📆Issue No. 93 - October 23-29, 2026

Happy Friday, friends!

Halloween season is officially here, with more than 30 Halloween events happening this week and even more next week. Highlights include SuperNatural Halloween Night at the California Academy of Sciences and The Great Hauntway at Sunset Dunes.

Not feeling spooky? There’s plenty else on the calendar: a harvest festival at Alemany Farm, the LEAP Sandcastle Classic at Ocean Beach (which raises money for SF arts education), and family concerts at SFJAZZ and the SF Symphony.

As always, if we missed your favorite happening around the city, reply here or find us at [email protected].

Let’s get into the weekend!

⚡ TLDR: The Shortlist

Saturday:

Sunday:

🎃Halloween Happenings this Week!🎃

Next week’s events also included below!

Saturday Highlights

  • Enjoy ghoulish games, creepy crafts and more at the Randall Museum’s Family Halloween Day.

    • Worth Knowing

      • Saturday, October 24, 10:00AM-2:00PM

      • Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way

      • Free

  • Go on a Firefighter Family Bike Ride with your neighbors.

    • Worth Knowing

      • Saturday, October 24, 10:30AM-1:00PM

      • Panhandle Park to Golden Gate Park

      • Free

  • Enjoy music from the bebob era at SFJAZZ Family Matinee: Marcus Shelby & Friends.

    • Worth Knowing

      • Saturday, October 24, 11:00AM

      • SFJAZZ, 201 Franklin Street

      • Tickets from $10

  • Enjoy farm tours, face painting, pumpkin decorating, food and more at Alemany Farm Harvest Festival.

    • Worth Knowing

      • Saturday, October 24, 11:00AM-3:00PM

      • Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany Blvd

      • Free

  • Enjoy free food, music and family fun at Fall Festival.

    • Worth Knowing

      • Saturday, October 24, 11:00AM-3:00PM

      • Reality SF, 1325 Valencia Street

      • Free

  • Join the 44th Annual LEAP Sandcastle Classic and raise funds for Bay Area arts education programs.

  • Experience music from Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee,” Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals at Music for Families.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 24, 2:00PM

      • Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave.

      • Tickets from $20

  • Haunt the halls of California Academy of Sciences at SuperNatural Halloween Night.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 24, 5:00PM-8:00PM

      • California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive

      • Tickets from $45

  • Join your Dogpatch neighbors for the Minnesota St. Spooky Halloween Stroll.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 24, 5:00PM-8:00PM

      • Minnesota Street from 20th to 22nd St.

      • Free

Sunday Highlights

  • Bring your Teddy, Plushie, or Lovie down to the San Francisco Zoo for a checkup at the Teddy Bear Clinic.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 24, 9:00AM-11:00AM

      • San Francisco Zoo, Sloat Blvd at The Great Highway

      • Tickets from $29

  • Enjoy a K-Pop dance party, storytime, art and more at SFMOMA Free Family Day: K-Pop, Art, and Beyond.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 24, 10:00AM-4:00PM

      • SFMOMA, 151 Third St

      • Free

  • Go on a dumpling crawl at the World of Dumplings Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 24, 11:00AM-5:00PM

      • Ferry Building

      • Free (RSVP required to reserve a spot)

  • Enjoy portrait drawing, face painting, bounce houses and more at Wiggle Fest: Free BBQ & Grilled Cheese Block Party

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 24, 12:00PM-4:00PM

      • Steiner and Hermann St.

      • Free

  • Enjoy trick or treating, bounce houses, live music and more at The Great Hauntway.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 24, 1:00PM-4:00PM

      • Sunset Dunes, Judah to Taraval

      • Free

  • Join your neighbors at Alamo Square Park for Alamo Scare: Trick-or-Treat at the Painted Ladies.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 24, 4:00PM-6:00PM

      • Alamo Square Park

      • Free

✨The Full Rundown✨

Ongoing:

Friday, 10/23:

Saturday, 10/24:

Sunday, 10/25:

Monday, 10/26:

Tuesday, 10/27:

Wednesday, 10/28:

Thursday, 10/29:

🔭 On Our Radar

See the 10/30 and 10/31 recs in our October Shortlist for more Halloween Fun!

Experience the magic of SF Ballet at Tiny Dances: Swan Lake (November 7 and November 8).

Found a spot that works for both you and the kiddos? Tell us, we want to know about it.

Until next week,

Jasmine

P.S. Forward this to a parent who is still trying to figure out what to do during their kiddo’s wake window.

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