California Halloween Events

Coronado Halloween Happening

October 27, 2023, 3:30 -5:30 p.m.  

Spreckels Park
601 Orange Ave.
Coronado, CA
Free, coronado.ca.us

Recreation & Golf Service, Coronado Public Library, and Coronado Cultural Arts Commission have all joined together to bring you Halloween Happening Events! This year there will be fun for all ages as the whole family is invited to head over to Spreckels park on Friday  at 3:30 p.m. to enjoy trick-or-treating and activities. This free event ends at 5:30 p.m.  

Free Halloween Activities, Magic Music, Entertainment, Trick or Treat, Spooktacular Games, plus Food and beverages for sale

Mainstreet Goes Ghostly

October 31, 2023, 3-5:30 p.m.

Downtown Coronado
Orange Avenue and surrounding streets
Coronado, CA
Free, coronadomainstreet.com
(619) 437-0254

Back for another year of trick or treating with Coronado's downtown merchants, ghosts, goblins and other costumed kids are invited to look for participating shops with the help of their parents / chaperones to collect candy and treats in the Mainstreet Goes Ghostly event hosted by Coronado Mainstreet.   

Trick or Treat at the Library

October 31, 2023, 3-6 p.m.

Coronado Public Library
640 Orange Ave.
Coronado, CA
Free, coronadolibrary.org
(619) 522-7390

Happy Halloween! Drop by the front library for some trick or treating with Ms. Natalie on your way to or from Downtown Goes Ghostly! Can you guess what she'll be dressed up as? Toddler Halloween story time with finger plays, stories and songs happens 11-11:30 a.m.  Later in the day during Trick or Treat hours, Halloween Gross Science inside the Library from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. includes several projects, making edible skin models and learning how the stomach digests food. Yuck!  Throughout the month of October the library offers Halloween themed events such as:

  • October 23, 2023, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Hotel Transylvania
  • October 24, 2023, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Glow in the Dark Halloween Painted Rock Art | 11-11:30 a.m. Toddler Halloween Storytime
  • October 25, 2023, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Teens Create a Cookie Haunted House
  • October 27, 2023, 11-11:30 a.m. Preschool Halloween Storytime | 5:30-6:15 p.m. Halloween Happening Spooky Science Show with Mad Science
  • October 28, 2023, 2-4 p.m. Hocus Pocus interactive movie for teens
  • October 30, 2023, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Spooky Singing Storytime with Jean & Mike

Hotel Del Halloween Haunted Happenings

Hotel Del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave.
Coronado, CA
hoteldel.com

  • Seaside Victorian Carnival October 15, 2023, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
    Toast to 135 years of The Del, and 135 years to come! Free and family-friendly Coronado community event that commemorates the rich history of The Del and its epic past.
  • Halloween Pumpkin Carving $30
    Oct 14, 21, 28-30, 2023, 5 p.m.
    Get into the spooky spirit of the season with a day of beachfront pumpkin carving.
  • Haunted Happenings Tours
    Nightly through October 2023
    Learn the official account of Kate Morgan and why her spirit never left in this ghostly guided tour.
  • Ghost Roast October 1-31, 2023
    Snuggle up around a private beach bonfire, roast s'mores, and read ghost stories at our haunted hotel.
  • Friday the 13th Tour & Séance October 13, 2023 $125
    Learn the official account of Kate Morgan's 1892 visit and why her spirit never left in this 75-minute ghostly tour of the resort. Includes an exclusive visit to Kate's room followed by a Victorian-styled séance.
  • Room 502 Tour October 6, 14 & 28, 2023 $75
    While the haunting story of Kate Morgan is more widely known, there is a room on the fifth floor that has even more paranormal occurrences. This special ghostly tour will take you inside The Del most haunted room while learning about our haunted history.
  • Paranormal Tour October 21, 2023 $75
    Explore The Del's "most haunted" room, Room 502, and glimpse some of the rarely seen footage documenting over 400 anomalous (paranormal) phenomena during a 12-month investigation.
  • An Evening with the Spirits October 27, 2023 $125
    An interactive and fully immersive evening that examines the roots of our fascination with ghosts, hauntings, seances and more. Includes a visit to the actual guestroom of Kate Morgan, our resident ghost.

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

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