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What's Up This Weekend with Fonseca 10/24/25

Friday, October 24

Goblin Jamboree – SausalitoSpooky season has arrived at the Bay Area Discovery Museum! Experience the museum totally transformed for a fangtastic Halloween fundraiser for the whole family.

Bhangra & Beats Night Market (Free) – San Francisco

Halloween at the Center – Mill Valley

Halloween Hootenanny (Free) – Berkeley

Halloween Magic Show (Free) – Oakland

Trunk or Treat – Walnut Creek

Trick or Treat Trail (Free) – Concord

Trick or Treat – Fremont

Sunset Cinema: Coco – Santa Clara

San Jose Barracuda - San Jose


Saturday, October 25

Bay Area Science Festival (Free) ~ San FranciscoNorthern California’s largest free celebration of science! Bring the whole family to experience 100+ jaw-dropping demonstrations, hands-on experiments, astounding games, behind the scenes lab tours, film screenings and science talks. Inspire future scientists. Experience how STEM shapes the way we live.

Tricycle Music Fest (Free) ~ San FranciscoTricycle Music Fest wraps up with Grammy® award winners, Alphabet Rockers, performing their change-making music and empowering stage show at the North Beach Branch and the SFPL Kiosk located at the Dogpatch Hub.

China Town Halloween Festival (Free) – San Francisco

Halloween Block Party (Free) – Vallejo

Family Nature Fun Hour (Free) – Alameda

Halloween Fun Fest (Free) – San Leandro

Acorn Festival (Free) – Hayward

Halloween Festival – Foster City

Star Party at Crestview Park (Free) – San Carlos

Halloween Spooktacular – Redwood City

Fun on the Farm (Free) – San Ramon

Monster Bash – Mountain View

Monster Mash – Cupertino

Planetarium Shows – Cupertino

San Jose Barracuda - San Jose


Sunday, October 26

Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party ~ FeltonDress up for Halloween with favorites Thomas and Percy, for a train ride, entertainment, and fun filled activities for the entire family.

Funtazmagoria ~ Santa RosaGet ready for an unforgettable experience at the Children’s Museum’s annual FUNtazmagoria event! This one-of-a-kind seasonal celebration is perfect for families, offering a blend of fun that’s spooky not scary. Step into our Mad Scientist Lab for a walk-through adventure filled with electrifying interactive experiments.

Animal Day at UC Botanical Gardens ~ BerkeleyJoin a celebration of all things fauna with drop-in experiences, music, educational displays, crafts, community partners, live animals to see and touch, and more! Say hello to bat and bird ambassadors as you learn about nocturnal animals, explore creatures of the Bay, and get up close to some pet-able slithering snakes.

The Great Hauntway (Free) – San Francisco

Thrill-O-Ween at Thrive City (Free) – San Francisco

Cal Sailing Club Open House (Free) – Berkeley

Diwali Celebration (Free) – Brisbane

Family Halloween Concert – Redwood City

The Music of Disney – Palo Alto


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  • Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere — biopic/drama about the making of Nebraska. Opens Fri, Oct 24.

  • Bugonia — dark satire/thriller; opens Fri, Oct 24.

  • Regretting You — mother-daughter drama from the Colleen Hoover novel; opens Fri, Oct 24.

Limited / indie openings

  • Last Days — adventure/biography drama; Fri, Oct 24.

  • If I Had Legs I’d Kick You — character-driven drama; Fri, Oct 24.

  • A House of Dynamite — genre/arthouse title; Fri, Oct 24.

  • Tenement — horror/thriller; Fri, Oct 24 (limited).

  • Dream Eater — horror; Fri, Oct 24 (limited).

Special events & re-releases (Sat/Sun)

  • ParaNorman — 2025 re-release, Sat, Oct 25. Rotten Tomatoes+1

  • National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession — event cinema, Sat, Oct 25. Rotten Tomatoes

  • UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane — one-night event screening, Sat, Oct 25.

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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


Concerts in the Bay Area this weekend
Concerts in the Bay Area this weekend

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