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Thursday, October 2, 2025

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LAGUNA BEACH: First Thursday Art Walk  featuring innovative and diverse artwork. There are 17 host galleries for the event while Laguna Beach has approx. 40 art galleries to see.  Location: S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA. Free and open to the public, firstthursdaysartwalk.org

 

 

 

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DEL MAR: Del Mar Wine + Food Festival October 2-7, 2024, with Grand Tasting October 5-6, 2024. Special Events all week at various locations throughout San Diego. The Grand Tasting  at the picturesque Surf Sports Park in Del Mar features bites from Celebrity Chefs and great local restaurants plus over 200 wines, beers, and spirits. Location: 14989 Via de la Valle, Del Mar, CA.  $165 general admission for Grand Tasting, delmar.wine/tickets

SAN DIEGO:  Haunted Trail in Balboa Park September 27-November 2, 2024.  Two attractions or haunts at Balboa Park - The Experiment Maze and the Haunted Trail.  $32.99-up, hauntedtrail.net

SANTA CRUZ: Beach Boardwalk Fright Flicks  October 2, 9, 16, & 30, 2024 Wednesdays at 8 p.m.  Bring your friends for an evening of fun and frights! Enjoy your favorite scary movies in the Boardwalk's historic Cocoanut Grove ballroom. (21 and over)

TRUCKEE: Indigo Grey, 6-8 p.m. at Truckee Fall Series Concerts with 25 Straight Weeks of Music in the Park in Truckee on Wednesdays! Location: Community Arts Center Downtown Park, 10046 Church Street, Truckee, CA. Free, tdrpd.org 

WESTMINSTER: Sugar Plum Arts and Crafts Festival October 1-6, 2024, Tues-Fri 10a-7p; Sat 10a-5p; Sun 10a-4p at Westminster Mall. Halloween decorations, home & garden, fudge & cookies, witch hats, costumes and more. Location: 1044 Westminster Mall, Westminster, CA. Free admission! sugarplumfestivals.com

WILLITS: Skunk Train Pumpkin Express. Take a train trip from the heart of the Redwoods to the magical pumpkin patch filled with seasonal treats. Pick your own pumpkin and return to the station. $68.35, $108.25 VIP, skunktrain.com 

 

 

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CAMARILLO: Freedom Dog Park Grand Opening 6-8 p.m. Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District's newest community dog park cuts the ribbon to officially open at 6:15 p.m. The Freedom Dog Park is gated, has lights for night, and a water fountain for dogs. Bring your dogs and let them celebrate! Free, pvrpd.org

DIXON: Cool Pumpkin Patch boasts World's Largest Corn Maze open through October 31, 2023. Open every day 9 a.m.-8 p.m. seasonally, weather permitting.  coolpatchpumpkins.com

LOS ANGELES: Zoo BOO October 1-31, 2023, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, with special entertainment and activities on the last two weekends in October. Free with paid Zoo admission

SAN FRANCISCO: FLEET WEEK October 2-10, 2023
Blue Angels Air Show October 7-8, 2023
San Francisco, CA San Francisco Fleet Week, see: fleetweeksf.org

 

 

 

 

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LOS ANGELES: Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park offers a lot more than a Halloween horror hayride, thankfully, for those who have asthma. Runs thru Oct.31, 2022

 

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.