Oct30Fri
SAMLARC's Halloween Family Festival
Trick-or-treating, bounce houses, a costume contest for kids, pets and families, a photo booth, music and games.
On set dates
53 events
Oct25Sun
Tales, Tails, & Treats
A themed storytime with crafts, plus a chance to meet adoptable kittens. No registration needed.
Oct26Mon
Make Your Own Trick-or-Treat Bag
Decorate your own trick-or-treat bag in the library's story room.
Oct16Fri
Fall-O-Ween at Heritage Hill
A free OC Parks evening with decorated historic grounds, a scavenger hunt and photo spots.
Oct17Sat
Fall Harvest
A costume parade, community booths and fall activities for all ages.
Oct17Sat
Halloween Pumpkin Rescue
Swim in a pool filled with floating pumpkins, pick one, decorate it and enjoy music. Advance registration required; $10-$15.
Oct22Thu
Haunted Trails
Four nights of a scary walk-through trail themed around abandoned hospitals and failed experiments. Not recommended for kids under 10; tickets required.
Oct31Sat
Halloween Time at Museum of Make Believe
A Halloween session at the storybook-forest museum: craft a potion bottle, design a mini fall scene, and enjoy wine and sugar cookies.
Oct24Sat
Halloween Spooktacular & Trunk or Treat
Games, crafts and entertainment plus a trunk-or-treat with police K-9, bomb squad and mounted units. A kids' costume parade starts at 5 PM.
Oct24Sat
Spooky Seas at the Ocean Institute
A Halloween-themed science night at the Ocean Institute with glowing laser tag, a mad-scientist lab, haunted ship tours, after-dark aquarium visits and a costume contest.
Oct13Tue
Neurodivergent Halloween Night
A sensory-friendly trick-or-treat night with lowered lights and sound, limited capacity and sensory tools such as noise-cancelling headphones and fidgets.
Oct24Sat
Monster Splash
Pool-deck trick-or-treating, a floating pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating, open swim and an inflatable obstacle course. Registration required.
Oct30Fri
Halloween's Eve at Pretend City
A morning-to-afternoon of dancing, a puppet show and kid-sized trick-or-treating at 10:30 AM, noon and 2 PM.
Oct31Sat
Woodbridge Trick or Treat
Handmade goods and seasonal treats at a trick-or-treat stop.
Oct30Fri
Halloween Howl
Candy, games, prizes and a costume contest for kids.
Oct17Sat
Pumpkin Splash
Splash into a floating pumpkin patch with inflatables and Halloween activities; everyone takes home one pumpkin.
Oct23Fri
Casa Creepy
A family-friendly walk-through haunt at the 1927 Casa Romantica estate, with live actors in the gardens.
Oct23Fri
Trunk or Treat at Pacific Coast Church
Costumes and trick-or-treating at decorated car trunks, for kids 12 and under.
Oct13Tue
Creep It Real Expo
An outdoor Halloween party with vendors, themed food and drinks, costumed characters and a costume march.
Oct13Tue
The Pumpkin Factory at MainPlace Mall
A pumpkin-patch pop-up at the mall with rides, slides, a petting zoo, games and food. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (except Columbus Day). Entry is free Wed/Thu and $5 F...
Oct17Sat
Pumpkin Palooza at Discovery Cube Orange County
Halloween-themed science and hands-on activities at the museum, presented with OC Waste & Recycling. Ticketed; kids under 3 free; parking $10.
Oct24Sat
Boo at the Zoo
Trick-or-treating along the zoo trail with animal presentations, storytelling and a teen haunted area.
Oct31Sat
Trick-or-Treating at MainPlace Mall
Free trick-or-treating at the mall's participating stores; look for the sign in the window.
Oct30Fri
Villa Park Halloween Fest
A neighborhood Halloween tradition since 2002, with contests and activities for costumed kids.
Running all season
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Pumpkin City
Pumpkin patch with pony rides, a petting zoo, carnival games and kiddie rides.
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Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch
Wagon rides on the 30-acre farm, pick-your-own pumpkins, a corn maze and a petting zoo.
SeasonMulti-week
Pumpkins & Harvest Festival
A pumpkin patch and harvest festival with family activities, local food and live entertainment. Times vary; check the festival site.
SeasonMulti-week
Spooky Science at Discovery Cube OC
Hands-on slime, skeleton and bubbling-potion science, with extra activities on weekends.
SeasonMulti-week
Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch
Train rides through the park, hayrides, moon bounces and a Great Pumpkin weigh-off.
SeasonMulti-week
Roger's Gardens Halloween Boutique
A themed, museum-style Halloween shop with collectibles, artisan decor and haunted vignettes.