Navigate Fairfield's Halloween hysteria with our ultimate event showcase. Delve into Fairfield's macabre delights with our guide, perfect for hometown horrors and traveling terrors.
Popular events this season include the spine-chilling thrills at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest, featuring haunted mazes and frightful attractions that draw in visitors from near and far. Another notable attraction is the Fear Overload Scream Park, known for its immersive scare experiences that beckon thrill-seekers to confront their fears. And the Napa City Ghosts & Legends Walking Tour is something you definitely don't want to miss, offering enchanting tales that bring the city's haunted history to life. See more details on these and other fun events and activities below!
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Top Halloween Events In and Around Fairfield
- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest (Vallejo)
- Fear Overload Scream Park (Hayward)
- Napa City Ghosts & Legends Walking Tour (Napa)
- Skreamz Haunted Attractions
- NightMare Island (Vallejo)
- Boo at the Zoo (Oakland)
- Halloween at Great Wolf Lodge (Manteca)
- Boo Fest at Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo)
- Tricks and Treats at Great America (Santa Clara)
- China Town Halloween Festival (San Francisco)
See these and even more events listed below!
Fairfield Area Haunted Experiences
Fear Overload Scream Park
What to Expect:
Experience two very dark haunted houses with only one glowstick per group on the scariest nights of the year.
Description:
Fear Overload Scream Park is a thrilling haunted house experience in the Bay Area, featuring two incredibly scary self-guided walk-throughs with stellar set designs and special effects. The event includes attractions like Darkmoor Penitentiary and Slotch Sanatorium, each with its own dark history and terrifying atmosphere. Visitors can also explore Eerie Essentials, a captivating emporium offering chilling keepsakes and haunting memorabilia. The event promises an unforgettable experience with its pitch-black conditions and only one glowstick per group on the scariest nights of the year.
Where: Hayward | More Info: Fear Overload Scream Park
Napa City Ghosts & Legends Walking Tour
What to Expect:
The unique feature of this tour is its interactive approach to paranormal investigation, where attendees use specialized tools to track and communicate with ghosts at various haunted locations in Napa.
Description:
Napa City Ghosts & Legends Walking Tour is an interactive paranormal and historical walking tour that combines storytelling with interesting historical events, using tools like spiritual dowsing rods and ghost hunting meters to track paranormal activity at various haunted locations in Napa.
Where: Napa | More Info: Napa City Ghosts & Legends Walking Tour
Skreamz Haunted Attractions
What to Expect:
A terrifying haunted house experience with a new theme each year.
Description:
Skreamz Haunted Attractions has been thrilling guests for over 10 years with its annually updated haunted house. This year, they present "The Blood Harvest," a brand new theme promising to be their most terrifying yet. The event supports the PAL College, Leadership, and Career Preparation program, offering a unique experience that combines scares with community support.
Where: Fairfield | More Info: Skreamz Haunted Attractions
NightMare Island
What to Expect:
A 45,000 square foot warehouse transformed into a haunted house with additional 900 square feet of haunt, offering a unique and immersive fright experience.
Description:
NightMare Island in Vallejo, California, offers a terrifying haunted house experience in a 45,000 square foot warehouse with 3-story ceilings and roll-up doors, providing an open-air feeling. The event features scare actors and live animatronics, making it a true rollercoaster of frights. Open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October from 5 PM.
Where: Vallejo | More Info: NightMare Island
Nightfall at Filoli
What to Expect:
The unique feature of Nightfall at Filoli is its immersive and enchanting experience that combines history, mystery, and festive elements in a hauntingly beautiful setting.
Description:
Nightfall at Filoli is a bewitching Halloween experience where history and mystery intertwine under the cover of darkness. Guests embark on an enchanting journey with a candlelit walk through the historic House, featuring gothic-inspired scenes. The event also includes a mesmerizing display of flickering jack-o'-lanterns in the Meadow, engaging games, and festive photo opportunities. Visitors can savor seasonal drinks and Halloween-inspired treats at Jack's Bar.
Where: Woodside | More Info: Nightfall at Filoli
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest
What to Expect:
Immersive haunted mazes and scare zones themed after movies and comic books.
