Halloween events in Livermore, CA
Trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treats, pumpkin patches, haunted houses and costume parties in Livermore, CA: 46 listed, checked by a local editor.
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G&M Farms pumpkin patch and corn mazeWed–Fri 3–7pm, Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 10am–6pm · G&M Farms · $5 parkingA farm where families pick out pumpkins and find their way through a maze cut into a cornfield, for all ages; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Hayrides, pedal carts and the cow train run on weekends only, and the maze stays open until 9pm on Saturdays. Haunted corn maze nights (a scary version for brave visitors) are Oct 17 and 24, starting at dark.
Pick of the Patch: pumpkins and a bounce-house playgroundThrough Nov 1; weekdays 4–9pm, weekends 10am–9pm · Pick of the Patch Pumpkins (ABC Tree Farms) · Free entry; bounce wristbands $22–35Pick a pumpkin, then let the kids loose in a big inflatable playground. Entry and parking are free; bounce wristbands for ages 2–12 cost $22–35.
Scarecrow contest at Alden Lane NurseryThrough Oct 31, during nursery hours · Alden Lane Nursery · FreeStroll past a garden full of homemade scarecrows and vote for your favorite, with pumpkins and gourds for sale around the nursery.
Haunted Mansion Halloween: a family-friendly yard graveyardEvenings through Halloween; hours not posted · Haunted Mansion Halloween · FreeA haunted-mansion and graveyard scene set up in a front yard. Gentle enough for families. A private home listed on FrightMaps; please be polite and stay on the sidewalk.
Livermore Monsters: a free Halloween yard displayEvenings through Halloween; hours not posted · Livermore Monsters · FreeA front yard full of Halloween monsters to stop by and look at. A private home listed on FrightMaps; please be polite and stay on the sidewalk.
Joan's Farm pumpkin patchThrough Oct 31, Tue–Sun 10am–6pm · Joan's Farm · Free entry, $5 parking; activities $5 or $25 wristbandA family pumpkin patch out on Mines Road with a maze, pumpkin bowling, a little train, farm animals and a pretend Western town. Activities are $5 each or $25 for a wristband; cash or check only.
Halloween classics at the Vine CinemaOct 22–31, showtimes vary · Vine Cinema & Alehouse · Priced per showOld Halloween and horror favorites on the big screen with craft beer: Halloween (1978) from Oct 22, then Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Young Frankenstein, The Exorcist, The Thing and Evil Dead 2 through Oct 31. Some are family-friendly, some are truly scary.
Kidz Town Halloween Hay Day: downtown trick-or-treating10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Downtown Livermore; Carnegie Park · FreeKids in costume go shop to shop around downtown Livermore collecting candy, plus music, games and a costume contest at Carnegie Park. For kids in 5th grade and under; the first 1,500 kids get a treat bag.
Boo Bash: Halloween carnival for kids (with sensory-friendly session)3:15 – 4:00 PM · Robert Livermore Community Center – Recreation Building gym · $16 per child; adults and under 2 freeA Halloween carnival for ages 3–11 at Robert Livermore Community Center, run by LARPD (Livermore's parks and recreation district), with crafts, carnival games with prizes and a Not-so-Haunted House. A quieter sensory-friendly session (less noise and crowding, for kids sensitive to that) runs first; buy tickets online, no refunds.
Halloween campfire at Del Valle park4:00 – 7:00 PM · Del Valle Regional Park – Visitor Center · Free ($5 parking)An outdoor dusk program by the East Bay Regional Park District at Del Valle Regional Park: singing around a campfire, roasting s'mores (toasted marshmallow and chocolate between graham crackers) and a close look at 'creepy' animals. For all ages, costumes encouraged; kids need an adult, and parking is $5.
Fall festival, chili contest and trunk-or-treat5:30 – 8:30 PM · Church of Jesus Christ · Price not listedA fall festival with a chili cook-off and trunk-or-treat, hosted by the Windmill Springs Ward. Trunk-or-treat means kids in costume collect candy from decorated car trunks in a parking lot.
Hallo-Wine trolley tour of three wineries6:00 – 9:00 PM · McGrail Vineyards and Winery · About $130 + 6% feesRide a vintage trolley from McGrail to Shanti and Longevity wineries for an adults-only take on trick-or-treating. 21+.
Spooktacular Saturday: Halloween night at Wood Family Vineyards6:00 – 9:00 PM · Wood Family Vineyards · $10 club members, $15 othersA Halloween-themed evening for adults at Wood Family Vineyards, a winery on Research Drive in Livermore ('Spooktacular' is a play on spooky + spectacular). 21+ only, tickets required.
Twisted Reality: a free home haunted maze6:45 – 11:00 PM · Twisted Reality · FreeA walk-through haunted maze built at a private home. Very scary; not for little kids. A private home listed on FrightMaps; please be polite and stay on the sidewalk.
Frightmare: a free home haunted house with live actors7:00 – 10:00 PM · Frightmare Home Haunt · Free (donations welcome)One of the Bay Area's best-known home haunts, with live actors and jump scares; recommended for ages 10 and up. Younger kids can come to the lights-on walk-throughs (Oct 27–29 4–6pm, Oct 31 1–3pm). Free; donations welcome.
