San Francisco Bay Area family events
Family-friendly events across the San Francisco Bay Area: festivals, museums, storytimes, markets, and seasonal fun.
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Saturday, October 31
9am to 4pm, one of 6 dates$30
SausalitoThe museum's annual Halloween party now runs every October weekend with a giant spider to dash under at the entrance, a bug dig in glowing dirt, fizzing brew mixing in Goblin Village, a beast-building art station, and live bug presentations with the Beetlelady. Costumes encouraged, stroller-friendly, rain or shine.
9:30am to 4:30pm
San JoseDaytime Halloween celebration at the purple museum with a costume parade, Glow Bones activity, a Monster Mash dance zone, fall art, and a build-a-ghost science activity (10am to 3pm). Costume spotlight moments at 11am and 2pm. Kid-focused and playful, nothing scary.
9:30am to 5pm, through Nov 1$27
OaklandOakland Zoo's Halloween weekends bring a Saturday costume contest at noon in the Wildlife Theater, creepy-crawler encounters at the House of Bugs and the Reptile Room, and a scavenger-style hunt for limited-edition animal trading cards around the zoo.
10am to 5pm, one of 6 dates$18
San JoseNot-too-spooky eco-friendly Halloween at the zoo with a creepy-crawly critter show, costume parade, cute and creepy crafts, ghoulish games, animal encounters, and Halloween-themed animal enrichment like pumpkins for the animals.
10am to 5pm, through Nov 1
WoodsideFall celebration across the historic estate with giant pumpkins, cider, churros, and fall photo ops. Traditions in Bloom days (10am to 5pm) include Indigenous People's Day programming (Oct 12), Diwali with dance and a garden game (Oct 17, 11am to 2pm), and Dia de los Muertos family activities and performances (Oct 25, 10am to 5pm).
12 to 7pm$28
OaklandFairyland's Halloween-day party turns the park into a mad science lab with trick-or-treat stations, hands-on STEM experiments, bouncy houses, sensory play zones, live performances, and themed crafts. Costumes encouraged.
1 to 9pm, one of 6 dates
GilroySweet and not-too-spooky Halloween celebration with trick-or-treating on the BOO Trail, a sing-and-dance musical show, character meet-and-greets, a Halloween light tunnel, themed rides, and interactive pumpkin wands for a clue hunt. Oct 31 runs 11am to 5pm; costumes encouraged for all ages.
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