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Golden Gate Park “The Whale’s Tail” Beer/Wine Garden + Live Music (Summer 2026)
The Whale’s Tale is a seasonal, open-air destination for live music, food and drinks, community programming and relaxing afternoons. Open Saturdays and Sundays and select holidays beginning Memorial Day weekend, the Whale’s Tail features a rotating lineup of musical acts throughout the season, weekly free ...Every Saturday
Halloween Costume Contest + Tiny Monster Art Party (Oakland)
Saturday, October 31 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Grand Gallery
Don’t Miss
The Tiny Monster Show
Closing Party Costume Contest
Calling all Halloween lovers young and old to don your spectacular costumes for The Tiny Monster Show Costume Contest Closing Party.
Saturday, Oct 31st
Noon -3pm
Contest starts at 1pm
Partake in treats and howl at the art as we shower gifts ...
Halloween Tattoo Party w/ Flash Deals + Scary Movies (SF)
ANALOG TATTOO HALLOWEEN PARTY!
Stop by and have a great time! Analog Tattoo Arts Kolectiv opens its doors on Halloween for a party filled with flash tattoos and fun of all kinds. Come check out the art, tattoos, good times, good people, and be a part ...
Nihonmachi Street Fair’s One Beat One Street Pop-Up Performance
Saturday, October 31 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Japantown (Osaka Way)
Feel the pulse of Japantown before the stage changes forever! ✨
Join us for One Beat One Street—a powerhouse afternoon of taiko performances in the heart of J-Town. Feel the vibrations shake the pavement on Saturday, October 31st from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Osaka ...
Tricks Treats & Trinkets: Halloween Makers Market 2026 (San Jose)
Saturday, October 31 1:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Spark Social San Jose
Tricks, Treats & Trinkets is a Halloween Day collaboration market at Spark Social San Jose featuring local artists, creatives, and small businesses. The San Jose Makers event includes treats, trinkets, oddities, spooky vibes, and community-focused shopping.
Original Event Description:
_Tricks, Treats & Trinkets
Tricks, Treats & Trinkets is ...
SF’s Aquarium of the Bay: Underwater Pumpkin Carving w/ Kids Free (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)
Aquarium of the Bay hosts its Fish or Treat Halloween program at PIER 39 on October 31 and November 1, featuring underwater pumpkin carving from 1-2 PM, otter pumpkin enrichment at 2 PM, and an all-day arts and crafts table. A trick-or-treat candy station is ...
Spooky Square: Halloween Magic Show + Dog Costume Contest (Ghirardelli Square)
Saturday, October 31 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ghirardelli Square
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of magic, pet costumes, and Halloween treats.
✨ Magic Show — 1 PM
Pet Costume Contest — 2 PM
Goodie Bags — available on a first-come, first-served basis
Bring the whole family and don’t forget to dress up your furry friends!
Sign up your ...
SF’s Wickedly Fun Halloween Circus “Circus of the Moon” (2026)
Step inside An Unkindness, a Wickedly Whimsical Halloween Circus Experience where Restless Spirits, Dark Legends, and Extraordinary Performers Bring a Haunted Graveyard to Life at San Francisco’s Historic Great Star Theater. Normally $30-$40, You Can Get Complimentary Tickets to Circus of The Moon for October 29-31 if ...
Spooktacular Halloween Matinee Puppet Show
FREE if you come in costume. Otherwise, you’ll be CHARGED!
Clarion celebrates its 10th year as a performing arts center with a Halloween haunted open house.
Performers include musicians, poets, a tea master, students of Clarion Children’s Theater, and a fun-for-all shadow puppet theater.
Bring the whole family ...
2026 Halloween Pet Parade, Jazz Jam + Costume Contest (Hayes Valley)
Hayes Valley Pet Parade 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026
at Hayes Valley Art Works Garden
REGISTER HERE
This year we are moving the main event into our garden! We still plan to parade from the garden to the Shared Street, with registration and prize presentations happening in our Hayes ...
Free 20th Annual Scraper Bike Day Halloween Ride + Trunk-or-Treat (Oakland)
FREE! EVENT! Celebrate Halloween with the Scraper Bike Team. Trunk or Treat, Free Shirts and more. Spread the Word, all are welcome.
It’s the 20th Annual Scraper Bike Day!
Halloween is the day we ride! Pull up with the whole family, bring your bikes, and celebrate 20 ...
