Zombie Fest; ​​Pumpkin Express; Fall Festival​s: SoCal Weekend

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – Don't sit inside this weekend! 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 or a mini day trip, see what's on tap this weekend from Saturday, Oct. 20 to Sunday, Oct. 21.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Pumpkin Express – Campo

Ghost Tour Of Haunted Hotel Del – Coronado

San Dieguito Fall Festival – Del Mar

IB's Chills & Thrills – Imperial Beach

Howl O Ween Hounds – La Mesa

Fall Festival & Fundraiser – Lakeside

Hoot, Howl & Prowl – Poway

Rancho BEERnardo Festival – Rancho Bernardo

Barks & Brews Oktoberfest – San Diego

Haunted Tales at Star Of India – San Diego

Making Strides of San Diego – San Diego

Scallywag! Craft Beer & Music Festival – San Diego

Walk4ALZ – San Diego

"Vampirina" Event – San Ysidro

Howl-o-ween Doggie Costume Contest & Parade – Valley Center

SAN BERNARDINO

Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest – Big Bear Lake

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Peddlers Bazaar – Banning

Holiday Craft Fair – Beaumont

Sunset Rotary's Festival of Frights – Hemet

Emergency Preparedness Fair – Lake Elsinore

Desert Film Society Presents "Bad Genius" at Camelot Theatres – Palm Springs

Celebrating American Composers Fall Concert – Temecula

Horse-Drawn Haunted Hayride – Temecula

Men's World Expo – Temecula

Oakhill Fall Festival – Temecula

October Festival – Temecula

Temecula Half & 5K – Temecula

Wine, Dine & Paint at South Coast Winery Resort – Temecula

ORANGE COUNTY

MDA Muscle Walk Orange County – Anaheim

Haunted Movie Theater – Buena Park

Doheny State Beach Halloween Haunt – Dana Point

Spooky Halloween Train – Fullerton

Dachshund Wiener Dog Races – Huntington Beach

HBAPA Presents "Mary Poppins" – Huntington Beach

Monster Dash Runs & Half Marathon – Huntington Beach

Oktoberfest – Huntington Beach

Oktoberfest Kinderfest – Huntington Beach

The Rat Pack Legacy Show – Huntington Beach

LCAD Art Market – Laguna Beach

Haunted Trails – Laguna Niguel

OCtoberfest OC – Newport Beach

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Fall Art Show – Beverly Hills

Last Chance for Animals' Celebrity Benefit – Beverly Hills

The Wallis Presents LA Master Chorale's Lagrime di San Pietro – Beverly Hills

EarthFest LA – Culver City

Mila & Emma's Halloween Platform Pumpkin Patch – Culver City

Long Beach Zombie Fest – Long Beach

A Faery Hunt Show and Fairy Halloween Party – Los Angeles

Annenberg Space for Photography National Geographic Photo Ark – Los Angeles

Boo at the LA Zoo – Los Angeles

Evening Under The Stars Gala – Los Angeles

Fire It Up BBQ Competition – Los Angeles

First Trilingual Flashlight Concert in U.S. with Rumpelstil – Los Angeles

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival – Los Angeles

Oktoberfest – Los Angeles

International Orchid Show – San Marino

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• Goblin Jamboree; Irish Festival; Fall Festivals: NorCal Weekend

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