Best Things to Do in the Bay Area This October

Autumn has arrived! Whether you’re looking to have a spooky night out or a thrilling outdoor adventure, plan your next Bay Area excursion and make October a month to remember. Here are some of the best things to do in the Bay Area this October.

Featured Photo by Christine Montgomery, courtesy of U.S. Navy.

San Francisco

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Castro Street Fair, Fleet Week and more!
Six blue and yellow jet airplanes fly in formation against a clear blue sky while leaving white vapor trails behind them—one of the best things to do in the Bay Area this October.
Photo courtesy of Dllu.

North Bay

Mill Valley Film Festival, Biketoberfest, pumpkin patches and plenty of family fun.
A pumpkin patch filled with numerous bright orange pumpkins of varying sizes. The pumpkins are scattered across the straw-covered ground, with green plants and vines visible in the background under a sunny sky. Visiting such a picturesque patch is one of the best things to do in the Bay Area October.
Photo courtesy of Ana Essentiels via Unsplash.

South Bay

Food & Wine Fairs, Oktoberfests, pumpkin patches and more!
Three smiling women, dressed in traditional attire and adorned with medals, pose together outdoors. The woman on the left sports a floral crown, the one in the middle wears a headband, and the woman on the right has her hair tied back. It's one of the best things to do in the Bay Area October festivities.
Photo courtesy of Campbell Chamber Oktoberfest.

East Bay

Día de los Muertos Festival, Oaktoberfest, DogFest and more fun events.

A young child dressed as a pirate in a blue and brown costume with a red hat and toy sword poses fiercely, while an adult in a traditional German outfit smiles playfully beside the child. Amidst the festival or fair setting with people and tents, this captures one of the best things to do in the Bay Area October.
Photo courtesy of @oaktoberfest

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