Community events in and around San Francisco this weekend
275 events this weekend (Oct 23–25) in and around San Francisco, 88 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 7:15 AM GET ON THE BUS: UC SANTA CRUZ Comet Way
- 9 AM Nursery Workday Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center Free
- 10 AM Café littéraire with Guy Alexandre Sounda "Les mots marcheurs" - Oct 23 Alliance Française de San Francisco $23.18
- 10 AM Hakone Gardens - Summer Daytime Admission Ticket Hakone Estate and Gardens $12.51-$17.85
- 11 AM Random Acts of Kindness Spree in San Francisco Leroy King Carousel $25.31
- 11 AM Random Acts of Kindness Spree in San Jose San Pedro Square Market $25.31
- 11 AM Stay and Play Cafe for Ages 0-5 Milpitas Library Free
- 12 PM San Francisco Scavenger Hunt Mission Dolores Park $11.98-$22.11
- 3 PM Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour Harvey Milk Plaza $39.19
- 3 PM Family Fall Festival! Stratford De Montfort Free
- 3:30 PM Gaming Club (Grade 4 - 8) Milpitas Library Free
- 3:30 PM Guadalupe Gardens Workday Guadalupe Gardens
- 4 PM 2nd Annual Lower Polk Live! Music, Art & Community Street Festival Polk Street Free
- 4 PM Movie & Craft Afternoon w/ Safe Space! Morgan Hill Library Free
- 4 PM Sensory Playtime Morgan Hill Library Free
- 4 PM Witches & Brews at Devil's Canyon Devil's Canyon Brewing Company 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
- 6 PM Carnival of Curiosities: A FREE Halloween Block Party on Ocean Avenue Ashton Avenue at Ocean Avenue Free
- 6 PM Halloween Hangout The Social Connection Free
- 6 PM San Francisco Substance Fest 2026 (Great American Music Hall) Great American Music Hall See tickets
- 6 PM The Night the Witches Were Invited In Pelican Inn $81.88
- 6 PM The USS Haunted Hornet USS Hornet Museum $38.77-$44.02
- 6 PM Women Under One Sky: Sister, How Are You? Discover Community Cafe Free
- 7 PM Ace Maker Social Ace Makerspace Free
- 7 PM Becoming the One Singles Group Cathedral of Faith Free
- 7 PM Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero SAP Center at San José
- 7 PM Kate's Cafe San Geronimo Valley Community Center Free
- 7 PM Moonlight Market Moka & Co Free
- 7 PM NRG "Boots on the Ground" Fundraiser Aurajin School of Performing Arts $39.19-$87.21
- 7:30 PM House of Weird: San Francisco Haunted House Haas-Lilienthal House $72.27
- 7:30 PM Stanford Football vs NC State | Heroes Appreciation Stanford Stadium See tickets
- 7:30 PM Sunset Disco Dandiya 2026 San Francisco City Hall $5-$29
- 8:30 PM House of Weird: San Francisco Haunted House Haas-Lilienthal House $72.27
- 10 PM Dirty Boots - October 23rd The Stud $12.51-$23.18
Saturday, October 24
- 7 AM 5th Annual Kelly Brush Ride: Bay Area Depot Plaza See tickets
- 8:45 AM Community Volunteer Day at Coyote Creek Community Garden Coyote Creek Community Garden Free
- 9 AM Alviso Historic District Litter Cleanup Bayside Canning Company Free
- 9 AM Open House Stratford Fremont Washington
- 9 AM San Francisco Canes | Pittsburgh vs. Miami Game Watch Standard Deviant Brewing Pier 70 Free
- 9 AM Stratford School Open House Stratford School of Morgan Hill Free
- 9 AM Stratford School Palo Alto Fall Open House 870 N California Ave, 870 North California Avenue, Palo… Free
- 9 AM Tenderloin LGBTQ+ Tour Academy of Art University - School of Fashion $39.19
- 9 AM Trash or Treat and the Invasion of Exotic Weeds! Lagunita BBQ Pit Free
- 9 AM Women Wander Four Mile Beach Parking lot Free
- 9:30 AM BIKES, PORSCHE AND COFFEE Trail Head Cyclery Free
- 9:30 AM Lattes & Leashes Voyager Craft Coffee Free
- 9:30 AM Planting Day at Casa Grande High School Casa Grande High School Free
- 9:30 AM Port Beautification Day - Tending Nature: Heron's Head Heron's Head Park Free
