2022 Bay Area & Beyond Family Halloween Planner

It’s my FAVORITE time of year and I have put together a one-stop shop for all things fall and Halloween for 2022. Whether it’s an apple farm, a pumpkin patch or even a fall festival, I’ve got you covered.

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South Bay

Spina Farms, 225 Laguna Avenue, Morgan Hill (new location for 2022!)

September 26-October 31, 2022

This South Bay classic will be in a new spot for 2022 – with pumpkins of all sizes plus fun activities like a corn maze, pumpkin blasters & train ride, it is fun for the whole family. 

Tip: Parking is free Monday-Thursday, $10 on Friday, Saturday & Sunday

FALL FESTIVAL AT MARTIAL COTTLE PARK, 5283 snell avenue, san jose

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 9am-2pm

Celebrate the Santa Clara Valley’s agricultural history with this fun fall event featuring local arts, crafts and foods, kids activities, agricultural workshops, animal presentations, historical autos, antique farm equipment, live music, food trucks, exhibitors, entertainment, pumpkin patch.

Tip: Parking is $6 (and limited). No admission for event.

QUEEN’S PUMPKIN PATCH, 12985 Saratoga Avenue, saratoga

Opens Saturday, October 1, 2022

ABC PUMPKIN PATCH, 605 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose

September 23-October 31, 2022

This pumpkin patch is located just off Highway 85 in South San Jose and features a number of inflatable slides and bounce houses in addition to pumpkins.

Tip: Free parking and admission. Purchase wristbands for activities.

Peninsula

Filoli Orchard Days, 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062

September 24-October 30, Saturdays and Sundays plus Monday, October 10

Access the Gentlemen’s Orchard to celebrate and learn about the harvest season. It will feature food, music and more!

Tip: Be sure to allot time to visit the house and gardens during your visit to Filoli!

Lemos Farms Pumpkin Patch, 12320 San Mateo Rd, Half Moon Bay

September 3-November 20 (Wednesday – Sunday in September, everyday in October, and weekends only in November.)

During September and October, Lemos Farms turn into Halloween Palooza covered in hay, spooky decor, corn stalk, and pumpkins with all of their attractions open. Enjoy a scoop of pumpkin ice cream while riding the ghost train, dig into a piece of pumpkin pie on top of a hay bale on the hayride, or snack on some award winning pumpkin bread while walking the farm.

Tip: Tickets at the door are limited so buy them in advance! Visit in September and save 10% with code ‘LESSCROWDS’

Arata’s Pumpkin Farm, 185 Verde Rd. Half Moon Bay

Open 7 days a week. July-September hours 9am-6:30pm. October hours Sunday-Thursday 9am-6:30pm and Friday-Saturday 9am-10:30pm

Arata’s Pumpkin Farm has two-acre labyrinth hay maze plus a six acre corn field and pumpkin river. There is also a playground, a mini hay maze, train guide, petting zoo and guided pony rides.

Tip: All attractions are open October 1st. Free Parking Monday-Thursday!

Andreotti Family Farms Pumpkin Patch, 800 Cabrillo Highway North, Half Moon Bay

Open daily from 10am-5pm

Visit now to see this farm’s amazing sunflower display and then come back when they will be selling the pumpkins they have been growing.

49th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, IDES Grounds, 735 Main Street, Half Moon Bay

Monday, October 10

Pumpkin growers come from all over to compete in this world famous event to find out who grew the heaviest pumpkin. Last year’s winner was a whopping 2,191 pounds!

Tip: This is a free event!

50th Annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, IDES Grounds, 735 Main Street, Half Moon Bay

October 15-16, 2022 (9am-5pm)

Just the festivities as this festival celebrates its 50th anniversary. The weekend will be full of fun events like the Great Pumpkin Parade, harvest-inspired crafts and lots of delicious food.

Tip: Download the iPumpkin app to help you navigate the festival!

