Halloween Extravaganza! with the Story Time Band & Fratello Marionettes

Sat · Oct 31·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Central Library · Berkeley

Stories and songs fill the Central Children’s Room on the 4th floor of the Central Library, for ages 5 and under.

Sat · Oct 31·Vidrine- Worth Ryder Galler, Anthropology & Art Practice Building · Berkeley

Video works explore Pacific nuclear history, colonialism, and climate change, featuring poet Kathy Jetn̄il‑Kijiner on Runit Dome, Michael Light’s Bravo/Echo series, a mammoth‑tooth journey, and wave‑projected Bikini Texts.

Sat · Oct 31·The Bancroft Library (corridor) · Berkeley

Bancroft Library corridor displays centuries‑spanning Philippine materials, including a 1646 Inquisitorial trial transcript, Cebuano prayer book, student publications, and Jessica Hagedorn’s drafts, drawings, and lyrics.

Sat · Oct 31·North Branch · Berkeley

Pet photo submissions create a Día de los Muertos ofrenda displayed at the North Branch Library, honoring pets who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, ages 18 and up.

Sun · Nov 1·5:30 PM – 9 PM·La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Dia de Muertos celebration at La Peña Cultural Center features altar ceremony, bilingual storytime, craftmaking, Son Jarocho concert and community fandango, free, all ages.

Thu · Oct 29·8 PM·Berkeley, CA 94704

Maryna Krut performs in Berkeley, CA.

Fri · Oct 30·8 PM·Berkeley, CA 94704

CelloGayageum performs in Berkeley, CA 94704.

Sat · Oct 31·8 PM·Berkeley, CA 94704

Wake the Dead (Berkeley, CA 94704).

Sun · Nov 1·7 PM – 11 PM·Berkeley, CA 94704

Windham Hill 50th Anniversary performance with Will Ackerman/Liz Story/Alex de Grassi/Barbara Higbie/Darol Anger/Michael Manring/Scott Cossu/Fred Simon/Ira Stein, conversation, panel and documentary preview, Berkeley.