Celebrate Halloween in San Francisco

San Francisco is one of the best places to celebrate Halloween. With its historic buildings, foggy evenings, creative people and famous nightlife, the city already has the perfect setting for a fun and slightly spooky October.

Throughout the Halloween season, San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area offer activities for every age and interest. Families can visit pumpkin patches, decorate pumpkins, attend community festivals and go trick-or-treating in neighborhoods known for impressive decorations and generous candy stops. Horror fans can explore haunted attractions, take ghost tours or watch classic scary movies at local theaters.

Adults have plenty of ways to celebrate too. San Francisco hosts costume parties, concerts, nightclub events, pub crawls and contests across the city. Neighborhoods such as the Castro, Marina, Polk Street, North Beach and the Mission fill with creative costumes and late-night celebrations. Whether you want to attend a huge Halloween party or enjoy drinks with friends at a neighborhood bar, there is always something happening.

The city also makes it easy to create your own Halloween plans. You can shop for a costume in the Haight, visit a historic cemetery elsewhere in the Bay Area, look for seasonal treats at a local bakery or spend the evening exploring places connected to San Francisco ghost stories.

Halloween SF is here to help you find the best events, parties, family activities and unusual things to do during the season. From kid-friendly afternoon plans to some of the biggest Halloween celebrations in the Bay Area, you can find everything you need to enjoy Halloween in San Francisco.