California Events
Pismo Beach Clam Festival Oct. 20-22, 2023
Monday, October 20, 2025
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
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
ANAHEIM: Halloween Time August 22-October 31, 2025 at Disneyland. Main Street Pumpkins, Halloween Screams show, Nightmare Haunted Mansion, Halloween confections, and photo ops galore. Location: 1313 S. Harbor Blvd. Anaheim, CA.
ATASCADERO: Dr. Frankenstein's Monsters haunted scare attraction September 26-November 1, 2025 at 5805 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA $11.33 approx., thehauntinatascadero.com
AVALON: Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival October 9-19, 2025. Final weekend acts: Candy Dulfer, Peter White, Mindi Abair, Vincent Ingala, Booker T Jones, Najee, Paul Taylor, Chris Standring, Peet Project, Josh Vietti, Roberto Restuccia, Myron McKinley: Avalon Casino Ballroom, Avalon CA Tickets: jazztrax.com | line up
AZUSA: Azusa Golden Days thru October 10-19, 2025 includes a parade, carnival, foods, arts & crafts vendors, a fun run and concerts. Free admission, azusaca.gov
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
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: Legoland Brick-or-Treat Monster Party September 20-November 1, 2025. Meet LEGO Mummy & Spider Lady before brick-or-treating through the Park's candy trails, watch Zombie Cheer Crew on Fun Town stage and show off your costume at Lord Vampyre's Very Important Monsters Costume Contest & Party.
FELTON: Thomas & Percy's Halloween Party train ride October 4, 5, 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2025, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Roaring Camp Railroads 5401 Graham Hill Road Felton, CA 95018 (831) 335-4484 $30.85 all ages, roaringcamp.com order tickets early - sells out!
FERNDALE: Scream-a-torium October 17-30, 2025 at Humboldt County Fairgrounds returns with three terrifying mazes, plenty of eats & drinks to purchase, bands performing and family days on Sundays with non-scary options.
FREMONT: Fremont Haunted Train October 17-19 & October 24-26, 2025 at Ardenwood Historic Farm SPCRR Railroad Museum. Location: 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont, CA. $18.91, spcrr.org
FREMONT: The Candlelighters Ghost House October 12-30, 2024 The Chadbourne Carriage House. Location: 39169 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA. $5, candlelighters.com
GILROY: Gilroy Gardens The Great Big Boo Halloween September 26-October 26, 2025. Fun & Safe Trick or Treating, Halloween themed stage shows, themed beverages, foods and rides. Location: 3050 Hecker Pass Hwy., Gilroy CA. $, gilroygardens.org
HOLLISTER: Swank Farms Fall Festival Pumpkin Patch, Trail of Lights October 3-31, 2025. Corn Maze + Trail of Lights + Terror in the Corn attractions, food, music and more. Location: 4751 Pacheco Pass Hollister, CA $27.54 approx., swankfarms.com
HOLLISTER: Northern California Renaissance Faire September 13-October 19, 2025, weekends. Meet Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, see minstrels, sword fights, jugglers and jesters, shop for cool stuff, eat neat foods and have the time of your life pretending you stepped into the Renaissance era with actors, great costumes, music and entertainment. Location: Casa de Fruta $, norcalrenfaire.com
LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE: Carved October 3-30, 2025, 6-10 p.m. at Descanso Gardens. Wander paths at night with your steps illuminated by the glowing, carved pumpkins that shine through the dark. $25-45 general admission, descansogardens.org
LA VERNE: La Verne Heritage Pumpkin Patch October 3-26, 2025 at Heritage Park Location: 5001 via de Mansion, La Verne, CA, Free admission, laverneheritage.org
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
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Film Festival October 16-23, 2025. Over 300 features and shorts from over forty different countries. newportbeachfilmfest.com | film
PLEASANTON: Pirates of Emerson Alameda September 26-November 2, 2025. 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
POMONA: Lights Out Halloween October 3-25, 2025, 6-11 p.m. Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. Pomona, CA $30-33, $25 parking, fairplex.com/lightsout
SAN JOSE: Festival Fright Nights at Winchester Mystery House select nights September 26-November 1, 2025 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 20-November 2, 2025, select days. Four radically different nightmares in one all-access ticket. Location: 4909 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento CA. $, screamparkcalifornia.com
SAN DIEGO: Haunted Trail in Balboa Park September 26-November 1, 2025 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 DIEGO: San Diego Zoo HalGLOWeen
October 3-26, 2025, 5-9 p.m. in Balboa Park. Location:
2920 Zoo Drive,
San Diego, CA.
