We’ve got a ton of free and cheap activities for your family this month. Some of the best things in life are FREE, right? Now go do them with your kids in the East Bay already. Put your wallet away. Clicking the red title will take you right to our calendar entry with lots more info.
Friday, October 23, 2026
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Explore Blake Garden, Kensington10:00 am - 10:50 am: Community Preschool Yoga, Berkeley
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Shabbat & Play, Oakland
10:30 am - 11:00 am: Story Time @ Crab Cove, Alameda
11:15 am - 12:15 pm: Oaktown Jazz Storytime, Richmond
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Trunk or Treat, Walnut Creek
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Costume Swap, Alameda
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: MOCHA Creative Art Play, Berkeley
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Petting Zoo, Richmond
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Haunted Trail, Pleasant Hill
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Trick or Treat, Fremont
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Pumpkin Play Patch, Alameda
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm: Diwali Drone Light Show, Walnut Creek
Saturday, October 24, 2026
9:00 am - 2:00 pm: Pumpkin Giveaway & Free Carousel Rides, San Francisco9:30 am - 11:00 am: Game Design Classes, Oakland
10:00 am - 2:00 pm: Family Halloween Day, San Francisco
10:00 am - 1:00 pm: Halloween Hay Day, Livermore
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Halloween Parade and Harvest Festival, Oakland
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Lil’ Witching Hours: Ghosts & Spiders, Emeryville
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: SoundBites - STEM for KIDS, Alameda
10:00 am - 12:30 pm: Valkyries Watch Party, Oakland
10:15 am - 10:30 am: Halloween Storytime for Toddlers, Oakland
10:30 am - 2:00 pm: Bike Ride to Pumpkin Patch, Pleasanton
10:30 am - 1:30 pm: Horse Hallow: Family Day on the Farm, Sausalito
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: DÃa de los Muertos Craft, El Sobrante
11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Halloween Trick or Treat Spooktacular, Martinez
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Piedmont Ave Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treating, Oakland
11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Trick or Treat on the Farm, San Ramon
11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Trunk or Treat Featuring Unhaunted House, Hayward
11:00 am - 2:30 pm: Welcome Home Community Festival, Hayward
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Annual Pumpkin Festival, Oakland
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Diwali Celebration Street Fair, Walnut Creek
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Elmwood Trick or Treating, Berkeley
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Fall Harvest Festival, Richmond
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Oakland Youth Day, Oakland
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Tricks, Treats & Traditions, Oakland
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: TRUCK or Treat, Emeryville
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest, Berkeley
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Costume Dance Party for Queer Families, Berkeley
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Halloween Carnival, Fremont
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Cal Men's Soccer, Berkeley
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Halloween Block Party, Vallejo
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Halloween Community Campfire, Livermore
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Holly-ween Wonderland, Union City
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Halloween Party and Haunted House, Berkeley
Sunday, October 25, 2026
9:00 am - 2:00 pm: Halloween Harvest Celebration, Kensington9:00 am - 10:00 am: Movement and Sports for Girls, Oakland
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Free Family Day, San Francisco
10:00 am - 2:00 pm: Halloween Fun in Montclair Village, Oakland
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Leaf Rubbing, Lafayette
RSVP now for these low-cost activities that require tickets!
These and other amazing family-friendly activities are kept on our calendar. Find more over there >
