Nov1Sun
Sushi & Sake Festival 2026
All-you-can-eat sushi and Japanese dishes with premium sake, shochu and Japanese beer.
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Nov1Sun
The 4th Annual Great Pumpkin Bash
A family eco festival at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles. Details and tickets through Eventbrite.com.
Nov1Sun
The SoCal Vibe Fall Festival
A fall festival and market at The SoCal Vibe Events in Huntington Beach. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov1Sun
The Storytellers at Calico Ghost Town's "Ghost Haunt"
A halloween festival at Calico in Yermo. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov1Sun
Tommy Davidson
A Comedy arts and theatre event at Irvine Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov1Sun
Tricks and Treats: A Family-Friendly Halloween Celebration
A family halloween festival at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov1Sun
Venice Electric Light Parade
An illuminated parade at Windward Plaza in Venice. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov2Mon
An Evening with Gary Sinise
The actor and advocate talks about his memoir, Graceful Warrior, with audience Q&A.
Nov2Mon
Armored Saint & Metal Church
A Metal music event at The Coach House. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov2Mon
Blood Drive
A community blood donation at Cypress College in Cypress. Details and tickets through Cypresscollege.edu.
Nov2Mon
Dia de los Muertos in San Clemente
The City of San Clemente honors and remembers loved ones with a traditional Dia de los Muertos celebration.
Nov2Mon
Family Fest Dia de los Muertos
A cultural family festival at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Details and tickets through Laparent.com.
Nov2Mon
LA Chargers v LA Rams
A nfl football match at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Details and tickets through Stubhub.com.
Nov2Mon
Little Explorers
A sensory playtime at Old Town Newhall Library in Santa Clarita. Details and tickets through Santaclarita.librarycalendar.com.
Nov2Mon
Taste of the Rams
Dishes from top LA chefs, with the Los Angeles Rams.
Nov2Mon
Toddler Town
An event at Pretend City Children's Museum in Irvine. Details and tickets through Eventective.com.
Nov3Tue
Championship Wrestling
A Wrestling sports event at Irvine Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov3Tue
Comedy Juice Featuring: Jessimae Peluso, Rell Battle, Jeremiah Watkins, Fumi Abe!
A Comedy arts and theatre event at Brea Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov3Tue
STEAM Explorers
An afterschool kids program at Katie Wheeler Library in Irvine. Details and tickets through Newuniversity.org.
Nov3Tue
Tuesday Trivia
A trivia game night at Vinya: vino + vinyasa in San Diego. Details and tickets through Localwineevents.com.
Nov4Wed
133 Band
An Other music event at Ivan'z House at Mozambique. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov4Wed
Ahmed Al-Kadri
A live event at Irvine Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.
Nov4Wed
Bluey's Big Play
A children's theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. Details and tickets through Facebook.com.
Nov4Wed
Chanukah Boutique
A holiday market at Beth Shir Shalom in Santa Monica. 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.
SeasonMulti-week
20 Years Later: The Great Picture
A City of Irvine exhibit at Irvine City Hall marking 20 years since The Great Picture.
SeasonMulti-week
American Red Cross Blood Drive at MainPlace
A monthly blood donation drive at MainPlace Mall, noon to 6 PM.
SeasonMulti-week
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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