$Free with admission, sandiegozoo.org
SANTA ANA: Discovery Cube Pumpkin Palooza October 3-26, 2025. Explore this annual Spooky Science event that presents holiday learning in a festive, fun way. Location: Discovery Cube Orange County, 2500 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA. $32-36, discoverycube.org
SANTA BARBARA: Boo at the Zoo October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26, 2025, 5-8 p.m. at Santa Barbara Zoo. Trick or Treat, costumes, bounce house, hay maze, animal encounters and All Ghouls Dance Party. $26.88 approx., sbzoo.org
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY: Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Fest October 1-31, 2025. 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
TURLOCK: Turlock Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze September 19-October 31, 2025 daily at RAM Farms. Free admission pumpkin patch with fee for Corn Maze. Location: 716 N. Daubenberger Road, Turlock, CA. Free admission, ramfarms.com
UNIVERSAL CITY: HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS at Universal Studios Hollywood in offers new thrills such as the Terror Tram where the bug-heads that run it want to exterminate us humans!
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/
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
Past events
ARCADIA: Santa Anita Park Oktoberfest October 12-13 & 19-20, 2024, 12-4:30 p.m. 12-4:30 p.m. Drink beer samples in souvenir 3 oz plastic stein, play games, enter the costume contest, stein-holding and cornhole competitions & musical chairs. $26 general pre-sale, santaanita.com | Oktoberfest
BAKERSFIELD: Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival October 19-20, 2024, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. at Marketplace, Corner of Ming Avenue and Haggin Oaks Boulevard- Bakersfield, CA - Free event with special area for public to create street art in addition to professional artists competing, see: viaartebakersfield.com
BAKERSFIELD: Boo at the Zoo October 16-20, 2024, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at CALM Zoo. Halloween-themed games with candy and prizes. Location: 10500 Alfred Harrell Hwy. Bakersfield, CA $12 approx., calmzoo.org
BELMONT SHORE -LONG BEACH: Blessing of the Animals October 20, 2024, 5:45 p.m. Location: 1 Granada Ave., Belmont Shore, CA hautedogs.org | blessings
CAMPO: Pacific Southwest Railway Pumpkin Express Great Pumpkin Patch October 4-26, 2025 (Saturdays &Sundays). Ride decorated rail cars through San Diego County. After the ride return to the pumpkin patch and view Halloween scenes among the rail cars of the museum. Toddlers and children get pumpkin with ticket. Additional pumpkins cost $10 each. Times: 10:30 a.m., 1 & 2:30 p.m. $18.95-39.95, psrm.org| trains
CAYUCOS: Cayucos Antique Street Faire October 20, 2024, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Treasures abound in this unique antique street faire setting in Cayucos! Antiques, vintage, and collectibles galore Family friendly, free admission, free parking. Location: 10 N. Ocean Ave, Cayucos, CA facebook.com/ CayucosAntiqueStreetFaire/
CORNING: Ice Cream Social October 20, 2024, 3-5 p.m. at Kelly-Griggs Museum. Annual ice cream social includes live music, an art show, antique cars and everyone's favorite food - ice cream! Location: 311 Washington St., Corning, CA. (530) 527-1129 or kellygriggsmuseum.com
DANVILLE: Oktoberfest Danville October 20, 2024, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in Downtown Danville. danvilleareachamber.com Kid’s Zone and Business Pop-Up Exhibits at 205 Railroad Avenue, next to the Museum of the San Ramon Valley. | Oktoberfest
DUARTE: Halloween Floating Pumpkin Patch 1-3 p.m. at Duarte Fitness Center Pool accessduarte.com
EL CERRITO: Folk Festival October 20, 2024, 12-10 p.m. El Cerrito Community Center. Location: 7007 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito, CA Free, elcerritofreefolkfestival.org
HALF MOON BAY: Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival October 19-20 2024, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Main Street between Miramontes & Spruce Half Moon Bay, CA Free admission - no pets! miramarevents.com
HUMBOLDT COUNTY: California Seaweed Festival October 18-20, 2024 at the Humboldt Bay cities of Samoa, Eureka, Arcata and Trinidad. $15-up, californiaseaweedfestival.com
LAKE ARROWHEAD: Lake Arrowhead Village Oktoberfest September 14-October 27, 2024, Saturdays & Sundays with musik provided by an authentic Bavarian band at each events, bier, dancing, contests, German food & more.
