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24th Annual Encuentro de Jaraneros de California
30+ music and dance ensembles, guest artists from Veracruz, zapateado dancing, vendors and regional food.
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6th Annual Dia de Muertos
A day of the dead festival at Mon Petit Mojave in Yucca Valley. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival
A dia de los muertos festival at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. Details and tickets through Downtownlongbeach.org.
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Annual Valley Art Fair
A community art festival at The Museum of the San Fernando Valley in Northridge. Details and tickets through Facebook.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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Brunch: Trust 1 and the Sunday Gospel Band
A Jazz music event at Ivan'z House at Mozambique. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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Candlelight - Tribute to Juan Gabriel on Strings
A candlelight string concert at The Queen Mary in Long Beach. Details and tickets through Bandsintown.com.
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Circa - Duck Pond
A contemporary circus performance at Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts in Northridge. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Dia de los Muertos
A Rock music event at Garden Amphitheatre. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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Dia De Los Muertos Event
A day of the dead celebration at San Bernardino Family YMCA in San Bernardino. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Dia de los Muertos in the City
Dia de los Muertos at Pretend City with music, sugar skull decorating and a live Folklorico performance.
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Dia De Muertos - Family Festival
A cultural family festival at Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
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Dino Dash
Community run, walk and bike event benefiting the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, with a 2K fun run, chip-timed 5K and 10K, and bike tours for all levels.
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Dinosaur Dash
A 2K fun run, timed 5K and 10K, bike rides and a family expo that raise funds for Tustin public schools.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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...
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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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Live Music on the Lawn | Jack French
A live music and wine tasting at Altisima Winery in Temecula. Details and tickets through Outgoing.world.
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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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