100 Halloween Events in Orange County for Kids 2026

🎃 Orange County Pumpkin Patches 🎃

Huge list of all the pumpkin patches in Orange County!

🎃 Fall Harvest (Aliso Viejo)

📅 October 17, 2026
📍Grand Park/Town Center Amphitheater
6101 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

This special event is open to ghosts and goblins of all ages and will feature a children's costume parade, community booths and a howling good time for everyone. Be sure to bring your trick-or-treat bag!

🎃 Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort (Anaheim)

📅August 21-October 31, 2026
📍Disneyland Resort, Anaheim
Anaheim, CA 92802

Experience the magic of Halloween at Disneyland with festive decorations, special entertainment, trick-or-treating, and your favorite characters in costume. Enjoy haunted attractions, and fun Halloween decor throughout the park. Perfect for all ages.

👻 Boo-tastic Halloween Party (Anaheim)

📅 October 2, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, and 30, 2026
📍Adventure City
1238 S Beach Blvd, Anaheim, CA

Enjoy 11 fun rides, walk through the "Trick-or-Treat Street" to get free candy and trinkets, and go on a special scavenger hunt for even more candy. Enter the Vortex tunnel, and ride the Halloween themed Express Train. Make sure to attend the Spooktacular Dance Party, and watch an amazing musical light show. Everyone gets FREE glow accessories to light up the night. Kid friendly costumes are allowed!

🎃 Anaheim Plaza Treat Street (Anaheim)

📅 October 24, 2026
📍Anaheim Plaza
1238 S Beach Blvd, Anaheim, CA

Fun for the whole family! Face painting, photo ops, DJ, balloons, and goodie bags for the first 100 kids in costumes.

🎃 Tunnel of Terror OC Haunted Car Wash (Anaheim)

📅 October 2-31, 2026
📍Big Wave Car Wash
2219 Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801

The scariest car wash you'll ever get! The Tunnel of Terror is a carefully curated experience, with scary and creepy performers popping up throughout the wash, and special effects providing a terrifying ambiance. Participants can also expect unique surprises each night!

🎃 Trunk or Treat at United Methodist (Anaheim)

📅 October 18, 2026
📍 Anaheim United Methodist Church
1000 S. State College Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92801
💰 FREE

An afternoon of family-friendly festivities! This annual Trunk or Treat is a holiday favorite with raffles, games, prizes, bounces houses, costume contest, trick-or-treating and Halloween photo ops!

🎃 Nightmare on Center Street (Anaheim)

📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026
📍 West Center Street Promenade
201 W. Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA 92805
💰 FREE

Trick or treat at your favorite regular market booths decked out in fun decor, then make your rounds at our ever-so-spooky Halloween village. You will find on-theme vendors that will have everything you need for some Halloween fun. A family-friendly event for all!

👻 Anaheim Town Square's Spooktacular Halloween Celebration (Anaheim)

📅 Sunday, October 25, 2026
📍 Anaheim Town Square
2180 East Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA
💰 FREE

Calling all goblins, witches, and little monsters for an afternoon of Halloween fun for all ages. Enjoy spellbinding Street Performers, Face Painting, Crafting, Magic Show, and a Candy Extravaganza! Come in your costumes and enjoy Trick-or-Treating around the shopping center.

🎃 Anaheim Fall Festival & Parade (Anaheim)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Center Greens
311 E Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92805
💰 FREE

All of your favorite features will make an appearance, including the Anaheim Classic Car Show on Center Street, costume contests, local artists, live entertainment, kid's crafts, delicious foods, sweet treats, and scavenger hunt.

🎃 Halloween Spooktacular (Anaheim Hills)

📅 Friday, October 31, 2026
📍 Anaheim Hills Festival Shopping Center
8020 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, California 92808
💰 FREE

Trick-or-treating at participating shops and restaurants, a live DJ, face painting, balloon twisting, photo ops, and more. It's the perfect way to celebrate the spooky season with your little goblins, ghosts, and ghouls!