Description:
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest 2024 is a thrilling Halloween event featuring haunted attractions, eerie scare zones, and spine-chilling live entertainment. Guests can explore haunted mazes, experience chilling rides in the dark, and enjoy a variety of themed shows and activities. The event runs from September 16th to October 31st, offering a range of terror-filled experiences for all ages.
Where: Vallejo | More Info: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest
Family-Friendly Fall Activities Near Fairfield
Boo at the Zoo
What to Expect:
Immersive Halloween celebration with a self-guided scavenger hunt and costume contests.
Description:
Boo at the Zoo is a Halloween event at the Oakland Zoo where visitors can participate in a self-guided scavenger hunt to find trick-or-treating animals and collect special edition animal Trading Cards. The event includes a costume contest, both in-person and virtual, with the chance to win great prizes. Participants must dress in costume (excluding inflatable ones) and enjoy fair trade organic chocolate from TCHO chocolate.
Where: Oakland | More Info: Boo at the Zoo
Halloween Jam at Children’s Fairyland
What to Expect:
A variety of fun activities and special events make Halloween Jam a magical and memorable experience for all ages.
Description:
Halloween Jam at Children’s Fairyland is a festive and fun-filled event featuring special performances, decked-out storybook sets, arts and crafts, puppet shows, bouncy houses, treat stations, games with prizes, and a photo booth. This year’s celebration includes new surprises and special events like Oakland’s Magic Kitchen with Chef Michele McQueen and a book celebration with Nikki Shannon Smith.
Where: Oakland | More Info: Halloween Jam at Children’s Fairyland
Halloween at Gilroy Gardens
What to Expect:
A fully immersive Halloween experience with interactive adventures and trick-or-treating stations.
Description:
Gilroy Gardens transforms into a wacky world of BOO Alley for Halloween, offering a fully immersive experience. Visitors can meet funny new friends who need help saving Halloween from the curse of Wendella the Witch. The event includes live musical shows, interactive adventures, and trick-or-treating stations throughout the park. This is a safe, family-friendly experience with no dark streets or scary decorations.
Where: Gilroy | More Info: Halloween at Gilroy Gardens
Goblin Jamboree
What to Expect:
A Halloween celebration with a variety of creative and interactive activities for families.
Description:
Goblin Jamboree at the Bay Area Discovery Museum is a family-friendly Halloween event featuring playful adventures, including building a beast with collage paper, creating surreal animal prints, befriending bugs, and discovering pirate treasures. Enjoy lively music, hands-on activities, and a delightfully spooky atmosphere. The event supports the museum's mission to provide joyful learning experiences for children and families.
Where: Sausalito | More Info: Goblin Jamboree
Thrill-O-Ween at Thrive City
What to Expect:
A Halloween celebration featuring a special screening of Despicable Me 4 and various themed activities for all ages.
Description:
Thrill-O-Ween at Thrive City offers an immersive outdoor Halloween experience. Enjoy themed activities for all ages, including a special screening of Despicable Me 4, trick-or-treat stations, a pumpkin patch, live entertainment, costume contests, and more. This family-friendly event is perfect for a safe and spooktacular Halloween celebration.
Where: San Francisco | More Info: Thrill-O-Ween at Thrive City
China Town Halloween Festival
What to Expect:
A variety of Halloween-themed activities for all ages, including pumpkin painting and lion dances.
Description:
The Chinatown Halloween Festival is a family-friendly event celebrating Halloween with a variety of activities. On October 26, from 11 am to 3 pm, attendees can enjoy pumpkin painting, a scary room, trick-or-treat lane, a pumpkin patch, costume contests, carnival games, balloon animals, a photobooth, and lion dances. This festive event brings together friends, families, and local Chinatown merchants for a spooktacular time.
Where: San Francisco | More Info: China Town Halloween Festival
Tricks and Treats at Great America
What to Expect:
Immersive Halloween celebration with four uniquely themed lands offering a variety of activities and attractions for all ages.
