California Events
Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Rac
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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.
ARCATA: Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors October 24, 25, 30 & 31, 2025, 7 p.m.-12 a.m. at Kinetic Sculpture Lab. Location: Eighth and N Streets Arcata, CA 707-822-4805 $15 cash only sold at gate, ages 13 & older, kineticsculpturelab.com
BAKERSFIELD: Scare Valley Haunted Attraction October 3-November 2, 2025, at Kern County Fairgrounds. Haunts, a hayride, pumpkin patch and Halloweenville with kids games and activities. Free to $, scarevalley.com
BAKERSFIELD: Kern County Museum Safe Halloween, October 30 & 31, 2025. Location: 3801 Chester Avenue Bakersfield, CA. $10 child, $5 adult, kerncountymuseum.org
BERKELEY: Berkeley Halloween Parade & Costume Contest October 30, 2025, 4-6 p.m. San Pablo Park 2800 Park Street Berkeley, CA 94702 berkeleyca.gov
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
CALEXICO: Calexico Halloween carnival October 30, 2025, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Community Center 707 Dool Ave. Calexico, CA Free, calexicorecreation.org
COACHELLA: Coachella Halloween Carnival October 30, 2025, 6-8 p.m. Bagdouma Park - Softball Field 2, 51-723 Douma St., Coachella, CA. Free, all ages, coachella.org or familyfriendlycv.com
COSTA MESA: Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch October 2-31, 2025 at Orange County Fairgrounds. Inflatable slides, kiddie rides, a petting zoo and a train. Location: 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA. Free admission; $12 parking Fri-Sun, ocfair.com
DUBLIN: Dublin Preschool Halloween Parade October 30, 2025, 11 a.m. Dublin Public Library 200 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA Free, aclibrary.org
FAIR OAKS: Scarecrow Spectacular October 27-31, 2025 in the Village of Fair Oaks. Winners of the City contest and entrants will have their scarecrows on display. Fair Oaks, CA forpd.org
FERNDALE: Scaregrounds, Griffin Loch's Scream-A-Torium, 5-8 p.m. at Humboldt County Fairgrounds. Three heart-pounding, haunted mazes. Location: 1250 5th Street Ferndale, CA $, screamatoriumhaunt.com
FREMONT: The Candlelighters Ghost House October 11-30, 2025 The Chadbourne Carriage House. Location: 39169 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA. $5, candlelighters.com
GRASS VALLEY: Grass Valley Safe Trick or Treat October 30, 2025, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Downtown Grass Valley Mill Street & West Main Street Grass Valley, CA Free, downtowngrassvalley.com
HANFORD: Max Headroom, 80s covers, Trick or Treat Costume Contest & Halloween BASH! 5:30-9 p.m., Hanford Market Place Concerts Downtown Hanford Between Doughty & Irwin St. Hanford, CA. Free, mainstreethanford.com
HOLLISTER: Swank Farms Fall Festival Pumpkin Patch, Trail of Lights October 4-31, 2025. Corn Maze + Trail of Lights + Terror in the Corn attractions, food, music and more. Location: 4751 Pacheco Pass Hollister, CA $15-up, 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. $25-45 general admission, descansogardens.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
IRVINE: Pretend City Costume Week October 26-31, 2025, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. + Halloween October 31, 2025 Pretend City Children's Museum 29 Hubble Irvine, CA $22, pretendcity.org Free age 12 mos. & under
IRWINDALE: Pumpkin Decorating Contest October 30, 2025, 4 p.m. Dan Diaz Rec Center - Memorial Garden Picnic Area. Location: 16053 Calle Del Paseo, Irwindale, CA. Registration: irwindaleca.gov
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. Scary Mary, The Ringmaster, demented doctor and cannibal chef treat you to their nightmares in 7 mazes on board and outside the ship where circus rides, fire shows and sliders entertain. There's drinking, dining, dancing, swinging (axes) and lots of screaming! $, queenmary.com
LOS ANGELES: Pacific Jazz Orchestra Big Band Edition with Guest Vocalist Jane Monheit October 29-30, 2025, 7 & 9:30 p.m. at Blue Note LA. Location: 6372 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. $54.54 + $20 minimum, bluenotela.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
NORTH HOLLYWOOD: Zombie Joe's Haunted Theatre Urban Death: Tour Of Terror October 3-November 1, 2025. Location: ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. $25.65 ages 17 and up, UrbanDeath.com
ONTARIO: Ontario Halloween Costume Parade and Contest October 30, 2025, 3:30-6 p.m. at Ontario Senior Center. Get ready for a ghostly good time Special Entertainment Check-in at 3 p.m.; Parade Begins: 3:45 p.m. Location: 225 East B St. Ontario, CA Free, ontarioca.gov
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
