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Event Date

Event Name

Time

Location

Price

Oct. 2-11

Charlotte’s Web

Live action, musical take on a children’s classic.

Varies

Amador Theater, 1155 Santa Rita Rd., Pleasanton

$6-18

Oct. 3 and 10

Scare on the Square

Movies on an inflatable movie screen.

7 pm

Downtown Redwood City

Free

Oct. 4

Octopretzel

Singing, dancing, puppetry and interaction with the audience marks this fun musical performance.

3-4:30 pm

Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center

1317 San Pablo, Berkeley

Adults: $6, Children: $4

Oct. 4

Gamble Garden Community Day

Children’s activities, horticulture resources, live entertainment and food

10 am-2 pm

1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto

Free

Oct. 4

Crafty, Crawly Creatures

Special tour, craft project with spiders, presentation at 2 pm

11 am-3 pm

San Francisco MOMA, 151 Third St., San Francisco

Free for families with kids ages 4-11

Oct. 10

Pumpkins in the Park

Giant pumpkin patch, scarecrow row, apple tasting, Guadalupe River education, free kid’s activities, children's concert

10 am-4 pm

Guadalupe River Park / Discovery Meadow

San Jose

 

 

Free

Oct. 10

Culann’s Hounds

Irish dance tunes combining vocal harmonies with melodies on fiddle, mandolin, guitar, accordion and bohran.  Join them in singing, dancing a jig and perhaps some howling with the Hounds.

11 am

Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Rd., Sausalito

Adults: $12, Children: $10

Oct. 10-18

Strega Nona

A beloved children’s book comes to life in this musical.

Oct. 10-11 at 2 pm and 4:30 pm, Oct. 16 at 7 pm, Oct. 17 at 11 am, 2 pm and 4:30 pm, Oct. 18 at 2 pm and 4:30 pm

Front Row Theater

17011 Bollinger Canyon Rd., San Ramon

Adults: $19, Children: $15

Oct. 14-18

Disney on Ice Princess Classics

Journey to the magical land of Disney’s classic fairy tales.

Varies

Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland

$16-70

Oct. 15-25

Zoppe: An Italian Family Circus

Acrobats, clowns equestrian feats and canine capers.

 

Oct. 15 at 7 pm, Oct. 16 at 4 and 8 pm, Oct. 17-18 at 12m 4 and 8 pm, Oct. 22 at 7 pm, Oct. 23 at 2 and 8 pm, Oct. 24-25 at 12, 4 and 8 pm

1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City

$10-20

Oct. 17

Ohlone Day at Deer Hollow Farm

Tour a replica Native American Ohlone Village and experience hands-on activities

and demonstrations.

1-4 pm

Deer Hollow Farm, Rancho San Antonio County Park, Cristo Rey Dr., Mountain View

$5, Children under age 2: Free

Oct. 18

Fiesta on the Hill

Live music, petting zoo, pony rides, pumpkin patch and food.

11 am-6 pm

On Cortland Ave. From Bocana Ave. To Folson St., Bernal Heights, San Francisco

Free

Oct. 23-25

China National Acrobatic Troupe

Jugglers, ballerinas and stunts.

Fri.: 8 pm, Sat: 3 and 8 pm, Sun.: 3 pm

Flint Center for the Performing Arts,

21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino

$30-60

Oct. 23-24

McKinley Harvest Festival

Carnival games, bouncy houses, crafts, great food, live music, and a Haunted Mansion

 

Fri.: 6-10 pm, Sat.: 4:30-9:30 pm

701 Paloma Ave., Burlingame

Adults: $3, Children: $2

If your child is in a costume: Free

Oct. 24

PartyKidz Halloween Event

Costume dance party for the whole family.

1-5 pm

Club 525, 525 Howard St., San Francisco

$10

Oct. 24

Halloween Spooktakular

Carnival games, monster maze, treats, prizes and costume parade

 

12-3 pm

Red Morton Community Center, 1120 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City

$5 per child

Oct. 24-25

Jack O’Lantern Jamboree

Unlimited rides, parades, goody bags, treat stations, boun, clowns, magicians and live entertainment.

10 am-5 pm

Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland

$10

Oct. 25

Pumpkin Pandemonium at Pier 39

Trick-or-treating, face-painting, live entertainment and pumpkins

 

12-4 pm

Pier 39, Beach at Embarcadero, San Francisco

Free

Oct. 31

Mad Science Slime Fun Station

5-7 pm

Hillsdale Shopping Center

60 31st Ave., San Mateo

Free

Oct. 31

Gardens Halloween Costume Walk

Parade, interactive performances and games.

12-2 pm

Yerba Buena Gardens, 760 Howard St., San Francisco

Free

October 2009  Bay Area Family Events Calendar