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Downtown Dia de los Muertos
A public art installation honoring LA's Day of the Dead traditions, with an opening celebration and a Noche de los Muertos closing ceremony.
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Early Bird Tickets
A mexican spirits festival at Mica Studios in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Agaveandfriends.com.
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Fall Escondido Renaissance Wk 1
A renaissance festival at Felicita County Park in Escondido. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Family Fun Day
A nature crafts and activities at San Elijo Lagoon and Ecological Reserve in Cardiff. Details and tickets through Myeggsplorer.com.
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Free Admission
A museum open day at Santa Paula Art Museum in Santa Paula. Details and tickets through Eventhound.com.
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Free Family Day: Día de los Muertos
A cultural festival at Santa Paula Art Museum in Santa Paula. Details and tickets through Santapaulaartmuseum.org.
Nov1Sun
Free First Sundays
A family art workshop at Oceanside Museum of Art in Oceanside. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
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Ghosts of Santa Ana: Explore the Haunted Past!
A haunted history tour at Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana. Details and tickets through Hauntedoc.com.
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Harvest Wind
A fall festival and concert at The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano. Details and tickets through Bandsintown.com.
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Hiroshima
A Religious music event at The Coach House. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov1Sun
HMOC Free Community Dia de los Muertos 2026
Free Dia de los Muertos celebration with a community altar (ofrenda), live entertainment, food, vendors and arts and crafts.
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Holiday Workshops
A holiday crafting workshop at The Mission Club in Lompoc. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov1Sun
Ice Skating at Irvine Spectrum Center
Outdoor holiday ice rink at Irvine Spectrum Center, listed as opening November 1 with evening skate sessions. Check the Spectrum website for current prices, hours and...
Nov1Sun
INOHA - This Might Be Useful Tour w/ Buddha Trixie & Flight By Nothing
A Rock music event at Music Box. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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L.A. Comic Con
Comics, gaming, cosplay and pop culture, with guests Nicolas Cage, Hayden Christensen and Aaron Paul.
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Laguna Jazz Festival
A weekend of jazz presented by KX FM.
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Live Music on the Lawn | Jack French
A live music and wine tasting at Altisima Winery in Temecula. Details and tickets through Outgoing.world.
Nov1Sun
Live Music Sundays w/ Shane Hall
A live music performance at The Cordova Bar in San Diego. Details and tickets through M.yelp.com.
Nov1Sun
Los Angeles Philharmonic
An event at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Bandsintown.com.
Nov1Sun
Los Angeles Zombie Crawl - Halloween Bar Crawl
A halloween pub crawl at Grand Central Market in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
Nov1Sun
Mariachi Los Camperos
A mariachi music performance at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in San Gabriel. Details and tickets through Stubhub.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.
Nov1Sun
Masood Boomgaard
A live event at Brea Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov1Sun
Mexican Day of the Dead
A cultural family festival at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Details and tickets through Inlandempire.kidsoutandabout.com.
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"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.
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20 Years Later: The Great Picture
A City of Irvine exhibit at Irvine City Hall marking 20 years since The Great Picture.
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American Red Cross Blood Drive at MainPlace
A monthly blood donation drive at MainPlace Mall, noon to 6 PM.
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Bob Baker Marionette Theater Hallowe'en Spooktacular
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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Carved at Descanso Gardens
A festive fall evening of glowing jack-o'-lanterns, giant hand-carved pumpkins and illuminated railroad displays.
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Delusion: Den of the Mosquito
Jon Braver's darkly narrative interactive play.
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