Horror Carnival: a horror-villain yard display7:00 PM · Horror Carnival · FreeA yard turned into a carnival of horror-movie villains, with moving props. A little scary. A private home listed on FrightMaps; please be polite and stay on the sidewalk.
Mom's Haunted House: a not-scary night and a scary one7:00 PM · Mom's Haunted House · FreeA home haunt with two nights: a gentle, not-scary one for little kids on Oct 24 from 7pm, and the scary version on Halloween from 6pm. A private home listed on FrightMaps; please be polite and stay on the sidewalk.
Halloween costume party at Da Boccery9:00 – 11:59 PM · Da Boccery · $15A late-night costume party at a Livermore bocce bar. 21+. Not confirmed by the organizer yet; check before you go.
Sunday, October 25
G&M Farms pumpkin patch and corn mazeWed–Fri 3–7pm, Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 10am–6pm · G&M Farms · $5 parkingA farm where families pick out pumpkins and find their way through a maze cut into a cornfield, for all ages; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Hayrides, pedal carts and the cow train run on weekends only, and the maze stays open until 9pm on Saturdays. Haunted corn maze nights (a scary version for brave visitors) are Oct 17 and 24, starting at dark.
Pick of the Patch: pumpkins and a bounce-house playgroundThrough Nov 1; weekdays 4–9pm, weekends 10am–9pm · Pick of the Patch Pumpkins (ABC Tree Farms) · Free entry; bounce wristbands $22–35Pick a pumpkin, then let the kids loose in a big inflatable playground. Entry and parking are free; bounce wristbands for ages 2–12 cost $22–35.
Scarecrow contest at Alden Lane NurseryThrough Oct 31, during nursery hours · Alden Lane Nursery · FreeStroll past a garden full of homemade scarecrows and vote for your favorite, with pumpkins and gourds for sale around the nursery.
Haunted Mansion Halloween: a family-friendly yard graveyardEvenings through Halloween; hours not posted · Haunted Mansion Halloween · FreeA haunted-mansion and graveyard scene set up in a front yard. Gentle enough for families. A private home listed on FrightMaps; please be polite and stay on the sidewalk.
Livermore Monsters: a free Halloween yard displayEvenings through Halloween; hours not posted · Livermore Monsters · FreeA front yard full of Halloween monsters to stop by and look at. A private home listed on FrightMaps; please be polite and stay on the sidewalk.
Joan's Farm pumpkin patchThrough Oct 31, Tue–Sun 10am–6pm · Joan's Farm · Free entry, $5 parking; activities $5 or $25 wristbandA family pumpkin patch out on Mines Road with a maze, pumpkin bowling, a little train, farm animals and a pretend Western town. Activities are $5 each or $25 for a wristband; cash or check only.
Halloween classics at the Vine CinemaOct 22–31, showtimes vary · Vine Cinema & Alehouse · Priced per showOld Halloween and horror favorites on the big screen with craft beer: Halloween (1978) from Oct 22, then Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Young Frankenstein, The Exorcist, The Thing and Evil Dead 2 through Oct 31. Some are family-friendly, some are truly scary.
Halloween hayrides at historic Hagemann Ranch1:00 – 5:00 PM · Hagemann Ranch · FreeThe Livermore Heritage Guild opens its 1870s ranch for hayrides, crafts, games and pumpkin decorating.
Paint and sip: a little ghost in the rain2:00 – 4:00 PM · JMC Cellars · $49Paint a cute little ghost in the rain while you sip wine at JMC Cellars.
Pumpkin carving with a park ranger, plus toddler nature class3:00 – 5:00 PM · Sycamore Grove Park (Arroyo Road entrance / Reservable Picnic Area) · Price not listedTwo programs from LARPD (Livermore Area Recreation and Park District) at Sycamore Grove Park: a pumpkin-carving session for all ages led by Ranger Rudy (bring your own pumpkin; it is already full), and Sycamore Sprouts, a nature class for 2- and 3-year-olds about creek life that starts Oct 26 and meets about every other week. Register online.
Frightmare: a free home haunted house with live actors7:00 – 9:00 PM · Frightmare Home Haunt · Free (donations welcome)One of the Bay Area's best-known home haunts, with live actors and jump scares; recommended for ages 10 and up. Younger kids can come to the lights-on walk-throughs (Oct 27–29 4–6pm, Oct 31 1–3pm). Free; donations welcome.
Horror Carnival: a horror-villain yard display7:00 PM · Horror Carnival · FreeA yard turned into a carnival of horror-movie villains, with moving props. A little scary. A private home listed on FrightMaps; please be polite and stay on the sidewalk.
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Trunk or Treat with Livermore PoliceWed Oct 21, 5–8pm · Livermore Police Department · FreePolice cars and fire trucks are decorated and handing out candy around the Livermore police station. Kids under 12 need an adult. Trunk-or-treat means kids in costume collect candy from decorated car trunks in a parking lot.
