Salinas Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

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

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

Features a 9-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, and nighttime terror trail.

Features pumpkin blasters, train rides, a corn maze, and dinosaur attractions.

Boardwalk trick-or-treating, costume contest, and the Fright Walk attraction.

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

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

Family-friendly cable car tour of decorated Morgan Hill Halloween homes.

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

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

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.

Coastal pumpkin picking and farm fun overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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.

Pet costume parade and social hour with treats for dogs.

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

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

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

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

Community-focused trick-or-treating in historic Japantown

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

Historic farm with vine-ripened produce and community events

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

Pick your pumpkin from a pool!

Fundraising pumpkin patch with haunted trails and community events.

Sensory-friendly Halloween event for children with autism

Free, gently used children's Halloween costumes.