🎃 Mr. Jack-o-lantern's Pumpkin Patch (Brea)

📅 October 1-31, 2026
📍Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkin Patch
480 N. State College Blvd, Brea, CA 92821

Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkin Patch is ready for some fall fun! Enjoy Halloween family traditions, plan a birthday party, have private party or book a field trip! Look no further than Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkin Patch! We offer games, activities and more for those of all ages. Pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks, hay are available to purchase, so stop by today for a fun fall destination for families and friends.

🎃 Trick or Treat at the Mall (Brea)

📅 October 31, 2026
📍Brea Mall
1065 Brea Mall, Brea, CA 92821

Come Trick-or-Treating at Brea Mall at select participating stores.

🎃 Behavior Frontiers Brea Autism Center Grand Opening & Pumpkin Palooza (Brea)

📅 September 26, 2026
📍Behavior Frontiers Autism Center
500 S Kramer Blvd., Suite 100B Brea, CA 92821

Bring your family and friends for a festive fall celebration filled with fun, connection, and discovery. Enjoy Sensory-Friendly Crafts & Activities, Sweet Treats & Refreshments, Tours of the Brand-New Center, and a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony! FREE Behavior Frontiers Fall Fun Kit for the first 20 kids.

👻 Knott's Spooky Farm (Buena Park)

📅 Thursday through Sundays, September 24-October 31, 2026, plus Columbus Day
📍 Knott's Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA

Knott's Spooky Farm is a family-friendly daytime celebration. Little ghouls can trick-or-treat around the town of Calico's shops and buildings to collect sweet treats, plus enjoy even more kids' Halloween activities. Families can join the Halloween fun as the park transforms with themed décor and spooky surprises.

👻 Knott's Scary Farm (Buena Park)

📅 Select Nights September 17-October 31, 2026
📍 Knott's Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA

Knott's Scary Farm is the largest and most haunting Halloween event in Southern California, with unimaginable scares and innovative thrills that can't be found anywhere else. The fully transformed theme park features uniquely haunted mazes and attractions, sinister shows, and more than 1,000 horrifying creatures lurking in the fog and hiding in every corner of the park.

👻 Vampirates (Buena Park)

📅 Select Nights September 4-October 30, 2026
📍 Pirates Dinner Adventure
7600 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA

Set sail for a limited-time Halloween adventure packed with vampire pirates, breathtaking stunts, live action, and an unforgettable 3-course feast.

👻The 17th Door Haunt Experience (Buena Park)

📅 Select Nights September 18-November 1, 2026
📍 The 17th Door
8420 ON THE MALL, Buena Park, CA

OC's scariest & most intense haunted house known for pushing boundaries! Mind-blowing rooms, shocking innovation & unique experiences that have never been undertaken before in a haunt, including an epic 50 minute add-on experience called The Field Trip!

🎃 Roger's Gardens Halloween Boutique 'Midnight Masquerade' (Corona del Mar)

📅 August 29-October 31, 2026
📍 Roger's Gardens
2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

Step into a season of mystery, enchantment, and Venetian intrigue. This Halloween, Roger's Gardens unveils Moonlight Masquerade, a boutique inspired by the romance of Venice after dark. Enter beneath the Bridge of Sighs, follow the glow of candlelight, and step inside the Palazzo of Whispers, where a menagerie of curiosities, gilded masks, dramatic Original Designs, and enchanting seasonal Halloween collections.

🎃 Carnival del Mar (Corona del Mar)

📅 October 15, 2026
📍 Corona del Mar Village
PCH, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

A family-friendly celebration featuring entertainment, pumpkin decorating, carnival games, reptile zoo, cotton candy, one-night-only experiences, complimentary bites and treats, giveaways, special promotions and plenty of surprises from more than 70 local businesses.

🎃 Hana Field Pumpkin Patch (Costa Mesa)

📅 October 3-31, 2026
📍 Hana Field Pumpkin Patch & Flower Field
427 Anton Boulevard, Costa Mesa

Pick your own pumpkin! Pick your own flowers! Wander through the flower fields, visit the Jurassic Fright Corn Maze, visit the barnyard, and enjoy pumpkin activities! Don't forget to bring your stroller or wagon to carry your pumpkins! Hana Field employees will not take pumpkins to your vehicle.

