Halloween Events; Dia De Los Muertos Celebrations: SoCal Weekend

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events throughout Southern California — from the southernmost part 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 or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Oct. 30.

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

LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

Absolutely Halloween!: Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica

Auntie Ruby's Daughters Foundation 5K Walk/Run: Kenneth Hahn Park, Los Angeles

Boo at the L.A. Zoo: Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles

Carved: Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge

Cinespia: "Bram Stoker's Dracula": Los Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles

Dia de Los Muertos: Calvary Cemetery and Mortuary, Los Angeles

Dia de los Muertos and Noche de los Muertos: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles

Dia de Los Muertos Movie Night: "Encanto": Artesia Cemetery, Cerritos

Dia de los Muertos Sculptures and Santa Monica Ballet Folklorico: Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica

Fall Music Series: The Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge, Los Angeles

Freaky Flora: Self-Guided Experience: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia

"Ghosts, Bats & Jack-O'-Lanterns" Ferris Wheel Halloween Light Show: Santa Monica, Pacific Park

Giggles and Screams Block Party: La Pintoresca Park, Pasadena

Halloween at The Hollywood Roosevelt: The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles

Halloween Boat Parade: Marina Del Rey

Halloween Dance Party: 2ND & PCH, Long Beach

Halloween Monster Mash Dance Party: The Mixx, Pasadena

Haunt O' Ween Los Angeles: An Immersive Hallowen Experience: Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Woodland Hills

Haunted Little Tokyo Block Party: Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles

Hollywood True Crime and Haunted Tales Walking Tour: Hollywood Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles

Honor System Pumpkin Patch: Brentwood Country Mart, Santa Monica

LA's Haunted Hayride: Griffith Park, Los Angeles

Lynwood Halloween Festival: Lynwood City Hall Front Lawn, Lynwood

Mama G'S Horror Camp Musical Massacre: The Bourbon Room Hollywood, Los Angeles

Monster Dash 5K Walk/Run: Bluff Creek Park, Playa Vista

Nightmare on Banning Street: Potter's House, Lynwood

Nights Of The Jack: King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas

P.C. Pitstop: Cars and Coffee: Runway Playa Vista, Los Angeles

Pumpkin Patch and Fall Fun Fest: Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

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

Skybar Los Angeles Halloween Weekend Happenings: Skybar at Mondrian Los Angeles, West Hollywood

Tina's Pumpkin Patch: Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks

Tricks and Treats: Maple Park Community Center, Glendale

Trunk-or-Treat and Spooky Hearse Cruise-In: The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum, El Segundo

Westwood Recreation Center Halloween Spooktacular: Westwood Recreation Center, Los Angeles

ORANGE COUNTY:

Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade: Anaheim

Author Luna Joya: Book Carnival, Orange

"Beetlejuice" Movie in the Park: Cordova Park, Mission Viejo

Boo Ha Ha Haunted Oktoberfest: OC Fair and Event Center, Costa Mesa

Bowers' Books for Kids: Storytime in the Galleries: Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Classic Scarolers: Bella Terra, Huntington Beach

Corgi Beach Day: Huntington Dog Beach, Huntington Beach

Family Art Class: Painting Pumpkins: Sherman Library and Gardens, Corona del Mar

Family Workshop: Decorating Sugar Skulls: Sherman Library and Gardens, Corona del Mar

Halloween Bazaar: The District Tustin Legacy, Tustin

Halloween Carnival and Costume Contest: Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress

Halloween Party with Flashback Heart Attack: StillWater Spirits and Sounds, Dana Point

Halloween Spooktacular: Mariners Park, Newport Beach

Happy Hauntings OC: Wild Rivers, Irvine

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in Concert: Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa

Haunted Garage: Irvine

Knott's Scary Farm: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park

Live Music on the Green: Jack Sollecito: Bella Terra, Huntington Beach

Monster Dash 5K: Community Center, San Clemente

"Newsies" The Musical: Huntington Beach Historic Theater, Huntington Beach

Spooky Treat Trolley: Various stops, Dana Point

The Missions of Alta California 1769-1823 with Jean Stern: Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Tunnel of Terror OC: Big Wave Car Wash, Anaheim

Wraith House: Wraith House, Laguna Niguel

RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Bad Chemistry: Vitagliano Winery, Temecula

Bat Walk Night Adventure: Cove Oasis Trailhead, Madero La Quinta

Big Phat Band Concert: Temecula Valley High School, Temecula

"Bite" Vampire Circus Dining Adventure: PS Underground, Palm Springs

Boo at the Bowl: Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre, Hemet

Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs "Be a Hero for Kids Halloween Bash": Poolside at Hilton Palm Springs, Palm Springs

