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Pumpkin Patch at Irvine Park Railroad
SEPTEMBER 18 - OCTOBER 31: Irvine Park Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch in Orange County is fun for the entire family. Enjoy the many activities for kids of all ages. Enjoy a not too spooky haunted house, hay maze, hay pyramid, picture stands, and lots of other fun activities.
Mr. Jack O’ Lanterns Pumpkin Patch in Los Angeles & San Diego
OCTOBER 1-31: Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkin Patch is now open with games, activities, attractions, and parties along with online ordering, delivery, and curbside pick-up. Games and activities include photo station, maze, pumpkin decorating, pumpkin putting, games, slides, animal viewing, bounce house, and lots more.
Gilchrist Farm Harvest Festival & Pumpkin Patch in Santa Clarita
OCTOBER 1-31: Enjoy Fall on the farm with wool spinning demos, forging demos, goat milking, pig races, food, music, performances, horse & pony rides, farm animals, pumpkin sling shots, straw maze, archery, axe throwing, and more!
Spooky Science with the Monster Academy at Discovery Cube
OCTOBER 1-31: Join costume parades, create your own monster at Dr. Pumpkinstein's Monster-Making Lab, explore the Perilous Pumpkin Launch, make your own unique Día de Los Muertos mask, enjoy animal shows, and more! On Halloween weekend, enjoy special trick-or-treating throughout the museum.
Pumpkin Patch at the Beverly Center
OCTOBER 1-31: Guests can enjoy farm-fresh pumpkins, Instagrammable photo moments and surprises and delights all season long. Pumpkin sales will be offered at the Concierge Desk.
Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodge in Anaheim
OCTOBER 1-31: Great Wolf Lodge will feature a variety of fa-BOO-lous events and treats to celebrate the spooky season including Boo Bingo, grab-n-go crafts, Halloween-themed yoga, trick-or-treat trail, story time, Monster Bash dance party, and learn to draw critter cartoons. Events are included with an overnight stay.
Halloween Boo-tacular at Chuck E. Cheese
OCTOBER 1-31: Enjoy fun games, ghoulish goodies, and Free Game Play for kids in costume (with minimum $5 games purchase). Plus, don’t miss Boo-tacular Nights with a new show and candy every night starting at 6 p.m.
SOAR – Monarch Migration at South Coast Botantic Garden
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30: Come experience SOAR – Monarch Migration and discover the journey of the mighty monarch butterfly family. SOAR guides will help you become a butterfly detective, while their host and nectar garden will be planted with everything our western monarchs love.
“Cabinet of Curiosities” Halloween Boutique at Roger’s Gardens
NOW - OCTOBER 31: The seasonal Halloween Boutique is now open at Roger's Gardens. Experience the thrill of classic horror as you explore eerie and unusual rooms. Curated themed boutiques include Frankenstein's Laboratory, Dracula's Dining Hall, The Mummy's Tomb, The Creature's Black Lagoon, and The Bride of Frankenstein's Chamber.
Pumpkin Patch at Zoomars Petting Zoo
SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 31: Visit Zoomars Petting Zoo to see and feed animals, go on train rides, jump on a mini excavator, drive in a mini tractor, and get a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch.
The Pumpkin Factory in Corona
OCTOBER 1-31: Experience the wonder of the pumpkin patch with rides, slides, ponies, petting zoo, games, and food. Attractions include carousel, spinning pumpkins, fun house, swings, archery, and more.
Shawn’s Pumpkin Patch in Los Angeles
OCTOBER 8-31: Shawn's Pumpkin Patch features mountains of pumpkins, straw bales, corn stalks, gourds, and more. There's also lots of attractions including bounce houses, ponies, petting zoo, ball house, train rides, obstacle courses, straw maze, slides, carnival games, and guaranteed fun for the whole family.
The Pumpkin Patch in Placentia
OCTOBER 8-31: Visit Southern California's oldest pumpkin patch! Pet and feed baby animals, go on tractor rides, play carnival games, bounce on inflatables, run inside a human hamster ball, go gold mining, pick out beautiful gemstones, enjoy face painting, photo ops, and of course, mosey through the pumpkin patch.
Haunt of Halloween: Haunted Maze Attraction in Mission Viejo
NOW - OCTOBER 31: An intense and terrifying maze designed to shock senses, test limits, and bring out your deepest fears. On weekends, the maze shifts to a kid-friendly not-so-scary haunted maze. Enjoy a "less haunted" version of the maze featuring trick-or-treating throughout the maze and fun activities. More attractions include pumpkin carving and decorating, photo ops, scary sideshows, Halloween acts, and George the Giant's Strange Museum of Oddities & Wonders.
Downtown Día de los Muertos at Grand Park
OCTOBER 22 - NOVEMBER 2: Contribute to the community altar and stroll through the park to view 20 altars made by professional artists and local organizations. On Saturday, October 23, enjoy the traditional Noche de Ofrenda ceremony honoring the dead with live performances and calavera art workshops for all ages.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
“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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
America Recycles Day
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15: Join Discovery Cube and OC Waste & Recycling in pledging to always reduce, reuse, and recycle so we can continue to preserve our planet for future generations.
World of Illumination Reindeer Road in Arcadia
NOVEMBER 17 - JANUARY 2: Drive along a one mile journey to see 350+ North Pole theme installations, millions of animated lights, synchronized musical experience, and more.
Holidays at the Harbor – Dana Point Harbor
NOVEMBER 17 - JANUARY 2, 2022: Each night throughout the holiday season, the Harbor’s magnificent light display will illuminate the evening sky for guests of all ages to enjoy. Plus, see the Boat Parade of Lights (Dec 10-12), go on Boat Rides with Santa (Dec 4-5), and celebrate Hanukkah with a Menorah Lighting.
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