Oct28Wed
Samantha Fish
A Blues music event at The Coach House. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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Oct28Wed
Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch at the OC Fairgrounds
A fairgrounds pumpkin patch with inflatables, small rides, a petting zoo and a train, plus seasonal decor and a market for squash and gourds.
Oct28Wed
Segerstrom Shelby Event Center: Shelby Mustang & Cobra Museum
An automotive museum with more than 75 classic Shelby Mustangs and Cobras across two floors, with detailed placards, retro neon signs and vintage gas pumps. Open Tuesd...
Oct28Wed
Shaped by Place Art Exhibition
Cross-cultural exhibition on nature and identity by artists representing Tahiti, Norway and the United States.
Oct28Wed
Sip and sWine
A charity fundraiser winery event at Trevi Hills Winery in Lakeside. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct28Wed
Sweeney Todd
A musical theatre production at Yucaipa Performing Arts Center in Yucaipa. Details and tickets through Instagram.com.
Oct28Wed
The Candy Crawl
A halloween family festival at The Collection Riverpark in Oxnard. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct28Wed
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...
Oct28Wed
The Pumpkin Factory at Westminster Mall
A mall-lot pumpkin patch pop-up with rides, games and a petting zoo.
Oct28Wed
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.
Oct28Wed
Too Many Skeletons
A halloween musical play at Los Angeles Theatre Academy in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct28Wed
Trick & Treat Wine Tasting
A halloween wine pairing at Malibu Wines & Beer Garden in West Hills. Details and tickets through Locally-social.com.
Oct28Wed
Tunnel of Terror: OC Haunted Car Wash
A haunted car wash where performers and effects scare you as you drive through.
Oct29Thu
5K Run
A community 5k run at Stoner Park in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Heylo.com.
Oct29Thu
A Dope Comedy Show Presents Halloween is Hilarious
A stand-up comedy at Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct29Thu
Annual Dana Point Film Festival
An ocean film festival at Dana Point in Dana Point. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Oct29Thu
Annual Harvest Festival
A community autumn festival at Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto Campus in San Jacinto. Details and tickets through Events.msjc.edu.
Oct29Thu
Annual Oktoberfest Hosted by the Huntington Beach Host Lions Club
An oktoberfest festival at Old World Biergarten Festival Hall & Concert Venue in Huntington Beach. Details and tickets through Events.oldworldhb.com.
Oct29Thu
Beast Mode Bash
A halloween community party at Anytime Fitness in Oxnard. Details and tickets through Anytimefitness.com.
Oct29Thu
Bewitched! Spooky Jazz
A jazz tribute concert at The Grand on State in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Thegrandonstate.com.
Oct29Thu
Comedy Night Thursdays
A stand-up comedy show at Speakeasy Comedy Bar Shows in Santa Barbara. Details and tickets through Viagogo.pl.
Oct29Thu
Día de los Muertos Requiem: Dinner and Concert
A cultural performance and dinner at Moorpark College in Moorpark. Details and tickets through Venturacountylocal.com.
Oct29Thu
Dracula - A Comedy of Terrors
A comedy theater play at Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs. Details and tickets through Visitpalmsprings.com.
Oct29Thu
Electrik Seoul: K-pop x EDM
A Dance/Electronic music event at Time Nightclub. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
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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.
SeasonMulti-week
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.)
SeasonMulti-week
Candlelight Concerts
Candlelit string tributes, including Halloween classics and Queen and Beatles nights.
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