Palo Alto Halloween 2025

See all Palo Alto Halloween happenings this year!

Palo Alto brings Halloween 2025 to the historic district with ghost story nights and seasonal markets around University Avenue. Expect ghost story nights, seasonal markets and haunted experiences that blend college-town energy with refined autumn festivities.

Find the best Palo Alto Halloween happenings this year!

Last updated: 11/11/2025 by HalloweenLocal.com editorial team

Palo Alto Halloween

Palo Alto Family-Friendly Fall Activities

Halloween for Families at Gamble Garden in Palo Alto

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Halloween for Families at Gamble Garden (Palo Alto, CA)

Saturday, October 25, 2025

📍 Gamble Garden

1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301

(0.3 mi from Palo Alto)

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⚡ Energy: Low

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Gamble Garden hosts its annual Halloween For Families event, offering a delightful celebration for all ages. Attendees can enjoy face painting, creative crafts, a thrilling scavenger hunt, and engaging trivia. A special highlight includes a visit from Eloise, the Bay Area's cutest opossum, and her friends from the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo. It's the perfect way to kick off Halloween festivities.

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⭐ Best For: Families with young children

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Three smiling children pose in front of a bouncy castle and a tractor at a pumpkin patch on a sunny autumn day.

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Webb Ranch Pumpkin Patch (Portola Valley, CA)

Friday, September 26, 2025

📍 Webb Ranch

2718 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028

(6.9 mi from Palo Alto)

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⚡ Energy: Moderate

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Discover a vibrant pumpkin patch at Webb Ranch, offering a delightful fall experience for all ages. Browse a wide selection of pumpkins, many grown organically on their 30 acres, alongside decorative fall items. Weekends bring a host of exciting activities, including a petting zoo, reptile exhibit, and tractor hay rides, while weekdays offer unlimited access to bounce houses, a corn maze, and a haunted house.

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⭐ Best For: Families with young children

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Palo Alto Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties

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The Hustle: 70's Disco Halloween (Menlo Park, CA)

Saturday, October 25, 2025

📍 Guild Theatre

949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025

(2.2 mi from Palo Alto)

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💰 Budget: $$

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⚡ Energy: High

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Get ready to boogie at The Hustle, a 70s Disco Halloween party in Menlo Park. This event celebrates the iconic sounds of disco legends, encouraging attendees to don their most dazzling Halloween costumes. It's a night of music, dancing, and retro vibes.

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⭐ Best For: Adults seeking a themed party

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Halloween Near Palo Alto

Redwood City Halloween

Annual Adult Halloween Party at the Elks in Redwood City

Redwood City

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Annual Adult Halloween Party at the Elks (Redwood City)

📍 Redwood City Elks Lodge #1991

Oct 25, 2025

(6.7 mi from Palo Alto)

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Three children dressed in Halloween costumes, two with skeleton face paint and one with a witch hat, sit outdoors reading books next to a glowing jack-o-lantern.

Redwood City

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BraveMaker Halloween Party (Redwood City)

📍 BraveMaker

(6.3 mi from Palo Alto)

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Fremont Halloween

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Newark

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Fear Overload Scream Park (Newark)

📍 Fear Overload Scream Park

Sep 20, 2025

(9.7 mi from Palo Alto)

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Fremont

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Fremont Trick-or-Treat Event (Fremont)

📍 Fremont Downtown Event Center & Plaza

Oct 24, 2025

(11.5 mi from Palo Alto)

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San Mateo Halloween

A man in a red shirt is selecting a large pumpkin from a wooden crate at an outdoor autumn market, while a young girl smiles at pumpkins on a table in front of her. The street is decorated with orange leaves and pumpkins, suggesting a festive Halloween or fall atmosphere.

Half Moon Bay

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Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival (Half Moon Bay)

📍 Main Street

Oct 18, 2025

(15.8 mi from Palo Alto)

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The Headless Horseman + Viva La Vida in San Mateo

San Mateo

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The Headless Horseman + Viva La Vida (San Mateo)

📍 College of San Mateo Theatre

Oct 25, 2025

(12.4 mi from Palo Alto)

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Campbell Halloween

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San Jose

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Winchester Mystery House: Unhinged - Nightshade's Curse (San Jose)

📍 Winchester Mystery House

Sep 26, 2025

(13.6 mi from Palo Alto)

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A man in a top hat and skull makeup stands in front of a dimly lit mansion, holding a candle, with a couple in formal wear in the background.

San Jose

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Festival Fright Nights at Winchester Mystery House (San Jose)

📍 Winchester Mystery House

Sep 26, 2025

(13.6 mi from Palo Alto)

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San Jose Halloween

Symphonic Spooktacular: Bewitching Broadway in San Jose

San Jose

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Symphonic Spooktacular: Bewitching Broadway (San Jose)

📍 California Theatre

Oct 25, 2025

(16.0 mi from Palo Alto)

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San Jose

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San Jose Halloween Bar Crawl (San Jose)

📍 Three Sisters Whiskey Bar

Oct 31, 2025

(15.5 mi from Palo Alto)

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Oakland Halloween

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Autumn Lights Festival (Oakland)

📍 The Gardens at Lake Merritt

Oct 17, 2025

(26.0 mi from Palo Alto)

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Halloween Jam at Children's Fairyland in Oakland

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Halloween Jam at Children's Fairyland (Oakland)

📍 Children's Fairyland

Oct 24, 2025

(26.2 mi from Palo Alto)

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Livermore Halloween

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Witches Night Out: A Spooktacular Paint & Sip (Livermore)

📍 Pinot's Palette - Livermore

Sep 22, 2025

(26.2 mi from Palo Alto)

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Livermore

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Halloween Boo Bash (Livermore)

📍 Robert Livermore Community Center

Oct 18, 2025

(27.4 mi from Palo Alto)

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Mission District Halloween

Thrill-O-Ween in San Francisco

San Francisco

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Thrill-O-Ween (San Francisco)

📍 Thrive City

Oct 26, 2025

(26.2 mi from Palo Alto)

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San Francisco

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Halloween Night at Green Gorilla Lounge (San Francisco)

📍 The Great Northern

Oct 31, 2025

(26.7 mi from Palo Alto)

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San Francisco Halloween

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SuperNatural Halloween at California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco)

📍 California Academy of Sciences

Oct 24, 2025

(28.7 mi from Palo Alto)

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San Francisco

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W Hotel San Francisco MEGA Halloween Party (San Francisco)

📍 W San Francisco

Oct 31, 2025

(27.7 mi from Palo Alto)

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Berkeley Halloween

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Berkeley

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Fourth Street Trick or Treat and Halloween Fest (Berkeley)

📍 Fourth Street

Oct 31, 2025

(30.4 mi from Palo Alto)

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Three figures, two young women and one person in a ghost costume, stand in front of spooky houses on a moonlit Halloween night, all looking at their phones.

Berkeley

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Berkeley Haunted Hike - Ghost Tour (Berkeley)

📍 Bakar Ingenuity Hub

Jul 31, 2025

(30.1 mi from Palo Alto)

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