Oct30Fri
Día de los Muertos
A day of the dead celebration at Reds Whites and Brews in Ramona. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
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174 events
Oct30Fri
Día de Muertos & Undas
A cultural community festival at ARTS CENTER in National City. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Friday Stampede — Nobody Cares Run Club
A community run at Children's Play Area in San Diego. Details and tickets through Nobodycaresrunclub.com.
Oct30Fri
Ghoul's Night Out
A sober halloween party at Marina Village in San Diego. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Grim
A theatrical performance at Mandell Weiss Theatre in La Jolla. Details and tickets through Viagogo.pl.
Oct30Fri
Halloween Card Show
A trading card convention at BNS Brewing and Distillery. in Santee. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
Oct30Fri
Halloween Happening
A family halloween festival at Coronado Community Center in Coronado. Details and tickets through Coronadotimes.com.
Oct30Fri
Kirk Fox
A stand-up comedy at The Comedy Store - La Jolla in La Jolla. Details and tickets through Gotickets.com.
Oct30Fri
Last Laugh Friday featuring Brian Kiley
A stand-up comedy show at TERI Campus of Life in San Marcos. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Mainstage Show
An improvised comedy show at National Comedy Theatre in San Diego. Details and tickets through Nationalcomedy.com.
Oct30Fri
Shocktober: Demonic Possession at Mockingbird Improv (Oct 30, 2026)
An improvised comedy horror at Mockingbird Improv in San Diego. Details and tickets through Broadwayworld.com.
Oct30Fri
Sound of Two Cities: A Free Community Concert
A symphony orchestra concert at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego. Details and tickets through Theshell.org.
Oct30Fri
Spooky Sessions Party
A halloween party at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Oct30Fri
Sunset Sessions – Live Music
A live music and food festival at Fox Point Farms in Encinitas. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct29Thu
The Haunted Carwash
A drive-through Halloween haunt with performers, fog, lighting and special effects.
Oct30Fri
Theo Katzman
A Pop music event at Music Box. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct29Thu
Buckets & Booze
A halloween golf social at The Crossings at Carlsbad in Carlsbad. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Oct29Thu
Failure - The Rising Skyline Tour w/ Quannnic
A Rock music event at Music Box. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct29Thu
Improvised Musical
An improvised musical comedy at National Comedy Theatre in San Diego. Details and tickets through Nationalcomedy.com.
Oct29Thu
Lizzy & the Triggermen, Grey DeLisle & the Blue Ribbon Boys
A Jazz music event at Belly Up. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct29Thu
Oceanside October Nights
A night artisan market at High Tide Coffee Oceanside in Oceanside. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct29Thu
Oma's Pumpkin Patch
An autumn family festival at Oma's Family Farm in Lakeside. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct29Thu
Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Party
A pumpkin carving workshop at Brockton Villa in La Jolla. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
Oct29Thu
Thursday Morning Run
A community group run at Sprouts Farmers Market in Carlsbad. Details and tickets through Meetup.com.
Running all season
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LEGOLAND Brick-or-Treat
Trick-or-treating, themed entertainment, LEGO characters and family activities.
SeasonMulti-week
San Diego Zoo HalGLOWeen
Family entertainment, decorations, music, costumed characters and Halloween activities at night.
SeasonMulti-week
SeaWorld Halloween Spooktacular
A family-friendly celebration with trick-or-treating, live entertainment and characters.
SeasonMulti-week
The Count's Halloween Spooktacular
Trick-or-treating, Halloween shows, the Sesame Street Halloween Parade, rides and costumed characters.
SeasonMulti-week
The Haunted Amusement Park
An outdoor scare trail through a former amusement park.
SeasonMulti-week
The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park
An outdoor haunted trail and maze with elaborate sets and live scare actors. (One source says it opens Oct 1.)
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