Calendar Events
Sunday, November 1, 2026
APPLE VALLEY: All Saints Asylum Haunted Attraction Halloween Edition takes place in the shuttered, REAL lunatic asylum! Select days October 2-November 1, 2026. Location: 23275 Ramona Ave, Apple Valley, CA. $, allsaintsasylum.com
ATASCADERO: The Curse of the Crimson Tide haunted scare attraction September 25-November 1, 2026 at 5805 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA $14.13 approx., thehauntinatascadero.com
AVALON: Día de los Muertos Family Festival November 1, 2026, 6-9 p.m. at Catalina Museum for Art & History. Annual Family Festival celebrates and honors life and death with kids' art project, local food vendors, tequila tasting, live music, cultural performances. Location: 217 Metropole Ave Avalon, CA. $, catalinamuseum.org
BAKERSFIELD: Scare Valley Haunted Attraction October 9-November 1, 2026 at Kern County Fairgrounds. Two haunts - Wicked Dark and Blackridge Asylum with live actors, loud sounds, lighting effects, and some intense scenes. $33.92-65.72, scarevalley.com
CARLSBAD: Legoland Brick-or-Treat September 19-November 1, 2026. See Brick or Treat Street - an all-new interactive trick-or-treat experience featuring six life-sized LEGO Monster homes inspired by fan-favorite LEGO Minifigures! $, legoland.com/california
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Cydeways, November 1, 2026, 2 p.m. season finale concert at Reggae Sundays Free Concerts at SeaLegs at the Beach. Location: Bolsa Chica State Beach, Pacific Coast Highway between Seapoint & Warner Ave., Huntington Beach, CA. $parking fee, concerts are free, sealegsatthebeach.com
LONG BEACH: Dark Harbor at Queen Mary September 18-November 1, 2026. Scary Mary, The Ringmaster, terrifying mazes, carnival rides and ghostly experiences. There's drinking, dining, dancing, swinging (axes) and lots of screaming! $, queenmary.com
LOS ANGELES: Zoo BOO October 24, 25, 31, 2026 & November 1, 2026. Zoo admission includes Zoo Boo entertainment, including Trick or Treat stations. $27, lazoo.org
MOORPARK: Boo at the Zoo October 24, 25, 31, 2026 & November 1, 2026 at The Teaching Zoo. Halloween offers special treats for all at Moorpark's Teaching (and Learning) Zoo. $16.05, zoo.moorparkcollege.edu
NORTH HOLLYWOOD: Zombie Joe's Haunted Theatre Urban Death: Tour Of Terror October 9-November 1, 2026. Location: ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. $24 /28, UrbanDeath.com
UNIVERSAL CITY: Halloween Horror Nights September 3-November 1, 2026, at Universal Studios Hollywood is back. New this year is Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness at Southern California's scariest Halloween event with terrifying haunted houses, the Terror Tram, sinister scare zones, live entertainment and attractions. halloweenhorrornights.com
YERMO: Calico Ghost Haunt Oct. 23-25, 2026 + Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2026. Annual event last two weekends in October featuring live music & entertainment, games & activities, trick-or-treating, costume contests, gunfighter shows, food, night scarers, train rides and mine tours, and more. $15, $10 for kids ages 4-11 and kids under age 3 are free, parks.sbcounty.gov for a schedule of events. For Ghost Tours, visit calicoghosttours.com for reservations.
Past events
ALPINE: Viejas Casino Resort Ice Rink , 3-10 p.m. daily. Held next to a shopping mall and casino, this event offers all ages fun.
APPLE VALLEY: Holiday Craft Fair November 1-2, 2025 at Apple Valley Conference Center. Handcrafted jewelry, woodwork, fabric arts, home decor, fine art, and much more. Kids can enjoy a free make-it and take-it craft. Location: 14975 Dale Evans Pkwy., Apple Valley, CA. Free admission, AppleValley.org
BIG BEAR LAKE: Zipline Pumpkin Smash Saturdays in October. Location: Action Tours, 41693 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake, CA. $165.85, actiontourscalifornia.com
BIG BEAR LAKE: Oktoberfest September 12-November 14, 2026 at Big Bear Lake Convention Center. Log Sawing, Stein Holding, German bands, beers & food, dancing, cool merch and more! $, bigbearevents.com
CALABASAS: Nights Of The Jack September 25-November 1, 2026, 6-10:30 p.m. at King Gillette Ranch. Jack o' lanterns along a 3/4th mile trail, activities, and spooky fun. Location: 26800 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas, CA. $, pre-purchase required, nightsofthejack.com
CARLSBAD: Día de los Muertos November 1-2, 2025
City of Carlsbad's Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park Candlelight Tour
Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park
6200 Flying Leo Carrillo Lane, $20 reservations required, carlsbadconnect.org.
CLOVERDALE: Cloverdale Wine Walk, November 1, 2025, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. First Saturday event is a collaboration of businesses. Location: Downtown, Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale, CA. $40-45, cloverdalechamber.com
DEATH VALLEY: Death Valley 49ers Encampment October 31-November 2, 2025. Encampment at Stovepipe Wells. deathvalley49ers.org
ENCINITAS: Exposure Skate November 1-2, 2025, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at 9am - 4:30pm Encinitas Community Park. World's largest and longest running women's skateboarding competition with 200 women and girls from all over the world competing, food trucks, skateboard clinics. Location: 425 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, CA. Free to attend, exposureskate.org
FONTANA: Dia de Los Muertos November 1, 2025, 4-7 p.m. at Jack Bulick Center. Location: 16581 Filbert Street, Fontana, CA. Free admission, fontana.org
HANFORD: Kings Art Center Scarecrow Contest November 1, 2025, 12-4 p.m. at Kings Art Center. Kings Art Center First Annual Scarecrow Contest and Pumpkin Carving Festival Location: 605 North Douty Street, Hanford. $, kingsartcenter.org
HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood Forever's Day & Night of the Dead, 10 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Hollywood Forever 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA $53.60-212.86, ladayofthedead.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Oktoberfest September 12-November 8, 2026 at Old World Village. German Beers & Bands, Brats & Kraut, Shot Girls, and the Chicken Dance at every event! Hosting SoCal's biggest party since 1978, the indoor/outdoor Bavarian Biergarten features free admission nights Wed & Thu; adult nights Fri-Sat; and daytime family Sundays. oldworldhb.com
IRVINE: Irvine Spectrum Holiday Ice Rink next to the Giant Wheel. Skating! Location: 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine, CA. $24-27 general admission, irvinespectrumcenter.com
LATHROP: Dell'Osso Family Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch October 2-31, 2026. One of the largest, most popular Halloween pumpkin patch & maze attractions in the nation gets over 250,000 visitors annually. Location: 501 Manthey Road, Lathrop, CA. $24-33, pumpkinmaze.com
LOS ANGELES: Haunted Hayride September 18-November 1, 2026 in Griffith Park features themed scare attraction, including the Haunted Hayride. $38.99-up, losangeleshauntedhayride.com
MILPITAS: Dia de Los Muertos 5K Sugar Skull Run November 1, 2025, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Gill Memorial Park. Location: Santa Rita Dr. and Paseo Refugio, Milpitas, CA. Free admission to the fair. Race participation is $42 adults, $32 kids 17 and under, milpitas.gov
MOORPARK: Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival September 26-October 31, 2026, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. has tons of pumpkins to admire and purchase and barnyard critters. On themed weekends there are pig races, animal shows, a corn maze, live music and special entertainment. Location: 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark, CA. $16 weekdays at gate only; $25-38 online, space limited, underwoodfamilyfarms.com
MURPHYS: Murphys Day of the Dead November 1, 2025, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Main Street Murphys, CA Free, murphyswitchwalk.com
NEWARK: Fear Overload Scream Park September 25-November 7, 2026 at NewPark Mall. Though Ravenwood Sanitarium is supposed to be closed, something still operates inside. You can't prepare for this nightmare...it's sick! Location: 2086 Newpark Mall, Newark CA. $23.99-up, fearoverload.com
PEBBLE BEACH: Whiskey & Fire 6-9 p.m. at The Inn at Spanish Bay. Live-fire cooking and world-class whiskey, hosted by the Pebble Beach Company Foundation. Location: 2700 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, CA. $200, pebblebeachfoodandwine.com
PLEASANTON: Pirates of Emerson Alameda October 2-November 1, 2026. Held at Alameda County Fairgrounds select nights, this pirate-themed Halloween attraction celebrates 35 years of unparalleled costumes, acting and thrills. Tickets sold online only: $40-100, piratesofemerson.com
SAN JOSE: Festival Fright Nights at Winchester Mystery House select nights September 18-November 1, 2026 takes guests on an eerie Halloween adventure through an authentic, haunted mansion. Designed by Sarah Winchester, wife and heiress of over $20 million in the estate of her late husband, William Winchester (Winchester Rifles,) the massive, meandering complex is filled with stairways to nowhere and countless mysteries inspired by her communication with spirits. Location: 525 South Winchester Boulevard San Jose, CA. $ tickets, festivalfrightnights.com