🎃 Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch (Costa Mesa)

📅 October 3-31, 2026
📍 OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Quality pumpkins, hand selected just for you. If you're looking for fall decorations - you'll find scarecrows to cornstalks, Indian corn and even straw bales to add to your decor.  Rides, Games, Petting Zoos, and lots of inflatables are available for your entertainment.

🎃 Scare Crow Festival (Costa Mesa)

📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026
📍 Lions Park Event Lawn
1845 Park Avenue, Costa Mesa

The Costa Mesa Scarecrow Festival is a local tradition that dates back to the late 1930's. Create your own scarecrow and enter for a chance to win the the coveted "People's Choice" award. Kids Costume Parade, Trick or Treat Stations, Pumpkin Decorating, Scarecrow Contest, Music & Games, and more!

🎃 OC Fairgrounds Nightmare Halloween Costume Party (Costa Mesa)

📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026
📍 OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Enjoy an unforgettable night of music, costumes, entertainment, food, lights, and Halloween-themed production. All ages are welcome.

🍬 Trunk or Treat at IKEA (Costa Mesa)

📅 Will not be taking place in 2026
📍 IKEA Costa Mesa
1475 S Coast Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
💰 FREE

Join us for the 5th Annual Trunk or Treat, a free Halloween event for the community! Hosted by Power of One Foundation with IKEA Costa Mesa, City of Costa Mesa, and City of Santa Ana, this event features a Trick Zone, Treat Zone, Haunt Zone, Food Zone, Dance Zone, Costume Contest, and Parade. Local businesses, nonprofits, and community leaders will host activities, games, and trick-or-treating for the kids. Don't miss out on this spooky good time-come support, participate, and enjoy the fun!

👻 Spooky Seas (Dana Point)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Ocean Institute
24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629

Back this year with new family friendly frights, from bioluminescence laser tag to the mad scientist laboratory, there's something fun for the whole family to enjoy! Bats & ghouls - come in costume to participate in our costume contest and enjoy food, drinks, and alcoholic drinks available for purchase. 

🍬 Halloween Spooktacular & Trunk or Treat (Dana Point)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Dana Point Community Center
34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point, CA 92629
💰 FREE

Join the City of Dana Point for a Halloween-themed event at the Dana Point Community Center! Enjoy games, crafts, entertainment, and the Police Services Trunk or Treat display. Meet the Bloodhounds, Bomb Squad, K-9 Unit, and Mounted Patrol. The kids' costume parade with prizes starts at 5:00 PM on the baseball field. Refreshments and food will be available for purchase.

🍬 Halloween Party at Fountain Valley Promenade (Fountain Valley)

📅 TBA
📍 Fountain Valley Promenade
18461 Brookhurst Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708
💰 FREE 

You're invited to a FREE Community Halloween Party! Enjoy fun for the whole family including trick-or-Treating at participating businesss, face painting, balloon art, music & more!

🍬 Downtown Fullerton OctoBOOfest Market (Fullerton)

📅 TBA
📍 Downtown Fullerton Plaza
125 E. Wilshire Avenue, Fullerton, CA
💰 FREE 

Join us for a fang-tastic time at Fullerton's OktoBOOfest! This family-friendly event features trick-or-treat trails, a costume parade, an enchanting magic show, and a pop-up farmers market. Adults can also enjoy seasonal brews in the beer garden. Grab your costumes and come for an evening of fun and frights!

🎃 Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree (Garden Grove)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Atlantis Play Center
13630 Atlantis Way, Garden Grove, CA 92844 

Costumes encouraged! Event activities include inflatable slide, a reptile booth with educational shows, carnival games, glitter tattoos, face painting, a pumpkin patch, and crafts! Please note, only children ages 2-10 will receive a pumpkin. All other activities will be open to all event attendees. Registration required, ticket sales begin October 6th.