East Bay

Speer Family Farms Pumpkin Patch/Alameda Point Pumpkin Patch, 2453 Hancock St, Alameda

September 17 – November 1 daily (10am-10pm)

Tip: Free entry for kids under 2

Cloverfield Organic Farms U-Pick, 501 La Paloma Rd, El Sobrante

Weekly U-Picks Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 12pm-5pm

No reservation needed

Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch, 4414 Piedmont Ave, Oakland

September 1- October 31 daily (8am-8pm)

Free entry to the pumpkin patch. Scary and not-so-scary versions of their haunted house.

Tip: Enter through the Halloween store to get to the pumpkin patch.

Joan’s Farm and Pumpkin Patch, 4351 Mines Rd, Livermore

Oct 1 – 30, 2022 10 am to 6 pm Closed to the public most Mondays. 

Pick your favorite pumpkin. Feed the farm animals and ride the little blue train. Treat yourself to a shaved ice or pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Explore our fort maze, western town, and other play areas. Free admission. Parking by donation.

Smith Family Farm Pumpkin Harvest, 4350 Sellers Ave, Brentwood

Sept 24 – November 17 9am-5pm

The Pumpkin Harvest is much more than just a pumpkin patch. Included in the admission fee are live music performances, encounters with farm animals, an observation beehive, an herb garden and recreation area, a pumpkin house family photo area, a replica Native American village, and a natural atmosphere you can only find on a real, working farm. Also has u-pick fields!

Tip: Fun events over the weekend. General admission includes a pumpkin of any size. Bring cash or a check!

Three Nunns Farm Fall Harvest Festival, 550 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood

September 17th-October 31st daily 9am-6pm

The 40+ pumpkin varieties are all grown on site and you can even pick your own! Enjoy a corn maze and corn trail (less challenging for little ones). The Fall Harvest Festival is based around agriculture and fun on the farm.

Tip: Wear closed toed shoes! Admission includes tractor ride. Kids under 2 are free. Parking is free.

Family Fall Fest ‘22, City Park 150 Military West Benicia

Sunday October 9, 2022 (10am-5pm)

Family Fall Fest ’22 is an annual event to celebrate Benicia’s community of artists, entertainers, artisans and more! New this year includes a pop-up pumpkin patch, scarecrow scavenger hunt in the park.

Tip: Register for the costume contest for a chance to win gift cards to local businesses!

Fall Fest and BBQ Cook-Off, Willow Park Mercantile 205 G Street, Antioch

Saturday, October 1 (11am-4pm)

Join the party at Downtown Antioch’s Rivertown District with live music, craft vendors, great local wine & beer and of course great BBQ! This is a family friendly event with free entry and parking. 

Tip: Sign up to enter the BBQ Cook-Off here

Alden Lane Nursery Fall Festival, 981 Alden Lane Livermore

October 15-October 16 10am-4pm

Free kids crafts, local produce, pies, and jams for sale, live music from 1pm-3pm both days, fall photo opportunities and gardening classes.. And, of course, pumpkins!

North Bay

65th Annual Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Old Mill Park 64 Cascade Drive Mill Valley

September 17-18, 2022 (10am-5pm)

Meet under the redwoods and celebrate art and community. Featuring 135 local and international exhibiting artists, live music and children’s activities.

Tip: Buy tickets before September 16th and save $5. Teachers and students have free entry.

U-Pick Apples at Chileno Valley Ranch, 5105 Chileno Valley Rd, Petaluma

Sundays only, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, during September and October

Tips: Must make a reservation. They go quickly! They open reservations Monday mornings at 9am. Wear closed toed shoes.

San Francisco

Alemany Farm Harvest Fest and Plant Sale, 700 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco

Saturday, October 23, 2022 from 10am-2pm

Free food, autumn-themed activities and a plant sale

Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch, 2101 Sloat Blvd, San Francisco or 1620 7th Ave, San Francisco

October 1-October 31 9am-9pm

Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch and Trees is a third-generation, San Francisco company, first opening for business in December 1949. 

