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A Seattle Father’s Day Gift Guide

Local gifts for plant dads, hot sauce guys, design dudes, and anyone who likes being outside

Sarah Stackhouse By Sarah Stackhouse June 3, 2025

Four people wearing helmets and harnesses navigate a ropes course outdoors, with two standing on a platform and two balancing on a suspended wooden bridge.
Photo by Andrew Angelo / Shutterstock

Father’s Day is coming up, and if you’re looking for something local to give or do, we pulled together a few ideas. We know the day can be complicated. Not everyone celebrates, and not every relationship with a father is easy. If you’re honoring someone this year, whether it’s a dad, stepdad, uncle, mentor or anyone who has shown up in that role, here are some fun picks.

 

Three Seattle baseball players celebrate on the field after a play, with fans cheering in the stands behind them.

Take him to a Mariners game. Grab a sumo dog and a seat in the sun, $50+.

 

A long wooden table set for a meal with red chairs on each side, place settings, and food platters—perfect inspiration for your Seattle Father's Day gathering or browsing the ultimate Father’s Day gift guide. Shelves with jars and bottles are in the background.

Register for a cooking class and make something together, $280.

 

A variety of snacks, canned goods, and packaged foods displayed on a wooden table with colorful, tattoo-themed packaging and art prints in the background.

Send a gift basket from Bite Society. With names such as Market Happy Hour and Snacks for Manly Men, it’s sure to make his day, $90+.

 

A person sitting in a red chair holds two bottles with colorful labels: one labeled "Batch 206 Vodka" and the other "Counter 4 Gin.

Pick up a collectible bottle of vodka or gin from Old Log Cabin Distillery, designed by Seattle World Cup poster artist Shogo Ota. They’re gorgeous, $25.

 

Large outdoor ropes course with wooden platforms, swings, nets, and climbing elements set among tall poles—an adventurous spot that makes a memorable addition to any Seattle Father’s Day or Father’s Day Gifts list.

Go to High Trek in Everett and tackle the zip line together then and play some laser tag, $180.

 

A red bandana with white floral and leaf patterns is folded into a triangle and tied with a simple knot against a plain background.

Give him a fancy red bandana so he can channel his inner Cary Grant or at least look like he knows how to fix a bike, $38. 

A brown bag of Tony’s Coffee whole bean Seattle Coffee Gear Crew Brew Blend featuring a colorful octopus illustration on the label.

Sign him up for a coffee subscription so you don’t have to hear about bad beans ever again, $73.

 

People sit at tables and the bar inside a bright, modern restaurant with shelves of bottles, plants, and kitchenware behind the counter.

Book a table for the two of you at his favorite restaurant. 

 

Four labeled bags for sorting recyclables—plastic film, light bulbs, threads, and batteries—are arranged in front of a white Ridwell box on a kitchen counter, making it an eco-friendly idea for your Seattle Father’s Day gift.

Gift him a Ridwell subscription so he can feel better about the planet and have less trash to take out, $18.

 

A dark grey sweatshirt with "BALLARD SEATTLE, WA" printed in white text on the front, displayed on a wooden background—an ideal pick for Seattle Father’s Day or Father’s Day gifts.

A sweatshirt from his neighborhood brewery is the uniform of summer. Challenge him to get it smelling like campfire by mid- July, $50.

 

Shelves stocked with a variety of hot sauce bottles in different colors and labels at a store, with a sign reading “Locally Crafted in Sammamish.”.

Hit up Double DD Meats in Mountlake Terrace and give him free rein in the hot sauce aisles.

 

Three rectangular brown hanging planters filled with colorful pansies are suspended outdoors in a row—an ideal addition for those searching for Seattle Father's Day gifts or inspiration in the Seattle gift guide.

Take him to buy some plants that’ll keep him busy in the yard on warm days.

A pair of gray corduroy shorts with an elastic waistband, drawstring, and side pockets—an ideal pick for any Seattle Father's Day gifts collection, displayed on a white background.Get him a nice pair of soft, stylish corduroy shorts, $120.

 

A marina with numerous boats docked in the water, city buildings, a Ferris wheel, and arched bridges visible in the background under a clear blue sky—an ideal Seattle Father’s Day setting for memorable moments and unique Father's Day gifts.

Head to the Bell Harbor Yacht Rendezvous on Father’s Day. It’s free and packed with beautiful old boats he can admire and daydream about later.

 

A man with a full beard and mustache wears tortoiseshell sunglasses, a nose ring, and a brown corduroy jacket against a plain light gray background—perfect inspiration for your Seattle Father's Day gifts.

Grab him some cool squared-off sunglasses that’ll keep people guessing whether he’s in a band or just really that hip, $175.

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