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Fair Food Drive-Thru with OC Fair
THROUGH OCTOBER 25: The Fair Food Drive-Thru will offer treats from food vendors bringing a taste of the OC Fair to go.
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 Coalitionโs STEM professionals have developed sample activities, but you can participate with any project you'd like!
Virtual Family Fun Festival – Mexican Day of the Dead – Bowers Museum
OCTOBER 25: Learn how to create an ofrenda and decorate a sugar skull.
OC Parks Spooky Series
OCTOBER 26-31: Join OC Parks for a frightfully fun week of virtual Halloween offerings happening on social media.
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.
Outdoor Film Screening: Labyrinth – Bowers Museum in Santa Ana
OCTOBER 30: Enjoy an outdoor screening of Labyinth under the stars before Halloween. Costumes encouraged!
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.
Festival of Fright: Virtual Scare-a-thon
OCTOBER 30: This free online series of events includes a virtual tour of Draculaโs Castle, a Monster Mess show at Warwickโs Haunted Castle, and a murder mystery with Madame Tussauds.
Halloween Events – Kidcreate Studio in Dana Point
OCTOBER 30-31: Join Kidcreate Studio for fun Halloween events including Date Night (October 30), Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween Scene (October 30-31), and Boo Bash (October 30-31).
Full Moon Trail Ride – Palos Verdes Horse Rentals
OCTOBER 30-31: Join Palos Verdes Horse Rentals for a unique and memorable night ride experience. Lit only by the light of the Moon, experience the trails like never before.
iD Tech Halloween Virtual Block Party – Live in Roblox
OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 1: Does your child love Roblox? Reserve their spot for the ultimate virtual spook-tech-ular experience in iD's customized world featuring haunted house obbys, themed hay rides, corn maze, and leader boards for kids to compete against their friends.
Trunk or Treat – Beach Bible Church in Huntington Beach
OCTOBER 30: Come out for a night of food, candy, scavenger hunt, costume contest, and trunk or treating. Food will be served from 5-6 pm and festivities to follow.
Halloween Parents Night Out – Lil’ Chef School in Irvine
OCTOBER 30: Drop the kids off for a fun-filled night with Lil' Chef School. Kids (ages 5-18) will be making spooky, sugary treats with mummy dogs and squiggly pasta for brains and bloody marinara sauce.
Twists & Treats with Buster Balloon – Live Virtual Halloween Show
OCTOBER 30: Join acclaimed balloon artist and children's entertainer Buster Balloon for an evening of silly spooky fun! This is a 45-minute live interactive show via Zoom, filled with Halloween themed comedy, magic, balloon artistry, and fun for the entire family.
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 dรฉcor and take home Halloween-in-a-Bag filled with crafts, candy, and more while supplies last. Costumes encouraged!
Halloween in Miniland at LEGOLAND
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2-31: Visit LEGOLAND for a Halloween-themed outdoor retail and dining experience. Enjoy festive LEGO dรฉcor, distanced character meet-n-greets, and individual family activities.
Drive-Thru Trunk-or-Treat at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest
OCTOBER 31: Join Saddleback Church for a safe, family-friendly, drive thru only trunk-or-treat experience.
Dead Last Drive-In Haunt in Orange
WEEKENDS, OCTOBER 2-31: Dead Last Drive-In is a brief (10-20 minutes) immersive, drive-in themed haunt.
The Haunted Shoppe – Walkthrough Haunted Attraction in Chino Hills
THURSDAYS - SUNDAYS, OCTOBER 1-31: Come face-to-face with the creepiest sights and scariest creatures. This petrifying adventure is certain to give you chills and thrills.
Night of the Living Dead – Maverick Theater in Fullerton
THURSDAY - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16-31: Guests will follow actors through various locations as they try to escape the flesh-eating zombies that lurk everywhere. You will get stage blood on you so don't wear anything you don't want stained. It's a 1/3 mile excursion with some quick paced movement and narrow passages.
Ghost Golf – Castle Park in Riverside
FRIDAYS - SUNDAYS, OCTOBER 2-31: Go for a game of mini Ghost Golf, spot the Lady in White lurking, play arcade and carnEVIL games, and enter the open-air haunted Trail of Terror.
Halloween Movies – The Roadium Drive-In – Torrance
OCTOBER 10, 29, and 31: Guests can enjoy special Halloween movies in a throwback retro setting, along with food and concessions. Ghostbusters (10/10), A Nightmare on Elm Street (10/29), and The Nightmare Before Christmas (10/31).
Costume & Candy Crawl – Downtown Los Angeles
OCTOBER 31: Hear about the haunted history of Downtown Los Angeles with select stops for trick-or-treating along the way. Fun for the whole family, costumes encouraged!
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.
Virtual Public Tour: Halloween at the Bowers
OCTOBER 20 and 29-31: Join the Bowers Museum's bone-chilling virtual Halloween tour. Learn fun facts about this spooky holiday and take a tour through the corridor of the historic wing.
Princesses & Villains Spooktacular – Le Petite Princesse in Orange
OCTOBER 31: Meet your favorite princesses and villains! Enjoy a meet and greet, photo opportunity, and every child will receive one-of-a-kind treats. Costumes encouraged!
Ye Olde Hallow’s Eve Treasure Quest – The Olde World Emporium in Santa Clarita
OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 1: Walk through this mystical metaphysical shoppe to enjoy Cortez' carnival games, prizes, trick-or-treat stations, familiars (animals), and more.
