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All aboard the Pumpkin Patch Express, headed straight for Halloween fun. Photo by @thelizw, via the Sacramento River Train, Facebook
All aboard the Pumpkin Patch Express, headed straight for Halloween fun. Photo by @thelizw, via the Sacramento River Train, Facebook
10/1/23 - By Sandra Lee

Halloween events in San Francisco are haunting all corners of the Bay Area and are springing up at a supernatural rate. There are terrifyingly terrific Halloween activities for kids of all ages, from trick-or-treating to pumpkin patches to Halloween train rides. Favorites return from the shadows, like the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin and Art Festival and the Goblin Jamboree at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. 

Keep reading below for scary, good Halloween events in San Francisco. Halloween events continue to brew, so check our calendar of events for more haunts and happenings. 

For more spooky and festive fun, enjoy gourds galore at the best pumpkin patches near San Francisco and fall into the best harvest & pumpkin festivals in San Francisco. There are more not-so-frightening festivities to discover in our Halloween Fun and Activities Guide for San Francisco Kids.  

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Halloween Sausalito features a Halloween parade, trick-or-treat lane, dog costume contest, and haunted house. Photo courtesy of the event
Halloween Sausalito features a Halloween parade, trick-or-treat lane, dog costume contest, and haunted house. Photo courtesy of the event

Halloween Events in San Francisco with Trick-or-Treating

Trick-or-Treat The Row Halloween Family Festival

San Jose - Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Free
Santana Row in San Jose is going festive for its annual Halloween Family Fest. Activities include trick-or-treating, pumpkin decorating, live music, entertainment, balloons, arts and crafts, stilt walkers, and Halloween surprises.  READ MORE

Monster Bash

Mountain View - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Free
Rengstorff Park in Mountain View is transformed into a Halloween wonderland filled with treats like a twisty maze, spooky games, live performances, stilt walkers, inflatables, ooey gooey zone, Dia de los Muertos celebrations, and much more.  READ MORE

Halloween 2023: Fun For the Entire Family at Gamble Garden

Palo Alto - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Halloween is here and Gamble Garden is celebrating with a morning of spooky fun with a very special Harry Potter theme. Butterbeer (A&W Cream Soda with whipped cream), balloon art, crafts, and so much more are in store.   The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo is showcasing live owls, and kids can write a letter and see if the owls will deliver the messages, just like the novel series.  READ MORE

Halloween Spooktacular

Martinez - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Free
Put on your Halloween costume and join local businesses for some fun and safe trick-or-treating in downtown Martinez.  Kid's crafts, games, and trunk-or-treating are also part of the fun while families stroll the streets with creatively themed and decorated car trunks and shops.  READ MORE

Halloween at Howarth

Santa Rosa - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Put on your favorite costume and join the fun at the 17th annual Halloween celebration at Howarth Park. Put on your favorite costume and enjoy activities like trick-or-treating, train rides, and a carousel. Local businesses pass out treats, and kids can hang out in the Fun Zone and get their faces painted, take some photos, and do arts and crafts.  READ MORE

History Park Children's Halloween Haunt

San Jose - Saturday, October 28, 2023
History Park transforms into a haunted, family-friendly location with a ton of activities to celebrate Halloween! Crafts, activities, and trick-or-treating, with a grand finale of a single showing of the traditional Light Show.  READ MORE

Hometown Halloween 2023

Napa - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Free
Downtown Napa transforms into a boo-tiful Halloween festival where families can wear their favorite costumes and kids can go trick-or-treating. Just head over to Oxbow Commons ad other areas of downtown and look for the black and orange balloons.  READ MORE

Pumpkin Bash

Mill Valley - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Free
Complimentary pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating, carnival games, spooky sing-and-dance-along classes, bounce houses, and a live performance featuring PAAM's Dance Squad are all in store at the Performing Arts Academy of Marin.  Food and treats are available for purchase.  READ MORE

Trick-or-Treat on Fourth Street

San Rafael - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Free
Bring the whole crew to 4th St. in Downtown San Rafael for a day of Halloween fun. Merchants are welcoming kids and families to come dressed in their favorite costumes for some trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treating from the festive SR Police Car, costume contests, and music by the Marin Girls Chorus.  Stick around for the pet costume contest where winners get prizes and goodie bags.  READ MORE

Trick-or-Treat at the Ferry Building

San Francisco - Sunday, October 29, 2023
Free
The Ferry Building is joining in on the Halloween spirit with a trick-or-treating event inside the Marketplace. Wear your costumes and enjoy face painting, live pumpkin carving demonstrations, tarot reading, and even a scavenger hunt.  Grab a trick-or-treat bag and head inside for all the Halloween fun.  READ MORE

