Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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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, more...
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| 6:00 pm | Made In This Place: Bay Area Artists In Their Own Words Closing Party at KALW (SF) |
FREE |
| 6:30 pm | Author Talk: Parini Shroff with Tanya Žilinskas |
FREE |
| 7:00 pm | SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday) |
FREE |
| 7:00 pm | Astronomy on Tap San Francisco |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | Death By Aria: Haunted Halloween Concert w/ Aerial Spectacle (Grace Cathedral) |
$75*
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| 8:00 pm | “Oh Rocky” Immersive Rocky Horror Club Night + Drag & Tarot Readings (El Rio) |
$15*
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| 9:00 pm | The “Top Chefs” Potluck: DJ Halloween Party (Madrone Art Bar) |
FREE*
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
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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 more...
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| 6:00 pm | “Practical Magic 2” Halloween-Themed Outdoor Movie Night at Oracle Park (SF) |
$28*
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| 6:00 pm | $10 Off Tix: SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt (Final Week 2026) |
$10 Off*
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| 7:00 pm | Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF) |
$20*
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| 7:00 pm | Oakland’s Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | 2026 San Francisco Latino Film Festival: Bird of 400 Voices + Live Performance |
$16.79*
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| 7:30 pm | 2026 SF Symphony: Elim Chan Conducts Adams Mendelssohn + Brahms (Oct. 29-31) |
$45*
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| 7:30 pm | Free HellaFunny Thursday Comedy Night (Downtown SF) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | SF’s “Drunk Theatre” Halloween Special: Nightmare on Valencia St. (Oct. 29) |
$23.18*
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| 9:00 pm | Crazy Karaoke: SF’s Wild New Thursday Night Party + $3 Shots (SF) |
FREE*
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| 12:00 pm | SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu) |
FREE |
| 3:00 pm | Día de los Muertos + Halloween at Mission Community Market (SF) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Outdoor Silent Disco: 150 Free Headsets + Costume Prizes (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 5:00 pm | SF’s Trick or Treating at the Ferry Building |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Free “Trick-Or-Treat” Around Historic Aircraft at Hiller Aviation Museum (San Carlos) |
FREE*
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| 5:30 pm | District 11 Excelsior Family Summit |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | Stressless Taxes for Artists, Creatives, and Freelancers (SF Main Library) |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | Halloween-Screening: Zombie Films (SF) |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | Substance Fest San Francisco 2026 Day 3 |
$30*
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| 7:00 pm | SF Latino Film Fest: Los Cenzontles Film + Live Performance (KQED) |
$24.38*
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| 7:00 pm | The Haunt: Halloween Art Maze w/ Tarot Readings + DJs at SF’s YBCA (Oct. 29-30) |
$25*
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| 8:00 pm | Coit Comedy: Stand Up Comedy & Free Golden Boy Pizza | SF |
$5*
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| 8:00 pm | Birdhouse Comedy Night |
$12 |
| 9:00 pm | Every Thursday: “Inner Circle” Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 pm | 16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic) |
FREE*
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Friday, October 30, 2026
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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 more...
