Halloween weekend is quickly approaching, and your kids will be aching to get out of the house for some slightly-spooky, totally exciting Halloween festivities. Fortunately, San Francisco Bay offers a myriad of fun attractions for kids that go above and beyond neighborhood trick-or-treating, and we?ve rounded up the top five for your family. Whether you?re looking for something to do indoors or outdoors, during the day or in the evening, we?ve covered all the bases for kid-oriented entertainment that captures the essence of the season. We promise, nothing too scary or grotesque?only age-appropriate family fun!
Open Daily, 9 AM ? 10 PM
1620 7th Avenue, San Francisco
In 1979, Clancy?s opened the first pumpkin patch in San Francisco, and they?ve providing fall family entertainment ever since. During the entire month of October, you can bring your family to see the ghosts that hang in Clancy?s trees
Clancy's is a barrel full of fun for the whole family
and the scarecrows that guard the Patch. Kids will be especially delighted to crawl through the hay maze and take a hay ride down to the field. You?ll find pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, as well as gourds, corn stalks, and Indian corn. The fun doesn?t stop when you leave Clancy?s, because when you get home, the carving, decorating, and baking can commence!
Friday, October 26th, 5:00 ? 8:00 pm
Ed Levin County Park, Santa Clara
An eerie family hike around Spring Valley Pond is just the beginning of the fun at this ghoulishly entertaining Santa Clara County Parks event. In a full evening of spooky family fun, you?ll join the park staff in playing Halloween-themed games, carving your own free pumpkin, and eating s?mores around a traditional campfire. Don?t forget to wear a costume and bring a canned good for donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank. All you have to do is show up at the park office and pay a $6 per vehicle fee to enjoy this unforgettable evening.
Saturday, October 27th, 10 AM ? 5 PM
24th Street (Between Sanchez & Church), Noe Valley, San Francisco
What?s not to love about a FREE carnival? At the 8th Annual Noe Valley Harvest Festival, families will enjoy entertainment in the form of live music, a pumpkin patch, two bounce houses, a caricaturist, a balloon artist, a juggler, a pie eating contest, a pet costume contest, face painting, and even a dunk booth! And while the kids are off playing, you can get a little early Christmas shopping in as over 50 Bay area artists and artisans will be set up for the Harvest Fest marketplace. Of course, the Noe Valley Farmers Market will also be open from 8 AM ? 5 PM, putting the ?harvest? in Harvest Festival.
Saturday, October 27th, 5:00 ? 9:30 PM
California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Be transformed into your favorite animal at SuperNatural Halloween 2012.
As one of California?s most popular and beloved attractions, the California Academy of Sciences always puts on a great party for Halloween. This year?s event,?SuperNatural Halloween 2012,? will feature trick-or-treating in a safe and fun indoor environment, stilt walkers and roaming magicians, full face painting, live animal shows, a giant pumpkin carving demonstration, arts and craft booths, a special, spooky shows in the Planetarium, and much more. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Sunday, October 28th, 12 ? 1:30 PM
Children?s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
The 12th annual Halloween Hoopla presented by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is a fun, free, outdoor program specifically for kids (accompanied by their adults). Hosted by ?the Unique Derique,? the festival features interactive entertainment in the form of live music, eco-friendly arts and crafts, origami folding, and palm reading. Halloween Hoopla culminates in the much adored Halloween Costume Parade, where kids love showing off their cool costumes.
Source: http://www.smartdestinations.com/blog/5-halloween-activities-for-kids-in-san-francisco/
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