Bumbershoot, State Fair, PAX: Very Busy Labor Day Weekend Ahead

SEATTLE, WA - If you're sticking around Puget Sound this Labor Day weekend, be warned: the weekend is packed with major events. That means you could find yourself stuck in traffic, even if scores of people have left town.

Some of the biggest events include the video game convention Pax West, the Bumbershoot music festival, and the state fair (or Puyallup Fair). Those events last all weekend.

Here's a look at the major events going on this Labor Day weekend:

All weekend and beyond

• Washington State Fair: Aug. 31 – Sept. 23, 2018, Washington State Fair, 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup
• Evergreen State Fair: Aug. 24 - Sept. 3, 14405 179th Ave SE, Monroe
• Bumbershoot: Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, 2018, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle
• Dave Matthews Band: Aug. 31 – Sep 2, 2018, Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Rd NW, George
• PAX West: Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike St, Seattle

Friday

• Zac Brown Band: 7 – 11:30 p.m., Safeco Field, 1250 1st Ave S, Seattle

Saturday

• Walk For Humanity 5K: Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
• Bremerton Blackberry Festival: Sept. 1 - Sept. 3 · Bremerton Boardwalk Waterfront
• Americana Festival: Sept. 1 - 2, 12 - 8 p.m., 1401 Alaskan Way, Seattle
• Sounders FC vs. Sporting KC: 1 – 4:30 p.m., CenturyLink Field, 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle
• Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper: 7:30 – 10:30p.m., White River Amphitheatre
• Brandi Carlile - 7:30 p.m., Moore Theatre, Seattle
• Foo Fighters: 8 p.m. - 12:30 a.m., Safeco Field, 1250 1st Ave S, Seattle

Sunday

• Greenwood Music Crawl: Sept. 2 - 3, 8564 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA
• Ethan Trucker Band: 5 p.m., Point Ruston, Tacoma

Monday

• Seattle Mariners vs. Baltimore Orioles: 6:10 – 11:10 p.m., Safeco Field, 1250 1st Ave S, Seattle

Photo by Kiko, courtesy PAX