California Halloween Events

Fullerton Peanuts Spooktacular at Laguna Lake

October 18, 2024, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Laguna Lake Park - Picnic Area
3120 Lakeview Drive
Fullerton, CA
FREE but pre-register for this event. Grab the Spooktacular Fun Pack during checkout for only $15!  cityoffullerton.com

Inspired by Charlie Brown and The Great Pumpkin, delightful treats and Peanuts themed crafts followed by camp stories and songs await you in your holiday best. The family- friendly celebration embraces the spirit of the season with activities, unplugged - laughter, creativity, and spooky charm open the door to a night of pure fun:

  • Free Contests
  • Bobbing for Doughnuts
  • Eyeball Spoon Race
  • Mummy Wrapping
  • Face Paint
  • Craft Booth
  • Snacks  available for purchase 

 

OctoBOOfest Trick or Treat 

October 26, 2023, 4:30-8:30 p.m.
no announcement as of 9/22/24

Downtown Plaza
125 E. Wilshire Ave., between Pomona and Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CA
Free, cityoffullerton.com

Free parking is available in the Wilshire Parking Structure (located on Wilshire Ave), the Chapman Parking Structure (located on Chapman behind the Downtown Plaza), the Fullerton Transportation Center lots (located at Commonwealth and Pomona) and all public streets.

Dress in your Halloween costume for trick-or-treating Enjoy this festive Halloween-themed market day with kids' costume parades, trick-or-treating at vendor booths, a live band, kids' activities, a beer and wine garden, and more.

Parking for Fullerton Market may be found in any of the free downtown lots, or in the parking structures at Wilshire (enter from Harbor); Lemon Street and Chapman Avenue; and in the Transportation Center on Pomona and Santa Fe Avenue.

Vendor opportunities

OCTOBOOFEST is a tailored event from the Downtown Fullerton Market operated by the City of Fullerton Parks & Recreation Department.

  • OCTOBOOFEST provides an opportunity for local farmers, artisans, merchants, and non-profit organizations to offer their unique products and services in a fun and festive atmosphere.
  • The event includes a variety of features like fresh produce, prepared food, arts and crafts, jewelry, novelty/gift items
  • Live entertainment, as well as family and kid activities are part of the evening's fun.

Muckenthaler Dia de Los Muertos Festival

October 29, 2023

Muckenthaler Cultural Center
1201 West Malvern Ave
Fullerton, CA 92833
Free, themuck.org

Activities: Arts & Crafts Fair | Kids Activities | Sugar Skulls | Papel Picado workshop | Live Music & Dance | Food Vendors |  Altars/Ofrendas. 

The Muckenthaler celebrates this special Mexican holiday with an afternoon filled with arts and crafts, altars, art workshops, food vendors, and live music! The historical roots of this holiday date back to the pre- Hispanic cultures of Meso-America of the indigenous people, especially the Nahua (Aztecs, Mayans, and Toltecs) and others native to Mexico.

$, themuck.org

 

Cal State Fullerton Pumpkin Launch

 No info for 2023 as of yet

Cal State Fullerton's athletic field is located at
800 N. State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92831 Free, oc.discoverycube.org/event/pumpkinlaunch/ 

Pumpkin Launch is a free-community event that invites guest to come onto a university campus and participate in a fun-filled STEM festival. The headlining event invites local engineer clubs and student Pumpkin Launch contestants to use the principles of STEM to build trebuchet machines that send pumpkins high in the sky and towards large targets lining the field – sometimes more than 50 yards! The team with the highest score wins the coveted Pumpkin Launch trophy!

PUMPKIN LAUNCH Pumpkins, as a rule, stay close to the vine. But have you ever seen a squash go soaring, high through the air? Join Discovery Cube and Cal State University, Fullerton at Cal State Fullerton's athletic field for a day of flight, engineering, and pumpkin-smashing hijinks on Saturday, November 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. What is Pumpkin Launch? Pumpkin Launch is a free-community event that invites guest to come onto a university campus and participate in a fun-filled STEM festival. The headlining event invites local engineer clubs and student Pumpkin Launch contestants to use the principles of STEM to build trebuchet machines that send pumpkins high in the sky and towards large targets lining the field – sometimes more than 50 yards! The team with the highest score wins the coveted Pumpkin Launch trophy! In typical Discovery Cube fashion, guests can become an engineer for the day by making, building, and testing their own launchers at the hands-on learning encounters and STEM festival.Plus, enjoy some of OC's best food trucks, have a bite and keep your energy up. *Activities, times and dates subject to change without notice. California State University, Fullerton is a smoke-free campus.

 

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


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