Family Halloween Events in Marin & the Bay Area
Photo: Bay Area Discovery Museum
Halloween is one of our favorite holidays of the year, and there's so much family fun to be found in Marin and the San Francisco Bay Area. Find family-friendly Halloween events for all ages! We'll keep updating our list of events for Marin and beyond as we find more this fall. If you have an event you'd like to see added to the list, please contact us.
For more Halloween fun, make sure you check out our annual guide to pumpkin patches in Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Weekends: October 3–31
Goblin Jamboree returns for a two weekends packed with fun, hands-on, Halloween themed programs. Advance tickets required.
Saturday, October 3, 1–3 pm
Come in on Saturday to "shop" and take home a free costume!
Friday, October 9, 4–7 pm
Join us for The Great Closet Cleanout and outdoor movie (Coco), Mill Valley’s seasonal clothing and costume donation drive!
Weekends, October 10–11, 17–18 & 24–25
Ride a historic interurban train to the pumpkin patch for fun activities at the Western Railway Museum!
Saturdays & Sundays, October 10–25
Dress up for Halloween with favorites Thomas and Percy, for a 20 minute train ride, and fun filled activities for the entire family.
Saturday, October 10, 10 am–1 pm
Celebrate the fall season with photo ops, hay bales, arts & crafts with the Rec’Ing Crew, and so many PUMPKINS!
Saturday, October 10, 12–2 pm
Did you know that pumpkins float?!? Come splash and share the Hamilton Pool with pumpkins.
Wednesday, October 14, 2:30–4:30 pm
Tweens (ages 9–13 only) Haunted Gingerbread Houses
Thursday–Saturday, October 15–17, 7 pm & Sunday, October 18, 2 pm
Just in time for Halloween, this family-friendly musical brings the famously eccentric Addams family to the stage.
Saturday & Sunday, October 17–18, 9 am–5 pm
The World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay celebrates its bountiful fall harvest.
Saturdays & Sundays, October, 17–November 1, 9:30 am–4 pm
Calling all ghosts, goblins, and witches - join us for Boo at the Zoo. Enjoy this family-friendly Halloween event with a spooky animal-themed scavenger hunt.
Saturday, October 17, 10 & 11:30 am
Join Novato Parks and Recreation for the Not-So-Scary Halloween Magic Show. Two performances!
Saturday, October 17, 1–3 pm
Come Make A Splash and Pick Your Pumpkin. Participants will jump into the pool to find their perfect pumpkin. Enjoy pumpkin decorating, fun games and activities.
Saturday & Sunday, October 17, 24 & 25
Come on out to the farm for Halloween fun with pumpkin carving, live music, a straw maze, games, food, drinks, and more.
Saturday, October 17, 4–7 pm
Bring the family to the Fall Family Festival featuring fun carnival games, free pumpkin decorating, face painting.
Friday, October 23, 5–7 pm
It is a fun, town-wide trick or treating event for those ages 11 years old and younger.
Friday & Saturday, October 23, 24 & 30, 7–10 pm
Bring the kids out for a night of scares and fun at the Novato Horseman Haunted House in Novato.
Saturday, October 24, 10 am–2 pm
Randall Museum’s annual Family Halloween Day is back at the museum on Corona Heights!
Saturday, October 24, 1–3 pm
Bring your little ones in costume for treats from participating merchants all up and down Fourth Street.
Saturday, October 24, 6:30–9 pm
Haunt the Academy at night at the Bay Area’s best family Halloween party!
Sunday, October 25, 11 am–1 pm
Have a howlin’ good Halloween with prizes for best doggie duds and enjoy the parade showcasing everyone’s costumes.
Sunday, October 25, noon–2 pm
Join rangers to paint a spooky jack-o’-lantern for Halloween!
Sunday, October 25, 6:30–8:30 pm
Come and join our amazing Open Space Rangers for an exhilarating and spooky evening!
Thursday, October 29, 4–6 pm
Bring the kiddos in costume and trick-or-treat on the Halloween Treat Walk at the San Rafael Community Center.
Friday, October 30, 4– 6 pm
Enjoy many fun and spooky trunks, crafts and surprises!
Friday, October 30, 5–8 pm
Wear your favorite costume, bring your treat bag, and work up an appetite trick-or-treating
Friday, October 30, 6–9:30 pm
Join us for a spooktacular, family-friendly night of lights out headlamp climbing.
Saturday, October 31, 11 am–2 pm
Kids of all ages can Trick or Treat at all the Downtown Novato Businesses!
Saturday, October 31, 11 am–2 pm
Join Marin Country Mart for their annual Halloween Spectacular.
Saturday, October 31, noon–3 pm
The 30th annual Halloween Hoopla returns featuring fun performances and activities for kids under 10 and their adults!
Saturday, October 31, noon–7 pm
On Halloween day, the park becomes a mad science laboratory full of glowing goo, bubbling brews, and more...
Saturday, October 31, 3–5 pm
Bring the family and join us for our annual Halloween celebrations on Fourth Street in Berkeley!
Friday, October 31, 5 pm
Enjoy a fun evening of spooky events including a pumpkin carving contest, Halloween parade, Trick or Treat Lane, and a dog costume contest.
Saturday, October 31, 5–8 pm
Annual Halloween parade and costume contest, sponsored by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce. Decoration in the Haunted Grove.
