# Things to do with kids in San Jose this weekend

> 14 family events on Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1 in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area. Times are Pacific Time.

Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/this-weekend

Towns with listings: San Jose (10), Gilroy (2), Los Altos Hills (1), Palo Alto (1).

## Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1

### San Jose (10)

- [Spooktacular Haunted House at Willow Glen Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/spooktacular-haunted-house-at-willow-glen-library--listing-1700967de50c04a296f0e706) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Willow Glen Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Willow Glen Branch Library builds a family-friendly haunted house in its Community Room, with spooky stations including a creepy cemetery and a spider-web corner. It is designed…
- [Spooky Mad Science Show at Pearl Avenue Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/spooky-mad-science-show-at-pearl-avenue-library--listing-e4f546e14317f8b91ff14bbe) — Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Pearl Avenue Branch Library · checked Oct 24. As part of Pearl Avenue Library's Halloween Festival, a 45-minute Mad Science show fills the Children's Area with experiments, bubbling concoctions and creepy creations, showing…
- [Family Fun Zoo Class at Happy Hollow](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/family-fun-zoo-class-at-happy-hollow--listing-ec64c3ed307c40e275c7cc6f) — Sat, Oct 31 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · From $40 · checked Oct 24. Family Fun is Happy Hollow's Saturday-morning class for a whole family group, held inside the park and zoo in Kelley Park. Each session has its own nature theme: the Fall…
- [Tech or Treat at The Tech Interactive](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/tech-or-treat-at-the-tech-interactive--listing-eb8a119b9b0c0b46a2c72960) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · The Tech Interactive · All ages · From $28 · checked Oct 24. Tech or Treat is The Tech Interactive's annual not-too-scary Halloween day in downtown San Jose, pitched as a first trick-or-treat for little ones. Educators staff trick-or-treat…
- [Halloween Festival at Joyce Ellington Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/halloween-festival-at-joyce-ellington-library--listing-62765b95a1f120c6552a3b16) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Joyce Ellington Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Joyce Ellington Branch Library's Halloween Festival on Halloween afternoon starts with a Halloween-themed storytime, then a parade with trick-or-treating through the library…
- [Micailhuitl: Día de Muertos at History Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/micailhuitl-dia-de-muertos-at-history-park--listing-e0e508adb9340ab55b170aa9) — Oct 31 – Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM · History Park · checked Oct 24. Calpulli Tonalehqueh's 22nd annual Micailhuitl is a two-day Día de Muertos ceremony and celebration of Mexica culture across History Park. Children's activities (Saturday 2–6…
- [Halloween Party at Berryessa Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/halloween-party-at-berryessa-library--listing-ddbe4a7245f5bf37faadaa73) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Berryessa Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Berryessa Branch Library's Halloween Party invites kids to come in costume for an afternoon of crafts, tricks and treats, ending with a parade. The party is open to young…
- [Play Your Way – Halloween at Children's Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/play-your-way-halloween-at-children-s-discovery-museum--listing-abb33135c3bd366b63c8fbd3) — Sat, Oct 31 · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Ages 2–15 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Play Your Way is the Children's Discovery Museum's sensory-friendly evening for children with autism ages 2 to 15 and their families. This Halloween edition brings sensory…
- [Día de los Muertos at Children's Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-at-children-s-discovery-museum--listing-9059d07d04eafff2a54e3877) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Children's Discovery Museum marks Día de los Muertos with a day of art, dance and procession honoring departed ancestors. Children can try sand painting with stencils and…
- [Día de Los Muertos Celebration at Santana Row](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration-at-santana-row--listing-3193d98c315591076afa77bb) — Sun, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Santana Row · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Santana Row's free Día de Los Muertos community celebration honors loved ones who have passed with music, art and family activities. From noon to 3 p.m. there is face painting in…

### Other towns in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (4)

- [Science Fridays & Science Saturdays at the EcoCenter](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/science-fridays-and-science-saturdays-at-the-ecocenter--listing-28726cf98e800dad2a6afbe6) — Fri, Oct 30 (+7 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter, Palo Alto · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Environmental Volunteers opens its EcoCenter on the edge of the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve for free public science days on Friday and Saturday mornings. Families can drop…
- [The Great Big BOO! Halloween at Gilroy Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/the-great-big-boo-halloween-at-gilroy-gardens--listing-a7bdf3e87a11afa2269ad40f) — Fri, Oct 30 (+2 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Gardens' Great Big BOO! is a family Halloween event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights through November 1, with trick-or-treating and shows starting at 5 p.m. Children…
- [Archery – Halloween Edition at Hidden Villa](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/archery-halloween-edition-at-hidden-villa--listing-96fe5e963fe1990736adce03) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · Ages 8+ · From $35 · checked Oct 24. A one-hour Halloween archery session on Hidden Villa's own archery range, led by a Certified USA Archery Level 2 instructor with more than 20 years of experience. Children 8 and…
- [Trick-or-Treat at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/trick-or-treat-at-gilroy-library--listing-e561b0695098b5c37dfd9bba) — Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM · Gilroy Library · checked Oct 24. On Halloween afternoon Gilroy Library invites kids to come in costume and trick-or-treat at the children's desk, the adult desk and the accounts desk, collecting candy and other…

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