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Día de los Muertos at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24: Observe Mexican Day of the Dead as we remember friends and family members who are no longer with us. Celebrate the joy and happiness they brought into our lives with music, dancing, art, and special foods.
Mickey + Friends Boo Bash in Anaheim
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24: Creative Communal and Brewery X presents Boo Bash with Mickey + Friends. Ticket includes entry for 2 adults and 2 children, face painting for 2 children, craft area, dance party with Halloween Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy, followed by meet and greets.
Día de Todos Santos in San Pedro
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24: A lively, intimate celebration to remember your loved ones. Enjoy children's folklorico and mariachi, food trucks, craft booths, traditional ofrendas, and a free screening of the movie Coco.
Halloween at Southern California’s Children’s Museum
OCTOBER 25-31: Enjoy creepy stories during Story & Crafts, a faBOOlous Bilingual Circle time, fangtastic sing-alongs, and visit their colorful mini pumpkin patch. Costumes are encouraged! Halloween Kits also available for purchase.
Storytime in the Native Garden at Rancho Los Cerritos
TUESDAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER: Enjoy the best young children’s books from diverse authors read to you in the California Native Garden. They will read stories and sing songs for your family every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Free!
OctoBooFest at Fullerton’s Farmers Market
OCTOBER 28: Say farewell to the Farmers Market Season at this Halloween event.
Frankenstein Friday at Pretend City
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29: In honor of Mary Shelley’s classic fictional character, Frankenstein, Pretend City is celebrating this green giant with monstrously fun activities. Explore the variations of the color green in the art studio and make your own monster friends using recycled goods and natural materials. Included with admission.
Creatures of the Night at Sherman Library & Gardens
OCTOBER 29-30: Get up close to birds of prey, tortoises, creepy, crawly bugs and get a close look at dissected carnivorous plants. Scorpions, tarantulas, lizards, snakes and other nocturnal animals will all be in the gardens.
Halloween Spookfest with City of Long Beach
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29: Join City of Long Beach at Admiral Kidd Park for trunk or treat, crafts, games and Hocus Pocus movie in the park.
Trunk or Treat with Gente Market in Santa Ana
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29: Come in costume to trunk or treat and enjoy some sweet treats. Pets welcomed.
Halloween Trick or Treat Festival in Norawlk
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29: Visit the neighborhood park from 6-8pm for pumpkin painting, games, costume, contest, trunk or treat, and a night full of spooky activities. Event will take place at Hermosillo Park, Lakeside Park, and Norwalk Park.
The Great Anaheim Halloween Parade Scavenger Hunt
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30: Ten parade floats will be hidden around Downtown Anaheim. This family-friendly, large-scale hide-and-seek offers up close photo ops with the floats, plus treats, crafts, and other surprises.
Marine Mammal Scare Center in Los Angeles
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30: Visit the Marine Mammal Scare Center to enjoy trick-or-treating, costume contest, and a pumpkin carving contest. The most exciting part will be seeing recovering seal and sea lion patients!
The Nightmare Before Christmas Live-to-Film Concert Experience in LA
OCTOBER 29 & 30: Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas live-to-film concert experience featuring Danny Elfman singing the songs of Jack Skellington plus special guests “Weird Al” Yankovic, Ken Page, and Billie Eilish as Sally.
Haunted Mini Golf at SpeedZone
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, NOW - OCTOBER 31: Choose from two spooky courses filled with shocking scares. The Dawn of Daytona course is family-friendly with a silly pumpkin patch and cemetery, followed by a forest of spirits and witches. The Spirts of Sebring course begins in a pumpkin patch, but a toxic spill has caused the pumpkins and scarecrows to come to life.
Wrigley River Run and Tadpole Trot in Long Beach
OCTOBER 30: Join participants for the annual 5K/10K and Kids' 1K Tadpole Trot. Every participant gets a medal, shirt, and pizza at the finish line
Halloween Storytime at Bowers Museum
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30: Join local children’s author Stefanie Annis for a special reading of her newest book Coco the Chameleon, followed by a simple art project. Costumes encouraged!
Spooky Saturday at Shoreline Village in Long Beach
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30: Bring the family for trick or treating, face painting, live music, fortune teller, and more.
