Culture events in and around San Francisco this week
182 events in the next 7 days (Oct 23–29) in and around San Francisco, 86 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 10:30 AM Stories of Light: Celebrating Diwali East Palo Alto Library Free
- 10:30 AM Understanding Día de los Muertos: Sugar Skull Making Shapell Lounge (MCC) Free
- 1 PM Flannel & Foliage Reading Challenge Danville Library Free
- 3 PM Family Fall Festival! Stratford De Montfort Free
- 3:15 PM Teen Pride Group Rio Vista Library Free
- 4 PM Witches & Brews at Devil's Canyon Devil's Canyon Brewing Company Free
- 4:30 PM Halloween at Family Connections Family Connections Centers • Portola Free
- 5 PM 3rd Annual Howl-O-Ween Yappy Hour & Costume Parade at Hayes Mansion Hayes Mansion San Jose Free
- 5 PM HALLOWEEN: SHOW & TELL / MURDER MYSTERY The Nest $23.18
- 5 PM Waterfront Halloween Game Night featuring the Marina Candy Crawl The Waterfront Rodeo Free
- 6 PM Carnival of Curiosities: A FREE Halloween Block Party on Ocean Avenue Ashton Avenue at Ocean Avenue Free
- 6 PM The USS Haunted Hornet USS Hornet Museum $38.77-$44.02
- 7 PM Boys Night Out Halloween at The Glasshouse The GlassHouse SJ Free
- 7 PM Ship of Spirits: Spaghetti & Spirits Paranormal Dinner and Tour USS Hornet Museum $65.02
- 7:30 PM House of Weird: San Francisco Haunted House Haas-Lilienthal House $72.27
- 8 PM SF Ghost Hunting Tour in Chinatown with a Paranormal Investigator Montgomery Street & Washington Street $60.54
- 8:30 PM House of Weird: San Francisco Haunted House Haas-Lilienthal House $72.27
Saturday, October 24
- 10 AM Fog Diwali Mela 2026 Washington High School
- 10 AM Kababayan Kids Storytime: Bilingual - Tagalog/English Dixon Library Free
- 10 AM Saturday Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Petaluma Petaluma Historical Library and Museum Free
- 10:30 AM Filipino-American History Month Festival Schafer Park Elementary School Free
- 10:30 AM Halloween Photoshoot Expert Pet Free
- 10:30 AM Sausalito Secret History Walking Tour Sausalito Historical Society Museum $20
- 10:30 AM Una Ofrenda Musical - A Musical Altar for Our Muertos Belmont Library Free
- 11 AM Celebrate Diwali: Paint Your Own Ganesha or Diya Dougherty Station Library Free
- 11 AM Community Day: Dia de Los Muertos San Jose Museum of Art Free
- 11 AM FOG Diwali - Ramayan Drone Show Washington High School
- 11 AM Witch Way to Mocktails Downtown Lafayette Free
- 11:30 AM Azerbaijan Independence & Victory Day Picnic Cypress Pavilion Free
- 11:30 AM Family Halloween Party Church of Scientology of San Francisco Free
- 12 PM Halloween Drag Brunch Alhambra Irish House $0-$10
- 12 PM Oakland Halloween + Día de los Muertos: Tricks, Treats & Traditions in the Laurel (2026) Golondrino’s Mexican Grill Free
- 12 PM Prescott Market Holiday Pop Up Craft Faires Prescott Market West Oakland Free
- 12 PM Total Wireless Spooky Giveaways | Gilroy, CA Total Wireless Free
- 12:30 PM San Francisco's Gold Rush Century: a walking tour HI San Francisco Downtown Hostel Free
- 1 PM Día de los Muertos Nicho Workshop Martinez Library Free
- 1 PM Flannel & Foliage Reading Challenge Danville Library Free
- 2 PM Black Panther Party Film Series African American Museum and Library at Oakland Free
- 2 PM Orangefest | Dublin Brave Church - Dublin Campus Free
- 2 PM San Jose - Diwali Carnival, Festival of Lights (Free Event) Plaza de Cesar Chavez Free
- 3 PM Hillview's Lowrider Trunk or Treat Hillview Library Free
- 4 PM Halloween Bar Crawl San Francisco Rick & Roxy's $14.64
- 4 PM Nightmare on Polk St: Halloween Day Party (Day 1) | Providence SF Providence $0-$23.18
- 4 PM Oakland Halloween Bar Crawl Mad Oak Bar ‘N’ Yard $18.89-$35.78
- 4 PM San Jose Halloween Bar Crawl The Old Wagon Saloon & Grill $15.81-$46.03
- 4 PM Trick or Drink: San Francisco Halloween Bar Crawl (3 Days) NorthStar Cafe $19.25-$25.67
- 4:30 PM Pumpkin Path - Halloween Festival Wildcat Canyon Community School $7.18-$17.85
- 5 PM Downtown Pleasanton's Halloween Zom-Brew Crawl 2026 Pleasanton Museum on Main $44.52-$49.87
- 5 PM Haunted Farmhouse Mansion - Halloween Party Fundraiser Farmhouse Mansion and Haunted Gardens Free
- 5 PM Paint your Pumpkin & Spooky Hot Chocolate - Kids event The Original Hick'ry Pit $44.52