🎃 Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodge (Garden Grove)

📅 September 24-October 31, 2026
📍 Great Wolf Lodge
12681 S Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840

Great Wolf Lodge Southern California is ringing in the spooky season with the unBOOlievable kick-off of its annual Howl-O-Ween celebration! Great Wolf Lodge's seasonal festivities are designed to get everyone into the Halloween spirit. This year's events include the Trick-Or-Treat Trail, The Thrill of Howl-O-Ween Yoga Tails, Monster Bash Dance Party, and Critter Cartoons art class, just to name a few.

🎃 HB Downtown Surf City Spooktacular (Huntington Beach)

📅 October 31, 2026
📍 Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center
6956 Ellis Avenue Huntington Beach, CA
💰 FREE

Get ready for a spooktacular celebration as Main Street transforms into a Halloween extravaganza! Enjoy trick-or-treating, the Main Street "Monster March," and the HB Downtown Halloween Costume Contest. Plus, meet and greet your favorite characters and hang ten on the Boo Wave, benefiting Waymakers. Fun for the whole family!

🥨 Oktoberfest at Old World (Huntington Beach)

📅 September 13-November 8, 2026
📍 The Biergarten at Old World Huntington Beach
7561 Center Ave, Huntington Beach, CA

This year's Oktoberfest promises to be the best celebration yet, offering authentic German Food (voted "Best Bratwurst" in California), imported German Beers, German Bands straight from Germany, other festivities, competitions, games & more. 

🧟💦 Monster Splash (Irvine)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
4601 Walnut Ave., Irvine, CA

Guests can enjoy trick-or-treating around the pool decks, a floating pumpkin patch, and stations for decorating pumpkins. Attendees can also enjoy recreational swimming or navigate a spooky inflatable obstacle course. The event will feature photo booths to capture memorable moments, along with a selection of snacks and beverages available for purchase. Registration required.

🪩 Spooky Silent Disco at Irvine Spectrum (Irvine)

📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026
📍 Irvine Spectrum Center
670 Spectrum Center Dr. Irvine, CA 92618
💰 FREE

Turn your nights into a dance party! Choose your DJ, groove to your favorite hits, and create lasting memories.

🎃 Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch (Irvine)

📅 September 12-November 1, 2026
📍 Tanaka Farms
5380 ¾ University Drive, Irvine, CA

Experience the joy of picking your own pumpkin right from the patch at Tanaka Farms, one of the only real pumpkin patches in Orange County! During our weekend Fall Harvest Festival, enjoy wagon rides, arts and crafts, and even a pumpkin cannon! Monday through Thursday all day, and Friday mornings before noon, explore our U-Pick Pumpkin Fields, Barnyard Educational Exhibit, Wagon Rides, Corn Maze, and U-Pick Veggie Patch. Fun for the whole family! Parking passes required Friday-Sunday.

🎃 Woodbridge Trick or Treat (Irvine)

📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026
📍 Westcliff Plaza
1000 - 1150 Irvine Avenue, Newport Beach, CA 92660
💰 FREE 

Shop unique handmade finds, seasonal treats, and local creations.

🎃 Neurodivergent Halloween Night (Irvine)

📅 October 13 & 22, 2026
📍 Pretend City
29 Hubble, Irvine CA

Sensory friendly trick-or-treating in the City! There will be several stations available for you and your little one to practice, experience, and enjoy this memorable Halloween tradition. On these nights, we dim the lights in the museum, turn off the sounds, and offer a limited capacity. Staff are happy and ready to assist with providing various materials, including noise-cancelling headphones, fidget toys, sunglasses, and weighted materials for your convenience. Space is Limited.

🎃 Halloween's Eve at Pretend City (Irvine)

📅 Friday, October 30, 2026
📍 Pretend City
29 Hubble, Irvine CA

Calling all little monsters! Celebrate Halloween at Pretend City with a day of dancing, trick-or-treating, laughter, and imaginative play. From collecting treats around the city to enjoying a fun-filled puppet show, there's something for every little pumpkin.Trick or Treating: 10:30am, 12pm, and 2:00pm

🎃 25th Annual Irvine Global Village Festival (Irvine)

📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026
📍 Orange County Great Park
8000 Great Park Blvd., Irvine, CA
💰 FREE 

For 25 years, this vibrant festival has brought people together to honor the rich traditions, art, music, food, and spirit of cultures from around the world. Families, friends, and neighbors are invited to gather for a day filled with unforgettable performances, international flavors, hands-on cultural experiences, and meaningful moments that reflect the diversity and unity of our community.

