🎉 Notables 🎉
🎃 Look for a mid-week Klabbit Halloween roundup in your inbox this week covering the best spots for trick-or-treating, decorated houses, and more!
🎭 How to Train Your Dragon | Oct 24 - Nov 1 | Pied Piper Players | 👧 Ages 5+ | 💵 | Info
Based on the hit animated film, this family-friendly musical follows a young Viking and a dragon whose unlikely friendship challenges their communities and sparks a heartwarming, action-packed adventure. 1hr 45min including 15-min intermission! Come in costume for the Halloween show and trick-or-treat on your way out!✈️ 👻 Haunted Hangar at Hiller Aviation Museum | October 23 – 31 | Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 Included with Admission (Free for Members) | Info
Step into a frightfully fun world of aviation and Halloween treats! Explore the spooky decorated gallery, join the "Great Pumpkin" Scavenger Hunt, and take part in special weekend and evening events including Paint-A-Plane, Trunk or Treat, and the classic Helicopter Pumpkin Drop.
🚗 🎃 Goblin Jamboree | Oct 24-25 | Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 | Info
Dash under giant spiders! Goblin Village fizzing brews, Beetlelady bug presentations, glowing Bug Dig, Build a Beast collage activity, and Harvest Hall for little ones.
Saturday, October 24
🎃 6th Annual Farmers Market Halloween Event | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 500 Arguello St, Redwood City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Trunk or Treat, scavenger hunt, and costume contest for kids! Meet at the Information Booth to start. First come, first served for a free Halloween tote bag!
🎃 Lil’ Witching Hours: Chenille Stem Ghost or Spider | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Michaels Stores | 👧 Ages 4+ | Free | Info
Use chenille stems to make a plush spider or ghost!
🎪 46th Annual Halloween Carnival | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Redwood Parents Nursery School, Redwood City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free Admission (Wristbands $10-$15) | Info
School fundraiser tradition! Games and activities in Emerald Hills. Wristbands for games, Monster Combo Plate food tickets available.
🚗 🎭 Magic of Halloween | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Randall Museum, San Francisco | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Ghoulish games, creepy crafts, costume awards, live music, and theater entertainment!
🎵 Una Ofrenda Musical - A Musical Altar for Our Muertos | 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Belmont Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Bilingual, participatory Día de Muertos performance with Cascada de Flores! Song, dance, personal stories, and building an ofrenda together.
🪔 Stories of Light: Celebrating Diwali | 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Foster City Library | 👶 Ages 0-11 | Free | Info
Laya Arts Collective shares Indian dance, music, and storytelling! Diwali mythology with dynamic dance performance and interactive hand gestures.
🎪 Halloween Hoopla Parade and Carnival | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Fremont Park, Menlo Park | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Costume parade departs 11am from lot behind Cheeky Monkey! NEW: Howl-o-ween Walkers for dogs. Carnival games, jumpers, balloon/tattoo artists, touch-a-truck, and performers Lori and RJ.
📚 Storytime & Drawing Demo with Nidhi Chanani | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Atherton Library | 👶 Ages 0-11 | Free | Info
Diwali celebration with award-winning author-illustrator! Draw along during her demo, hear about her path to becoming an artist, then Q&A.
🌊 Seaside Story Hour | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Redwood Shores Library | 👧 Grades K-5 | Free | Info
Learn about ocean and marine life with Marine Science Institute! New ocean theme each month, live animals when available. Limited to 30 children.
🪔 Diwali Celebration and Bollywood Dance Workshop | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Redwood City Downtown Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights! Display table with diyas, flowers, and decorative items, plus interactive dance performance with Swetha Ravi.
🎪 Halloween Spooktacular 2026 | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Red Morton Community Center, Redwood City | 👧 Up to Age 10 | 💵 $10/child (Parents Free) | 📝 Pre-Registration Encouraged | Info
Carnival games, Monster Maze, creepy crafts, photo backdrops, Haunted Ambulance by AMR, and Mini Pumpkin Patch!
🚗 🎃 Children’s SpooktaClara Halloween Party | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Central Park, Santa Clara | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Trick or Treat Row, Pumpkin Walk, SpooktaClara Express train, carnival games (cornhole, Skee-Ball, axe throwing), inflatables! Entertainment: Story Time (12:15pm), Coventry & Kaluza (1pm), Dante Magician (2pm), Python Ron (3pm).
🎉 Belmont Centennial Fest | Parade 1:30 PM, Festival 4:00-7:30 PM | Twin Pines Park, Belmont | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Vintage car parade and festival: food trucks, Alpha Acid, live music, car show, bouncy house, Mobile Recreation games, booths, and a drone show finale at 7:30pm!
🤖 Gear Up! Designing for a Purpose | 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Atherton Library | 👧 Ages 6-11 | Free | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Hands-on robotics and design thinking! Hosted by Castilleja High School’s Gatorbotics team. Take home your own prototype.
☕ Halloween Tea | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Gamble Garden, Palo Alto | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 $64 members/$80 non-members | Info
Order of the Witches hosts spellbinding treats and enchanted brews! Bewitching attire encouraged.
🎃 Boos and Brews on B Street | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | B Street, Downtown San Mateo | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Trick-or-treating, arts and crafts, music, food and drinks! Downtown businesses give out candy.
⚾ FREE Baseball Clinic | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Trinta Park, San Mateo | 👶 Ages 4-7 | Free | Info
Learn baseball fundamentals: hitting, throwing, base running, and fielding!
🗓️ 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 25
🍂 Fall Fest 2026 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Howard Avenue, Downtown Burlingame | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Arts & craft vendors, food trucks, beer garden, live music, and Kids Zone!
🎃 Halloween Costume Party | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Magical Bridge Playground, Palo Alto | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Trick-or-treat bag-making, music from Tank! Jazz Band, sensory-friendly science with Bright Sparks Play Lab, costume dance party!
🚗 🎨 Free Family Day: K-Pop, Art, and Beyond | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | SFMOMA, San Francisco | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free with RSVP | Info
Mindful yoga (10:30am & 3:15pm), K-Pop dance party with Rumi (12pm & 2pm), harp performance (11:30am & 1:30pm), art making with SCRAP, scavenger hunt, and book raffle!
🚗 🐝 Family Day in the Garden: Pollinators and Pumpkins | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | LEAF Urban Farm, Fremont | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free (Pumpkins $10) | Info
Watercolor painting, plant native pollinators, meet red-wriggler worms, and learn composting! Wear closed-toe shoes and bring water.
🎪 Millbrae Rotary’s 28th Annual Kids Carnival | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Rotary Park, Millbrae | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Games, snacks, and community connection for young children and families!
🧱 LEGO Ghost Street Build Event | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | LEGO Store | 👧 Ages 6+ (LEGO Insiders Only) | Free | Info
Build LEGO Ghost Street! First come, first served while supplies last. One build per guest.
🪔 Diwali Celebration | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Brisbane Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Henna art, festive crafts, and cultural performances! Learn Bollywood dance at 2pm—no experience needed. Celebrate the Festival of Lights.
🗓️ 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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