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Moon Festival at Arcadia City Hall Lawn
October 4: Enjoy mooncake making, live entertainment, and kids’ activities at Arcadia’s Moon Festival. FREE!
International Observe the Moon Night at Orange Coast College
October 4: View the waxing gibbous moon through high-powered telescopes and engage with knowledgeable astronomy students and faculty, who will be on hand to share fascinating insights about the moon's craters, mountains, and seas. FREE!
Laguna Beach Car Show
October 5: Enjoy a day in Laguna Beach for classic cars, bratwurst, beer, and live Oktoberfest tunes. Family-friendly fun with kids’ activities and coastal vibes.
Creepy Crawlers in Arboretum & Botanical Garden at CSUF
October 5: Explore garden critters with crafts and stories for kids. FREE!
Asian Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Bowers Museum
October 5: Celebrate with live performances, art making, and a taste of mooncake. FREE.
Mid-Autumn Festival with Mommy & Me Vietnamese at Pretend City
October 5: Sing, dance, and taste mooncakes at a Mid-Autumn Festival–themed family event.
Carnival Colossal & Food Truck Festival in San Clemente
OCTOBER 10-13: Enjoy rides, food, games, music, and more!
Tron: Ares Laser & Light Show at El Capitan Theatre
October 9: Enter the Grid for Tron: Ares Opening Night with a laser show, photo ops, and exclusive collectible keepsakes.
Halloween Fright Fest Market at Anaheim GardenWalk
Weekends, October 10-26: Enjoy live music, spooky vendors, free crafts, and giveaways at GardenWalk in Anaheim. FREE!
Haunted Escape Room at the Mission Viejo Library
October 10-12: Test your problem-solving skills and your ability to work in a team while trying to escape the curse. FREE!
Long Beach Zombie Walk & Halloween Party
October 11: Zombies take over Shoreline Village in Long Beach with a family-friendly Kids Zone, live music, spooky eats, costume contests, and the iconic Zombie Walk. FREE!
Sesame Street Live! Elmo + Friends Say Hello in Cerritos
October 11: Sing, dance, and play along as you help Elmo's puppy, Tango, in a delightful game of hide-and-seek. This interactive experience promises fun and surprises for the whole family.
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.
Sonia De Los Santos | Bilingual Songs of Hope for All Ages | Segerstrom Center
October 11-12: Bring the whole family to Samueli Theater for an afternoon of bilingual, kid-friendly music from Latin GRAMMY nominee, Sonia De Los Santos!
Navy’s 250th Birthday | USS Midway Museum
October 11: Honor veterans, see model ships, and celebrate the Navy’s 250th birthday with cake, photos, and family activities aboard the USS Midway Museum.
Placentia Heritage Festival
October 11: Celebrate 60 years of tradition with live music, classic cars, food, carnival games, and hometown fun at the Placentia Heritage Festival.
Turtle & Tortoise Day | Madrona Marsh Nature Center | Torrance
October 11: Meet live turtles and tortoises, learn about their care, and explore nature at this free family event at Madrona Marsh Nature Center. FREE!
Irvine Global Village Festival
OCTOBER 5: The annual festival features a variety of food items and global cuisine, music and dance performances, homemade goods and art, art exhibitions, cultural displays, and the expanded Kids Village with petting zoo, crafts, and interactive activities.
Enchanted Realms Book Festival | The Autry
October 11: Enter a world of fantasy at the Enchanted Realms Book Festival with authors, crafts, henna, and kids’ activities in the Enchanted Corner.
California Seaweed Festival | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium | San Pedro
October 11: Dive into ocean fun at the California Seaweed Festival with seaweed crafts, live music, mermaids, touch tanks, and science talks at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. FREE!
Halloween Parade and Costume Contest in Norwalk
October 11: This free, community event includes marching bands, costume contests, and parade entries. Parade begins at 11am at the corner of Norwalk Blvd. and Mapledale St. and concludes at Hermosillo Park.
Fur-Ever Friends Fall Fest and Pumpkin Patch | Mission Viejo
October 11: Meet adoptable pets, enjoy a pumpkin patch, kids’ crafts, and wildlife activities at Fur-Ever Friends Fall Fest in Mission Viejo.
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day at The Getty Center
OCTOBER 12: Enjoy activities such as a cyanotype workshop, create Tongva clapper sticks, participate in traditional music and dance performances, savor a tasting menu inspired by Indigenous ingredients.
Thank You LA – Roscoe’s 50th Anniversary Festival | Shoreline Aquatic Park | Long Beach
October 11: Celebrate 50 years of Roscoe’s with live music, car showcases, vendors, and a Kids Zone with bounce houses, games, and special guests. FREE!
Pup-toberfest | Hunt Branch Library | Fullerton
October 11: Celebrate fall with dog races, costume contests, food trucks, and kids’ games at Pup-toberfest in Fullerton.
Scarecrow Festival in Costa Mesa
October 11: See scarecrows displayed on the lawn, enjoy a kids costume contest, face painting, trick-or-treat stations, pumpkin decorating, music, food trucks, and more.
