Kicking off last week and continuing through the month, creative cinematic offerings will flicker across screens, from the Peninsula down to San Jose, this weekend and beyond. But those who seek open-air family entertainment are also in luck, with events such as the Campbell Oktoberfest, Palo Alto’s Code:ART festival, the venerable Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival, a witchy good time in downtown Los Altos, and events celebrating Diwali, California’s newest official holiday.

Thu, Oct 16

Code:ART 2025—An interactive media art festival will transform downtown Palo Alto site-specific installations on view for three days: a centerpiece at Lytton Plaza and four hands-on art experiences; plus, on view through Oct 25, there will be artworks projected on the Palo Alto City Hall façade. Free. Oct 16

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