14 listings in Seattle, WA: free family activities, kids' programs and storytimes. Each one checked against its official source, every catch spelled out.
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Wed 4:30–5pm (Spanish) and 6:30–7:30pm (pajama); Thu 10:30–11am (toddlers) and 11:30am–12pm (ages 3–5)
Auburn Library (KCLS)
The Auburn Library runs free story times every week: Toddler Story Time (ages 1–3 with an adult) Thursdays 10:30–11am, Family Story Time (ages 3–5, siblings welcome) Thursdays 11:30am–noon with optional play time from 11, Spanish Story Time Wednesdays 4:30–5pm, and Pajama Story Time (ages 0–8) Wednesdays 6:30–7:30pm with art time after. No registration. Thursday story times run Nov 5 – Dec 17 (none Nov 26).
The Federal Way Library on 1st Way S runs free story times each week: Young Toddler Story Time Wednesdays 10–10:30am, Family Story Time Wednesdays 11–11:30am, Pajama Story Time Tuesdays 6:30–7pm (pajamas and a stuffed animal welcome), and Spanish Story Time Fridays 10:30–11am. No registration. No Wednesday story times Nov 11 and no Spanish story time Nov 27.
Everett Public Library's Evergreen Branch runs free weekly programs for young kids: Play & Learn on Tuesdays 10:30am–noon, Toddler Storytime (ages 18–36 months with a caregiver) on Wednesdays 10:30–11am, and Preschool Storytime on Fridays 10:30–11:30am. Stories, music and movement, with playtime after. The library is closed Nov 11, 26 and 27, and no Toddler Storytime is listed for Nov 25.
Verified Oct 27 · epls.org
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Kids & familyFree (worth about $20)Eligibility applies
At the Museum of History & Industry, youth 14 and under are always admitted free; adults pay $25. MOHAI is open Monday and Thursday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm (closed Tuesday and Wednesday).
Verified Oct 27 · mohai.org
Catch: Only for: kids 14 and under (accompanying adults pay $25)
Children's musician Nancy Stewart plays a dinosaur-themed concert for all ages (wiggle, dance and roar) on Sunday, November 22, 2026, 3–4pm at the Kent Panther Lake Library. No registration.
Seattle Center's Winterfest brings back its holiday model train and miniature village inside the Armory, free to visit daily from November 27 to December 31, 2026, 10am to 6pm. It stays open until 8pm on Nov 27, closes at 4pm on Dec 24 and is closed Dec 25. Running the train controls is a $2 suggested donation.
A free interactive story time with music and the Snow Sisters on Thursday, December 31, 2026, 11–11:45am at the Federal Way Library. Kids can dress as their favorite character and meet the sisters for a photo afterward (be in line by 11:45am for photos). All ages, no registration. Presented by Tales of Enchantment and sponsored by the Friends of the Federal Way Libraries.
Nov 2026: Tue 10:30–11am (toddlers, Nov 3–17); Wed 10:30–11:30am (preschool, Nov 4 and 18); Fri 10:30–11am (babies, Nov 6–20)
Everett Performing Arts Center, Anderson Room
While Everett's Main Library is closed November 1–30, 2026 for building work, its free storytimes meet two blocks away in the Everett Performing Arts Center's Anderson Room: Toddler Storytime (18–36 months) Tuesdays Nov 3, 10 and 17, 10:30–11am; Preschool Storytime Wednesdays Nov 4 and 18, 10:30–11:30am; and Baby Storytime Fridays Nov 6, 13 and 20, 10:30–11am.
Seattle Center screens a free holiday film in the Armory at 6:30pm each Friday of Winterfest: The Polar Express (Nov 27), Prancer (Dec 4), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dec 11) and Elf (Dec 18), 2026. Hosted hot drinks and snacks for moviegoers come from Ceres and Seattle Fudge.
Imagine Children's Museum, the biggest children's museum in the Pacific Northwest, opens free to families with children 12 and under every third Thursday of the month from 3 to 7pm. Some nights add performances, robotics demos or other pop-ups. The next one is Thursday, November 19, 2026. Enter on Hoyt Ave.
Verified Oct 27 · imaginecm.org
Catch: Only for: families with children 12 and under
Kids & familyFree (worth about $20)Eligibility applies
On the third Sunday of each month, 9 to 11am, Imagine Children's Museum in Everett gives families of children on the autism spectrum, with sensory processing disorders or other special needs free, quieter access to the north side of the museum. Earmuffs, sunglasses and sensory balls are available. Pre-registration is required.
Verified Oct 27 · everettwa.gov
Catch: Only for: families of children with autism, sensory processing or other special needs · Pre-registration required
Tuesdays 10:15am and 11am (toddlers); Thursdays 10:30–11am (babies)
Kirkland Library (KCLS)
The Kirkland Library holds Toddler Story Time (ages 1–3 with an adult) every Tuesday at 10:15am, repeated at 11am, and Baby Story Time (newborn to 12 months) every Thursday at 10:30am. Space is limited: toddler tickets are handed out by staff from 10am, and baby seating is first come, first seated. STEAM Family Story Time (ages 3–8) runs some Mondays at 4:30pm. No registration.
Stories, music, movement and rhymes for kids of all ages with an adult, followed by a short play time, every Thursday 10:30–11:15am at the Kent Panther Lake Library. No registration. No story time on November 26 (Thanksgiving). The branch also hosts a bilingual Vietnamese–English story time on some Fridays and a monthly Pajama Story Time at 7pm (Nov 4, Dec 2).
Mondays 10:30–11am (toddlers) and 11:15–11:45am (babies)
Renton Library (KCLS)
The Renton Library holds free story times every Monday: Toddler Story Time (ages 1–3 with an adult) at 10:30–11am and Baby Story Time (newborn to 18 months) at 11:15–11:45am, with nursery rhymes, songs and stories. Spanish Story Time runs some Wednesdays at 12:30pm. No registration.
Verified Oct 27 · kcls.bibliocommons.com
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