🎉 Notables 🎉
Looking for a fun trick-or-treating spot? Check out the Klabbit guide below with helpful tips and the best locations!
Spooky fun but make it easy? Drive around Burlingame’s Halloween Home Contest map or Redwood City’s version from the comfort of your car!
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
🎉 Belmont Boo Bash | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Twin Pines Park, Belmont | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Trunk or Treat, haunted house in the Manor building, live music, and local food trucks! Costumes highly encouraged.
🎃 Jack O’Lantern Jamboree! | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Palo Alto Children’s Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Halloween dance party in the Secret Garden! Fun crafts and light refreshments. Come decked out in costume.
🎃 Painting Pumpkins | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Atherton Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Decorate mini pumpkins with paint! Less messy than carving. Supplies provided while they last, no registration required.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
🎉 Atherton Halloween Spooktacular | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Atherton Town Center | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | 📝 RSVP Required | Info
Candy, games, costume parade, bounce house, maze activity, food trucks, arts & crafts, and Kid’s Costume Contest! Parking at Holbrook Palmer Park.
🎃 Trunk or Treat at CPC | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Central Peninsula Church, Foster City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Creatively decorated trunks, plenty of treats, fun activities, and community connection! Come dressed in your favorite costume.
🎤 Halloween Karaoke Night | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Mitchell Park Library, Palo Alto | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Hauntingly good tunes and thrilling performances! Dress up and sing loud.
Friday, October 30, 2026
🎃 Trunk or Treat on 25th Ave | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | 25th Ave, San Mateo | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Local businesses decorate trunks and pass out treats! Trunk setup begins 4pm. Come in costume and stroll the neighborhood.
🎃 Goblin Walk | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Laurel Street, Downtown San Carlos | 👶 Ages 7 & Under | Free | Info
Trick-or-treat from San Carlos Ave to Arroyo Ave! First 600 kids get a free Goblin Walk bag at the Parks & Rec tent.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
📚 Family Storytime: Celebrate Halloween! | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Mitchell Park Library, Palo Alto | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Sing, rhyme, and read Halloween stories with Librarian Juliana!
🎵 Una Ofrenda Musical - A Musical Altar for Our Muertos | 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | San Carlos Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Dance and sing with Cascada de Flores! Bilingual Día de Muertos performance with song, dance, and building an ofrenda together.
🚁 Helicopter Pumpkin Drop & Kids Halloween Festival | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 Museum Admission | Info
Watch the witch drop her doomed pumpkin from a helicopter! Carnival games and Great Pumpkin Hunt in Haunted Hangar. Pumpkin drops at noon!
🎉 Halloween Kids Party at Pinstripes | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Pinstripes, Hillsdale | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 $5 | 📝 Tickets Required | Info
Halloween crafts, candy, face painting! Complimentary coffee station, free soda for kids under 12, goodie bags. Kids under 4 eat free from brunch menu.
🚗 🎪 Halloween Hoopla | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens, SF | 👧 Under Age 10 | Free | 📝 RSVP | Info
26th annual! Circus Bella performers with live music, Costume Parade finale, palm reading with Madam Z, pumpkin patch, and crafts with SCRAP, Children’s Creativity Museum, and Mexican Museum.
🎃 Halloween Spooktacular | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Stanford Shopping Center | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Festive activities, special giveaways, and sweet surprises! Look for pumpkins outside participating stores for trick-or-treat candy.
👻 Halloween Night at the Museum | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | 📝 RSVP | Info
Spooky night of fun! Flashlight ghost hunt, weird history & artifacts, mad scientist demo, tarot readings, and Halloween candy.
Sunday, November 1, 2026
📚 Storytime & Drawing Demo with Nidhi Chanani | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Foster City Library | 👶 Ages 0-11 | Free | Info
Diwali celebration with award-winning author-illustrator! Draw along during her demo, hear her artist journey, then Q&A.
🎃 Trick-or-Treating Guide 🍬
City | Neighborhood / Street(s) | Helpful Notes |
San Mateo | Avila Road (Aragon neighborhood) | Known for elaborate decorations. Can be very crowded and potentially overwhelming for very young children. |
Casanova Drive (The Village) & nearby streets | Very popular and busy. Great for early trick-or-treating, as people start giving out candy around 5:30 PM. Plenty of available parking. | |
"The Lanes" (off Hacienda) | Good, festive area with lots of decorated houses. Series of cul-de-sacs (street names end in “lane”) closed to traffic. | |
Portola Dr. & Del Mar (near 25th Ave) | A big hit—very decorated and full of kids. A fun, high-energy area. | |
Sunnybrae (16th Ave) | Praised for decorations and a quieter kid-friendly feel with minimal car traffic. | |
Norfolk Street | The busiest street for those in the Shoreview, Parkside, or Los Prados neighborhoods. | |
Burlingame | Newhall Rd / Walnut Ave / Forest View Ave | Toddler-friendly and generally not as crowded |
Cabrillo Avenue (Easton Addition) | Very busy and festive. The 1400 block is a key spot, along with surrounding blocks. Police often close the street to traffic, making it a packed, pedestrian-friendly zone. | |
Belmont | Mezes Avenue | Very popular and fun, especially if you enjoy crowds. The street is blocked off to cars for safety. |
Hillsborough | Geri Lane | The entire street participates and is closed to cars. Expect to park farther away and walk to the street. |
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