Halloween Trick-or-Treat Party at Bella Terra
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30: Go trick-or-treating center-wide, listen to festive and spooky tunes, and enjoy balloon twisters, free face painting, and take pictures with your favorite characters including the Sanderson Sisters, Jack Skellington & Sally, and Vampirina. Goodie bags will be given to the first 500 kids. RSVP online.
Pirate’s Cave Haunt – Home Haunt Walkthrough
SELECT NIGHTS, OCTOBER 16-31: Walk through this amazing home haunt put on by father and son team for over 22 years. This year's theme, Curse of Calico Jack, will have you walking through a mine cave with things lurking in the shadows. The cave is open for a kid-friendly candy hunt the last two weekends.
A Grand Night for Singing at Musical Theatre West in Long Beach
SELECT DATES, OCTOBER 15-31: The show features 36 songs from 11 Rodgers and Hammerstein shows ranging from some of their lesser-known shows like Allegro, Pipe Dream and Me and Juliet, to their classics including South Pacific, The King and I, Oklahoma! and Cinderella.
Archaeology Dig at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, NOW - OCTOBER 31: Sift and sort to find replicas of ancient artifacts buried beneath the sand, weigh and examine your findings, and analyze clues. Join Skirball for Archaeology Month! Throughout October, junior archaeologists can participate in special projects such as making their own amulet, creating a personalized cuneiform clay tablet, and more.
Horror Car Wash in Lakewood
FRIDAYS - SUNDAYS, OCTOBER 8-31: Get a horrifying car wash from ghosts and ghouls! Theatrical special effects will leave you on the edge of your seat--- Keep you seat belt secured and your hands and arms inside at all times!
Temecula Terror: Terrifying Mazes & Scare Zone
THURSDAYS - SUNDAYS, NOW - OCTOBER 31: Three terrifying mazes plus a giant scare zone. Enjoy live entertainment and performances and Family Fright hours on Fridays & Saturdays , 5-7pm.
Halloween Night Market in Anaheim
OCTOBER 22-23 and 29-31: Enjoy an evening of shopping from your favorite spooky vendors, live entertainment, food trucks, and fun photo ops.
Hallo-Saurus Nights at Cabazon Dinosaurs
FRIDAYS - SUNDAYS, NOW - OCTOBER 31: Celebrate a family-friendly yabba dabba Hallo-saurus at Cabazon Dinosaurs roadside attraction. Enjoy larger-than-life, Flintstone-themed painted dinosaurs, go on a colorfully lit up night walk, take photos, and get treats from the Wafflesaurus truck!
Mr. Bones Halloween Trick or Treat Spooktacular in Culver City
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31: It's a Halloween party! Come in your best costume, enjoy Halloween music all day long and enjoy live entertainment and trick to treating with costumed characters.
Trunk or Treat Spooky Car Cruise-In at The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 311: Enjoy Halloween at The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum with family and friends alongside pleny of classic and vintage automobiles. Bring the kids, dress up in spooky costumes, and have ice cream from the ice cream parlor.
Spooktacular Tea Party at Dream Come True Party Room in Long Beach
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31: Enjoy a festive set menu with delicious tea sandwiches, soup, fancy desserts, tea, and more. Fun crafts, prizes, and games for adults and children. Costumes encouraged.
Halloween Spooktacular 1 Year Anniversary at Play and Parties
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31: Favorite halloween friends will lead the group in fun games, crafts, costume contests, costume parades, and so much more!
Headless Horseman’s Hallow’s Eve at Muzeo
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31: Learn the art of creating your own miniature book of this spooky tale, visit the tarot card reader, create a bubbling colorful potion, and enjoy drinkable potions and treats. Cross a cedar-plank bridge into the charming exhibit of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. There will also be children's crafts and a special costume contest just for kids.
Annual Halloween DTLA Festival for Kids
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31: Families will enjoy a Trick-or-Treat trail, character meet and greets, hot dogs, live entertainment including puppet shows and magic shows, and more! Tickets include all activities, snacks, and entertainment.
Urban Death Tour of Terror: Haunted Theatre Attraction in Hollywood
SELECT NIGHTS, OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 1: The family-friendly tour aims to scare and delight haunters of all ages in a dark and twisting haunted maze and spooky theatre attraction. After facing the maze, guests are treated to a family-friendly live show. Recommended for ages 8 and up. The more horrifying version of the tour is recommended for ages 17 and up.
