Check out these great opportunities for family fun this weekend. Enjoy art activities, family concerts, cultural celebrations, nature adventures, and more throughout the Bay Area!
Friday, October 16
Sundown Cinema: Beetlejuice (Free) – San Francisco
Disney on Ice: Find Your Hero – Oakland
Trick or Treat Trail (Free) – Concord
Pumpkins After Dark – Pleasanton
Haunted Railroad at Ardenwood – Fremont
Halloween Celebration (Free) – San Jose
Saturday, October 17
Off the Grid Treasure Island Fall Edition ~ San Francisco
Off the Grid returns to Treasure Island this fall, every Saturday from September 12 through October 17, from 11 AM to 4 PM. Enjoy 180-degree Bay views from Cityside Park, live music, kites for kids, and food trucks serving Asian, Latin, European, and classic American favorites. Admission is free, and the event is rain or shine and pet-friendly. Best of all, the eight-minute ferry ride from downtown San Francisco is free, too, for all attendees!
Spooky Times at Deer Hollow Farm ~ Cupertino
Meet the farm animals, enjoy spooky crafts and activities, and explore the haunted barnyard at this family-friendly Halloween event. Admission is $10 ($7 in costume; free for kids 12 months and under) with all net admissions directly funding field trip scholarships for local schoolchildren. 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Bay Area Science Festival (Free) ~ San Francisco
Discover science fun and excitement together at the Bay Area Science Festival — Northern California’s largest free all-ages science event. Experience 125+ mind-blowing hands-on experiments, games, demonstrations, stage performances, film screenings and science talks. Bring the whole family to race robots, see your own brainwaves, participate in a science podcast, marvel at science magic shows, meet reptiles and amphibians face-to-face and much more. Organized by UCSF, the festival is Saturday, October 17, 11AM-4PM at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus — one block from Chase Center.
Fall Family Festival ~ San Francisco
Taking place under the twinkling Spectra lights at Fulton Plaza, the Fall Family Festival on October 17th, from 4 to 7pm; features fun carnival games, free pumpkin decorating, face painting, the San Francisco Public Library Bookmobile, and entertainment such as stilt walkers and bubble magic with Sterling Bubble. The selfie station with the autumn-themed Petalz Flower Truck is a must-stop photo op with City Hall as the backdrop, as are the carnival treats: cotton candy, candy apples and local food trucks featuring fall fair favorites.
Dragons Love Tacos by PLAY Theater Company – San Francisco
It’s the Great Pumpkin 60th Anniversary Event – Santa Rosa
Harvest Fair – St. Helena
Open Cockpit Day – Santa Rosa
Family Farm Day – Muir Beach
Halloween Extravaganza – South San Francisco
ZooKids – Oakland
Improv Circus – Oakland
Harvest Festival (Free) – Berkeley
Preschool Performance: Magician Brian Scott – Danville
Pumpkin Festival – Half Moon Bay
Pet Palooza Parade (Free) – Palo Alto
Hands on Art Festival (Free) – Sunnyvale
Planetarium Shows – Cupertino
Creepy, Crawly, and Cute – Los Gatos
Day on the Bay – Alviso
Sunday, October 18
Tricycle Music Fest (Free) – San Francisco
Sunday Streets – San Francisco
California Discovery Trail Experience at Oakland Zoo – Oakland
Fall Fest at Children’s Fairyland – Oakland
Boo at the Zoo – Oakland
Big Bounce – Pleasanton
Nightfall at Filoli – Woodside
Fall Family Day at Palo Alto Art Center (Free) – Palo Alto
Storytime at the Foster Museum – Palo Alto
Weekend Farm Tour – Los Altos Hills
Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party – Felton
The Great Big Boo at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy
