40+ Methods to have a good time Halloween within the Bay Space

Spooky season is upon us, and whether or not you’re in search of family-friendly enjoyable or an adults-only evening in town, there’s no scarcity of Halloween occasions to get your fright on. Right here’s a sampling of Halloween occasions occurring throughout the Bay, from trick-or-treating to carnivals, haunted homes, masquerade balls, live shows, bar crawls, cruises, dance events and extra.

Methods and Treats at California’s Nice America: Friday-Sunday by means of Oct. 30, 4701 Nice America Parkway, Santa Clara. This South Bay amusement park has simply debuted an all-new immersive, family-friendly Halloween occasion, Methods and Treats that features a trick-or-treat path, Halloween-themed video games and actions and particular stay leisure, together with scrumptious fall-inspired meals, sweets and drinks. Included with park admission. cagreatamerica.com/

Winchester Unhinged: Choose days and occasions by means of Oct. 31, Winchester Thriller Home, 525 S. Winchester Blvd., San Jose. Winchester Thriller Home returns this fall with a completely new chapter, “Unhinged: Nightshade’s Curse.” That includes a brand new storyline and terrifying new scares, this suspenseful walk-through hang-out gives a number of routes by means of the darkened corridors of the notorious mansion, the place friends will confront malicious spirits and encounter terrifying scenes revealing the twisted tales and secrets and techniques of the haunted house. $65+. winchestermysteryhouse.com/unhinged/

Spooky Halloween Science: 2 to three p.m. Oct. 1, Vineland, 1450 Blossom Hill Highway, San Jose. Spooky Halloween Science is a hands-on S.T.E.A.M. workshop the place youngsters (ages 5 to 12) will make “witches’ brew” that bubbles and fizzes as a result of a enjoyable chemical response. As well as, college students will concoct brilliant inexperienced “Ogre Boogers” slime to take house. There’s Halloween storytime and mask-making too. Costs TBD. sjpl.bibliocommons.com/events/62f70072cbbfef8e359a4e05

Mockingbird Lane – A Halloween Market: 12 to five p.m. Oct. 2, 2305 Alameda Ave., Alameda. The ghosts of Mockingbird Lane invite you to the fifth annual Halloween Market, a curated Halloween competition that options 40 artists specializing in all issues spooky, macabre, unusual and weird. Free. sites.google.com/view/mockingbirdlanemarket/home

HalloQueer Selection Present: 8 p.m. Oct. 6, Studio 23 Gallery, 2309 Encinal Ave., Alameda. This trans/non-binary POC inclusive Halloween present will likely be stuffed with spooky enjoyable, with stay music, drag performances and raffle prizes. Donations from raffle tickets will go to Associates of Alameda Animal Shelter. Costumes inspired! Free. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3SzsVu5

KML Presents: Freddy Krueger’s Day Off: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Oct 6-29, Exit Theatre, 156 Eddy St., San Francisco. Blood will “trickle down.” Nobody can SAVE FERRIS. So perm your hair, slip in your parachute pants and Aerobics your solution to the theater for an evening of significantly scary sketch comedy, ’80s fashion. $21.50. AllEvents: bayareane.ws/3SxvT1F

Home of Superstitions: 7 to 11 p.m. choose nights Oct. 7-31, Blind Scream Haunted Home, 98 Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa. Deep within the dank, darkish woods stands a dilapidated previous dwelling that the townsfolk avoid. It’s inhabited, some say, by three evil sisters who’ve poisoned the encompassing lands and cursed anybody who dares enter. These courageous sufficient to cross the haunted home threshold, nicely, they by no means return. $25-$35. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3LLdyfr

Halloween Meltdown: Oct. 8-9, Mosswood Park, 3612 Webster St., Oakland. Halloween Meltdown, the spooky sister-festival to the beloved Mosswood Meltdown, proclaims the stacked lineup for this annual Halloween-themed occasion, that includes performances from Amyl & The Sniffers, Shannon & The Clams, Fuzz, Sheer Magazine, The Spits, Lydia Lunch and extra. The occasion may also function a dressing up contest with a $500 money prize and a haunted home designed by East Bay musician and horror artist Rob Fletcher. $59-$179. pitchperfectpr.com/mosswood-meltdown/

Pug-O-Ween at Roaring Camp Railroad: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 5401 Graham Hill Highway, Felton. Be part of the spooky puggy enjoyable on this particular prepare journey by means of the redwoods. Anticipate meals, drinks, video games, costume contests, cake walks, cotton sweet and a spin wheel. $65. tinypawspugrescue.org/

