FALL PREVIEW Kitsap Peninsula 2026: events, activities & more!

Autumn in Kitsap brings lots of fall fun, halloween celebrations, pumpkin patches and seasonal events.

Here’s your fall guide on things to do this halloween season on the Kitsap Peninsula!

Kitsap has many fall events and activities, including plenty of pumpkin patches and treat or treating.

festivals and events

Fall is full of fun in Kitsap’s collection of quaint PNW communities. Many communities host autumn festivals and events. Here is just a small look at what’s in store for September & October!

  • Sept night market, Port Orchard waterfront

  • Sept Record Show, Bainbridge island

  • Sept 19 Poulsbrew Fest, Poulsbo

  • Sept 19 Vahöll Brewing Oktoberfest, Poulsbo

  • sept 26 Fall Festival, Winney Farm, Bainbridge island

  • OCT 2 Boardwalk Night Market, Bremerton

  • oct 3 poulsbo beer run, poulsbo

  • Oct Sunset Market, Kingston

  • Oct 10 poulsbo film festival, poulsbo

  • OCT Ghost Walks, Port gamble

  • nov 1 Daily Dia de los Muertos Celebration at BIMA, Bainbridge Island

  • nov 6-8 port gamble ghost conference

poulsbo beer run

October 3rd

Every year the Poulsbo Beer Run draws scores of jolly joggers who love beer and love raising money for a great cause! This fun 4 mile run (or walk) includes stops at multiple breweries and a cider house…all surrounded by friends and fellow beer lovers! Choose your starting location from Western Red, Rainy Daze, Valhöll, Echoes, or Bushel & Barrel Ciderhouse at Envy Bar and Grill. Early registration is $50 then increases to $60 on September 6th. Price includes: PBR bib, 7 beers/ciders (63oz), one yummy Space City donut, and a finisher’s prize. Sign up before they run out of spots!

fall fun kids love

There’s lots of fall family fun in Kitsap County, here are a few of our favorites…

  • oct 1-31 bainbridge gardens pumpkin walk, bainbridge island

  • oct 16-18 & 23-25 harvest fest at miracle ranch, port orchard

  • oct 24 ghost train with kitsap live steamers, port orchard

  • oct 23-25 bay street ghost hunt, downtown port orchard

bay st ghost hunt

october 23-25th

No tricks, just treats at this Port Orchard annual tradition! Three days of Halloween fun on the waterfront with candy, a haunted escape room, pictures with a witch and a haunted market!

halloween spookiness

  • Oct 3 OktoberFest! An Exploration of German Beers, silver city brewery, bremerton

  • Oct 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 olmsted tree farms Glow-In-The-Dark Candy Egg Hunt, Poulsbo

  • oct 16 & 17 haunted heronswood, kingston

  • oct 26 HOWL-o-ween - islandwood, Bainbridge Island

Trick or treat

When the 31st rolls around, there are plenty of places to celebrate on the Kitsap Peninsula - here are just some of the great Halloween happenings around Kitsap.

  • oct 31 Halloween Carnival at Village Green, kingston

  • Oct 31 Hometown Halloween Trick or Treat, Downtown Bainbridge Island

  • Oct 31 Trick or Treat, Downtown Poulsbo

  • Oct 31 Trick or Treat, Port Gamble

  • oct 31 trick or treat at Quincy Square, Bremerton

corn mazes & pumpkin patches

It’s not autumn without pumpkin patches, and our PNW communities have some idyllic, family-friendly farms and pumpkin patches you can visit.

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