$25 Halloween Tix: SF’s Britney Spears Musical “Once Upon a One More Time” (2p + 8p Shows)
use code TOXIC25 for $25 tickets for Halloween, October 31, 2026 performances for either the 2pm or 8pm show.
SF’s Epic 25,000+ Halloween Pub Crawl is Back (Crawloween 2026)
The San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl 2026: Crawloween Returns! This year, it’s expected to be even bigger, with new bars, new surprises and four nights of non-stop Halloween excitement. October in San Francisco brings Fleet Week, amazing weather and the San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl, ...
2026 Micailhuitl Día De Muertos at San Jose’s History Park (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)
Saturday, October 31 2:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | History Park
The 22nd annual Micailhuitl Día de Muertos celebration takes place over two days at History Park in San Jose. The community event includes cultural activities, traditional ceremonies, live entertainment, community altars, arts and crafts, and food. Original Event Description: _Join us for our 22nd Annual ...
SF Craft & Learn at the Museum of the Eye: Ojo de Dios (Oct. 24-31)
Get into the spirit of the season at the Museum of the Eye. With Halloween and Día de los Muertos around the corner, our popular Craft & Learn: Ojo de Dios workshop returns with two opportunities to join the fun. Visit us Saturday, Oct. 24, or ...
2026 San Francisco Latino Film Festival: Maxita + Panel Discussion
18th Cine+Más San Francisco Latino Film Festival runs October 22-November 1, 2026. The 18th Cine+Más San Francisco Latino Film Festival brings films from across the U.S., Latin America and Spain to venues throughout San Francisco. This year’s lineup celebrates Latino stories and filmmakers through documentaries, ...
Mountain View Halloween Trick Or Treat on Castro Street w/ 24 Local Businesses (2026)
Saturday, October 31 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Castro Street (Mountain View)
Trick-or-treat event on Castro Street in downtown Mountain View with treats from local businesses and a map of participating stops. Costumed attendees can also register for Monte Carlo’s Haunted House.
Original Event Description:
Trick or Treat on Castro Street – Saturday, October 31 from 2-4pm It’s ...
San Jose’s “Micailhuitl” Día de Muertos Festival 2026 (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)
Saturday, October 31 2:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | History Park
The 22nd annual Micailhuitl Día de Muertos celebration takes place over two days at History Park in San Jose. San Jose’s longest-running Día de Muertos celebration features cultural activities, traditional ceremonies, live entertainment, community altars, arts and crafts, and food. Original Event Description: _Join us ...
Halloween Roller Disco 2026 in 127-Year-Old Church: “Thriller Skate” Party (SF)
Church of 8 Wheels hosts a Halloween roller disco weekend in San Francisco in a 127-year-old former church. Friday’s Goth Night Skate features alternative music including New Wave, Dark Wave, Synthpop, and Post Punk. Saturday includes two kids and family costume-skate sessions, followed by an ...
Classic 1931 “Frankenstein” 35mm Movie + Live Organ on Halloween (Paramount Theatre)
1931 | Rated NA | 1 hr 10m | 35 mm
Starring: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff
Directed By: James Whale
Based on Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein tells the tale of Henry Frankenstein, a scientist obsessed with creating human life using body parts from the recently deceased. He succeeds, ...
Petaluma’s Trick or Treat Trail
Saturday, October 31 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Historic Downtown Petaluma
A time of bats and broomsticks, blood and bugs – and Downtown Petaluma’s Safe “Trick or Treat Trail” with the downtown Merchants!
Parents – gather your little ghosts, goblins, monsters, Harry Potters, witches on broomsticks and princesses, and join the participating downtown merchants for the Annual Trick or ...
Halloween Block Party + Free Gumbo Tastings in SF’s Bayview (2026)
Celebrate Halloween in Bayview with us! Gumbo Social is hosting a free party from 3–8 PM on Saturday, October 31, with spooky decorations, music, and a chance to gather with neighbors as Halloween festivities get underway on 3rd Street.
Featuring DJ Casanova.
Pop-up bar by The Perfect ...
Halloween 2026: Trick-or-Treat Trail w/ Full-Size Candy Bars (SF’s Portola)
Portola’s Halloween celebration includes a 3-4 pm Haunted Hunt for ages 6-10 at Portola Library, followed by neighborhood trick-or-treating from 5-8 pm along Somerset, Burrows, and Bacon streets. The evening concludes with the free Spooky Garden Reverie at the Green Between from 6-10 pm, featuring ...