Looking for a special Halloween day fun? Check out the costume parades, haunted houses and trick-or-treating events listed below. In addition, many pumpkin patches will be open a least part of the day.
Find last minute ideas for clever costumes, easy crafts and tasty treats at our sister site Halloween Kid Fun.
Word for WordPLAY’s Spooky Fam Jam (Free) ~ San Francisco, October 31
Join Word for WordPLAY at Z Space for a spine-tingling, fun-filled adventure where imaginations run wild! Gather the family for spooky storytelling with Word for WordPLAY’s Director, Gendell Hing-Hernández, who will delight kids and adults alike. Come for the stories, stay for the fun, and try out your costume before heading out for trick-or-treating! Experience our spooky storytelling and don’t miss this chance to step into a world where suspense meets creativity.
Goblin Jamboree ~ Sausalito, October 3-31
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 Events
Halloween in Japantown – San Jose, October 31
Halloween Hoopla at Yerba Buena Gardens (Free) – San Francisco, October 31
China Town Halloween Festival (Free) – San Francisco, October 31
Wags and Wheels (Free) – San Francisco, October 31
Halloween Parade (Free) – Sausalito, October 31
Mad Magic at Children’s Fairyland – Oakland, October 31
Halloween Magic Show (Free) – Oakland, October 31
HARAJUKU Halloween Fest! – Concord, October 31
Halloween Parade & Festivities (Free) – Fairfax, October 31
Tech or Treat – San Jose, October 31
Halloween Storytime & Parade (Free) – San Jose, October 31
Halloween in Japantown – San Jose, October 31
Trick or Treat at the Farm (Free) – San Jose, October 31
Halloween at The Boardwalk – Santa Cruz, October 31
Trick or Treating on the Wharf (Free) – Santa Cruz, October 31
Halloween Dia De Los Muertos Family Fun Fest (Free) – Oakland, November 1
Viva La Vida by Oceanic Ballet – San Mateo, November 1
Boo at the Zoo Costume Contest – Oakland, October 17 – November 1
Pirates of Emerson Haunted House – Pleasanton, October 2 – November 1
Festival Fright Nights at the Winchester Mystery House – San Jose, September 18 – November 1
Halloween Destinations
Discovery Kingdom Tricks and Treats – Vallejo, September 19 – November 1
Howl-o-ween at Great Wolf Lodge – Manteca, September 24 – October 31
The Great Big Boo at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy, September 25 – November 1
Whimsy Willow Pumpkin Play Patch – Alameda, September 27-November 1
Pumpkins After Dark – Pleasanton, October 2-31
Haunted Hangar at Hiller – San Carlos, October 23 – November 1
Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes
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
Fantozzi Farms – Patterson
Rancho Siempre Verde – Pescadero
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze – Petaluma
Webb Ranch – Portola Valley
Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch – San Francisco
Pick of the Patch Pumpkins – Burlingame, Oakland, Richmond, San Jose, San Mateo, Santa Clara
Moreland Pumpkin Patch – San Jose
Rodoni Farms – Santa Cruz
Moore Pumpkins – San Ramon, Livermore
Muelrath Ranches – Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze – Santa Rosa
