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Event and Activities in San Francisco This Weekend
Thursday, Oct. 30 - Sunday, Nov. 2

Looking for family-friendly events and activities in San Francisco and the Bay Area this weekend? Here are some  of the best things to add to your list!

Best Things To Do This Weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area with Kids

Trick-or-Treat at the Ferry Building
San Francisco—FREE
Thursday, October 30, 2025
The Ferry Building is joining in on the Halloween spirit with a trick-or-treating event inside the Marketplace. Wear your costumes and enjoy spooky music, games, and more. Grab a trick-or-treat bag and head inside for all the Halloween fun. Website

Brick-or-Treat: MONSTER PARTY at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Bay Area!
Santa Clara
Daily through Friday, October 31, 2025
Scary fun awaits as the LEGO® monsters take over LEGOLAND Discovery Center Bay Area and throw a monster party you don't want to miss. Monsterrific activities and an exclusive 4D Halloween movie, The Great Monster Chase, await. Additional activities include a Potion Kitchen, where kids can create their own spooky concoctions, pumpkin creation, build-a-witch, search for Moster Rockers, selfies, and trick-or-treating. Website

Día de los Muertos and Halloween at Mission Community Market
San Francisco—FREE
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Stock up on fall produce, support local farms, and celebrate Halloween and Día de Los Muertos at Mission Community Market. Pick up some beautiful marigolds, ofrenda food items, contribute to the community ofrenda with photos and mementos, and enjoy live music at the Little Mission Studio Stage. Bring the kids in costumes for some fun family activities. Website

Fairfax Halloween Parade
Fairfax—FREE
Friday, October 31, 2025
Fairfax families are invited to join the Halloween parade, with local businesses handing out candy, treats, and neon glow necklaces. Stay for the costume contest, where prizes are given out for best family costume, boys costume, girls costume, and most creative. Website

Halloween Sausalito
Sausalito—FREE
Friday, October 31, 2025
A Halloween parade, trick-or-treat lane, dog costume contest, and themed movie night are all taking place in Sausalito on Halloween evening. Bring the whole family (including your four-legged family members) and have some spooky but not-so-scary fun. Website

Halloween Trick or Treat Trail
Petaluma—FREE
Friday, October 31, 2025
A time of bats and broomsticks, blood and bugs, and, of course, downtown Petaluma’s Safe “Trick or Treat Trail” with downtown merchants. Parents: Gather your little ghosts, goblins, monsters, Harry Potters, witches on broomsticks, and princesses, and join the participating downtown merchants for the annual event this Halloween. Website

Día de los Muertos at the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
San Jose
Saturday, November 1, 2025
The Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is transformed to honor the beloved Mexican tradition of Día de los Muertos with a daylong celebration. Highlights include bigger-than-life skeleton puppets, a Calaveras procession led by Teatro Familia Aztlan, and Lupe, the 14,000-year-old "muerto" mammoth. Website

Luna Mexicana in Oakland
Oakland
Saturday, November 1, 2025
One of the Bay Area's most elaborate Día de Los Muertos events, Luna Mexicana is a colorful celebration of family, music, and dance. The Oakland Ballet is accompanied by Ballet Folkrorico Mexico Danza and Mariachi Mexicanismo. Website

Halloween Hoopla at Yerba Buena Gardens
San Francisco—FREE
Saturday, November 1, 2025
The 25th annual Halloween Hoopla is back with family-friendly frights and delights for kids under 10 and their adults. This year’s festivities are sure to amaze with awe-inspiring performers from Circus Bella, plus live music from the Circus Bella All-Star Trio. The Hoopla grand finale is the popular Halloween costume parade, where all kids are welcome to join in their best Halloween looks. Plus craft and activity tables. Website

Costumes & Critters: A Creepy Crawly HALLoween
Berkeley
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Join The Lawrence for an all-day Halloween extravaganza celebrating the spooky season. Come dressed in your costume to explore and discover with special Halloween-themed hands-on science activities. Explore the science center to complete your scary scavenger hunt, engage with UC Berkeley scientists, hear traditional Ohlone stories, and meet creepy crawly critters. You’ll have a screaming good time. Website

Día de los Muertos & Diwali in the Presidio
San Francisco—FREE
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Come out to the Presidio Tunnel Tops for a family-friendly Día de los Muertos and Diwali celebration. Explore the traditions and cultural connections between two ancestral celebrations through traditional arts and crafts like paper flower making, rangoli art, diya lighting, planting native plants, and more. Website

Dia de los Muertos Concert
San Francisco
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Davies Symphony Hall hosts a celebration in honor of Dia de los Muertos with lobby installations by local artists. Head over to the performance hall for a traditional music concert conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya with vocalist Edna Vazquez and Casa Circulo Cultural. Website

Oakland Water Lantern Festival
Oakland
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Water Lantern Festival is a community event that encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to come together for a night of love and laughter. Gather with your loved ones, reflect on life, and connect with new friends. As the sun sets, release your personalized lantern onto the water and watch it illuminate the night. Website

Festival of Altars with The Marigold Project
San Francisco—FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Every November 2, the Marigold Project produces the Día de Los Muertos, Festival of Altars, and the Ritual Poetry Circle in Potrero Del Sol Park. Come with your altar or offerings and remember that all votive candles should be encased in glass, flowers, photos, and favorite objects to honor your loved ones. Website

Día de Los Muertos Festival in Oakland
Oakland—FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Downtown Oakland is welcoming thousands of visitors to celebrate Día de Los Muertos with activities and fun for the whole family. The Fruitvale neighborhood is hosting a big celebration with live music, games, rides, artisans selling traditional Latin American items, and beautiful altars created by community members. Website

Día de los Muertos in Redwood City
Redwood City—FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Honor and celebrate the Día de los Muertos tradition with beautifully crafted altars, catrinas, live performances, and a thoughtful procession, paying tribute to our ancestors and enriching our community. Kids activities include chalk art, a sugar skull workshop, Catrina face painting, and more. Website

 

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