Oct30Fri
Day of the Dead: A Night of Community & Culture
A día de los muertos celebration at Anaheim Downtown Community Center in Anaheim. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
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Oct30Fri
Dead Man's Party Halloween BASH
An Alternative music event at Belly Up. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
Delusion: Den of the Mosquito
Immersive interactive theater from writer/director Jon Braver at Becket Mansion.
Oct30Fri
Día de los Muertos
A day of the dead celebration at Reds Whites and Brews in Ramona. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Oct30Fri
Día de Muertos & Undas
A cultural community festival at ARTS CENTER in National City. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
DJ Set
A live dj set at Pechanga Resort Casino in Riverside. Details and tickets through Pechanga.com.
Oct30Fri
Downtown Dia de los Muertos
A public art installation honoring LA's Day of the Dead traditions, with an opening celebration and a Noche de los Muertos closing ceremony.
Oct30Fri
Dracula, A Dark Shadow
A classical ballet performance at The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Bandsintown.com.
Oct30Fri
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
A comedic theater parody at Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano. Details and tickets through Caminorealplayhouse.org.
Oct30Fri
Drag Show
A drag dinner theater at Hamburger Mary's Ontario in Ontario. Details and tickets through Viagogo.pl.
Oct30Fri
Elijah Scott, Micayla Rivera
A Country music event at Garden Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
Escape Psycho Circus - Afterparty
An electronic music afterparty at National Orange Show Event Center in San Bernardino. Details and tickets through Bandsintown.com.
Oct30Fri
Fall Festival
An autumn community festival at Wellspring Church in Indian Wells. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Fall Fun Festival
A family autumn festival at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in San Gabriel. Details and tickets through Pbssocal.org.
Oct30Fri
Farmer’s Market
A weekly farmer's market at Farmakis Farms in San Juan Capistrano. Details and tickets through Farmakis-farms.wheree.com.
Oct30Fri
Friday Night Laughs
A stand-up comedy show at Speakeasy Comedy Bar Shows in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Stubhub.com.
Oct30Fri
Friday Stampede — Nobody Cares Run Club
A community run at Children's Play Area in San Diego. Details and tickets through Nobodycaresrunclub.com.
Oct30Fri
Fright Dive (Aquarium of the Pacific)
An adults-only Halloween night of DJs in the aquarium galleries, spooky drinks and a live band.
Oct30Fri
Frightmare Forest
A halloween haunted maze at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Ghoul's Night Out
A sober halloween party at Marina Village in San Diego. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Grim
A theatrical performance at Mandell Weiss Theatre in La Jolla. Details and tickets through Viagogo.pl.
Oct30Fri
Guitarist Jacques Leasure
A live guitar music at The World Stage in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Ma.to.
Oct30Fri
HALLO-PUNK NIGHT
A Rock music event at La Santa. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
Hallow Brow
A goth dance party at EOS Lounge in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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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.
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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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