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Calendar
of Fun Things To Do - S.F. Bay Area...and beyond Top 10+ Halloween Costumes for Adults, Kids & Pets
Oct. 4 — Pier 39's "30th
Anniversary" Party, Pier 39 Entrance Plaza, Pier
39, S.F. Come along and join in the fun! Celebrate Pier 39's "30th
Anniversary" with live music by Zoo Station.
3-6pm. Oct. 4 — Wine Country
Cajun Food & Music Festival, First Street (bet.
Main & Randolph), Downtown Napa. A new event celebrating
the spirit of Mardi Gras with parades, Zydeco and Cajun music,
food and wines. Cooking Demo's, Cajun Recipe Samplings, Dance
Lessons & Contests, Face-Painters, Palm Readers and more!
Free admission. 1-6pm Oct. 4-5 — San Francisco
International Dragon Boat Festival, Treasure Island,
S.F. Kaiser Permanente San Francisco International Dragon Boat
Festival is the largest competitive dragon boat festival in
the U.S. Come and enjoy a weekend of world-class Dragon Boat
Racing, spectacular cultural performances, live dance and music
performances, Dragon Land, a children's activity tent, a variety
of food, fun arts & crafts, and more... Oct. 4-5 — Los Altos
Fall Festival, Los Altos. Festival features over 160
artists — arts & crafts, live entertainment, Classic
Car Show with over 100 vintage cars, food, local micro- breweries
and wineries, children's games and activities, wine-tasting...
and more! 10am-5pm. The festival is located in the South parking
plaza behind Main Street, off San Antonio Road. 650-948-1455 Oct. 5 — Castro Street
Fair, Castro Street (and intersection at Market St),
S.F. The Castro Street Fair is held on the first Sunday in
October — always one week after the Folsom Street Fair.
Enjoy fun arts & crafts, live entertainment, food and beverages...and
more! Parking can be difficult, so arrive early or take public
transportation. The underground MUNI train stops at Castro
Station, right in the heart of the fair. 11am-6pm. 415-841-1824 Oct. 5 —The Glide
Floss Bridge to Bridge Run, Golden
Gate Bridge to Bay Bridge, S.F. Oct. 5 — 31st Annual
Yountville Days Parade & Festival,
Downtown Yountville and Yountville Park, Napa Valley. Come
and join in the fun — enjoy great food, beer, wine, and
live entertainment. 11am-5pm. 707-944-0904 Oct.
5 — Arts & Olive Festival,
Cañada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd, Redwood City. The event
takes place on the hilltop campus of Cañada College, featuring
more than 350 olive trees. Olive Workshop at 1pm. Fun Kids' activities
start at 11am-3:30pm (face-painting, juggling, storytelling, balloon
art
and more),
music, dancing and
live entertainment by a variety of bands 11:30-5pm. Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 — 7th
Annual Pumpkin Express, Sacramento RiverTrain, Sacramento,
CA. Oct. 6 — Autumn Celebration
at Filoli, Filoli Gardens, Woodside. Fun-filled day
of activities, including orchard tours, pumpkin decorating,
boxed lunches and live entertainment. Scarecrows, Pumpkins,
Puppets and Clowns. Family Funland — kids can make Halloween
crafts and families can participate in an obstacle course.
Admission Fee. 10am-3:30pm. Oct. 7 — 15th Annual Shuck & Swallow
Challenge, West Plaza in Ghirardelli
Square, S.F. The "Free" Challenge
takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd at 5pm. Event includes a dozen
teams who will compete to shuck and eat as many oysters as
possible in 10 minutes — the current record is just
under 200.
Oct. 11-12 — Fleet
Week at Pier 39, S.F. 12 noon-7pm.
Live entertainment at the Entrance Plaza stage from 4-7pm following
the air show
each day. Saturday's performance features Internal Affairs;
Sunday's show features Double Funk Crunch. Oct. 11-12 — Fleet
Week Cruise on USS Potomac — SOLD
OUT! Oct. 11-12 — San
Carlos Street Art & Wine Fair, San Carlos. Arts,
crafts, 20 international food booths, fine wines and microbrews.
Family Fun Zone and kid's activities. Live entertainment on
three stages. 10am-5pm. Free admission. The Fair covers both
sides of San Carlos Avenue (between EL Camino and Walnut) and
goes on Laurel Street from San Carlos Avenue to Arroyo. 650-593-1068 Oct. 12-Jan.
