Wednesday 1

Pronzini Pumpkin Patch. Halloween fun for all! Pumpkins, haunted & western villages, corn pit, inflatables, kids’ activities, & more. Live music on weekends. Entry: Weekdays: $5. Ages 12 & under: free. Weekends: $5–$7. Ages 2 & under: free. Pumpkin-picking & other attractions (fee). Mondays–Thursdays. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Fridays–Saturdays. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Sundays. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Pronzini Farms. 3795 Adobe Rd., Petaluma. pronzinifarms.com.

Skunk Train Pumpkin Express. Ride the train to a pumpkin patch and pick a pumpkin. $59.95 + fees. Ages 2 & under on laps: free. Dogs: $10.95. Departing from Fort Bragg & Willits. Wednesdays, Fridays, & Sundays. 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Saturdays. 10:30 a.m., 1:30, & 4:30 p.m. Fort Bragg: 100 W. Laurel St., Willits: 299 E. Commercial St. skunktrain.com/pumpkin-express. 

Saturday 4

Spooky Senderos Hike. Learn chilling facts about the park, crows, and bats. Sonoma County Library shares spooky stories, while enjoying hot chocolate (bring a mug). $5 refundable. Free for 18 and younger with guardian. Free parking. Program will be in Spanish. 4–6:30 p.m. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd., Kenwood. tinyurl.com/4hj65fe8.

Sunday 5

FREE Spring Hill Halloween Market. Live music, spooky-scary fun with festive décor, foods & treats, plus groovy, one-of-a-kind wearables & home goods by local artists, makers, and bakers. (Fee.) 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Spring Hill Gardens. 384 Spring Hill Rd., Petaluma.

Wednesday 8

FREE Teens: Haunted Gingerbread Houses. Build your own haunted gingerbread house. 3–4:30 p.m. Sonoma Library. 755 W. Napa St., Sonoma. Other Sonoma Library Branches will host this event. Full schedule: tinyurl.com/ydjt4yu6.

Friday 10

Blind Scream Haunted House. High fear factor. Not recommended for ages 7 & under. Ages 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. Ticket prices: $25–$50. Oct. 10–12, 16, 19, 23, & 26: 7–10 p.m. Oct. 17–18, 24–25, 30–31, & Nov. 1: 7–11 p.m. Blind Scream Haunted House. 98 Santa Rosa Plaza. Corner of A Street & First St., Santa Rosa. Tickets: blindscream.fearticket.com.

Saturday 18

FREE Fall Festival Sandy Loam. Pumpkins, music, crafts, hay pyramid, & more. Proceeds support free & affordable local farm programs. All ages welcome. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Veronda-Falletti Ranch. 175 W. Sierra Ave., Cotati. sandyloam.org/workshops-events.

FREE Santa Rosa’s Mothers’ Club & Keller Williams Realty Trunk or Treat. Babies to teens in costumes trick-or-treat with their families. 10:30–11:30 a.m. Keller Williams Realty. 3333 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. RSVP required: instagram.com/p/DOhYySyEkEq.

FREE Trick or Treat Trail Keiser Park. The City of Windsor & local businesses hand out candy to kids 12 & younger. Come in a costume & wear a mask. Noon–4 p.m. Keiser Park. 700 Windsor River Rd., Windsor. Pre-registration required: townofwindsor.ca.gov/1269/Trick-or-Treat-Trail. 

Floating Pumpkin Patch. Find a pumpkin in the pool & then decorate it. Games & prizes. $12. Ages 2 & younger: free. Tickets sell quickly. Register for 1 of 2 time slots: 1:30–3:30 p.m. & 3:45–5:45 p.m. Ridgway Swim Center. 455 Ridgway Ave., Santa Rosa. Presales only: tinyurl.com/y45xf6eh. 

Pumpkins on Pikes. Live music, straw maze, games, pumpkin carving, & food. $40. Ages 6 & under (no pumpkin): free. Oct. 18–19, 25: 2–9 p.m. Tara Firma Farms. 3796 “I” St., Petaluma. Advanced tickets required: tarafirmafarms.com.

Witchie Poo Show. Halloween songs, dances, & special performance. Oct. 18–19, 25–26. 1 p.m. Sebastiani Theatre. 476 1st St. East, Sonoma. tinyurl.com/t7sh34d7. 

YMCA Halloween Carnival. Carnival, music, raffle prizes, & other kids’ activities. $5 Presale at Y Childcare sites, Y Membership Office/Childwatch. All proceeds benefit the YMCA Financial Assistant Program. 3–6 p.m. YMCA. 1111 College Ave., Santa Rosa. scfymca.org. 

Friday 24

FUNtazmagoria. Spooky, but not scary, activities. Live music, food trucks, crafts, & more. Costumes encouraged. Admission: $24. Ages 11 mos. & younger: free. Discounts available for qualifying guests. Oct. 24–26. Friday: 4–8 p.m.(Pumpkin Plop: 6 p.m.) Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (Pumpkin Plop: noon). Children’s Museum. 1835 W. Steel Ln., Santa Rosa. cmosc.org/events/funtazmagoria.

Saturday 25

FREE Halloween at Howarth. Children in costumes trick-or-treat throughout the park. Must register for 1 of 5 1/2-hr. slots: 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30, 1, 1:30, & 2 p.m. Passes $7–$20. Carousel, train, & pony rides: add’l fee. 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Howarth Park. 630 Summerfield Rd., Santa Rosa. tinyurl.com/yf2ab23u. 

