From November 6 through November 29, one building at Magnuson Park changes hands four times. Hangar 30, at 6310 NE 74th Street, hosts a fine art show, a food festival, a holiday craft fair and a geek craft expo. That's four different organizers on four straight weekends, each charging something different at the door. For anyone in Windermere, the park's November is really a schedule for this one building. What you pay to get in, when to show up and where to park all come down to whose weekend it is.
Seattle Parks lists Hangar 30 at about 100 by 200 feet, roughly 20,000 square feet, with 30-foot ceilings and a capacity of 1,300. Garage doors open onto the North and South lots, so a busy show can spill outside. Organizers rent it from the city at $307 an hour on Fridays through Sundays, with a 10-hour minimum. Each weekend is a different tenant paying the same rate for the same room, and each decides for itself what to charge you.
One Room, Four Tenants
| Weekend | Event | Hours | Admission | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6–8 | Best of the Northwest Fall Show | Fri 11–2 VIP, 2–7 general; Sat 10–6; Sun 10–5 | $5 advance or $8 day-of general; $15 or $20 VIP | 120+ Pacific Northwest artists |
| Nov 13–14 | Gobble Up Seattle | Fri 5–8 First Bite Night; Sat 10–5 | $2 Saturday; First Bite Night ticketed | 100+ food and beverage vendors |
| Nov 20–22 | Renegade Craft Fair Seattle Winter | Fri 5–8; Sat and Sun 11–5 | No required fee; $5 suggested | 180+ artists |
| Nov 27–29 | GeekCraft Expo | Fri 6–9; Sat 10–5; Sun 10–4 | Fri pre-shop $15.75 advance, $20 full; Sat and Sun $5 full | Handmade geek goods from local makers |
All four run Friday through Sunday or close to it, and three of the four open with a Friday evening session. That evening slot is where the pricing splits. Gobble Up's First Bite Night on November 13, 5 to 8 p.m., is a separate ticket listed at $10.47 on its Eventbrite page. The GeekCraft Expo's Friday pre-shop on November 27, 6 to 9 p.m., costs $15.75 in advance and $20 at full price for ages 13 and up. Its weekend days are $5 full price, or $2.10 if you buy ahead. Renegade's Friday night market, 5 to 8 p.m. on November 20, carries the same suggested $5 as its daytime hours, paid by QR code at the door.
The Door Price Follows the Kind of Show
The NW Art Alliance opens the month with its 38th annual Best of the Northwest Fall Show. That's 120 or more regional artists, plus demonstrations, special exhibits, and local food and coffee trucks. It's the only weekend built around a VIP preview: Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., $15 in advance or $20 on the day. General admission runs $5 in advance or $8 on the day and covers every general-admission day, so one ticket gets you back in Saturday and Sunday. Children 12 and under get in free, as do active and retired military with ID.
A week later the room turns into a food hall. Urban Craft Uprising's Gobble Up Seattle brings 100 or more independent food and beverage vendors, with samples and food gifts. Saturday, November 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., costs $2 per person, and children 12 and under are free. The Gobble Up site still shows some 2025 ticket links, so the 2026 Eventbrite listing is the one to use.
The Renegade Craft Fair on November 20 to 22 is the largest by vendor count, with 180 or more curated artists, and the only one with no required entry fee. The GeekCraft Expo closes the run over Thanksgiving weekend.
Taken together, the general-admission price drops from the first weekend to the third, then a premium Friday comes back on the fourth. If what you want is a look around on a Saturday afternoon, Gobble Up and Renegade are the cheapest weekends of the month.
Parking Is the One Thing That Stays the Same
Every tenant gets the same lots. Seattle Parks counts about 500 parking spaces near the hangar and 2,600 across Magnuson Park, all first come, first served. That's 500 spaces for a room that holds 1,300 people. On a busy Saturday, the overflow ends up in lots farther from the doors.
Only some organizers say where to park. Renegade points visitors to lot W6 as the closest. The NW Art Alliance lists free parking and ADA parking. Both Gobble Up listings mark parking as free. On the park's main Seattle Parks page, the one evening detail is that lots E1 through E4 lock at 10 p.m. None of the Friday sessions run past 9 p.m., so that only affects people who stay on after a show.
Thanksgiving Week Puts Two Races Around the Last Market
The final hangar weekend overlaps the park's two biggest outdoor mornings of the month, and that week takes the most planning.
On Thanksgiving morning, November 26, the Magnuson Series Turkey Trot starts its 5K, 10K and 15K at 9:30 a.m., after a 400-meter kids dash at 9:15. Bib pickup and day-of registration run from 7:45 to 9:30. The course is a 5K loop past the park's main sights. The 10K runs it twice and the 15K three times. Preregistration is $32 for the 5K, $38 for the 10K, $43 for the 15K and $6 for the kids dash, and the organizer says prices may go up one to two weeks before race day. The race benefits Food Lifeline and collects food for the University Food Bank.
The organizer calls it its largest event of the year and says every parking lot will be in use. The course is new this year, and runners cross 65th, so drivers in the lot next to the start or in additional parking lot 1 should expect a wait to leave while crossing guards let cars through in gaps. The 15K awards are scheduled for 11:45 a.m., so the course stays busy until close to noon.
The GeekCraft Expo's Friday pre-shop opens the next evening. On Saturday, November 28, The Best Races' Coffee Lovers Run sends waves off at 7:30, 8:00 and 8:30 a.m., with registration windows running until 10:30. The GeekCraft Expo opens its Saturday doors at 10 a.m. That leaves about half an hour when runners and shoppers are both in the park. The run offers a 5K, 10K, half marathon and a family one-mile fun run. Listed prices include $50 for the half marathon, $35 for the fun run and $30 for an eco-registration without a shirt. The exact course map goes to runners by email the Wednesday before.
Why the Hangar Is the Family Option This Month
The play area outside won't be available for a while. Seattle Parks updated its Magnuson Park Play Area Renovation page on October 20, 2026. The play area is fully closed during construction, picnic shelter #3 is off-limits, and the basketball courts are partly closed. Mickey Merriam Fields and the trail to the soccer field stay open. Parks expects the renovated play area and a new restroom to open in early 2027.
The new design has a slightly smaller play footprint with more trees and planting, and a restroom with three individual gender-neutral stalls. A splashpad is designed for a later phase, once funding comes through.
So for a family with young kids, November at Magnuson mostly means the indoor shows. Children 12 and under get in free at the Best of the Northwest show, at Gobble Up, and at the GeekCraft Expo's Friday pre-shop and Saturday.
Two Free Dates Next Door
The hangar has neighbors in the old Naval Air Station buildings, and the two free events on the calendar both come from the Magnuson Park Gallery at 7448 63rd Avenue NE.
- Thursday, November 12, 5 to 8 p.m. The opening reception for "Gathering," featuring artists Abigail Drapkin, Kayla Cochran, Maria Huang and Maria Zamora.
- Sunday, December 6, noon to 4 p.m. Building 30 West Open Art Studios, a chance to visit the studios of more than 30 resident artists.
The Gallery describes its events as free and generally open to the public, and each event page has an RSVP form. The December date falls the same weekend as Urban Craft Uprising's Winter Show, which is at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall this year, not Magnuson. Its public days are December 5 and 6. Organizers sometimes change hours and prices, so check each event page before you go.
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