25 — "Warhol's Jews: 10 Portraits Reconsidered," Jewish
Contemporary Museum, S.F. "Warhol's Jews: 10 Portraits
Reconsidered" is on view for the first time on the
West Coast, The exhibit features Andy Warhol’s original
paintings from his extraordinary series, Ten Portraits
of Jews of the Twentieth Century, which portrays a pantheon
of great Jewish thinkers, politicians, performers, musicians,
and writers. Oct.
13 — Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off,
I.D.E.S. Grounds,
Oct.
16 & 18 — Monterey Wine Festival,
Monterey Bay Aquarium and Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey.
Enjoy wine-tasting, gourmet food, educational wine seminars...
and more! Oct 17-19 — Annual
Menlo Park Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Fall Fest, Santa
Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park. 10am-6pm. 650-325-2818 Oct. 18 — Esurance
Icer-Air 2008, AT&T Park (24 Willie Mays Plaza),
SF. Come and cheer on your favorite skiers and snowboarders — like
the last two years, they've moved their extreme acrobatics
off the streets of San Francisco and into AT&T Park. Big
Air Ski and Snowboard Competition, live entertainment, interactive
exhibits and more! Sat 12 noon. 415-227-4656 Oct. 18 — First
Annual Suds on the Green - East Bay (A Brewfest and ProTeam
Golf Shootout),
Fremont Golf & Practice Center, Fremont, CA. Suds
on the Green - East Bay is a unique beer festival "Unlimited
Beer Tasting" of over 30 different breweries,
but with a twist. The complete brewfest is located directly on
the
final
hole of the National Golf League's Regional Tournament. NGL golf
is a fun event — with unlimited beer, great music and
food... from the newest beerfest to hit the Bay Area.
Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 day of event.
Proceeds benefit local charities. Oct. 18-19— Half Moon
Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, Main Street, Half Moon
Bay.
Oct. 18-19 — Wisdom
Festival, Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, S.F. Fun
2-day Wisdom Festival (conference, exhibition and festival)
on the waterfront. The festival features over 95 booths, 75
speakers, interactive panels, workshops, free lectures, music
and dance. Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-4pm. 800-367-5777 Oct. 18-19 — Yerba
Buena Gardens Family Festival, The Esplanade of Yerba
Buena Gardens, 60 Howard Street, S.F. Free admission. 415-543-1718 Oct. 18-19 — Oktoberfest,
Historic downtown Campbell. The festival attracts over 40,000
people. Arts & Crafts, live entertainment, traditional German
foods and Oktoberfest beer. Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm. Free
admission. East Campbell Avenue, Third Street to Harrison Street
in downtown Campbell. Oct. 18-19 — Goblin
Jamboree Halloween Festival,
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito. Fun kids games and attractions,
petting zoo and live entertainment. 10am-4pm. Members
$12,
General
Admission $14. Children under 1 are free. Oct. 18-Nov.
2 — Designer Showcase & Holiday Boutique,
Dickens House, 333 Uplands Drive, Hillsborough. Sat, Oct. 18th
only 11am-4pm, Sat 9am-2:30pm; Sun 11am-4pm; Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri
9am-2pm; Tues, Thurs, Fri evenings 6-8pm; Closed on Wednesdays
all day, Monday evenings and the evening of Fri, Oct 31st only.
Tickets $40 at the door, or $30 if purchased in advance at
retail locations (cash or check only). 650-342-5436 Oct. 19 — 6th
Annual North Berkeley "Spice of Life Festival",
Shattuck Avenue (Virginia to Rose), Berkeley. Cooking Demos & Tastings
by popular neighborhood Chefs & Restaurants, paired up
with producers from local "all-organic" Farmers Market,
gourmet foods, and Wine & Beer Tasting. Live music on three
stages — Jazz, Bluegrass, Oldies, and World Music. Dance
performances, book-signings, and bodywork, acupressure and
yoga demonstrations. "Kidtopia” offers puppet shows,
pony rides, farm animals and kids crafts activities. 10am-6pm Oct. 22-30 — Baseball
World Series Games Oct. 23-26 — San
Francisco Fall Antiques Show,
Fort Mason, Festival Pavilion, S.F. Antiques and collectibles.
