Boo At The Zoo; Fall Festivals; Howl-O-Ween: SoCal Weekend

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events throughout Southern California — from the southernmost tip of San Diego, through Orange and Riverside counties, to the beaches and valleys in Los Angeles.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home, a mini day trip or a virtual event, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Oct. 23 to Sunday, Oct. 24.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations in case activities were updated since posted on Patch.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

A Faery Hunt Show and Fairy Halloween Party: Tarzana Community & Cultural Center, Tarzana

Altadena Arts Festival: Charles White Park, Altadena

Calvera LGBTQ+ Festival: Mi Centro, Los Angeles

Dia de los Muertos: Day of the Dead Public Art Installation: Grand Park Performance Lawn, Los Angeles

Endless Summer Classic Car Show: Pier Plaza, Hermosa Beach

Halloween Paint & Sip: The Cook's Garden Venice, Los Angeles

Halloween Spookfest: Cerritos Towne Center, Cerritos

"Living the Scream (Asylum)": LOFT 1923, Los Angeles

Long Beach Oktoberfest: Scottish Rite Event and Cultural Center, Long Beach

Los Feliz Flea: John Marshall High School, Los Angeles

Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival: Montrose Shopping Park Association, Glendale

Mozart and Salieri and Kashchey the Immortal: Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles

"Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning … An Outdoor Victorian Mourning Faire": Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles

Original Farmers Market Fall Festival: The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles

Psychic Secrets Unveiled: Museum Exhibit Extravaganza: Artlife Gallery, El Segundo

Pumpkin Patch Car Show: Heritage Park, La Verne

Rocky Horror Picture Show: Street Food Cinema at Poinsettia Park, Los Angeles

"The Muppet Movie": The Ford, Hollywood, Los Angeles

"The Serpent": Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles

Vegandale Festival: Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles

Village Venture Arts and Crafts Faire: Yale Avenue, Claremont

Walk to End Alzheimer's Santa Monica: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica

Wayback Daddies' Pre-Halloween Show: The Warehouse Restaurant & Tiki Bar, Marina del Rey

West Basin Water Harvest S.T.E.A.M. Adventure: Virtual via West Basin Municipal Water District, Carson

World Famous Pumpkin Race Festival: Manhattan Pier, Manhattan Beach

ORANGE COUNTY:

Authors Kim Davis and Daryl Wood Gerber: Book Carnival, Orange

Boo at the Zoo: Santa Ana Zoo, Santa Ana

Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach "Night Under the Stars: An Autumn Affair": Lake Forest Community Center, Lake Forest

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Anaheim-Cypress "Masquerade Gala": Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Anaheim

Chapman University Wind Symphony: Musco Center for the Arts, Orange

Dia de los Muertos Festival: Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Fall Harvest Festival: Grand Park/Town Center Amphitheater, Aliso Viejo

Fall-O-Ween: Heritage Hill Historical Park, Lake Forest

Halloween Spooktacular and Trunk-or-Treat: Dana Point Community Center, Dana Point

"Hocus Pocus" Halloween Movie Night: Heritage Museum of Orange County, Santa Ana

Kishi Bashi: Musco Center for the Arts, Orange

Les Violons Du Roy with Avi Avital: Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa

Movie in the Park: Fountain Valley Sports Park, Fountain Valley

"Sarogeto" Film Premiere: THE LOT Fashion Island, Newport Beach

Scotoberfest: Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine

Spooky San Clemente: Community Center, San Clemente

The Anti-Gala: [AV] Irvine, Irvine

Treat Street on Avenida Del Mar: Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente

Trunk-or-Treat: Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Santa Ana

Trunk-or-Treat: Laguna Niguel Presbyterian Church, Laguna Niguel

Trunk-or-Treat: Little Cottonwood Park, Los Alamitos

Walk to End Alzheimer's San Clemente: Outlets at San Clemente, San Clemente

RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Amber Waves of Grain Craft Beer Festival for Veterans: Shops at Dos Lagos, Corona

Boo at the Bowl: Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre, Hemet

Classics at The Merc: The Merc, Temecula

Comedian Jason Stuart: Old Town Temecula Community Theater, Temecula

Fall Family Fun Fair: Marna O'Brien Park, Wildomar

Fall Festival: Mt. San Jacinto College Campus, Menifee

Harvest Festival: Grace Presbyterian Church, Temecula

Karaoke: Texas Lil's Mesquite Grill, Temecula

Pumpkin Carve: Noble Creek Regional Park, Beaumont

Spooky Spectacular Adult Co-ed Softball Tournament: Noble Creek Regional Park, Beaumont

Temecula Valley Woman's Club Casino Night Fundraiser: Harveston Lake House, Temecula

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY:

A Very Bizzy Halloween Family-Friendly Festival: Bizzyland Gardens, Crestline

SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

Bar1ne & Friends Present: G Perico, Bar1ne, Ryan Anthony, Rossi Rock and Sebby OG, Sham Blak: Music Box, San Diego

Boo at the Zoo: Wild Wonders, Bonsall

Borrego Days Desert Festival: Christmas Circle Community Park, Borrego Springs

Candlebox: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

Damon Wayans: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

Dirty Confetti: Pamo Valley Winery, Ramona

Emotional Oranges, Tkay Maidza, Unusual Demont: Music Box, San Diego

Fall Festival: San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas

Gardening Workshops at the Farm: Coastal Roots Farm, Encinitas

Hallo-Wine Fall Festival: Burnham House, Balboa Park, San Diego

Halloween Haunted House: Old Poway Park, Poway

Haunted Aquarium: Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, San Diego

Howl-o-Ween Doggie Costume Contest and Parade: Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center

Miracle Babies "La Fete Magnifique" Gala: Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, Rancho Santa Fe

North Coast Symphony Autumn Concert: San Dieguito United Methodist Church, Encinitas

October Farm Festivities: Mellano Farm Stand, Oceanside

Rancho BEERnardo Festival: Webb Lake Park, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego

Starlight Serenade: Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad

Stephanie Blythe in Concert: Balboa Theatre, San Diego

Trail of Terror: River Park Conservancy Walking Trail, Lakeside

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• County Fair; Goblin Jamboree; Howl-O-Ween: NorCal Weekend

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