Hollister Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

Coastal pumpkin patch featuring a five-acre corn maze on Highway 1.

Take a 25-minute train ride with storybook engines Thomas and Percy.

Haunted house, games, and costume contest hosted by the City of Seaside.

Roll provided pumpkins down Ocean Avenue along a hay-bale-lined course.

Community fair featuring a mechanical bull, carnival games, and farm animals.

Pet costume parade and social hour with treats for dogs.

Over 1,500 unique hand-blown glass pumpkins crafted by local artisans.

Free harvest pumpkin decorating with craft supplies, veggies, and googly eyes.

Features trunk decorating contests, candy, and games for children.

Outdoor kids Halloween party with trick-or-treating, games, and pumpkin decorating.

Community festival with cultural parade and craft beer tasting

Thousands of handmade glass pumpkins on display and for sale.

A community-wide street costume extravaganza for two- and four-legged ghouls.

Costume-friendly Halloween celebration with farm animals and a haunted barnyard.

Annual Día de los Muertos celebration featuring a community altar gallery.

Monthly night market featuring over 50 vendors, street food, and performances.

Cultural night market featuring street food, live performances, and 50+ vendors.

Features sand painting, giant skeleton puppets, and a Calaveras procession.

Features trick-or-treating, pumpkin decorating, stilt-walkers, balloons, and live music.

Features glow-in-the-dark brick building workshops and a 4D monster movie.

Community bike ride spotting local crows and neighborhood Halloween decorations.

Features lion dance performances and hands-on lantern and mooncake crafts.

Downtown San Jose's annual family harvest festival along the Guadalupe River Park.

Peninsula Youth Theatre adaptation of Aaron Reynolds' spooky picture book.

Live music showcase featuring 26 vocal, dance, and instrumental performances.

Community gathering featuring trick-or-treating, a costume contest, games, and prizes.

Learn to create a living fall planter using a real pumpkin.

Features student music performances, trunk-or-treat, and pumpkin decorating.

Community-focused trick-or-treating in historic Japantown

Hands-on field trip with pumpkin picking and historic train ride.

Historic farm with vine-ripened produce and community events

Free trick-or-treating on the Santa Cruz Wharf.

Pick your pumpkin from a pool!

Fundraising pumpkin patch with haunted trails and community events.

10 acres of corn mazes with over 5 miles of paths

Sensory-friendly Halloween event for children with autism

Free, gently used children's Halloween costumes.