Thanks to Berkeley's Fourth Street for sponsoring our Halloween Guide this year. The Trick or Treating session they host is a fabulous addition to our round-up of things to do with kids on Halloween! Delaware Street will be closed so that the community can enjoy a Halloween festival with live music, bubble show, art booth, face painting and more! Learn more >
Kids so pleased with their costumes they want to wear them more than once? Here is a round-up of Halloween activities and outings where Jedi Knights and Cleopatra will be more than welcomed.
Pre-Halloween events
(jump straight to Halloween Day events)
Saturday, October 6, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Floating Pumpkin Patch Richmond Swim Center, Richmond |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
The Not-So-Scary Halloween Magic Show Albany Library, Albany |
| 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Family Play Night - A Movie + Crafts: Hotel Transylvania Sticky Art Lab, Berkeley |
Monday, October 8, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm, Clayton |
Saturday, October 13, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Crestmont Harvest Fair Crestmont School, Richmond |
| 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Harvest Festival Cedar Rose Park, Berkeley |
| 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Noccstoberfest + Outdoor Movie - Coco North Oakland Community Charter School (NOCCS), Oakland |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Kids Night Out Halloween Color Me Mine of Alameda, Alameda |
Sunday, October 14, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Harding Carnival Harding Elementary School, El Cerrito |
Thursday, October 18, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Autumn Lights Festival Gardens at Lake Merritt, Oakland |
Friday, October 19, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am |
Halloween House Workshop with Habitot Habitot Children's Museum, Berkeley |
| 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Frankenweenie Movie Screening Berkeley Public Library – Claremont Branch, Berkeley |
| 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Autumn Lights Festival Gardens at Lake Merritt, Oakland |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Unhaunted House & Carnival 'Neverland Awaits' Sulphur Creek Nature Center, Hayward |
| 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Haunted Railroad at Ardenwood - RSVP Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont |
Saturday, October 20, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Danville Fallfest Danville Community Center, Danville |
| 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Goblin Jamboree Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Halloween Storytime Albany Library, Albany |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Piedmont Pool Pumpkin Patch Piedmont Community Pool, Oakland |
| 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Unhaunted House & Carnival 'Neverland Awaits' Sulphur Creek Nature Center, Hayward |
| 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Autumn Lights Festival Gardens at Lake Merritt, Oakland |
| 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Haunted Railroad at Ardenwood - RSVP Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont |
Sunday, October 21, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Danville Fallfest Danville Community Center, Danville |
| 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Goblin Jamboree Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito |
| 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
24th Annual Días de los Muertos Celebration Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), Oakland |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Halloween House Workshop with Habitot Habitot Children's Museum, Berkeley |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Halloween Cookie Decorating Party The Greenhouse at Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm, Clayton |
| 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Haunted Railroad at Ardenwood - RSVP Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont |
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Special Halloween Movie: "I Believe in Halloween" The New Parkway Theater, Oakland |
Thursday, October 25, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Not-So-Scary Halloween Story Time Berkeley Public Library – Claremont Branch, Berkeley |
| 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Howl-ooo-ween! Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek |
Friday, October 26, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Halloween Movie + Crafts Berkeley Public Library – South Branch (Tarea Hall Pittman), Berkeley |
| 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
Wanderer's Way - A pumpkin-lit path and stories East Bay Waldorf School, El Sobrante |
| 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Alameda Haunted House (5+) Alameda South Shore Center Court, Alameda |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Downtown Berkeley YMCA: Spooktacular Halloween Carnival Downtown Berkeley YMCA, Berkeley |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Manzanita Recreation Center Haunted House + Hallow Harvest Manzanita Recreation Center, Oakland |
