An island city in Lake Washington.
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Tuesday evening is an axolotl art workshop at the library. Sunday is the farmers market, with family storytime the same morning. The market's last Sunday is Oct 11.
Upcoming
Today
Ajolote Mixed Media Art Workshop
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
Learn about ajolotes, the salamanders of Lago Xochimilco, then make a mixed-media collage. Supplies are provided. Amaranta Sandys leads it. For kids and teens age 7 and up. Caregivers are welcome and do not need to register. Registration for kids is full. Walk-ins may be allowed if there is space. Friends of the Mercer Island Library sponsor it, for Latine Heritage Month.
Tomorrow
Film Screening: Ultimate Citizens
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
A documentary screening and a Q&A with filmmaker Francine Strickwerda. For high schoolers and older. The film follows Jamshid Khajavi, an Iranian American mentor.
This weekend
Mercer Island Farmers Market
Sun Oct 4 · 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
7700 SE 32nd St
The city says the 2026 season is May 31 through Oct 11, every Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. This is not the last one. Next Sunday is the closer. Family storytime at the library is 11:15 a.m. the same morning, so the first hour of the market comes first.
Family Story Time
Sun Oct 4 · 11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Oct 4, 11:15 a.m.Nov 10, 10:15 a.m.
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
Stories, music, movement, and rhymes, then play time. Recommended for ages 0 to 5 with an adult. The market is still open until 2:00, so you can go back to the stalls after.
Later
Mandarin Story Time
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
Stories, music, movement, and rhymes for early literacy. A family program, and people who want to learn Chinese are welcome. KCLS lists the title in Chinese and English.
Building Club
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
An open building hour. The library supplies the materials and science toys. Ages 4 and older. Ages 4 to 7 need an adult. No registration.
Mercer Island Farmers Market
Sun Oct 11 · 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
7700 SE 32nd St
The last Sunday. The city and the market site both end the season on Oct 11. It does not return on Oct 18. Same hours, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Family Story Time
Sun Oct 11 · 11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
The same Sunday hour as Oct 4: stories and play time for ages 0 to 5 with an adult. It sits inside the last market morning.
Pumpkin Painting
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
Paint a mini pumpkin. Materials are provided while they last. Friends of the Mercer Island Library sponsor it. Kids and teens of all ages. Ages 7 and under need an adult. No registration. First come, first served.
Youth Theatre Northwest’s events calendar did not list a public performance in this span. Parks special events lists the next family date as Town Center trick-or-treat on Fri Oct 30, which is past this window.
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