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| 6:00 pm | SF’s Epic Halloween Pub Crawl “Crawloween 2026” (Oct. 24-Nov. 1) |
$15*
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| 6:30 pm | SF Halloween Night BOOs Cruise: 90-Minute Bay Cruise with Blue & Gold Fleet (Oct. 30-31) |
$50*
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| 7:00 pm | “HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | “Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | “Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p) |
FREE*
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| 7:30 pm | 2026 SF Symphony: Elim Chan Conducts Adams Mendelssohn + Brahms (Oct. 29-31) |
$45*
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| 8:00 pm | $5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show |
$11.94*
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| 8:00 pm | “The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 pm | SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat) |
$18.60*
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| 9:00 pm | $5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday) |
$16.37*
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| 10:15 pm | $5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF) |
$12.16*
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| 9:00 am | Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE*
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| 9:45 am | Halloween Hike With Rafiki |
FREE |
| 10:00 am | Free Halloween Hike: Creepy Presidio Pet Cemetery Stories (SF) |
FREE |
| 10:00 am | Free Halloween Hike in The Presidio + Creepy Pet Cemetery Stories (SF) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | Oakland’s “Trunk or Treat” at the Lake (Lake Merrit) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | “Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | Morning Coffee Cleanup (Mission) w/ Free Coffee For Volunteers |
FREE*
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| 2:00 pm | “Nightmare on Front Street” 2026: Free Halloween Block Party (Downtown SF) |
FREE |
| 2:00 pm | Oakland Chinatown’s “Trick Or Treat” Trail (2026) |
FREE |
| 2:00 pm | Trick or Treat in Oakland Chinatown |
FREE |
| 3:00 pm | Final Weekend of Ocean Beach Bonfires for 2026 (Ends Oct. 31) |
FREE*
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| 4:00 pm | Hayes Valley’s Glowing Halloween “Trick-or-Treat Trail” + Free Outdoor Movie (2026) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | $1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach) |
FREE*
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| 5:30 pm | SF’s Free Outdoor Movie Night “Despicable Me 4” Free Food + Popcorn (Parkside/Sunset) |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | San Francisco Critical Mass (Last Friday of the Month) |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Crescent Montessori’s Trunk or Treat (Milpitas) |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Late Night Editions: “Halloween Eve” DJ Costume Party at SF’s de Young Museum |
$45*
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| 6:00 pm | Substance Fest San Francisco 2026 Day 4 |
$30*
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| 6:30 pm | Mission Rock Fall Friday Night Movies – Coco (China Basin Park) |
FREE |
| 6:30 pm | 2026 Halloween Laser Spooktacular in Giant IMAX Dome (San Jose) |
$16 |
| 6:30 pm | $5 Night Photo Hike to One of SF’s Best Halloween Neighborhoods (2026) |
$5*
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| 7:00 pm | SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | Halloween Weekend “Goth Skate” at the Church of 8 Wheels (SF) |
$20*
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| 8:00 pm | Free Halloween Queer Horror Short Films “Queer Monstrocities” at KALW (SF) |
FREE*
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Saturday, October 31, 2026
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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. more...
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| 2:00 pm | SF Craft & Learn at the Museum of the Eye: Ojo de Dios (Oct. 24-31) |
FREE*
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| 2:00 pm | SF’s Epic 25,000+ Halloween Pub Crawl is Back (Crawloween 2026) |
$15*
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| 5:30 pm | Ocular Oddities: 21+ After Hours at the Museum of the Eye (SF) |
$20.72*
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| 6:30 pm | SF Halloween Night BOOs Cruise: 90-Minute Bay Cruise with Blue & Gold Fleet (Oct. 30-31) |
$50*
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| 7:00 pm | “Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | “Crazy Funny Asians” Free Comedy Showcase (SF) |
FREE*
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| 7:30 pm | 2026 SF Symphony: Elim Chan Conducts Adams Mendelssohn + Brahms (Oct. 29-31) |
$45*
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| 8:00 pm | $5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show |
$11.94*
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| 8:00 pm | Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (A Ghostly, Ghastly Get It?! Gameshow) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | “Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 pm | SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat) |
$18.60*
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| 9:00 pm | $5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday) |
$16.37*
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| 9:00 pm | Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 am | Halloween 2026 Trick-or-Treat at the Farmers Market (Palo Alto) |
FREE |
| 9:30 am | Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday) |
FREE*
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| 9:30 am | Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | Halloween SF World Naked Bike Ride (Oct. 2026) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | Sunnyvale Autumn Food Festival 2026 (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | Spooky Science at Chabot (Oakland) |
$24*
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| 10:00 am | Free Labyrinth (1986) Screening at SF’s 4 Star Theater |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | “Cute Ridge” Halloween Market: Free Candy + Y2K Finds (San Jose) |
FREE |
| 10:30 am | Halloween Storytime in Francisco Park |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | 12th Annual Chinatown Halloween Festival + Block Party (SF) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | 12th Annual Chinatown Halloween Festival (SF) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | SF Cake Picnic Fall 2026: Taste 100s of Cakes on Halloween (Levi’s Plaza) |
$57.50*
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| 11:00 am | SF’s 12th Annual Balboa Street Fright Fest: Trick-Or-Treat Halloween Crawl (2026) |
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| 11:00 am | 2026 Marin Country Mart Halloween Spectacular: Costume Contest + Treats (Larkspur) |
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