Halloween Events; Día De Los Muertos Celebrations: 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 Halloween weekend from Saturday, Oct. 30 to Sunday, Oct. 31.

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

LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

Costume Contest: Memorial Park, Sierra Madre

Costume Parade: Kersting Court, Sierra Madre

Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda: Sierra Madre Public Library, Sierra Madre

Dia De Los Muertos: Forest Lawn, Glendale

Dia de Los Muertos: Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica

Dia de Los Muertos / Day of the Dead at Hollywood Forever: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles

Dia de los Muertos Celebration: Social & Public Art Resource Center, Venice

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Sugar Skull Craft: Virtual via City of Pasadena

Dia de los Muertos Open House & Movie Night: Artesia Cemetery, Cerritos

Disney Estate Candlelight & Spirits Ghost Tour: Walt Disney's Woking Way Home, Los Angeles

Enchanted Forest Fundraiser: Village Playgarden, Altadena

Family Halloween Carnival: Manhattan Heights Park, Manhattan Beach

Halloween Carnival: Finkbiner Park, Glendora

Halloween Haunted High Street: High Street, Moorpark

Halloween Hootenanny Craft Beer Fest: Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach

Halloween Howl Drive-Thru: Duarte Civic Center, Duarte

Halloween Party for Kids & Pups: Pantera Park, Diamond Bar

Halloween Party with Oingo Boingo Former Members: The Canyon, Agoura Hills

Halloween Spooktacular & Trunk-or-Treat: Artesia Park, Artesia

Haunted Halloween Ops and Candy Hunt: Christmas Tree Lane Model Railroad Society, Altadena

Haunted Little Tokyo Block Party: Brunswig Square, Los Angeles

Haunted Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt: Cafe Dulce, Los Angeles

Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade: Marina Vista Park, Long Beach

Los Muertos 5K LA: Olvera Street, Los Angeles

Louise Reichlin & Dancers / Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers: Veterans Memorial Park, Culver City

"Manos a la Obra" Walkthrough with Cog•nate Collective: 18th Street Arts Center | Propeller Gallery, Santa Monica

Marine Mammal Halloween "Scare" Center: Marine Mammal SCARE Center, San Pedro

Mostly Ghostly Truck-O-Treat Fright Delight: Walnut Senior Center, Walnut

Munchkin Masquerade: Manhattan Village, Manhattan Beach

Next In Line Hollywood Comedy Competition and Karaoke Contest: Lankershim Boulevard, Los Angeles

Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Party: Lanea and Cult, Santa Monica

One Colorado for Treat & Trail: One Colorado Old Pasadena, Pasadena

Scarium of the Pacific: Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach

Spooky Car Cruise-In: Automobile Driving Museum, El Segundo

Trick-or-Treat Halloween Bash: Old Town Monrovia

Trick-or-Treating: Sierra Madre

Trunk-or-Treat: San Marino Community Church, San Marino

ORANGE COUNTY:

Boo Ha Ha: A Haunted Oktobeerfest: Orange County Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa

Children's Halloween Extravaganza: Newport Beach Central Library, Newport Beach

Halloween at Balboa Bay Resort: A+O Restaurant | Bar, Newport Beach

Halloween "Bites" & Kid Movie Night: Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, Ysidora Restaurant and Lounge, San Juan Capistrano

Halloween Spooktacular: Mariners Park, Newport Beach

Haunted House San Clemente: Via Ameno, San Clemente

Pacific Chorale: Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa

Pumpkin Splash: San Clemente Aquatics Center, San Clemente

SAMLARC Halloween Family Festival: Central Park, Rancho Santa Margarita

Spooktacular Pop-Up: Mess Hall at FLIGHT, Tustin

Spooky Treat Trolley: Various locations, Dana Point

Trick-or-Treat On Main Street: Participating merchants, Seal Beach

Trick-or-Treat Through the City: Pretend City Children's Museum, Irvine

Trick-or-Treating: Plaza Antonio, Rancho Santa Margarita

Tricks & Treats Pup Costume Event: Pup Up Hooray, Lake Forest

Who's Zeppelin: The Coach House Concert Hall, San Juan Capistrano

RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Bad Chemistry: Lorimar Vineyards and Winery, Temecula

