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Every day at 6pm from Oct. 8 to Oct. 30
The Palace Theater · North Beach • $39
Check into a hotel run by vampires, where the staff has fangs and the House Rules are life or death. Small groups wander room to room through live scenes before landing in the Hotel bar.
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.
Every day from Oct. 1 to Nov. 9
The San Francisco Mint · Mid-Market
Ever wanted to star in your own 80s slasher flick? Peaches Christ's immersive haunt traps you in Hellville: 29 movie-set rooms, 100+ scare actors, and a masked killer across three floors of the old Mint.
October 20 at 5pm +15
Dragon Well · Marina District • $$
Learn mahjong from seasoned mentors over complimentary snacks and Red Blossom tea. Reserve a single seat or bring friends to play Hong Kong or American style every Tuesday night.
October 20 at 6:45pm
Wine Down SF · South of Market • $$
Dust off your Y2K knowledge: this trivia night covers early 2000s pop culture with a Halloween twist, all over pours at a lively SoMa wine bar. Costumes encouraged, bragging rights earned.
Every day at 10am
Musée Mécanique · Fisherman's Wharf • Free
Step back into a century of coin-operated wonder: over 200 antique arcade machines, fortune tellers, and mechanical musical instruments, all still working, all free to enter. Bring quarters and your inner kid.
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Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Barebottle Brewing Company · Bernal Heights
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · North of Panhandle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · North of Panhandle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · North of Panhandle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · North of Panhandle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Saluhall SF · Tenderloin
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · North of Panhandle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · North of Panhandle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Barebottle Brewing Company · Bernal Heights
Mon, Oct 19 · 9:00 PM
Knockout · Bernal Heights
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
The Mint Karaoke Lounge · Duboce Triangle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · North of Panhandle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Last Rites · Duboce Triangle
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
San Francisco Eagle Bar · SoMa
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Question Mark Tavern · West SoMa
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
The East Cut Community Benefit District · Transbay
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Barebottle Brewing Company · Bernal Heights
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · North of Panhandle
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
DECANTsf Bottle Shop & Bar · West SoMa
$$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Pier 23 Cafe Restaurant & Bar · Telegraph Hill
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Barebottle Brewing Company · Bernal Heights
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Pier 23 Cafe Restaurant & Bar · Northern Waterfront
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
The Mint Karaoke Lounge · Mint Hill
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Mission Bowling Club · Mission District
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Dogpatch Games · Dogpatch
$20
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:30 PM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Dogpatch Games · Dogpatch
$36
Tue, Oct 20 · 9:00 PM
SPIN San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 11:00 AM
PIER 39 · Fisherman's Wharf
$14
Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00 PM
CYCSF - Chinatown · Chinatown
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
Salesforce Park · Transbay
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Emporium Arcade Bar · Alamo Square
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 9:30 PM
Madrone Art Bar · Alamo Square
$
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Question Mark Tavern · West SoMa
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
The East Cut Community Benefit District · SoMa
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:30 PM
Laughing Monk Brewing · Bayview District
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
The Halfway Club · Crocker-Amazon
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 9:00 PM
SPIN San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$9
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 AM
San Francisco Centre · Yerba Buena
Tue, Oct 20 · 12:00 PM
Brava Theater Center · Mission District
$46
Tue, Oct 20 · 11:00 AM
Stonestown Galleria · Balboa Terrace
$18-$26
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:00 AM
753 King St · South Beach
$49
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Wreck Room · Nob Hill
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 11:00 AM
Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience · Fisherman's Wharf
$23-$25
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience · Fisherman's Wharf
$23
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Palm House · Cow Hollow
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
Civic Center Plaza · Civic Center
Free
New Conservatory Theatre Center is worth checking for intimate productions and queer stories. For an evening built around dancing, look at the programme at Madrone Art Bar. Pick the production or music first; the room is only half the decision.
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