- 5:30 PM CHAND SE DIYE TAK – Celebrating Pre-Karwa Chauth & Diwali Jose Maria Amador Elementary School $17.85-$241.94
- 5:30 PM Haunted Houseboat ~ Halloween Party Cruise on the Bay! Jack London Square (Oakland $49.47-$54.74
- 5:30 PM Taste of Italy Pleasanton Senior Center 5353 Sunol Blvd. Pleasanton
- 6 PM Haunted Howl-o-ween Party for Dogs at Wag Hotels Oakland Wag Hotels Oakland $14.64-$22.11
- 6 PM Haunted Howl-o-ween Party for Dogs at Wag Hotels Santa Clara Wag Hotels Santa Clara $14.64-$22.11
- 6 PM “Coraline” Movie Night @ MKC | Ages 9+ | Oct 24 MKC Project $33.85
- 6:30 PM Mission-Roxie SF Neon Walking Tour 10/24 On the sidewalk in front of the Roxie Theater $19.45-$37.05
- 6:30 PM The USS Haunted Hornet USS Hornet Museum $38.77-$75.52
- 7 PM Cypress Lawn Night Walking Tour Cypress Lawn Memorial Park $23.18-$33.85
- 7:30 PM House of Weird: San Francisco Haunted House Haas-Lilienthal House $72.27
- 8 PM Monster's Bash 2026 USS Hornet Museum $33.52-$44.02
- 8 PM SF Firefighters Halloween Bash Verdi Club SF $17.85
- 8 PM SF Ghost Hunting Tour in Chinatown with a Paranormal Investigator Montgomery Street & Washington Street $60.54
- 9 PM Hallow Glow Lux Pub and Club $7.18-$20
Sunday, October 25
- 9 AM Tenderloin LGBTQ+ Tour Academy of Art University - School of Fashion $39.19
- 10 AM Orangefest | San Francisco Brave Church San Francisco Free
- 10:30 AM Light of the Moon: Mid-Autumn Calligraphy Lantern Portola Valley Library Free
- 11 AM 32nd Annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration Oakland Museum of California See tickets
- 11 AM Barks & Boos The Ameswell Hotel Free
- 11 AM Dia De Los Muertos Celebration Finn Center
- 11 AM Día de los Muertos CSMA Mountain View Free
- 11 AM Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest – San Jose | DogHood x WoofGang Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Evergreen Free
- 11 AM Make & Decorate Sugar Skulls Biblioteca Latinoamericana Library Free
- 11 AM Trunk or Treat @ The Quest in Novato Sunday 10/25 The Quest Free
- 12 PM Malibu Farm Tiburon: Pumpkin Carving Party Malibu Farm Tiburon Free
- 1 PM Diwali Celebration Brisbane Library Free
- 1 PM Haunted Doll House: Paranormal Play Date Gregangelo Museum $124.56
- 1 PM Honey Harvest Festival REAP Center $0-$55.20
- 1:30 PM XR for Chinese American History launch Chinese Historical Society of America Free
- 2 PM It's a Great Pumpkin Bash | Free Family Halloween Event Creekside Community Church Free
- 2 PM Sungay Brunch- Oct 25th (Dia de los Muertos) Teeth Bar SF $23.11-$28.45
- 3 PM Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno - Dia de Los Muertos Bankhead Theater See tickets
- 3 PM Halloween Bel Hannah Sawa: Belly Dance Tea Party The Belrose $40
- 3 PM Halloween Hike on Devil Mountain Mount Diablo State Park - Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center $0-$108.55
- 3 PM Orangefest | San Ramon Brave Church San Ramon Free
- 3 PM Seasonal Circle: Samhain & the Season of Mystery Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden $33-$44
- 5 PM 17th Annual Downtown Burlingame Halloween Costume Bar Crawl Barrelhouse Free
- 5 PM Trunk-or-Treat with Current 2026 Current Silicon Valley Church (Parking Lot) Free
- 6 PM Empress 1 Year Anniversary & Halloween Party Empress Ouroboros $17.85
- 7 PM Bad Bitch Halloween White Horse Inn $39.19
- 8 PM SF Ghost Hunting Tour in Chinatown with a Paranormal Investigator Montgomery Street & Washington Street $60.54
- 9 PM Fiesta De Halloween Stampede Bar & Grill $39.19
Monday, October 26
- 10 AM Heritage India faire Memorial Park Free
- 11 AM Painting Diwali Diyas Half Moon Bay Library Free
- 3:15 PM Diwali Special Henna Art Woodside Library Free
- 3:30 PM Paper Flower & Dia de Muertos Button Making Biblioteca Latinoamericana Library Free
- 4 PM Make It Mondays: Dia de los Muertos Masks Seven Trees Library Free
- 6 PM Halloween at the beach The Main Grape Vacaville $28
- 8 PM SF Ghost Hunting Tour in Chinatown with a Paranormal Investigator Montgomery Street & Washington Street $60.54
Tuesday, October 27
- 10:30 AM Painting Diwali Diyas Foster City Library Free
- 12 PM After Fission: Recognition and Contestation in the Atomic Age Encina Hall Free
- 12:30 PM Painting Diwali Diyas Belmont Library Free