Halloween sip and paint at Wood Family VineyardsThu Oct 22, 6–8pm · Wood Family Vineyards · $59 club members, $69 othersA Halloween-themed sip and paint: a relaxed, guided painting class for beginners where you sip wine while you paint, held at Wood Family Vineyards, a Livermore winery. Tickets are cheaper for wine club members; buy ahead.
Werewolf murder-mystery game night at JMC CellarsFri Oct 23, 5:30–7:30pm · JMC Cellars · $5Play a round of Werewolf, the social deduction game, over wine at a Livermore winery.
Trunk-or-treat and chili cook-offFri Oct 30, 6–10pm · Church of Jesus Christ · Price not listedHosted by the Sycamore Grove Ward, with a chili cook-off alongside the candy. Trunk-or-treat means kids in costume collect candy from decorated car trunks in a parking lot.
Sip & Scream: horror movie party and triviaFri Oct 30, 6:30pm · JMC Cellars · $15Watch a horror movie and play trivia over wine at JMC Cellars. 21+.
Moonlit masquerade at McGrail VineyardsFri Oct 30, 7–10pm · McGrail Vineyards and Winery · $50A masked ball at the winery with a string ensemble, a DJ and costume prizes. 21+.
Día de los Muertos fiesta with Patrón Latin RhythmsFri Oct 30, 7:30pm · Almost Famous Wine Company · $18A Latin dance party with a live band and a costume contest at a Livermore wine bar.
Halloween critters: creepy or cool?Sat Oct 31, 10:30am · Del Valle Regional Park · Free (park parking fee)A park naturalist introduces the spiders, bats, snakes and other animals people find spooky, at Del Valle. Free; regular park parking fee.
Halloween afternoon at Retzlaff VineyardsSat Oct 31, noon–4:30pm · Retzlaff Organic Vineyards · Price not listedLive music and Fratelli's pizza on the lawn; kids and dogs are welcome.
Halloween party at Rios-Lovell WinerySat Oct 31, 1–4pm · Rios-Lovell Winery · $25An afternoon party with the band McFunky.
Boos and Barks: dog costume contest at Darcie KentSat Oct 31, 3–5pm · Darcie Kent Estate Vineyards · Price not listedA dog-friendly Halloween at the winery with a costume contest and parade; German food is served from 1:30pm.
Howl-O-Wine partySat Oct 31, 5:30–8:30pm · Rosa Fierro Cellars & Steven Kent Winery · Price not listedA band and a costume contest at Rosa Fierro Cellars and Steven Kent Winery.
Haunted Harvest dinner at Las Positas VineyardsSat Oct 31, 5:30–8pm · Las Positas Vineyards · $99 per coupleDinner for two on Halloween night: a bottle of wine, two entrées and dessert.
A Wicked Night at Wood Family VineyardsSat Oct 31, 6–9pm · Wood Family Vineyards · Price not listedHalloween night at the winery with the band Urban Sky.
Costume party with the band Better DaysSat Oct 31, 6–9pm · DCB Livermore · Price not listedLive music from Better Days and a Halloween costume party.
Back in the Day After Dark: '80s and '90s Halloween partySat Oct 31, 7pm–midnight · The Hangar · Free entryThree DJs playing '80s and '90s hits and more than 40 self-serve beers at The Hangar. Free entry.
Halloween bash at Concannon VineyardSat Oct 31, 7–11pm · Concannon Vineyard · $70 ($60 members)A party in the Concannon cellar with a DJ, "Scaryoke" horror karaoke, fog, moving props and food trucks. First drink included. 21+.
Hallo-Wine party at Longevity WinesSat Oct 31, 7–10pm · Longevity Wines · $25A Halloween night party with prizes for the best costumes.
'80s Halloween party with Guilty PleasuresSat Oct 31, 7:30pm · Almost Famous Wine Company · $24An '80s cover band and a costume contest at a Livermore wine bar.
Alden Lane Fall FestivalOctober; 2027 dates TBA · Alden Lane Nursery · Price not listedA fall festival with pumpkins at the garden center.
Trick or Treat Haunted Winery CrawlLate October; 2027 dates TBA · Price not listedA Halloween winery crawl.
Livermore Downtown Witches Night Out / Kidz Town HalloweenOctober; 2027 dates TBA · Downtown Livermore · Price not listedHalloween events in downtown Livermore.
Haunted Winery Crawl: Halloween wine hop in LivermoreFri–Sat, Oct 30–31 · FreeA Halloween-weekend "trick-or-treat" for adults: go from winery to winery with a decorated wine glass and get a free small pour (a splash) at each one. Participating wineries are Charles R, Fenestra, JMC, McGrail, Omega Road and Sakura.
G&M FarmsSeptember–October · G&M Farms · Price not listedFall pumpkin patch, corn maze and farm activities.
Joan's Farm & Pumpkin PatchSeptember–October · Joan's Farm & Pumpkin Patch · Free admissionA pumpkin patch and farm play area on Mines Rd, with free admission.