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Sunday, October 25
34th Annual Rockridge Halloween Parade w/ 40+ Trick-or-Treat Stops (Oakland)
Celebrate Halloween at the 34th Annual Rockridge Halloween Parade, a free, family-friendly tradition featuring trick-or-treating, crafts, face painting, costume contests for kids and pups, and festive activities at more than 40 participating locations along College Avenue, from Broadway to Alcatraz Avenue.
Start at Halloween Hub #1 ...
2026 San Francisco Latino Film Festival: Oca
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, ...
Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup w/ Free Lunch for Volunteers (SF)
Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup Sundays, 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM Meet outside Another Cafe at 1191 Pine St Grab a picker, meet the people on your block, and leave the sidewalks cleaner than you found them. We provide all the supplies: grabbers, bags, gloves, ...Every Sunday
Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup (Free Lunch for Volunteers)
Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup
Sundays, 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Meet outside Another Cafe at 1191 Pine St
Grab a picker, meet the people on your block, and leave the sidewalks cleaner than you found them. We provide all the supplies: grabbers, bags, gloves, and vests. Just ...
Football Sundays: Outdoor Big Screen NFL Games + Lawn Fun (Thrive City)
Catch NFL games on the big screen at Thrive City’s Football Sundays in San Francisco. Enjoy a community atmosphere with lawn games and team spirit. Lawn chairs are provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking is available at the Chase Center Garage. Event is free ...
2026 Pillar Point Harbor Costumed “Witch Paddle” on Kayaks + Paddle Boards (Half Moon Bay)
The San Mateo County Harbor District hosts a free Halloween-themed paddle at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay. Participants can paddle in swimmable costumes and must wear a life vest or PFD. Spectators are also welcome, and the paddle is followed by a Trunk ...
Yoga in Francisco Park
Join us for a community yoga session on Sunday, October 25 with yoga instructor Lucy Marr @lucymarrandthestars from Nob Hill Yoga @nobhillyoga from 10-11am. Bring a friend, a yoga mat/towel, and an extra layer for a relaxing yoga session. All levels are welcome.
Suggested donation: $10+
No ...
Try Lawn Bowling at SF’s Historic 125-Year-Old Club in GG Park (SF)
Ever wondered what happens on those bowling greens in Golden Gate Park? Come find out! The San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a free community day on Sunday, October 25, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Try lawn bowling, tour the historic ...
Downtown Burlingam’s Free “Fall Fest” Block Party (2026)
Downtown Burlingame’s Fall Fest takes place on Howard Avenue with family activities, a Kids Zone, a costume contest, and a community-stage schedule. Performances include Pied Piper Players, Jack Paradise, a Burlingame High School preview of “Little Shop of Horrors,” Indian dance and music, hula and ...
“The Great Elephant Migration” 27 Elephant Sculptures Take Over Livermore (Oct. 10 – Dec. 6)
The Great Elephant Migration: A Family Gathering opens in Downtown Livermore with a welcome and blessing ceremony at Stockmen’s Park, including a cultural dance performance and custom textile artwork. The installation features 30 life-size handcrafted elephant sculptures by Indigenous artisans at Bankhead Plaza and Stockmen’s ...
Bark at Spark: Howl-O-Ween (SF)
Bark at SPARK: Howl-O-Ween!
Calling all furry friends and spooky souls—it’s time to paw-ty! Bark at SPARK: Howl-O-Ween! is a celebration of pups, people, and community. Come meet fellow dog lovers, make new friends, and let your four-legged bestie make some new friends of their own—all ...
SF’s “World of Dumplings” 2026: Free Community Food Fest (Ferry Building)
The World of Dumplings 2026 festival returns for its third year at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. This free, community-led event features dumplings from around the globe, more than 25 restaurant vendors, eating contests, cooking demonstrations, a beer garden, raffle prizes, trivia, family activities, ...
SF’s Free “World of Dumplings” Festival at the Ferry Building
The Bay Area’s biggest dumpling party is back. 🥟
San Francisco’s World of Dumplings returns to the Ferry Building on Sunday, October 25 for a free, all-day celebration of dumplings, food, culture and community.
More than 16,000 people attended last year, with 45+ local restaurants and businesses ...
Oakland Bicycle Scavenger Hunt + Scaredy Cat Race (Snow Park)
Come join us at Snow Park for the Scaredy Cat Race. Get your list of clues and be ready to figure out the locations you’ll be traveling to around Oakland in order to solve some puzzle, roll around the town and test yourself on our ...
Rockridge Halloween Parade 2026 w/ 40+ Trick-Or-Treat Stops (Oakland)
The 34th Annual Rockridge Halloween Parade is a free district-wide event along College Avenue (about 13 blocks – from Broadway to Alcatraz) in Oakland featuring trick-or-treating at more than 40 businesses, crafts, music, story time, costume contests for kids and pups, and Halloween-themed activities at ...
SF Music Day 2026: 20+ Free Live Concerts (San Francisco War Memorial)
SF Music Day 2026 offers a free, daylong festival at the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, featuring over 20 ensembles from the Bay Area performing live across multiple spaces. Organized by InterMusic SF, the event includes a diverse lineup of classical, jazz, ...
