🎉 Halloween Playbook 🎉
Upcoming issues will feature local trick-or-treating hotspots with tips, a neighborhood map of decorated Halloween houses, local community events, and more! Missed our floating pumpkin patch post a few weeks ago? There are still some afternoon slots open!
Finding the perfect pumpkin patch just got a lot easier! Klabbit’s free finder tool (Google account required) filters through 50+ Bay Area pumpkin patches to help you find your ideal match, complete with helpful visitor tips. Give it a try and reply to this email to let me know what you think!
📆 Upcoming Events 📆
🍁 Abbott Community Fall Festival | Fri, Oct 16; 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Abbott Middle School | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Games, activities, food, and music! Food trucks include Subi Stax, Churros El Guero, TeaPsy, MB’s Place, Tacos MariLu, and Johnny Empanada.⛸️ Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero | Oct 15-18 Oakland Arena; Oct 22-25 SAP Center, San Jose | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 | Info
Also at Oakland Arena Oct 15-18! Evening and weekend matinee shows.Klabbit Note: Incredible show for kids and adults! Bundle up—it gets cold, and bring some headphones if your kiddo is sensitive to noise. Don’t forget to pack your own glow sticks, light-up toys, and bubble wands to avoid steep arena prices.
🎤 Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour | October 28 @ 6:00 PM | San Jose Civic | 👶 Young Kids | 💵 | Info
Join Blippi on an exciting world tour adventure!
Weekend-Long Events
🎃 McKinley Elementary Harvest Festival | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Fri - Sat) | 701 Paloma Ave, Burlingame | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 | Info
Carnival games, bounce houses, go-kart racing, haunted houses (including not-so-scary option), live music, and yummy food! Two nights of fun.
🧱 LEGO Creativity Workshop: Blooming Rainbow | Sat 9:00 AM; Sun 10:00 AM | LEGO Store | 👧 Ages 6-12 | 💵 $5 | 📝 Reservation Required | Info
Design and decorate a colorful blooming rainbow with vibrant flower builds! Supplies limited—arrive promptly.
Saturday, October 17
🎃 SSF Halloween Extravaganza | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Orange Memorial Park, South San Francisco | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free (Pumpkin Patch $8) | 📝 Registration for Pumpkin Patch | Info
Trunk or Treat, Halloween games, Storybook Walk, Pumpkin Patch, Floating Pumpkin Patch, Pet Costume Contest, food trucks, and free flu shots!
✈️ Firefighting Plane Workshop | 10:00 AM | Lowe’s | 👧 Kids | Free | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Build and decorate a rescue plane! Confirmation email is your ticket for digital badge check-in.
🎃 Lil’ Witching Hours: Halloween Fest | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Michaels | 👧 Ages 4+ | Free | Info
Crafts, games, giveaways, and trick or treating!
🚗 🔬 Bay Area Science Festival | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | UCSF Mission Bay Campus | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
13th edition! Northern California’s largest free science celebration. 125+ hands-on experiments, lab tours, STEM magic shows, and science talks.
🚗 🎃 OAKtoberFest | 11:30 AM | Menlo College, Atherton | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free Admission ($10 Wristband for Activities) | Info
Pumpkin patch, petting zoo, inflatables, live music, food trucks, and Oaks games! Free pumpkin after 3pm with wristband. Beer/wine for 21+.
🎪 Head West Marketplace | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | South B Street, San Mateo | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Third Saturday marketplace! Browse local makers, merchants, crafters, designers, and artists. Delicious food from local spots.
🗓️ Want more options? Find the full list of recurring events here, like open sewing time, free art projects, various story times, and much more.
Sunday, October 18
🎭 SCCT Family Performance Plus Crafts! | 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | The Reading Bug, San Carlos | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Not-so-scary mystery party with Murder in the Knife Room cast! Interactive storytelling, crafts, storytime, and teaser performance. SCCT Starlight Players sing and dance!
🚗 💧 Cal Water 100th Anniversary Celebration | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | College of San Mateo, Plaza of the Sun | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | 📝 RSVP Requested | Info
100 years of service! Live music, food, family games, raffles, free drought-tolerant plants (while supplies last), and chance to win a washing machine.
🎃 Fall Festival | 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Greater Life Church, San Mateo | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Bounce houses, carnival games, free prize store, petting zoo, nachos and ice cream!
🚗 🎪 2026 Fall Family Day | 2:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Palo Alto Art Center | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Family-friendly fall celebration—art activities like foil monoprints, collage art, dot art, and foam prints!
🗓️ Want more options? Find the full list of recurring events here, like LEGO robotics, coding club, Michael’s store crafts, storytimes, and more!
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A note from the founder, Stacey:
Hi! 👋 I'm a local mom with young children and built Klabbit to lighten the mental load for busy families—it's the community resource I always wished existed.
Now you can see the Peninsula's best kid-friendly activities at a quick glance, every week. Meeting up with a friend? Send them this newsletter and pick something together. Kid up early from their nap? Check what’s happening!
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Because parenting in the Bay Area is hard enough. Figuring out what to do this weekend shouldn't be.
