ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. 16 Sparrows. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
BLUES
- B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Triangle District. Rod Cook. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ian Harris. 8:30 and 10:30 pm. $15.
- Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Sean Patton. 8 and 10:30 pm. $20.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedy Night, featuring Brian Pate, JR Berard, Brad Upton, music by Powercell. 8 pm. $10.
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. Drag Show. 7 pm.
- Mud Bay Coffee Company Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. Chris Ward. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Lattin's Cider Mill Tumwater. The Oly Mountain Boys. All Ages. 11:30 am.
DJ/ELECTRONIC
- Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon Tacoma - Parkland. All Access Saturday Nights. DJ Atom Ant Top 40. 9 pm. $5-$10.
- Summit Pub Puyallup. Boos & Booze Halloween Bash, with costume contest. 9 pm.
- Jezebels Bar & Grill Olympia - Downtown. DJs. 9 pm. NC.
- Club Silverstone Tacoma - Downtown. DJ Eric queer-friendly dance. 9 pm. $2 cover. Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Mike. Hip-Hop and R&B music videos on a 100-inch screen. 9 pm. $5.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ Minus. 11 pm. NC.
- Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. DJ Ryan. 9 pm. NC.
- New World VIP Lounge Lakewood. DJ Top 40. 9 pm.
- Big Whisky Saloon Olympia - Downtown. DJ country and rock music. 9 pm Dance lessons 8:30 pm. Cover charge.
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJs Danny and Mickey queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm. $4 after 10 pm.
- Tides Tavern Gig Harbor. Halloween Bash & Costume Contest. 7 pm.
- Encore Boutique Nightclub Tacoma - Downtown. Halloween Party with costume contest with $1,000 in cash prizes. 10 pm. Cover charge.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Halloween Party, hosted by Kurt Kruse. 9 pm.
- The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Head Hunters Harvest Halloween Party with cash prize costume contest. Featuring DJs D:Fi, Nathang and Partners in Grime. 8 pm. $8, $5 with canned food.
- 1230 Room Olympia - Downtown. Ignite Saturdays. Top 40 - Vegas style. 9 pm.
- JR's Hideaway Belfair. JR's Halloween Party, with DJ, costume contest, bobbing for bottles. 8 pm.
- Masa Comida Mexicana Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Latin America Meets North America. Two DJs spinning salsa, reggaeton, cumbia, merengue on two dance floors. 9 pm.
- Abbey Ballroom at the Star Center Tacoma - South. Latin/Salsa Dance. With instruction, music. 9:30 pm. $5.
- Steel Creek American Whiskey Co. Tacoma - Downtown. Pre-Halloween Party with country and rock hits. Enter costume contest before 10 pm. 9:30 pm. NC before 9:30 pm.
- Mazatlan Restaurant Puyallup Puyallup. Salsa Night. 9 pm. NC.
- Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Westside Halloween Bash, with costume contest. 9 pm.
JAZZ
- El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Sandy Harvey piano lounge. 6 pm. NC.
- Maxwell's Restaurant + Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. The Kareem Kandi Band. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.
KARAOKE
- Good Times Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Westside. GT Productions Karaoke. More than 125,000 songs. 9 pm.
- The Mix Tacoma - Downtown. Gay-friendly karaoke. 9 pm. NC.
- Gloria's Bar & Grill Tacoma - Eastside. Karaoke. 9 pm. NC.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. Karaoke. 9 pm or after comedy.
- El Guadalajara Restaurant Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Karaoke. 9 pm. NC.
- Karma Indian Cuisine & Lounge Puyallup. Karaoke Be The Star Night. All Ages. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Ricky J's Restaurant and Lounge Puyallup. Karaoke Night. 16+. 10 pm.
- Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Karaoke and dancing. 9 pm. NC.
- Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Karaoke and dancing. 9 pm. NC.
- Roadhouse Bar & Grill Puyallup. Karaoke in a Roadhouse. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Vince's Italian Restaurant Federal Way. Karaoke in an Italian restaurant. 9 pm.
- Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Karaoke with Linsey. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Johnny's at Fife Fife. Karaoke with Ravonna. 9 pm.
- Engine House No. 9 Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Karaoke with Rev. Colin. All Ages. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Karaoke, hosted by Buck Rock John. 8 pm. NC.
- Denny's Legends Lounge Lakewood. Karaoke/Darts. 9 pm. NC.
- China Clipper Club Cafe Olympia - Downtown. Late Night Karaoke. 9 pm. NC.
POP/ROCK/METAL
- Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Aaron Daniel's One Man Banned. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. 13 Eves of Halloween with Ghost 211. Creepiest costume contest for cash. 9 pm.
- The Royal Bear Algona. Black Dog. 9 pm.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma. Chapter 5. 9 pm. NC.
- The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Chasing Mona. 8 pm.
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Hair Nation. 9 pm. NC.
- Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Halloween At The Olympic Club, with Sassparilla. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
- Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Halloween Party, with Tumbling Dice. 9 pm.
- C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. KC Brakes presents pop folk rock night. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC.
- The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Kry. 9 pm.
- Northern Olympia - Downtown. Lovers Without Borders, Lois, The Hive Dwellers. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
- Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. Night Of The Living Tribute Bands, featuring tributes to The Specials, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Beastie Boys, They Might Be Giants, The Pixies, Queens Of The Stone Age, Spinal Tap. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $8-$10.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. Nite Crew Halloween Party. 9 pm. NC.
- Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Oly Freakdown Halloween Hardcore & Metal Show with Eidola, Redeem the Exile, ThisTopia, Enclosures, T.H.O.R. All Ages. 5:30 pm. $5.
- Top of Tacoma Bar and Cafe Tacoma - Eastside. 6th year Anniversary Show featuring Pioneers West Reunion Show, with The Wheelies. 9 pm. NC.
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Pre-Halloween Party, with Crosswalk Band, costume contest. 9 pm. NC.
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. Sonic Funk Orchestra. 9 pm. NC.
- Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Spanaway & Tacoma ABATE Halloween Bash, with Justice Creek. 9 pm.
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. The Eclectics. 7 pm. NC.
- Louie G's Pizza Fife. Wide Eye Panic, In The Between, December In Red, Insuburban Avenue, Watcher's Eye. All Ages. 6 pm.
RAP/HIP-HOP
- The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. E-40, Beejan, Krucial Barz, Mr. Tist 7 Yak Nasty, Frankie Hustle, Circle of Bosses, Free Whiskey and XPerience. 9 pm. $20 at brownpapertickets.com.
- Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. First Degree The D.E.'s Halloween Horror Night Costume Party, with Blue Nose Music, Shao Sosa, Awall AKA 2Piece, Beanz & Rize, hosted by Josh Rizeberg. 8 pm. $10.
- Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. MC Swamptiger, Smoke Of Oldominion. 9 pm.
WORLD BEAT
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band, with New Kingston. 8 pm. $10.
- Kilworth Chapel Tacoma - Northend. La Familia Valera Miranda. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $12.