SF Bay Weekend: Giant Bounce House; Haunted Hangar, Corn Maze & Trains

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. 21 to Sunday, Oct. 22.

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

Downtown Autumn Wine Stroll: Alameda

Haunted Hike: Berkeley

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

Harvest Festival & Kids' Zone: Berkeley

Meals On Wheel Oktoberfest, Bethel Island

ABC Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Inflatables: Concord

Contra Costa Halloween Con, Concord

Vintage Record Album Pop Up Sale, Concord

Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest & Halloween Pet Parade: Danville

Floating Halloween Pumpkin Patch: The Wave, Dublin

'Ghosts Of Dublin' Cemetery Flashlight Tours: Dublin

Hub Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Kids' Fun: Fremont

'Candle Lighters Ghost House': Fremont

'Haunted Train': Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont

'Beyond The Veil' Ghostly Tours: Meek Mansion & McConaghy House, Hayward

Rodeo Hercules Fire Protection District Open House, Hercules

'Res Run For Education' Reservoir 5K, 10K & Fun Run: Lafayette

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

G&M Farms Haunted Corn Maze: Livermore

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

Moore Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Fun: Livermore

Trunk or Treat, Newark

Fall Festival, Newark

NewBark Dog Park 3rd Annual Howl-O-Ween Event, Newark

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

'Boo At The Zoo': Oakland

DogFest Bay Area & Halloween Costume Contest: Jack London Square, Oakland

Children's Fairyland 'Halloween Jam': Oakland

USS Potomac 'Music On The Bay' Cruise & Concert: Oakland

Community Rummage Sale, Pacheco

Boosters Club Annual Oktoberfest: Piedmont

Wildwood Dads' Club Pumpkin Patch, Piedmont

Charity Texas Hold 'Em Tournament & BBQ Dinner: Pleasant Hill

'Museum On Main Ghost Walk': Downtown Pleasanton

'World’s Largest Bounce House': Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

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

Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Inflatables: Hilltop Mall, Richmond

Trunk or Treat Halloween Festival, San Leandro

ABC Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Paint Ball: San Lorenzo

Halloween Trick-Or-Treat On The Farm: Forest Home Farms, San Ramon

Moore Pumpkin Patch & Kids' Fun: San Ramon

Halloween Carnival: Union City

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

'Z Is For... ZOMBIE! Improvised Zombie Apocalypse': Lesher Center, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

ABC Pumpkin Patch & Inflatable Zone: American Canyon

Pool Pumpkin Patch & Splash: American Canyon

History Talks - Featuring Cecelia Pena, Benicia

'Witching Wine Walk': Downtown Benicia

Annual Scarecrow Contest: Downtown Benicia

Jeepers Jack-O-Lanterns' Pumpkin Carving With Rangers: Bolinas Park, Bolinas

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

UC Davis Arboretum Fall Plant Sale: Davis

Yolo Crisis Nursery Barn Dance, Davis

Cool Patch Pumpkins & World-Record Corn Maze: Dixon

Irish Festival of Music and Dance, Fairfax

Police Activities League 'Skreamz' Haunted House: Fairfield

Oktoberfest: Il Fiorello Olive Oil Co., Fairfield

Heartizens Debut Open House, Healdsburg

Fogbelt's Beer Camp at Wildhaven Glamping, Healdsburg

Comedy, Concert & Halloween Fun in a Wine Cave, Kenwood

Honor System Pumpkin Patch: Marin Country Mart, Larkspur

'Napa Valley Unites For Israel' Rally, Napa

Monster Mash at Bel Aire Plaza, Napa

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

Sunrise Rotary's Annual Oktoberfest: Greek Orthodox Church, Novato

Social Firemen Polenta & Stew Benefit Dinner: Penngrove

'Pumpkins On Pikes' Halloween Fun, Music & Straw Maze: Tara Firma Farms, Petaluma

Cemetery Walk With Petalumans Of Yesteryear: Cypress Hill, Petaluma

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

Dia De Los Muertos Car Procession & Fest: Downtown San Rafael

Floating Pumpkin Patch, Terra Linda Pool, San Rafael

'Blind Scream' Halloween Haunted House: Santa Rosa

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

Oktoberfest BBQ: Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito

Cline's HalloWINE Party, Sonoma

Hike & Write with Fairfield Poet Laureate Suzanne Bruce, Suisun City

'Haunted Carhouse' Paranormal Tours: Western Railway Museum, Suisun City

Pumpkin Patch Festival & Train Rides: Western Railway Museum, Suisun City

Eco Fair, Tiburon

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
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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

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

Free, Halloween Movie Night: Los Altos

Rotary Clubs Host Lithium Battery Collection, Los Altos & Palo Alto

Halloween Hunt, Palo Alto

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

Zoppe Italian Family Circus: Downtown Redwood City

Family-Friendly 'Halloween Spooktacular': Redwood City

ABC Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Paint Ball: San Bruno

Haunted Hangar & Halloween Carnival: Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos

ABC Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Paint Ball: San Carlos

ABC Pumpkin Patch & Giant Inflatables: San Mateo

San Mateo High School Presents PIPPIN, San Mateo

Rotary 'Great Goblin Escape' Halloween 5K/10K Fun Run: San Mateo

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

Filoli Orchard Days: Woodside

Woodside Musical Theatre 'Seussical': 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

The Guardsmen Charity Pumpkin Patch: San Francisco

'Eddie Izzard - The Remix: The First 35 Years': Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco

Anthony Rapp Solo Musical 'Without You': Curran Theater, San Francisco

2nd Annual Music City Songwriters Festival, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

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

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

Northern California Renaissance Faire: Casa De Fruta, Hollister

Halloween Weekend At Northern California Renaissance Faire: Hollister

Borchard Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze: Salinas

Band Review, Boardwalk, Santa Cruz

Rodoni Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze: Santa Cruz

13 Days Of Halloween On The Wharf: Santa Cruz

Museum Month, Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz Restaurant Week: Santa Cruz County

U-Pick Strawberries: Live Earth Farm, Watsonville

Uncork Corralitos, Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

'Oktoberfest' Biersch Garten, Zicke-Zacke Band & KidsZone: Downtown Campbell

Gilroy Gardens 'Great Big BOO' Halloween: Gilroy

Northern California Renaissance Faire: Casa De Fruta, Hollister

Halloween Weekend At Northern California Renaissance Faire: Hollister

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

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

Family Movie Night - Hocus Pocus, Los Gatos

'Bat Fest' Outdoor Movie, Music, Food Trucks, Live Bats & Owls: Morgan Hill

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

Area 51-1/2 Family Haunt and Science Day, San Jose

'Grimm's Hollow: Maze Of Madness' Halloween Haunt: 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

Symphony San Jose "BACHTOBERFEST!" - San Jose

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

Saratoga Village Scarecrow Display: Saratoga

Rotary Clubs Host Lithium Battery Collection, Saratoga & San Jose

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AND DON'T MISS:

SF Bay Area Halloween Events 2023: Pumpkin Patches & Trick-Or-Treats

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?

• LA Weekend: Jack-O'-Lantern Glow Strolls; Haunted Car Wash; Art Fair
• San Diego Weekend: Day Of Dead Street Fair; Pumpkin Express Train; Brew Fests
• Inland Empire Weekend: 5 Million-Light Wonderland; CarnEvil Ball; Tram Snow-Guess
• Orange County Weekend: Vampirates Dinner; Zoo 'Boo'; Racetrack Halloween Carnival

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