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2026 Escape Halloween - 2-Day GA+ Experience Plus
An electronic music concert at National Orange Show Event Center in San Bernardino. Details and tickets through Escapehalloween.frontgatetickets.com.
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The Pumpkin Factory at Westminster Mall
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80s Halloween Bash w/ Flock Of 80s & The Black 52s
An Other music event at Ivan'z House at Mozambique. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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80s Halloween Party
A themed dance party at Over Under Public House in Burbank. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
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Ambrosia Masquerade
A halloween masquerade ball at Ambrosia Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
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Annual Carnival on Appletree
A family community carnival at Copper Creek Park in Riverside. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Annual Dana Point Film Festival
An ocean film festival at Dana Point in Dana Point. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Annual Halloween Chili Tasting & Car Show
An event at Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs. Details and tickets through Palmspringsairmuseum.org.
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Annual Halloween Party
A holiday celebration at Old Town Biergarten in Orcutt. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
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Annual Midtown Halloween Carnival
A halloween festival at Grace Church Ventura in Ventura. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Bash at the Market
A halloween festival at Lane Field Park Market in San Diego. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Bat Walk Night Adventure
A guided night hike at Art Smith Trailhead in Riverside. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Bayside Boo: A Spirited Night by the Bay
Music, dancing, treats and activities.
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Beetlejuice After Dark
A halloween costume party at Wild West Social in Riverside. Details and tickets through Eventhound.com.
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Beginner Open Play
A beginner pickleball session at Dynamite Pickleball in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Bilingual Halloween Dance
A toddler halloween party at Rodeo 39 Public Market in Stanton. Details and tickets through Rodeopublicmarket.com.
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Bob Baker Marionette Theater Halloween Spooktacular
An hour-long family-friendly puppet revue with over one hundred puppets and a Dia de los Muertos sequence.
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Boo at the L.A. Zoo
LA's beloved family Halloween tradition with trick-or-treating stations, keeper talks and animal pumpkin enrichment.
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Boo at the Zoo
A family halloween festival at Big Bear Alpine Zoo in Big Bear Lake. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Boo Bash
A fall festival at Escondido Mall in Escondido. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Boo Bash Craft and Vendor Market
A craft and vendor market at The Shops at Palm Desert in Palm Desert. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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BOO Fest
A halloween festival at Woodbridge Village Center in Irvine. Details and tickets through Irvinecompanyretail.com.
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Brent Morin
A Comedy arts and theatre event at Corona Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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Burbank Halloween Carnival
A carnival for children ages 3 to 11. $5 per child.
Oct31Sat
Camarillo Farmers Market
A certified farmers market at Camarillo Farmers Market in Camarillo. Details and tickets through Visitcamarillo.com.
Running all season
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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.
SeasonMulti-week
20 Years Later: The Great Picture
A City of Irvine exhibit at Irvine City Hall marking 20 years since The Great Picture.
SeasonMulti-week
American Red Cross Blood Drive at MainPlace
A monthly blood donation drive at MainPlace Mall, noon to 6 PM.
SeasonMulti-week
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.)
SeasonMulti-week
Candlelight Concerts
Candlelit string tributes, including Halloween classics and Queen and Beatles nights.
Year-round favorites
Good any week of the year∞Any week
Balboa Fun Zone
A waterfront classic with a Ferris wheel, arcade, harbor cruises and dining.
∞Any week
Crystal Cove State Park
Bluff-top trails, beaches, tide pools and coastline.
∞Any week
Dana Point Harbor
Waterfront dining, shopping, whale watching, harbor cruises and ocean views.
∞Any week
Farmers markets
Fresh produce, flowers and artisan goods at markets across Orange County.
∞Any week
Fashion Island
Open-air shopping and dining with ocean breezes and events through the year.
∞Any week
Gaslamp Artisan Market
Local eateries, boutique shopping and waterfront dining.
∞Any week
Liberty Public Market
Local eateries and shopping with waterfront dining.
∞Any week
San Clemente Pier
Oceanfront dining, beach walks, fishing and Southern California sunsets.
∞Any week
San Diego Farmers Markets
Fresh produce, flowers and goods at markets across San Diego County.
∞Any week
Surf City Nights
Main Street closes for a weekly street fair with vendors, live music and food.
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