Oct30Fri
Punch Out
A stand-up comedy competition at Badger Comedy in West Hollywood. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
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Oct30Fri
Punchlines & Pasta with Katie K
A stand-up comedy and dinner at Antonucci's Italian & Seafood Restaurant in Mission Viejo. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
Oct30Fri
Rave to the Grave An Ecstatic Dance Halloween Party
A sober ecstatic dance party at Yoga Soup in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Union.fit.
Oct30Fri
SAMLARC's Halloween Family Festival
Trick-or-treating, bounce houses, a costume contest for kids, pets and families, a photo booth, music and games.
Oct30Fri
San Diego Zombie Crawl
Halloween nightlife across participating bars and clubs. Ages 21+.
Oct30Fri
Saturday Live Music
A live brewery music at Metabolic Brewing Co. Alternative Craft in Ontario. Details and tickets through Metabolicbrewing.com.
Oct30Fri
SGLA Annual Spooktacular
A halloween family festival at Stomping Ground L.A. in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
SkyPark Spooky Spectacular
A halloween festival at SkyPark at Santa's Village in Skyforest. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Snapdragon Stadium Tours
A live event at Snapdragon Stadium. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
SoFi Stadium Tours
A live event at SoFi Stadium Tours. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
Sound of Two Cities: A Free Community Concert
A symphony orchestra concert at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego. Details and tickets through Theshell.org.
Oct30Fri
Spooky Feels: A Halloween Indie Rock + Electronic Dance Party (18+)
A Dance/Electronic music event at House of Blues Anaheim. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
Spooky Sessions Party
A halloween party at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Oct30Fri
Stamp & Scrapbook Expo Ontario
A scrapbooking and craft expo at Ontario Convention Center in Ontario. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Sunset Sessions – Live Music
A live music and food festival at Fox Point Farms in Encinitas. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Theatre arts and theatre event at Yucaipa Performing Arts Center Indoor Theatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
THE B-52s * DEVO: COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR
A Rock music event at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
The Black Angels: Passover 2026 Tour
A Rock music event at The Observatory. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
The Burlesque Show
A burlesque variety show at Copa Nightclub in Palm Springs. Details and tickets through Viagogo.pl.
Oct30Fri
The Minutes
A political satire play at Coachella Valley Repertory in Cathedral City. Details and tickets through Discoverpalmdesert.com.
Oct30Fri
The Music Man
A live event at Ahmanson Theatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
The Nightmare on Strip Street
An event at Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club Oxnard in Oxnard. Details and tickets through Sroxnard.com.
Oct30Fri
The Outsiders
A musical theatre at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
The Outsiders (Touring)
A Theatre arts and theatre event at Segerstrom Center for the Arts-Segerstrom Hall. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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"Hallowe’en Greetings and Tricks, Treats, and Traditions" at Muzeo
A museum exhibit on how Halloween began and how Anaheim has celebrated it for a century, timed with the Anaheim Fall Festival's 100th anniversary.
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20 Years Later: The Great Picture
A City of Irvine exhibit at Irvine City Hall marking 20 years since The Great Picture.
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American Red Cross Blood Drive at MainPlace
A monthly blood donation drive at MainPlace Mall, noon to 6 PM.
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Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes and farm animals.
SeasonMulti-week
Bob Baker Marionette Theater Hallowe'en Spooktacular
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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Candlelight Concerts
Candlelit string tributes, including Halloween classics and Queen and Beatles nights.
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