Scaregrove

October 25, 2024, 3-9 p.m.

Sigmund Stern Grove
19th Avenue and Sloat
San Francisco, CA 94132
Free, sfrecpark.org

Big Top Halloween Fun, suitable for all ages. Free, with food for sale.  Scaregrove, Big Top Halloween Fun is a free event. Food truck with food for sale.

• Carnival Rides
• Costume Contest
• Haunted House age 10+
• Arts & Crafts
• Climbing Wall
• Bookmobile
• Randall on the Road
• Live Entertainment
• Hay Maze
   

Boo at the San Francisco Zoo

October 26-27, 2024, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

sfzoo.org

San Francisco Randall Family Halloween

October 19, 2024, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
San Francisco, CA 94114
Free, randallmuseum.org

All ages are welcome to join, with activities for everyone. A variety of both free and low-cost activities including: Goofy Ghoul Games, Crafty Crafts, Trick-or-Treats, Costume Awards, Deep Sea Adventure, Giant Bat Cave, Day-Glow Dance Party, and more! Featuring Live Entertainment by Luke Schwartz Trio and Brian Scott Magic

• Trick or Treat Trail
• Live Entertainment
• Squared Pumpkin Patch
• Corn Husk Dolls
• Plant Potions
• Ghoulish Games
• Creepy Crafts
• Wooden Mask Making
• Apple Twirls

Trick-or-Treat at the Ferry Building  

October 27, 2024, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

San Francisco Ferry Building 
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA
Free, show your Eventbrite ticket at the Ferry Building tent in front of the building to get a trick-or-treating bag, then head inside the Marketplace, eventbrite.com

Halloween Trick-or-Treating inside the Marketplace,  have your face painted, make a spooky craft with your family and watch a live pumpkin carving demonstration. Costumes encouraged! Also a mushroom scavenger hunt as part of the Ferry Building Mushroom Festival.  

Yerba Buena Gardens Halloween Hoopla

November 2, 2024, 12-3 p.m.

Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission Street between 3rd & 4th Streets
San Francisco, CA
Free, geared toward age 10 years & under, ybgfestival.org

Halloween Hoopla 22nd annual event features exciting music, costumes and crafts.

• Halloween Costume Parade for all kids to join in
• Live performances  
• Puppets
• Palm reading
• Craft-making at  activity tables

Halloween Block Party

October 27, 2024, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Ocean Avenue Association
1917 Ocean Ave
San Francisco, CA
Free, oaacbd.org | littleoceanauts.com/halloween

Little Oceanauts Halloween Spooktacular features a three-story obstacle course play structure with a bouncy trampoline, thrilling slides, tunnels, ball pits, wall activities and soft foam area. Snacks and drinks sold at the front counter! 

Ghirardelli Spooky Square

October 26, 2024, 1-4 p.m.

Ghirardelli Square
900 North Point Street
San Francisco, CA
Free, ghirardellisq.com/events

Participate in fun Halloween activities  at Ghirardelli Square, including a magic show, a kids costume parade and YAP's dog costume contest.

• Spooky Magic Show 1-2 p.m.
• Kids Costume Parade 2-3 p.m. Participants receive a free tote bag stuffed with special Halloween treats.
• Halloween Dog Costume Contest 3-4 p.m. Enter your stylish pup for a chance to win prizes from YAP and bragging rights! 

Cal Academy SuperNatural Halloween

October 26, 2024, 6:30-9 p.m.

California Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
$60-750, calacademy.org/supernatural

Shake your bones at a silent disco, embrace the haunted halls in costume, satisfy your sweet tooth at trick-or-treat stations, marvel at magic shows and watch what slithers at live animal demonstrations. DIY Crafts, face painting,  a photo booth and an exclusive teen lounge with arcade games, snacks, and more.

Terror Vault

October 4-November 3, 2024

The San Francisco Mint
88 5th St.
$60-up, age 18+,  terrorvault.com

Actual dates October 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 & 31, 2024; and November 1 & 2, 2024

Terror Vault show Fatal Abduction, is a brand-new, fully immersive haunted experience. A combination of theater, haunted mazes, and special effects, The Initiation invites thrill seekers to participate in a real live trip that rips a hole into the supernatural world and takes them on a terrifying adventure! Guests come face-to-face with demonic spirits! Attraction lasts approximately 45 minutes in groups up to 12, with tickets available every half hour between 6:30 & 10 p.m. 

  

 

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