FREE Farmer’s Market Pumpkin Festival & Costume Competition. Competitions: pumpkin decorating with wheels, pumpkin carving, & costume (no commercial kits). Competitions divided into 3 ages: 7 & under, 8–15, and 16–adult. Prizes. Registration: 8:30–9:30 a.m. Judging: 9:30–10:45 a.m. Healdsburg Farmer’s Market. 34 North St. & Vine, Healdsburg. See Pumpkin & Costume Competition for details: tinyurl.com/2j5ws4pb. 

FREE Witches & Wizards on The Water. Riverside trick-or-treat route, costume contest, selfies, rentals, & bring-your-own boats or boards welcome. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. The Floathouse Petaluma. 50 E. Washington St., Petaluma. tinyurl.com/5977tcpb.

FREE The Soco Halloween Market. Family & pet friendly. Live music, food trucks. Noon–5 p.m. Old Court House Square, Santa Rosa. thesocomarket.com.

FREE Halloween Carnival with Dia de los Muertos Celebration.  Deejay, haunted maze, exotic animals, community altars. Carnival game fees support Cotati-Rohnert Park 5th graders’ field trips. Food, local wine/beer, and non-alcoholic options sold. Noon–5 p.m. Rohnert Park Community Center. 5401 Snyder Ln., Rohnert Park. tinyurl.com/yfeab4kh.

The Great Pumpkin Float. Find a pumpkin in the pool & then decorate it. Games & prizes. Proper swim attire required. No costumes in pool. $12 per child. Must register for 1 of 3 1/2-hr. slots: 2–2:30 p.m., 2:45–3:15 p.m. & 3:30–4 p.m. p.m. YMCA Pool. 1111 College Ave., Santa Rosa. Advanced registration required: scfymca.org.

Sunday 26

Fall Colors Festival. Craft & food booths, student art exhibit, and car show. Benefits Geyserville Schools. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Park & ride from 100 Remmel St. tinyurl.com/4472t97x.

Francis Ford Coppola Winery’s Kids Halloween Carnival. Wear your eerie-sistible costume for ghoulish games, creepy critters, Wheel of Deals, spooky décor & more. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Ages: 13 & under: $15 + tax. Ages 14+ complimentary. Francis Ford Coppola Winery. 300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville. Tickets required: tinyurl.com/3mvwyce7. 

Monday 27

Trick-or-Treat at Schulz Museum. Ages 1–5 come in costume & trick-or-treat all over the Museum. Craft your own pumpkin patch & watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Before 11 a.m: $10 per child & free for up to 2 adults per child. After 11 a.m.: regular admission applies. 10 a.m.–noon. (Trick-or-treating: 11 a.m.) Charles Schulz Museum. 2301 Hardies Ln. Santa Rosa. Registration: tinyurl.com/3stut4a5.

Thursday 30

FREE Kids Halloween Tennis Party. Come in costume & enjoy a movie, food, drinks, & candy. All welcome. 4 p.m. Sonoma Community Tennis Non-profit Facility. 17000 Arnold Dr., Sonoma. Email for more details: [email protected].

FREE Halloween Pre-Party. Bring your pre-decorated pumpkin. Competitions divided into 4 groups: 1–4, 5–7, 8–11 & 12 and up. Face-painting, freeze dance, wandering witches, treats/food/drinks & more. Parking $10. 3:30–6:30 p.m. Armstrong Woods. 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd., Guerneville. Registration required. tinyurl.com/mukedtuz.

Friday 31

FREE Not-Too-Spooky Spanish Family Storytime. Ages 0–8. Books, music, & movement. Bilingual. 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Rohnert Park Library. 6250 Lynee Conde Way, Rohnert Park. tinyurl.com/mvvjuevz. 

FREE Spooky Little Block Party. Costume contest, a market of local vendors. Lark’s Parking Lot. 5–9 p.m. 16251 Main St., Guernville. web.russianriver.com/events.

FREE Trick-or-Treat Cotati Candyland. The City of Cotati & local businesses hand out candy. 2–5 p.m. For map of merchants, meet at LaPlaza Park. 201 W. Sierra Ave., Cotati. tinyurl.com/44kb5x8j. 

FREE Petaluma Halloween Trick-or-Treat. Ages 10 & under. Over 75 downtown merchants give out treats. Download trick-or-treat map from website or just look for signs in shop windows. 3–5:30 p.m. Downtown Petaluma. petalumadowntown.com/trick-or-treat-trail. 

FREE Mallo-O-Ween at Santa Rosa Plaza. Visit participating stores marked with an “Official Trick-or-Treat Spot” sticker. 3–6 p.m. 1071 Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa. simon.com/mall/santa-rosa-plaza. 

FREE Downtown Trick-or-Treat. Come in costume & bring the family downtown for an afternoon of trick-or-treating at local businesses. 4–6 p.m. Downtown Cloverdale. tinyurl.com/34nv6wjv. 

FREE Trick-or-Treating at Coddingtown Mall. Costume contest, free candy throughout the center, deejay, haunted house experience, arts & crafts, face painting, & more. 5–7 p.m. Coddingtown Mall. 733 Coddingtown Center, Santa Rosa.