Friday, October 30
Halloween Hike With Rafiki
Friday, October 30 – 9:45 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | rafiki coalition
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: Creepy Presidio Pet Cemetery Stories (SF)
Friday, October 30 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Rafiki Coalition
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)
Friday, October 30 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | rafiki coalition
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)
Friday, October 30 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Lake Meritt - Edoff Memorial Bandstand
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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Free 1/4 lb. Candy on Halloween Eve at SF’s “The Candy Store” (Russian Hill)
Pre-game your Halloween with The Candy Store! We’re giving out goodies because we know Candy isn’t just for kids. Stop by between 11 and 6 on Friday October 30th and say “Trick or Treat” for a free 1/4lb of candy (our choice, but you know ...
“Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)
While many restaurants are struggling, San Francisco Mexican restaurant TATO wants to give back. They’re bringing back their “Taco Love” special which features a two taco plate with sides, and pay-what-you-can pricing. Pay-What-You-Can Taco Day Tato 4608 3rd St. (@ McKinnon) San Francisco (Bayview) Every ...Every Friday
Morning Coffee Cleanup (Mission) w/ Free Coffee For Volunteers
Meet at Cinderella Bakery & Cafe (2937 24th St) to grab our supplies, then cleaning will occur from 11:00am to 12:00pm around the neighborhood. Stay afterwards for FREE coffee and to meet fellow volunteers. Stay afterwards for a free coffee and to meet fellow volunteers. ...
Free Halloween Boonanza 2026 Rooftop Fairy Festival at Salesforce Park (SF)
Friday, October 30 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | TJPA’s Salesforce Park - Rooptop Park
Salesforce Park hosts a free Halloween Boonanza for children and families featuring crafts, candy, fairy encounters from Happily Ever Laughter, and a Jamaroo performance. Costumes are encouraged.
Original Event Description:
_Something magical is brewing four stories above the city! 🎃✨
Bring your little ghosts and goblins to Salesforce ...
“Nightmare on Front Street” 2026: Free Halloween Block Party (Downtown SF)
Friday, October 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 240 Front St
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 ...
Oakland Chinatown’s “Trick Or Treat” Trail (2026)
Friday, October 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Oakland Asian Cultural Center Lobby
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
Friday, October 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Oakland Asian Cultural Center
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, ...
Final Weekend of Ocean Beach Bonfires for 2026 (Ends Oct. 31)
For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end of February), bonfires are not allowed, but starting March 1, 2026, bonfires are back ...
Hayes Valley’s Glowing Halloween “Trick-or-Treat Trail” + Free Outdoor Movie (2026)
Friday, October 30 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Hayes Valley
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 ...
Free Outdoor Video Art Walk Through SF’s Mid-Market (Oct. 30 – Nov. 1)
Meet the Moment Video Festival brings politically and socially engaged video art to storefront windows, vacant spaces and outdoor projections along a walkable Mid-Market loop. Curated by Natasha Becker, Mushi Wooseong James, Việt Lê, Julio César Morales, Efe Ozmen and Twyla Ruby, the festival features ...
$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Fridays are now a little bit more awesome. Did someone say $1 drinks? Monroe in North Beach hosts “Battle of the Decades” DJ party and happy hour every Friday with a DJ spinning progressive tunes. Every hour is a different decade – with drink prices ...Every Friday
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
San Francisco Critical Mass (Last Friday of the Month)
Friday, October 30 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Embarcadero Plaza
Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in San Francisco. Meet and 6pm, ride at 6:30 pm from Embarcadero Plaza (foot of Market Street) and in cities around the world. Everyone is invited. No one is ...Monthly
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 ...
“Another Lamp Show” 100+ One-Of-A-Kind Art Lamps (SF)
Opening October 30th, 500 Capp Street Foundation presents Another Lamp Show, a fundraiser in support of the historic David Ireland House in San Francisco’s Mission District. Co-organized with artist and union electrician Rico Duenas, the fundraiser invites more than 100 artists, including Chelsea Ryoko Wong, ...
Mission Rock Fall Friday Night Movies – Coco (China Basin Park)
Friday, October 30 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | 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 ...
2026 Halloween Laser Spooktacular in Giant IMAX Dome (San Jose)
Friday, October 30 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: $16 | The Tech Interactive
LASERS! at The Tech: Halloween Spooktacular
Ready for a Halloween experience that glows in the dark?
LASERS! at The Tech: Halloween transforms The Tech Interactive’s IMAX® Dome Theater into a swirling spectacle of light, color, and sound. Settle in as state-of-the-art lasers dance across the darkness, casting ...
$5 Night Photo Hike to One of SF’s Best Halloween Neighborhoods (2026)
Cameras & Carbs hosts a Halloween-themed night photo hike beginning at Richard Gamble Memorial Park. The route travels through Belvedere Street, up to Corona Heights for nighttime city views, and down to the Castro for street photography during Halloween weekend. Costumes are encouraged, and participants ...
SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026)
San Francisco State University Observatory hosts a free public open night with family-friendly astronomy talks, updates on astronomy research, and rooftop telescope observing. Programming is offered in English and Spanish, weather permitting. Located at SFSU Thornton Hall top floor Upcoming Weekly Schedule Through Dec. 4, ...
Sci-Fi Night: “Little Shop of Horrors” w/ Carnivorous Plants at Chabot (Oakland)
Seymour and His Insatiable, Bloodthirsty Plant Are Taking Over Chabot!
Join us for a one-night-only screening of the 1986 movie musical Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut featuring a special pre-show talk by the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society.
Whether you come learn about real-world carnivorous ...
Halloween Weekend “Goth Skate” at the Church of 8 Wheels (SF)
Get your Halloween skate groove at the Church of 8 Wheels, San Francisco’s Roller Disco. We will be in Halloween mode all weekend long. On Friday, Oct. 30 we will be rolling in dark mode with the Halloween Goth Night Skate from 7PM to 11PM. ...
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
Free “Wags & Wheels” Halloween Dog Pawty: Trunk Or Treat + Classic Cars (Fisherman’s Wharf)
A Trunk or Treat celebration benefitting our furry friends.
Dogs in Halloween costumes. Trunk or treating with the Bay’s most beautiful classic cars. Free activities for dog lovers, families, and their friends. A pop-up marketplace for every pet lover. That’s what’s in store for the first ...
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 ...
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, ...
Ocular Oddities: 21+ After Hours at the Museum of the Eye (SF)
Get into the Halloween spirit at this 21+ after-hours event at the Museum of the Eye.
Explore rarely seen artifacts, from 19th-century glass eyeballs to articulated skulls, and hear strange stories from ophthalmology’s past + enjoy a hosted beer & wine bar.
Ocular Oddities: After Hours
Saturday, October ...
