3–6 pm
Free2026 Halloween Fun: Trick-or-Treat + Farmers Market (North Shattuck)
1Shattuck Ave & Vine St
All agesFestivals
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Free Halloween events for kids in Berkeley & nearby
11 free Halloween events in Berkeley and 54 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 Berkeley
Thursday, Oct 293 free
3–6 pm
FreeHalloween in North Shattuck
2North Berkeley on Shattuck
All agesFestivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3:30–5:30 pm
FreeThe Haunted Library @Claremont
3Claremont Branch Library
All agesGames & play
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
Friday, Oct 303 free
3–7 pm
FreeHalloween Hootenanny
4Civic Center Park (Berkeley)
All agesFestivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–7 pm
FreePumpkin Painting with Habitot at Berkeley’s Halloween Hootenany
5Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
All agesArts & crafts
Source: Habitot Children's Museum · checked today
4–6 pm
FreeHalloween Parade and Costume Contest
6Frances Albrier Community Center (San Pablo Park)
Ages 5–12Festivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
Saturday, Oct 314 free
10 am–12 pm
FreeHalloween Extravaganza!
7The Freight
All agesStorytime
This FREE event is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
Source: Berkeley Public Library · checked today
2–3:30 pm
FreeHalloween Brain Science
8Central Library | Berkeley Public Library
Ages 5–12Science & STEM
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–5 pm
FreeHalloween Festival & Trick or Treat 2026, Fourth Street
9Fourth Street
All agesFestivals
Source: Marin Mommies · checked today
4–5 pm
FreeLEGO Halloween Themed Coding @Central
10Berkeley Central Library
Ages 10–12Science & STEMSign-up needed
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
Sunday, Nov 11 free
5–9 pm
FreeDía de Muertos Celebración: Ceremony, Ofrenda, Son Jarocho & Food (Berkeley)
11La Peña Cultural Center
All agesFestivals
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
Halloween events near Berkeley
Within 10 miles: Oakland (2.2 mi), Albany (2.7 mi), Piedmont (4.1 mi), Alameda (7 mi), Moraga (8.6 mi), Lafayette (8.9 mi), San Francisco (9 mi), Hercules (9.6 mi).
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Today · Tuesday, Oct 274 free
10:15–11:15 am
FreeHalloween Baby Bounce!
1Golden Gate Branch
Ages 0–2Storytime
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
Ages 0–6Storytime
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 26 – Nov 14
FreeCommunity Altar for Day of the Dead / Ofrenda Comunidad de Día de Los Muertos
3Lafayette, Contra Costa County Library
All agesFestivals
Honor loved ones who have passed with a community Día de Los Muertos Altar at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.
Source: Contra Costa County Library · checked today
Runs Oct 27 – Nov 3
FreeCommunity Ofrenda
4Hercules, Contra Costa County Library
All agesFestivals
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 288 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeDia De Los Muertos Community Altar
5Crab Cove Visitor Center (Doug Siden), Crown Memorial State Beach
All agesFestivals
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
681st Avenue Branch
All agesArts & crafts
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
FreeDía de Los Muertos Calavera Decorating
7Elmhurst Branch
All agesArts & crafts
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
FreeDía de Los Muertos Calavera Decorating
8Asian Branch
All agesArts & crafts
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
9Main Children's Room, Oakland Public Library
All agesArts & crafts
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)
10Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
All agesArts & craftsSign-up needed
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
2–3 pm
FreeHalloween Crafts
11Montclair Branch
All agesArts & crafts
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
All agesMusic & shows
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 296 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeDia De Los Muertos Community Altar
5Crab Cove Visitor Center (Doug Siden), Crown Memorial State Beach
All agesFestivals
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
All agesStorytime
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
3:30–4:30 pm
FreeDía de Los Muertos Calavera Decorating
1Golden Gate Branch
All agesArts & crafts
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
4–7 pm
FreeBART PD’s Trunk or Treat
12Lake Merritt BART Plaza
All agesArts & crafts
Source: 510 Families · checked today
4–5 pm
FreeThe Moraga Library Great Pumpkin Challenge!
