Celebrate Halloween with a visit to a local pumpkin patch, haunted house, or other fun Halloween destination in the Bay Area.
Find ideas for clever costumes, easy crafts, spooky decorations and tasty treats at our sister site Halloween Kid Fun.
Featured Events
Boo at the Zoo – Oakland, October 1-29
Calling all ghosts, goblins, and witches – join us for Boo at the Zoo every day from October 1-29, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Enjoy this family-friendly Halloween event with a spooky animal-themed scavenger hunt.
Goblin Jamboree – Sausalito, October 21-29
Spooky season has arrived at the Bay Area Discovery Museum! Experience the museum totally transformed for a fangtastic Halloween fundraiser for the whole family.
Halloween Destinations
Pumpkin Patch Festival – Suisun City, October 14-29
Haunted Railroad at Ardenwood – Fremont, October 21-29
Halloween at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy, September 29 – October 31
Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party – Felton, October 14-29
Tricks and Treats at Great America – Santa Clara, September 22 – October 28
History Park Halloween Haunt Light Show – San Jose, October 28
Halloween Jam at Children’s Fairyland – Oakland, October 20-29
Boo Fest at Discovery Kingdom – Vallejo, September 23 – October 29
Halloween at Great Wolf Lodge – Manteca, September 28 – October 31
Halloween Events
Jack O’Lantern Jamboree – Palo Alto, October 26
Funtazmagoria – Santa Rosa, October 27-29
Monster Bash – Mountain View, October 28
Halloween Hoopla at Yerba Buena Gardens – San Francisco, October 28
Thrill-O-Ween at Thrive City – San Francisco, October 28
China Town Halloween Festival – San Francisco, October 28
Pumpkins on Pikes – Petaluma, October 28
Halloween Dia De Los Muertos Family Fun Fest – Oakland, October 29
Halloween Costume Party – Antioch, Oakland 29
Family Halloween Concert – Redwood City, October 29
Halloween Parade and Dog Costume Contest – Sausalito, October 31
Halloween in Japantown – San Jose, October 31
Costume Parades
Halloween Costume Contest – Benicia, October 28
Breakfast & Munchkin Masquerade at Jelly Belly – Fairfield, October 28
Capitola Village Halloween Parade – Capitola, October 29
Halloween Parade – Sausalito, October 31
Trick or Treating
Halloween Trunk or Treat – Martinez, October 28
Halloween on Solano – Albany & Berkeley, October 31
Haunted Houses & Other Scary Places
Unhinged at the Winchester Mystery House – San Jose, September 22 – October 31
Pirates of Emerson Haunted House – Fremont, September 29 – October 31
NightMARE Island – Vallejo, October 1-31
Haunted Hangar at Hiller – San Carlos, October 21 – October 31
Haunted House of Screams – Berkeley, October 31
Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes
Speer Family Farms – Alameda, Tracy
Three Nunns Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze – Brentwood
G&S Farms – Brentwood
Cool Patch Pumpkins – Dixon
Arata Pumpkin Farm – Half Moon Bay
Farmer John’s Pumpkins – Half Moon Bay
Lemo’s Farm Pumpkin Patch – Half Moon Bay
Pastorino’s Farm – Half Moon Bay
Pumpkin Junction at Casa de Fruta – Hollister
Swank Farms – Hollister
Pumpkin Maze – Lathrop
Joan’s Farm & Pumpkin Patch – Livermore
G&M Farms – Livermore
Spina Farms – Morgan Hill
Grossi Family Farm – Novato
Rancho Siempre Verde – Pescadero
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze – Petaluma
Webb Ranch – Portola Valley
Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch – San Francisco
The Guardsmen Pumpkin Patch – San Francisco
Pick of the Patch Pumpkins – Burlingame, Oakland, Richmond, San Jose, San Mateo, Santa Clara
Rodoni Farms – Santa Cruz
Moore Pumpkins – San Ramon, Livermore
Muelrath Ranches – Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze – Santa Rosa