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Wednesday, October 31

9:00 amCANCELLED – 2018 Halloween Fun Faire & Costume Parade | Palo Alto  FREE
2018 Big Book Sale at Fort Mason | Opening Day
Wednesday, October 31 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission. On Sunday the 4th, everything is $1
| Fort Mason Center

Every year Friends of the San Francisco Public Library fills up the Festival Pavilion Pier at Fort Mason for the Big Book Sale, an iconic San Francisco tradition. This family-friendly event features over 500,000 books, CDs, DVDs and vinyl. Children’s books, board books, music books, ...

Applebee’s $1 Zombie Cocktail Month | Final Day
Wednesday, October 31 – All Day | Cost: $1 | Applebee's (Participating Locations)
Perhaps start your Halloween pre-party at Applebee’s for $1 Zombie cocktails. This is the final day of the month long promotion.

Final Day: Rock & Roll’s Original Cover Art Exhibition | SF
Wednesday, October 31 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:43 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Art Exchange (SFAE)

From September 15 to October 31, the San Francisco Art Exchange gallery launches a new exhibition: Art of the Album Cover. The most valuable cover art exhibition in history. An exhibition that represents $25 Million with the covers of The Dark Side of the Moon, ...

2018 Moscone Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treating | Marina
Wednesday, October 31 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Moscone Rec Center
Join San Francisco Recreation and Park Department for Annual Moscone Halloween Parade on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 10 am. Meet at Moscone Recreation Center; the Parade goes down Chestnut Street. Stick around for trick or treating.
10:00 amFree Oakland Summer Walking Tours | Uptown, Lake Merritt & Secret Rooftop Gardens  FREE*
*Reservations are recommended by leaving a message on the Tours’ 24-hour hotline at (510) 238-3234 or via email to aallen@oaklandnet.com
2:00 pmHalloween Spooktacular: Trick-or-Treating & Games | Downtown Los Altos  FREE
3:00 pmChildrens’ Halloween Spook Parade & Costume Contest | Daly City  FREE
3:00 pmAnnual Merchants’ Halloween Trick or Treat Trail | Petaluma  FREE
3:30 pmHalloween Engineering Challenge | Marin City  FREE
3:30 pmHalloween Spook-tacular Musical Celebration | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is appreciated.
Turing Colloquium Lecture: The Land Sharks Are on the Squawk Box | UC Berkeley
Wednesday, October 31 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall (UC Berkeley)
Join for a special series of lectures by winners of the ACM A.M. Turing Award, considered the field’s equivalent of a Nobel Prize. The Turing laureates all have ties to UC Berkeley either as current or past faculty members or as alumni. This Turing Award talk ...
Free Halloween Trick or Treat Trail, Goodies & Raffle | Hayes Valley
Wednesday, October 31 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to all.
| Hayes Valley Art Works
Join the Halloween for some fun filled trick or treating in Hayes Valley. Pick up a map at Hayes Valley Art Works (Oak & Octavia) and follow the trail through the neighborhood to local merchants and residents. Goodies and raffle for grown ups too. Free Halloween Trick ...
Pirates of the Caribbean Ship Tours: Final Day in the Bay | Antioch
Wednesday, October 31 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Dockside tours are technically free, but a donation of $5 is appreciated. Sailing tickets start at $39
| Antioch City Marina

The Tall Ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain, official ambassadors of Washington State, will visit Redwood City and offer exciting Adventure Sails, Battle Sails and Vessel Tours from the dock. Vessel Tours open the ships to the public for a suggested donation of $5 per ...