🎃 Fall Artisan Market (Irvine)

📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026
📍 Woodbridge Village Center
4500 - 4820 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604
💰 FREE 

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of candy and a DJ spinning boo-tiful beats.

🎃 Halloween Time at Museum of Make Believe (Laguna Beach)

📅 October 31, 2026
📍 Museum of Make Believe
1590 S Coast Hwy Ste 5, Laguna Beach, CA

Step into the magic this Halloween season at Museum of Make Believe, Laguna Beach's immersive storybook forest. An Oct 31 special event offers a delightful mix of hands-on activities and festive indulgence, during which visitors will be able to craft their own potion bottles - at extra costs - design miniature fall and Halloween scenes, bringing tiny worlds to life, sip a glass of wine and learn of their fortune and enjoy decorated sugar cookies and treats.

🎃 Pumpkin City Pumpkin Patch (Laguna Hills)

📅 October 1-31, 2026
📍 Orange County Great Park
24203 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills

Celebrate the Fall season in October at Orange County's premier Harvest Festival. Meander through thousands of pumpkins in all shapes and sizes in a charming farm atmosphere. Enjoy a host of Kiddie amusement rides, game booths, and activities all set under the canopy of the beautiful autumn sky.

Pumpkin Patch Preschool Party (Laguna Niguel)

📅 Thursday, October 1, 2026
📍 Crown Valley Community Center
29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA

Celebrate the magic of fall with your little one at our Pumpkin Patch Preschool Party! This parent-and-me celebration is packed with seasonal fun, including a fall craft, interactive activities, and a tasty snack. Parent/guardian participation is required. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.

Fall Flicks "Nightmare Before Christmas" (Laguna Niguel)

📅 Friday, October 9, 2026
📍 Crown Valley Park
29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA

Grab a blanket, your friends, and family for a movie night under the stars at Crown Valley Park! Activities begin at 6:30pm, movie screening will begin after sunset (around 7:00pm).

Halloween Pumpkin Rescue (Laguna Niguel)

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
📍 Laguna Niguel Aquatics Center
29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA

Start your Halloween festivities with our Pumpkin Rescue! Dive into our floating pumpkin patch, swim with your pumpkin, decorate it, and enjoy music and more! Register in advance to secure your pumpkin. $10-$15

Fall Boutique & Crafts Faire (Laguna Niguel)

📅 October 3, 2026
📍 Crown Valley Park
29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA

The Fall Crafts Faire is a great opportunity to buy beautifully handcrafted items for the home and holidays, as well as unique jewelry and gifts. Also, don't miss out on local entertainers, Kids Imagine Nation! Join in the music, dancing, and Halloween fun in the Crown Valley Park Amphitheater. Entertainment is from 9:00am-2:00pm.

Haunted Trails (Laguna Niguel)

📅 October 22-25, 2026
📍 Crown Valley Park
29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA

Haunted Trails is back for another 4 terrifying nights of bone chilling horror. Step inside a world of abandoned hospitals, deranged doctors, and failed experiments that should've never seen the light of day. Not recommended for children under 10 years old. Tickets are available for purchase at Crown Valley Community Center, Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. You may also purchase tickets on event nights. You must present a physical ticket to enter the trail. 

Haunted Skate Contest 2026 (Laguna Niguel)

📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026
📍 Crown Valley Park
29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA

Celebrate this Halloween at the Laguna Niguel Skate Park! Skaters will have the opportunity to participate in best trick contests on various obstacles within the park. Wear your best costume for a chance to win the costume contest! Fun for all ages including games, giveaways, and more! Food and refreshments will be available!

💀 Fall-O-Ween (Lake Forest)

📅 October 16-18 & 23-25, 2026
📍 Heritage Hill Historical Park
25151 Serrano Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630

Tour the decorated historical grounds during special park hours and take your picture at a variety of fall and Halloween-themed photo opportunities. Find your way through the straw maze and complete a scavenger hunt for ghoulish goodies at this free, family-friendly event. 

