Want to do something fun and scary this Halloween? View our list of events taking place in the Bay Area this year.
San Francisco
Boo at the Zoo
SF Zoo
Oct 21-22, Oct 28-29
10 am – 5 pm
Wear your costumes as you watch costume parades and watch animals chomp and stomp their Halloween treats.
Fright NightLife
California Academy of Sciences
Oct 31
6 p.m.
Everyone needs a good scare now and then, so show off your scariest Halloween outfit at NightLife. Prepare to be scared by Oaklash’s scary drag shows, OK Marketplace’s mysterious market, scary outfits and animals, and of course, candy!
Crawloween: San Francisco Pub Crawl 2024
Mayes Oyster House, Taco Rouge, Del Mar, Tupelo (and more)
Oct 26
2 pm-10 pm
It is back and bigger than ever: the San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl! A lot of people dressed up and came to Polk Street last year for cheap drinks, music, dancing, costume events, and more. It is like Trick or Treating, but for grown-ups.
Thrill-O-Ween
Chase Center’s Thrive City
Oct 26
12-5 pm
Trick or treating, a pumpkin patch, live entertainment, many costume contests, picture booths, making slime, balloon art, face painting, and movie showings are just a few of the fun things that people of all ages can do.
People who are strange and different have always been drawn to the SF Bay Area. Come with us as we visit some of the scariest and most haunted places in the area.
East Bay
Boo at the Zoo
Oakland Zoo
Oct 25-27
Boo at the Zoo has a costume contest, a treasure hunt for kids of all ages, and cards that you can trade for animals.
Halloween Jam at Fairyland
Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland
Oct 19-20 & Oct 25-27
10 am – 4 pm, 10 am – 5 pm
A children’s Halloween festival where they can enjoy special activities such as arts and crafts, bouncy houses, games and prizes, and more new surprises!
Halloween Día de los Muertos Family fun Fest
Jack London Square
Oct 27
1-3 pm
There will be a mariachi band, costume events, and Mexican folklorico dancers at a Latin celebration for Day of the Dead.
South Bay
Beetlejuice Beerwalk Beerwalk Beerwalk
San Jose Japan Town, 167 East Taylor Street
Oct 26
2-5 pm
An event for adults where they can dress up, hang out, drink beer, and enjoy the sights of Japantown San Jose.
Peninsula
Halloween Trick or Trot
San Francisco Bay Trail, San Mateo
Oct 26
7:30 – 10:30am
Have fun and work out at the same time. When you are done with the different games, you can get free Halloween candy. Find out more about this here.