Volunteer Outdoors in Menlo Park: Gardening for Pollinators at Alma Garden

Sat · Oct 31·Belle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025

Storytime (Belle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus) — Stories, songs, and fun.

Sat · Oct 31·8 PM·The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

Stu Allen performs at The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Sat · Oct 31·9 AM – 12 PM·Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, California

Volunteer with Hidden Villa's farm team, tending crops and preparing food for the local community.

Sat · Oct 31·9:30 AM – 12:30 PM·Redwood Creek, 353 Main Street, Redwood City, CA, 94063

Volunteer at Redwood Creek with Grassroots Ecology to restore habitat and boost biodiversity.

Sat · Oct 31·9:30 AM – 11:30 AM·O'Donohue Educational Farm, 175 Electioneer Rd, Stanford, CA 94305 · Palo Alto

Volunteers work on weeding, planting, irrigation, composting, mulching and flower deadheading at O'Donohue Educational Farm, ages 10+, with guardians required for 10‑14‑year‑olds.

Sat · Oct 31·10 AM – 1 PM·EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road · Palo Alto, CA

Explore spooky critters with hands‑on spider, snake and owl activities, interactive touchscreens and a Baylands Marshcam at the EcoCenter, free.

Sat · Nov 7·9 AM – 12 PM·Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, 482 University Avenue, Los Altos, CA, 94022

Volunteer at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve to help increase biodiversity in Los Altos.

Sat · Nov 7·10 AM – 1 PM·Cooley Landing, 2100 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA, 94303

Día de los Muertos Celebracion en Cooley Landing — Craft activities and music celebrate the holiday, all ages.

Sun · Nov 8·12:30 PM – 4:30 PM·Foothills Nature Preserve Interpretive Center, 3300 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304

Volunteer to build burn piles at Foothills Nature Preserve, helping reduce wildfire risk in Palo Alto.