💀 Pumpkin Dive (Mission Viejo)

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
📍 Montanoso Recreation Center
25800 Montanoso Drive, Mission Viejo, CA

Join us for our annual floating pumpkin patch at the Montanoso Recreation Center. Guests will have the chance to jump into the pool to pick their pumpkin, embellish their festive squash, play carnival games, and more! Please register the amount of pumpkins you plan to pick.

💀 Library Trick or Treat (Mission Viejo)

📅 October 17, 2026
📍 Mission Viejo Library
100 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA

Join us for trick or treat! Visit Halloween treat and activity stations throughout the library. Costumes and trick-or-treat bags are encouraged. 

💀 Tales, Tails, & Treats (Mission Viejo)

📅 Sunday, October 25, 2026
📍 Animal Services Center
28095 Hillcrest, Mission Viejo, CA

Mission Viejo Animal Services and Mission Viejo Library invite you to celebrate the season with Tales, Tails, and Treats! Enjoy a festive themed Storytime, crafts and activities, and meet adorable kittens available for adoption. No registration required.

💀 Make Your Own Trick-or-Treat Bag (Mission Viejo)

📅 Sunday, October 26, 2026
📍 Mission Viejo Library
100 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA

Decorate your own trick-or-treat bag and get ready for some spooky fun! Takes place in the Friends Storytime Room. 

🎃 Once Upon A NIGHTMARE BEFORE Christmas (Newport Beach)

📅 Sunday, October 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31, 2026
📍 Once Upon an Island
118 Agate Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92662

A spooky, never scary adventure through Santa's North Pole, where your children hold the one secret the whole story is waiting for. Santa's workshop is under new management. Sally is determined to crack the code of how the elves make their toys so quickly, and Jack is never far behind. Come along on a journey north and help set Christmas right.

🎃 Environmental Nature Center 50th Annual Fall Faire (Newport Beach)

📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026
📍 Environmental Nature Center
1601 East 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA
💰 FREE

Enjoy a range of activities with nominal costs that help support our programs, including a "Craft Crawl", nature games, treats from SavorOC restaurants, pumpkins, and more! Thank you for helping us make a difference while having fun in nature!

🎃 Halloween Spooktacular (Newport Beach)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Environmental Nature Center
1601 East 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA
💰 FREE

Enjoy a bunch of Halloween activities with nominal costs that help support city programs. Activities include music, trunk-or-treat area, a haunted walkthrough, carnival games, bounce houses, costume contests, food trucks, pumpkin decorating and fun for the whole family!

🍂 Wild Tales: A Halloween Adventure (Newport Beach)

📅 October 30, 2026
📍 Upper Newport Bay
2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA
💰 FREE

The Wild Tales program includes a story time, an age-appropriate hike, and a themed craft. Each week focuses on a different topic that encourages kids to learn about the outdoors. This week we will be focusing on the creepy crawly and spooky critters of Upper Newport Bay. We encourage all participants to come in costume!

👻 Boo at the Bay: Family Halloween Party (Newport Beach)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center
2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
💰 FREE

Join us at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center for a family-friendly Halloween party! We will read spooky stories, make creepy crafts, conduct wacky science experiments, meet bizarre animals and play hair-raising games. Participants are encouraged to attend in costume. The event will also feature booths and exhibits from the Orange County Bird of Prey Center, the Environmental Nature Center, Critter Squad: Wildlife Defenders and more.

🎃 Irvine Park Pumpkin Patch (Orange)

📅 September 12-October 31, 2026
📍 Irvine Regional Park
1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869

Irvine Park Railroad's Pumpkin Patch in Orange County is fun for the entire family. Come out and enjoy the many activities for kids of all ages. Train rides, hay rides, carnival games, face painting, cookie decorating and more. The Pumpkin Patch is located just behind the train station and admission is FREE. 

