All events are subject to change. Please confirm with the event organizer before attending.
October 2020
Pumpkin Patch at Irvine Park Railroad
October 1-31: Pick the perfect pumpkin, go on a train or hay ride, play at the game booths, and smile for photo opps!
Kids’ Free Month at San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Calling all kids! October is Kids Free month at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park, when children (ages 11 and under) receive free admission all month long (with an adult). One paying adult can bring up to 5 children free.
Anaheim Fall Festival & Halloween Drive-Thru Parade
OCTOBER 1-31: Throughout the whole month, enjoy virtual activities including Halloween art, musical acts, contests, crafts and more. Then on October 24, experience the annual Halloween parade as a drive-thru event in Downtown Anaheim. More details to come.
Gilchrist Farm Pumpkin Patch – Santa Clarita
SEPTEMBER 26 - NOVEMBER 1: Come out to enjoy Fall at the farm! Pick out the perfect pumpkin, enjoy making family memories, and capture the moment with plenty of well-spaced out photo opps.
Annual Scarecrow Contest & Display – City of Mission Viejo
OCTOBER 12-30: Stop by to see more than a dozen unique and exciting scarecrows handmade by local Mission Viejo businesses and organizations. The public will be able to vote for their favorite scarecrows.
Virtual: The Thirteen Days of Halloween – Kidspace
OCTOBER 19-31: For thirteen lucky days beginning, children can “trick-or-treat” online to learn and laugh about pumpkins, bats, spiders, and more.
Festifall at City Hall – City of Orange
OCTOBER 23-29: Dress up in your costume and bring a decorated pumpkin to turn the City Hall front lawn into a pumpkin patch. Escape the maze, grab a take-home craft, and take a spooktacular family picture in the photobooth.
Virtual STEM Spooktacular – S.Y.STEM Coalition
OCTOBER 25-31: The STEM Spooktacular is a week-long virtual event wherein students complete a Halloween-themed project. S.Y.STEM Coalition’s STEM professionals have developed sample activities, but you can participate with any project you'd like!
OC Parks Spooky Series
OCTOBER 26-31: Join OC Parks for a frightfully fun week of virtual Halloween offerings happening on social media.
Shawns Pumpkin Patch – Los Angeles
OCTOBER 3-4, 8-31: Activities this year include train rides, petting zoo, free mini straw maze, sand art, and some carnival games.
Star Car Takeover & Trunk-or-Treat – Street Food Tuesday in Cypress
OCTOBER 27: Meet your favorite Movie Cars, eat from your favorite Food Trucks, and enjoy a Halloween Trunk-or-Treat event! Confirmed movie vehicles include Ghostbusters, Jurassic Park, Herbie, Lightning McQueen, Pizza Planet Truck, KITT from Knight Rider, and more.
Outdoor Spooktacular FilmFest – The District at Tustin Legacy
THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 1-29: Families can reserve their own socially-distanced table to dine and watch the movie on a 20' screen outside. Enjoy trivia, table activities for kids, and giveaways. Costumes encouraged.
Drive-Thru Halloween Hunt – City of Placentia
OCTOBER 29: Come dressed in your Halloween costume as you trick-or-treat through the city. Visit all the stops on the map to collect a variety of Halloween goodies and treats.
Trunk O’ Treat at IKEA Costa Mesa
OCTOBER 30: Attendees can drive through the line of Tricks and Treats, for easy treats in trunks. Enjoy decorated tents, see live, local artist activations, and cultural music performances.
Cops N’ Goblins Drive-Thru – City of Buena Park
OCTOBER 30: Bring your little goblins out for a drive-thru trick-or-treat experience brought to you by the Buena Park Police and Community Services Department.
Drive Through Halloween Town – City of Cypress
OCTOBER 30: Join the City of Cypress for a drive through their very own Halloween Town! Have a frightfully good time looking at Halloween décor and take home Halloween-in-a-Bag filled with crafts, candy, and more while supplies last. Costumes encouraged!
Pirate’s Cave Haunt – Immersive Yard Display Show in Orange
OCTOBER 24-25 & 30-1: This attraction is a 10-minute multi-screen video presentation synced to lighting effects, props, special effects, and live actors.
Halloween Drive-In Movie (COCO) – City of Bell Gardens
OCTOBER 31: Enjoy food vendors, candy bags, and commemorative medals to children in costume.
Strange Science: Tales from the Vault – The Huntington
OCTOBER 31: Discover the eerier side of The Huntington in a virtual event where curators and botanists share rarely seen objects and otherworldly stories from deep inside the collections. Enter a mysterious world of ghoulish characters, bizarre plants, and devilish elixirs and treats you can make at home.
Hearse & Spooky Car Cruise-In – Automobile Driving Museum
OCTOBER 31: Enjoy safe family fun at the Automobile Driving Museum with a costume contest for the kids, and dress up your vehicle for the Trunk-or-Treat contest.
Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat in Irvine
OCTOBER 31: See cool decorated trunks, enjoy candy, games and treats all from the safety of your car.
Halloween Candy Crawl – City of Downey
OCTOBER 31: Drive the entire family through Downey's candy crawl and enjoy Halloween treats at each pop up location along the route!
Trunk-or-Treat – The Performer’s Academy in Lake Forest
OCTOBER 31: Enjoy decorated cars, candy, prizes, and games with The Performer's Academy.
November 2020
Free Admission Day – South Coast Botanic Garden
THIRD THURSDAY - MONTHLY: Visit the South Coast Botanic Garden for free every third Thursday of the month. This 87-acres garden features a small lake, Children’s Garden and Children’s Discovery Garden.