Xantolo: Día de los Muertos in Paramount
NOVEMBER 1-2: Enjoy live music, community altars, free art workshop, artisan vendors, and food. Register to create an altar or submit a photo to be placed on the community altar.
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” Meet & Greet at 2ND & PCH
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5: See a movie screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas and meet Jack and Sally. Movie is complimentary, self-seating available on a first come first serve basis.
Brick Fest Live in Pasadena
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6-7, 2021: Build family memories and express your creativity! Enjoy live interactive stage shows, life-size models, building activities, meet LEGO masters, and more.
PlayLA Youth Sports Launch
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6: Enjoy a day of free sports, and meet some of LA's Olympic & Paralympic athletes! Participate in youth and adaptive sports clinics led by coaches, free lunch, expo fair, giveaways, and more.
Summer Shakespeare at Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga
JULY 11 - NOVEMBER 7: Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in an outdoor amphitheatre within Topanga Canyon's lush and rustic natural surroundings.
Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience in Torrance
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7: Witness some of the most incredible stunts ever performed by dogs. It’s not just a show, it’s an experience! The experience has amazing tricks, big air stunts, comedy antics, dancing dogs, athletic feats, and is the most entertaining show of its kind.
Family Sundays at Casa Romantica Cultural Center & Gardens in San Clemente
JULY 11, SEPTEMBER 5, OCTOBER 3, and NOVEMBER 7: Enjoy free admission to the Casa with creative activities and performances based thematically on Casa Romantica's programming.
Centennial Farm Discovery Day in Costa Mesa
SELECT DATES, NOW - JUNE 2022: Tour the farm at your own pace and experience radish planting, chick education, oxen demonstrations and our variety of plants and livestock on display.
Veterans Day Skateboarding Workshop in Long Beach
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11: The workshop will be a fun way to help your child gain some knowledge, find an appreciation, and develop a passion for skateboarding. The day will also be filled with skateboarding lessons, games, and prizes.
Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular in Anaheim
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12: This all-new production will feature some of the greatest holiday songs of all time performed with the world-renowned cast of Cirque Musica.
The Elf on the Shelf’s Magical Holiday Journey in Pomona
NOVEMBER 5 - JANUARY 2: An outdoor immersive experience featuring scenic displays, a Christmas village with shopping and dining options, an ice-skating rink, and a heart-warming walk-through journey that explores Christmas cheer from an elf’s perspective and culminates in a magical trolley ride.
West Coast Customs presents Cruis’n the Park Car Show at Six Flags
FRIDAYS - SUNDAYS, FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 14: Cruise through the park from the comfort and safety of your own car for a drive-thru auto show experience where you will see more than 100 of the world’s best automotive displays, presented by world-famous West Coast Customs.
Twilight Cinema: Drive-In Movies at Long Beach City College (PCC)
SATURDAYS, THROUGH DECEMBER 18: Hocus Pocus (10/23), Coco (10/30), Cruella (11/6), Edward Scissorhands (11/13), The Grinch (11/20), Elf (12/11), and The Polar Express (12/18).
Day Out With Thomas at SoCal Railway Museum in Perris
NOVEMBER 6, 7, 11, 13 & 14: Thomas, Percy, and Sir Topham Hatt are coming to Southern California Railway Museum! Take a ride behind Thomas and Percy, enjoy photo ops, live music, petting zoo, balloon twister, and more!
Dinosaur Train Day at Children’s Museum at La Habra
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13: Meet and greet with Buddy the Dinosaur from PBS's Dinosaur Train! The event also features dinosaur experts from Ralph Clark Park, crafts, story time, and more.
Griffith Park 125th Anniversary Celebration
NOVEMBER 13: To celebrate Griffith Park’s 125th anniversary, the Autry Museum will be free today. Visitors have the opportunity to see the exhibition Investigating Griffith Park and join special programs all connected to L.A.’s favorite park.
Portrait Power Family Day at The Huntington
NOVEMBER 13: Explore the power of portraits at The Huntington with art activities that are fun for the whole family. Experience Kehinde Wiley’s Portrait of a Young Gentleman in the Thornton Portrait Gallery, make your own self-portrait collage (while supplies last), and strike a pose at our portrait selfie station.
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