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OC Parks Drive-In: Hocus Pocus – Fountain Valley
OCTOBER 23-25: OC Parks will host a drive-in movie at Mile Square Regional Park featuring "Hocus Pocus." Tickets must be purchased online in advance. Tickets available October 13.
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.
Norwalk Nights at the Drive-In – City of Norwalk
OCTOBER 2, 9, and 16: Celebrate Halloween with the City of Norwalk all month long! The Addams Family (10/2), Hocus Pocus (10/9), The Nightmare Before Christmas (10/16), and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (10/23).
Ghostbusters Day – Pretend City in Irvine
OCTOBER 24: The Ghostbusters will be in the neighborhood at Pretend City for some spooktacular activities.
Drive-Thru Pumpkin Patch – Lakewood Center Mall
OCTOBER 24: Drive through a maze of unique Halloween-themed displays. Each family will receive a pumpkin and a treat bag for each child. Pre-registration required.
Monster Mash Double Feature – Fountain Valley Drive-In
OCTOBER 24: Enjoy two separate movies and drive through the spooky sponsor's lane to collect some ghoulish garb. The first film is Hotel Transylvania at 6:30 p.m. geared to our younger ghouls and goblins. The second feature is Hocus Pocus at 9:15 p.m.
Haunted Museum at Home: Slime Lab – Natural History Museum
OCTOBER 24: Discover - if you dare - the science of slime while participating in goopy games, sticky scientific demonstrations, and creepy chats. Enjoy a spider Q&A, slimy experiments, a pumpkin carving demonstration, dive deep in the bizarre world of fishes, story competition, and chances to win prizes.
Beauty & the Beast – Yaya Performance Academy’s First Rehearsal
OCTOBER 24: Join the first rehearsal for Beauty and the Beast. Ages 5-17 are welcome. The virtual performance will be held in January.
Creative Communal Makers Market – Huntington Beach
OCTOBER 24: Shop from local makers, enjoy live music, good food, tricko-or-treat stations, Halloween backdrops, and a special visit from Jack and Sally!
Virtual: A Faery Hunt Show & Fairy Halloween Party
OCTOBER 24: Watch an enchanted performance of "The Missing Fairy Light" then enjoy a virtual Fairy Halloween Party with storytelling, music, games, frolic, and lots of silly fun!
Outdoor Victorian Mourning Faire – Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles
OCTOBER 24-25: Learn about Victorian death practices and superstitions, enjoy prizes, music, and spooktacular displays.
Drive-Thru Pumpkin Party – City of Huntington Beach
OCTOBER 24: Enjoy a drive-thru fall festival at Murdy Park. They'll be handing out pumpkins from their pumpkin patch, decorating kits, candy, and more. Decorate your car for a chance to win a fun family prize.
Haunted Halloween Path for Families in Montebello
OCTOBER 24: Montebello Plymouth Congregational Church invites you to a socially distanced, outdoor event complete with candy and a haunted path.
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 Coalition’s 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 Dracula’s Castle, a Monster Mess show at Warwick’s 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 décor 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 décor, 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.
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