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Wednesday, October 28
The “Top Chefs” Potluck: DJ Halloween Party (Madrone Art Bar)
A spooky night of Bay Area music, community, and deep cuts at Madrone.
Join The Top Chefs and Salōn! for a genre-bending showcase featuring live performances, DJ sets, covers, B-sides, original music, and classic favorites.
This is a time to support, connect, and vibe out with the ...
Thursday, October 29
2026 Halloween Trick-or-Treating in North Shattuck District (Berkeley)
It’s the spookiest time of year in Berkeley’s North Shattuck district!
Families are invited to North Shattuck for Halloween fun for all ages. Enjoy the seasonal produce and artisan wares as local farmers embrace the theme and help get you in the Halloween spirit.
Kids can pick ...
2026 San Francisco Latino Film Festival: Bird of 400 Voices + Live Performance
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, ...
Outdoor Silent Disco: 150 Free Headsets + Costume Prizes (Oakland)
Close out the season with a fan favorite, our Silent Disco, presented by the Uptown Downtown Oakland Community Benefit District. Join us at Lot 2270 (2270 Broadway) for music, dancing, costumes, and The Town energy.
Wireless headphones will be available for the first 150 guests, with ...
District 11 Excelsior Family Summit
This is Your City. This is Your Voice. This is Your Future. Share your story about growing up and raising your family in San Francisco.
Every family has a story. Every voice matters. Please share yours.
Join us for the District 11 Excelsior Family Summit! The This Is ...
Friday, October 30
City Creatures: Pest Art Pop-Up (SF)
Art. Urban wildlife. Guest speakers. Food. Drinks. Music. And a gallery full of strange things to explore.
City Creatures is a one-day exhibition at Terra Gallery exploring the hidden ecology of city life through art, science, and the perspective of people who work closely with urban ...
Free Halloween Hike: Creepy Presidio Pet Cemetery Stories (SF)
This hike includes a visit to the Pet Cemetery to hear creepy stories from Presidio lore. Wear a costume if you dare!
Please meet at Rafiki Coalition (601 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, CA 94124) 20 minutes early for COVID testing. A free shuttle promptly leaves ...
Free Halloween Hike in The Presidio + Creepy Pet Cemetery Stories (SF)
Celebrate Halloween early with Rafiki on a beautiful fall Hike in the Presidio!
This hike includes a visit to the Pet Cemetery to hear creepy stories from Presidio lore. Wear a costume if you dare!
Please meet at Rafiki Coalition (601 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, CA ...
Oakland’s “Trunk or Treat” at the Lake (Lake Merrit)
TRUNK OR TREAT AT THE LAKE!
Bring the whole family to the lake for a FREE Halloween celebration! Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with decorated trunks, candy and treats, music, games, and activities for the whole family.
Special focus on youth ages 0–5, but all ages are welcome!
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Oakland Chinatown’s “Trick Or Treat” Trail (2026)
Oakland Chinatown hosts a Halloween trick-or-treat event for costumed attendees, who can follow participating-business signs throughout the neighborhood. Check in at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center Lobby for activities and games, followed by a family-friendly costume contest at 3:30 PM. The top three costume-contest winners ...
Trick or Treat in Oakland Chinatown
Calling all little ghosts, superheroes, princesses, and Halloween characters! Dress up in your favorite costume and join our family-friendly costume contest in Oakland Chinatown. Kids are invited to show off their Halloween spirit, creativity, and spooktacular looks!
Prizes: Top 3 winners will receive surprise gift cards, ...
Hayes Valley’s Glowing Halloween “Trick-or-Treat Trail” + Free Outdoor Movie (2026)
Friday, October 30th, after school bring the kids in costume all around Hayes Valley for the merchant Trick-or-Treat Trail. Then stroll over to Hayes Promenade for entertainment, glowing sculptures, and a free outdoor movie in Hayes Valley! ️ EVENT SCHEDULE: 4–6pm | Trick-or-Treat Trail Follow ...
SF’s Free Outdoor Movie Night “Despicable Me 4” Free Food + Popcorn (Parkside/Sunset)
🎬🍿 Movies in McCoppin is BACK for 2026! 🍿🎬 People of Parkside Sunset is excited to help bring outdoor movie nights back to our neighborhood! in October, grab your blankets, bring the kids, and join your neighbors at McCoppin Square. ✨ 📍 Taraval ...Every Friday
Crescent Montessori’s Trunk or Treat (Milpitas)
Crescent Montessori is excited to once again host our Annual Community Trunk or Treat, we hope you will come and join us for fun and treats!