| 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Kids Night Out - Costume Party Twirl, Alameda |
| 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Halloween Carnival Albany Community Center, Albany |
| 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Pumpkin Patch Splash San Leandro Family Aquatic Center, San Leandro |
Saturday, October 27, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Boo at the Zoo! Oakland Zoo, Oakland |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Jack o'Lantern Jamboree Children's Fairyland, Oakland |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Orinda Square Halloween Walk Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda |
| 10:15 am - 11:15 am |
Not-So-Scary Story Time + Costume Parade Berkeley Public Library – West Branch, Berkeley |
| 11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Bay Street Boo Bash Bay Street, Emeryville |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
Halloween Storytime: How to Scare a Ghost Barnes & Noble Bay Street, Emeryville |
| 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Happy Creepy "Hall-oween" Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley |
| 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
13th Annual Pumpkin Festival Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland |
| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Halloween Spooktacular at Alameda Landing Alameda Landing, Alameda |
| 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
The Elmwood Trick-or-Treating Your Basic Bird, Berkeley |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Alameda's South Shore Center's Halloween Festival Alameda South Shore Center Court, Alameda |
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Halloween Day Activities: Wednesday, October 31
Berkeley's Fourth Street Shops Halloween Celebration
70 or more merchants will be giving out candy/toys! Participating merchants will have pumpkin at their door. Free activities will be set up at Delaware and Fourth Street, including
- SCARY HAIR BOOTH by Keter Salon ~ Professional staff from Keter Salon will be on the street to give you spooky, scary hair with spiderwebs, creepy crawlies and wash-out color.
- FACE PAINTING ~ Made to order designs with sparkle!
- PHOTO BOOTH by Photolab ~ A tradition on Fourth Street, Photolab will commemorate your fun day with a free photo sent via email.
- FUN FISHIN' at Rabat (1825 Fourth Street) ~ Toss the fishing poll in and see what you get!
- PUMPKIN PAINTING at Market Hall Foods (1786 Fourth Street) More details >
- ART BOOTH sponsored by Castle In The Air
- BUBBLE SHOW
- CAT IN THE HAT/DR. SEUSS STORY BOOTH
- PET PARADE!
Where: Berkeley's Fourth Street at Delaware, which will be closed off for the festival
When: From 2 pm to 5 pm on Halloween
More Halloween Day Activities for East Bay Kids
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Fourth Street Halloween Festival Fourth Street Shops, Berkeley |
| 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Halloween Haunted House Bushrod Recreation Center, Oakland |
| 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
Halloween Hootenanny and Trick-or-Treating in Downtown Berkeley Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, Berkeley |
| 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Halloween Community Parade Frances Albrier Community Center, Berkeley |
| 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Halloween on Solano + Costume Contest Solano Avenue, Berkeley |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Montclair Annual Halloween Parade Montclair Village, Oakland |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Fratello Marionettes' Spooktacular Show Berkeley Public Library – Claremont Branch, Berkeley |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Temescal Trick-or-Treat Event Temescal District, Oakland |
| 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Halloween BOO-TACULAR Fundraiser Jelly's Place, San Pablo |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
House of Screams Haunted House MLK Jr. Youth Services Center, Berkeley |
| 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm |
Halloween Cookie Decorating Party The Greenhouse at Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm, Clayton |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Halloween Art Show & Mermaid Installation Room Studio 23, Alameda |
Got a baby too young for Halloween?
Here are stroller walks that show off Berkeley's best-decorated streets:
- Russell Street in Claremont (celebration ends about 8:30 pm)
- Visit the amazing pumpkins on Ashby and Piedmont
- Stroll along Josephine Street between Cedar and Rose
- Make your way to Mariposa Avenue, one of Berkeley's loveliest tree-lined streets
Keep up with the many more neighborhood Halloween parties and celebrations on our calendar!
This Halloween Guide for Bay Area Kids was sponsored by the Fourth Street Shopping District in Berkeley, one of our favorite Halloween outings for families.
Photos courtesy of Fourth Street
Russell St. is closed through traffic from about 5-9. The early hour is great for little kids.