Zombie Brew Crawl: 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 15, Downtown Martinez. The undead are coming, and so they’re thirsty! Be part of the zombies shambling alongside the downtown hall of Martinez, sampling 30+ craft beers from numerous breweries stationed at collaborating small companies. Zombie costumes are non-compulsory, nonetheless there will likely be money prizes awarded for the very best particular person costumes, in addition to the very best group costume. There may also be a “Thriller” Flash Mob. $35-$50. downtownmartinez.org/zombie-brew-crawl

Halloween Spooktacular Circus Costume Cabaret: 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 15, The Lama Shack, Lincoln Ave., Oakland. Transport to a different land as you eat, drink and soften into the sundown at this enchanting venue full with koi pond, VIP cabanas, hearth pits and gorgeous leisure. Performances embrace Nikki Borodi’s Acrolele ukulele antics, aerial acrobatics by Maia Walker, hypnotic juggling and hand balancing by Jeremy Vik and burlesque by Lolo Ramone. $50-$95. bit.ly/halloweenlama 

CYC’s Halloween Night time: 5:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 21, Group Youth Middle, 2241 Galaxy Courtroom, Harmony. Werewolves howl, phantoms prowl — and CYC’s Halloween Night time will likely be providing  one thing enjoyable for all age teams. Paint pumpkins, load up on sweet and play video games on the Trunk-or-Deal with, and/or get your screams out within the Haunted Home. $15-$25. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3E0wmW2

Halloween Masquerade Ball: 7 p.m. Oct. 21, Market & Major, 610 Major St., Martinez. Drink, dance, eat and be entertained at this elegant Venetian masks occasion and dance celebration. Anticipate music and mischief, dancing, DJs and different leisure, catered entrees, signature drinks and a show-ending masks reveal. $64. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3xXRb0F

Halloween Jam at Fairyland: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 28-30, Youngsters’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. The Halloween Jam gives a boo-tiful time, extra kooky than spooky, and full of out of doors fall enjoyable and festivities. Take pleasure in seasonal surprises together with decked-out units, a creepy crawly scavenger hunt, arts and crafts stations and a ghost city. $9-$18. fairyland.org/events-and-performances/halloween-jam-2/

’80s Halloween Occasion: 8 p.m. Oct. 22, 860 San Pablo Ave., Albany. Rock your favourite goth, punk, vamp, horror, ’80s film digs as you jam to the sounds of Kate Bush, Remedy, New Order and extra. All music will likely be carried out stay by Retrospekt on the Ivy Room, a ladies owned, all-inclusive venue and a particular house for the LGBTQ+ neighborhood. $12. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3Sqyvik

Boo on the Zoo: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 22-31, Oakland Zoo, 9777 Golf Hyperlinks Highway, Oakland. Take pleasure in this family-friendly Halloween occasion with a spooky animal-themed scavenger hunt. Seize a program as you enter and observe the clues to trick-or-treat for animal buying and selling playing cards all through the Zoo. Upon finishing your scavenger hunt, accumulate a limited-release buying and selling card and a sweet bar from our presenting sponsor, OCHO Sweet. Free with admission. oaklandzoo.org/programs-and-events/boo-at-the-zoo

Bubbles & Broomsticks: 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26, 248 Oak St., Brentwood. This spooktacular evening of ghoulish good occasions consists of tremendous eating choices, hand-crafted drinks at cauldron keepers and brewing stations, unique Halloween specials at native retailers and trick or deal with leisure. $10. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3DX48M2

ThiccTease presents BADDIES – A Halloween Burlesque Present: 7 p.m. Oct. 26, OASIS, 298 eleventh St., San Francisco. Devilish associates and devious fiends, prepare for a present that includes the baddest babes and probably the most angelic gogos from across the Bay. $20-$40. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3UMHPyz

Child BOOgie ’80’s Halloween Occasion: 6 p.m. Oct. 27, Mitchell Park Group Middle, 3700 Middlefield Highway, Palo Alto. Youngsters and households ought to prepare to bounce to ’80s hits whereas decked out in your completely rad costumes. Free. Palo Alto CIty Library: bayareane.ws/3SlooLr

Frightmare Residence Hang-out: Oct. 28, 29 and 31, 697 Sonoma Ave., Livermore. A ardour mission that stemmed from the proprietor’s love of all issues Halloween, scary motion pictures and spooky decor, this haunted house expertise has been a Bay Space Halloween favourite for nearly a decade. Every year the crew provides to the expertise, drawing in crowds of over 500 per evening to see a set that this 12 months features a laser swamp and an abundance of plastic pumpkins! Free. instagram.com/frightmarehomehaunt/

Crawloween- San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl: Oct. 28, 29 and 31, numerous occasions and places in San Francisco. Crawloween brings collectively 1000’s of enjoyable, costumed folks to drink and dance the evening away with drink specials at greater than 25 San Francisco bars. Consider it as trick-or-treating for adults. $10-$35. crawloween.com/