🎃 The Great Pumpkin Weigh Off (Orange)

📅 September 19, 2026
📍 Irvine Regional Park
1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869

Join us to see if pumpkin growers have what it takes to win a prize for growing the largest pumpkins. On this day only, we will have a lot of giant pumpkins. All Pumpkin Patch activities will be open and can be enjoyed by all visitors.

🎃 Halloween Animal Art Preschool Class (Orange)

📅 October 9, 14, 28 & 30, 2026
📍 Irvine Regional Park
1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869

Class includes hands-on learning, fun crafts, and meeting zoo creatures up close! Program is for ages 3-4 years old ONLY. $5 per child. Phone registration is required.

🎃 Orange Treats In The Streets 2026 (Orange)

📅 October 9, 14, 28 & 30, 2026
📍 Old Towne Orange Plaza
1 Plaza Square, Orange, CA 92866

Local merchants will hand out goodies to all the trick-or-treaters. Families are encouraged to dress up in their favorite costumes, and there will be a costume parade to show off all the best Halloween costumes to hit the city streets. Entertainment and games for everyone to enjoy, with food and drinks available to purchase for a small fee to feed all the hungry goblins. Come out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather with friends and family at this exciting annual event held at Old Towne Orange Plaza.

🎃 Orange County Haunted Ghost Walks (Orange)

📅 Select Dates now through October 30, 2026
📍 Old Towne Orange
940 W Chapman Ave, Suite 101, Orange, CA 92868

Experience an Orange County ghost walk through Old Town Orange, where history meets the eerie. Stroll past antique stores with haunted pasts, visit restaurants rumored to serve meals alongside spirits, and explore a former undertaker's parlor. Discover the beauty and macabre of Old Town on this spine-tingling tour. Don't forget your comfy shoes and YOUR courage!

🎨 Halloween Zoo-tacular at the OC Zoo (Orange)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Irvine Regional Park
1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869

Join us for Halloween fun at the OC Zoo! Activities include a scavenger hunt*, trick-or-treating*, and spooky crafts for kids! Come see the zoo animals receive treat-filled pumpkins throughout the day! Reservations are not needed. Activities are free with paid zoo admission ($2 per person, ages 2 and under are free).

🎃 Trunk or Treat (Placentia)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Three Sixteen Church
102 South Bradford Avenue Placentia, CA 92870
💰 FREE 

Join us for a fun-filled, family-friendly evening of candy, costumes, and community! Bring your little ones (and big kids too!) for an unforgettable night of food, raffles, games & contests. No tricks-just treats, laughter, and great memories! Come dressed up, invite your friends and neighbors, and enjoy a safe, exciting place to celebrate Halloween together!

🎃 Fall Fest (Placentia)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Placentia Presbyterian Church
849 N Bradford Ave, Placentia, CA
💰 FREE 

Fall fun for everyone! All are welcome to this free community event! Fun games for kids, crafts, live music, food and of course lots of candy!

🎃 The PumpkinPatch (Placentia)

📅 October 7-30, 2026
📍 The Pumpkin Patch 
300 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Placentia, CA
💰 FREE 

Southern California's Oldest Pumpkin Patch. Lots of pumpkins to choose from. Enjoy inflatables, petting zoo, baby chicks, panning for gold, tractor ride ons, carnival rides, human hamster balls, face painting, and photo ops!

🎃 The Pumpkin Patch (Placentia)

📅 October 7-30, 2026
📍 The Pumpkin Patch 
300 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Placentia, CA
💰 FREE 

Southern California's Oldest Pumpkin Patch. Lots of pumpkins to choose from. Enjoy inflatables, petting zoo, baby chicks, panning for gold, tractor ride ons, carnival rides, human hamster balls, face painting, and photo ops!

🎃 Halloween Family Festival (Rancho Santa Margarita)

📅 October 30, 2026
📍 Central Park 
30842 La Miranda, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
💰 FREE 

Join the fun at SAMLARC's Halloween Family Festival! Families can enjoy safe trick-or-treating, bounce houses, and a costume contest with categories for kids, pets, and families. Capture memories at the festive photo booth, meet local business owners, enjoy music, games, and more! Refreshments will be available for purchase from local vendors. This free event is a great way to bring the community together for a sweet and spooky celebration!