Toy Story 30th Anniversary Live-To-Film Concert at The Soraya
October 11-12: Celebrate 30 years of Toy Story magic with live orchestra at The Soraya.
Seaside Movie Night: Hocus Pocus at Ventura Harbor Village
October 11: Watch Hocus Pocus by the sea with DJ tunes, games, crafts, giveaways, and costume prizes at Ventura Harbor Village. FREE!
Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final Los Angeles
October 11: Watch street dancers battle to surprise tracks—where the crowd decides.
Southeast Asia Day at Aquarium of the Pacific
SEPTEMBER 30: Enjoy music, dance, cultural craft demonstrations, and other programming representing countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos.
A Faery Hunt Show & Fairy Halloween Party in Tarzana
October 12: Join the faery folke on a fun and gentle immersive quest for the Faery Royalty with a interactive, musical performance. Following the show, enjoy a Halloween Party with one-on-one time with the fairies, dancing, games, storytelling, fairy unicorn readings, frolic, and fun.
Dancing in L.A. | Natural History Museum | Los Angeles
October 12: Experience the beauty of Philippine folk dance as Kayamanan Ng Lahi performs during Dancing in L.A. at the Natural History Museum.
Dribble for Victory Over Cancer | UCLA
October 12: The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and UCLA have teamed up to launch the 18th Annual Dribble for Victory Over Cancer — a nationwide movement where college basketball teams and their communities come together in a spirited effort to combat childhood cancer.
READY Long Beach – Emergency Preparedness Expo
SEPTEMBER 9: READY Long Beach is a family-friendly event where you can check out emergency vehicles on display, learn life-saving tips, watch safety demos, and enjoy food, music, kids rides, prizes, and vendors.
Fall Faire & Pumpkin Patch at Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach
October 12: Celebrate 50 years of fall fun with crafts, games, food, petting zoo, and a pumpkin patch at ENC’s Fall Faire. FREEish!
Great Big Family Play Day in Huntington Beach
October 12: Enjoy a full day of music, rides, sports, art, giveaways, and pumpkin patch fun at Great Big Family Play Day.
Harvest Festival at Green Hills in Rancho Palos Verdes
October 12: Pick a pumpkin, explore the maze, ride the hay wagon, and get creative with arts and crafts. FREE!
HUNTR/X Halloween Party with Play & Parties
October 15: Sing, dance, play games, and show off costumes with Rumi and Jinu at the HUNTR/X Halloween Party in Orange.
LA Korean Festival
October 16-19: Celebrate and learn about Korean culture with street foods, regional specialties, a marketplace, and performances from Korean musicians, artists and more.
Haunted Trails in Laguna Niguel
October 16-19: Haunted trails at Crown Valley Park is back again for another unnerving, dreadful year! It’ll be four memorable nights that are sure to haunt your dreams. Not recommended for children under 10 years old.
YMCA of OC Trunk or Treats
October 17-25: Families can enjoy safe trick-or-treating, decorated trunks, costumes, games, music, and plenty of festive fun at branches across the county. October 17: Newport Beach • October 18: Laguna Niguel • October 24: Huntington Beach • October 24: Mission Viejo • October 25: Fullerton. FREE!
Trick-or-Treat in the Garden at the LA Arboretum and Botanic Garden
October 17: Kids can collect nature-based treats while learning fun facts about plants and creatures along the route.
Scarium Family Night at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach
October 17: Get ready for spooky fun at the Aquarium with animal exhibits, touch tanks, a scavenger hunt, and a costume contest! Plus, enjoy trick-or-treating, a vampire magician, and kids' activity booths.
Sea Scare at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
October 18: Experience Cabrillo Marine Aquarium’s Sea Scare: Siren’s Curse with haunted trails, carnival games, crafts, trunk or treat, and a costume contest.
Pumpkin Splash with City of San Clemente
October 18: Visit the San Clemente Aquatics Center and swim in the activity pool and play structure, float around with pumpkins and enjoy Halloween-themed activities. Participants get one pumpkin for decorating (while supplies last). Pre-registration required.
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.
Boo at the Zoo at The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College
October 18-19 & 25-26: Enjoy two weekends of family fun with interactive trick or treating, pumpkin bingo, photo opportunities, wildlife programs & meet & greets.
Boo at The Zoo at Wild Wonders
October 18-19 & 25-26: Join Wild Wonders for some spooky fun the last two weekends in October. Go on a flashlight tour to see nocturnal animals, plus enjoy candy stations and apple cider.
Boo at the LA Zoo
October 18-19 & 25-26: The Halloween spirit will be in full swing with trick-or-treating stations featuring premium Mars candies, plus animal pumpkin feedings, themed photo ops, education stations, an extinct animal graveyard, and more. Costumes are encouraged!
Boo at the Santa Ana Zoo
October 18-19 & 25-26: Halloween family festival including trick-or-treating, lights & decorations, nocturnal animal presentations, scavenger hunt, and rides (ride tickets required).
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!
