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Friday, October 23

Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Friday, October 23 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Diwali Festival of Lights Drone Light Show (Walnut Creek)
Friday, October 23 – 9:15 pm | Cost: FREE | Lesher Center for the Arts
Diwali Festival of Lights Drone Light Show (Walnut Creek)

The Diwali Celebration Street Fair will include an artisan market, food vendors, and live performances in front of the Lesher Center for the Arts.
Emcee: Sunny Moza
DJ: Lychy Jelly
Performances by: Band Saptham, UC Berkeley Raas Ramzat, Bhangra Empire, Leela Youth Dance Company, Indian Club of Rossmoor, Desi …

Saturday, October 24

Hayward’s Free Halloween Festival: Trunk Or Treat, “Unhaunted” House & Carnival Games
Saturday, October 24 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Kennedy Park
Hayward's Free Halloween Festival: Trunk Or Treat, "Unhaunted" House & Carnival Games

Free family-friendly Trunk or Treat at Kennedy Park featuring 25+ trunks with treats, an unhaunted house, an arts make-a-thon, crafts, performances, games, a costume contest, and a rock wall. The event takes place rain or shine, with limited parking and bike valet available from Bike …

Sunnyvale’s Free Harvest Festival: Pumpkin Carving & Monster Mash Dance Party
Saturday, October 24 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required.
| Cityline Redwood Square
Sunnyvale's Free Harvest Festival: Pumpkin Carving & Monster Mash Dance Party

Fall is here. Let’s celebrate. 🎃
Celebrate fall with a big afternoon of seasonal fun at Cityline! We’re transforming Redwood Square with a pop-up pumpkin patch and carving, live music, family dance lessons, a special Día de los Muertos performance, and so, so much more. Here’s …

SF’s 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic Contest at Ocean Beach (2026)
Saturday, October 24 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Ocean Beach
SF's 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic Contest at Ocean Beach (2026)

On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Leap Arts in Education will take over Ocean Beach for its 44th annual Sandcastle Classic, Northern California’s largest sandcastle competition. Teams of local students, architects, engineers, designers, contractors, and corporate teams will work together to transform the beach into a …

Diwali Celebration Street Fair (Walnut Creek)
Saturday, October 24 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Diwali Celebration Street Fair (Walnut Creek)

Celebrate Diwali with an afternoon of Indian food, artisan shopping, live music and dance performances, then stick around for a drone light show after dark. The free Diwali Celebration Street Fair takes over Rudney Plaza at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek …

Sunday, October 25

SFMOMA’s “Free Family Day” Free Museum Day SFMOMA's "Free Family Day" Free Museum Day

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and inter-generational audiences to the museum for its Free Family Day on October 25, 2026.
While the museum is always free for visitors 18 and younger, on Free Family Day, it is also free for up to …

SFMOMA’s “Free Family Day” Free Museum Day (2026) SFMOMA's "Free Family Day" Free Museum Day (2026)

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and inter-generational audiences to the museum for its Free Family Day on October 25, 2026.
Enjoy a day of art and family fun at SFMOMA! These special days include art-making activities for the whole family in our …

2026 “World of Dumplings” Festival at SF’s Ferry Building
Sunday, October 25 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Ferry Building
2026 "World of Dumplings" Festival at SF's Ferry Building

One of San Francisco’s tastiest community food festivals is back for its third year, bringing a whole world of dumplings to the Ferry Building. World of Dumplings returns Sunday, October 25, with 25+ restaurant vendors serving up dumplings from around the globe, and admission is …

Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, October 25 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)

Monday, October 26

Tuesday, October 27

SF’s Noe Valley Night Market 2026
Tuesday, October 27 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Noe Valley Town Square
SF's Noe Valley Night Market 2026

Wednesday, October 28

Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, October 28 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

Thursday, October 29

SF’s Trick or Treating at the Ferry Building
Thursday, October 29 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
SF's Trick or Treating at the Ferry Building

Visit the Ferry Building for a spooktacular evening of Trick-or-Treating inside the Marketplace! Wander through the Marketplace and stop by shops marked with festive signage, ready to welcome trick-or-treaters in their best costumes. Get creative with Halloween crafts and enjoy spooky music, playful games, and plenty of Halloween spirit for the …

Friday, October 30

“Nightmare on Front Street” 2026: Free Halloween Block Party (Downtown SF)
Friday, October 30 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 254 Front St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
"Nightmare on Front Street" 2026: Free Halloween Block Party (Downtown SF)

Kick off Halloween weekend with San Francisco’s ultimate Halloween block party! Join us for a hauntingly good time with themed cocktails, live music, spooky activities, and costumes galore on Front Street in downtown San Francisco. Nightmare on Front is a larger iteration of the area’s block …

Saturday, October 31

“Cute Ridge” Halloween Market: Free Candy + Y2K Finds (San Jose)
Saturday, October 31 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Eastridge Mall
"Cute Ridge" Halloween Market: Free Candy + Y2K Finds (San Jose)

Cute🎃ridge Halloween Edition is a free Halloween market at Eastridge Mall featuring Y2K fashion, vintage finds, local makers, sweet treats, costumes, and trick-or-treating. Free candy will be distributed throughout the event, and families are invited to attend in costume.
Original Event Description:
_🎃💕 BOO! CUTE🎃RIDGE IS BACK! …

SF “Halloween Hoopla” Kids’ Festival in the Park + Costume Parade (2026)
Saturday, October 31 – 12:00 pm | | Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
SF "Halloween Hoopla" Kids' Festival in the Park + Costume Parade (2026)

The 26th annual Halloween Hoopla is back with family-friendly frights and delights for kids under 10 and their adults! This year’s festivities are sure to amaze with awe-inspiring performers from Circus Bella accompanied by live music from the Circus Bella All-Star Trio. The Hoopla Grand Finale is …

Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Saturday, October 31 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
“Dance-O-Ween” SF’s Epic Roving Costumed Dance Party 2026
Saturday, October 31 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | 16th Street BART
"Dance-O-Ween" SF's Epic Roving Costumed Dance Party 2026

Update! DANCEOWEEN 2026 is officially on. Expect 5,000+ to join for this epically-fun roving mobile dance party through the Mission!
🌕 🎃 DANCEOWEEN IS BACK! 🎃 a free, roving dance party that winds through the streets of the Mission with mobile sound carts, live music, bubbles …