Seasonal & Holidays
Upcoming Fall Festivals, Halloween Events
Planning your weekend? Carnivals, haunted attractions, festivals throughout the month of October. Check dates of each event before attending

By AUTUMN JOHNSON (Patch Staff)
Whether you’re looking for mildly spooky Halloween fun for your family or crave something a bit scarier, the East Bay has plenty of festive activities to help you celebrate and enjoy the season.
- Fear Returns to the Fairgrounds: Pirates of Emerson to Open
- Spirits of Pleasanton’s Past Come Alive at Annual Ghost Walk
- Fear Overload Scream Park Haunted Houses Return to the SF Bay Area
- Oktoberfest in Walnut Creek this Saturday, Oct. 17! ADMISSION IS FREE!
- San Benito Olive Festival This Saturday, Oct. 17
- Mystery Writers in the Mausoleum
- Halloween Festival
- LARPD Halloween Carnival
- Tickets Available for Annual Halloween Brew Crawl
- Register Now for ‘The Running Dead’ Fun Run
- Arrrrgh! Pirate Land 2015 for Kids!
- Halloween Fun @ Gamble Garden!
- Alameda - Haunt Your Ride!
- Come Celebrate with Us! 2nd Annual Monument Awards Breakfast
- “DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS DARE TO DREAM” Comes to San Francisco Bay Area, Oct. 7 - Oct. 18.
- Jekyll & Hyde The Musical
- Annual Fall Harvest Returns October 25
- Looking for Spooktacular Family Fun? Come On Over to the Sleepy Hollow Pumpkin Patch
- San Ramon School of Rock Coming October 25, 2015
- Creepy Crawlies
- Oktoberfest at Forest Home Farm Historic Park in San Ramon
- Annual Trunk or Treat Festival October 25th
- Wine and Appetizer Pairing
- Tunstead Live! The Mysterious Stranger: Chilling Poems and Spooky Stories
- All Hallows’ Read for Teens!
- Mystery Author Mark Coggins to speak in Menlo Park
- Fall Craft Fair Fundraiser
- The Annual Bill Soberanes Halloween Festival
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