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Ambrosia Masquerade
A halloween masquerade ball at Ambrosia Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
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Annual Halloween Chili Tasting & Car Show
An event at Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs. Details and tickets through Palmspringsairmuseum.org.
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Annual Halloween Party
A holiday celebration at Old Town Biergarten in Orcutt. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
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Annual Midtown Halloween Carnival
A halloween festival at Grace Church Ventura in Ventura. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Bash at the Market
A halloween festival at Lane Field Park Market in San Diego. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Bayside Boo: A Spirited Night by the Bay
Music, dancing, treats and activities.
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Bilingual Halloween Dance
A toddler halloween party at Rodeo 39 Public Market in Stanton. Details and tickets through Rodeopublicmarket.com.
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Boo at the L.A. Zoo
LA's beloved family Halloween tradition with trick-or-treating stations, keeper talks and animal pumpkin enrichment.
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Boo at the Zoo
A family halloween festival at Big Bear Alpine Zoo in Big Bear Lake. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Boo Bash
A fall festival at Escondido Mall in Escondido. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Boo Bash Craft and Vendor Market
A craft and vendor market at The Shops at Palm Desert in Palm Desert. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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BOO Fest
A halloween festival at Woodbridge Village Center in Irvine. Details and tickets through Irvinecompanyretail.com.
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Brent Morin
A Comedy arts and theatre event at Corona Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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Burbank Halloween Carnival
A carnival for children ages 3 to 11. $5 per child.
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Camarillo Farmers Market
A certified farmers market at Camarillo Farmers Market in Camarillo. Details and tickets through Visitcamarillo.com.
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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.
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Club 54 Saturday Night Party
A nightclub party at Club 54 Lounge in Pasadena. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
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Costa Mesa Live Latin Music– Week Nights
A live latin music at Cafe Sevilla of Costa Mesa in Costa Mesa. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
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CRV at Harvest Festival at Underwood Farms
A fall harvest festival at Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Dia de los Muertos
A day of the dead festival at Downtown Ventura in Ventura. Details and tickets through Outgoing.world.
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Dia de los Muertos Celebration at the Pier
Seventh annual free, family-friendly Dia de los Muertos programming on the Santa Monica Pier.
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Día de los Muertos Festival
A mexican cultural festival at Plaza Mexico in Lynwood. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Dia de los Muertos Festival at Rio de Los Angeles State Park
Outdoor family festival celebrating Mexican heritage with music and games.
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Dia De Los Muertos Spooky Market & Car Show
A cultural festival and market at Singing Hills Memorial Park in El Cajon. Details and tickets through Facebook.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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Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes and farm animals.
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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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Candlelight Concerts
Candlelit string tributes, including Halloween classics and Queen and Beatles nights.
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