Open 12pm-7pm (Mad Magic!)

Sat · Oct 31·10 AM – 5 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

Spooky Science at Chabot Space & Science Center offers a lab with gooey experiments, a pumpkin elevator challenge, a rooftop pumpkin drop, and a dark‑matter film premiere panel.

Sat · Oct 31·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Rockridge Branch, Oakland

Family Storytime at Rockridge Branch Library offers stories and songs in the Upstairs Meeting Room, sometimes in the Picture Book area, for all ages.

Sat · Oct 31·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Asian Branch, Oakland

Games and toys for families, plus occasional storytime or performances, at Asian Branch in Oakland for all ages.

Sat · Oct 31·12 PM – 7 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Halloween trick‑or‑treating at Fairyland features performances, DJs, food trucks, candy stations, arts & crafts, games, prizes, STEM activities, and a Mad Science Fairy Fun House.

Fri · Oct 30·3:30 PM – 4:30 PM·Temescal Branch, Oakland

Halloween Ghost Craft (Temescal Branch, Oakland) — An afternoon of a not‑too‑creepy Halloween craft, all ages.

Sat · Oct 31·1 PM – 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Insect Discovery Lab in the Chapel Courtyard at Children’s Fairyland.

Sat · Oct 31·1 PM – 3 PM·Main Library, Children's Room, We will start in the Children's Room, parade throughout the library and then come back into the Children's Room at the end of the parade., Oakland

Trick-or-treat parade winds through the Main Library, starting and ending in the Children’s Room, with stickers, bookmarks, and allergen‑free candy for all ages.

Tue · Oct 27·10 AM – 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Closed (Children’s Fairyland, Oakland).

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM – 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Children's Fairyland in Oakland opens from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thu · Oct 29·11:20 AM · 2:20 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Puppet Playdate at Children’s Fairyland’s Merry Meadow follows the puppet show at 11:20 a.m. and 2:20 p.m.

Fri · Oct 30·10:30 AM · 3 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Storytime on the Emerald City stage at Children’s Fairyland, for ages 1–4.