It’s Halloween and Harvest fairs and festivals season in the Bay Area. Don’t miss out!
East Bay
Unhaunted House & Carnival: Tiny-topia
OCT. 18-19. Explore the land of creepy crawlies and amazing arthropods at this Hayward Area Recreation & Park District event. It will include a craft station where you can create your own bug, games, a story time and more. Register online. 6-9pm Fri. and 4-8pm Sat. $8, under 3 FREE.
Sulphur Creek Nature Center
1801 D St., Hayward
Marin
Goblin Jamboree
OCT. 19-27. Families can dress in costume and enjoy a Halloween wonderland with STEAM activities, spooky art creations and live entertainment at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Before the festivities begin on Oct. 19, there will be a Breakfast Bash 8:30-10:30am to raise money for the museum. The Jamboree starts at 10:30am. Check website for prices.
Bay Area Discovery Museum
557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito
Novato Safe Trick-or-Treat
OCT. 26. Bring your little ghosts and goblins to trick-or-treat at participating downtown businesses. 11am-2pm. FREE.
1112 Grant Ave., Novato
Peninsula
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival
OCT. 19-20. This popular festival features a parade, pumpkin carving, a costume contest, live entertainment, food, art vendors and more. 9am-5pm. FREE.
Main Street, Half Moon Bay
World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
OCT. 14. Check out giant gourds at Half Moon Bay’s annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. First place receives $9 a pound, plus there’s also a $30,000 mega prize for the world record-breaking pumpkin. 7am-2pm. FREE.
Main Street, Half Moon Bay
Nightfall at Filoli
OCT.16-NOV. 3. This bewitching Halloween experience starts with a candlelight walk through the historic house followed by a stroll through the meadow where flickering jack-o-lanterns and lights cast an otherworldly glow upon the estate’s grounds. 5:30-9pm Wednesdays-Sundays. $28-45, under 5 FREE.
Filoli
86 Cañada Road, Woodside
San Francisco
SuperNatural
OCT. 26. California Academy of Science’s Halloween party will feature a “silent disco” in the Steinhart Aquarium, trick-or-treat stations, live animals demonstrations, mad scientists, unusual specimens, crafts, face painting, a photo booth and teen lounge. 6:30-9pm. General admission $35-50.
California Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco
Silicon Valley
Dίa San José
OCT. 19. This Dίa de los Muertos festival in downtown San Jose celebrates family and culture with live entertainment, music, dance, food and cultural art. 11am-7pm. $8 pre-sale, 12 and under FREE.
César Chávez Plaza
1 Paseo de San Antonio
Halloween Fun at Gamble Garden
OCT. 19. Pokémon is hiding. Search for Pikachu and friends in a scavenger hunt and enjoy tattoos, face painting, crafts, prizes, trading cards and more. 10-11am. $40-60.
Gamble Garden
1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto
gamblegarden.org/event/halloween-2024
Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party
OCT. 12-13, 19-20, 26-27. Dress in costume and join Thomas and Percy at Roaring Camp for a train ride, entertainment and other fun activities for families. Check website for schedule and ticket prices.
Roaring Camp
5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton