Last market, harvest festival, and Swan Lake
The Wednesday market closes the season, Juanita Beach throws a free harvest festival on Saturday, and Swan Lake lights up the Performance Center that night and Sunday.
Last Wednesday on the water
Kirkland Wednesday Market
Wed Sep 30 · 3:00–7:00 p.m.
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
Library, same Wednesday
Beats Beyond Boundaries
Wed Sep 30 · 5:30–6:15 p.m.
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
Wed Sep 30 · 7:00–7:30 p.m.
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
Baby Story Time
Thu Oct 1 · 10:30–11:00 a.m.
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
Harvest Saturday
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
Performance Center
Judy Collins
Wed Sep 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
The Ultimate Doors
Thu Oct 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
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
Studio East
No public audience show this week. Young Frankenstein is still in rehearsal. Auditions for A Christmas Story are Fri Oct 2 and Sat Oct 3, 3:00–9:00 p.m., for students, not a ticketed performance. The Young Frankenstein run opens Oct 30. Tickets go on sale Oct 5.
Studio East