Halloween Harvest Fests Around the East Bay
Find your thrills and chills at farmers’ markets and other scary spots around the East Bay with u-pick pumpkins, costume parades, pumpkin decorating, scavenger hunts, face painting, and contests to guess the weight of the giant pumpkin.
Here’s a list of events by date. All events are free unless noted.
Dig Deep Pumpkin Patch Festival
Weekends through October, Saturday and Sunday 10am–4pm
Ardenwood Historic Farm
34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont
Cost: $2 per person; $1 for youth under 12. Community members aged 16 and older are invited to volunteer at the festival. Sign up for a volunteer shift here.
Info: here
G&S Farms
Daily through October, Monday through Friday 2–6pm, Saturday and Sunday, 9am–6pm
U-Pick Pumpkins | Corn Maze | Corn Pit | Pumpkin Cannons | Tractor Trikes | Lounging Lawn | Pumpkin Painting
2490 Sellers Ave, Brentwood
Info: here
Halloween Trunk or Treat Vendor Event
Saturday October 15, 1–6pm
The Urban Edge Farm
2017 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood
Info: here
Biofuel Oasis Honey Contest & Harvest Festival
Sunday October 23, noon–3pm
1441 Ashby Ave, Berkeley
Info: here
Diablo Valley Farmers’ Market Halloween Harvest Festival
Saturday October 29, 9am–1pm with costume parade at 10:30am
Shadelands Business Park
North Wiget Ln & Mitchell Dr, Walnut Creek
Info: here
Orinda Farmers’ Market Halloween Harvest
Saturday October 29, 9am–1pm
Orinda Village, Orinda
Info: here
Kensington Farmers’ Market Halloween Celebration
Sunday October 30, 9am–2pm; kids line up for the costume parade at 10:45
Colusa Circle, Kensington
Info: here
Moraga Farmers’ Market Halloween Harvest Festival
Sunday October 30, 9am–1pm, costume parade at 10:30am
Moraga Center & Moraga Way, Moraga
Info: here
Walnut Creek Farmers’ Market Halloween Harvest
Sunday October 30, 9am–1pm
Locust St, Walnut Creek
Info: here
