8 free Halloween events in Alameda and 62 more within 10 miles: costume parades, trick-or-treat at the library, pumpkin crafts, not-so-scary shows and Día de los Muertos. Each one links to the organizer’s own page.
10 am–5 pm
Free1Crab Cove Visitor Center (Doug Siden), Crown Memorial State Beach
Contribute to our community altar in observance of Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead.
Source: East Bay Regional Park District · checked today
10 am–5 pm
Free1Crab Cove Visitor Center (Doug Siden), Crown Memorial State Beach
Contribute to our community altar in observance of Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead.
Source: East Bay Regional Park District · checked today
10 am–5 pm
Free1Crab Cove Visitor Center (Doug Siden), Crown Memorial State Beach
Contribute to our community altar in observance of Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead.
Source: East Bay Regional Park District · checked today
3–6 pm
Free2South Shore Center
Source: 510 Families · checked today
10 am–5 pm
Free1Crab Cove Visitor Center (Doug Siden), Crown Memorial State Beach
Contribute to our community altar in observance of Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead.
Source: East Bay Regional Park District · checked today
4–6 pm
Free4Alameda Landing
Source: 510 Families · checked today
2–3 pm
Free5Main | Alameda Free Library
Source: 510 Families · checked today
Within 10 miles: Piedmont (4.9 mi), Oakland (5.7 mi), San Leandro (6.3 mi), Berkeley (7.7 mi), San Francisco (7.9 mi), San Lorenzo (9.2 mi), Moraga (9.6 mi), Albany (9.6 mi).
10:15–11:15 am
Free1Golden Gate Branch
Come dressed up in your Halloween best and bring your babies to the library for some spooky songs and stories!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
11 am–12 pm
Free2West Oakland Branch
Join us on Tuesday, October 27, for a special themed storytime for Halloween! (Not scary!) Same time, same place as our usual Family Storytime.
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
1:30–2:30 pm
Free381st Avenue Branch
Join us to decorate skulls made out of magic modeling clay! All materials provided. ¡Únete a nosotros para decorar calaveras con plastilina mágica!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
1:30–2:30 pm
Free4Elmhurst Branch
Join us to decorate skulls made out of magic modeling clay! All materials provided. ¡Únete a nosotros para decorar calaveras con plastilina mágica!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
1:30–2:30 pm
Free5Asian Branch
Join us to decorate skulls made out of magic modeling clay! All materials provided. ¡Únete a nosotros para decorar calaveras con plastilina mágica!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
2–3 pm
Free6Main Children's Room, Oakland Public Library
Join us to decorate skulls made out of magic modeling clay! All materials provided. ¡Únete a nosotros para decorar calaveras con plastilina mágica!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
2–4 pm
Free7Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
2–3 pm
Free8Montclair Branch
Children and their caregivers are invited to join us for an afternoon of a not to creepy Halloween craft.
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
3–4 pm
Free9Potrero Branch Library
Make and take home a craft inspired by the traditions of Día de los Muertos. Presented by Diane Levy of The Mexican Museum. For children ages 6 and older.
Source: San Francisco Public Library · checked today
3–4 pm
Free10Excelsior Branch Library
Shake your sillies out and dance to a high energy contemporary pop playlist. Drop in anytime during the session for as much dancing as you like.
Source: San Francisco Public Library · checked today
6–6:45 pm
Free2West Oakland Branch
The Not-So-Scary Halloween Show Surprise! It’s a magic show full of Halloween fun appropriate for all ages!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
6:30–7 pm
Free11Main Branch | San Leandro Public Library
Source: 510 Families · checked today
10:15–11:15 am
Free1Golden Gate Branch
Come dressed in your Halloween best and bring your little ones to the library for some spooky songs and stories! This event is best for parents or caregivers of toddlers.
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
10:30–11 am
Free10Excelsior Branch Library
Enjoy Halloween themed songs, rhymes, books and stories in Spanish and English. For children of all ages and their families. Costumes highly encouraged.
Source: San Francisco Public Library · checked today
3–6 pm
Free12Shattuck Ave & Vine St
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
3–6 pm
Free13North Berkeley on Shattuck
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3:30–4:30 pm
Free1Golden Gate Branch
Join us to decorate skulls made out of magic modeling clay! All materials provided. ¡Únete a nosotros para decorar calaveras con plastilina mágica!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
3:30–5:30 pm
Free14Claremont Branch Library
Stop by the Claremont Branch on Thursday, October 29th from 3:30-5:30pm for some Halloween fun featuring games, trick-or-treating, and prizes for young children!
Source: Berkeley Public Library · checked today
4–7 pm
Free15Lake Merritt BART Plaza
Source: 510 Families · checked today
4–5 pm
Free9Potrero Branch Library
Witches will wiggle and monsters will mash at this special Halloween-themed dance party bash. Make the most of it by arriving in costume.
Source: San Francisco Public Library · checked today
4–5 pm
Free16Moraga, Contra Costa County Library
The Great Pumpkin Challenge meets again October 29 at 4pm! Many of you joined us in April for our pumpkin planting program or got pumpkin seeds from our seed library.
