Halloween week is here, and there is plenty happening close to home. Here are our favorite picks from San Jose and Los Gatos up through the Peninsula, from trick-or-treat strolls to pumpkin patches that are still open. Tap any event name for details, hours and tickets.
Halloween Family Fun
Trick-or-Treat The Row Family Festival
Tuesday, October 27 | 10 AM to Noon · Free
📍 Santana Row, San Jose
Spook-tacular Crafts Day at NUMU
Thursday, October 29 | 10 AM to 1 PM · Free
📍 New Museum Los Gatos
Trick or Treat Along Lincoln Avenue
Friday, October 30 | Toddlers 11 AM · School-age 3 PM
📍 Downtown Willow Glen, San Jose
Jack O'Jaunt Pumpkin Carving
Friday, October 30 | Carving 3 to 5 PM · Display 6:30 to 8:30 PM
📍 Lytton Plaza, Palo Alto
Haunted Hangar Kids' Festival & Pumpkin Drop
Saturday, October 31 | 10 AM to Noon · With museum admission
📍 Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos
Haunted & Spooky Nights
Festival Fright Nights
Select nights through November 1
📍 Winchester Mystery House, San Jose
Halloween by 365 Night Market
October 30 & 31 | From 4 PM
📍 Grand Century Mall, San Jose
Halloween Spook-Easy with The Kibort Brothers
Friday, October 30 | 6 to 9 PM · Costumes encouraged
📍 Wine Cellar Restaurant, Los Gatos
Nightfall at Filoli
Through November 1 | $45 to $55
📍 Filoli, Woodside
Dracula at TheatreWorks
Through November 1
📍 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Pumpkin Patches
Queen's Pumpkin Patch
Open daily through November 1
📍 12985 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga
Cosentino Family Farm
Open through October 31
📍 4977 Carter Ave, San Jose
Webb Ranch Pumpkin Patch
Open through October 31
📍 2718 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley
Arata's Pumpkin Farm
Open through October 31
📍 185 Verde Rd, Half Moon Bay
Lemos Farm
Daily in October, 9:30 AM to 5 PM | Weekends through November 15
📍 12320 San Mateo Rd, Half Moon Bay
Here are 5 adult Halloween parties, from Los Gatos up to the Peninsula:
Fright Night at The Ritz
October 31, 2026 | 9 PM | 21+ | Costume contest with cash prizes
📍 The Ritz, 400 S 1st St, San Jose
Halloween Spook-Easy with The Kibort Brothers
October 30, 2026 | 6 - 9 PM | Live music, costumes, cocktails
📍 Los Gatos Speakeasy at Wine Cellar Restaurant, Los Gatos
Bitten by the Bay
October 31, 2026 | 6 PM - Midnight | From $42.39
📍 Hyatt Centric, 408 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View
Billionaire’s Club Masquerade
October 30, 2026 | 6 PM | $120.78
📍 ROGER Bar and Restaurant, 800 Moffett Blvd, Mountain View
The Mountain House Halloween Party
October 31, 2026 | 6 PM (doors 5:30) | $44.52 | 21+
📍 The Mountain House, 13808 Skyline Blvd, Woodside
Event details can change, so please check each organizer's page before you go. Happy Halloween!