Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Film Festivals, and Howl-o-Ween: October Events for POCs and LGBTQ+ in Seattle

Written By Sapphie Taffy

Happy October, Sweets! Hope you had an incredible summer. Just got back from the Dinah Shore (!!!) so keep an eye out for that post coming soon. But first…

We’ve got another month full of QT+POC events in Seattle and only ~90 days left in the year! So be sure to check out some of these spooky, sexy, spicy, and super gay fall happenings — a couple film festivals and concerts, a few Halloween parties of course, and all the goodies, including:

  • BIPOC events (*)

  • LGBTQ+ events (**)

  • QTBIPOC events (***)

October 2025 Events

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  • 2025 Diwa Filipino Film Fest, LGBTQ+ Showcase @ Wing Luke Museum (6:30pm) ***

  • Femme @ Horseshoe Bar & Cabaret (8pm, Everett) >> campy, chaotic drag variety show **

  • Hike n’ Yap no. 10 @ Chirico Trail to Poo Poo Point (10am) >> bringing BIPOC folks together to explore trails, share conversation, and connect *

  • Liberating Love Festival @ The Spot Social Club (3pm) >> a vibrant celebration of community, connection, and the fight for recognition for polyamorous people

  • Spooky Sapphic Soirée @ Asylum Collective (9pm) **

  • The Griot House Party Experience @ Wa Na Wari (12pm) >> a night of poetry, music, food, drinks, and networking, celebrating curators and creators who place a high premium on building community *

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8th — Sex Trivia @ Stoup Capitol Hill (7pm)

8th-12th — 20th Tasveer Film Festival & Market @ Tasveer Film Center >> the world’s only Oscar-qualifying South Asian film festival: 116 films from around the world alongside a pioneering South Asian-focused global filmmakers’ market *

9th — Trans Art Hang Out @ Lake City Library (5:30-7pm) **

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  • Femme Fatale: Spooky Sapphic Goth Night @ Asylum Collective (10pm) **

  • Figure Drawing @ the Georgetown Steam Plant (12pm) *

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  • RuPaul’s Drag Race @ Paramount Theatre (7:30pm) **

  • Samin Nosrat @ Benaroya Hall *

15th — MinHwa Workshop: Tiger & Magpie Inspired by KPop Demon Hunters @ Gallery B612 (6:30pm) *

18th — Lesbian Chronicles Live! @ Reverie Ballroom (7pm) >> join Lesbian Chronicles podcast hosts for a live show, full of connection, laughs, and community for queer women **

21st — She Rocks Climb Night @ Uplift Gym (Shoreline, 7-9pm) >> fun weekday evening of bouldering for women and non-binary folks of all climbing levels **

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24th — Maskerade: Queer Halloween Party @ Asylum Collective (9pm, masks required) **

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  • AfroSocaLove: Seattle One Love Festival @ The Venue Seattle (5pm) *

  • Lesbian Werewolf Chainsaw Massacre! High Camp Halloween Party @ Asylum Collective (10pm) **

31st — Howl-O-Ween: Puppy Girl Halloween Party @ Asylum Collective (9pm) **

Winter Events Preview

Nov 1st-2nd — Dia de Muertos Festival @ Seattle Center *

Nov 8th — Gays Reading Books on the Train (to Portland!) hosted by the Queer Silent Book Club Seattle (8am) >> a one-day train trip to Portland to visit Powell’s books, with a group dinner **

Nov 10th — Doechii: Live from the Swamp Tour (concert) @ WAMU Theater (8pm) ***

Nov 16th — King Princess (concert) @ The Showbox **

Nov 18th — She Rocks Climb Night @ Uplift Gym (Shoreline, 7-9pm) **

Dec 12th — Earlybirds Club @ The Showbox (6-10pm) >> “A dance party designed for women, trans, and non-binary folks that starts at 6 and ends at 10 - because we have shit to do in the morning!” **

Dec 16th — She Rocks Climb Night @ Uplift Gym (Shoreline, 7-9pm) **

Sapphie Taffy
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