Halloween
Time of the season
Haunted houses, a corn maze, hayrides a farm actually posts, and the parade. Community places, not music rooms. For Halloween the search goes about 30 miles out. The houses, the hayrides, and the corn mazes are usually on a farm road, not downtown.
Haunted house · SFPiedmont Avenue Pumpkin PatchPiedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch · Oakland · 10 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · SFHaunted HallsHaunted Halls · Menlo Park · 24 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · SFInto The Dark Terror VaultInto The Dark Terror Vault · San Francisco · 1 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · SFThe Black Cat HotelThe Black Cat Hotel · San Francisco · 2 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their page
Pumpkin patch · SFLemos Farm Pumpkin PatchHalf Moon Bay, CA · 20 miles outDaily 9:30am-5pm in October; Sat-Sun 10am-5pm in November through Nov 15, 2026Timed tickets online; limited walk-up
Halloween parade · SFTrick-or-Treat at the Ferry BuildingSan Francisco, CA · 2 miles outThu Oct 29, 2026, 4-6pmFree; RSVP on Eventbrite
Fall festival · SFRandall Museum Family Halloween DaySan Francisco, CA · 1 miles outSat Oct 24, 2026, 10am-2pmFree admission; some crafts have a small supply feeFall festival · SFScaregrove at Stern GroveSan Francisco, CA · 4 miles outFri Oct 30, 2026, 3-9pmFreeFall festival · SFHalloween Hoopla at Yerba Buena GardensSan Francisco, CA · 1 miles outSat Oct 31, 2026, noon-3pmFree with RSVPFall festival · SFChinatown Halloween FestivalSan Francisco, CA · 1 miles outSat Oct 31, 2026, 11am-3pmFreeFall festival · SFBoo at the Zoo at San Francisco ZooSan Francisco, CA · 5 miles outSat Oct 31, 2026, 10am-3pmFree with zoo admission
Haunted house · SFFright NightLife at California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA · 3 miles outThu Oct 29, 2026, 6-10pm$26; $75 PlusPumpkin patch · SFArata Pumpkin FarmHalf Moon Bay, CA · 27 miles outOctober 2026: Sun-Thu 9am-6:30pm, Fri-Sat 9am-10:30pmTicketed attractions (prices on ticket page)