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Pumpkin Patch at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana
OCTOBER 18: Visit Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary for free pumpkins (one per family while supplies last), hayride, and more. Costumes encouraged.
Los Angeles Lantern Art Expo at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia
OCTOBER 18 - NOVEMBER 17: Enjoy 66 themed lanterns, a food festival with 140 vendors, unique merchandise, traditional Hanfu attire, live performances, and family-friendly activities including dinosaur rides, all in one unforgettable celebration of heritage and creativity.
Trunk or Treat at Santiago Canyon College
OCTOBER 18: Dress up in your favorite costume and trick-or-treat through the campus, also enjoy music, games, and plenty of festive activities.
Rock-tober Fest in Fountain Valley
OCTOBER 18: Enjoy a spooky concert, food, games, trick or treating booths, a costume contest and a scare zone!
Peanuts Spooktacular at Laguna Lake in Fullerton
OCTOBER 18: Halloween activities inspired by Charlie Brown and The Great Pumpkin, along with crafts, camp stories, and songs. Enjoy free contests like bobbing for doughnuts and mummy wrapping. Face painting, crafts, and snacks will be available for purchase.
Stratford School Fall Open House
OCTOBER 19: Visit Stratford School to meet dedicated leaders, teachers, and staff. Learn how Stratford's balanced, STEAM-infused curriculum builds student confidence and inspires critical thinking, innovation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Heritage Festival in Placentia
OCTOBER 19: Join the City of Placentia for a car show, parade, live music, family-fun games, crafts, local vendors, food, beer, a business expo, and military appreciation!
Halloween Fandemonium! at Segerstrom Center of the Arts
OCTOBER 19: A spooktacular celebration featuring music from Disney Animation, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Marvel Studios, and eerie orchestral classics performed by Pacific Symphony. Dress up in your best cosplay and check out themed activities for kids, including coloring, photo, and S.T.E.A.M. station.
Los Angeles Printers Fair at The International Printing Museum in Torrance
OCTOBER 19-20: Celebrate the best of letterpress, book arts, and the paper arts. Enjoy hands-on activities and demonstrations. Exhibitors include many of the greatest letterpress and printmaking artists, offering custom posters, printings, hand-printed cards, memorabilia, hand-made paper, and antiquarian books for sale.
Family Camp in Lakewood
OCTOBER 19-20: Parents and their children ages 3-11 can enjoy an outdoor experience together and spend a night out under the stars at Monte Verde Park. Activities include games, crafts, nature walks, roasting marshmallows and singing around the campfire. All meals and snacks are prepared so parents can sit back, relax and enjoy nature with their children.
Boo at the Zoo! at Wild Wonders in Bonsall
OCTOBER 19-20 & 26-27: Wild Wonders' annual Halloween tours are a treat for the entire family. Go on a flashlight tour to get to know some of the nocturnal animals.
Art & Science Family Festival at the Getty Center
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19-20: See how light can dazzle and delight by making your own suncatcher and creating pictures with the power of the sun! Explore the medieval idea of the cosmos by making your own piece of wearable art based on your astrological sign.
Cirque du Soleil: KOOZA at Santa Monica Pier
OCTOBER 19 - DECEMBER 1: Watch acrobatic performances and the art of clowning during at KOOZA. The show is an innovative journey viewed through the perspective of The Innocent, an endearing yet naïve clown looking for his place in the world. Acts include Silks, Double Highwire, Skeleton Dance, and Wheel of Death.
Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport
OCTOBER 19: Explore aircraft on static display, enjoy live music, activities for kids, food and beer trucks, and helicopter rides for purchase.
Halloween Spooktacular at Long Beach Towne Center
OCTOBER 19: Family-friendly entertainment including trick-or-treat stations, character meet and greets, balloon twisters, crafts, and live DJ.
Spooktacular Interactive Concert with Music for Autism
OCTOBER 19: The Help Group, in partnership with Music for Autism, invites your family to an interactive, autism-friendly concert designed for young people with autism spectrum disorder and their families. The concert features the phenomenal, multi-instrumental duo, ArcoStrum.
