Discover the ultimate guide to the best fall activities in the Bay Area!
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I know this doesn't scream fall, but the trees are really beautiful when fall comes in the Japanese tea garden. Definitely worth looking around.
Japanese Tea Garden - San Francisco
You haven't truly lived in the Bay Area unless you've been to Half Moon Bay pumpkin festival. Tip: go early to avoid traffic. there's only one road in and out.
Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
Speaking of half Moon Bay, you have to go visit a pumpkin patch. We go to half Moon Bay every year to pick pumpkins.
Arata’s Pumpkin Farm
It wouldn't be October if you dodn't hear the blue angels practicing in the sky.
San Francisco Fleet Week
If you're looking for a haunting, the Winchester Mystery House is where you need to go. Think a of a set of stairs that lead to nowhere.
Winchester Mystery House
Be prepared to question the law of physics when you go into this gravity defying house.
The Mystery Spot
I love this tour! It's very fun and quirky, and you don't have to leave the city to do it.
San Francisco Ghost Tours | #1 Rated Nightly Ghost Tours
If you want some award-winning apple juice, definitely come here, and pick some apples. I like going during the week when it's not crowded. They usually stay open until mid December, but you might want to confirm that.
Apple A Day
You can go wine tasting anytime during the year, but doing a wine tour during fall is amazingly beautiful.
34 Napa and Sonoma Wineries for Every Mood, Taste, and Budget
If you're up for a road trip, go to Apple Hill. Not exactly in the Bay Area, but close enough to drive to. It's the largest concentrate of apple orchards. Be prepared to eat and drink some amazing food.
Apple Hill Growers Association - Open Year Round
One word: Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest at 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant
Get ready to hear some classical Halloween music surrounded by hundreds of candles. A perfect date activity.
Halloween Concerts by Candlelight | Find one near you
You'll want to go to this food truck park, and grab a beer. Don't forget to reserve a tipi or fire pit, and get comfortable. There's also plenty of nonalcoholic beverages to choose from.
Spark Social SF Beer Gardens
You read that right. Go to the cutest Harajuku festival with the whole family, and get ready to be surrounded by a lot of cuteness.
HARAJUKU FOODIE FEST! Tickets, Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
See a seasonal display of fall foliage, and act like a princess in a castle.
Fall events at Woodside Filoli Historic House & Garden