🎃 Pumpkin Splash (San Clemente)

📅 October 17, 2026
📍 San Clemente Aquatics Center
987 Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente, California 92673

Don your swimsuit and SPLASH into our floating pumpkin patch! All ages can swim, play on the activity structure, play on floating inflatables, enjoy Halloween-themed activities and dive in to find the perfect pumpkin! Each participant gets one pumpkin for decorating while supplies last. 

🎃 Monster Dash & Creepy Crawl Fun Run (San Clemente)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 San Clemente Community Center
100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente

With tricks and treats for all ages, all runners, joggers, walkers, zombies, skeletons, and crawlers are invited to come dressed in their best Halloween costumes. The race includes chip timing, race shirt, computerized finish line results, and awards for race winners and best costumes.

🎃 Trunk or Treat (San Clemente)

📅 Friday, October 23, 2026
📍 Pacific Coast Church
2651 Calle Frontera, San Clemente, CA 92673

Dress up in costume at come for Trick-or-treat. You can also decorate your car and pass out candy. 12 and under. A fun family activity.

🎃 Discovery Cube Pumpkin Palooza (Santa Ana)

📅 October 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31, November 1
📍 Discovery Cube OC
2500 N Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92705

Pumpkin Palooza is back at Discovery Cube Orange County. Join Jack-o-Lynn for an electrifying dance party featuring today's hits and Halloween favorites, and enjoy spooky science, thrilling activities, and an all-new interactive science maze. Presented by OC Waste & Recycling, this pumpkin-packed celebration is fun for witches, wizards, ghosts, and goblins of all ages.

🎃 Creep it Real Expo (Santa Ana)

📅 October 11-13, 2026
📍 Heritage Museum of Orange County
3101 W Harvard Street, Santa Ana, CA 

Kick off spooky season at this outdoor Halloween bash featuring local vendors, themed food and drinks, and plenty of sweets and treats. Explore the grounds, encounter creepy characters, and don your costume for the lively "Creep On" march with fellow ghouls.

🎃 Trick or Treat on Main Street (Santa Ana)

📅 Friday, October 2, 2026
📍 Heritage Museum of Orange County
3101 W Harvard Street, Santa Ana, CA 

Trick or Treat on Main Street , where playful Halloween vibes, immersive music, and creative small businesses fill the historic grounds with a little magic. Wander the enchanting grounds of the Heritage Museum of OC and tour the Kellogg "Haunted" Mansion as you trick-or-treat through 75+ local and Disney-inspired vendors, enjoy live performances, take on a Hidden Mickey challenge to win a prize, and meet your favorite villains.

🎃Boo at the Zoo (Santa Ana)

📅 October 17, 18, 24 & 25, 2026
📍 Santa Ana Zoo
1801 East Chestnut Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 

Boo at the Zoo is one of the safest places for young children to trick-or-treat for Halloween, taking home goodies from 10 toys/treats stations. It's a "Merry not Scary" family fun event, and everyone is encouraged to come in costume!

🎃 Trick or Treating at MainPlace Mall (Santa Ana)

📅 Friday, October 31, 2026
📍 MainPlace Mall
2800 N Main Street, Santa Ana, CA
💰 FREE 

Bring the kids to a Trick-or-Treat event! Guests are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat throughout the center. Participating retailers will have a sign in their windows indicating that they have candy (while supplies last). 

🎃 Haunted San Juan Capistrano Tours (San Juan Capistrano)

📅 Select Dates Thru October 30, 2026 
📍 The Streets of old San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA

Join the Capistrano Ghost Walk for a chilling journey through one of California's oldest cities. Wander beneath century-old pepper trees, hear tales of lingering spirits in the Los Rios district, and explore the shadowy path toward the historic Mission.

🎃 Halloween Festival (Stanton)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Stanton Central Park
10660 Western Ave, Stanton, CA
💰 FREE 

This special event is open to ghosts and goblins of all ages and will feature games, entertainment, costume contests, food trucks and a howling good time for everyone! