Friday, October 30
“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)
Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...
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!
Edoff ...
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, ...
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 ...
Bad Movies, Good Comedy: Halloween Eve Riff Night in Oakland
The night before Halloween, Nest Music Show puts a terrible movie on the big screen and hands three of the Bay’s sharpest comics a mic each. Tammy Tea Love, Samson “Mahatma Moses” Koletkar and Mario Castillo riff live over the whole thing, start to finish. ...
Saturday, October 31
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)
Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...
Free Halloween Spooktacular: Trick-Or-Treat Trail + Goodie Bags (Pleasant Hill)
Saturday, October 31 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown Pleasant Hill
Downtown Pleasant Hill invites families, friends, and Halloween enthusiasts of all ages to join its beloved Annual Halloween Spooktacular celebration! This free community event is packed with festive activities and spooky fun in the heart of Downtown Pleasant Hill.
What: An afternoon of family-friendly Halloween fun, ...
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 ...
Classic 1931 “Frankenstein” 35mm Movie + Live Organ on Halloween (Paramount Theatre)
1931 | Rated NA | 1 hr 10m | 35 mm
Starring: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff
Directed By: James Whale
Based on Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein tells the tale of Henry Frankenstein, a scientist obsessed with creating human life using body parts from the recently deceased. He succeeds, ...
“Hot Art” Halloween Iron Pour: Molten Metal + Fire Arts at The Crucible (Oakland)
Experience the heat and creativity of The Crucible’s HOT ART Halloween Iron Pour! Watch molten iron flow in a spectacular outdoor display, explore live studio demonstrations and art installations, try hands-on activities, and feel the energy of our vibrant maker community. It’s a rare opportunity ...
4th Annual Lord of the Rings Square Dance (Berkeley)
Don your Hobbit feet, your Elf ears, a couple of longshank companions and come dance to the Lord of the Ring themed music until the eagles fly home! All dances taught by California’s premier dance callers Robin Fischer and Evie Ladin. No experience needed. Everybody ...
24th Annual Starry Plough Murder Ballads Bash (Berkeley)
Spooky Season is upon us. Come on down to The Starry Plough this Halloween for the 24th installment of our annual Murder Ballads Bash. Get ready for a night of good drinks, great music and murder most foul.Murder ballads have fascinated and entertained us since ...
Sunday, November 1
“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)
Secret pop-up comedy show at a new bar in Temescal in Oakland Get ready for the return of our “HellaSecret” comedy show in Oakland. A new series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll ...
Oakland’s 31st Annual Dia de Los Muertos Festival in Fruitvale (2026)
Sunday, November 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Fruitvale Village
For one day, Fruitvale transforms into a huge celebration of life, memory, and Mexican culture. Now in its 31st year, Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival brings thousands of people to International Boulevard for a free, family-friendly street festival filled with live music, traditional dance, ...
Oakland Museum of California’s Free First Sundays (OMCA)
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) brings together collections of art, history, and natural science under one roof to tell the extraordinary stories of California and its people. First Sundays at OMCA Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California ...Monthly
“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
Día De Muertos Fiesta 2026 w/ Cumbia DJs (Oakland)
Temescal Brewing hosts a free, all-ages Día de los Muertos celebration and release party for its Mictlán Lager. The event includes live DJs spinning cumbia, ofrendas from La Familia Quíroz, and Mexican-inspired food from Cassave on the Grill, Chido’s Pizza, and De La Creamery. The ...
Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley
This free, participatory event has been a staple at La Peña Cultural Center for 12 years due to its incredible fun, and recurs every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the ...Monthly
Día de Muertos Celebración: Ceremony, Ofrenda, Son Jarocho & Food (Berkeley)
Celebrate Día de Muertos at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley on Sunday, November 1, from 5:00–9:00 PM! Rsvp Here
Join us for a free, family-friendly evening honoring our ancestors and loved ones through bilingual children’s storytime, crafts, a community altar and Ceremony of the Four ...
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Sunday, November 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: $35 | The UC Theatre
For Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, music is a living flame—one demanding relentless tending, fresh kindling, and the collective breath of community to sustain it. On their eighth studio album, Feed The Fire (No Coincidence Records), the Baltimore quartet—“Scrambled Greg” Ormont [vocals, guitar], Jeremy Schon [guitar, ...
Monday, November 2
Oakland’s Free “Town Biz” Comedy Night w/ HellaFunny (Mon + Tue)
Get ready for TownBiz Comedy Night in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood—a celebration of Oakland comedy and culture with a series of pop-up live shows across the Bay by HellaFunny. This HellaFunny comedy night takes place at the just-opened Mesa Maguey, an upscale agave bar and Oaxcacan restaurant that’s a perfect date-night ...Every Monday
Tuesday, November 3
Oakland’s “Mezcal & Mole” Comedy Night (Mondays & Tuesdays)
Get ready for the return of HellaFunny comedy night to Temescal with a series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. This HellaFunny comedy show takes place at the just-opened Mesa Maguey, an upscale agave bar and Oaxcacan restaurant that’s a perfect date-night spot with lots ...Every Tuesday
First Tuesdays Free Comedy Showcase & Happy Hour | The Layover
Every month, First Tuesdays Comedy brings you a lineup of comedians from HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central and late night TV – for free. Throw in happy hour drink specials until show time, and you’ve got one fun night. Catch a lineup of great comedians from top clubs. ...Monthly
$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose
One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun. West Wind Drive In Locations Solano Drive-In – 1611 Solano Way, Concord Capitol Drive-In – 3630 Hillcap ...Every Tuesday
Wednesday, November 4
Hometown Free Comedy Night & Happy Hour | Emeryville
Come for the comedy and stay to take a picture with the legendary “What’s My Favorite Word?” Hometown Comedy is a free monthly stand up comedy show. It’s the only show in the Bay Area in a venue with artwork dedicated to Too Short and ...Monthly