Late Night Editions: “Halloween Eve” DJ Costume Party at SF’s de Young Museum
Halloween Eve on Friday, October 30th, rises from the shadows and takes over the de Young for a wickedly unforgettable night where art, music, and mystery collide. Stroll the glowing galleries while live DJ sets from In Session pulse through the halls. Delight in bites ...
Mission Rock Fall Friday Night Movies – Coco (China Basin Park)
Movie nights are back at China Basin Park! Gather your friends and family and join us Friday nights this October for four cozy evenings of movies under the stars. Bring a blanket to the Great Lawn, grab your favorite movie-night snacks, and settle in for ...
Free Halloween Queer Horror Short Films “Queer Monstrocities” at KALW (SF)
Celebrate Halloween at this screening & fundraiser supporting mutual aid for trans people and local public media
Join KALW on Friday, October 30 for a special Halloween edition of Solidarity Cinema, with screenings at 8:00 and 9:30 PM.
This month, we’ll be screening four short horror short ...
Saturday, October 31
Halloween 2026 Trick-or-Treat at the Farmers Market (Palo Alto)
Downtown Palo Alto Farmers’ Market hosts a Halloween celebration with trick-or-treating, games, pumpkins for sale, decorations, and a guess-how-many-creepy-crawlies competition. Kids can complete a Halloween scavenger hunt for a prize.
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Halloween SF World Naked Bike Ride (Oct. 2026)
The creepy menace of “politics” & “ai” & “flock cams” political clowns got you down?
We’ve got just the right Big Pick Me Up Remedy, Treat & CureRx in store for you just before the Big S/Election coverage heats up!
We’re putting our peds to the pedal & ...
Sunnyvale Autumn Food Festival 2026 (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)
Sunnyvale Autumn Food Festival takes place at Cityline Sunnyvale on October 31 and November 1, 2026. The fall event includes food vendors, local makers and craft vendors, live stage performances, Halloween-themed activities, and a pet costume contest. The festival is scheduled from 10:00 AM to ...
Halloween Storytime in Francisco Park
Booooooooooooo! Happy Halloween!!! Calling all parents and caregivers! Francisco Park is thrilled to be hosting a Spooky Storytime in the Park on Saturday, October 31 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. There will be singing, storytelling, and howling! The Storytime will take place on the ...
12th Annual Chinatown Halloween Festival + Block Party (SF)
The 12th annual Chinatown Halloween Festival returns to Waverly Place in San Francisco on October 31, 2026. Running from 11 am to 3 pm, the event features a pumpkin patch, arts and crafts, games, a costume contest, and family-friendly activities in the heart of Chinatown. ...
12th Annual Chinatown Halloween Festival (SF)
Join us for CYC 12th Annual Chinatown Halloween Festival on Saturday, October 31 from 11am–3pm on Waverly Place (between Sacramento and Washington Street). Celebrate Halloween in the heart of Chinatown with a pumpkin patch, arts and crafts, games, and more family-friendly activities throughout the afternoon.
Thank ...
SF Cake Picnic Fall 2026: Taste 100s of Cakes on Halloween (Levi’s Plaza)
Spend Halloween morning with CAKE PICNIC at Levi’s Plaza for a sweet and spooky celebration near the Bay! This is our first-ever Halloween CAKE PICNIC and it’s so special. You won’t want to miss it!
We’re gathering outside among the trees and autumn air to share ...
SF’s 12th Annual Balboa Street Fright Fest: Trick-Or-Treat Halloween Crawl (2026)
The 12th Annual BalBOOa Fright Fest is a neighborhood Halloween event along Balboa Street between 33rd and 41st avenues. Activities include trick-or-treating at participating businesses, a scavenger hunt, pumpkin painting at Creative IQ, hot chocolate at La Promenade, games, and costume-related activities. Completed scavenger-hunt sheets ...
2026 Marin Country Mart Halloween Spectacular: Costume Contest + Treats (Larkspur)
The Mart’s annual Halloween Spectacular in Larkspur includes a costume contest with prizes at 11 AM in the Courtyard, trick-or-treating throughout the shopping village from 11 AM to 2 PM, and a Guess the Weight of the Giant Pumpkin contest. The pumpkin contest begins October ...
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
2026 San Francisco Ocean Avenue Halloween Block Party
️ **THE SPELL FOR 2026 IS CAST…** ️
For one enchanted afternoon, Ocean Avenue will transform into a realm of magic, mischief, and monstrous fun. The costumes will be extraordinary, the laughter will echo throughout Unity Plaza, and every witch, wizard, ghost, ghoul, and pumpkin-loving soul ...
Tricks Treats & Trinkets: Halloween Makers Market 2026 (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.
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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 ...
