California Events
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Sunday, November 2, 2025
ALAMEDA: Holiday Boutique November 1-2, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at DeWitt O' Club. Homemade and hand crafted items sold by more than 50 Crafters. Location: 641 W. Redline Ave., Alameda, CA. Free admission, alamedaholidayboutique.org
ALPINE: Viejas Casino Resort Ice Rink November 7, 2025-January 4, 2026, 3-10 p.m. daily
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
APPLE VALLEY: All Saints Asylum Haunted Attraction Halloween Edition takes place in the shuttered, REAL lunatic asylum! Select days through November 2, 2025. Location: 23275 Ramona Ave, Apple Valley, CA. $, allsaintsasylum.com
BAKERSFIELD: Scare Valley Haunted Attraction October 3-November 2, 2025, 8 p.m. at Kern County Fairgrounds. Haunts, a hayride, pumpkin patch and Halloweenville with kids games and activities. Free to $5, scarevalley.com
BIG BEAR LAKE: Oktoberfest September 6-November 2, 2025 at Big Bear Lake Convention Center. Log Sawing, Stein Holding, German bands, beers & food, dancing, cool merch and more! $, bigbearevents.com
BUENA PARK: The 17th Door haunt September 26-November 2, 2025, 7-11 p.m. in Buena Park Downtown Mall. Dark corridors with creeps, clowns, carnage and no escape. Location: 8420 On the Mall Buena Park, CA. $39-up, the17thdoor.com
CALABASAS: Nights Of The Jack September 26-November 1, 2025, 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: Carlsbad Village Faire November 2, 2025, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. State & Grand Parking Lot Carlsbad, CA carlsbad.org Free Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce hosts the semi-annual street fair. Over 900 vendors, 50 food booths, Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast, Kids bounce houses, Beer & Wine Garden.
CLAREMONT: Padua Hills FestivArts November 2, 2025, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Over 50 area artists, art and craft demonstrations. music stage, tacos, festive foods, fine wines and craft beers for sale. Location: Padua Hills Theatre, 4467 Padua Ave., Claremont, CA. $10, clmoa.org
DEATH VALLEY: Death Valley 49ers Encampment October 31-November 2, 2025. Encampment at Stovepipe Wells. deathvalley49ers.org
DOWNEY: Dia de los Muertos Art Festival November 2, 2025, 1 p.m. at Downey Theatre. Location: 8435 Firestone Blvd., Downey, CA. Free, downtowndowney.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
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Oktoberfest September 7-November 9, 2025 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
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Wiener Dog World Championship Races at Old World Village German celebration. Held at the Biergarten, and indoor/outdoor venue. $, oldworldhb.com
IRVINE: Irvine Spectrum Holiday Ice Rink November 1, 2025-January 4, 2026 next to the Giant Wheel. Skating! Location: 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine, CA. $24-27 general admission, irvinespectrumcenter.com
LAKEWOOD: Imaginarium's Zenthara August 28-November 9, 2025 at Lakewood Center Mall. Over 5 million lights create a fantastical landscape of larger-than-life Creatures and Dragons. Location: 326 Lakewood Center Mall, Lakewood, CA. $23-up, imaginarium360.com
LATHROP: Dell'Osso Family Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch October 3-31, 2025. 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
LONG BEACH: Dark Harbor at Queen Mary September 19-November 2, 2025. Authentic haunted ship becomes a playground for spirits & ghosts during annual haunt with mazes, music, food & fun. Scary Mary has haunted the ship since her mysterious drowning in the pool in 1952. $, queenmary.com
LOS ANGELES: Haunted Hayride September 20-November 2, 2025 in Griffith Park features themed scare attraction, including the Haunted Hayride. $38.99-up, losangeleshauntedhayride.com
MOORPARK: Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival September 27-October 31, 2025, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. has tons of pumpkins to admire and purchase, barnyard critters, pig races, animal shows, a corn maze and themed weekends with live music and entertainment. Location: 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark, CA. $, underwoodfamilyfarms.com
NEWARK: Fear Overload Scream Park September 20-November 2, 2025 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
ONTARIO: Imaginarium September 5-November 9, 2025 at Ontario Mills. Millions of lights in colorful displays just in time for the holidays at the Alice in Wonderland themed attraction! Location: Ontario Mills Mall, 4377 Mills Circle, Ontario, CA. $27-up, imaginarium360.com
PERRIS: Day Out With Thomas Train Festival at Southern California Railway Museum November 1, 2, 8, 9 & 11, 2025. $22.85 - $26.85, ticketwebdowt.com
PLEASANTON: Ia 'Oe E Ka La Hula Festival October 31-November 2, 2025. Kumu Hula Assoc. of Northern Calif. Celebrate Hawaiian culture and traditions through solo and group hula competitions, arts and crafts, and food, which is vital to sharing the traditions, values and art of hula with the world. Held at Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, CA. $, kumuhulaassociation.com
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Ultimate Terror Scream Park September 20-November 2, 2025. eXperience: The Haunting at Iron Veil Asylum, Silverthorn Abusement Park, Classroom of Chaos and Voodoo Blackwater Boneyard
SAN JOSE: Winchester Mystery House Unhinged: Fright Nights September 26-November 1, 2025. One of California's authentically-haunted houses decked for Halloween and ready to entertain with things that go bump in the night. Location: 525 South Winchester Boulevard San Jose, CA.
SANTA MARIA: Pumpkin Smashing November 2, 2025, 1-3 p.m. at Rotary Park. Hold on to your pumpkins for the Pumpkin Smashing Event. Free, cityofsantamaria.org
SIMI VALLEY: Snowfest, November 2, 2025, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Rancho Madera Community Park. Vendor Expo and Food Vendors. Wristbands are $10 per person for Sledding, Snow Lots, Kids' Attractions. Location: 556 Lake Park Drive, Simi Valley, CA. rsrpd.org
SOLVANG: Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch September 26-November 2, 2025, 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
THOUSAND OAKS: Reign of Terror (ROT) haunted attraction September 26- November 2, 2025. 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
TWENTYNINE PALMS: Twentynine Palms Weed Show November 1-2, 2025, Saturday 12-4 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 29 Palms Historical Society and Museum 6760 National Park Drive 29 Palms, California 92277 29palmshistorical.com
UNIVERSAL CITY: Halloween Horror Nights September 4-November 2, 2025, at Universal Studios Hollywood is back. Legend has it you should never go alone to Southern California's scariest Halloween event with terrifying haunted houses, the Terror Tram, sinister scare zones, live entertainment and attractions. LAST DAY!
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/
WHEATLAND: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm open daily September 6-November 9, 2025. 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 October 3-November 10, 2025 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
YUBA CITY: Sikh Festival October 31-November 2, 2025. Guru Gadee Nagar Kirtan Annual Sikh Parade is on November 2, 2025, 11 a.m. The Sikh Parade starts on Sunday morning with the procession of the main float carrying the Sri Guru Granth Sahib and is followed by thousands of devotees. The procession winds through Yuba City roads on a 4.5-mile route. Each year many volunteers cook and donate an astounding amount of free food and beverages to anyone at the Sikh Parade. All are welcome. Sikh Temple. Location: Tierra Buena 2468 Tierra Buena Road, Yuba City, CA. sikhtempleyubacity.com
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