Capitola Village Halloween Parade

Capitola - Sunday, October 29, 2023
Free
The annual Capitola Village Halloween Parade is happening on October 29! Families are encouraged to come in costume and walk down Capitola Avenue, through Capitola Village, and end at Esplanade Park.  READ MORE

3rd Annual Great Hauntway

San Francisco - Saturday, October 29, 2023
Free
A Halloween block party with a beachside twist, the Great Hauntway at Great Highway Park is open for trick-or-treaters and the community to come together for a safe, car-free Halloween. Arts & crafts, big bubbles, and pumpkin decorating are all available for families to enjoy.  READ MORE

Rockridge Halloween Parade

Oakland - Sunday, October 29, 2023
Free
College Avenue gets spooky for Rockridge's Annual Halloween Parade. Crafts with MOCHA, librarian storytime, sing-alongs, book giveaways, balloon twisters, magic tricks, and more are all in store at the Rockridge Public Library.  A second activities hub outside of College Ave. Presbyterian Church has DJ Danny Santos spinning Halloween hits, crafts for kids, and dancing for all ages.  Trick-or-treating and costume contests for kids and pets are all part of the fun.  READ MORE

Halloween Sausalito

Sausalito - Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Free
A Halloween parade, trick-or-treat lane, dog costume contest, and haunted house are all taking place in Sausalito on Halloween evening. Bring the whole family (including your four-legged family members) and have some spooky but not-so-scary fun.  READ MORE

Halloween on Solano

Berkeley - Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Free
Families enjoy trick-or-treating from stores and offices on Solano Ave. from 3-5 p.m. followed by a costume contest with a cash prize at Peralta Park at 5 p.m. READ MORE
Don't miss the famous Great Pumpkin scavenger hunt at the Haunted Hanger. Photo courtesy of the Hiller Aviation Museum
Don't miss the famous Great Pumpkin scavenger hunt at the Haunted Hanger. Photo courtesy of the Hiller Aviation Museum

Halloween Events at San Francisco Zoos & Museums

Boo at the Zoo

Oakland - Daily through October 1 - 31, 2023
Boo at the Zoo is back at the Oakland Zoo every day for the whole month of October. This family-friendly event is super popular and this year includes a 500-bale hay maze, larger-than-life Halloween decorations, and animal x-ray scavenger hunt. Grab an event guide and OCHO candy bar to get in on all the activities.  READ MORE

Laser Spooktacular Halloween

Cupertino - Saturday, October 14 & 21, 2023
Celebrate Halloween with a display of laser-drawn images and music under the Planetarium sky at DeAnza College. The show features songs from Ghostbusters, Monster Mash, The Time Warp, and more.  READ MORE

Family Halloween Day at Randall Museum

San Francisco - Saturday, October 21, 2023
Free
Randall Museum’s annual Family Halloween Day is back! The museum is transformed - inside and out - and filled with spooky, but not scary, delights for the Halloween season.  READ MORE

Goblin Jamboree

Sausalito - Saturday & Sunday, October 21 - 29, 2023
The Goblin Jamboree is back at the BADM. Wear your favorite costume and enjoy activities like a hay maze, a glow party, a slime banquet, web weaving, interactive spooky science, and pumpkin hollow. READ MORE

Halloween Haunted Hangar

San Carlos - Saturday & Sunday, October 21 - 31, 2023
Halloween is on full display at the Hiller Aviation Museum, with decorations and the famous Great Pumpkin scavenger hunt. The weekends are especially fun with activities like aircraft checkouts, cockpit exploration glider, and helicopter construction, as well as Kids' Carnival, Haunted Hanger Festival, and Pumpkin Drop.  READ MORE

Supernatural at the Academy of Arts & Science

San Francisco - Friday, October 27, 2023
This beloved event is back at the California Academy of Arts & Sciences! The family-friendly event has all sorts of activities for kids of all ages: a silent disco, trick-or-treating, magic shows, live animal demonstrations, photo booths, crafts, face painting, mad scientist meet 'n' greets, and more.  READ MORE

FUNtazmagoria 2023

Santa Rosa - Friday - Sunday, October 27 - 29, 2023
The Children's Museum of Sonoma County transforms into a family-friendly art studio to celebrate Halloween. The Mad Scientist lab has potions, creepy critters, and tons of cool things to explore. The Art Studio is Glow in the Dark-themed with spider webs, ghostly shapes, and even slime. It's a not-so-scary Halloween event for the whole family.  READ MORE

