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The 5 Best Halloween Events in San Francisco

Riders freak out in their seats at The San Francisco Dungeon
A ride at The San Francisco Dungeon Photo credit Lachlan Cunningham / Getty Images
By RADIO.COM Staff, RADIO.COM

San Francisco doesn’t hold back when it comes to Halloween festivities. At the end of each October, masked and costumed citizens take to the streets, duck into crowded bars, explore spooky aircraft carriers, and tour thematic shows. There are plenty of events and parties around town, but here are a few of our favorite ways to spend the fall holiday in SF.

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Dig into the city’s creepy past

You don’t need made-up monsters and mythical baddies to find something worth freaking out about. San Francisco’s own storied past contains enough real ghouls and villains to entertain any horror movie fan. Wandering the exhibits of the San Francisco Dungeon, visitors get up close to the city’s historical underbelly, meeting characters like gang leader Sam Roberts and famed kidnapper Shanghai Kelly, and exploring Alcatraz’s gruesome past.

The San Francisco Dungeon

145 Jefferson St Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94133

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Fly away to a Halloween party on the USS Hornet

The yearly Halloween party on the aircraft carrier is not to be missed. A huge concert, an epic costume contest, and tours through the ship’s creepy twisting hallways provide plenty of entertainment from the time you board at 7:30 p.m. to the last spooky scream at 1 a.m.

Monster Bash on the USS Hornet

707 W Hornet Ave, Alameda, CA 94501

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Get spooked while learning

Science and nature can be magnificent but they can also be crazy scary. No one knows this better than the crew at the California Academy of Sciences, which hosts a SuperNatural shindig around Halloween each year to help families explore the creepy crawly side of nature and spooky scientific effects, all with scientists on hand to explain everything.

SuperNatural Halloween at California Academy of Sciences

55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118

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Bar crawl in costume

There are a number of Halloween themed crawls around town to fit any particular taste in bars, timing and location, but one of the best is run by San Francisco Pub Crawls. Crawloween, as the company calls the yearly escapade, includes a string of over 20 bars, with over 7,000 people expected to attend. Drink specials start at noon on 10/25 and run all weekend. Buses are on hand to help weary crawlers and photographers will be snapping pics of the debauchery.

San Francisco Pub Crawls Crawloween

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Shop for a costume at TreasureFest

If you haven’t prepared a costume and the increasingly chilly days are reminding you precious time is running out, head over to TreasureFest on Treasure Island to shop for a last minute getup. Beyond the usual vintage wear, the special Halloween Market provides everything you need to win your next costume contest.

TreasureFest

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