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Every day at 5:30pm
Filoli Historic House & Garden · Woodside
A historic estate turns into a glowing Halloween storybook after dark: 1,000 jack-o'-lanterns light the redwood trail, a witch's curse haunts the candlelit mansion, and a harvest party keeps the cider flowing. All atmosphere, zero jump-scares.
October 17 at 4pm
SPARK Social SF · Mission Bay • $0
A free neighborhood harvest bash with pumpkins, farm animals, and fireside s'mores. Cap the night with an outdoor screening of Hocus Pocus, blankets encouraged.
October 17 at 6pm +4
The San Francisco Mint · Union Square
Drag horror queen Peaches Christ turns the historic San Francisco Mint into Hellville, a sprawling haunted house where a slasher sequel unfolds all around you. Thirty-seven years after the massacre, the evil is back and so are you, foolishly.
October 17 at 7:30pm +27
Haas-Lilienthal House · Pacific Heights • $66
Step inside a Victorian mansion that survived the 1906 earthquake for a haunted experience that trades jump scares for magical elixirs, dark corridors, and the genuinely bizarre. It is theatrical, intimate, and delightfully strange.
Every day at 6pm from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1
The San Francisco Mint · Union Square
Drag-horror icon Peaches Christ takes over the 1874 San Francisco Mint for a theatrical haunted house sequel. Thirty-seven years after the Hellville massacre, a new evil stalks the grand old halls.
October 17 at 1am +13
The San Francisco Mint · Mid-Market
Ever wanted to star in your own 80s slasher flick? Terror Vault traps you inside one: Hollywood-caliber sets, live actors, and choices that decide if you solve the mystery or become the next victim.
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Sat, Oct 17 · 3:30 PM
Gravity Vault Marin · San Rafael
$370-$445
Sat, Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Secrets Boutique - San Jose · Buena Vista
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 5:00 PM
Last Rites · Duboce Triangle
$$
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Restaurant Bar & Grill - Oakley · Oakley
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Lighthouse Bar & Grill · Mill Valley
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Sky Zone Trampoline Park · The Plant
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Chabot Space & Science Center · Piedmont Pines
Sat, Oct 17 · 4:00 PM
Fulton Plaza · Civic Center
Sat, Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Ardenwood · Ardenwood
Sat, Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Rockin Jump Concord · Concord
Sat, Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
SPIN San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$$
Sat, Oct 17 · 4:00 PM
The BreakRoom · Downtown Berkeley
$$
Sat, Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Mr. Mahjong’s · Union Square
$$
Sat, Oct 17 · 4:00 PM
Plucky's Cafe · Burlingame Terrace
Sat, Oct 17 · 5:00 PM
Homestead Bowl & The X Bar · Cupertino
$8.99
Sat, Oct 17 · 4:00 PM
McEvoy Ranch · Petaluma
$48
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Rotator Taproom · Walnut Creek
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 3:30 PM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Sat, Oct 17 · 4:00 PM
The BreakRoom · Downtown Berkeley
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 PM
Jack London Square · Jack London Square
Sat, Oct 17 · 4:00 PM
Lemos Farm · Half Moon Bay
$35
Sat, Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
The San Francisco Mint · Mid-Market
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:30 AM
Gymboree Play & Music, Oakland · Lakeshore
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
Bowlero Valley Fair · Central San Jose
$23.99
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
PIER 39 · Fisherman's Wharf
$14
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 PM
Scopo Divino · Pacific Heights
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
UN Plaza · Civic Center
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
AMF Pinole Valley Lanes · Pinole
$19.99
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Lemos Farm · Half Moon Bay
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:30 PM
Oshman Family JCC · Palo Alto
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:30 AM
Gymboree Play & Music, Oakland · Lakeshore
Sun, Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
The Swingin' Door · South San Mateo
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Sun, Oct 18 · 4:00 PM
Ferry Building · Financial District
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Rockin Jump Concord · Concord
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Rockin Jump Concord · Concord
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Guildhouse · SoFA
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Rockin Jump Concord · Concord
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Lemos Farm · Half Moon Bay
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Marin Country Mart · Larkspur
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Westbrae Nursery · Northwest Berkeley
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds · South San Jose
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Manny’s · Mission District
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Lemos Farm · Half Moon Bay
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Marin Country Mart · Larkspur
$25
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
AMF Pinole Valley Lanes · Pinole
$15.99
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:30 AM
Valley Church · Cupertino
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 PM
O'Flaherty's Irish Pub · Ballbach and SOFA
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Haas-Lilienthal House · Pacific Heights
$150
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 PM
Scopo Divino · Pacific Heights
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
6th Avenue Skate Park · Golden Gate Park
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Lemos Farm · Half Moon Bay
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Rockin Jump Concord · Concord
$15
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 AM
San Francisco Centre · Yerba Buena
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