SuperNatural Halloween at the Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA, United States

Grab your costume and have yourself a ghoulishly great time trick-or-treating your way through the Academy at night, among spooky skulls and spine-tingling specimens!

Women’s Spiral Dance

Orinda Masonic Temple 9 Altarinda Road, Orinda, CA, United States

Craftswomen, Drumming, Chanting, Dancing in Community and Sisterhood. Bring your drums, rattles, and a picture of an Ancestor for the Ancestor Altar.

Vintage Invasion

Finnish Hall 1970 Chestnut Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Have you ever waltzed to Metallica or danced a polka to Lady Gaga? Yes? Then you know what a great time it is, and we will see you there! No? Well it's never too late to start. Since we have hundreds of years of waltz music to choose from, the variety makes a wonderful, festive evening.

Lamps on Lilypads – A Dance for Peace in Celebration of Divali

Subterranean Arthouse 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Please join me on the evening of October 24 at the Subterranean Arthouse in Berkeley as I say my prayers with my body, voice, and heart through dance, music, story, poetry, and song. Happy Divali. May Peace Prevail in All the Worlds.

All Hallows Fantasy Faire

Mother Lode Fairgrounds 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora, CA, United States

The Original 6th Annual All Hallows Fantasy Faire is a two day, all-inclusive costume play event! The faire offers many exciting venues to hear live music, enjoy themed food and drink, buy unique items, and marvel at jugglers and magicians. Wear your new or old costume and get into the fun and thrills of the faire!

Spirits and Shadows at History Park

San Jose History Park 635 Phelan Avenue,, San Jose, CA, United States

Join the mad scientists, Victorians, Steampunk time travelers, grave diggers, ghosts, ghouls, and vampires as we wander through the park where the veil between this life and the next is stretched thin for an adult-only evening of dance and fun!

Gaskell Halloween Ball

Oakland Scottish Rite Center 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, United States

Our next ball is our Halloween ball, our largest and most spectacular event of the year. While you can come in semi-formal attire, Halloween is a chance to shine, so start finding/making your costume now.

Monsters Ball on board the USS Hornet

USS Hornet Museum 707 W Hornet Avenue, Pier 3, Alameda, CA, United States

Kick off your Halloween onboard the Haunted USS Hornet!

Community Celebration for the Days of the Dead

Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Join us as OMCA marks two decades of the annual Days of the Dead Community Celebration. Craft activities, tasty food, dance and music groups, colorful ofrendas, and ceremonia bring the community together for this healing tradition.

Journey for Peace: Benefit for Gaza

Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

A wide-ranging lineup of Bay Area-based world musicians and dancers pitch in for the cause in this fundraiser for medical and other supplies for families in Gaza.