3 festivals, farms, shows and attraction events worth planning a day around over the next 4 weekends.
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Oakland Zoo — Oakland · Alameda Co. · East Bay
Weekend Halloween festivities with trading-card hunts and Saturday costume contests.
Saturdays and Sundays, Oct 17–Nov 1. Admission details on the zoo site.
Details at Oakland Zoo ↗Bay Area Discovery Museum — Sausalito · Marin Co. · North Bay
A just-spooky-enough Halloween festival that takes over the museum with hands-on activities.
Weekends Oct 17–18, 24–25 and Oct 31. Tickets required, including for members.
Details at Bay Area Discovery Museum ↗Oakland Zoo — Oakland · Alameda Co. · East Bay
Weekend Halloween festivities with trading-card hunts and Saturday costume contests.
Saturdays and Sundays, Oct 17–Nov 1. Admission details on the zoo site.
Details at Oakland Zoo ↗Bay Area Discovery Museum — Sausalito · Marin Co. · North Bay
A just-spooky-enough Halloween festival that takes over the museum with hands-on activities.
Weekends Oct 17–18, 24–25 and Oct 31. Tickets required, including for members.
Details at Bay Area Discovery Museum ↗San Francisco Zoo & Gardens — San Francisco · San Francisco Co. · San Francisco
Costume parade and contest, animal pumpkin enrichment, a treat station and crafts.
Parade at 11am, contest at noon.
Details at San Francisco Zoo & Gardens ↗Oakland Zoo — Oakland · Alameda Co. · East Bay
Weekend Halloween festivities with trading-card hunts and Saturday costume contests.
Saturdays and Sundays, Oct 17–Nov 1. Admission details on the zoo site.
Details at Oakland Zoo ↗Bay Area Discovery Museum — Sausalito · Marin Co. · North Bay
A just-spooky-enough Halloween festival that takes over the museum with hands-on activities.
Weekends Oct 17–18, 24–25 and Oct 31. Tickets required, including for members.
Details at Bay Area Discovery Museum ↗Nothing matches those filters — try widening them.