Here is a list of special kid-friendly events happening in the San Francisco Bay Area in October! These events are not weekly or monthly recurring events, but are unique and special events happening only this year, or yearly.
This list is updated at least weekly in the month of October, and when the month is over, will start updating again the following year! Check back often to see what’s happening in San Francisco Bay Area that you can bring your kids to!
If you are on Facebook and want to get weekly updates of these events within a Facebook group, join our San Francisco Family Travel + Activities group! Every Monday, there is a thread that lists these kinds of events with specific links, where members can add events too!
Are you more of a Google Calendar kind of person? We have one of those too! Add this calendar to your Google Calendar to get these events straight in your calendar.
Want to know more about things to do in San Francisco Bay Area? Read more here:
- Top 10 Things to Do This Fall in San Francisco Bay Area
- 100+ Rainy Day Activities in San Francisco with Kids
- 60+ kid-friendly wineries in and near San Francisco
- 30+ Weekend Getaways and Day Trips from San Francisco
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KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS THIS WEEK IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Fun light installation area at the Academy of Science, where they currently have pumpkin hiding in exhibits!
Wednesday, October 31st – Halloween
San Francisco
Halloween in the Outer Sunset at Playland at 43rd Ave
Moscone Halloween Parade & Trick or Treating in the Marina
Scary Halloween Piano Concert at Knuth Fall (a 25 year SF tradition!)
Halloween Haunted House & Trick or Treat Trail in Bayview
Halloween Spook-tacular Musical Celebration
Halloween ComicFest – Free comics for trick-or-treaters in the Mission
Halloween block party in NOPA
Howlween Doggie Costume Party at Pier 23 Cafe
Bay Area
Berkeley Halloween Fest & Trick or Treating
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose’s Spellbound: A Celebration of Books and Make-Believe
Halloween Spooktacular: Trick or Treating & Games at Downtown Los Altos
Children’s Halloween Spook Parade & Costume Contest in Daly City
Annual Merchants’ Halloween Trick or Treat Trail
Annual Sweet Halloween Trick-or-Treat Pary & Carriage Rides in Dublin
Halloween Spooktacular in Palo Alto
Halloween Trick-or-treat bash in San Mateo
Places to Go Trick or Treating in San Francisco! (My personal favorites)
Trick or Treating at Shops and Streets in West Portal
Trick or Treating at Shops and Streets in the Inner Sunset
I love this roundup for all the other spots! Have a safe and fun Halloween!
Places with special Halloween deals!
Free Krispy Kreme Day if you wear your costumes
Free Scary Face Kids’ Pancake at IHOP
$4 Chipotle “Boorito” day
Saturday, November 3rd
San Francisco
Sand Castle Classic at Ocean Beach
San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival
Bay Area Science Festival Discover Day at AT&T Park
Makers Holiday Fair at Pinterest HQ
Sunset Harvest Festival and Chili Cookoff
Sunday, November 4th – “Fall Back” Day
Bay Area
Fall Family Hike at Ardenwood
Dia De Los Muertos Fest in Oakland
Dia de Los Muertos Festival in San Mateo
Dia de Los Muertos Festival in Redwood City
Street & Other Festivals in October
San Francisco
Annual Columbus Day Bazaar in North Beach, San Francisco
Fisherman’s Wharf Chowder Competition and Street Fair
Potrero Hill Festival and Street Fair
Bay Area
Day in the Park/Brisbane Derby
Sausage & Suds Festival in Downtown San Leandro
Dogtoberfest in Livermore
Music & Cultural Events in October in the Bay Area
San Francisco
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
24 Hour Comics Day in the Mission District
Mission Dolores “Fiesta” Celebration
Italian Heritage Parade in North Beach
Ocean Beach Art and Music Festival
San Francisco Street Food Festival
Treasure Island Music Festival
Ohlone Annual Big Time Gathering at Presidio
Bay Area
Trojak Winery Harvest Party (Half Moon Bay)
Black Cowboy Parade and Heritage Festival
Art, Jazz & Wine Festival in Pleasant Hill
FOG Diwali “Festival of Lights” & Fireworks in Pleasanton
Japanese Culture Festival in Millbrae
Filipino Barrio Fiesta in Livermore
El Cerrito Folk Festival
Bay Area Diwali Festival in Cupertino
SchoolForce Save the Music Festival in Belmont
Free Bay Area Kids’ Book Fair in Sunnyvale
Marin Music Festival in San Rafael
Outdoor Kid-Friendly Events in October in the Bay Area
San Francisco
Big Truck Day at John Mclaren Park
SF SPCA Cuddle Me Festival (Free adoptions, paint your pet, beer garden, yoga with cats, doggie costume contest and more!)