Woodsfest: Island Oktoberfest and Beer Release, 1 Avenue of the Palms, Treasure Island, San Francisco

Sat, September 24, 2022 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Featuring Joe Smiell’s German Brass Band and bratwurst by Eric Miller. Admission price includes two free .5 L drink tickets and a .5L Woods Beer branded stein. Beautiful Treasure Island views that are only a 5-minute-ferry ride from downtown SF. And much more!

Tip: Discounted pricing for Woods Community Club Members

Monterey

Ghost Trolley Tour of Old Monterey, 290 Figueroa St. Monterey

Saturday Nights 8:00pm-10:00pm through November 5th

Make reservations online or call.

Tips: Dress warm!

Pumpkins at Earthbound Farm Stand, 7250 Carmel Valley Road Carmel

Monday-Saturday 8:00am-6:00pm, Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm

Tip: Events posted on their Facebook page

Haunted Mine Tour and Pumpkin Patch and Maze, 2004 Fairgrounds Road, Gate 7, Monterey

October 7th-October 30th Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday October 30th (6:00pm-9:30pm)

Tip: Buy tickets in advance to get free entry to the maze!

Gizdich Ranch U-Pick, 55 Peckham Rd, Watsonville

U-Pick Apples opens September 10 on weekends only

Tip: Can bring your own containers or buy some at the farm.

Clearview Orchards, U-Pick, 646 Trabing Rd, Watsonville

September 3-October 30 Saturdays and Sundays (10am-4pm)

Reservations are required for parking and entry. 

Live Earth Farm U-Pick, 1275 Green Valley Rd, Watsonville

May-October Saturdays and Sundays 10am-4pm

Must buy tickets in advance. Availability of crops varies week to week. Apples are available now. Blackberries are supposed to be available in September and pumpkins in October. 

Tip: Can bring your own containers or buy some at the farm.

Swank Farms, 4751 Pacheco Hwy, Hollister

FALL EXPERIENCE 

October 1-31​ Saturdays & Sundays; 10am-6pm  

October 6-9; 10am-6pm  

October 12-16; 10am-6pm  

October 19-31; 10am-6pm  ​  

SUNFLOWERS  

October 1-21; 10am-6pm  ​  

TRAIL OF LIGHTS & FRIGHTS  

October 1-31  Fridays-Sundays; Dark-10pm  

Halloween; Dark-10pm

Tip: Buy tickets during their Fall Flash Sale (Sep 12-Sep 15) to get the biggest savings!

Santa Cruz

Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party at Roaring Camp, 5401 Graham Hill Rd, Felton

October 15-16, 22-23, 29-30

Dress up in your costumes and enjoy a 20 minute train ride, entertainment and activities for kids.

Tips: Tickets are going on sale soon!

Luz Del Valle, 1875 Hames Rd, Aptos, CA 95003

U-Pick Apples starting Labor Day on select weekends and weekdays

Make reservations ahead of time on their website.

Tip: Must bring your own bags!

Wine Country (Sonoma/Napa)

Apple-a-Day U-Pick, 13128 Occidental Rd Sebastopol

September 19-November 22 (9am-4pm)

Apple-A-Day at Ratzlaff Ranch is a local, family-run business in Sebastopol. They raise apples and pears to make their award winning Apple-A-Day apple juice. U-pick is offered September & October 

Tip: By appointment only so remember to book a time slot.

EARTHseed Farm U-Pick Apples, 3175 Sullivan Rd. Sebastopol

May-November Select Saturdays 11am-3pm

Tip: Appointments are released on Tuesday mornings at 9 am, before the U-Pick day on Saturdays.

PaPa’s Pumpkin Patch, 13110 Occidental Rd, Sebastopol

October 1-31 (9am-4pm)

During pumpkin season, come pick your own, right off the vine. Choose from seven varieties of pumpkins in the field. Enjoy the beautiful, peaceful setting, in the shadows of old-growth Redwoods.

Hale’s Apple Farm, 1526 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol

August-November

Farmstand selling apples, apple juice and tomatoes from now through November. Pumpkins will be for sale in October & November.

If you find yourself in Sebastopol for apple picking, be sure to book a tasting at Horse & Plow nearby. They have an expansive tasting menu and sell food (including a kid’s charcuterie plate that comes with a bag of food to feed the resident chickens).

Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, 450 Stony Point Road Petaluma, CA

Sept 23-Nov 1 Sun-Thurs 10am-6pm and Fri-Sat 10am-10pm

Listed in the New York Times September 2021 article as one of the Top 3 pumpkin patches in the United States to visit for fall.

Mickelson Pumpkin Patch, 5495 Redwood Highway South Petaluma, CA 94952

Sept 23-Oct 30 Sun-Thurs 9am-8pm and Fri-Sat 9am-10pm

Tractor rides, hay maze, apple cannon, paintball gallery, pony rides, jump zone, and pumpkins

Central Valley

Vossler Farms Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, 26773 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia

September 24-October 31 Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm, Fri Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 12pm-10pm

Fall Field of Screams Event: Fri, Sat, Sun and Halloween October 14-October 31 7pm-9pm

Tip: Kids 4 and under are free. 

Hillcrest Pumpkin Patch, 6943 S Reed Ave, Reedley

October 1-October 30 Weekends 10am-5pm

Tip: Train rides will be available during the pumpkin patch!

Murray Family Farms – Big Red Barn – October Fun Fest, 6700 General Beale Rd, Bakersfield

October 1-October 31

U-Pick pumpkins, rides, games, mazes, and food!

Tip: Buy tickets before October 1 to get three free shots on the potato cannon.

Fall Craft and Vendor Fair, dutch hollow farms, 2500 Santa Fe Ave, Modesto

September 17 9am-3pm

There will be 90 vendors on hand, plus food trucks for when you get hungry. There will also be pumpkins for sale. Admission and parking are free!

Fantozzi Farms Pumpkin Patch, 2665 Sperry Ave. Patterson

October 1-October 31 Mon-Thurs 4pm-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-8pm

Haunted Drive-Thru Fridays and Saturdays 7pm-10:30pm and Sundays 7pm-9pm

Dell’Osso Family Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, 501 S Manthey Rd, Lathrop

October 1-October 31 Mon-Fri 12pm-7pm, Sat-Sun 10am-7pm

Tip: Even if tickets are sold out online, you can buy tickets for that day in person

North Coast

Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show, 14400 CA-128, Boonville

September 23-25, 2022

Open 9am to midnight daily, visitors can enjoy typical fair events, the carnival, entertainment and food.

Tip: On Friday, September 23rd, kids under 12 are free!

Skunk Train Pumpkin Express, 299 East Commercial Street, Willits

Trains leaves at 10:30am on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun and a 1:30pm train on Sat through the month of October

Take a trip into the heart of the redwoods to a magical pumpkin patch wonderland. Enjoy seasonal treats on board the train, take photos, and choose your very own pumpkin to bring back on the train with you.

Tip: Book tickets ahead of time

Gowan’s Oak Tree Fruit Stand, 6600 Highway 128, Philo

Open daily 9am-6pm

Fresh apple cider plus a farm stand featuring summer & fall harvests.

Pirate Pete’s Pumpkin Patch, 900 Boonville Rd, Ukiah

Weekends 10am-5pm

The pumpkin patch is open during the month of October and also offers u-pick.

Central Coast

Cambria Scarecrow Festival, Cambria

October 1-31, 2022

Explore the streets of this charming coastal town that gets decorated by entrants with scarecrows!

Witches and Warlocks Paddle, Coleman Beach, Morro Bay

October 22, 2022 (4-5:30pm)

This bewitching event is open to the public but equally fun to observe from dry land! Participants don witch or warlock costumes and paddle in Morro Bay. It is quite a sight to see.

Tip:

Gold Country/Yosemite

Cover’s Apple Ranch, 19211 Cherokee Rd, Tuolumne

Tuesday-Saturday 8:00am-4:00pm

Cover’s Apple Ranch has delicious homemade food plus lots of entertainment for the family including a mini train, tree house and visiting barnyard animals.

Tip: If you find yourself in Twain Harte, Sonora or Columbia this fall, Cover’s Apple Ranch is very close!