- 1 PM Day of the Dead: Mini Ofrendas Pacifica Sharp Park Library Free
- 4 PM Make Mini Ofrenda San Carlos Library Free
- 5 PM Dia de los Muertos Altars Exhibition & Celebration (evento bilingüe) Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living Free
- 5 PM Día de los Muertos Celebration at Del Roble Elementary Del Roble Elementary School Free
- 6 PM Filipinx Folk Songs & More @West: Featuring Aireene Espiritu of The Sampaguitas! West Branch Free
- 6:30 PM The USS Haunted Hornet USS Hornet Museum $38.77-$44.02
- 7:30 PM Dungeon Crawler Carl: the Story So Far Trivia at the Brit! Britannia Arms Almaden Free
- 8 PM SF Ghost Hunting Tour in Chinatown with a Paranormal Investigator Montgomery Street & Washington Street $60.54
Wednesday, October 28
- 9 AM The Future of Decision-Making Conference Encina Hall Free
- 10 AM Bilingual Spanish/English Storytime Halloween Edition: Hora del cuento bilingüe en Español/Ingles Dixon Library Free
- 11 AM Día De los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration Stanford Center for Academic Medicine Free
- 2 PM Halloween Oreo "Dirt" Cups Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 2:45 PM Club de Cultura: Sugar skulls Roseland Regional Library Free
- 4 PM Club de Cultura: Sugar skulls Roseland Regional Library Free
- 4 PM Jack O'Lantern Jamboree! Children's Library Free
- 5 PM Dia de los Muertos Altars Exhibition & Celebration (evento bilingüe) Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living Free
- 5 PM Hollister Scares Haunted House Veterans Memorial Building $0-$23.18
- 5 PM 산호세 한국문화 축제(San Jose Korean Culture Festival) Rotunda at San Jose City Hall Free
- 5:30 PM Día de los Muertos Storytime Centerville Library Free
- 5:30 PM Painting Diwali Diyas Woodside Library Free
- 6 PM The Land Still Speaks Novato City Hall
- 6:30 PM The USS Haunted Hornet USS Hornet Museum $38.77-$44.02
- 7 PM Haunted Hollywood Halloween 2026 Eerie Elegance Estate Free
- 8 PM SF Ghost Hunting Tour in Chinatown with a Paranormal Investigator Montgomery Street & Washington Street $60.54
Thursday, October 29
- 10:30 AM Bilingual Family Storytime: Celebrate Día de Los Muertos! College Terrace Library Free
- 1 PM Painting Diwali Diyas East Palo Alto Library Free
- 2 PM Winning the Vote: San Francisco Suffrage Walking Tour - Trailblazer Special San Francisco Department of Elections $0-$35.95
- 3:30 PM Get Crafty at the Atherton Halloween Spooktacular Atherton Library Free
- 3:30 PM Traditional Copal Wood Alebrije Painting for Día de los Muertos San Carlos Library Free
- 3:30 PM Worse than War: The Global Costs of Violence Encina Hall Free
- 4 PM COLABOWEEN: A Halloween Mixer The CoLab Free
- 4 PM Trick-or-Treat at the Ferry Building Ferry Building Free
- 4:30 PM Día de los Muertos: Creative Cultura Half Moon Bay Library Free
- 5 PM Dia de los Muertos Altars Exhibition & Celebration (evento bilingüe) Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living Free
- 5 PM Tricks & Treats Party Tri Valley Plastic Surgery & Med Spa Free
- 6 PM Halloween Karaoke Night Mitchell Park Library Free
- 6 PM Halloween: Paint Your Own Skull Planter Pots [Tickets Linked in Desc] Conservatory of Flowers Free
- 6 PM HALLOWEIRD El Infierno Cantina $25-$337.98
- 6:30 PM The USS Haunted Hornet USS Hornet Museum $38.77-$44.02
- 7 PM Día de los Muertos: Cacao Ceremony & Sound Bath Rooted Locust $28.52
- 7 PM Haunted Hollywood Halloween 2026 Eerie Elegance Estate Free
- 7:30 PM Halloween Trivia night. Food, drinks , prizes. Costume contest Alhambra Irish House Free
- 7:30 PM The Fright Crawl | Oakland Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Thursday, October 29 Little Bird Bar $12.45-$71.09
- 7:30 PM The Fright Crawl | San Francisco Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Thurs, Oct 29 CHIEF SULLIVAN'S $17.79-$71.09
- 8 PM LanaaBadd’s Halloween Bash Noble Cinema Studios $17.85-$23.18
- 9 PM PRE PRE HALLOWEEN DOOMSDAY WITH MILES MEDINA SP2 Communal Bar + Restaurant $0-$12.51
- 10 PM 6th Annual Latino Gang Halloween @ The Grand - San Francisco The Grand $0-$28.52
- 10 PM Latino Gang Halloween 2026 | San Francisco's Biggest Latin Halloween Party The Grand Nightclub $0-$37.92
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