Corgi Con Fall at Ocean Beach
Stand for the Redwoods Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens
International Archaeology Day in Presidio
Crissy Field Day at East Beach
Bay Area
Bay Day Celebrations throughout the Bay Area
PortFest: Free Boat Rides, Live Music & Harbour Tours in Redwood City
North Richmond Shoreline Festival in Richmond (the City)
Day on the Bay Multicultural Festival: Free Kayak Rides, Food & Pumpkins at Alviso Marina County Park
Welcome Back Monarchs Day Festival in Santa Cruz
Park Street Classic Show in Alameda
Annual Pop-Up Beer Garden in Oakland
Seasonal & Fall Kid-Friendly Events in the Bay Area in October
San Francisco
Golden Gate Mother’s Group Fall Festival
Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch (on 7th Ave) opens!
ZOOtoberfest at SF Zoo
Boo at the Zoo at SF Zoo
Oktoberfest at Park Chalet in Golden Gate Park
Main Street Mamas Halloween Parade
Children’s Halloween Hootenanny at Golden Gate Park
Alemany Farm Harvest Festival Bernal Heights
Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival) at Japan Center Malls
JCCCNC Halloween Carnival (Japantown)
St Anne Harvest Festival in the Inner Sunset
Treasurefest – Halloween Special
Balboa Fright Fest (Block Party)
Balboa Park Halloween Family Day
Halloween Night at the Cal Academy of Sciences
Chinatown Neighborhood Halloween Festival
Halloween in the Outer Sunset at Playland at 43rd Ave
Family Halloween Day at the Randall Museum
Bay Area
World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay
Grand National Rodeo at Cow Palace
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival
Alvarado Fall Fest in Union City
Berkeley Harvest Festival in Berkeley
Build a Halloween House at Habitot
Haunted Railroad at Ardenwood Farmyard starts (for 2 weekends)
Goblin Jamboree at BADM
Autumn Lights Festival at Lake Merritt
Pumpkins on Pikes event at Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma
Cowboy Hootenanny Folk Festival in Fremont
Dia de Los Muertos Festival in San Jose
Goblin Walk in San Carlos
LaPetit Playhouse Halloween Party
Jack o Lantern Jamboree at Children’s Fairyland
BusyTown Indoor Playground Halloween Party in San Bruno
Danville Livery Pumpkin Jubilee
Halloween Carnival in Daily City Westlake School for the Performing Arts
Halloween Spooky Carnival at Menlo Park
Kidz Town Halloween Hay Day at Livermore
Berkeley Halloween Fest & Trick or Treating
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose’s Spellbound: A Celebration of Books and Make-Believe
There you have it!
October is full on pumpkin season here in San Francisco!! It’s also the beginning of our rainy season. Get ready for some rainy fun! There are so many block parties and fun neighborhoods to go trick-or-treating too! Come back every week to find out what’s new!
Want to know more about things to do in San Francisco Bay Area? Read more here:
- Top 10 Things to Do This Fall in San Francisco Bay Area
- 100+ Rainy Day Activities in San Francisco with Kids
- 60+ kid-friendly wineries in and near San Francisco
- 30+ Weekend Getaways and Day Trips from San Francisco
Do you know of a kid-friendly event in the Bay Area that is not on this list? Contact us or please fill out this form for your event to be added and featured!
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