Creepy Happy Halloween

Berkeley - Sunday, October 29, 2023
Meet creepy crawly critters, learn to make pumpkins fly, and decorate glow-in-the-dark pumpkins at the annual Halloween party.  Visitors wearing a costume can get free tickets to 3D films or Planetarium shows.  READ MORE
Chug through pumpkin patches. Photo courtesy of the Sacramento River Train Facebook page
Chug through pumpkin patches. Photo courtesy of the Sacramento River Train Facebook page

Halloween Train Rides in the San Francisco Bay Area

Pumpkin Patch Express

Sacramento - Saturday & Sunday, September 30 - October 29, 2023
Take a train ride through Yolo County for fall fun for the whole family. Activities include trick-or-treating at the private park, carnival games, photo opportunities, and a pumpkin patch. Costumes are encouraged! READ MORE

Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party

Felton - Saturday & Sunday, October 14 - 29, 2023
Roaring Camp Railroads is hosting the opportunity to take a ride with Percy and Thomas all decked out for Halloween. Other activities include storytelling, video viewing, temporary tattoos, a pumpkin patch, and an Imagination Station with arts and crafts. Sir Topham Hatt will be there for meet n' greets.  READ MORE

Pumpkin Patch Festival

Suisun Valley - Saturday & Sunday, October 14 - 29, 2023
Take a train ride to the famous Gum Grove Farm and pick a pumpkin at one of the best patches in Solano County. The annual festival has food and activities like pumpkin chucking, a hay fort, a zipline, tractor rides, a petting zoo, and more.  Live music, food, and beverages are also available for purchase. READ MORE
Halloween Hoopla is spook-tastic. Photo by Jim Watkins Photography, courtesy of Yerba Buena Gardens
Halloween Hoopla is spook-tastic. Photo by Jim Watkins Photography, courtesy of Yerba Buena Gardens

Halloween Festivals & Celebrations in San Francisco

Unhinged: Housewarming

San Jose - Friday - Sunday, September 30 - October 31, 2023
Winchester Mystery House is at it again with a scary haunted house show. This immersive indoor/outdoor experience has dark walks, special effects, and professional actors to scare you. The show is not suitable for kids under 13 years old, or older kids that are sensitive to scary elements. But if you have big kids who like jump scares, this is a unique-to-San Francisco Halloween event! READ MORE

Teen Zone Halloween Party

Mill Valley - Friday, October 13, 2023
The teen-only Halloween party is full of fun to celebrate the spookiest party of the year. Have a ghoulishly good time with activities like a glitter tattoo artist, pumpkin carving, costume contest, and movie. Pizza, snacks, and dessert are included! READ MORE

13 Days of Halloween on the Wharf

Santa Cruz - Daily through October 19 - 31, 2023
Free
Enjoy 13 days of Halloween fun on the Santa Cruz Wharf. Print a BINGO card to find hidden pumpkins on the Wharf, snap a photo with your crew with the Monterey Bay and lighthouse as a backdrop, dance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller", and taste delicious food specials each day.  READ MORE

The Haunted Trail of Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill - Friday, October 27, 2023
Free
Take a Halloween-themed stroll at Pleasant Hill Park with the whole family for a fun nighttime adventure.  Starting behind the Teen Center, families can stroll the not-so-scary trail to see Halloween displays and themed activities. Each participant gets a goody bag at the end of the trail.  READ MORE

2023 Japantown Halloween Carnival

San Francisco - Friday, October 27, 2023
Little ghosts and goblins are welcome to the annual Japantown Halloween Carnival with JCYC! Come out for a great night of Halloween fun including Halloween crafts activities, cultural and community performances, a haunted hallway, a bounce house, and a costume parade and contest for kids.  READ MORE

Halloween Hoopla

San Francisco - Saturday, October 28, 2023
Free
Celebrate Halloween a bit early at Yerba Buena Gardens at the 23rd Annual Halloween Hoopla. Enjoy performances, activities, and a costume parade to end the day! READ MORE
The Great Big BOO is not so scary. Photo courtesy of Gilroy Gardens
The Great Big BOO is not so scary. Photo courtesy of Gilroy Gardens

Halloween Events at Bay Area Theme Parks

Tricks and Treats at Great America

Santa Clara - Friday - Sunday, September 22 - October 28, 2023
Great America is back with Tricks and Treats this year, a Halloween event that is all fun with none of the scary stuff. Guests can choose the path of Tricks, which includes Icky Ville and Spooky Spires, or the path of Treats, with Sweet Tooth Acres and Everfall.  READ MORE

