SF Bay Weekend: Fleet Week; Olive Fest; Boo At The Zoo; Terror Vault

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout the San Francisco Bay Area — from the beaches of Santa Cruz, through the South Bay, East Bay and the Peninsula, to the uppermost points of North Bay and Wine Country.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Oct. 7 to Sunday, Oct. 8.

Always double-check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.

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EAST BAY:

Alameda Point Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Kids' Fun: Speer Family Farms, Alameda

Fall Festival & BBQ Cook-Off: Downtown Antioch

Haunted Hike: Berkeley

'POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive': Berkeley

Berkeley Playhouse 'Kinky Boots': Berkeley

ABC Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Inflatables: Concord

Taco Trail Challenge: 40+ Restaurants & Taquerias, Concord

16th Annual Kiwanis Club Taste of Concord

HoopFest, Danville

Health Fair Event at Brookdale Diablo Lodge, Danville

Bike Ride With Mayor & Police Chief: Dublin

Harvest Fair, Petting Zoo & Hay Maze: Dublin

Street Project Movie & Community Discussion - Free, El Cerrito

Hub Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Kids' Fun: Fremont

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Festival, Fremont

Annual Olive Festival, Food, Music & Kids' Fun: Mission San José, Fremont

Holiday 'Train Of Lights' Ticket Sales Open: Niles Canyon Railway, Fremont/Sunol

G&M Farms Corn Maze & Halloween Pumpkin Patch: Livermore

Oktoberfest Celebration: Shadow Puppet Brewing Company, Livermore

Joan's Farm Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Fun: Livermore

Moore Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Fun: Livermore

Jeffrey Halford and the Healers at Roxx on Main, Martinez

'Fear Overload Scream Park' Halloween Haunted House: Newpark Mall, Newark

'Boo At The Zoo': Oakland

Magic Kitchen: Family Cooking Show at Children's Fairyland, Oakland

Wildwood Dads' Club Pumpkin Patch, Piedmont

St. Joseph Parish's 45th Annual Oktoberfest, Pinole

Halloween Pumpkin Splash: Aquatic Park, Pleasant Hill

Chalk Festival: Downtown Pleasant Hill

Blessing of the Animals, Pleasant Hill

'Pirates Of Emerson' Halloween Haunt: Alameda Co. Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

Annual Oktoberfest Fundraiser: Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasanton

Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Inflatables: Hilltop Mall, Richmond

Halloween Costume Drop-Offs For Kids' Costume Swap: Main Library, San Leandro

Artisan Market, San Leandro

ABC Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Paint Ball: San Lorenzo

Moore Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Fun: San Ramon

Forest Home Farms Oktoberfest: San Ramon

Contra Costa Cake Show, San Pablo

Fall Contra Costa Crystal Fair, Walnut Creek

Garba & Dandiya (Indian Dance) Event, Walnut Creek

Halloween 'Hospital Of Horror' & 'Manor Of Escape': Diablo Escapes, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

ABC Pumpkin Patch & Inflatable Zone: American Canyon

Annual Scarecrow Contest: Downtown Benicia

Corbett’s House Of Horror 'FEAR FARM': Davis

Pena Adobe National Hispanic American Heritage Month Celebration, Davis

Cool Patch Pumpkins & World-Record Corn Maze: Dixon

Ramen for the Raven, Healdsburg

Oktoberfest With Suppenküche: Marin Country Mart, Larkspur

Honor System Pumpkin Patch: Marin Country Mart, Larkspur

Oktoberfest Celebration: Napa Yard Oxbow Gardens, Napa

Queen’s Under the Sea Mother & Baby Reunion, Napa

Grossi Family Farm Pumpkin Patch, Hay Maze & Kids' Fun: Novato

Free 'Monsters, Inc.' Outdoor Movie: Pocket Park, Novato

Novato Theater Company's 'The Addams Family': Novato

Pumpkin Patch, 'The Amazing Corn Maze' & More: Petaluma

Back pOrchEstra at Station House Cafe, Pt Reyes Station

Annual Grgich Hills Estate Harvest Party, Rutherford

Blessing Of The Pets: San Rafael

'Halloween Art In The Park' Pumpkin Painting: McInnis Park, San Rafael

Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Kids' Fun: Santa Rosa

HUGE Book Sale, Santa Rosa

Essential Oil Distillation Seminar, Sebastopol

Jacuzzi's 5th Annual Grape Stomp, Sonoma

Oktoberfest Food Festival: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo

Kids Boo Fest & Trick-Or-Treat Street: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo

'Fright Fest': Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo

'Haunted Forest' Outdoor, 30-Acre Halloween Experience: Winters

The Great California Road Trip 1962, Yountville

Annual Yountville Days Parade & Festival: Yountville

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PENINSULA:

ABC Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Inflatables: Burlingame

ABC Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Paint Ball: Daly City

'Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery': Hillbarn Theatre, Foster City

Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Haunted House: Lemos Farm, Half Moon Bay

Coastside Ramp Jam, Half Moon Bay

Arata’s Pumpkin Farm, Labyrinth Hay Maze & Halloween Haunted Barn: Half Moon Bay

Estate Sale at the League Shop Los Altos

FabMo Artisans Market, Los Altos

"Indigenous American Foods That Changed How the Whole World Eats" Culinary Adventure, Los Altos

Double Grand Opening - Little Free Library & Food Collection Box, Los Altos

U-Pick Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival: Rancho Siempre Verde (RSV) Farm, Pescadero

'Skate Night' Pop-Up Roller Rink: Redwood City

ABC Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Paint Ball: San Bruno

ABC Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Paint Ball: San Carlos

ABC Pumpkin Patch & Giant Inflatables: San Mateo

'Ovid's Metamorphosis' Sculpture Exhibition: Filoli Estate, Woodside

Filoli Orchard Days: Woodside
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SAN FRANCISCO:

Into The Dark's 'Terror Vault: The Initiation' Halloween Haunt: SF Mint, San Francisco

'Dear San Francisco': Club Fugazi SF, San Francisco

Fleet Week: San Francisco

'Hippest Trip - The Soul Train Musical': American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Bonny Doon Fire & Rescue Taco Social Fundraiser: Bonny Doon

Harvest Faire & Pumpkin Patch: Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton

Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Farm Critters: Swank Farms, Hollister

'Trail Of Lights & Frights': Swank Farms, Hollister

Northern California Renaissance Faire: Casa De Fruta, Hollister

Oktoberfest At Northern California Renaissance Faire: Hollister

Borchard Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze: Salinas

Rodoni Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze: Santa Cruz

Museum Month, Santa Cruz County

Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz County

A Goth Halloween Soiree, Seaside

U-Pick Strawberries: Live Earth Farm, Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

Gilroy Gardens 'Great Big BOO' Halloween: Gilroy

Northern California Renaissance Faire: Casa De Fruta, Hollister

Oktoberfest At Northern California Renaissance Faire: Hollister

Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Farm Critters: Swank Farms, Hollister

'Trail Of Lights & Frights': Swank Farms, Hollister

St. Mary's Country Fair & Carnival Rides: Los Gatos

Preschool Open House, Los Gatos

Flex & Chill - Yoga & Pilates to Support Breast Cancer Fund, Los Gatos

Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Kids' Fun: Morgan Hill

'ABLAZE' With sjDANCEco & Chamber Orchestra: San Jose

Annual Glass Pumpkin Patch: Santana Row, San Jose

'Unhinged: Housewarming' Winchester Mystery House Haunt: San Jose

ABC Pumpkin Patches, Inflatables & Kids' Fun: 5 In San Jose

'Dead Time Dreams' Walk-Thru Halloween Haunt: San Jose

NAMIWalks Silicon Valley, San Jose

Fall Garden Fair, San Jose

'Tricks & Treats': California's Great America, Santa Clara

Saratoga Village Scarecrow Display: Saratoga

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AND DON'T MISS:

Oktoberfest 2023: SF Bay Area Guide To The Best Of Bavarian Fests

Haunted Houses 2023: SF Bay Guide To Halloween's Bone-Chilling Best

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HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?

• San Diego Weekend: Haunted Corn Maze; All-Vegan Campout; Oktoberfests
• Orange County Weekend: Haunted Car Wash; 'Twilight' 12-Hour Movie Marathon
• Los Angeles Weekend: Nights Of The Jack Wonderland; Dine LA; Mr. Bones Pumpkins
• Inland Empire Weekend: Legendary Rockers At 3-Day Fest; Tom's Farms Haunted Train

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