- 10 AM 4th Saturday Bicycle Repair Event Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange (Entrance faces our parking lot off of Corporation Way) Free
- 10 AM Innerart Annual Art Show & Sale by Shiva Nourpouri Innerart / Shiva’s Arts — Home Garden Exhibition Free
- 10 AM Sausalito Art & Harbor Days 1 Tracy Way, 1 Tracy Way, Sausalito, CA, 94965 Free
- 10:30 AM Maracas & Movement Gilroy Library Free
- 10:30 AM Sausalito Secret History Walking Tour Sausalito Historical Society Museum $20
- 11 AM 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic Sandcastle Classic on the beach Free
- 11 AM Community Day: Dia de Los Muertos San Jose Museum of Art Free
- 11 AM Halloween Trick or Treat Spooktacular (Downtown Martinez) Downtown Martinez Participating Businesses Free
- 11 AM Harvest Festival at Alemany Farm Alemany Farm Free
- 11 AM Heath Ceramics Dinnerware Factory Tour - Sausalito Heath Ceramics Sausalito $15
- 11 AM Makers Market™ Local Artist Street Fair @ Broadway Plaza Broadway Plaza Free
- 11 AM Oakland Drag Brunch Drake's Dealership $17.85-$33.85
- 11 AM Random Acts of Kindness Spree in San Francisco Leroy King Carousel $25.31
- 11 AM STEMPeers Bay Area Fall Meetup 2026 Mission Bay Housing Community Room $7.18
- 11 AM Witch Way to Mocktails Downtown Lafayette Free
- 11:30 AM Azerbaijan Independence & Victory Day Picnic Cypress Pavilion Free
- 12 PM CALIFORNIA FREE TENNIS OPEN HOUSE Mission College Parking Lot E (Staff) Free
- 12 PM Halloween Drag Brunch Alhambra Irish House $0-$10
- 12 PM LGBTQ+ Singles PotLuck Cragmont Rock Park $8.24
- 12 PM Matcha + Meetup: San Francisco | Small Business Owners Edition Cafe of the Week $12.51
- 12 PM NOPA Cleanup Central Avenue & Hayes Street Free
- 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 Resist to Exist: Voting Block Party Allen Temple Free
- 12 PM Social: Tenderloin Passport Main Library Free
- 12 PM Total Wireless Spooky Giveaways | Gilroy, CA Total Wireless Free
- 1 PM a READING of the NOITUTITSNOC & panel discussion: Christy Chan performs the US Constitution backwards Central Library Free
- 1 PM Calm Fruitvale Streets - Bike and Roll Tour / Calles tranquilas de Fruitvale - Recorrido en bicicleta y patines Carmen Flores Recreation Center Free
- 1 PM Devil's Slide: A Road Shaped by the Land San Mateo County History Museum Free
- 1:30 PM Whack Donuts 2-Year Anniversary Jam + Breakin’ Battle (Embarcadero Plaza) Embarcadero Plaza (Formerly Justin Herman Plaza) Free
- 2 PM Good Samaritan Hospital’s Annual Trunk or Treat Event (San Jose) Good Samaritan Hospital Main Parking Lot Free
- 2 PM Halloween Tea Party @North (Registration Required) North Branch Free
- 2 PM Orangefest | Dublin Brave Church - Dublin Campus Free
- 2 PM San Francisco Queer Women’s History Tour: The Mission — Feminist Enterprise Dolores Park Cafe $29.95-$39.95
- 2 PM San Jose - Diwali Carnival, Festival of Lights (Free Event) Plaza de Cesar Chavez Free
- 2 PM SF Craft & Learn at the Museum of the Eye: Ojo de Dios (Oct. 24-31) Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye Free
- 2 PM Voting Matters with CalMatters Rinconada Library Free
- 2:30 PM Dungeons & Dragons Teen Club Morgan Hill Library Free
- 3 PM Dog Costume Parade at The Village at San Antonio Center The Village at San Antonio Center Free
- 3:30 PM Cajon: Afro-Peruvian Drumming Circle Gilroy Library Free
- 4 PM Mare Island Halloween Block Party 2026 (Vallejo) Officer's Row - Walnut Ave Free
- 4 PM San Jose Halloween Bar Crawl The Old Wagon Saloon & Grill $15.81-$46.03
- 4 PM Trunk or Treat Family Fest (Alameda) Coastline Christian Schools Free
- 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 Gamelan Sekar Jaya's Fall Fundraising Party The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room $50-$100