Source: Contra Costa County Library · checked today
5–7 pm
Free17San Francisco Ferry Building
Source: 510 Families · checked today
10 am–2 pm
Free18Rafiki Coalition
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
10 am–12 pm
Free19Salesforce Park
Source: 510 Families · checked today
11 am–12 pm
Free20Marina Branch Library
Start in front of Marina Library and trick-or-treat at various merchants up and down Chestnut St. in the annual Halloween Parade.
Source: San Francisco Public Library · checked today
11 am–2 pm
Free21Edoff Memorial Bandstand at Lake Merritt
Source: 510 Families · checked today
2–4 pm
Free22Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
2–4 pm
Free23Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–7 pm
Free24Civic Center Park (Berkeley)
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–7 pm
Free26Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Source: Habitot Children's Museum · checked today
3:30–4:30 pm
Free27Eastmont Branch
Join us to decorate skulls made out of magic modeling clay! All materials provided. ¡Únete a nosotros para decorar calaveras con plastilina mágica!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
3:30–4:30 pm
Free28Temescal Branch
Children and their caregivers are invited to join us for an afternoon of a not to creepy Halloween craft.
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
4–6 pm
Free29Frances Albrier Community Center (San Pablo Park)
Source: 510 Families · checked today
10 am–12 pm
Free30The Freight
This FREE event is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
Source: Berkeley Public Library · checked today
10:30 am–12:30 pm
Free31Manor Branch | San Leandro Public Library
Source: 510 Families · checked today
10:30–11 am
Free32Albany, Alameda County Library
Join us for a spooky (but not too spooky) Halloween storytime. All ages of children are welcome. Costumes are encouraged!
Source: Alameda County Library · checked today
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Free32Albany, Alameda County Library
Celebrate Halloween by making a spooky paper craft to take home! Best for ages 5+ Children under 7 must be with an adult.
Source: Alameda County Library · checked today
12–4 pm
Free33The Grand Gallery
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
12–3 pm
Free34Main Library | Oakland Public Library
Source: 510 Families · checked today
12–1 pm
Free6Main Children's Room, Oakland Public Library
Children and their caregivers are invited to join us for an afternoon of a not to creepy Halloween craft.
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
12–3 pm
Free35Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
Free RSVP The 26th annual Halloween Hoopla is back with family-friendly frights and delights for kids under 10 and their adults!
Source: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival · checked today
12–3 pm
Free36Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
Source: Bay Area Kids GO · checked today
1–3 pm
Free6Main Children's Room, Oakland Public Library
Come trick-or-treat at the Main Library in your scariest, shiniest, and best costumes. We'll parade all through Main, starting in the Children’s Room.
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
1–3 pm
Free37Ghirardelli Square
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
1:30–2:15 pm
Free38Fruitvale Branch
The Not-So-Scary Halloween Show Surprise! It’s a magic show full of Halloween fun appropriate for all ages!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
2–6 pm
Free39Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
2–3:30 pm
Free40Central Library | Berkeley Public Library
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–5 pm
Free41Fourth Street
Source: Marin Mommies · checked today
3–4 pm
Free42Portola Branch Library
Try not to get scared while solving spooky riddles and searching for pumpkins. A sweet treat awaits you at the end, if you dare. For ages 6–10. Space limited.
Source: San Francisco Public Library · checked today
3:30–5 pm
Free2West Oakland Branch
Join us at the West Oakland Branch Library on Halloween, for an afternoon of Halloween crafts. We will be making witches' hats, pipe cleaner spiders, and yarn spider webs.
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
3:30–4:15 pm
Free43Piedmont Avenue Branch
The Not-So-Scary Halloween Show Surprise! It’s a magic show full of Halloween fun appropriate for all ages!
Source: Oakland Public Library · checked today
4–5 pm
Free44Berkeley Central Library
As part of Berkeley Public Library's Scary STEAM UC Berkeley's Brick by Brick LEGO Club will offer a Halloween themed LEGO coding session.
Source: Berkeley Public Library · checked today
4–8 pm
Free45Oakland United Beerworks
Source: 510 Families · checked today
6–8 pm
Free46Piedmont Community Hall
Source: 510 Families · checked today
10 am–5 pm
Free47International Blvd (Fruitvale Avenue to 42nd Avenue)
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with The Lawrence Hall of Science at the Oakland Dia de los Muertos Festival!
Source: Lawrence Hall of Science · checked today
1–3 pm
Free48Jack London Square
Source: 510 Families · checked today
1–3 pm
Free49Bernal Heights Branch Library
Calixto Robles, San Francisco artist and activist, leads a community altar creation and René y Familia brings the music.
Source: San Francisco Public Library · checked today
1:30–3:30 pm
Free32Albany, Alameda County Library
Come celebrate with us! Get your face painted, do a scavenger hunt, make a craft, and add to our ofrenda (altar) to honor loved ones who have passed.
Source: Alameda County Library · checked today
5–9 pm
Free50La Peña Cultural Center
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
All day
Free51Oakland
Source: Bay Area Kid Fun · checked today
4–6 pm
Free52San Lorenzo, Alameda County Library
Join us for a fun Día de los Muertos Celebration! Come celebrate and honor our loved ones who have passed with all ages crafts.
Source: Alameda County Library · checked today