LAKE FOREST: Heritage Hill Falloween October 11-13 & 18-20, 2024, 4:30-8:30 p.m. at Heritage Hill Historical Park. Location: 25151 Serrano Road, Lake Forest, CA. Free Admission & Parking, ocparks.com/heritagehill
LONG BEACH: Long Beach Beer Lab Oktoberfest October 20, 2024, 12-5 p.m. 7th Annual Oktoberfest at Long Beach Beer Lab backlot, Daisy Ave. near 25th Way parking lot behind 518 W. Willow Ave. Long Beach, CA Free admission, lbbeer.com
LOS ANGELES: Wolf Awareness Week Opening Day Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Four-hour festival includes photographs, members of Research & Collections team, including vertebrate paleontology, mammalogy and more as well as activities and programming such as Wolf Pup Storytime, Dog or ImPAWster, a scavenger hunt and mask activity, plus a discussion panel of three experts. Location: 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. $18, nhmlac.org
MANHATTAN BEACH: World Famous Pumpkin Race, 12 p.m. Held on hill above Manhattan Beach Pier. Nothing beats Manhattan Beach's Pumpkin Races held overlooking the pier and beach. Location, location! manhattanbeach.gov
MARINA: Haunted House at Chaparral Ranch October 19-27, 2024, 12-5 p.m. Chills & thrills, pony rides and more at Marina Equestrian Center. Free admission, cityofmarina.org (408) 726-8453
MISSION VIEJO: Mission Viejo Pumpkin Diving October 20, 2024, 12-4 p.m. Sierra Recreation and Fitness Center 26887 Recodo Lane Mission Viejo, CA $5 pre- $10 door, cityofmissionviejo.org/ register
MORRO BAY: Morro Bay Floating Pumpkin Patch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Morro Bay High School Aquatic Center. Location: 235 Atascadero Road, Morro Bay, CA $15, morrobayca.gov
NAPA: Napa Harvest Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Connolly Ranch Education Center. Location: 3141 Browns Valley Road Napa, CA. $25 adult, $15 kids approx -sliding scale, connollyranch.org
NORTH HOLLYWOOD: Zombie Joe's Haunted Theatre, L.A. September 27-November 1, 2024. Urban Death: Tour Of Terror Haunts is a fun, annual Halloween spectacle. Location: ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. $25.65 ages 17 and up, UrbanDeath.com
OAKLAND: Oakland Children's Fairyland Halloween Jam October 19-20 and October 25-27, 2024 at Children's Fairyland. Location: 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland, CA. fairyland.org
ROSEVILLE: Roseville Floating Pumpkin Patch, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Mike Shellito Indoor Pool, Roseville, CA $15 admission, Pre-registration is required! roseville.ca.us | floating pumpkins
SACRAMENTO: Goldensky Country Festival October 18-20, 2024 Discovery Park Sacramento, CA $132-up, goldenskyfestival.com | Line up: Keith Urban, Riley Green, Thomas Rhett, Luke Bryan, Bailey Zimmerman, Ashley McBride, Clint Black and dozens more.
SACRAMENTO: Fairytale Town Super Safe Halloween 5-9 p.m. at Fairytale Town. This 38th year features a pirate theme. Location: 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA, $15, fairytaletown.org
SAN CARLOS: Halloween Haunted Hangar at Hiller Aviation Museum October 19-31, 2024, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily The Hiller Aviation Museum 601 Skyway Road San Carlos, CA 94070. $, hiller.org
SANTA ROSA: Santa Rosa Mineral & Gem Society Show October 19-20, 2024, Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Hall 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa, CA. (Across from the fairgrounds) Cost: $8 person. Kids under 12 free, srmgs.org | gems
SANTA ROSA: Blind Scream Haunted House Doc Hunter's House of Horror through October 31, 2024. Location: 98 Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa, CA $, blindscream.com
SUISUN CITY: Western Railway Museum Pumpkin Patch Festival October 12-27, 2024. Hop on a five mile - 15 minute train ride to Gum Grove Farm for the best Solano County Pumpkin Patch. Ticket includes ride, a giant hay fort, tractor ride, scarecrow contest, petting zoo and music. Pumpkin chucking and food are extra. The largest collections of historic railway cars & engines, active on tracks spanning over 22 miles, in Solano County since 1946. Location: 5848 State Highway 12, Suisun City, CA 94585. $20.94 child age 2-14 years or 65+, $26.09 general, food extra, wrm.org
UKIAH: Pumpkin Festival October 18-20, 2024. Downtown Ukiah School Street from the intersection of Seminary Avenue to Smith Street. Free, cityofukiah.com
VENICE: Wurstküche Oktoberfest Family Day. Dust off your lederhosen & lace-up your dirndls for the Bavarian celebration at Wurstküche Venice restaurant. Ticket includes a 1l stein filled with Oktoberfest bier. Location: 625 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA. $65.58, wurstkuche.com | Oktoberfest
WEST SACRAMENTO: River Fox Train Pumpkin Patch Express Train through October 30, 2024. Trick or Treat on board the train, then stop at a pumpkin patch and pick your pumpkin, then re-board the train in this 1 hour experience.$63.72, $12.22 age 2 years and under, riverfoxtrain.com | trains
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.