The week’s
best family
events.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM – 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

A giant leaf pit, hot cider, scavenger hunt, balloon twisting, donkey brushing, face painting, themed arts & crafts, and live performances fill Fairyland with autumn magic, all ages.

Sat · Oct 24·11 AM – 3:30 PM·Ocean Beach at Balboa Street, Great Highway, San Francisco, CA

Largest sandcastle competition on Ocean Beach features teams of architects, engineers and elementary students building sand sculptures, plus music, performances, food trucks and an award ceremony, all ages.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM – 2 PM·Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114

Costume-clad visitors enjoy ghoulish games, creepy crafts, tricks and treats, costume awards, live music, and theater entertainment at the Randall Museum, free admission.

Sun · Oct 25·11 AM – 4 PM·OMCA Campus, 1000 Oak St,, Oakland

A Día de los Muertos procession opens the celebration with music, movement, and a collective act of remembrance at OMCA Campus.

Sat · Oct 24·9 AM – 1 PM·Bay Area Discovery Museum · Sausalito

Goblin Jamboree (Bay Area Discovery Museum) — a just‑spooky‑enough Halloween adventure turning the museum into playful surprises and hands‑on fun.

Sun · Oct 25·10 AM – 2 PM·UC Botanical Garden Berkeley

Live snakes, mosquitos, nocturnal wildlife, Bay animals, hissing cockroaches, and Discovery Stations with docents fill Animal Day at UC Botanical Garden, plus Veracruz music, mask crafts—free with admission.

Sat · Oct 24·2 PM·San Jose

History Park turns into a Halloween park with crafts, trick‑or‑treating at houses, Show, Sugar Skull workshop for a small fee, and bat‑spider activities outside museum for all ages.

Sat · Oct 24·12 PM·Central Park, 909 Kiely Blvd. Santa Clara, California 95051

Fun on the Meadow Area by Bob Fatjo Field with Trick‑or‑Treat Row, Pumpkin Walk, carnival games, crafts, music, food and sponsor giveaways, free, for ages 10 and under.

Sat · Oct 24·Rengstorff Park, 201 S Rengstorff Ave. Mountain View, California 94040

Monster Bash transforms Rengstorff Park into a ghoulish festival with costumes, treats, games, and more, free for all ages.