4:00 pmHalloween Spook-tacular for Kids: Petting Zoo + Live Magician | Palo Alto  FREE
6th Annual Sweet Halloween Trick-or-Treat Party & Carriage Rides | Dublin
Wednesday, October 31 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center
Hacienda Crossings is excited to celebrate Halloween with the community in their 6th annual Sweet Halloween Trick-or-Treat Party. Come and enjoy free trick-or-treating, music, street entertainment, horse-drawn carriage rides and more at the shopping center. Children and families of the community are invited to enjoy a ...
5:00 pmHalloween in the Speakeasy w/ $5 Halloween Punch | SF  FREE
Howloween Doggie Costume Party & Drink Specials | Pier 23 Cafe
Wednesday, October 31 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Pier 23 Cafe
Looking for fun on Halloween… with your dog? Join the gang at Pier 23 Cafe for the first Howloween Doggie Costume Party. If you love your dog, join for some guaranteed hilarity, good times, and Instagram-worthy photo ops. Drink specials will be available to keep your ...
5:00 pmTrick-Or-Treat Halloween Bash: Gooey Slime + Creepy Cookies | San Mateo  FREE
5:00 pm2018 Halloween at the Hub: Trick-or-Treating | Fremont  FREE
Mission Science Spook-shop: Skeletons, Eyeball Dissection & DIY Workshops | SF
Wednesday, October 31 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but register for your ticket. Space is limited. Donations are welcome.
| Mission Science Workshop
This Halloween, as the sun goes down, Mission Science Workshop‘s exhibits come to life and take over the workshop for one haunted evening. Join – if you dare – to explore the spooky side of science. Walk inside the belly of a (real) whale, dissect an ...
2018 Ghoul’s Night Out & Monster Show | Make-Out Room
Wednesday, October 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Make-Out Room
Have a Ghoul’s Night Out and kick start your Halloween night early at the Make-Out Room. DJ Tonearm will be playing an auditory spookfest of bone-chilling monster sounds and hair-raising Halloween hits.
6:00 pm“Freak Out” Halloween Weekend Party | SoMa  $5*
*Tickets were $5 in advance last year. We assume it's the same this year but you may contact John Colins to confirm before heading out.
6:00 pmHalloween Flix N’ Chill: Witches of Eastwick + Hocus Pocus | SF  FREE
Casual Halloween Zombie (or Costume) Pub Crawl | Mission Dist.
Wednesday, October 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:55 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Mission District
Bring out the kid inside. Come join for a casual costume pub crawl to celebrate Halloween. This is happening on Halloween night, Wednesday October 31, 2018 starting at 6 pm. Costumes are encouraged. This is a free social activity, but an RSVP is required to join. These are ...
6:00 pmSF’s Only Haunted Mini Golf Party  FREE*
*FREE to attend, all-you-can-drink and mini golf upgrades available
6:00 pmFilm Screening w/ Live Piano: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | San Francisco Main Public Library  FREE
SF’s Haunted Manor & Sidewalk Scare Zone | Ingleside
Wednesday, October 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Let the kids have the candy. Don't be a drunk a**hole.
| Grafton Manor

Local Creative Event and Lighting Designer El Disco (Lyft) debuts his 1st annual DIY Halloween immersive display in SF’s Ingleside District. The Grafton Lee Manor is a family-friendly haunt for trick-or-treaters from 6 pm to 9 pm. After 9 pm, the interactive experience will transform the sidewalks into a public scare zone ...

1st Annual Halloween Dog Costume Contest & Pet Parade | Green Apple Books
Wednesday, October 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but you are encourage to purchase a book for you to enter the raffle of equally cool prizes.
| Green Apple Books on the Park
Green Apple Books on the Park is excited to announce the first-ever Halloween Dog Costume Contest. 1st Halloween Dog Costume Contest Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | 6 – 7:30 pm Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco FREE with RSVP on Facebook All dogs are welcome ...
Halloween Flicks: Pay-What-You-Wish Spooky Movie Night | The New Parkway

Head to The New Parkway on Halloween for a special “Karma Cinema” pay-what-you-wish movie night featuring specially selected Halloween flicks. Wednesday, October 31, 2018 6:30 pm: A Nightmare On Elm Street 7:00 pm: Night Of The Demons  8:00 pm: Drink And Draw, Free On The Mezzanine 8:40 pm: The Exorcist  9:15 pm: Beetlejuice    Every Wednesday

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