Zoo-tacular; Mac N' Cheese Fest; Halloween Events: 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. 27 to Sunday, Oct. 28.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Legoland's Brick-or-Treat – Carlsbad

Hallo-wine & Spirits Party – Coronado

Spooktacular Halloween Party – Eastlake

Camp Calavera (Trick-or-Treat Trail) – El Cajon

National City Pumpkin Station – National City

Trunk-or-Treat – Poway

Bulls of Sant'Agata Charge Little Italy – San Diego

Clean Sweep River Cleanup – San Diego

Dia de Los Muertos – San Diego

Halloween at The Village – San Diego

Halloween Yacht Party – San Diego

Julie's Light Event: Zumba and Cardio Hip Hop Class – San Diego

Mall-O-Ween Monster Mash – San Diego

Mission Valley Pumpkin Station – San Diego

Monster Halloween Bash – San Diego

Rotary Garage Sale – San Diego

San Diego Mac n' Cheese Fest – San Diego

SeaWorld's Halloween Spootacular – San Diego

Thriller Flashmob – San Diego

Harvest Dinner at Twin Oaks Valley Winery – San Marcos

Halloween Barks & Brews – Santee

SAN BERNARDINO

Downtown Redlands Art Walk – Redlands

Pumpkin Playland at Live Oak Canyon – Redlands

Brewery Yoga – San Bernardino

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Halloween Fest – Banning

Meeting Management Workshop at Beaumont Library – Beaumont

Spontaneous Speakers Toastmasters Meeting – Calimesa

Dia de los Muertos – Cathedral City

Halloween Spooktacular – Cathedral City

BOO at the BOWL – Hemet

Super Hero Bat Walk – La Quinta

Sinister Valley Haunted Attraction – Lake Elsinore

Temecula Valley Pride Picnic – Menifee

Goldie Sip and Paint – Moreno Valley

Fall Festival – Murrieta

La Quinta Brewing Co. Oktoberfest Parking Lot Party – Palm Desert

Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade – Palm Desert

Halloween Themed Chili Cook-Off & Car Show – Palm Springs

Lantern Tour – Riverside

Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat – Temecula

Fall Spooktacular – Temecula

Headless Horseman Ride at Vail Headquarters – Temecula

Trunk or Treat – Wildomar

ORANGE COUNTY

Anaheim Halloween Parade & Fall Festival – Anaheim

A Halloween Spooktacular with the Orchestra Collective of OC – Brea

Haunted Movie Theater – Buena Park

Alison Bernier's Spooktacular Photo Sessions at SOCO + The OC Mix – Costa Mesa

Chuck Jones Big Draw Monster Mash – Costa Mesa

Pet Blessing – Costa Mesa

Terrifying 10-Miler & Halloween 5K-10K-Kids Run – Dana Point

Dachshund Wiener Dog Races – Huntington Beach

Kinderfest – Huntington Beach

Orange County Ride for AIDS – Irvine

Haunted Skate Contest – Laguna Niguel

AutumnFest Concert & Fair – Los Alamitos

Trunk-Or-Treat – Los Alamitos

Harvest Festival – Mission Viejo

All Hallows' Eve Party – Newport Beach

Halloween Spooktacular – Newport Beach

Halloween Zoo-tacular at the OC Zoo – Orange

Irvine Park Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch – Orange

Pumpkinpalooza – San Juan Capistrano

Día De Los Muertos – Santa Ana

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Wicked Lit: The Chimes & The Corpse – Altadena

"Marathon Runners Run a Lap of Honor" by Dušan Kovačević – Arcadia

Chris Walden Big Band – Beverly Hills

Dia de los Muertos at Forest Lawn – Glendale

LACO Presents Clarinetist Anthony McGill – Glendale

Dark Harbor – Long Beach

Haunted Atlantis – Long Beach

Scarium of the Pacific – Long Beach

826LA's Half Half Half Half Half Marathon – Los Angeles

Carrera de los Muertos – Los Angeles

Boo at the L.A. Zoo – Los Angeles

Día de los Muertos at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes – Los Angeles

Elysian Heights Elementary Harvest Festival – Los Angeles

Halloween Trick-or-Treat & Craft Day – Los Angeles

Haunted Howloween Party at Wag Hotels Hollywood – Los Angeles

L.A. Day of the Dead at Hollywood Forever – Los Angeles

Micheltorena Pumpkin Fest & Family-Friendly Haunted House – Los Angeles

Minimal Effort: All Hallow's Eve – Los Angeles

National Geographic Photo Ark at Annenberg Space for Photography – Los Angeles

Nightmare on Vine Street: Paul Oakenfold – Los Angeles

Spook-Tacular Event at Westfield Century City – Los Angeles

The Woman Who Went to Space as a Man – Los Angeles

Theatre Forty Halloween Show – Los Angeles

Pumpkin Race – Manhattan Beach

Drama After Dark: A Night of the Macabre with Poe & Gorey – San Marino

Howl-O-Ween Doggie Costume Pageant – Silver Lake

Dia de los Muertos Family Glow in the Dark Golf – South Gate

Torrance Antique Street Faire – Torrance

Torrance Street Faire Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade & Costume Contest – Torrance

Youth Halloween Carnival – West Hollywood

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• Boo At The Zoo; DogFest Bay Area; Halloween Events: NorCal Weekend

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