California Events
Thursday, October 23, 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.
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
DANVILLE: Danville Spooktacular Celebration, 4-7:30 p.m. at Town Green at Danville Community Center. Location: 420 Front St. Danville, CA danville.ca.gov $, registration required - no walk-ins
FREMONT: The Candlelighters Ghost House October 11-30, 2025 The Chadbourne Carriage House. Location: 39169 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA. $5, candlelighters.com
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
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. $45 general admission, descansogardens.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
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 FRANCISCO: Terror Vault Hexed October 2-November 1, 2025 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
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
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
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
BAKERSFIELD: MLK Community Center HalloweenTown, 2-4:30 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. Location: 1000 S Owens St., Bakersfield, CA. Free, bakersfieldcity.us
HANFORD: August, latin, 5:30-9 p.m., Hanford Market Place Concerts Downtown Hanford Between Doughty & Irwin St. Hanford, CA. Free, mainstreethanford.com
LIVERMORE: Livermore Trunk or Treat, 5-8 p.m. at Civic Center Parking Lot, City Hall to the Library. Location: 1110 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore, CA. Free, livermoreca.gov
NORCO: Norco Halloween Trunk or Treat, 6-8 p.m. at The Arenas at Ingalls Event Center. Location: 3737 Crestview Drive, Norco, CA. Free admission, free parking, norco.ca.us
ORANGEVALE: Broken Compass, 5-8 p.m., Bands & Brews at Orangevale Farmers Market. Location: 6826 Hazel Ave., Orangevale, CA. Free, sactownfarmersmarkets.com
OXNARD: The Collection at RiverPark Trick or Treat October 23, 2024, 5-7 p.m. 2751 Park View Court Oxnard, CA 93036 Free, may reach capacity, thecollectionrp.com RSVPs are required, and additional details about the event can be found on eventbrite.com
PASADENA: Pasadena Kidspace Halloween September 20-October 31, 2024, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily, closed Mondays. Location: 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena, CA. $15.50, kidspacemuseum.org
PORT HUENEME: Halloween Spook-tacular, 5-8 p.m. at Moranda Park. Location: 200 Moranda Parkway, Port Hueneme, CA. Free, ci.port-hueneme.ca.us
RIVERSIDE: Halloween Carnival October 23, 2024, 5-8 p.m. at Nichols Park. Location: 5505 Dewey Ave., Riverside, CA. Free all ages, riversideca.gov
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
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.