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What's Up This Halloween 10/31/25

Updated: Oct 30

Friday, October 31

Halloween Parade (Free) – Sausalito

Halloween Magic Show (Free) – Oakland

Halloween on Solano (Free) – Albany & Berkeley

Live Oak Halloween Bash (Free) – Berkeley

Halloween Skate Jam (Free) – Berkeley

Downtown Trick or Treat (Free) – Cloverdale

Halloween Festival (Free) – Larkspur

Trunk or Treat at the Lake (Free) – Oakland

Tricks and Treats – Piedmont

Halloween Night Bazaar – San Francisco

Halloween in Japantown (Free) – San Jose

Halloween Celebration (Free) – San Jose

Trick or Treating on the Wharf (Free) – Santa Cruz


Saturday, November 1

SMASH STEM Fair ~ SaratogaJoint the 4th annual SMASH, a free post Halloween STEM event held at Saratoga High School. Smash and compost pumpkins after Halloween while enjoying hands-on science activities, custom-built robot demos, and exhibits from makers across California.

Halloween Hoopla (Free) – San Francisco

Fun on the Farm (Free) – San Ramon

Dia de Muertos Celebration – Mountain View

Planetarium Shows – Cupertino

San Jose Barracuda - San Jose

San Jose Sharks - San Jose


Sunday, November 2

Storytime at the Foster Museum (Free) – Palo Alto

San Jose Sharks - San Jose


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Bugonia — Comedy / Crime / Sci-Fi starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons.


Baahubali: The Epic — Action/Drama (Indian film) opening in limited U.S. release.


Self‑Help — Horror/Thriller film.


Little Amélie or the Character of Rain — Family animation


The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2025) — opening Oct 30, 2025.


Violent Ends — opening Oct 31, 2025.


Sinners IMAX Reissue — opening Oct 31, 2025.


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Oakland Museum of California (first Sunday) – Oakland

Telescope Viewing at Chabot (Fri & Sat eves) – Oakland

San Mateo County History Museum (1st Friday) – Redwood City

Asian Art Museum (1st Sunday) – San Francisco

California Academy of Sciences (4 select days per year) – San Francisco

Exploratorium (select days throughout the year) – San Francisco

CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point (select days) – San Mateo

Hands on Science Classes at Intel Museum (always free) – Santa Clara

Bay Area Children’s Discovery Museum (1st Wednesday) – Sausalito

Bay Model Center – Sausalito

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford (always free, special family programs on Sundays) – Stanford

Home Depot Kids Workshop (1st Saturday) – all locations

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  • A Place to Bury Strangers + Geneva Jacuzzi – Fri, Oct 31 at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco.

  • Art Beatz – Thu, Oct 30 at Temple Nightclub, San Francisco.

  • Barns Courtney (Unplugged Solo) – Wed, Oct 29 at Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco.

  • El Alfa at The Warfield (San Francisco) on Fri Oct 31.

  • ZHU – “Blacklizt on Halloween” at The Ruins (American Canyon) Fri Oct 31.

  • Malaa at The Midway (San Francisco) Fri Oct 31.

  • Car Seat Headrest at Fox Theatre (Oakland) (Oakland) Sat Nov 1.

  • The Whispers at Calvin Simmons Theatre (Oakland) Sat Nov 1.

  • Petey USA at Fillmore San Francisco Sat Nov 1.

  • Color Me Badd at Orinda Theatre (Orinda) Fri Oct 31.

  • Substance Festival San Francisco at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco) Fri Oct 31 & Sat Nov


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