ORANGE: Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch September 13-October 31, 2025. Annual attraction and popular place to take children for pumpkin pictures, crafts, kiddie rides, food and wholesome fun! Location: 1 Irvine Park Rd., Orange, CA. Free admission on weekdays; $, weekends - reservations required, IrvineParkRailroad.com
ORANGE: Orange Treats in the Streets Fall Festival, 4-7 p.m. at Old Towne Orange. The Treats in the Streets Kids Activities, Booths and more. Location: 1 Plaza Square Chapman & Glassell Orange, CA cityoforange.org
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
ROSEVILLE: Trick or Treat - Keller Williams October 30, 2025, 5-7:30 p.m. Roseville's largest Trick or Treat event. Location: Keller Williams, 548 Gibson Drive, Suite 200, Roseville, CA. Get free ticket on eventbrite
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
SAN JOSE: Festival Fright Nights at Winchester Mystery House select nights September 26-November 1, 2025. Eerie Halloween adventure through a haunted mansion designed by Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Rifles fortune. Inspired by her communication with spirits, the 160-room estate and grounds are filled with mysteries, oddities and resident ghosts. Location: 525 S. Winchester Blvd., 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, BONITA, DEL MAR, ESCONDIDO & NATIONAL CITY: Pumpkin Station September 26-October 31, 2025. Five locations include 2 farms: Rancho Bernardo Farm in Escondido or Bonita Pumpkin Farm in Bonita with corn mazes, hayrides, petting zoos and Sunflower Fields. Pumpkin Stations at National City's Plaza Bonita, Del Mar Fairgrounds and San Diego's Mission Valley include kiddie rides, giant slides and petting zoos. Free admission, $5/ea. ticketed attractions, pumpkinstation.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: After Dark - Creepatorium October 30, 2025, 6-10 p.m. at Exploratorium. Have a phenomenal Halloween with spooky science stories, spine-tingling exhibits, live music, and a costume contest.. Location: Pier 15, Embarcadero at Green Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. Age 18+ only, $22.95, exploratorium.edu
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
SAN FRANCISCO: Trick-or-Treat at the Ferry Building October 30, 2025, 4-6 p.m. San Francisco Ferry Building 1 Ferry Building San Francisco, CA Free, show your Eventbrite ticket at the Ferry Building tent in front of the building to get a trick-or-treating bag, then head inside the Marketplace, eventbrite.com
SANGER: Sanger Halloween Trunk or Treat in Downtown Sanger 7th & N Streets Sanger, CA. Free, sanger.org
SAN JOSE: Willow Glen Trick or Treat on the Avenue October 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 0r 3-4 p.m. Willow Glen Business Association, San Jose, CA Free, willowglen.org
SAN LUIS OBISPO: Trick or Treat Trail Downtown October 30, 2025, 5-8 p.m. Farmer's Market Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA. Free, downtownslo.com
SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Trunk or Treat, 5-7:30 p.m. in Downtown Santa Barbara Spenser Adams Parking Lot. Location: 1235 Chapala, Santa Barbara, CA. Free, sbpal.org/ trunk-or-treat.html
SANTA MARIA Haunted Maze October 30, 2025, 5:30-8 p.m. Haunted Maze at Santa Maria Police Department 1111 West Betteravia Road Santa Maria, CA 93455 Free, cityofsantamaria.org
SANTA ROSA: Blind Scream Haunted House October 10-November 1, 2025, 7 p.m. select days. It's baaaack and scarier than ever! Location: 98 Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa, CA $, blindscream.com
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY: Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Fest October 1-31, 2025. Spooky, whimsical, creative and cool scarecrows are on view 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 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 LAKE TAHOE / ZEPHYR COVE: Zephyr Point Spooktacular Halloween October 30, 2025 at Zephyr Point Lake Tahoe 660 U.S. 50 Zephyr Cove, NV. zephyrpoint.org/halloween
TEMECULA: Mansion of Lost Souls Halloween Haunt October 2-November 1, 2025, 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 26- November 2, 2025. Opens at 7 p.m. at Janns Marketplace. 11 themed haunts in a seamless scare experience. Location: 285 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, CA. $42-up, rothauntedhouse.com
ORANGEVALE: Later Days, 5-8 p.m., Bands & Brews at Orangevale Farmers Market. Location: 6826 Hazel Ave., Orangevale, CA. Free, sactownfarmersmarkets.com
WHEATLAND: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm open daily September 6-November 9, 2025. It's a fair of 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
WILLITS: Skunk Train Pumpkin Express October 1-31, 2025. Take a train trip from the heart of the Redwoods to the magical pumpkin patch. Pick your own pumpkin and return to the station. $68.35, $108.25 VIP, skunktrain.com
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