Trick-or-Deal with in Downtown Martinez: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 28, Major Road, Downtown Martinez. Go to creatively themed and embellished automotive trunks, children exercise recreation cubicles and retailers to gather sweet and treats. Free. downtownmartinez.org/trunk-or-treat

FUNtazmagoria: 3 to eight p.m. Oct. 28-30, Youngsters’s Museum of Sonoma County, 1835 W. Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. This Mad Scientist Lab will likely be a walk-through expertise with potions, creepy critters, ghostly glow-in-the-dark all the things and electrical exploration. $12-$20. cmosc.org/events/funtazmagoria/

Not Your Mummy’s Halloween Occasion: 4 p.m. Oct. 28, Homegrown Hops Brewing, 3000 Mines Highway, Livermore. This enjoyable crammed, family-friendly Halloween Occasion consists of trick or treating, brews, bites, costume contests, video games and extra. Free admission. AllEvents: bayareane.ws/3dIuZRj

SuperNatural Halloween on the California Academy of Sciences: 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco. Shake your bones at a silent disco in Steinhart Aquarium. Fulfill your candy tooth at trick-or-treat stations, marvel at mystical magic exhibits and create crafts to “DIY” for. Remodel into residing (or undead) artwork with face portray, and immortalize your spirit at a photograph sales space. And final however not least: Teenagers can relaxation in peace at an unique teen lounge with arcade video games, snacks and extra. $55-$60. calacademy.org/supernatural

The Witching Hour: 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 28, 2353 Pacific Ave., 2353 Pacific Ave., Stockton. Come mingle with the opposite witches and spooky season lovers as you store all issues metaphysical. Replenish on sage, palo santo, tub and physique merchandise, intention candles, crystals and a lot extra.  Take pleasure in a mini sound therapeutic session, henna, reiki, tarot studying or perhaps a psychic studying. Free admission. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3SiUEir

Wormhole Halloween: 10 p.m. Oct. 28, The Nice Northern, 119 Utah St., San Francisco. Wormhole Leisure is convey its legendary Halloween celebration again to certainly one of its favourite rooms within the metropolis with one other stacked lineup, besides. $20-$40. bayareane.ws/3rd6WwR

Halloween Fright Night time Costume Cruise: 10:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Jack London Sq., 1 Broadway, Oakland. Have a good time Halloween with a 3-hour midnight cruise from Jack London Sq. to the haunted waters beneath the Bay Bridge and all the way in which to San Francisco and McCovey Cove. There will likely be meals and chilly cocktails out there for buy, plus prizes for greatest costumes. $55-$400. bayareane.ws/3UEwnoz

Monster Bash: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 29, Rengstorff Park, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View. Don your favourite costume and luxuriate in a fall competition loaded with a twisty maze, spooky video games, enchanting performances, a Dia de Muertos celebration, stilt walkers, inflatables and a creepy, crawly, ooey gooey zone. Free. mountainview.gov/depts/cs/events/halloween.asp

Bats, Bats and Extra Bats!: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 29, Gamble Backyard, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Begin your Halloween weekend with a fun-filled morning of trick-or-tricking with Dracula, arts and crafts and stay bats at Gamble Backyard. Are available costume (or not) and be ready to have a batty and draculish time. $0-$40. gamblegarden.org/event/halloween2022/

Halloween Hoopla: 12 to three p.m. Oct. 29, Youngsters’s Backyard, Yerba Buena Gardens, 799 Howard St., San Francisco. The twenty second annual Halloween Hoopla is the place to be for family-friendly frights and delights, together with stay leisure, palm studying from the paranormal Madam Z and ghoulishly good craft-making. Free. ybgfestival.org/event/halloween-hoopla-2022/

Halloween Carnival with Día de los Muertos Celebration: 12 to five p.m. Oct. 29, Rohnert Park Group Middle, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. Have a good time the spooky season at this enjoyable, family-friendly occasion that includes carnival video games, a haunted maze, a stay animal expertise, arts and crafts and a pumpkin stroll. Free. Metropolis of Rohnert Park: bayareane.ws/3xX1m5E

Artwork Embraces Phrases – Halloween Costume Occasion: 2 p.m. Oct. 29, Lafayette Library & Studying Middle, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. Gown up as your favourite literary or creative character and be a part of the celebration, which incorporates listening to rising writers learn from their work. Discover out who conjures up lovers of literature and artwork. Free. Lamorinda Arts: bayareane.ws/3BQj4c7

Halloween LEGO Workshop: 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29, Portal Park, 10299 N. Portal Ave., Cupertino. Get your scare on with Snapology’s Monster Mania. Use LEGO bricks to create your personal monster fighter, construct a haunted city and have a scary good time throughout this enjoyable program. College students won’t solely study in regards to the origins of some scary myths, they’ll use this information for his or her builds thereby confronting what lurks within the evening. $50-$60. Fb: bayareane.ws/3E43k89