“Free Oakland Up” Market: Shop for Free Treasures (Every Friday-Sunday)
Free Oakland UP, a Social Practice Project by Jocelyn Meggait, is open Fridays through Sundays from 12–4 PM, offering free materials for art, collage, and junk journals such as ephemera, electronics parts, books, and household goods. Outdoor items are entirely free to take (just don’t ...Every Sunday
“Wiggle Fest” Fall 2026: Free BBQ & Grilled Cheese Block Party (SF)
Wiggle Fest Fall 2026 is a family-friendly neighborhood gathering at Wiggle Plaza featuring free BBQ, potluck and grilled cheese, live local music and dancing, games, arts and crafts, live portrait drawing, face painting, and a bouncy house. The event also offers an opportunity to meet ...
Halloween Spooktacular 2026: Free Family Fun Fest (Dublin)
Hacienda Crossings hosts a free Halloween Spooktacular in the Entertainment Village near Ike’s Love & Sandwiches. The family event includes face painting, balloon art, a photo booth, cotton candy, and treat bags while supplies last.
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_🎃 Halloween fun is coming to Hacienda Crossings! Bring ...
Napa $5 Folk Festival
A $5 music festival in Napa? That’s right!
Not Loud Concerts presents the Napa $5 Folk Festival on Oct 25 from 2 – 5 pm.
This is a festival like no other – 9 bands, 3 stages, all indoors in downtown Napa, and all not too loud! ...
Howl-O-Ween Costumed Pet Parade at City Center Bishop Ranch (San Ramon)
The spirit of Halloween arrives at City Center Bishop Ranch, San Ramon’s premier open-air dining, shopping and entertainment destination, with the return of its free Howl-O-Ween costumed pet parade on Sunday, Oct. 25, bringing an afternoon of festive fun for pups and their owners.
Your prized ...
Free Halloween “Trunk Or Treat” Party w/ Bounce Houses (SF)
Free Halloween Fun for the Whole Family!
Join us for a family friendly Trunk or Treat in San Francisco! Come dressed in your favorite costume and enjoy an evening of candy, decorated car trunks, bounce houses, games, food, and plenty of Halloween fun.
Bring your family, invite ...
Monday, October 26
Bad Art Mask-querade: Make Your Most Ridiculous Mask at The Faight (SF)
Bad Art Club is where you go to unblock creativity, be in community and play like a kid again. Come be yourself & do your worst with us!
Here’s the thing about masks: You gotta put em’ on to pull em’ off!
Come be totally surprised by ...
Free Palestinian Folk Dance + Mutual Aid Workshop (SF)
Sticking Together and Fighting Back: A Workshop with Dean Spade
Co-hosted by Mama Ganuush & King LOTUS BOY | Performances by ZAK, Shams w/ Dabka Drag and Drums
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Organizer and author Dean Spade as a guest at Salon HALA will lead “Sticking Together ...
Tuesday, October 27
Transportation and Senior Services Resource Fair (Burlingame)
Come gather information and engage with local staff of 20+ organizations that offer crucial transportation and services to older adults and people with disabilities in San Mateo County!
Free to attend. Bring family and friends!
Burlingame Community Center is a 2-block walk from the Burlingame Caltrain station, ...
Halloween Karaoke Singing Contest – $300 in Cash Prizes (Oakland)
Halloween Karaoke Singing Competition – $300 in Cash Prizes – Limited Space
Signing Competion Limited to the first 25 People who sign up.
(Only 1 Registration Per Person)
Check in is at 6pm Contest Starts about 7:30 pm. Doors open at 5 pm.
This is a Halloween Themed Singing ...
One City One Book: Cities as Ancestors (SF Main Library)
Explore how our relationships with cities, parks and the more-than-human world can shape our future. Inspired by Susanna Kwan’s Awake in the Floating City, the 2026 One City One Book selection, this conversation brings together local community leaders working on place-based environmental justice to consider ...
Wednesday, October 28
Free NeuroNight SF: Brain Games + Mini Keynotes (Chinatown)
NeuroNight SF is an event for anyone 18+ interested in the brain and neuroscience.
We’re bringing together students from community colleges and universities, public and private, alongside career-changers and working professionals for one relaxed evening of brain games, real conversations, Mini Keynotes and a raffle. Come curious. ...
Free “Blind” Book Art-Making Challenge (Madrone Art Bar)
Choose a gift-wrapped mystery, horror, or thriller book and create an original artwork inspired by its first paragraph or page, without knowing anything else about the story. Put your imagination, interpretation, and creative instincts to the test while connecting visual art and literature in an ...
Made In This Place: Bay Area Artists In Their Own Words Closing Party at KALW (SF)
Celebrate the closing of the multimedia exhibition from KALW, Art Is Awesome & Ingleside Gallery celebrating Bay Area artists.
Made in this Place: Bay Area Artists In Their Own Words is a new exhibition from Art is Awesome and KALW Public Media, in partnership with Ingleside ...