Description:
Experience California's Great America's family-friendly Halloween event, Tricks and Treats. Enjoy spooky, kooky Halloween activities, live shows, a costume contest, seasonal food and drinks, and candy. The event features four whimsically themed lands: Everfall, Sweet Tooth Acres, Spooky Spires, and Ickyville. Guests can also enjoy their favorite rides and attractions throughout the park.
Where: Santa Clara | More Info: Tricks and Treats at Great America
Boo Fest at Discovery Kingdom
What to Expect:
A family-friendly Halloween celebration with interactive activities and special animal shows.
Description:
Boo Fest at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is a delightfully spooky and family-friendly Halloween event for all ages. Little ones can embark on our Trick-or-treat trail, enjoy festive decorations, and participate in interactive activities such as pumpkin painting and costume contests. The event also features special Halloween-themed animal shows and character Meet-and-Greets with treats to give away in Bugs Bunny World’s Trick or Treat Trail.
Where: Vallejo | More Info: Boo Fest at Discovery Kingdom
Halloween at Great Wolf Lodge
What to Expect:
A month-long celebration featuring Halloween-themed decorations, activities, and events for families.
Description:
This October, Great Wolf Lodge transforms into a festive Halloween experience with spooky special treats, games, and activities. Enjoy a month-long celebration filled with Howl-O-Ween decorations, costume parades, storytime events, and fun fall activities. The lodge offers a variety of Halloween-themed crafts, a monster bash dance party, and a trick-or-treat trail. It's the perfect place to create unforgettable memories with your family.
Where: Manteca | More Info: Halloween at Great Wolf Lodge
Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party
What to Expect:
A family-friendly Halloween celebration featuring a 20-minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine and Percy.
Description:
Join Thomas and Percy for a spooky yet fun-filled Halloween party at Roaring Camp Railroads. Enjoy a 20-minute train ride, entertainment, and various activities like photos with Thomas and Percy, temporary tattoos, pumpkin decorating, and more. This event is perfect for the entire family to celebrate Halloween together.
Where: Felton | More Info: Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party
Family Halloween Day at Randall Museum
What to Expect:
The unique feature of this event is its array of creative and fun activities designed for families, including the Haunted Animal Room and various Halloween crafts.
Description:
Family Halloween Day at Randall Museum is a delightful and family-friendly celebration filled with spooky yet not scary delights. The event features the Haunted Animal Room, Creepy Crafts, Ghoulish Games, Trick-or-Treating, Live Music & Entertainment, and more. Costumed revelers can enjoy unexpected surprises throughout the museum while participating in various Halloween activities.
Where: San Francisco | More Info: Family Halloween Day at Randall Museum
Halloween Mask Making Festival
What to Expect:
A family-friendly event featuring mask-making, carnival games, and theatrical performances.
Description:
Join the 26th annual Halloween Mask Making Festival at the London Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz, California. This free event offers a creative day of mask making, Halloween carnival games, a frightening photo booth, and thrilling performances including All About Theatre's "Once Upon a Broomstick" and a special Thriller dance in Laurel Park.
Where: Santa Cruz | More Info: Halloween Mask Making Festival
Trick or Treating on the Wharf
What to Expect:
Trick-or-treating with festive Wharf specials and a Great Pumpkin BINGO Hunt.
Description:
Join us for Trick or Treating on the Wharf, a family-friendly event where you can show off your creative costumes and trick-or-treat at Wharf businesses. Enjoy festive Wharf specials and participate in the Great Pumpkin BINGO Hunt. Snap a photo at our scenic photo booth with the backdrop of Monterey Bay and the Lighthouse.
Where: Santa Cruz | More Info: Trick or Treating on the Wharf
Halloween Parade
What to Expect:
The event features a parade followed by trick-or-treating and a dog costume contest.
Description:
The Sausalito Halloween Parade and Trick or Treat Lane is a festive event where participants line up at the Station 1 Firehouse and parade through the streets. The parade culminates at Trick or Treat Lane in Robin Sweeny Park, where children can trick-or-treat and enjoy spooky activities. The event also includes a Howl’O’Ween Dog Costume Contest.
