BAM's Halloween Fun Guide

Welcome to our Halloween edition of our weekend guide. Below are a few fun events that I found
going on in the Bay Area. Do you have a place you like to go every Halloween? Please leave a
comment and share it with the rest of your mommy friends…

10/30

Oakland - SadieDey's Café - 4th Annual Halloween Spooktacular
5pm – 8pm
SadieDey's Cafe, 4210 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland CA 94609
Live concert, carnival games for kids, tours through the Haunted House, drawings for prizes, and
yummy treats for everyone.
$7.50 per person
http://www.sadiedeyscafe.com/halloween.html

10/30-10/31

Gilroy – Gilroy Gardens - Halloween Camp Night
4pm 10/30 to 3pm 10/31
3050 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy, CA 95020
Includes three full meals, exciting activities, overnight camping and Park admission.
$45 per person (registration required)
http://www.gilroygardens.org/pdf/PublicCampReg2009.pdf

10/31 & 10/31

Los Gatos – Fuze Fit – HalloWiin Party
2pm-9pm 10/30 & 3pm-10pm 10/31
15405 Los Gatos Blvd, Los Gatos, CA
Interactive excergaming, music, movies, & trick-or-treats.
Free for kids K-8th Grade
http://www.fuzefit.com/hallo_09.html

San Carlos – Hiller Aviation & Museum - Halloween Haunted Hangar
5pm-8pm 10/30 & 12pm-3pm 10/31
601 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070
Each day the witch arrives by helicopter and drops a pumpkin to get things off to a smashing start,
and then the festivities continue inside!
Adult $11; Youth (5-17) $7; 4 & under Free
http://www.hiller.org/halloween.shtml

10/31

Antioch – Black Diamond Mines – Halloween on Hollow Hills
1pm – 4pm
5175 Somersville Road, Antioch, CA 94509
Games, crafts, scavenger hunts and much more
$5 parking
http://www.classweb.ebparks.org/eConnect5.2/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=4590&From=fas&utm_source=East+Bay+Regional+Park+District+Newsletter&utm_campaign=adcfd24edf-Pub_enews_2009_NovDec&utm_medium=email

Alameda – Halloween on Webster Street
1pm – 5pm
Webster Street, Alameda, CA
Halloween treats, coloring and costume contests and pumpkin giveaways.
Free
http://www.westalamedabusiness.com/events/index.html

Alameda – Alameda TowneCentre – Halloween Party
3pm – 5pm
523 South Shore Center West, Alameda, CA 94501
Free trick or treat bag, candy and prizes for costumed children ages 12 and under while supplies last.*
Free
http://anakin.mallfinder.com/images/store/pdf/2009/09HalloweenPostcard2.pdf

Alameda – USS Hornet – Monster Bash
8pm – 12am
707 W. Hornet Ave, Pier 3, Alameda, CA
Fun dance music by The Cocktail Monkeys, prizes for best costumes, a special children’s area,
tours and other treats.
$20 Adults ($25 at the door), $10 Kids (5-17)
http://www.uss-hornet.org/calendar/halloween/index.shtml

Berkeley – Habitot Children’s Museum – Not-Too Spooky Halloween
9:30am – 4:30pm
2065 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
Play miniature golf in the infant-toddler garden graveyard, conduct experiments on slime in our
Art Studio, fly paper ghosts in the Wind Tunnel and listen to Halloween stories.
General Admission $8.50 per person; Child under 12 months is Free
http://www.habitot.org/hab/events.htm

Campbell – Kirkwood Plaza – No Trick…Just Treats (ages 10 & under)
11am – 2pm
West Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA
Costume contest & trick-or-treating.
Free
http://www.shopkirkwoodplaza.com/images/HWEEN_09.pdf

El Cerrito – Playland-Not-At-The-Beach - Princesses, Pirates and Super Heroes Weekend
10am – 5pm
10979 San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito, CA 94530
Pumpkin carving, apple bobbing and more swashbuckling fun!
General Adm $15; Youth (up to 14) $10
http://www.playland-not-at-the-beach.org/inthenews.htm

Fremont – Ardenwood Farm – Farm Halloween Fun!
11am – 2pm
34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont, CA 94555
Aafternoon of traditional games, spooky stories, and a scavenger hunt that just might lead to
something sweet.
Park entrance fee
http://www.classweb.ebparks.org/eConnect5.2/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=4522&From=fas&utm_source=East+Bay+Regional+Park+District+Newsletter&utm_campaign=adcfd24edf-
Pub_enews_2009_NovDec&utm_medium=email

