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Oct29Thu

Trick & Treat Wine Tasting

Oct 26 to 31
Malibu Wines & Beer Garden, West Hills

A halloween wine pairing at Malibu Wines & Beer Garden in West Hills. Details and tickets through Locally-social.com.

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Oct29Thu

Turn Up Thursdays

Thu, Oct 29  ·  7:00 PM
Copper Blues Oxnard Resturant, Oxnard

A Family live event at Copper Blues Oxnard Resturant. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct29Thu

Usama Siddiquee

Thu, Oct 29  ·  8:00 PM
The American Comedy Co., San Diego

A Miscellaneous arts and theatre event at The American Comedy Co.. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct29Thu

Violet Grohl

Thu, Oct 29  ·  7:00 PM
Constellation Room, Santa Ana

A Rock music event at Constellation Room. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct29Thu

Wicked Lit

Oct 29 to Nov 2
Chance Theater, Anaheim

An immersive horror theatre at Chance Theater in Anaheim. Details and tickets through Boomap.app.

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Oct30Fri

& Juliet (Touring)

Fri, Oct 30  ·  2:00 PM
McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert

A Theatre arts and theatre event at McCallum Theatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct30Fri

A Hocus Pocus Halloween Festival

Fri, Oct 30  ·  5:00 PM
Marriott Irvine Spectrum, Irvine

A halloween community festival at Marriott Irvine Spectrum in Irvine. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.

Halloween & Fall$23Details →
Oct30Fri

Ac Slater

Fri, Oct 30  ·  10:00 PM
Academy LA, Los Angeles

A Dance/Electronic music event at Academy LA. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct30Fri

Alvin Kuai

Fri, Oct 30  ·  7:00 PM
Irvine Improv, Irvine

A live event at Irvine Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct30Fri

Annual Boo-Cara!

Fri, Oct 30  ·  5:00 PM
The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara

A family halloween festival at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.

Halloween & Fall$39Kid-friendlyDetails →
Oct30Fri

Annual Halloween Festival

Fri, Oct 30  ·  5:00 PM
Fleming Park, Colton

A halloween festival at Fleming Park in Colton. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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Oct30Fri

Annual HalloWine Party

Fri, Oct 30  ·  7:00 PM
Peltzer Winery, Temecula

A halloween costume party at Peltzer Winery in Temecula. Details and tickets through Visittemeculavalley.com.

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Oct30Fri

Atomic Groove (21+ Event)

Fri, Oct 30  ·  5:30 PM
Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

An Other music event at Belly Up Tavern. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct30Fri

Beetlejuice Drive-In

Fri, Oct 30  ·  6:30 PM
Mon Petit Mojave, Yucca Valley

A drive-in movie screening at Mon Petit Mojave in Yucca Valley. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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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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Candlelight Concerts

Select dates in October  ·  Times vary
Newport Beach, Yorba Linda, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Various OC cities

Candlelit string tributes, including Halloween classics and Queen and Beatles nights.

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