Thurs-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 12 noon-6pm. General Admission $15
per person. Group rates for 10+ guests. Preview Party Gala
Benefit on Oct. 22. Visit web site for more info on Antiques
Show and Preview Party Gala Ticket prices. Oct. 24 — Organic
Beer and Wine-Tasting, Ferry
Building Marketplace, Ferry Building, S.F. Organic Wine & Beer
Tasting — $15 for 5 tastes, $25 for 10 tastes. 4-8pm. Oct. 24-30 — 15th
Anniversary Season Smuin Ballet, Palace of Fine Arts,
S.F. Oct. 25 — Coit
Tower's "75th Diamond Anniversary Celebration",
Coit Tower, Telegraph Hill, S.F. U.S. Senator Dianne
Feinstein and S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom invite you to celebrate
Coit Tower's 75th Diamond Anniversary. Fun festivities include
live entertainment, family events, special exhibits and demos,
free elevator rides... and more! 12-3pm. 415-831-2782 Oct. 25 — Healdsburg
Pumpkin Festival,
North and Vine Streets, Healdsburg. The Zucchini Festival features
Pumpkin Car Races, Pumpkin Carving and a Scarecrow Contest.
707-431-1956 Oct. 26 — Pumpkin
Pandemonium, Pier 39, S.F. Ghosts and goblins strut
their costumes. Children 12 and under are welcome to trick
or treat at Pier 39 in participating Pier 39 shops, restaurants
and attractions. Face-Painting, costume demo and mystery station.
Fun 80's Halloween Show, "It's Like Halloween!" Children
will be able to wander through the pumpkin patch to pick their "one
free" pumpkin. Pumpkin Pandemonium fun 12 noon-5pm. 415-705-5500. Oct. 24-25 — 29th Annual
Exotic Erotic Expo (at a NEW location),
Waterside at Treasure Island, overlooking the San Francisco
skyline. Exotic
Expo starts at noon on Friday. The
Expo is open during the Exotic Erotic Ball (to Ball ticket holders
only). It is also open on Fri, Oct 24 2pm-10pm and Sat, Oct 25
12 noon-6pm to non-Ball attendees. Adults
only. Admission Fee.
Saturday, Oct. 25 — Exotic Erotic Ball (at a NEW location), Waterside at Treasure Island, overlooking the San Francisco skyline. Celebration of Flesh, Fetish & Fantasy (Love, Freedom & Respect)! Come and enjoy this fun and unique San Francisco event, featuring non-stop entertainment, live music, top DJs, erotic performers, exotic dancers, wild sideshows...and more! Adults only. 8pm-2am. See web site below for more info on Admission Fee. 415-567-BALL More Info on Exotic Erotic Ball & Expo Buy officially licensed Playboy Costumes for the Exotic Erotic Ball
Oct. 31 — Ghouls, Goblins and Haunts,
Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf, S.F. Outrageous costumes are encouraged.
Ghouls, Goblins and Haunts Costume Contest. No-Host Cocktails
and Dungeon Tidbits. Music and Dancing. DJ "O".
21 & up
with ID. Tickets
$45. 7:30pm-12 midnight. Oct. 25 — Munchkin Masquerade Parade,
Jelly Belly Factory. One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield. Bring
your kids and join in the fun! Annual
Munchkin
Masquerade takes place at the Jelly Belly Visitor Center
10-10:30am. (Munchkin Masquerade is held annually
on the first Saturday before Halloween). 1-800-JB-BEANS (1-800-522-3267)
or 707-428-2800 Oct. 25 — Boo at the Zoo,
San Francisco Zoo, S.F. Bring your "costumed" kids to
the Annual Boo at the Zoo — watch
as the animals enjoy their special pumpkin treats during the Oct. 25 — Annual Halloween Parade,
downtown Napa. Enjoy an afternoon of ghoulish fun as children,
dressed in their costumes, join others on First between Franklin
and School streets in Downtown Napa for the Annual Halloween
Parade and Costume Contest. Oct. 25 — Monster Bash aboard the U.S.S.
Hornet, "Gray Ghost" U.S.S. Hornet
Museum Oct. 26— Halloween Costume Walk,
Children's Garden (bet Howard & Folsom, 3rd & 4th Streets),
Yerba Buena Gardens Free admission. 12-2pm. 415-543-1718 Oct. 31 — Halloween
Party Train, Sacramento RiverTrain, Sacramento, CA.
Enjoy live music and drink specials aboard this moving costume
party. 7:30pm Tickets: Adults $39. 800-866-1690 SAVE up to 90% on Halloween Clearance Items at BuyCostumes.com. Oct. 31 — HAPPY
HALLOWEEN...Have
FUN "Trick-or-Treating!"
We recommend calling ahead to confirm all dates, times and locations. Every care is taken to ensure that all information in Love to Eat and Travel is accurate and up-to-date; however, information is subject to change.
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