Free Halloween events for kids in Albany & nearby
4 free Halloween events in Albany and 53 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.
In Albany
Friday, Oct 301 free
Saturday, Oct 312 free
10:30–11 am
FreeHalloween Storytime
2Albany, 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
FreeHalloween Crafts
2Albany, 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
Sunday, Nov 11 free
1:30–3:30 pm
FreeDía de los Muertos Celebration
2Albany, 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
Halloween events near Albany
Within 10 miles: Berkeley (1.7 mi), Oakland (3.7 mi), Piedmont (6.1 mi), Alameda (8.4 mi), Hercules (8.6 mi), San Francisco (8.9 mi).
Today · Tuesday, Oct 273 free
10:15–11:15 am
FreeHalloween Baby Bounce!
1Golden 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
FreeHalloween Storytime
2West 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
Runs Oct 27 – Nov 3
FreeCommunity Ofrenda
3Hercules, Contra Costa County Library
The Hercules Library invites you to participate in our community ofrenda for Día de los Muertos.
Source: Contra Costa County Library · checked today
Tomorrow · Wednesday, Oct 286 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeDia De Los Muertos Community Altar
4Crab 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
1:30–2:30 pm
FreeDía de Los Muertos Calavera Decorating
5Asian 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
FreeDía de Los Muertos Calavera Decorating
6Main 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
FreeFree Art Workshop: Pop-up Mini Haunted House (YBCA)
7Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
2–3 pm
FreeHalloween Crafts
8Montclair 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
6–6:45 pm
FreeThe Not-So-Scary Halloween Show
2West 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
Thursday, Oct 298 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeDia De Los Muertos Community Altar
4Crab 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
10:15–11:15 am
FreeHalloween Storytime!
1Golden 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
3–6 pm
Free2026 Halloween Fun: Trick-or-Treat + Farmers Market (North Shattuck)
9Shattuck Ave & Vine St
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
3–6 pm
FreeHalloween in North Shattuck
10North Berkeley on Shattuck
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3:30–4:30 pm
FreeDía de Los Muertos Calavera Decorating
1Golden 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
FreeThe Haunted Library @Claremont
11Claremont 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
FreeBART PD’s Trunk or Treat
12Lake Merritt BART Plaza
Source: 510 Families · checked today
5–7 pm
FreeFerry Trick-Or-Treat
13San Francisco Ferry Building
Source: 510 Families · checked today
Friday, Oct 3011 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeDia De Los Muertos Community Altar
4Crab 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–12 pm
FreeHalloween Boonanza
14Salesforce Park
Source: 510 Families · checked today
11 am–12 pm
FreeCelebration: Halloween Parade
15Marina 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
FreeTrunk or Treat at the Lake
16Edoff Memorial Bandstand at Lake Merritt
Source: 510 Families · checked today
2–4 pm
FreeOakland Chinatown’s “Trick Or Treat” Trail (2026)
17Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
2–4 pm
FreeTrick or Treat in Oakland Chinatown
18Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–7 pm
FreeHalloween Hootenanny
19Civic Center Park (Berkeley)
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–7 pm
FreePumpkin Painting with Habitot at Berkeley’s Halloween Hootenany
20Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Source: Habitot Children's Museum · checked today
3:30–4:30 pm
FreeHalloween Ghost Craft
21Temescal 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
FreeHalloween Parade and Costume Contest
22Frances Albrier Community Center (San Pablo Park)
Source: 510 Families · checked today
6–8:30 pm
FreeTrunk or Treat & Pumpkin Carving
23Hercules Community Swim Center
Source: 510 Families · checked today
Saturday, Oct 3120 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeDia De Los Muertos Community Altar
4Crab 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
10–10:30 am
FreeHalloween Dress-Up Storytime!
3Hercules, Contra Costa County Library
It's a not-so-scary Halloween dress-up edition of Family Storytime! Enjoy seasonal music, rhymes, flannel board stories, and book-centered Halloween fun.
Source: Contra Costa County Library · checked today
10 am–12 pm
FreeHalloween Extravaganza!
24The Freight
This FREE event is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
Source: Berkeley Public Library · checked today
12–4 pm
FreeHalloween Costume Contest + Tiny Monster Art Party (Oakland)
25The Grand Gallery
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
12–3 pm
FreeHalloween Festivities
26Main Library | Oakland Public Library
Source: 510 Families · checked today
12–1 pm
FreeHalloween Ghost Craft
6Main 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
FreeHalloween Hoopla
27Children’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
FreeYerba Buena Halloween Palooza
28Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
Source: Bay Area Kids GO · checked today
1–3 pm
FreeHalloween Parade and Trick-Or-Treating
6Main 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
FreeSpooky Square: Halloween Magic Show + Dog Costume Contest (Ghirardelli Square)
29Ghirardelli Square
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
1:30–2:15 pm
FreeThe Not-So-Scary Halloween Show
31Fruitvale 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
2–3:30 pm
FreeHalloween Brain Science
32Central Library | Berkeley Public Library
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–5 pm
FreeHalloween Festival & Trick or Treat 2026, Fourth Street
33Fourth Street
Source: Marin Mommies · checked today
3:30–5 pm
FreeHalloween Crafts
2West 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
FreeThe Not-So-Scary Halloween Show
34Piedmont 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
4–6 pm
FreeHalloween Spooktacular
35Alameda Landing
Source: 510 Families · checked today
4–5 pm
FreeLEGO Halloween Themed Coding @Central
36Berkeley 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
FreeThings That Creep Halloween Party
37Oakland United Beerworks
Source: 510 Families · checked today
6–8 pm
FreeHalloween Tricks & Treats
38Piedmont Community Hall
Source: 510 Families · checked today
Sunday, Nov 15 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeThe Lawrence at Oakland Dia de los Muertos Festival
39International 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
FreeDía de los Muertos Family Fun Fest
40Jack London Square
Source: 510 Families · checked today
2–3 pm
FreeUna Ofrenda Musical
41Main | Alameda Free Library
Source: 510 Families · checked today
5–9 pm
FreeDía de Muertos Celebración: Ceremony, Ofrenda, Son Jarocho & Food (Berkeley)
42La Peña Cultural Center
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
All day
FreeDia de los Muertos Family Fun Fest
43Oakland
Source: Bay Area Kid Fun · checked today