CarnEvil Ball: Europa Village Wineries and Resort, Temecula

Castle Dark: Castle Park, Riverside

Dia de los Muertos: Historic Main Street, Lake Elsinore

Dia de los Muertos: Southern California Railway Museum, Perris

Fall Festival: Passion Life Church, Murrieta

Golf Cart Parade: El Paseo, Palm Desert,

Halloween High Tea: Cottage Tea Parties, Temecula

Halloween Home Bike Tour: Harveston Community Park, Temecula

Halloween Party and Honey Wine Tasting: Batch Mead, Temecula

Halloween Spooktacular: Civic Center Plaza, Cathedral City

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

HalloWine Party: Peltzer Winery, Temecula

Haunted Studio Funraiser: JDS Creative Academy, Temecula

"Headless Horseman" Haunted Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride: Wine Country, Temecula

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

Karaoke: Texas Lil's Mesquite Grill, Temecula

La Quinta Brewing Co. Oktoberfest: La Quinta Brewing Co., Palm Desert

Light Up the Night: St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Palm Desert

Mansion Of Lost Souls: Promenade Temecula, Temecula

Miss Hazel's Haunt: The Shops at Palm Desert, Palm Desert

Oktoberfest: Cahuilla Casino Hotel, Anza

Paws on the Promenade Pet Spooktacular: Promenade Temecula, Temecula

Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat: Community Center, Banning

Storm Halloween Festival and Marketplace: Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium Parking Lot, Lake Elsinore

The Amazing World of Bats: Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center , Palm Desert

"The Bride of Pinacate": Southern California Railway Museum, Perris

Trunk-or-Treat and "Ghostbusters" Movie: Town Square Park, Murrieta

Undead Circus: Launch Pointe, Lake Elsinore

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY:

All Saints Lunatic Asylum: Shawnee Road, Apple Valley

"Dimensions of Insanity: Torture" Immersive Haunt Experience: Rare Moon Escape Room, Fontana

SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

Alice Glass, Glass Spells, Disco Goth: Music Box, San Diego

Bearcat Boo!: Wild Wonders, Bonsall

Brick-or-Treat: LEGOLAND California Resort, Carlsbad

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

Dia de los Muertos: Downtown Chula Vista

Dia de Los Muertos Celebration: Westfield Plaza Bonita, National City

Fort Cross Haunted Harvest Hayride: Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures, Santa Ysabel

Halloween Pub Crawl: The Smoking Gun SD, San Diego

Halloween Spooktacular: Mission Marketplace, Oceanside

Halloween Spooktacular: The Forum Carlsbad, Carlsbad

Haunted Corn Maze: Carlsbad Strawberry Co., Carlsbad

Haunted Happenings Tours: Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado

Heartland Coin Club Show and the California State Numismatic Association Symposium: Cunnane Social Center at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, Santee

Jurassic World: The Exhibition: Camino Del Rio North, San Diego

Lauren Jelencovich Concert: St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, San Diego

Mad Hatter's Mischief Tea Soirée: Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa, San Diego

Maya Horror Dinner Party: Coco Maya, San Diego

Once Upon a Hallowe'en: Old Poway Park, Poway

Owl-O-Ween: Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista

"Phantom of the Opera": Spreckels Organ Pavilion, San Diego

Pumpkin Bash: Lions Tigers and Bears, Alpine

Pumpkin Express: Campo Depot, Campo

SeaWorld Halloween Spooktacular: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego

Spooktacular Halloween Haunts: Fairmont Grand Del Mar, San Diego

Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat: Veterans Park, Imperial Beach

Taste of Italy Food Tour: Little Italy, San Diego

The Count's Halloween Spooktacular: Sesame Place San Diego, Chula Vista

The Haunted Amusement Park: Marshal Scotty's Playland, El Cajon

The Haunted Hotel Disturbance: Mission Valley Center, San Diego

The Haunted Trail Of Balboa Park: Balboa Park, San Diego

The Scream Zone: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar

"The SpongeBob Musical": Casa del Prado Theatre, San Diego

The Story of Little Italy Guided Historical Tour Adventure: Cafe Zucchero, Little Italy, San Diego

The Super Dentists' Spooktacular: The Super Dentist's, San Diego

Witches of the Westgate Tea: The Westgate Hotel, San Diego

Wonderland at The Rooftop: Welcome to the Mad Tea Party: Mission Pacific Hotel, Oceanside

VENTRUA COUNTY:

Fall Harvest Festival: Underwood Family Farms, Moorpark Farm Center, Moorpark

Reign of Terror Haunted House: Reign of Terror Haunted House, Thousand Oaks

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

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