Witches Tea Party at Dream Come True Tea & Party Room
OCTOBER 19: An afternoon filled with wickedly fun activities, tasty treats, and bottomless blood orange mimosas. Broom stick craft with crystals and natural elements, spells and rituals. Prize for best dressed witch.
Twilight Tours at Drum Barracks Civil War Museum in Wilmington
OCTOBER 19: Enjoy a candlelit tour of the Barracks as you learn about the paranormal history of the building and trick or treat stations, and a children’s craft.
Owl-O-Ween at Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista
OCTOBER 19: Enjoy a fun-filled Halloween party including animal encounters, trick or treat stations, costume parade, crafts, creepy crawly room, chilling science experiments, spooky storytelling, and more.
Spooky Science Night at Columbia Memorial Space Center
OCTOBER 19: Celebrate a spooky-themed night of science with a robotics lab, costume parade, super slime, and even more fun stations with variety of hands-on science activities.
Country Night at Barnyard Buddies in Lakewood
OCTOBER 19: Join in for country night admission includes the petting zoo, line dance lessons, and the photo booth. Food available for purchase.
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk in Manhattan Beach
OCTOBER 20: The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk rallies thousands every October for a fun-filled celebration at the beach, where families and friends gather to walk from Manhattan Beach Pier to Hermosa Beach Pier and back in support of children with special needs.
Family Science Sundays at Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro
EVERY 3rd SUNDAY: Join MMCC every third Sunday of the month for a one-hour journey learning about ocean conservation, marine mammals, and beyond. This event is free and includes access to MMCC’s full visitor experience, including patient viewing and our interactive exhibit hall.
Wheel of Fortune LIVE! in Cerritos
OCTOBER 22: America’s favorite game comes to your hometown! Contestants are randomly selected from the audience to join the host onstage for a chance to spin a replica of the iconic Wheel, solve puzzles, and win incredible prizes such as trips to Paris and Hawaii or up to $10,000 in cash.
Día de Los Muertos at Fullerton College
OCTOBER 24: Enjoy an evening filled with music, food, activities, vendors, and performances that honor ancestors.
LA Fall Fair in South El Monte
OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 3: Check out the largest fall festival in LA County featuring 12 acres of amusement rides, live music on weekends, carnival games, local artisans, and food court.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert at Dolby Theater in LA
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25-26: Concert will feature the movie on HD screen, complemented by a diverse ensemble of musicians and instrumentalists performing the film’s iconic score and soundtrack live.
Dia de los Muertos Festival on Olvera Street in Los Angeles
OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 2: Featuring nightly novenario processions, outdoor altar displays, Aztec blessings, live music, and performances. Special events take place Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 1-2 with face painting, tradition foods, 5k race, and more.
Halloween Train Ride at Wilson Park in Torrance
OCTOBER 25-26: Enjoy a train ride around the park, costumes encourages!
Día de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
OCTOBER 26: Event features live performances, a variety of food vendors, dedicated Children's Plaza with activities, Altar Exhibitions, and more.
Halloween Haunt at the Whittier Museum
OCTOBER 26: See unique vintage and modern style hearses on display and shop the market for Halloween and horror movie themed memorabilia.
Historical Cemetery Tour in Long Beach
OCTOBER 26: Enjoy graveside performances by community theater actors portraying the life of the person lying at rest. The tour is appropriate for families and all ages.
Día de los Muertos in Downtown Santa Monica
OCTOBER 26: Visit Third Street Promenade for festive live entertainment, colorful community altars, pop-up market, and a public art installation by Los Angeles-based artist, Ricado Soltero.
The Anaheim Fall Festival & Halloween Parade
OCTOBER 26: Highlights include food vendors, artist booths, costume contests for kids and dogs, a parade float scavenger hunt, and a parade featuring hand-built floats, marching bands, and dance groups.