Halloween Weekends at Jellystone Park

Lodi - Friday - Sunday, September 22 - October 29, 2023
To celebrate the spooky season, Jellystone Park™ Tower Park is going all out with themed weekends piled high with activities for the whole family. Costume and campsite decorating contests, Halloween-themed crafts, haunted trails, pumpkin patches, trick-or-treating, spooky soiree, and so much more are all in store.  The resort also has a water park, dining area, mini golf, and more for families.  READ MORE

Six Flags Boo Fest

Vallejo - Friday - Sunday, September 23 - October 29, 2023
Six Flags Boo Fest is a family-friendly Halloween event with no scary rides or activities, just fun for even the littlest of ghosts. Taking place during the daytime only, families can enjoy Halloween-themed animal shows, trick-or-treating, and family-friendly rides.  READ MORE

Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodge Northern California

Manteca - September 28 - October 31, 2023
Time to get spooky at Great Wolf Lodge Northern California as it gets ready to kick off one of its famed seasonal celebrations, Howl-O-Ween! Fa-boo-less fun awaits all month long as the lodge is decked out with fall leaves, pumpkins, and other festive décor to celebrate the color-changing season.  READ MORE

The Great Big BOO at Gilroy Gardens

Gilroy - Friday - Sunday, September 29 - October 31, 2023
The Great Big BOO is back at Gilroy Gardens, with fun, not-so-spooky decorations, themed programming, live musical shows, games, rides, crafts, and light displays. Trick-or-treating on the BOO trail is a great event for the kiddos!  READ MORE

Halloween Jam at Children's Fairyland

Oakland - Friday - Sunday, October 20 - 29, 2023
This six-day event is filled with spooky (but not scary) creepy, crawly Halloween fun Friday-Sunday. Kids can enjoy a scavenger hunt with treat stations as they follow the tale of the spider family, show off their costumes in the "Monster Mash Parade", and dance at the bubble party.  READ MORE
Woah! The Pumpkin Patch at Lemos Farm is amazing! Photo courtesy of the farm
Woah! The Pumpkin Patch at Lemos Farm is amazing! Photo courtesy of the farm

Pumpkin Patches & Fall Harvest Festivals in San Francisco Bay Area

Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

Petaluma - Thursday - Sunday, September 22 - November 1, 2023
One of the top local pumpkin patches to visit in the fall, the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze draw crowds from all over the Bay Area. This one is worth the drive as the whole family can pick from over five acres of pumpkins, a four-acre corn maze (with only one way out), and tons of free and special events offered daily.  READ MORE

Fall Farm Fest - Pumpkin Picking Festival

Pescadero - Saturday & Sunday, September 30 - October 22, 2023
It's Fall y'all, and what better way to celebrate than with a pumpkin-picking festival? Rancho Siempre Verde in Pescadero is hosting a month-long weekend-only event where families can pick some pumpkins and apples, cut flowers, make a fall wreath, have a picnic, and so much more overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  Kids can take a tractor ride, play on the swings, go on the slides, and run around the open fields.  Admission includes up to 6 guests, 5 pumpkins of your choosing (dependent on size), 3.5 hours of activities, a bunch of flowers, a bag of apples, and parking.  READ MORE

G&M Farms Pumpkin Patch

Livermore - Wednesday - Sunday, September 30 - October 29, 2023
G&M Farms in Livermore has fall festivities running throughout the month of October.  Families can walk through the pumpkin patch and pick one to take home, go through a six-acre cornfield maze, ride a pony, grab a pedal cart, jump on the jump pillows, and go on a hayride or cow train. There is even a haunted corn maze for older kids and grown-ups.  READ MORE

Swank Farms Fall Experience

Hollister - Thursday - Sunday, October 1 - 31, 2023
For a day full of fall fun, check out Swank Farms in Hollister. Admission for guests three years and up includes access to the farm, photo opportunities, a beautiful sunflower field, a corn maze, a jumping pillow, a cow train, and a corn box.  October 1st is Hoptoberfest with live music, craft beer from local breweries, and all the fun Fall Festival activities.  READ MORE

Autumn Lights Festival

Oakland - Thursday -Saturday, October 12 - 14, 2023
Lake Merritt is turning into a lighted display of local art with over 60 locally produced illuminated art displays on view throughout the 8-acre municipal gardens.  READ MORE

Half Moon Bay 51st Annual Pumpkin and Art Festival

Half Moon Bay - Saturday & Sunday, October 14 & 15, 2023
Free
The Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival is one of the most popular local fall events, with activities for the whole family including pumpkin carving and costume contests. Spanning over two fun-filled days, guests can enjoy live music, shop from local vendors, eat and drink from local restaurants, play games, participate in a family fun run, and even meet the mascot "Gourdy".  The main attraction is the enormous pumpkins on display hoping to win the grand prize in a weigh-off championship. READ MORE

