Nov11Wed
Stanton Veterans Day Ceremony
Ceremony honoring those who have served or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Seasonal guides: Halloween & Fall Fun in Southern California
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84 events
Oct31Sat
Bilingual Halloween Dance
A toddler halloween party at Rodeo 39 Public Market in Stanton. Details and tickets through Rodeopublicmarket.com.
Nov2Mon
Blood Drive
A community blood donation at Cypress College in Cypress. Details and tickets through Cypresscollege.edu.
Oct29Thu
The Pumpkin Factory at Westminster Mall
A mall-lot pumpkin patch pop-up with rides, games and a petting zoo.
Oct30Fri
Elijah Scott, Micayla Rivera
A Country music event at Garden Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct31Sat
The Bronx, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Strawberry Fuzz, Plague Vendor, Gottleib, Mrs Magician, Plug Uglies, LA Misfits
A Rock music event at Garden Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov1Sun
Dia de los Muertos
A Rock music event at Garden Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov6Fri
Badfish - a Tribute to Sublime - Fall Tour 2026
A Rock music event at Garden Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov7Sat
A Benefit for Mike Roche of TSOL - Please donate to the GoFundMe
A Rock music event at Garden Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov8Sun
Chicago Tribute Experience, Laurel Canyon Dreamin, Alvarez Band at Garden Amp
A Rock music event at Garden Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct29Thu
Haunted Halloween Party
A halloween festival at Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Nov20Fri
Knott's Merry Farm
Holiday celebration with winter decor, thousands of lights and seasonal attractions across the park.
Oct29Thu
Annual Oktoberfest Hosted by the Huntington Beach Host Lions Club
An oktoberfest festival at Old World Biergarten Festival Hall & Concert Venue in Huntington Beach. Details and tickets through Events.oldworldhb.com.
Oct31Sat
MARKO at Oktoberfest
A bavarian cultural festival at Old World Biergarten Festival Hall & Concert Venue in Huntington Beach. Details and tickets through Events.oldworldhb.com.
Nov1Sun
MARKO
A live music concert at Old World Biergarten Festival Hall & Concert Venue in Huntington Beach. Details and tickets through Events.oldworldhb.com.
Oct31Sat
Champions In Motion - Breast Cancer Awareness Fun Run/Walk
A charity fun run at Don Knabe Community Regional Park in Cerritos. Details and tickets through Mysistermyfriendbcs.com.
Nov28Sat
Anaheim Holiday Makers Market
A marché de créateurs at Farmer's Park in Anaheim. Details and tickets through Oazis.app.
Oct29Thu
Boo-tastic Halloween Party at Adventure City
An evening Halloween party at the amusement park: a trick-or-treat street, a Halloween train, a scavenger hunt, a light show, a dance party and 11 rides, with free glo...
Oct29Thu
Nightmare on Center Street
Trick-or-treating at market booths decorated for Halloween, plus a themed village of costumed vendors.
Oct29Thu
Tunnel of Terror: OC Haunted Car Wash
A haunted car wash where performers and effects scare you as you drive through.
Oct31Sat
Halloween Spooktacular at Anaheim Hills Festival
Trick-or-treating at participating shops and restaurants, with a DJ, face painting, balloon art and photo spots.
Oct30Fri
Day of the Dead: A Night of Community & Culture
A día de los muertos celebration at Anaheim Downtown Community Center in Anaheim. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Oct30Fri
Halloween Trunk or Treat
A halloween community festival at Casa 723 in Fullerton. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Halloween Trunk or Treat and Halloween Market
A halloween market and trunk-or-treat at Casa 723 in Fullerton. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.ca.
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Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodge
Halloween programming at the resort, including a trick-or-treat trail, yoga, a dance party and an art class.
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Knott's Scary Farm
The 53rd annual Halloween Haunt, with new mazes, scare zones and the return of the Hanging show.
SeasonMulti-week
Knott's Spooky Farm
A daytime, not-scary Halloween celebration for ages 3 to 11 with trick-or-treating and a costume contest.
SeasonMulti-week
The 17th Door
An extreme, high-intensity haunt. Guests sign a waiver to enter and it is not for the faint of heart.
SeasonMulti-week
Vampirates
A seasonal dinner show with vampire pirates, stunts and a three-course meal.
SeasonMulti-week
"Hallowe’en Greetings and Tricks, Treats, and Traditions" at Muzeo
A museum exhibit on how Halloween began and how Anaheim has celebrated it for a century, timed with the Anaheim Fall Festival's 100th anniversary.
Year-round favorites
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Surf City Nights
Main Street closes for a weekly street fair with vendors, live music and food.
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