- 5 PM Sunnyvale Halloween Crow Ride 2026 Columbia Park Free
- 6 PM GAY SAN FRANCISCO PAGEANT The Café $39.19
- 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 Notorious SF: Ghost & Crime Tour Union Square $59.98
- 6 PM O69 BINGO at The Riptide The Riptide Free
- 6 PM SI ALAS Latinx Showcase 2026 St. Ignatius College Preparatory - Cowell Gymnasium $0-$35
- 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 BAY AREA FILMMAKERS & CREATORS ON THE TOWN Roxie Theater Free
- 7 PM Cypress Lawn Night Walking Tour Cypress Lawn Memorial Park $23.18-$33.85
- 8 PM Fright Night Halloween Party: Graton Resort & Casino Graton Resort & Casino See tickets
- 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 FELABRATION Sessions on 15th Free
- 9 PM Hallow Glow Lux Pub and Club $7.18-$20
- 9 PM Lit Crawl Afterparty The Drawing Room: ANNEX $12.51
- 9 PM Red Dot Ball 2026 : The Deep Geoffreys Inner Circle $28.52-$33.85
- 9 PM US – Celebrating BIPOC Excellence BEAUX $0-$17.85
Sunday, October 25
- 8 AM LGBTQ+ Singles Coffee Gathering Twisted St. Cafe Free
- 9:30 AM Fellow Flow Fellow Products Free
- 9:45 AM Community Volunteer Event at Townsend Park Townsend Park Free
- 10 AM Halloween Family Costume Party Palo Alto Magical Bridge Playground Free
- 10 AM Orangefest | San Francisco Brave Church San Francisco Free
- 10 AM Photography Meetup Mitchell Park Library Free
- 10 AM SF State Campus Cleanup 700 Font Blvd, 700 Font Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, 94132 Free
- 10 AM Shalom Play with Jewish Baby Network Temple Beth Abraham Social Hall Free
- 10 AM Silicon Valley Coffee Meetup Red Rock Coffee Free
- 10 AM SPF Work/Play - October 25th, 2026 Solar Punk Farms Free
- 10 AM Sunday Volunteer Workday @ REAP! REAP Climate Center Free
- 10:30 AM Open Mic Saratoga Library Free
- 11 AM Game Changers Brunch + Werk The Walls HELLA BEES $20-$100
- 11 AM Hakone Gardens - Summer Daytime Admission Ticket Hakone Estate and Gardens $12.51-$17.85
- 11 AM Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest – San Jose | DogHood x WoofGang Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Evergreen Free
- 11 AM Random Acts of Kindness Spree in San Francisco Leroy King Carousel $25.31
- 11 AM Spooky Movies Milpitas Library Free
- 11:30 AM Paper Lanterns: Creating Lasting Peace From War (Film Screening) New People Cinema (Basement Floor 1) $17.85-$28.52
- 12 PM Fall Festival at Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center Free
- 12 PM Joybound People & Pets presents Yappy Hour at Calicraft Brewing Co. Calicraft Brewing Company $39.19
- 12 PM Malibu Farm Tiburon: Pumpkin Carving Party Malibu Farm Tiburon Free
- 12 PM San Francisco Scavenger Hunt Mission Dolores Park $11.98-$22.11
- 1 PM Aura Events present Bollywood Jam Klubhouse $23.18
- 1 PM Honey Harvest Festival REAP Center $0-$55.20
- 1 PM Lower Pacific Heights Cleanup Suze Riley Studio Free
- 2 PM Artists Gather: A Community Launch for the Bay Area Artist Census Community Center Free
- 2 PM Cinema Sunday: Yellow Rose Campbell Library Free
- 2 PM Read to a Dog Central Santa Rosa Library Free
- 2 PM Sunday Line Dance At Cupertino Library Cupertino Library Free
- 2:30 PM South County Dementia Caregivers Support Group, in-person @ CRC Centennial Recreation Senior Center Free
- 3 PM Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour Harvey Milk Plaza $39.19
- 3 PM Seasonal Circle: Samhain & the Season of Mystery Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden $33-$44
- 3:30 PM Puzzle Swap Cloverdale Regional Library Free
- 5 PM Trunk-or-Treat with Current 2026 Current Silicon Valley Church (Parking Lot) Free
- 9 PM Fiesta De Halloween Stampede Bar & Grill $39.19
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