Fremont – Fremont Hub – Trick-or-Treat Time!
1pm – 3pm
Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA
Magician, balloonist, and trick-or-treat at participating merchants.
Free
http://www.thefremonthub.com/images/HubHwn09Big.jpg

Hayward – Hayward Library – Trick-or-Treat Parade
1:30pm
835 C. Street, Hayward, CA
Wear your costume and trick-or-treat around the library.
Free
http://www.hayward-ca.gov/newsandevents/wp-content/uploads/cal-oct-09-web.pdf

Martinez – DT Martinez – Halloween Spooktacular (ages 3-10)
1pm -4pm
Participating businesses in DT Martinez
Pumpkin crafts, face painting, & trick-or-treating.
Free
http://www.mainstreetmartinez.org/php/HalloweenSpooktacular.php

Morgan Hill – DT Morgan Hill - Safe Trick or Treat
5pm – 7:30pm
Trick-or-treat at participating retailer.
Free
http://www.morganhilldowntown.org/events.html

Pleasant Hill – DT Pleasant Hill – Trick-or-Treat
4pm – 6pm
Trick-or-treat at participating stores.
Free
http://www.shopdowntownpleasanthill.com/go/mallEvents.cfm?eventsonly=1

Oakland – Jack London Square – Skate Away Hunger Halloween
10am – 6pm
Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
Costume contest during every skate session.
$5.00 per session, includes skate rentals and a donation to Meals on Wheels
http://www.jacklondonsquare.com/newscenter/upcomingevents.html

Oakland - Trick or Treat at the East Bay SPCA
3pm – 5pm
8323 Baldwin St, Oakland, CA
Scavenger hunt for candy, play games, make crafts and visit with the animals.
Free
http://www.eastbayspca.org/events/trickortreat.cfm

Palo Alto – Blossom Birth - Annual Halloween Party and Cal Ave Trick or Treating
12pm – 4pm
299 S. California Ave #120, Palo Alto, CA
Games, fun house, special drinks, treats, raffle, & prizes
Tickets $1 for use towards events
http://www.blossombirth.org/PDFs/BlossomHalloweenParty09.pdf

Palo Alto - Stanford Shopping Center – Simon Kidgits Club Halloween Fun!
3:00 p.m.
660 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Center Pavillion)
Halloween activities and special treat bags.
Free
http://www.simon.com/malleventsandprograms/promotions.aspx?eid=114643

Petaluma – The Plaza North - Annual Bill Soberanes Halloween Festival and Trick or
Treating with the Merchants
11am – 1pm
East Washington and North McDowell, Petaluma, CA
Trick-or-Treating
Free
http://www.plazanorthpetaluma.com/

Pleasanton – City of Pleasanton - Halloween Fun Night
6pm - 8:30pm
Pleasanton Tennis Complex, 5801 Valley Aveune, Pleasanton, CA
Free
Haunted hallway of horror, tennis games for kids, tennis for adults and yummy treats for all!
http://www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/community/calendar/event/?e=1158&d=20091030

Richmond - Hilltop Mall – Simon Kidgits Club Halloween Fun!
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2200 Hilltop Mall Road, Richmond, CA 94806 (JCPenney Court)
Halloween activities and special treat bags.
Free
http://www.simon.com/malleventsandprograms/promotions.aspx?eid=114643

San Francisco – Yerba Buena Gardens - Gardens Halloween Costume Walk
12pm – 2pm
4th & Howard Streets, San Francisco, CA
Parade, performances, & games.
Free
http://www.ybgf.org/cgi-local/Calendar/calendar.pl?selected_datestring=20091031&datestring=20091031&template=event_detail.html&event_id=497

San Francisco – Exploratorium - Creature Features: An Exploratorium Halloween
3pm – 8pm
3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
Haunted machinery, ghostly science, and flapping, snapping, fascinating creatures await. A special discount
off museum admission when you are in costume ($3 off for adults, $1 off for youth & children)—we'll have
plenty of candy for the kids and a cash bar for adults.
Adults (18-64) $14; Youth (13-17) $11; Children (4-12) $9; 3 and under Free
http://visit.exploratorium.edu/events/halloween2009/

Walnut Creek – Broadway Plaza – Halloween Trick-or-Treat
5:30pm – 7pm
1275 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek, CA
Trick-or-Treat at participating retailers.
Free
http://www.broadwayplaza.com/events.asp?id=26777&start=10/31/2009