Happy Halloween! It’s hard to believe that it’s already time to buy candy, get the costumes ready, and entertain the neighborhood ghosts and goblins! Here is a list of a few of the happenings around Novato, San Rafael, Petaluma, and Sonoma. It’s amazing how much fun you can have this week just in the Northbay!
Be safe, wear reflective tape on your costumes, and drive extra slowly.
Novato
- Halloween Scream on the Green, Downtown Novato
Friday, October 26, 5:30–9 pm & Saturday, October 27, 10 am–4 pm
- Safe Trick-or-Treat Downtown Novato
Saturday, October 27, 11 am–2 pm
- Novato Horsemen Haunted House
October 26 & 27, 7-10 pm
$5/person admission
- Howl-o-ween Festival, Pacheco Plaza, Ignacio Blvd, Novato
Wednesday, October 31, 4–6 pm
Pet Costume Contest & Parade at 5 pm
Nicasio
- Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch, 5300 Nicasio Valley Road, Nicasio
Every Day, 10 am–6 pm
Free Admission
San Rafael
- Halloween Festival, Saint Raphael School, San Rafael
Saturday, October 27, noon–4 pm
- Downtown San Rafael Trick-or-Treat
Saturday, October 27, 1–3 pm
- Halloween Activities & Graveyard Stroll, Lucas Valley Field, San Rafael
Saturday, October 27, 6–8:30 pm
Petaluma
- Tara Firma Farms Pumpkins on Pikes, Petaluma
October 27, 2-10 PM
$20/person; 6 & under free
- Halloween Trick-or-Treat Trail, Downtown Petaluma
Wednesday, October 31, 3–5:30 pm
- Peter Pumpkin Patch, Spring Hill Jersey Farm, Petaluma
Friday–Sunday, 9 am–6 pm
- Petaluma Pumpkin Patch, 550 Stony Point Road, Petaluma
Friday & Saturday, 10 am–10 pm, Sunday, 10 am–6 pm
Mill Valley
- Tam Valley Haunted House, Tam Valley Community Center, Mill Valley
Friday–Sunday, October 26–28
- Trunk or Treat at the Center, Mill Valley Community Center
Friday, October 26, 4:30–6:30 pm
- DOGtoberfest!, Strawberry Village, Mill Valley
Saturday, October 27, 3-6 pm
Pet Costume Contest & Parade at 5 pm
Santa Rosa
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!, Snoopy’s Home Ice, Santa Rosa
Friday, October 26, 6–8:30 pm
- Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch
Friday–Sunday, 9 am–10 pm
Ross & San Anselmo
- Pixie Park Halloween Social, Ross
Saturday, October 27, 10 am-noon
- Goblins’ Spooktacular, San Anselmo
October 31, 5–7 pm
Corte Madera & Larkspur
- Trick or Treat Town Center, Corte Madera
Sunday, October 28, 12-3 pm
Milo Foundation Pet Adoptions!
- Halloween Festival!, Marin Country Mart, Larkspur
Saturday, 11 am–2 pm
Sonoma, Vallejo, Berkeley, Oakland & San Francisco
- Costume Campfire Family Program, Sonoma State Historic Park, Sonoma
Saturday, October 27, 5:30–6:30 pm
- Fright Fest, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo
September 23–October 31, see website for hours
- Not-Too-Spooky Halloween, Habitot Children’s Museum, Berkeley
Sunday, October 28, 9:30 am–4:30 pm
- Boo at the Zoo(s)
Oakland Zoo: Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28, 10 am–3 pm
San Francisco Zoo: Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28, 11 am–4 pm