Be a Hero for Kids Halloween Bash: Poolside at Hilton Palm Springs, Palm Springs

Cinema Bizarro: Best of Retro Cartoon Halloween Specials: Palm Springs Cultural Center, Palm Springs

Classic Car and Truck Show: Lambs Fellowship Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore

Create Your Own Ceramic Candy Skull: Banning Community Center, Banning

Dark-in-the-Park Event: Town Square Park Amphitheater, Murrieta

Detail Garage Murrieta's Rides & Coffee: Madison Avenue, Murrieta

Halloween Carnival: Indio Community Center Park, Indio

Halloween High Tea: Cottage Tea Parties, Temecula

Halloween Hullabaloo: Camelot Theatres, Palm Springs

Halloween Soiree: Boozehounds Palm Springs, Palm Springs

Halloween Spooktacular: Cathedral City Community Amphitheater, Cathedral City

Halloween Spooky Pop-Up: Repplier Park, Banning

Halloween-Themed Chili Cook-Off and Car Show: Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs

Hitchcocktober: Reading Cinemas Cal Oaks, Murrieta

Howl-O-Ween: The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert

Jack & Sally Sip & Paint: Phearless, Moreno Valley, and Virtual

Karaoke: Texas Lil's Mesquite Grill, Temecula

Kawika Kahiap and Bobby Moderow: Old Town Temecula Community Theater, Temecula

Paws on the Promenade Halloween Spooktacular: Promenade Mall, Temecula

Peltzer Winery's HalloWine Party: Peltzer Pumpkin Farm, Temecula

Sherry Williams with the Big Band All Stars: Old Town Temecula Community Theater, Temecula

Temecula Halloween Party: Batch Mead, Temecula

Trunk-or-Treat: First Congregational Church of Perris, United Church of Christ, Perris

Trunk-or-Treat: Marna O'Brien Park, Wildomar

SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

"A Year with Frog and Toad": Casa del Prado Theatre, San Diego

Bach Collegium Presents "A Sonic Youth": All Souls' Episcopal Church, San Diego

Boo at the Zoo: Wild Wonders, Bonsall

City Heights Dia de Muertos Celebration: Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park, San Diego

Dia De Los Muertos Party with Los Fabulocos & The Sleepwalkers: Ebullition Brew Works And Live Music, Vista

Fall Festival / Festival de Otoño: San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas

Grateful Shred: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

Halloween Heat Featuring The Bella Lux Dancers: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

Halloween Treat Trail: Participating businesses, Poway

Hilton Bayfront San Diego Halloween Weekend: Hilton Bayfront San Diego, San Diego

Hitchcocktober: Angelika Film Center & Cafe, Carmel Mountain, San Diego

Howl-o-Ween Dog Pawty: Little Italy Dog park, Little Italy, San Diego

King Whisker, The Volclays, BRUE, Pinkeye: Music Box, San Diego

PoeFest: Villa Montezuma Museum, San Diego

Pumpkin Bash: Lions Tigers & Bears, Alpine

Safe Trick-or-Treat: South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas

San Diego Ballet Presents "Ritmos Latinos": Ingram Plaza, San Diego

San Diego Distillers Guild Fest: The Lane, San Diego

San Diego Halloween Pub Crawl: American Junkie, San Diego

Spooktacular: The Super Dentists, San Diego

The Dinner Detective Interactive Mystery Show: Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown, San Diego

The Ram Music Wild West Halloween Party: Coomber Craft Wines, Oceanside

Trick-or-Treating: The Shoppes at Carlsbad, Carlsbad

Trick-or-Treating in La Mesa Village: La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa

Trunk-or-Treat: San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego

Trunk-or-Treat: Skyline Lakeside, Lakeside

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