Patches & Pins Flea Market in Santa Ana
OCTOBER 31 & NOVEMBER 1: Enjoy a market full of pins, patches, art, toys, vintage fashion, collectibles, food, music and more. There will also be giveaways, costume contest, and trick-or-treating (all vendors and retail shops will have candy).
Toy-Zilla Swap Meet in Alhambra
OCTOBER 31: Browse and shop for pop culture items, collectibles, toys, games, comics, art and more. Costumes are encouraged and candy will be provided for kids.
Fall Festival – Children’s Nature Retreat in Alpine
OCTOBER 31: Visit the Children's Nature Retreat for vendors, food trucks, crafts, artists, and candy hunt!
Halloween Virtual Tour of the OC Sanitation District
OCTOBER 31: Tour one of the largest wastewater treatment plants.This tour will feature some spooky twists and turns including a Halloween inspired tour guide, visuals complete with spiders and other creepy crawlies, costumes and ghosts and goblins.
Kids Halloween Treats with Chef Stacy Horn – Prep Kitchen Essentials in Seal Beach
OCTOBER 31: Sign your kiddos up to make a scare with their ghouliest, spookiest, most hauntingly delicious sweet treats! They will be baking & decorating cupcakes, cookies and demented gingerbread people.
Drive-Thru Candy Crawl – Westminster Mall
OCTOBER 31: Join the City of Westminster for a drive-thru candy crawl! Stop your car at each Community Day station and receive goodies for all the kids in your car.
Halloween Drive-Thru – City of Carson
OCTOBER 31: Come on by in your vehicle for some tricks and treats! This is a family event with Halloween displays that range from Halloween fun themes to some spooky themes. Goody bags for children!
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.
Trunk-or-Treat – The Performer’s Academy in Lake Forest
OCTOBER 31: Enjoy decorated cars, candy, prizes, and games with The Performer's Academy.
Knott’s Taste of Fall-O-Ween
Fridays - Sundays, September 25 - November 1: Experience one-of-a-kind themed food and treats, a cornucopia of Harvest and Halloween dรฉcor, exclusive event merchandise, a fully-themed Camp Snoopy Trick-or-Treat Trail for Junior guests, and so much more.
A Gentle Halloween Drive-Thru – The Gentle Barn in Agua Dulce
Sundays, September 27 - November 1: Get dressed up and see all of the Halloween-themed decorations around The Gentle Barn.
Urban Legends Drive-Thru Haunt – OC Fair & Event Center
Wednesday - Sundays, October 1 - November 1: Guests will be entertained by live performances throughout their drive, plus experience four interactive show zones with an immersive show of lights, sound, special effects and monsters that will come alive.
LA Zoo Drive-In Movies
OCTOBER 16-NOVEMBER 1: Visit the zoo for a drive-in movie series, featuring cool themes, tasty treats, and a special preshow video presentation with the zoo's biggest animal stars, trivia challenges, and more.
Halloween at Starlite Movies in San Clemente
THURSDAYS - FRIDAYS, OCTOBER 8 - NOVEMBER 1: Enjoy family-friendly Halloween films on Southern California's largest, outdoor inflatable screen and professional grade FM transmitter.
Halloween at Starlite Movies in Brea
THURSDAYS - FRIDAYS, OCTOBER 8 - NOVEMBER 1: Enjoy Halloween films on Southern California's largest, outdoor inflatable screen and professional grade FM transmitter.
Film & Food Fest Series – City of Los Alamitos
OCTOBER 16 - DECEMBER 18: Twice a month, enjoy a variety of drive-up movies and food truck meet ups. The Sandlot (10/16), Hocus Pocus (10/30), Aladdin (11/6), Free Birds (11/20), The Grinch (12/4), and Elf (12/18).
Saturday Drop-In Theater Classes
Join Acting Out for theater and improv games in the park! Drop-in classes are for kids and teens (ages 6-16) from 9:30-11 a.m. Classes held on October 10, 24, and November 7.
Veterans Day Mini Camp at Lil’ Chef School in Irvine
Wednesday, November 11: A Patriotic Tribute!ย Lil' Chefs will make burgers across America, California style, along with homemade potato rolls, Navy Potato Wedges and a Patriotic Pound Cake, also from scratch, with fresh fruit to decorate.
Alternative Learning Site: Camp Kidz Town Tour with Q&A
NOVEMBER 13: Join Kidz Town for a tour of their facility, as they show you their new alternative learning site and answer any questions you may have.ย Kidz Town offers supervised distance learning support and after school day camp with full-time, part-time, and half-day options for grades K-5.
A Cabazon Dinosaurs Christmas – Roadside Attraction
NOVEMBER 6 - JANUARY 1: Celebrate Christmas in a big way! For the first time ever, Mr. Rex has put on his Santa suit and is ready for your family Christmas photo! Santa Claus and his Velociraptor pulling sleigh will be at the Cabazon Dinosaurs for family photos. Stroll through the Outdoor Dinosaur Trail and visit the Wafflesaurus Truck for treats on select days.
Reflections at Descanso Gardens
NOVEMBER 14 - JANUARY 10: Enjoy art pieces in the garden, special seasonal plantings, self-guided activities, and a beautiful Wishing Tree created by artist Kaz Youkou Kitajima. Highlights include the Golden Grove, Floral Arches, Mirror Tree, Winter Plantings, and Deer Sculptures. Included with admission.
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