The return of Katsu Burger (yay!), and dozens of beers in a barn

Seattle Event of the Week
The single best thing you can do this weekend: Immediately go to the newly re-opened Katsu Burger. It's is under new ownership, but it's still serving the same menu, including the fried chicken/fried pork/fried beef/bacon Mt. Fuji.

NW Loop Fest

Thursday, October 9th-Friday, October 10th: Hit the Royal Room in Columbia City after 6pm for LoopFest, which boasts dozens of artists using technology, instruments, and more to create live mixes on stage. Continue Reading

Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival

Friday, October 10th-Sunday, October 12th: The acclaimed Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival is taking over the Port Angeles waterfront with three days of totally-worth-the-drive eats from several local restaurants, a chowder cook-off, and a dozen or so local beers & wines.

Thrillist

Saturday, October 11th: Central Co-op’s 5th Annual Cascadia Cheese Fest runs from 11am-4pm and involves a beer & cheese tasting, a grilled cheese cook-off, and… um, pygmy goats?

Thomas Family Farm

Saturday, October 11th: Hit Thomas Family Farm in Snohomish from noon-5pm for the first-ever Beer in the Barn Craft Beer Festival, which boasts 40+ brews from local and national suds-slingers.