Halloween may seem scary, but these days, it offers something fun for everyone. Consider these Not-Too-Spooky Halloween events happening in Marin and beyond.
Halloween may seem scary, but these days, it offers something fun for everyone. Consider these Not-Too-Spooky Halloween events happening in the Bay Area and beyond.
By day, Filoli is a house frozen in elegance. By night, it's frozen in something else entirely.
Calling all ghosts, goblins, and witches - join us for Boo at the Zoo!
Calling all ghosts, goblins, and witches - join us for the Boo at the Zoo costume contest!
Follow the clues, complete the activities, and collect your prize!
Join neighbors for Halloween on Hayes, a free, family-friendly afternoon and evening at Hayes St. and Octavia Blvd.
Get ready for a frightfully fun evening of costumes, treats, and creepy-cool surprises at our annual Halloween at the Center celebration!
Come join us at our Larkfield Location for our annual end of season Machado Burgers and Cars Trunk Or Treat Friday October 30th 4-7pm. Trophies for best trunk, best costume and best combo.
Join us on 25th Ave in San Mateo for a fun, family-friendly evening of Halloween treats and community fun!
Join us for a spine-tingling Halloween SPOOK-TACULAR EVENT!
Wear your favorite costume, bring your treat bag, and work up an appetite trick-or-treating around Strawberry Rec Center.
Join us for some family-friendly, safe trick-or-treating in our Seven Trees Parking Lot!
We’re adding a twist to traditional trick-or-treating! Instead of going door-to-door, your little ones can gather treats at The Plex!
The days are getting shorter. It's time to ride with a lit pumpkin strapped to your head. Anyone and any bike is welcome, so long as you have a lit pumpkin strapped to your head.
Run in our annual Halloween Run, where healthy fitness meets frightful fun!
Halloween day done right! Harajuku Halloween meets Lumpia Fest! Food, fun, and a free Trick-or-Treat Experience for the kids!
Join a unique celebration of Halloween excitement as the Hiller Aviation Museum’s witch drops her doomed pumpkin from a high-flying helicopter!
One of the Bay Area’s most popular family Halloween traditions is back!
Dogs in Halloween costumes. Trunk or treating with the Bay’s most beautiful classic cars. Free activities for dog lovers, families, and their friends. A pop-up marketplace for every pet lover. That’s what’s in store for the first annual Wags & Wheels October 31st at Fisherman’s Wharf.
This Halloween, trade the pumpkin patch for something a little more avant-garde. Bring your crew — whether that’s your toddler in a Warhol wig or your friends in full coordinated costume — to SFMOMAween.
Join the Mill Valley Library for a special Halloween edition of Sing & Stomp at Sweetwater Music Hall featuring musician Emily Bonn and her band, the Sing & Stompers!
Get ready for a frightfully fun day at PENCO’s 1st Annual Spook Fest, where TCG, collectibles, trick-or-treating, character meet and greets, cosplay, scavenger hunts, and Halloween fun all come together!
Mad Magic returns! Trick-or-treat into the evening! Fairyland becomes a radioactive lab complete with STEM activities, bouncy houses, special performances, arts & crafts, costumes, and candy. Special event 12pm to 7pm. Do Halloween the Fairyland way with a magical mad science twist.
Come dressed in your best costumes and let’s have some spooky fun!
Dive into a Frightfully Fun Weekend at Aquarium of the Bay!
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of magic, pet costumes, and Halloween treats.
Celebrate three incredible festivities in one unforgettable event at the Diwali Dandiya & Halloween Festival 2026 in Santa Clara, California!
Celebrate this bewitching holiday with some festive farm games. Join us in the farmyard to compete in our pumpkin playtime!
Celebrate Halloween in Bayview with us! Gumbo Social is hosting a free party from 3–8 PM on Saturday, October 31, with spooky decorations, music, and a chance to gather with neighbors as Halloween festivities get underway on 3rd Street.
Bring the family and join us for our annual, spooky Halloween celebrations on Fourth Street!
special needs is from 5pm-6pm, and general admission is from 6pm-8pm. This is a family-friendly trunk-or-treat event.
Walk through our parking lot with your family and see decorated cars and collect lots of candy! A free, family-friendly Halloween event.
We will have “trunk-or-treat” cars, games, live music, and tons of candy!
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The annual Halloween Hoopla is back with family-friendly frights and delights for kids under 10 and their adults!