Harvest Festival

Berkeley - Saturday, October 21, 2023
Free
Dance to live music, shop local, and take in the new Fall season with Berkely's annual Harvest Festival for the whole family.   Kids can have a ton of fun at the Kids Zone with activities like a climbing wall, decorating or bowling with pumpkins, making a scarecrow, or going through a fall-themed obstacle course.  READ MORE

City of Richmond Fall Festival

Richmond - Saturday, October 21, 2023
Free
The City of Richmond is bringing back the popular event and all families are welcome. Kids can play fall-themed games, go on a pumpkin hunt with prizes at the end, go on a hayride, and ride a pony.  READ MORE

Smith Family Farm’s Pumpkin Harvest

Brentwood - Daily through Tuesday, October 31, 2023
More than just a pumpkin patch, the Pumpkin Harvest is a celebration of fall with live music, meetings with farm animals, an observation beehive, an herb garden, and a pumpkin house.  Weekends are the best time to visit, with extra activities like face painting, musical guests, animal encounters, and beekeeper visits, as well as food trucks, and arts and craft vendors.    READ MORE

The Pumpkin Patch at Lemos Farm

Half Moon Bay - Daily through Sunday, November 19, 2023
Halloween is on full display at Lemos Farm with hay, spooky decor, corn stalks, and pumpkins galore. Enjoy pumpkin ice cream, go on a hayride, snack on pumpkin bread, ride a pony or a train, go through a not-so-scary haunted house, pet farm animals, and pick a pumpkin to take home! READ MORE
Enter the Land of the Dead with Coco. Image courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures
Enter the Land of the Dead with Coco. Image courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

Halloween Movies & Shows in the Bay Area

Movies in the Park RHA Oakland

Oakland - Friday, October 6, 2023
Free
Free outdoor movies at Redwood Heights Park are back with fun, family-friendly films to enjoy together. Blankets, lawn chairs, jackets, and snacks are recommended.  READ MORE

Movies in the Park: The Addams Family

Petaluma - Friday, October 20, 2023
Free
Enjoy a movie under the stars for Movies in the Park in Petaluma. This free event takes place at Lucchesi Park on Fridays.  READ MORE

Sundown Cinema

San Francisco - Friday, October 20, 2023
Free
See a movie outdoors in beautiful San Francisco at a different park each week. With 7 films in 7 different locations around the city, families can get together and enjoy company, good food, and a family-friendly movie.  READ MORE

Movie Night at Marin Country Mart

Larkspur - Friday, October 20 & 27
Free
Hang out with friends and family and see a family-friendly classic film under the tent at Marin Country Mart. READ MORE

Movie in the Park

Point Reyes - Friday, November 3
Free
Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos with a screening of Coco in the great outdoors. Families can bring photos or personal items of loved ones who have passed to place on an ofrenda and honor and celebrate their lives.  READ MORE
Celebrate Día de los Muertos traditions. Photo courtesy of the Oakland County Museum of Art
Celebrate Día de los Muertos traditions. Photo courtesy of the Oakland County Museum of Art

Dia de los Muertos Celebrations in San Francisco

29th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration at OMCA

Oakland - Sunday, October 22, 2023
Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is celebrated at the OMCA with all the festivities and cultural traditions of the day. A beautiful procession opens the day of celebration, followed by hands-on activities food, dance performances, live music, and more.  READ MORE

Dia de los Muertos

San Jose - Saturday, October 28, 2023
The Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is transformed to honor the beloved Mexican tradition, Dia de los Muertos, with a day-long celebration. Highlights include bigger-than-life skeleton puppets, a Calaveras procession led by Teatro Familia Aztlan, and Lupe, the 14,000-year-old "muerto" mammoth.  READ MORE

Halloween Dia de los Muertos

Oakland - Sunday, October 29, 2023
Free
Head over to Jack London Square for a family-friendly event celebrating Dia de los Muertos.  Activities include chalk artists, crafts, costume contests, mariachi, and Mexican Folklorico dancers READ MORE

Dia de los Muertos Concert

San Francisco - Saturday, November 4, 2023
The Davies Symphony Hall is hosting a celebration in honor of Dia de los Muertos with lobby installations by local artists. Then head over to the performance hall for a traditional music concert conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya with vocalist Edna Vazquez and Casa Circulo Cultural.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Great Wolf Lodge Northern California
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose