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The Wednesday market closes the season. Saturday is a free harvest festival at Juanita Beach, with family math at Kingsgate that morning, and Swan Lake lights up the Performance Center that night and Sunday.
Upcoming
Tomorrow
Kirkland Wednesday Market
Marina Park, 25 Lakeshore Plaza
Last day of the 2026 season. The Downtown Association lists every Wednesday from June 3 through September 30, 3:00–7:00 p.m. It does not return in October.
Kirkland Wednesday Market
The Juanita Friday Market season is posted as June through September, so Friday Oct 2 is outside that window.
Juanita Friday Market
Beats Beyond Boundaries
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Music with therapist Elizabeth VanSant for neurodivergent kids and their families. Ages 6–10 with an adult. All abilities welcome. No registration. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Kirkland.
This overlaps the last hour-plus of the Wednesday market. The library is downtown, a short hop from Marina Park if you leave the tents a little early.
KCLS event
Pajama Story Time
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Stories, music, and movement in pajamas. Bring a stuffed animal or borrow one. A short play time follows. No registration. The same 7:00 p.m. slot is Judy Collins at the Performance Center, so this is the little-kid choice.
KCLS event
Judy Collins
Wed Sep 30 · 7:00 p.m.Sep 30Sep 30, 7:00 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: Farewell. A parent night out, not a kids show. It starts when pajama story time starts. The calendar blurb does not list a price.
KPC calendar
This weekend
Harvest Festival
Sat Oct 3 · 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Juanita Beach Park, north side, 9703 NE Juanita Dr
Sixth annual, and free. Craft and food vendors, food trucks, contests, a cornhole tournament, pony rides, and a kids area with games and crafts. Stage times posted by the city:
- 11:30 a.m. 24 Madison
- 1:45 p.m. The Silverbacks
- 3:00 p.m. School of Rock Bellevue
Bring a non-perishable food donation if you can. Parking is limited. Bike valet is complimentary, and a city shuttle runs from the North Kirkland Community Center. The festival page does not list the shuttle interval. Vendor applications are closed. Volunteers 16 and older can still sign up.
Harvest Festival
SUMM Family Math Fun
Sat Oct 3 · 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd St
Free play-based math for ages 3 to 10 with a parent or caregiver. Games, a short circle time, and an allergy-friendly snack. Register online or at the information desk. The same series page also lists Sat Oct 10 at this hour.
This starts half an hour after the Harvest Festival opens at Juanita Beach, and it ends at 1:00 p.m. Plan them as two separate outings.
Family Math Fun
Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights
Sat Oct 3 · 7:00 p.m., and Sun Oct 4 · 4:00 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
Full-length ballet with light design and illuminated costumes. Saturday night pairs with the harvest festival if you do Juanita Beach in the afternoon. Better for older kids and ballet-curious families than for preschoolers. Tickets are on sale. Confirm prices on the event page.
Swan Lake · KPC calendar
Later
Baby Story Time
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Stories, music, and rhymes for newborns to 12 months, with an adult. A short play time follows. No registration. First come, first seated. Space is limited.
KCLS event
The Ultimate Doors
Thu Oct 1 · 7:00 p.m.Oct 1Oct 1, 7:00 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
Tribute to The Doors. Another adult-leaning night. Confirm the age rule and price on the ticket page.
KPC calendar
Sensory Dough: Monster Makers
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Drop-in playdough and natural materials, for not-so-scary monsters. The library describes it as a relaxed room for sensory-seeking and neurodivergent kids and their adults. Friends of the Library, Kirkland, sponsors it. The branch calendar and the Kirkland events list both put this on Monday, Oct 5, at 4:15–5:30 p.m.
A separate event page for the same title lists Tuesday, Oct 6, at 5:30–6:45 p.m. Those two official pages do not agree. Check both the morning you plan to go.
Monday hours are 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., so the 4:15 session fits before close. Tuesday hours are noon–8:00 p.m. if the later page is the one that is live.
Jake Shimabukuro
Mon Oct 5 · 7:00 p.m.Oct 5Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
Ukulele, on the KPC calendar. The 7:00 p.m. start is after the library’s 6:00 p.m. Monday close, so the dough session and this show are the same evening only if you leave the library on time. This is a concert, not a kids’ matinee.
Pajama Story Time
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Stories, music, and movement in pajamas. Bring a stuffed animal or borrow one. A short play time follows. No registration. Wednesday hours run until 8:00 p.m.
Baby Story Time
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Newborns to 12 months with an adult. A short play time follows. No registration. First come, first seated.
Chess Club
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Boards and pieces are provided. No registration. The listing welcomes kids, teens, and adults. Friends of the Library of Kirkland sponsors it. Friday hours are 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The same Saturday, Oct 10, the branch lists “Discover the Amazing World of Bats” at 1:00–2:00 p.m. with Bats Northwest. That listing is filed under adult audiences, not the kids’ storytime categories. Read the event note before you bring a preschooler.
Heart by Heart
Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 p.m.Oct 9Oct 9, 8:00 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier, the original Heart rhythm section, with the band playing Dreamboat Annie for the album’s 50th anniversary. Tickets are listed at $40, $51, and $62. Chess club ends at 5:30 p.m., so a parent can do the library and still make an 8:00 p.m. downbeat. Not a show for little kids.
Teen Hangout
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Games, crafts, homework, music, and reading for tweens and teens. The library hosts it once a month on a Wednesday. Wednesday hours are noon–8:00 p.m.
Beats Beyond Boundaries
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Music with therapist Elizabeth VanSant for neurodivergent school-aged kids and their families. The September session was ages 6–10 with an adult. No registration. It starts after the teen hangout, so one caregiver with both a tween and a younger sibling has to pick, or hand off.
Pajama Story Time
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
The little-kid slot the same evening. Stories, music, and movement. Bring a stuffed animal or borrow one. A short play time follows. No registration.
Baby Story Time
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Newborns to 12 months with an adult. No registration. First come, first seated. Thursday hours are 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Mandarin Story Time
Fri Oct 16 · 10:30–11:00 a.m.Oct 16, 10:30 a.m.Oct 16, 10:30 a.m.
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Stories, music, and movement in Mandarin. The listing welcomes families with young children and people who want to learn Chinese. No registration. Friends of the Kirkland Library sponsors it.
Learning about Dyslexia
Sat Oct 17 · 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
An all-ages STEM stop presented by three local Girl Scouts. The short listing asks which celebrities experience dyslexia, then invites people to look and take part. Saturday hours are 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. The library is closed Sunday.
Amplify KPC
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
The Performance Center’s fundraiser: heavy appetizers, drinks, and 1970s and 1980s dance music from Hit Explosion, on the stage. Ticketed, and not a kids’ show. The library STEM program that afternoon ends at 1:00 p.m., so the two do not overlap.
Marina Park is the walk if you want the water without a market. No city festival is posted there this week.
Spooky Clay Creations
Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave
Polymer clay and clay tools. Creations go home, with instructions for hardening them in an oven. Ages 8–12. Registration is required. The event page said registration opens Oct 11 at midnight, with 40 seats. Friends of the Library, Kirkland, sponsors it. Wednesday the library is open noon–8:00 p.m.
The branch list fetched for this digest did not show a pajama storytime or baby storytime after Oct 15. Do not assume those weekly slots repeat on Oct 21 or Oct 22 until they appear on the calendar.
Tuesday, Oct 20, is Crafternoon, 3:00–5:00 p.m., bring-your-own-project. The library files that one for adults.
Shoshana Bean
Wed Oct 21 · 7:00 p.m.Oct 21Oct 21, 7:00 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
On the KPC calendar at 7:00 p.m. Clay class ends at 5:00 p.m., so a parent who stays through the workshop can still make the show if the handoff is planned. This is an adult concert.
Hell’s Belles
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
An AC/DC tribute. KPC lists 8:00 p.m. Loud, and not a family matinee.
Keep on Dancing
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
Tina’s Dance Studios’ annual showcase, with dancers of all ages and levels. The ticket calendar lists 7:00 p.m. and does not print a price. Saturday, Oct 24, is not listed as a public show on that calendar.
KPC tickets
No Wednesday market this week. The season ended Sep 30. Juanita Beach is the walk.
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