Harbor Hayride at Ocean Institute in Dana Point
OCTOBER 26: Enjoy live music, apple cider, temporary tattoos and trick-or-treating all while cruising the beautiful Dana Point Harbor on the R/V Sea Explorer.
Halloween Fun Fishy Fest at Heal the Bay Aquarium
OCTOBER 26-27: Get in the Halloween spirit with Fishy Fest at Heal the Bay Aquarium! Join us for a festive costume contest, a deep-sea puppet theater, a candy-filled adventure along the Santa Monica Pier - and much more.
Monster Dash 5K & Creepy Crawl Fun Run in San Clemente
OCTOBER 26: With tricks and treats for all ages, all runners, joggers, walkers, zombies, skeletons, and crawlers are invited to come dressed in their best Halloween costumes.
Spooky Science STEM Lab at Orange Coast College Planetarium
OCTOBER 26: Learn how scientists explore the natural world with fun Halloween themed science experiments! Core candy bars, build skeleton hand grabbers, and make fluorescent slime as you master the methods scientists use in the field.
La Habra Community Open House
OCTOBER 26: The City of La Habra invites you to its Community Open House featuring demonstrations by the police department, public works projects and large equipment, kids' activities, Children's Museum Mobile Museum, games, and lots more.
Halloween Zoo-tacular at OC Zoo
OCTOBER 26: Visit the OC Zoo for a scavenger hunt, trick-or-treating, and spooky crafts. The first 100 children in costume will receive a free gift.
15th Birthday Quinceañera at Columbia Memorial Space Center
OCTOBER 26: Celebrate CMSC's 15th birthday with a quinceañera -themed celebration! Enjoy free admission, hands-on activities, performances, desserts, and photo ops throughout the day!
Boo at the Bay: Family Halloween Party at Upper Newport Bay
OCTOBER 26: Visit the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center for a fun family Halloween party featuring spooky stories, creepy crafts, wacky science experiments, bizarre animals, and hair-raising games.
Floating Pumpkin Patch at Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center
OCTOBER 26: Jump into the pool, choose a pumpkin to take home or decorate, and enjoy festive crafts and ghostly delights.
Falloween in Huntington Beach
OCTOBER 26: Join the City of Huntington Beach at the Thomas Ridley Bandstand in Central Park for a fall-themed celebration with a pumpkin patch, carving and painting station, games, inflatables, movie, food trucks and more.
Hangar Halloween at Yanks Air Museum in Chino
OCTOBER 26: Join Yanks for a fun trick or treat event and activities. Kids in costume receive free admission.
Jack O’ Lantern Jamboree at Atlantis Play Center in Garden Grove
OCTOBER 26: Experience spooky obstacle courses, puppet shows, a reptile show and petting zoo, pumpkin patch, and more! Costumes are encouraged.
Happy Hauntings at Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro
OCTOBER 26: Kids receive a treat bag and walk through a trick or treat pathway and booth. Free snacks for kids in costume.
Monster Splash at Aquatic Center in Irvine
OCTOBER 26: Enjoy Halloween festivities, including trick-or-treating, a floating pumpkin patch, and a decorating station. Swim in the enchanted lagoon, conquer a chilling inflatable obstacle course, enjoy bounce houses, and grab ghoulish snacks from the spooky smorgasbord!
Día de los Muertos Fiesta in Mission Viejo
OCTOBER 26: Enjoy live mariachi music, folkloric dance, face painting, arts and crafts, and authentic food.
Stay Spooky Groovy Halloween Maker Market and Trick-or-Treating at Bella Terra
OCTOBER 26: Visit the Bella Terra for a fun-filled Halloween event with live music, local vendors, trick-or-treating, meet and greets, and entertainment for the whole family!
Disclaimer: The Kidsguide team does their best to keep event details accurate at the time of posting, but information can change without notice! Be sure to double-check with the event organizer before heading out. Kidsguide is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or changes on our calendar—we’re just here to help you find the fun!
