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For an extensive listing of Halloween events around the Bay Area, visit
hauntedbay.com
Clancy's Pumpkin Patch
Clancy's Pumpkin Patch is a three generation,
family owned business. They have pumpkins of all sizes and shapes. Gourds,
corn stalks, and Indian corn are in abundance. Come see the ghosts in their
trees, the scarecrows in their patch, and crawl through their hay maze. You
can even take a hay ride in the middle of San Francisco!
Where: 1620 7th Ave., San Francisco
When: Oct. 1 - 31, 2005, 10 am - 7 pm
Admission: Free
Info:
www.localharvest.org
Gyro's Festival of Fear
Description: Three haunted houses - Rigor
Mortis, Eternal Darkness, and The Fortress! Plus, Nightmare Alley featuring
Evil Jack's Arcade, the Cut-Throat Cafe, and more! Tickets are available
online or at the door.
Where: Pier 48, near SBC Park, The
Embarcadero, San Francisco
When: Oct. 6 - 9, 14 - 16, 21 - 31, 2005, Sun.
- Thur. 7 pm - 11 pm; Fri. - Sat. 7 pm - 1 am; Halloween 7 pm - midnight
Admission: $24.95
Info:
www.3dfearfactory.com
Dolores Park Cafe's Annual Halloween Party
Join Dolores Park Café for an evening of tricks and treats, delicious food
and drinks, pumpkin carving, music, and dancing. Costumes strongly
encouraged!
Where: Dolores Park Cafe, 501 Dolores St., San
Francisco
When: Oct. 28, 2005, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Admission: Free
Ferry Building Marketplace Harvest Festival
The Ferry Building Marketplace celebrates it’s third annual Harvest Festival
with a range of free events including pumpkin carving, butter churning,
apple pressing, live Blue Grass music, face painting and a Barnyard by the
Bay. On Oct. 28 the central Nave will celebrate Oktoberfest from 4 pm to 8
pm with regional breweries Anchor Steam and Boont Ale from the Anderson
Valley Brewing Company. Throughout the weekend Marketplace merchants will be
offering a delightful abundance of special fare, tastings, and
demonstrations. On Oct. 30, along the Embarcadero, the Ferry Building will
host a Barnyard by the Bay petting zoo, face painting, Blue Grass music and
a Farmers Market.
Where: Ferry Building Marketplace, 1 The
Embarcadero, San Francisco
When: Oct. 27 - 30, 2005, various times
throughout the day; see their website for specific times
Admission: Free
Info:
www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com
Halloween Mousetraps
It's the life size game of Mousetrap, a crafted, 16 piece, 50,000 -lb
kinetic sculpture set atop a 6,500 square foot game board. The sculpture is
based on and closely parallels the popular children's' board game Mousetrap.
This giant contraption comes with a vaudevillian, burlesque dripping show
complete with an original musical score performed by one woman band
Esmerelda Strange, Can Can Dancers, acrobatic hijinks, and other
spectacularly scripted scenarios dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle laden
fun! Friday bands lineup is La Plebe, Fuga, and Corpus Callosum. Saturday
bands lineup is Velvet Fury, Rum and Rebellion, and Toshio Hirano.
Where: 1634 Jerrold Ave., San Francisco
When: Oct. 28 - 30, 2005, 9 pm - 10 pm and 11
pm - midnight Admission:
$10
Info:
http://lifesizemousetrap.com
Shock It To Me! Revenge of Creature Features
The Castro Theatre is hosting Shock It To Me! Revenge Of Creature Features,
a three-day Classic Horror Movie Festival celebrating the Cinema
Spooktaculars and TV Horror Hosts of the "good old days", and featuring
local horror hosts Mr. Lobo, Doktor Goulfinger and the lovely Ms. Monster.
The event will also present a tribute to the renowned Bay Area “Creature
Features” television show, featuring guest appearances by its legendary
hosts, Bob Wilkins and John Stanley. Actor Russ Tamblyn ("Twin Peaks", "War
of the Gargantuas") will be attending and co-hosting Sunday night's
presentation of "Curse of the Demon" (1957) and "The Haunting" (1960). The
movie line up of 12 fright flicks includes 35mm prints of classic titles
such as “The Revenge Of Frankenstein” (1958), “The Vampire Lovers” (1970),
“The Horror Of Party Beach” (1964), “Nightmare In Blood” (1976), “The
Fearless Vampire Killers” (1967), “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” (1971), and
more! Shock It To Me will include Madame Maraschino's Grotesque Burlesque, a
costume contest, and ghoulish giveaways.
Where: Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., San
Francisco
When: Oct. 28 - 30, 2005, see website for
times/schedules
Admission: $8.50
Info:
www.shockit2me.com
The Great Pumpkin Patch San Francisco
This street corner lot in San Francisco features plenty of pumpkins and
other Halloween fun for the family.
Where: Sloat Blvd. and 19th Ave., San
Francisco
When: Oct. 1 - 31, 2005, 11 am - 6 pm
Admission: Free
Info: (415) 556-8984
'Till Dawn Scary Story Party
The Rolling Darkness Revue, a traveling fraternity of some of horror
fiction's premier talents, delivers thrills and chills in celebration of the
genre's favorite holiday. As if that wasn't enough, it has become a
Halloween tradition at Borderlands Books to gather everyone together and try
to scare the pants off of each other with ghost and scary stories. The
festivities begin at dusk and end at dawn the next day. Anyone can volunteer
to read from one of their favorite (published) ghost or horror stories or
opt to just sit back and enjoy the show as others share from their own
selections. Sign-ups begin at dusk. Snacks and beverages will be provided by
Borderlands Books.
Where: Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St.,
San Francisco
When: Oct. 29 - 30, 2005, 6:41 pm - 6:06 am
Admission: Free
Info:
www.borderlands-books.com/
Pier 39 Pumpkin Pandemonium
Ghoulish and giddy behavior is part of the fun as kids in costume trick or
treat throughout Pier 39’s Pumpkin Pandemonium! Children 12 and under are
welcome to visit the shops, restaurants, and attractions to gather their
sweets. Pumpkin carving demonstrations and face painting will be available,
as well as photos with frightful characters. Children will be able to wander
through the haystack patch to pick their one free pumpkin. From 1 pm - 3 pm
enjoy “Monster Bash,” presented by Guggenheim Entertainment, a Halloween
Party that will make the young ones scream with delight!
Where: Pier 39, The Embarcadero at Beach St.,
San Francisco
When: Oct. 30, 2005, 10 am - 5 pm
Admission: Free
Info:
www.pier39.com
The Cannery's 28th Annual Halloween Festival
Fun for kids! Costume contest, arts and crafts area, cookie decorating,
special "mystery" guests, kids entertainment, and trick-or-treating in all
The Cannery shops and restaurants!
Where: The Cannery, Del Monte Square
Courtyard, 2801 Leavenworth St., San Francisco
When: Oct. 30, 2005, noon - 4 pm
Admission: Free
Info:
www.delmontesquare.com
Noe Valley Halloween
There's a spooky family community Halloween party on in Noe Valley - look
for the witch's cauldron! Kids who dare to visit Hoffman Ave. will receive
special treats! Organized by "Haunted House Lady" Marilyn Lucas and her many
helpers.
Where: Hoffman Ave. between Elizabeth and 24th
St., San Francisco
When: Oct. 31, 2005, 6 pm - 8 pm
Admission: Free
Info: 415-285-6265 |
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