Palo Alto Halloween & Things to Do 2025
Your complete guide to the best halloween in Palo Alto and surrounding areas
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.
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Family-Friendly Fall Activities
52 eventsCommunity-wide Halloween costume party and trick-or-treat event.
Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties
17 eventsAdult Halloween party with DJ and costume contest
Haunted Experiences
14 eventsExplore a 160-room mansion with a mysterious, unplanned architectural design.
Halloween Activities
13 eventsOver 100 illuminated art displays by local artists
Editor's Picks (6)
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Winchester Mystery House: Unhinged - Nightshade's Curse
(San Jose)
Explore a 160-room mansion with a mysterious, unplanned architectural design.
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Festival Fright Nights at Winchester Mystery House
(San Jose)
Theatrical Halloween festival at the historic Winchester Mystery House
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Fear Overload Scream Park
(Newark)
Two award-winning haunted houses with live scare actors.
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Creepy Crawly Halloween Trick-or-Treat
(Campbell)
Community-wide Halloween costume party and trick-or-treat event.
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Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival
(Half Moon Bay)
World-famous celebration of the great and almighty gourd
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Autumn Lights Festival
(Oakland)
Over 100 illuminated art displays by local artists
Halloween Movies, Theater, and Entertainment Near Palo Alto
Horror screenings, spooky shows, and Halloween entertainment in Palo Alto.
Redwood Symphony Halloween Family Concert
Redwood Symphony presents a frightfully fun Halloween Family Concert featuring spooky scores from...
View full details →The Headless Horseman + Viva La Vida
Oceánica Ballet presents a captivating autumn double-bill featuring 'The Headless Horseman' and 'Viva...
View full details →Symphonic Spooktacular: Bewitching Broadway
Symphony San Jose presents a "Bewitching Broadway" concert, perfect for Halloween. Experience the...
View full details →Palo Alto Halloween Events Map
See every Halloween event, haunted attraction, and pumpkin patch on one map.
