Sugary, Spooky, and Sleuthy: Shows for the Halloween Season
Eerie chills, risqué costumes, or mysterious happenings? Whatever is missing from your Halloween haul, there’s a seasonal show to satisfy.
Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page. For seasonal shows only, use the filter here.
Tricks & Treats 🎃
Risqué seasonal fun
Can Can Culinary Cabaret: This Is Halloween @ The Triple Door (through 10/31). In Downtown Seattle.
Can Can Culinary Cabaret: The Hitchcock Hotel (through 11/27). In Downtown Seattle (Pike Place Market). See NWT’s review here.
Cafe Nordo: Down the Rabbit Hole (through 11/19). In Seattle (Pioneer Square). See NWT’s review here.
Noveltease Theatre: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – a literary burlesque @ Sankofa Theatre (runs 10/20-22). In Seattle (International District/stadium area).
Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts: The Rocky Horror Show (runs 10/21-11/6). In Marysville.
Tacoma Musical Playhouse: The Rocky Horror Show (runs 10/21-31). In Tacoma.
Spooky 🕯
Eerie Works
Café Nordo: Spirit Parlour (through 11/20). In Seattle (Pioneer Square).
Centerstage Theatre: The Ghost Train (through 10/30). In Federal Way (Dash Point).
Macha Theatre Works: La Tofana’s Poison Emporium @ West of Lenin (through 10/29). In Seattle (Fremont).
Woodinville Repertory Theatre: Ghost-Writer @ Sammamish Grange Hall (through 11/6). In Woodinville.
Classic Chills
Western Washington Center for the Arts: The Poe Show (through 10/31). In Port Orchard.
Seattle Shakespeare Company: Macbeth @ Center House Theatre (runs 10/25-11/20). At the Seattle Center.
Valley Center Stage: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – staged reading (performs 10/29 only). In North Bend.
Laughs & Thrills
Jet City Improv: The Emerald City Slasher – an improvised murder mystery @ Theatre Off Jackson (through 10/22). In Seattle (International District).
MAP Theatre: a white haunting @ 18th & Union (through 10/22). In Seattle (Central District). See NWT’s review here.
As If Theatre Company: The Foreigner @ Kenmore Community Club (through 10/23). In Kenmore.
The Phoenix Theatre: Clue (through 10/30). In Edmonds.
Village Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors (through 10/23 in Issaquah, and 10/28-11/20 in Everett).
Family-Friendly Tales
ManeStage Theatre: Peter and the Starcatcher (through 10/30). In Puyallup.
Tacoma City Ballet: The Haunted Theatre – Eerie Dances @ Merlino Art Center (runs 10/21-30). In Tacoma.
Sleuthy 🔎
Classic murder mysteries and twists
Centerstage Theatre: The Ghost Train (through 10/30). In Federal Way (Dash Point).
The Phoenix Theatre: Clue (through 10/30). In Edmonds.
Noveltease Theatre: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – a literary burlesque @ Sankofa Theatre (runs 10/20-22). In Seattle (International District/stadium area).
Tacoma Little Theatre: Murder on the Orient Express (runs 10/21-11/6). In Tacoma.
This page may be updated as shows are added.
Want to plan your show schedule further out? See NWT’s seasonal show lists — Fall (September & October) and Holiday Season (November & December) — which aim to list just about every theatre show in town.
Chase D. Anderson is Editor & Producer of NWTheatre.org.