MUSIC: Classical at the Freight presents a special Halloween Concert featuring the Bellavente Wind Quintet performing a special early family-friendly concert of "spooky and adventurous music" designed for kids of all ages. There will be a costume parade, prizes, surprises, and candy, of course. (6:30 p.m., Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley)

LITERARY: At Family, France & Food, Adam Gopnik, a New Yorker contributor since 1986, will talk with Barbara Lane in about his latest book, The Table Comes First, which traces the "United States’ rapid evolution from commendable awareness to manic foodie compulsion and considers the simple pleasures that got lost along the way." (7 p.m., Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California Street)

BLOCK PARTY: Parents and kids looking for a down-to-earth trick-or-treating haven should look no further than The North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association's annual Halloween Block Party, featuring a costume contest in the “Big tent,” followed by trick or treating. (5 to 8 p.m., North of Panhandle, 1500 through 1600 Grove Street)