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41 events
Oct31Sat

Boo at the L.A. Zoo

Sat, Oct 24 and Sun, Oct 25 and Sat, Oct 31 and Sun, Nov 1  ·  10 AM to 5 PM
L.A. Zoo, Los Angeles

LA's beloved family Halloween tradition with trick-or-treating stations, keeper talks and animal pumpkin enrichment.

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Oct31Sat

Glendora Halloween Carnival

Sat, Oct 31  ·  5 to 8 PM
Finkbiner Park, Glendora

A carnival with bounce houses, food and attractions. $15 presale; $20 day of.

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Oct31Sat

Halloween at the Market

Sat, Oct 31  ·  11:00 AM
Santa Barbara Public Market, Santa Barbara

A halloween community event at Santa Barbara Public Market in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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Oct31Sat

Halloween at the Museum

Sat, Oct 31  ·  2:00 PM
March Field Air Museum, Riverside

A children's halloween festival at March Field Air Museum in Riverside. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.

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Oct31Sat

Halloween Bash

Sat, Oct 31  ·  12:00 PM
Thompson Brewing Company, Riverside

A halloween party at Thompson Brewing Company in Riverside. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.

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Oct31Sat

Halloween in the Village

Sat, Oct 31  ·  11 AM to 4 PM
Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad

Trick-or-treating, crafts, games and a costume contest.

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Oct31Sat

Halloween Planetarium Show: Witch's Ride

Sat, Oct 31  ·  12:00 PM
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara

A planetarium show at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Sbnature.org.

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Oct31Sat

Halloween Skate Session

Sat, Oct 31  ·  10:00 AM
Moonlight Rollerway, Glendale

A halloween roller skating at Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale. Details and tickets through Moonlightrollerway.com.

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Oct31Sat

Halloween Spooktacular

Sat, Oct 31
Anaheim Hills Festival, Anaheim

A halloween festival at Anaheim Hills Festival in Anaheim. Details and tickets through Villapark.co.

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Oct31Sat

Halloween Time at Museum of Make Believe

Sat, Oct 31
Museum of Make Believe, Laguna Beach

A Halloween session at the storybook-forest museum: craft a potion bottle, design a mini fall scene, and enjoy wine and sugar cookies.

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Oct31Sat

Hana Field Pumpkin Patch

Oct 3 to 31
Hana Field Pumpkin Patch & Flower Field, Costa Mesa

Pick pumpkins and flowers, wander the flower fields, try the Jurassic Fright corn maze and visit the barnyard. A stroller or wagon helps with the haul.

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Oct31Sat

HB Downtown Surf City Spooktacular

Sat, Oct 31
Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center, Huntington Beach

Main Street turns into a trick-or-treat route with a monster march, costume contest, character appearances and the Boo Wave, supporting Waymakers.

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Oct31Sat

Hometown Halloween Festival

Sat, Oct 31  ·  10:00 AM
Memorial Park, Sierra Madre

A family halloween festival at Memorial Park in Sierra Madre. Details and tickets through Safecleanwaterla.org.

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Oct31Sat

Jax Plays Dead - Halloween

Sat, Oct 31  ·  8:00 PM
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, Santa Barbara

A halloween concert at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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Oct31Sat

Mr. Jack-o-lantern's Pumpkin Patch

Oct 1 to 31
Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkin Patch, Brea

A family pumpkin patch with games and activities, birthday and field-trip bookings, and pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks and hay for sale.

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Bob Baker Marionette Theater Hallowe'en Spooktacular

Select dates through Nov 8  ·  Select dates and times
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles

A family-friendly hour-long boo-sical revue with 100+ puppets and a Dia de los Muertos sequence. (Start date shown as September.)

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Carved at Descanso Gardens

Nightly through Nov 1  ·  6 to 10 PM
Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge

A festive fall evening of glowing jack-o'-lanterns, giant hand-carved pumpkins and illuminated railroad displays.

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Gilchrist Farm Festival & Patch

Weekends through Oct 31  ·  Weekends
Gilchrist Farm, Santa Clarita

Free admission; pay per activity. (Start date shown as Oct 1; the source says "through Oct 31.")

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Halloween at Kidspace

Tue-Sun through Oct 31  ·  Tue-Sun 10 AM to 5 PM
Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena

A month-long Halloween celebration at Kidspace Children's Museum.

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