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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.
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!
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.
Symphony on the Go – Free Outdoor Concert in Fullerton
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9: Enjoy a free outdoor Pacific Symphony concert at Independence Park. There will be a five-piece woodwind ensemble performing. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and a picnic dinner to the park.
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.
Turtle and Tortoise Show at the El Dorado Nature Center, Long Beach
OCTOBER 9: Members of the Southern California Turtle and Tortoise Club will display turtles from all over the world. Free event, Parking $8
Spooktacular Halloween Event at Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary
OCTOBER 9: Enjoy frightfully fun games, pumpkin painting, photo booth and spooky extreme feeds at Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary. Only $8 per person.
Haunted Trivia & Film Festival at The District at Tustin Legacy
FRIDAYS, OCTOBER 1-29: The District is celebrating Halloween this year with a family-fun "Haunted Trivia & Film Festival" on Friday nights. Bring chairs and blankets, play an interactive digital trivia on your device, and watch Goosebumps (10/15), Frankenweenie (10/22), Nightmare Before Christmas (10/29). Spots can be reserved as early as 4pm.
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.
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.
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.
Fall Festival at Lakewood Equestrian Center
OCTOBER 15 & 17:Join Pony Time for glow in the dark pony rides, carnival games, prizes, face painting, petting zoo, animal feeding, and a Halloween-themed picture pony booth.
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.
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!
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.
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden Grand Reopening at CSULB
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16: Enjoy family fun in the garden. Scan your barcode at the gate (with the new mobile app) for entry into the raffle. Crafts, giveaway, and fun! Free parking in Lot G4.
Spooky Science at Columbia Memorial Space Center
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16: Celebrate a spooky-themed day of science! Flying bats, falling ghosts, and LED jack-o-lanterns are just a few of the stations you and your family will be able to enjoy. Pre-purchased registration required.
Lakewood Recreation and Community Services Family Camp
Participate in fun activities including games, crafts, nature walks, roasting marshmallows and singing around the campfire at this overnight camp for ages 3 and up.
Spooky Expo at Frank & Son Collectible Show
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 & 17: Check out 70+ spooky vendors at one of the biggest collectible shows around. Free admission, free parking.
Free Kids’ Fishing Derby at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16: Join OC Parks for a fun-filled day of fishing at Mile Square Regional Park. The North Lake will be stocked with more than 1,000 pounds of trout and catfish for kids (ages 6-15) to try and catch. Registration is required at the OC Parks check-in table on the day of the event.
Unicorn Brunch at Dream Come True Party Room in Long Beach
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16: Yummy unicorn food, craft, games, face painting and more.
Farm Friends Festival at Children’s Museum at La Habra
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16: Celebrate opening week of the new Centennial Farm exhibit at The Children's Museum at La Habra! Join the museum for a petting zoo, live music, farm crafts and games. Included with paid museum admission!
Fall for All at Segerstrom in Costa Mesa
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16: Celebrate fall with different cultural traditions featuring live performances from local community groups and festival activities for the whole family.
Family Fun Halloween Festival at 2ND & PCH in Long Beach
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17: A day of Halloween fun featuring local makers and vendors, live performance by Jack and Sally (from Nightmare Before Christmas), live music, photo ops, and more.
Día de los Muertos at Gente Market at Heritage Museum of Orange County
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17: Enjoy live performances, outdoor art gallery, food and drinks, sugar skull face painting, kids craft area, raffles, altars, and over 100 vendors to shop. Also, take photos with La Catrina, Carnita the Pot Belly Pig, and Miguel & Hector from Coco.
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.
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.
Haunted Aquarium at Birch Aquarium in La Jolla
OCTOBER 22-24: Meet slimy sea creatures, learn about mysterious animals from the sea, and get up close with spooky science. Admission includes access to all aquarium exhibits as well as treat bags, and Halloween fun - a “kelp” maze, costume showcase, music and more!
OC Ghostbusters at Pretend City
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23: The Ghostbusters will be at Pretend City to handle all of the ghouls and goblins that try to impede on the fun. Enjoy a spooky good time with hands-on activities and photo ops. Included with museum admission.
A Faery Hunt Show and Fairy Halloween Party in Tarzana
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23: Enjoy an enchanted Faery Hunt show and Halloween Party. Activities include one-on-one time with the fairies, dancing, games, storytelling, fairy unicorn readings, frolic, and fun!
Ohana’s Halloween Town in Garden Grove
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23: A family-friendly event with 50+ vendors and small shops, artists, music, food, drinks, giveaways, photo ops, trick-or-treating, and kids Halloween costume contest.
Halloween at Western Museum of Flight in Torrance
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23: Learn the science of flying broomsticks and other airborne things, story time, and treats. Admission is free for Halloween creatures in costume.
Monthly Park Cleanup – El Dorado Regional Park in Long Beach
OCTOBER 23 & NOVEMBER 27: Help to protect wildlife and beautify the largest park in Long Beach. All ages welcome!
Family Fun Halloween Festival at the Outlets at San Clemente
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23: Get ready for some Halloween fun featuring local makers and vendors, live music, photo ops, face painting, Halloween activities, and meet and greet with Mickey & Minnie! Costumes encouraged.
Howl-o-Ween Storytelling Event at El Dorado Nature Center
OCTOBER 23: Delicious Shivers and Startled Gasps by South Coast Storytellers Guild. Join them for spooky stories as the sun sets over the Nature Center. Free Event, Parking $8.
‘Onward’ Movie in the Park in Fountain Valley
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23: Enjoy the fall weather and come in your best costume for fun trick-or-treating, games, popcorn, and movie screening of Onward. Bring your lawn chairs and blanket.
Hocus Pocus Halloween Movie Night at Heritage Museum of OC
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23: Before the movie begins, run "amuck, amuck, amuck" and enjoy trick-or-treating, themed photo ops, a costume contest, and trivia. Then find your spot, enjoy your picnic, and watch the Disney Halloween classic “Hocus Pocus” under the stars surrounded by beautiful Victorian buildings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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