Howl-O-Ween Family Festival; Halloween Horror Nights: 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. 15 to Sunday, Oct. 16.

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

LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

5K Hunger Walk: Ocean View Park, Santa Monica

Beverly Hills Art Show: Beverly Gardens Park, Beverly Hills

Cinespia: "The Thing": Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles

Creative Communal Artisan Market: Runway Playa Vista, Playa Vista

Dia de los Muertos Festival: Mercadito Monarca, Pasadena

Dia De Los Muertos Maker Market: In front of Century Theaters, Huntington Beach

Fall Festival: Virginia Avenue Park, Santa Monica

Family Fall Fest: Lower Loma Alta Park, Altadena

Halloween Horror Nights: Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City

Halloween Yoga Storytime: Chevalier's Bookstore, Los Angeles

Hardboiled: The Comedy Show: 1881 Bar, Pasadena

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

"Hotel Transylvania": Electric Dusk Drive-In, Glendale

LA's Haunted Hayride: Griffith Park, Los Angeles

LACO Presents Beethoven's Ninth + Washington: Royce Hall, Los Angeles

Max Amini: Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles

Next Night Street Festival: South Beverly Drive, Los Angeles

Nights Of The Jack: King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas

OC Meets Napa: Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano

Oktoberfest: Chatsworth Junior Baseball League, Chatsworth

Patrick Landeza and Sons: Grand Annex, Los Angeles

Pianist Stewart Goodyear: Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills

Red Bull Straight Rhythm: Huntington Beach

Santa Anita Oktoberfest: Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia

"The Mummy": Electric Dusk Drive-In, Glendale

The Pickerton Legend: Halloween Home Haunt: Hawthorne

Tour D'Art: Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes

Wayback Daddies Halloween Show: The Warehouse Restaurant and Tiki Bar, Marina del Rey

ORANGE COUNTY:

Corona del Mar Meet and Greet: Sherman Library and Gardens, Newport Beach

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

Forever Footprints' Walk to Remember: The District Tustin Legacy, Tustin

Halloween Family Art Day: Paul Mitchell The School Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa

Haunted OC After Hours Tour: Spirits and Legends of Bowers Museum: Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Haunted Trails: Crown Valley Park, Laguna Niguel

Keeping the Wild, Wild with Dr. Laurie Marker: Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

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

Taste of Santa Ana: MainPlace Mall, Santa Ana

Tunnel of Terror OC: Big Wave Car Wash, Anaheim

RIVERSIDE COUNTY:

Autumn Open Ranch: Sale Ranch Animal Sanctuary, Temecula

Bad Chemistry: Vail Lake Resort, Temecula

Castle Dark: Castle Park, Riverside

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

High Tea on the Patio: Cottage Tea Parties, Temecula

Karaoke: Texas Lil's Mesquite Grill, Temecula

Mansion Of Lost Souls: Promenade Temecula, Temecula

Mariachi Festival and Fireworks: Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium, Lake Elsinore

Meadtoberfest: Batch Mead, Temecula

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

Monster Mash Halloween Party: Albert A. Chatigny Sr. Community Recreation Center, Beaumont

Rooted in Nature Craft Brew Festival: Marna O'Brien Park, Wildomar

Star Party at the Monument: National Monument Visitor Center, Palm Desert

Undead Circus: Launch Pointe, Lake Elsinore

Wine Town Rollers Presents: Vampires Vs. Zombies Roller Derby Scrimmage: Ronald Reagan Sports Park, Temecula

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY:

All Saints Lunatic Asylum: Shawnee Road, Apple Valley

Bracken Fern Manor and Tudor House Lockdown: Bracken Fern Manor, Lake Arrowhead

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

SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

A Cheesy 80s Halloween: Ebullition Brew Works, Vista

Autumn Harvest Teas: Julian Tea and Cottage Arts, Julian

Baby Bushka: The Kate Bush Experience: Music Box, San Diego

Batalla de Campeones with Aczino: Music Box, San Diego

Boogie 4 Babies: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

Brick-or-Treat: LEGOLAND California Resort, Carlsbad

Flocktoberfest: Hawthorne Country Store, Escondido

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

Haunted Corn Maze: Carlsbad Strawberry Co., Carlsbad

Haunted Happenings Tours: Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado

Howl-O-Ween Harvest Family Festival: Helen Woodward Animal Center, Rancho Santa Fe

Kanekoa: Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad

Ladies at the Lake Fall Market: Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve, Santee

Latino Book and Family Festival: MiraCosta College, Oceanside

Monthly Artisan Market: Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad

Oceanside Family Farm Festival: Mellano Farm Stand, Oceanside

Public Tour and Open Garden: Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center, National City

Pumpkin Express: Campo Depot, Campo

Pumpkin Plunge and Halloween Movie: Alga Norte Aquatic Center, Carlsbad

Ramona Motorcycle Rally: Ramona Outdoor Community Center, Ramona

Rockabilly Halloween Costume Party with The Sons of Johnny Cash and Rip Carson: Ebullition Brew Works, Vista

Ronstadt Revival: Tribute to Linda Ronstadt: Music Box, San Diego

SeaWorld Halloween Spooktacular: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego

Taste of Italy Food Tour: Little Italy, San Diego

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

The Haunted Forest: Banner Ranch Julian, Julian

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

Trunk or Treat: North Coast United Methodist Church, Oceanside

VENTRUA COUNTY:

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

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• Pumpkin Festival; Thomas And Percy's Halloween Party: NorCal Weekend

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