oct. 10 from 4 p.m.–10:30 p.m.: Haystack Festival
Downtown Edmonds | Routes 102, 130, 166, 909
Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.: Michael Douglas Live: ONE HELLUVA RIDE
Edmonds Center for the Arts | Routes 102, 130, 166, 909
Oct. 15 from 5–8 p.m.: Art Walk Edmonds (free event)
Downtown Edmonds | Routes 102, 130, 166, 909
Everett
Oct. 11 at 3 p.m.: Everett Philharmonic's season opening concert (children 5 & under are free)
Everett Civic Auditorium | Routes Swift Blue Line, 201, 202, 280, ST 512 to Everett Station, transfer to Everett Transit Route 19
Oct. 18 from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m.: Wild Mushroom Show (free event)
Forest Park | Routes Swift Blue Line, 201, 202, 280, ST 512 to Everett Station, transfer to Everett Transit Route 3
Lynnwood
Oct. 10 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (or until costumes run out): Costumes with a Cop Giveaway (free event)
Family Peace Association | Route 119
Oct. 25 from 12–5 p.m.: PNW Witches' Market Samhain Celebration 2026 (free event)
Lynnwood Event Center | Route 166
Oct. 31 from 11–4 p.m.: Gold Star Card Show (kids 12 & under are free)
Lynnwood Event Center | Route 166
Marysville
Oct. 29 from 4–5 p.m. & 6–7 p.m.: BOO! Family BINGO (free event)
Marysville Opera House | Route 201
Oct. 30 from 7–9:30 p.m.: Monster Mash Halloween Ball
Marysville Opera House | Route 201
Mill Creek
Oct. 31 from 6–8 p.m.: Trunk-or-Treat on Main (free event)
Mill Creek Town Center | Routes Swift Green Line, Swift Orange Line
Monroe
Oct. 17 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.: The Haunted Hallows Monroe Farmers Market (free event)
Galaxy Theatres Monroe | Route 271
Oct. 23–25: Evergreen Fall Home Show (kids 16 & under are free)
The Evergreen State Fairgrounds | Route 271
Oct. 24 from 2–3 p.m. & 3:30–4:30 p.m.: Pumpkins in the Pool (free event & open to the community)
Monroe YMCA | Route 271
Oct. 24 from 2:30–4:30 p.m.: Trunk or Treat (free event & open to the community)
Monroe YMCA | Route 271
Oct. 24 from 4–7 p.m.: Treat Street 2026 (free event)
Evergreen Speedway | Route 271
Oct. 31 from 1–3 p.m.: Downtown Trick or Treat (free event)
Main Street & Lewis Street| Route 271
Mountlake Terrace
Oct. 9–11, 16–18, 23–25, 29–31: Nile Nightmares Haunted House
Nile Shrine Golf Course | Route 130 (check schedule for last return trip of the night)
Snohomish
Oct. 22 from 5–8 p.m.: Snohomish Art Walk (free event)
Downtown Snohomish| Routes 109, 270, 271
Oct. 31 from 3–5 p.m.: First Street Trick or Treat (free event)
Downtown Snohomish (1st Street) | Routes 109, 270, 271
Community Transit serves 19 communities in Snohomish County. Check out other popular sites and scenes in our Destination Guides, all a bus ride away.