Halloween Brew Crawl: 5 to eight p.m. Oct 29, Pleasanton Museum,  603 Major St., Pleasanton. Stroll by means of haunted Downtown Pleasanton as you sip craft brews and ciders whereas having fun with tasty bites alongside the way in which at greater than 25 downtown places. Costumes inspired. $50. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3S9iyfS 

Halloween Wine Bash: 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29, Leisure Road Vineyard, 8953 Tesla Highway, Livermore. This Leisure Road Vineyard Halloween Wine Bash options stay music by Nomad Hustle, Large C BBQ and family-friendly exercise stations. $10-$20. AllEvents: bayareane.ws/3SAoej4

Halloween Occasion Spooktakular with the Houserockers: 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 29, Guglielmo Vineyard, 1480 E. Major Ave., Morgan Hill. This Rock & Soul Spooktacular Occasion gives an unbelievable evening of dancing, wine and associates at Guglielmo Vineyard with music by The Houserockers. $30. guglielmowinery.com/event/halloween-party-houserockers/

Halloween Masquerade Ball at Buena Vista Vineyard: 7 p.m. Oct. 29, 18000 Outdated Vineyard Highway, Sonoma. Put in your favourite fedora or flapper costume and be a part of the annual Masquerade Ball celebrating the roaring ’20s in “Nice Gatsby” fashion. Dance the evening away with stay music and leisure whereas having fun with scrumptious bites and wines. $100-$125. buenavistawinery.com/eventdetail/halloween-masquerade-ball

Pre-Halloween Silky Soul ’70s Live performance: 7 p.m. Oct. 29, Black Repertory Group, 3201 Adeline St., Berkeley. Take pleasure in a night at Miss Pumpkin Productions’ Pre-Halloween Silky Soul Dinner Dance Live performance with The Delfonics, that includes Greg Hill and The Dells Revue. Be part of us for dinner, dancing, and the tremendous silky sounds of this old style ’70s live performance. $100. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3CgcDAm

RagTag Improv Presents Halloween SuperScene: 7 p.m. Oct. 29, Stage Werx Theatre, 446 Valencia St., San Francisco. Be part of the enjoyable at this fast-paced improv competitors, which incorporates all issues creepy: zombies, a spooky doll, a tenting story, chainsaws, creepy ghost ladies within the woods… all made up on the spot! $15. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3UJoqyo

San Francisco Masquerade Halloween Yacht Occasion: 7:45 p.m. Oct. 29, Alameda Boarding, 2394 Mariner Sq. Drive, Alameda. Step on board the Cabernet Sauvignon for this masquerade yacht Occasion. $45+. Eventbrite: https://bayareane.ws/3DXdreI

Speakeasy San Francisco Halloween Occasion Cruise: 7:45 p.m. Oct. 29, Fume Blanc, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco. Prepare for this particular Halloween expertise aboard the Fume Blanc, the place friends will likely be transported again to the ’20s whereas surrounded by a slew of movers and shakers all decked to the nines. Dance your evening away with two high San Francisco DJs spinning open format music and spectacular views of Treasure Island, Alcatraz and metropolis skyline. $85+. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3fmCygM

W Resort San Francisco Mega Halloween Occasion: 9 p.m. Oct. 29, W San Francisco, 181 Third St., San Francisco. In search of the very best Halloween Occasion that San Francisco has to supply? This Halloween Ball gives 4 magically embellished rooms and 10 DJs, plus dancers, drummers and extra. $35-$150. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3rcElaV

Tri-Valley Halloween Con 2022: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30, San Ramon Group Middle, 12501 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon. All issues popular culture, together with toys, collectibles, anime, LEGO, comics and artwork, will likely be featured at this family-friendly present offered by Bay Space Festivals and American Brick Builders. $0-$12. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3LItbnT

Fringe of Halloween Treasure Hunt: 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 30, Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., San Francisco. Be part of this family-friendly Halloween treasure hunt amid the holiday-perfect Gothic ambiance with spooky music and festive enjoyable. Households will observe the footsteps of the cathedral cat, performing enjoyable duties, trying to find clues and weaving their means by means of obstacles to seek out their treasure. Sensational and super-spooky organ music will likely be offered by Grammy-winning composer and organist Dorothy Papadakos. Free. Eventbrite: bayareane.ws/3RcpFmM

Halloween on the Wharf – Trick or Deal with By the Bay: 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31, Monterey’s Outdated Fisherman’s Wharf, 101 Washington St., Monterey. Are available costume, obtain some candy treats, pose for enjoyable photograph ops and jam to spooky tunes on the wharf. Free admission. montereywharf.com/event/halloween-on-the-wharf/624.html