20 great Halloween, Day of the Dead, and Diwali events in SF this week

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SF’s best family trick-or-treating spot features huge inflatable installations, candy delivery contraptions, and truly epic decorations down Avila Street at Beach Street.

Thousands of revelers meet at 16th Street BART to dance-walk to multiple synced-up mobile sound systems through the Mission streets, with stops for projector singalongs, infinite pizzas, and fireworks.

Live bands, DJs, costume contests, horror movie screenings, and more fill SF’s new ‘drink in the streets’ Entertainment Zone.

Dress to the nines for this drink-and-dance party at Trinity Bar in the Marina to benefit camp programs for kids.

The Mission’s Gray Area tech-art gallery hosts electronic music and visual art, generated live on stage by code DJs for its third Halloween party.

L.A. EDM star Softest Hard and Bad Apple Records take over a secret location for a spooky dance party.

Folklorico dancers, traditional crafts, ofrendas, and Latinx food glitter under strung-up lights at this 37th Avenue block party.

Watch the Beetlejuice sequel on the jumbotron as thousands picnic on the baseball diamond at the Giants’ stadium.

Watch the Day of the Dead-themed Pixar hit Coco while the SF Symphony plays the gorgeous soundtrack live.

Poetry readings, art exhibitions, live jazz, and other concerts spread across North Beach’s historic bars and cafés.

Next week, dozens of singles events will dot the city, from romantic murder mystery experiences to sauna parties to speed dating.

More than 250 artists and craftspeople sell handmade gifts, clothes, and home furnishings at this giant indie market at Fort Mason.

Circus Bella’s clowns and musicians, palm readers, crafting activities, and more will entertain picnicking families on Yerba Buena’s waterfall-lined green.

Thousands gather in traditional face paint and garb to celebrate their ancestors with a candlelit procession through the streets of the Mission, starting at 22nd and Bryant.

A meditative approach to the Hindu festival of light, the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center invites people of all faiths to light their inner peace together.

Gorgeous community-built altars, live performances, crafting stations, and cultural ceremonies light up Portrero del Sol Park following the procession.

Explore 10 rooms of art and music from across the globe, like Nigerian Afrobeat and live clarinet desert beats alongside multiple pop-up teahouses.

Funky house and disco legend Breakbot from Justice’s Ed Banger record label will bring the ’70s vibes to an underground location.

Music, art, food, and dancing on the patio at the Outer Mission’s inclusive dive bar El Rio.

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