13Moraga, Contra Costa County Library
All agesFestivals
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
FreeFerry Trick-Or-Treat
14San Francisco Ferry Building
All agesFestivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
Friday, Oct 3012 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeDia De Los Muertos Community Altar
5Crab Cove Visitor Center (Doug Siden), Crown Memorial State Beach
All agesFestivals
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
15Salesforce Park
All agesMusic & shows
Source: 510 Families · checked today
11 am–12 pm
FreeCelebration: Halloween Parade
16Marina Branch Library
All agesFestivals
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
17Edoff Memorial Bandstand at Lake Merritt
Ages 0–5Festivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
2–4 pm
FreeOakland Chinatown’s “Trick Or Treat” Trail (2026)
18Oakland Asian Cultural Center
All agesGames & play
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
2–4 pm
FreeTrick or Treat in Oakland Chinatown
19Oakland Asian Cultural Center
All agesFestivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3–6 pm
FreeHalloween Family Fest
20South Shore Center
Ages 1–12Festivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
3:30–4:30 pm
FreeDía de Los Muertos Calavera Decorating
22Eastmont Branch
All agesArts & crafts
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
FreeHalloween Ghost Craft
23Temescal Branch
All agesArts & crafts
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
FreeTrick or Treat Street
24Downtown Lafayette
All agesFestivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
6–8:30 pm
FreeTrunk or Treat & Pumpkin Carving
25Hercules Community Swim Center
Ages 1–12Festivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
Saturday, Oct 3119 free
10 am–5 pm
FreeDia De Los Muertos Community Altar
5Crab Cove Visitor Center (Doug Siden), Crown Memorial State Beach
All agesFestivals
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!
4Hercules, Contra Costa County Library
Ages 0–5Storytime
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
10:30–11 am
FreeHalloween Storytime
26Albany, Alameda County Library
Ages 3–12Storytime
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
26Albany, Alameda County Library
Ages 5–12Arts & crafts
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
FreeHalloween Costume Contest + Tiny Monster Art Party (Oakland)
27The Grand Gallery
All agesArts & crafts
Source: Funcheap SF · checked today
12–3 pm
FreeHalloween Festivities
28Main Library | Oakland Public Library
Ages 1–12Festivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
12–1 pm
FreeHalloween Ghost Craft
9Main Children's Room, Oakland Public Library
All agesArts & crafts
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
29Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
Ages 0–10Nature & outdoorsSign-up needed
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
30Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
Ages 0–10Family fun
Source: Bay Area Kids GO · checked today
1–3 pm
FreeHalloween Parade and Trick-Or-Treating
9Main Children's Room, Oakland Public Library
All agesFestivals
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)
31Ghirardelli Square
All agesMusic & shows
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1:30–2:15 pm
FreeThe Not-So-Scary Halloween Show
33Fruitvale Branch
All agesMusic & shows
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
FreeFree 20th Annual Scraper Bike Day Halloween Ride + Trunk-or-Treat (Oakland)
34Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center
All agesGames & play
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3:30–5 pm
FreeHalloween Crafts
2West Oakland Branch
Ages 6–12Arts & crafts
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
35Piedmont Avenue Branch
All agesMusic & shows
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
36Alameda Landing
Ages 1–12Festivals
Source: 510 Families · checked today
4–8 pm
FreeThings That Creep Halloween Party
37Oakland United Beerworks
Ages 3–12Games & play
Source: 510 Families · checked today
6–8 pm
FreeHalloween Tricks & Treats
38Piedmont Community Hall
All agesFestivals
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)
All agesFestivals
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
All agesArts & crafts
Source: 510 Families · checked today
1:30–3:30 pm
FreeDía de los Muertos Celebration
26Albany, Alameda County Library
Ages 5–12Festivals
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
2–3 pm
FreeUna Ofrenda Musical
41Main | Alameda Free Library
All agesArts & crafts
Source: 510 Families · checked today
All day
FreeDia de los Muertos Family Fun Fest
42Oakland
All agesGames & play
Source: Bay Area Kid Fun · checked today