Fun & entertainment events in and around San Francisco this week
71 events in the next 7 days (Oct 23–29) in and around San Francisco, 54 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 10 AM Harvest Festival® ~ Pleasanton Alameda County Fairgrounds Free
- 5 PM 3rd Annual Howl-O-Ween Yappy Hour & Costume Parade at Hayes Mansion Hayes Mansion San Jose Free
- 5 PM 805 Night Market Street Food Festival (Sonoma) — Oct 23–25 SOMO Village Event Center $0-$8.40
- 5 PM Table at the Dublin Night Market at St. Pat's Row with the Tri-Valley United Democratic Campaign Dublin Night Market Free
- 6 PM Carnival of Curiosities: A FREE Halloween Block Party on Ocean Avenue Ashton Avenue at Ocean Avenue Free
- 6:30 PM Sapphic Love Poetry Reading The Love Potion Library - Books Free
- 7 PM 4 Weeks Cohort ❤ KNITTING: CHINESE-INSPIRED TAPESTRY ART ❤ Now Place 此间 Sold out
- 7 PM Moonlight Market Moka & Co Free
- 8 PM LIVE BAND NIGHT Rocks Den Free
Saturday, October 24
- 10 AM Fog Diwali Mela 2026 Washington High School
- 10:15 AM Halloween Storytime for Toddlers Piedmont Avenue Branch Library Free
- 10:30 AM Halloween Kamishibai Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 11 AM FOG Diwali - Ramayan Drone Show Washington High School
- 11 AM Harvest Festival at Alemany Farm Alemany Farm Free
- 11 AM Harvest Festival at Cityline Cityline Redwood Square Free
- 11 AM Makers Market™ Local Artist Street Fair @ Broadway Plaza Broadway Plaza Free
- 11 AM Meet Me @ the Market Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
- 11 AM Turn the Volume UP! - (Pinole) Honk & Wave - Indivisible North East Bay Tennent Avenue & San Pablo Avenue Free
- 12 PM 8th annual HOWLOWEEN Doggie costume parade! Pier 23 Cafe
- 12 PM Resist to Exist: Voting Block Party Allen Temple Free
- 2 PM Centerville Library's Halloween Carnival Centerville Library Free
- 3 PM Dog Costume Parade at The Village at San Antonio Center The Village at San Antonio Center Free
- 4 PM Akaa Ling Turns Two 阿卡凌两岁了A Birthday Pop-up & BAD BAD BAD Zine Archive & Sharing Now Place 此间 Sold out
- 4 PM Mare Island Halloween Block Party 2026 (Vallejo) Officer's Row - Walnut Ave Free
Sunday, October 25
- 9 AM Inner Sunset Farmers Market Inner Sunset Neighborhood Bulletin Board Free
- 10:30 AM Light of the Moon: Mid-Autumn Calligraphy Lantern Portola Valley Library Free
- 10:30 AM Mill Valley Lumber Yard 4th Annual Howl-O-Ween Mill Valley Lumber Yard Free
- 11 AM [Festival] World of Dumplings Ferry Building
- 11 AM Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest – San Jose | DogHood x WoofGang Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Evergreen Free
- 11 AM JACK LONDON SQUARE INVITES COMMUNITY OPEN-AIR FARMER'S MARKET Jack London Square Free
- 11 AM Rockridge Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treat on College Ave Ben and Nick's Bar and Grill
- 11 AM Rockridge Halloween Parade and Family Celebration Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 11 AM Sunnyvale Halloween Pet Parade Redwood Square - Corner of Murphy Ave & West McKinley Avenue Free
- 11 AM Tax Release: Art Installation and Public Shredding Event Local Economy Free
- 11 AM World Of Dumplings 2026 Ferry Building Free
- 12 PM Beaded Tapestry Renegade Running $33
- 12:30 PM Milpitas Farmers Market Food Rescue Milpitas Farmers' Market Free
- 1 PM Honey Harvest Festival REAP Center $0-$55.20
- 1:30 PM Irvington Farmers Market Food Rescue Irvington Farmers' Market Free
- 2 PM Howl-O-Ween Costumed Pet Parade at City Center Bishop Ranch City Center Bishop Ranch Free
- 3 PM Self Care Social! The Love Potion Library - Books Free
- 7 PM 去沙漠里找 ✷ GO DESERT, GO WEST ✷ A Documentary Screening & Director Q&A Now Place 此间 Free
Monday, October 26
- 7 PM Bend: A Linear Proof Language That Matches C Performance and Runs on GPUs – Victor Taelin, HigherOrderCO Mox Free
- 7 PM What Psychedelics Reveal About How We See the World The New Parkway Theater Sold out
- 10 PM A Court of Splintered Harmony Release Party The Love Potion Library - Books Sold out
Tuesday, October 27
- 5:30 PM Noe Valley Night Market 24th Street & Sanchez Street, San Francisco, CA Free
- 7 PM The Psychology of Compassion: How Culture Shapes the Way We Care Era Lounge Sold out
Wednesday, October 28
- 10:30 AM Halloween Baby/Toddler Storytime & Parade Vineland Library Free
- 10:30 AM Itty-Bitty Halloween S'Booktacular (For Ages 0-6) Milpitas Library Free
- 11 AM Halloween Storytime West Valley Library Free
- 11 AM Halloween Storytime & Costume Parade Pearl Avenue Library Free
- 11:30 AM Halloween Storytime and Parade Edenvale Library Free
- 4 PM Castro Farmers Market Noe Street & Market Street Free
- 4 PM Halloween Program & Costume Parade King Library Free
- 4 PM King Library Halloween Concert & Costume Parade Dr. Martin Luther King
Thursday, October 29
- 10:15 AM Halloween Storytime & Parade Almaden Library Free
- 10:30 AM Halloween Storytime & Costume Parade San Carlos Library Free
- 10:30 AM Halloween Storytime & Parade Castro Valley Library Free
- 10:30 AM SBooktacular Storytime Campbell Library Free
- 11 AM Halloween Festival Cambrian Library Free
- 11 AM Halloween Parade Dublin Library Free
- 11 AM Halloween Storytime and Parade Santa Teresa Library Free
- 11:15 AM Halloween Storytime & Parade Fremont Library Free
- 1 PM Los Medanos College ALL IN Party at the Polls: Freedom is Fabulous Costume Party Los Medanos College Free
- 4 PM Mission Community Farmers Market Mission Community Farmers Market Free
- 4:30 PM Howl-oween Pet Costume Parade and Contest Seacliff Inn Free
- 5 PM 9Zero Halloween Happy Hour at Zeitgeist🎃 Zeitgeist Free
- 6:30 PM My Roommate is Trying to Kill Me Book Release The Love Potion Library - Books Free
- 6:30 PM Spooky Sprints Block Party Sunset Commons $65
- 7 PM Talent Show: Has Mox Got Talent? 🌟 Mox Free
- 8 PM Krut The Freight
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