It's spooky season, Bay Area! Take BART to these haunted happenings
Grab a pumpkin and bounce around at Pick of the Patch. Photo courtesy of KR Farms.
Happy October, ghosts, ghouls, and transit-lovers! It's officially spooky season. Grab your crew and head to BART because some of the most frighteningly fun events are popping up near our stations. From pumpkin painting to bar crawls, BART is the best way to enjoy the holiday! Keep reading for a full list of Halloween happenings.
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Play games and eat candy during BART Police Department's (BPD) Trunk or Treat event. Photo courtesy of BPD.
Celebrate with BART
Spooky season starts at BART. Download a free BARTy pumpkin carving stencil for a fun project with the kids. Get crafty and build your own Fleet of the Future BART costume, then meet us at BART PD's annual Trunk or Treat celebration.
This year, Trunk or Treat is Thursday, October 29, from 4-7 p.m. at MacArthur Station. Come dressed to impress (or to scare!), enjoy games, giveaways, and lots of free candy. The highlight of the event is trick-or-treating around the plaza at decorated police vehicles stocked with sweets!
Spend the day having fun and picking pumpkins. Photo courtesy of KR Farms.
Pumpkin patches
Nothing represents spooky season like the pumpkin! We carve them, eat them, paint them, and use them to decorate. Your average pumpkin patch has more than pumpkins and hay bales; expect petting zoos, corn mazes, giant inflatables, and even live music.
Piedmont Ave Pumpkin Patch | Rockridge
This place is a Halloween store with a pumpkin patch. Grab a mask, costume, or cool decor for your home then out back to pick a pumpkin. The varieties of pumpkins, gourds and decorations will amaze you and there staged photo ops. Take BART to Rockridge, and it's 1.3 miles away.
Pick of the Patch | Fremont Station
Pick of the Patch is a huge outdoor inflatable park and Pumpkin Patch. There are around 20 giant inflatables and thousands of pumpkins to choose from. Pick of the Patch is one mile from Fremont Station.
KR Farms | Dublin/Pleasanton
KR Farms is a local favorite. They consider themselves a "fall playground" with 30+ attractions, a glowing corn maze, and blacklight mini golf. All of this fun is just 0.5 miles from Dublin/Pleasanton.
Trick-or-Treat at the Ferry Building this Halloween. Photo courtesy of Downtown SF.
Family-friendly events/Trick-or-treating
Trick-or-treating isn't the only way for kids and families to enjoy Halloween! Classic trick-or-treating events are happening in neighborhoods across the Bay. But there are also festivals, block parties, parades and more.
Pumpkin Festival | Rockridge
Join in the fun at Mountain View Cemetery on October 26. Kids can take home a free pumpkin bounce in inflatable fun houses, get their faces painted and of course get yummy treats and candy. Mountain View Cemetery is 1.3 miles from Rockridge Station.
Oogubi Wonderland: Haunted Ship Wreck | Montgomery St
Popular SF event host Oogubi is popping up in Fisherman's Wharf for a shipwreck sensory play event on Halloween (Oct. 31). The event will feature sensory stations with slime, tactile bins, foam and more. Take BART to Montgomery St. and hop on the 30 Stockton Muni bus straight to Anchor's Landing.
Pumpkin Painting at Prescott Market | West Oakland
Get ready for a spooktacular time just 0.8 miles from West Oakland Station! Carve or paint your own pumpkin and get your face painted with wickedly cool designs at Prescott Market on Oct. 17.
Trick or Treat Event in Fremont | Fremont Station
Join the City of Fremont and the Fremont Chamber of Commerce for a Trick-or-Treat event at the Downtown Event Center & Plaza on Oct. 23. Put on your favorite Halloween costume and bring the whole family for a spook-tacular evening! Enjoy music, food trucks, booths, a costume contest, and more just 0.8 miles from Fremont Station.
Rockridge Halloween Parade | Rockridge
Trick-or-Treat along College Avenue at 40+ businesses from Broadway to Alcatraz on Oct. 25 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.! Stick around for the costume contest and Halloween-themed activities at businesses, including spooky sales, treats, and family fun!
Halloween Hoopla at YBG Festival | Powell St. or Montgomery St.
The 26th annual Halloween Hoopla is back oc Oct. 31 from 12-3 p.m. Enjoy family-friendly frights and delights for kids under 10 and their adults! This year’s festivities are sure to amaze with awe-inspiring performers from Circus Bella accompanied by live music from the Circus Bella All-Star Trio. The Hoopla Grand Finale is the popular Halloween Costume Parade. Pirates, ghosts, goblins and more. Take BART to Powell St or Montgomery St, and Yerba Buena Gardens is 0.1 mile away from either station.
Trick-or-treat at the ferry building | Embarcadero
Visit the Ferry Building on Oct. 29th from 4 – 6 PM for a spooktacular evening of Trick-or-Treating inside the Marketplace! Wander through the Marketplace and stop by shops marked with festive signage, ready to welcome trick-or-treaters in their best costumes, get creative with Halloween crafts, enjoy spooky music, playful games, and plenty of Halloween spirit for the whole family! The Embarcadero Station is a short 0.2 miles from the Ferry Building.
Halloween Jam: Mad Magic | 19th St Oakland
On Oct. 31 Children's Fairyland hosts a Halloween celebration under the night sky. This is their biggest Halloween celebration yet! Wander the park surrounded by curious contraptions, colorful creations, creative costumes, tasty treats, and hands-on Halloween eek-citement designed to spark the imagination at every turn. Take BART to 19th St Oakland, and the fun is 0.7 miles away.
Prepare to be scared at Terror Vault. Photo courtesy of Terror Vault.
Haunted houses & 21 + Events
Terror Vault | Civic Center/UN Plaza
Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has awakened. Step inside Terror Vault's most ambitious immersive horror experience yet as you become trapped inside a living 1980s slasher movie. Take BART to Civic Center/UN Plaza, and Terror Vault is 0.4 miles away.
Pirates of Emerson | Dublin/Pleasanton
This sprawling six-acre haunted event is truly terrifying. More of a haunted theme park than a house, it features roaming scare actors, four haunted houses, games, food trucks, and live entertainment. The Alameda County Fairgrounds host this haunting attraction. Exit BART at Dublin/Pleasanton, then take the 10R or 53 bus to the grounds.
Exploratorium After Dark Creepatorium | Embarcadero
This Halloween, face your fears at the Creepatorium—and discover the science behind what scares us. From insects to heights, explore the evolution of our survival instincts with guidance from experts. Enjoy special Halloween-themed exhibits, watch our world-famous cow eye dissection, and get creative at the annual costume contest. Take BART to Embarcadero and the Exploratorium is 0.4 miles away.
Crawloween | Powell St.
Halloween wouldn't be complete without a creepy bar crawl. This is the largest Halloween pub crawl in the entire country. Thousands of costumed partygoers will hit the streets and stop by 40+ participating businesses. There are no winners, so pace yourself and party responsibly. The party starts at Mayes, 0.9 miles from Powell St.
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