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Ultimate Terror Scream Park September 12-November 7, 2026, select days. Four radically different nightmares in one all-access ticket. Location: 4909 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento CA. $, screamparkcalifornia.com
SAN BERNARDINO: Escape Halloween October 31-November 1, 2025 at National Orange Show. 85 musical acts on 6 stages. Location: 689 S E Street, San Bernardino, CA. $274-up, escapehalloween.frontgatetickets.comSAN DIEGO: Haunted Trail in Balboa Park September 25-November 1, 2026 includes two walk-through scares - The Experiment Maze plus Haunted Trail - with zombies, ghouls, loud noises and flashing lights. $34.99-up, hauntedtrail.net
SAN FRANCISCO: Terror Vault Hexed October 1-November 1, 2026 at The San Francisco Mint. Guests are recruited to help stop a Coven of Witches from sending the world into eternal darkness in this interactive thriller. Location: 88 5th St., San Francisco, CA. $60-106, age 18+, terrorvault.com
SAN FRANCISCO: Yerba Buena Gardens Halloween Hoopla, 12-3 p.m. at Yerba Buena Gardens. Location: Mission Street between 3rd & 4th Streets San Francisco, CA. Free, geared toward age 10 years & under, ybgfestival.org
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Cultural Day and Day of the Dead November 1, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Blas Aguilar Adobe Museum and the Cultural Center. Arts, Crafts, Mariachi, Altars, Basket Weaving and Folklorico Dancing. Location: 31806 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA. Free admission, sanjuancapistrano.org
SAN LUIS OBISPO: Pumpkin Smash November 1, 2025, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at French Park. Location: 1040 Fuller Street San Luis Obispo, CA Free, slochamber.org
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY: Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Fest October 1-31, 2026. Spooky, whimsical, creative and cool scarecrows are on view and you're invited to select the best. Check them out in Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez and Solvang on California's Central Coast! See map / locations: syvscarecrows.com
SOLVANG: Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch September 25-October 31, 2026, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Back for another season with 50 varieties of pumpkins and a 14-acre corn maze! Location: 1035 Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang, CA. Free pumpkin patch admission
SOUTH EL MONTE: LA Fall Fair, October 24-November 2, 2025 at Whittier Narrows Recreational Area. Unlimited Carnival Rides, circus attraction and concerts in the park are FREE with admission. Closed Monday-Wednesday. 12 acres of amusement rides, carnival games, vendors, crafts, food and fun. Location: 1600 Rosemead Boulevard, South El Monte, CA. $5 admission at gate; $25-38 wrist bands for rides sold separately, LAFallFair.com | lapradaevents.com
TEMECULA: Mansion of Lost Souls Halloween Haunt October 1-31, 2026, 7 p.m. Thur-Sun at Pumpkinland. Annual scare attraction recommended for age 12+ years. Location: 40820 Winchester Road,Temecula, CA. $21-30, mansionoflostsouls.com
THOUSAND OAKS: Reign of Terror (ROT) haunted attraction September 25-November 1, 2026. Opens at 7 p.m. at Janns Marketplace. 11 themed haunts connected to each other take you through a seamless scare experience in this annual favorite. Location: 285 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, CA. $42-up, rothauntedhouse.com
VALLEJO: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Fright Fest September 20-November 2, 2025. Haunted Houses, Haunted Mazes, Scare Zones and Rides in the Dark. Location: 1001 Fairgrounds Dr. Vallejo, CA. $, sixflags.com/discoverykingdom/
VISALIA: Visalia Cemetery Tour Tales from The Tomb Pioneers, Neighbors and Everyday Heroes November 1, 2025, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Visalia Public Cemetery. Location: 1300 W. Goshen Ave., Visalia, CA. Free, all ages, visalia.city
WHEATLAND: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm open daily September 4-November 15, 2026. It's like going to a fair with fun foods and drinks, barnyard animals, carnival rides, hayrides, firepits, entertainment and free admission! Location: 1415 Pumpkin Lane, Wheatland, CA. Free, parking fees select days, bishopspumpkinfarm.com
WOODSIDE: Spooky Nightfall September 26-October 31, 2026 at Filoli is a Gothic dream. The fantasy 16-acre estate & 54,000 sq. ft. mansion in Santa Cruz mountains has surprises - Shadow Creatures, Blacklight Mushroom Forest, Witches Apothecary, Pumpkin Meadow, Hay Maze and more. $, filoli.org
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.