Oct30Fri
Sunset Sessions – Live Music
A live music and food festival at Fox Point Farms in Encinitas. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Oct30Fri
Sweeney Todd
A musical theatre production at Yucaipa Performing Arts Center in Yucaipa. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Oct30Fri
The Burlesque Show
A burlesque variety show at Copa Nightclub in Palm Springs. Details and tickets through Viagogo.pl.
Oct30Fri
The Haunted Carwash
A drive-through Halloween haunt with performers, fog, lighting and special effects.
Oct30Fri
The Minutes
A political satire play at Coachella Valley Repertory in Cathedral City. Details and tickets through Discoverpalmdesert.com.
Oct30Fri
The Nightmare on Strip Street
An event at Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club Oxnard in Oxnard. Details and tickets through Sroxnard.com.
Oct30Fri
The Outsiders
A musical theatre at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
The Pumpkin Factory at MainPlace Mall
A pumpkin-patch pop-up at the mall with rides, slides, a petting zoo, games and food. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (except Columbus Day). Entry is free Wed/Thu and $5 F...
Oct30Fri
The Pumpkin Factory at Westminster Mall
A mall-lot pumpkin patch pop-up with rides, games and a petting zoo.
Oct30Fri
The Pumpkin Patch (Placentia)
A longtime pumpkin patch with inflatables, a petting zoo, baby chicks, gold panning, tractor and carnival rides and photo spots. Free admission.
Oct30Fri
The Yacht Groove
A Rock music event at The Coach House. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
Theo Katzman
A Pop music event at Music Box. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Oct30Fri
Trick & Treat Wine Tasting
A halloween wine pairing at Malibu Wines & Beer Garden in West Hills. Details and tickets through Locally-social.com.
Oct30Fri
Trunk or Treat
A halloween community gathering at The Learning Experience - Riverside in Riverside. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Trunk or Treat!
A halloween community carnival at Toyota Santa Maria in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Trunk-or-Treat
A halloween community festival at Big Bear Valley Parks & Recreation District in Big Bear Lake. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Tunnel of Terror: OC Haunted Car Wash
A haunted car wash where performers and effects scare you as you drive through.
Oct30Fri
Utah Valley Wolverines at California Baptist Lancers
A college volleyball at Cal Baptist University Van Dyne Gym in Riverside. Details and tickets through Tikety.com.
Oct30Fri
Villa Park Halloween Fest
A neighborhood Halloween tradition since 2002, with contests and activities for costumed kids.
Oct30Fri
Whispers from the Past
A halloween dinner theater at Newhall Mansion in Piru. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct30Fri
Wicked Lit
An immersive horror theatre at Chance Theater in Anaheim. Details and tickets through Boomap.app.
Oct30Fri
Wild Tales: A Halloween Adventure
A story, short family hike and craft about the creepy-crawly creatures of Upper Newport Bay. Costumes welcome.
Oct30Fri
Winnetka Halloween Community Event
A halloween community festival at Winnetka Recreation Center in Winnetka. Details and tickets through Sfvlocal.com.
Oct30Fri
Women's Open Play
A women's pickleball session at Dynamite Pickleball in Santa Barbara. 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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