Where: Sausalito | More Info: Halloween Parade
Funtazmagoria
What to Expect:
A blend of spooky fun that’s not scary, featuring interactive science demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Description:
Funtazmagoria at the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County is a family-friendly Halloween event offering a blend of spooky fun that’s not scary. The event features attractions like the Mad Scientist Lab, Ghostly Glow Lab, and the PG&E Pumpkin Plop, where pumpkins are dropped from heights of 50 to 100 feet. The event also includes themed programming, interactive science demonstrations, and hands-on activities suitable for all ages.
Where: Santa Rosa | More Info: Funtazmagoria
Pumpkins in the Park
What to Expect:
A community-driven fall festival with a pumpkin patch and family-friendly activities.
Description:
Pumpkins in the Park is a fun-filled family celebration that brings thousands of visitors to enjoy the autumn season and spread awareness about the unique natural resources of Guadalupe River Park. The event features a pumpkin patch, family-friendly performances, community booths, and inflatable slides, making it a cherished event for the San Jose community.
Where: San Jose | More Info: Pumpkins in the Park
Halloween Hijinks
What to Expect:
Hands-on science activities exploring the science behind Halloween tricks and treats.
Description:
Explore the science behind Halloween tricks and treats at Halloween Hijinks. This event, in partnership with Livermore Downtown Inc’s Kidz Town Halloween Hay Day, offers 10 different hands-on activities. From bubble demonstrations to dry ice demos, there’s something for everyone. Join us for a fun-filled day of science exploration and discovery.
Where: Livermore | More Info: Halloween Hijinks
Jack O’Lantern Jamboree
What to Expect:
A spooktacular evening of Halloween fun around the campfire with activities like pumpkin carving and a Halloween parade.
Description:
Join us for a spooktacular Halloween event where Lions and Tigers can carve pumpkins, participate in a Halloween parade, roast hot dogs, and toast s’mores over the campfire. Enjoy not-so-spooky stories and maybe a few skits too. All participants will receive an event patch and a pumpkin to carve, while adults and siblings will get a toasting fork and hot dog supper to cook over the fire.
Where: Palo Alto | More Info: Jack O’Lantern Jamboree
Halloween Costume Contest
What to Expect:
A festive sidewalk stroll with a Canine Critter Costume Contest.
Description:
The Halloween Costume Contest is a fun event where participants can showcase their creative costumes. The event includes a sidewalk stroll where local merchants on First Street get into the holiday spirit, and there will be a Canine Critter Costume Contest with awards and treats. This event is a great time for kids and all ages to enjoy the festive atmosphere.
Where: Benicia | More Info: Halloween Costume Contest
Halloween Trunk or Treat
What to Expect:
A spooktacular Trunk or Treat experience with creatively themed and decorated car trunks.
Description:
Join Downtown Martinez for a spooktacular Halloween celebration The annual Halloween Spooktacular features a Trunk or Treat experience where kids can trick-or-treat from creatively themed and decorated car trunks. Local businesses and community members will be handing out candies and treats. Engage your little ones with variety of kid-friendly crafts and games. The event will take place downtown inside participating businesses and on Main Street. It's a free event for the whole family, so don't forget to bring a bag for all the goodies!
Where: Martinez | More Info: Halloween Trunk or Treat
Trick or Treat on the Farm
What to Expect:
A Halloween celebration with trick-or-treating and historical activities set in a farm environment.
Description:
Trick or Treat on the Farm is a family-friendly Halloween event where participants come in their costumes for a trick-or-treat adventure around the farm. The event features various stations with activities and treats, highlighting farm life and the late Victorian era. It is a unique opportunity to step back into history and enjoy simple, festive activities.
Where: San Ramon | More Info: Trick or Treat on the Farm
It’s the Great Pumpkin
What to Expect:
Enjoy a classic animated special screening with accompanying coloring and cartooning activities in the museum galleries.
Description:
Join the Charles M. Schulz Museum for a FREE DAY event featuring a screening of the classic animated special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." Enjoy the movie every half hour, and engage in coloring and cartooning activities in the museum galleries. This family-friendly event is perfect for a fun-filled afternoon with loved ones.