Things to do with kids in the Bay Area this week

6 PM·Mission City Memorial Park, 420 N. Winchester BLVD Santa Clara, California 95050

Sunset Cinema shows Coco in the Evergreen Section of Mission City Memorial Park, with an ofrenda, storytelling, and food from 3 Hermanos Mexican Grill, Churros, and El Guero.

7:30 PM – 9 PM·Zellerbach Hall · Berkeley

Mariachi Herencia de México performs a 1‑hour‑40‑minute Día de los Muertos concert at Zellerbach Hall, blending traditional mariachi with salsa, bolero, bossa nova, son jarocho, huapango, and cumbia.

11 AM – 1 PM·San Mateo Main Library, 55 W. Third Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402, Oak Room

Halloween Party in the Oak Room features a magic show, Trick‑or‑Treat parade, crafts, spooky sensory boxes, and a calming room, with stroller parking available, all ages.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fremont Park, Santa Cruz Avenue at University Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Costumed parade winds through downtown Menlo Park, followed by trick‑or‑treating at local merchants and crafts, entertainment, and games at Fremont Park, for ages 3–13.

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.

1:30 PM·Twin Pines Park, One Twin Pines Lane Belmont, California 94002

Car parade and show, time capsule ceremony, live music, food trucks, Alpha Acid, games, and a drone show fill Twin Pines Park for Belmont’s centennial celebration.

11 AM – 2 PM·King Library, Children's Room, 1st floor, San Jose

Hands‑on chemistry activities explore construction materials, wind, rain, earthquake techniques, insulation testing, ink chromatography, and boo bubbles at King Library’s Children’s Room, free for ages 5–12.

11 AM · 3 PM·Presidio, San Francisco Public Library

Three-generation family band René y Familia performs original bilingual songs in Spanish and English, plus traditional and contemporary Latin music, ages 5 and under.

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.

San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose

Live entertainment, cultural demonstrations, and diverse artmaking experiences fill Community Day: Día de Los Muertos at the San Jose Museum of Art.

11 AM·Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany Boulevard, San Francisco

Alemany Farm hosts its 21st Annual Harvest Festival at 700 Alemany Boulevard, San Francisco.

5:15 PM · 7 PM·Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014

Laser-drawn Halloween images flash across the planetarium dome while Ghostbusters, Monster Mash, Thriller and other spooky songs play, ages 5 and up.

10 AM – 7 PM·WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 38442 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT, CA 94536

Fog Diwali Mela at Washington High School in Fremont celebrates Diwali with cultural activities.

1 PM – 9 PM·Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park

The Great Big BOO! takes place at Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park.

11 AM·Miner Auditorium · San Francisco

Marcus Shelby performs at Miner Auditorium, San Francisco, all ages.

11 AM – 2 PM·Rockridge Branch, Outside in our parking lot!, Oakland

Free Trick-or-Treat bags, crafts by MOCHA, costume parade, Ricky Roo puppet show, Asheba music and dancing, and Kamishibai stories animate the Rockridge Library parking lot, all ages.

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.

11 AM – 3 PM·Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen

Los Colores de Octubre at Jack London State Historic Park offers paper picado, Mexican food, Day of the Dead crafts, wildlife displays, and costume‑based candy giveaways, all ages.

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.

12:30 PM – 3 PM·Robert Ferguson Observatory (Sugarloaf · Kenwood

Hands‑on solar‑system activities and outdoor exploration at Robert Ferguson Observatory, for ages 12 and under, adults $12, youth $8.

2:30 PM·California Theatre, San Jose

Symphonic Spooktacular at California Theatre presents Peter Jaffe conducting Symphony San Jose in a Halloween concert of heroic and villainous music themes.

Library I Parks & Recreation Center, 901 Civic Campus Way, 94080 · South San Francisco

Swetha Ravi introduces Diwali, then leads a beginner‑friendly Bollywood dance workshop ending with a group performance at Library I Parks & Recreation Center, all ages.

4 PM – 4:30 PM·Cupertino Library, Cupertino

Celebrate Filipino heritage month by making a sarrangola kite in room 101 of the Cupertino Library, for all ages.

3:15 PM – 5:15 PM·Woodside Library, Woodside

Swati applies a beautiful Diwali henna design on your hand at Woodside Library, first‑come, first‑served, space permitting, for ages 18 and under.

3 PM – 4 PM·Noe Valley, San Francisco Public Library

Decorate keychains or hairclips with whimsical 3D decoden charms at Noe Valley San Francisco Public Library, space limited, first‑come‑first‑served, for ages 11–13.

6 PM – 7 PM·Castro Valley Library, Chabot Canyon, Castro Valley

The Puppet Company presents a Halloween‑themed adaptation of Washington Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow with happier ending, performed by puppeteer Randal Metz at Castro Valley Library, all ages.

3 PM – 8 PM·Lindsay Wildlife (calendar) · Walnut Creek

Guests enjoy not‑so‑spooky animal encounters, crafts, games, a Mad Scientist, face painting, and food from Rosie’s Mexican Food Truck, Kona Shaved Ice, Market on Larkey at Lindsay Wildlife.

Santana Row, San Jose

Live music, pumpkin decorating, trick‑or‑treating, stilt‑walkers and balloons fill Santana Row for a free Halloween family festival.

4 PM – 4:45 PM·Danville Library, Danville

Costumed Halloween variety show at Danville Library features happy ghosts, Frankenstein, Purple People Eater, a not‑scary witch, spider, and activity bags, for ages 3–9.

4 PM·Chan Zuckerberg Community Space, 801 Jefferson Ave., Suite 100 Redwood City, California 94063

Spooktacular showcase with banjo sing‑along, shadow theater, costume parade led by a webbed friend, shadow puppetry, cookie decorating ($5), slimes, pumpkin toss and photo booth ($5) all ages.

6 PM·Fox Theater Oakland, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612

Lenny Pearce delivers a toddler techno rave, spinning children’s favorite songs remixed into modern hits at the Fox Theater Oakland, for ages 1–4.

3:30 PM – 5 PM·Richmond, San Francisco Public Library

Mission Science Workshop's Tinkering Truck brings hands‑on tinkering, traveling exhibits and live animals to the Richmond San Francisco Public Library, for ages 5–10.

6 PM·San Jose Civic, San Jose

Blippi and Meekah perform a high‑energy interactive show at San Jose Civic, featuring fan‑favorite songs such as “The Excavator Song,” “Monster Truck,” “Dino Dance,” and “Curious Like Me.”

4 PM – 6 PM·Ferry Building Marketplace, One Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111

Trick-or-treat inside the Ferry Building Marketplace with festive shop signage, Halloween crafts, spooky music and games; RSVP on Eventbrite helps candy supply, free for all ages.

5 PM – 7 PM·Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos

Trunk or Treat at Hiller Aviation Museum offers aviation‑themed decorations, candy, and Halloween fun in the Haunted Hangar.

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM·San Carlos Library, Teen Corner, San Carlos

Paint a hand‑carved copal wood alebrije at San Carlos Library’s Teen Corner, guided by artists Carolina Argote and Jose Virelas, for ages 6–18.

5 PM – 6 PM·UC Botanical Garden Berkeley

Director Corky Quirk presents live native bats for viewing and discussion at UC Botanical Garden, highlighting ecological role; Adult $20, youth $10, ages 3 and up.