Halloween Happenings In Castro Valley, East Bay 2017

EAST BAY, CA – It's that time of year: Things are getting spooky!

We've rounded up the best Halloween and autumn events going on throughout the region, including the spookiest haunted houses, harvest fairs, craft shows and Day of the Dead celebrations, along with those very charming, small-town, trick-or-treat carnivals and costume parades.

Happy Halloween, from Patch!

ALAMEDA:
OCT. 28: Halloween Black Light Art Show
OCT. 27, 28, 29: Annual Teen Haunted House 2017: South Shore Center
OCT. 28: Monsters Bash: USS Hornet
NOV. 4: Annual Holiday Boutique - Handcrafted & Gourmet Gifts

ALAMO:
OCT. 31: FREE Halloween Event at Alamo Plaza!

ALBANY:
OCT. 27: Halloween Carnival - Crafts, Games & Creepy Cookies
OCT. 31: Halloween on Solano 2017

BENICIA:
OCT. 27, 28, 29, 31: Haunted Depot
OCT. 28: Halloween Costume Contest & Sidewalk Stroll

BERKELEY:
OCT. 28: Pumpkin Patch Dash & Carnival -Grades K-8
OCT. 31: 'House of Screams' Haunted House
OCT. 31: Halloween Community Parade
NOV. 2: Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead Celebration

CASTRO VALLEY:
OCT. 24: Barks and Boos 2017, Costume Contest & Food Trucks

OCT. 26: Halloween Storytime & Parade, Ages 0-5: Library
OCT. 31: Little Explorers Petting Zoo: Library Anniversary

CLAYTON:
OCT. 27-28: Family-Friendly Halloween Costume Party: The Greenhouse

OCT. 28: Halloween Trek In Search of Creepy Crawlers On Mt. Diablo

CONCORD:
OCT. 28: 'Halloween Dress Rehearsal' Games & Costume Parade - Disney Store, Sunvalley
OCT. 28: SpiritsFest 2017: Galindo House
OCT. 31: Trick-or-Treating & Costume Contest: Sunvalley

DANVILLE:
OCT. 26: Spooktacular Celebration

DUBLIN:
OCT. 27-28: 'Ghosts of Dublin 2017' - Pioneer Cemetery Flashlight Tours
NOV. 18: Holiday Craft Boutique

EL CERRITO:
OCT. 28: Halloween Carnival & Haunted House

FREMONT:
Throughout October: Perry Family Pumpkin Patch - Kids' Maze & Hay Pyramid

OCT. 14 - 30: Candle Lighter's Ghost House - For All Ages
OCT. 22, 27-29: Haunted Railroad - 'Not-So-Scary' Ghost Train For Kids 12 & Under
OCT. 28: Halloween Twilight Hike At Coyote Hills
OCT. 29: Harvest Festival for Kids!

HERCULES:
OCT. 24: Halloween Fun at the Library

LAFAYETTE:
OCT. 1- 29, Saturdays and Sundays: Orchard Nursery's Harvest Festival 2017 -Kids' Crafts, Music & Pumpkin Patch
OCT. 27: Trick or Treat Street
OCT. 28-29: Haunted House 'Not So Scary' & 'Very Scary' - Youth Commission

LIVERMORE:
OCT. 1-31: Cornfield Maze & Pumpkin Patch: G&M Farms

OCT. 26: 'Young Frankenstein' Movie: Vine Cinema & Alehouse

OCT. 28: Kidz Town Halloween Hay Day - Trick-Or-Treating, Pumpkin Contest
OCT. 30: ‘Trick or Treat Trail’ at Police Station
NOV. 4: Paws In Need HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
NOV. 4: Holiday Boutique at Our Savior

MARTINEZ:

OCT. 28: Dia de los Muertos festival

OCT. 29: Halloween Trunk-or-Treat Spooktacular: Downtown

MORAGA:
OCT. 31: Halloween Harvest Fest & Trick-or-Treating

NEWARK:
NOV. 4: FREE FALL CONCERT: Thanking HIM in Advance

OAKLAND:
Daily through Oct. 31: Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch & Haunted Houses: Oakland
OCT. 26-28: 'Terrifying Halloween Tour' at Dunsmuir Estate
OCT. 28-29: 'Boo at the Zoo' Halloween Fun at Oakland Zoo
OCT. 28: Halloween Town, Kids Hallo Eve for Ages 2-12
OCT. 28: Howloweenie Roast - Campfire, Stories & S'Mores: Redwood Regional Park
OCT. 28-29: Jack O'Lantern Jamboree: Children's Fairyland

ORINDA:
OCT. 26: Halloween Parade for Tots

PLEASANT HILL:

OCT. 27: Trunk or Treat & Crafts

PLEASANTON:
Through Oct. 31: 'Pirates of Emerson' Haunted Theme Park

OCT. 24-28: Ghost Stories 2017, Live On-Stage: Firehouse
OCT. 27-29: Harvest Festival 2017 - Art & Craft Show
OCT. 28: Halloween Brew Crawl

SAN LEANDRO:

Through OCT. 31: Fear Overload Scream Park - 2 Haunted Houses

OCT. 27: NEW! Pumpkin Splash
OCT. 27: 'It's a Tall, Tall World!' Halloween Bash
OCT. 28: A Haunting in the History Room - Free Family Fun: Library
OCT. 28: Celebrate Dia de los Muertos 'Day of the Dead' at Library

SAN LORENZO:
OCT. 28: Annual Children's Halloween Parade

SAN RAMON:
OCT. 28: Trick or Treat at the Farm
NOV. 4: Holiday Boutique Fundraiser

UNION CITY:
OCT. 28: Halloween Family Carnival 2017: Pacific West Gymnastics

OCT. 29: Halloween Carnival

WALNUT CREEK:
OCT. 27: Trick or Treat: Downtown
OCT. 31: Halloween Trick-Or-Treat: Broadway Plaza

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SEEKING AMUSEMENT PARK or HAUNTED THRILLS?

PLEASANTON: Through Oct. 31: 'Pirates of Emerson' Haunted Theme Park
SAN JOSE: Dates through Oct. 31: Winchester Mystery House's Hallowe’en Candlelight Tour
SAN LEANDRO: Through OCT. 31: Fear Overload Scream Park - 2 Haunted Houses
SANTA CLARA: Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 29: 'Great Pumpkin Fest' - Hay Maze & Trick-Or-Treat With Peanuts Gang: California's Great America
VALLEJO: Through Oct. 31: Fright Fest 2017: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

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PLANNING A HALLOWEEN ROAD TRIP? There are spooktacular events throughout California!

• Halloween Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches 2017: L.A. County

• Halloween Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches 2017: Orange County

• Halloween Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches 2017: San Diego County

• Halloween Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches 2017: Riverside County

• In Auburn: 'Pumpkin Nights' Walkthrough Experience

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