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Oct31Sat

Boo at the Zoo

Sat, Oct 31  ·  10:00 AM
Big Bear Alpine Zoo, Big Bear Lake

A family halloween festival at Big Bear Alpine Zoo in Big Bear Lake. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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Oct31Sat

Boo Bash

Sat, Oct 31  ·  10:00 AM
Escondido Mall, Escondido

A fall festival at Escondido Mall in Escondido. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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Oct31Sat

Boo Bash Craft and Vendor Market

Oct 31 to Nov 1  ·  11:00 AM
The Shops at Palm Desert, Palm Desert

A craft and vendor market at The Shops at Palm Desert in Palm Desert. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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Oct31Sat

BOO Fest

Sat, Oct 31  ·  3:00 PM
Woodbridge Village Center, Irvine

A halloween festival at Woodbridge Village Center in Irvine. Details and tickets through Irvinecompanyretail.com.

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Oct31Sat

Brent Morin

Sat, Oct 31  ·  6:00 PM
Corona Improv, Corona

A Comedy arts and theatre event at Corona Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Oct31Sat

Camarillo Farmers Market

Sat, Oct 31  ·  8:00 AM
Camarillo Farmers Market, Camarillo

A certified farmers market at Camarillo Farmers Market in Camarillo. Details and tickets through Visitcamarillo.com.

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Oct31Sat

Carnival of Chaos

Sat, Oct 31  ·  8:00 PM
Tarantula Hill Brewing Co., Thousand Oaks

A halloween tribute concert at Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. in Thousand Oaks. Details and tickets through Eventhound.com.

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Oct31Sat

Casa Vintage Halloween

Oct 31 to Nov 1  ·  11:00 AM
CASA Vintage & More, San Diego

A halloween celebration at CASA Vintage & More in San Diego. Details and tickets through Fabuloushillcrest.com.

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Oct31Sat

Club 54 Saturday Night Party

Sat, Oct 31  ·  8:00 PM
Club 54 Lounge, Pasadena

A nightclub party at Club 54 Lounge in Pasadena. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.

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Oct31Sat

Comedy Night

Sat, Oct 31  ·  2:00 PM
Hotel Zoso, Palm Springs

A stand-up comedy show at Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs. Details and tickets through Viagogo.pl.

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Oct31Sat

Crossroads Drama + Harvest Festival

Sat, Oct 31  ·  4:00 PM
The Way World Outreach Arrowhead Campus, San Bernardino

A halloween community festival at The Way World Outreach Arrowhead Campus in San Bernardino. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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Oct31Sat

Daytime Boo at the Zoo

Sat, Oct 31  ·  10:00 AM
Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara

A family halloween event at Santa Barbara Zoo in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Ma.to.

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Oct31Sat

Dia de los Muertos

Sat, Oct 31
Downtown Ventura, Ventura

A day of the dead festival at Downtown Ventura in Ventura. Details and tickets through Outgoing.world.

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Oct31Sat

Dia de los Muertos Celebration at the Pier

Oct 31 to Nov 1  ·  Sat 11 AM to 7 PM, Sun 12 to 5:30 PM
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica

Seventh annual free, family-friendly Dia de los Muertos programming on the Santa Monica Pier.

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Oct31Sat

Día de los Muertos Festival

Sat, Oct 31  ·  12:00 PM
Plaza Mexico, Lynwood

A mexican cultural festival at Plaza Mexico in Lynwood. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.

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Oct31Sat

Dj Santarosa

Sat, Oct 31  ·  11:00 PM
West Eight Los Angeles, Los Angeles

A club dj performance at West Eight Los Angeles in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Bandsintown.com.

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Oct31Sat

Dracula

Sat, Oct 31  ·  2:00 PM
The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

A theatrical performance at The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Bandsintown.com.

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Oct31Sat

Dress Wild

Sat, Oct 31  ·  10:00 AM
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center, Santa Barbara

A halloween costume event at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Sbnature.org.

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Bob Baker Marionette Theater Hallowe'en Spooktacular

Select dates through Nov 8  ·  Select dates and times
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles

A family-friendly hour-long boo-sical revue with 100+ puppets and a Dia de los Muertos sequence. (Start date shown as September.)

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Candlelight Concerts

Select dates in October  ·  Times vary
Newport Beach, Yorba Linda, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Various OC cities

Candlelit string tributes, including Halloween classics and Queen and Beatles nights.

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