Palo Alto events this week

70 events in the next 7 days (Oct 24–30) in and around San Francisco, 45 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 24.

Saturday, October 24

8:30 AM Volunteer Outdoors in Palo Alto at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve Pearson-Arastradero Preserve Free
9 AM Stratford School Palo Alto Fall Open House 870 N California Ave, 870 North California Avenue, Palo… Free
10 AM 4th Saturday Bicycle Repair Event Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange (Entrance faces our parking lot off of Corporation Way) Free
10 AM JETSET on the Mat: Pilates in Pink Peers Park Free
10:30 AM Family Storytime Mitchell Park Library Free
10:30 AM Halloween Magic Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden See tickets
1 PM Art Making at The Foster Museum The Foster Museum Free
1:30 PM Billionaire Takedown (Saturdays) Tesla Palo Alto Free
1:30 PM Tax the Billionaires: Protest Tesla HQ for YES on Prop 40 Tesla Engineering Headquarters Free
2 PM Voting Matters with CalMatters Rinconada Library Free
3 PM Halloween Tea Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden See tickets
3 PM Silicon Valley Whisk(e)y Festival 2026 Palo Alto Elks Lodge #1471 Free
3:30 PM Free Dance Class for Kids Ramos Park Free
4 PM Gallery Walkthrough and Reception: Mapping from the Ground: Here and There The Project Space at Palo Alto Art Studios Free
4 PM Trunk-n-Treat @ First Palo Alto UMC First United Methodist Church Free
5 PM PACO-Ghana Fundraising Concert St Mark's Episcopal Church Free
7 PM An Evening of Cabaret - A Gala Fundraiser First Congregational Church of Palo Alto $85-$850
7:30 PM Classical Music - Palo Alto Philharmonic - Darkness to Light Cubberley Theatre $10-$25

9 AM ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Stanford x SOLIDCORE Vuori Stanford Free
9 AM Sunday Youth Repair Event Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange Free
10 AM Family Fun Time Etz Chayim Free
10 AM Halloween Family Costume Party Palo Alto Magical Bridge Playground Free
10 AM Photography Meetup Mitchell Park Library Free
10:30 AM Storytime with Anna! The Foster Museum Free
11 AM Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Palo Alto Verve Coffee Roasters $25.31
5:20 PM United Nations Association Film Festival | Closing Night Mitchell Park Community Center
6 PM Bannering 101 (Palo Alto) Adobe Creek pedestrian & bike bridge Free

8 AM PMP Certification Training in Palo Alto, CA | PMI Exam Prep CIRCA Palo Alto - Sell Jewelry $746.92-$2,132.72
9 AM PMP Certification Training in Yakima, WA | PMI Exam Prep BEEC Inc (Beyond Education Consulting) - Palo Alto $746.92-$2,132.72
10 AM Vintage Media Lab Rinconada Library Free
10:30 AM Family Storytime Children's Library Free
11 AM Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Palo Alto Verve Coffee Roasters $25.31
4 PM LEGO Tuesdays! Downtown Library Free
4 PM Stanford Zen Meditation Dharma Alive Free
7 PM Palo Alto Real Estate & Construction Pitch & Networking Event Scotty's Bar $9.85-$39.19
8 PM שעור באהבה Oshman Family JCC $71.21-$81.88

9 AM HDAA California Chapter Fall Symposium Stanford Hospital Assembly Hall Free
11 AM Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Palo Alto Verve Coffee Roasters $25.31
4 PM LEGO Fridays! College Terrace Library Free
5:30 PM Night Hike at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve Pearson-Arastradero Preserve Free
7 PM Scary Tales & Organ Music First United Methodist Church Free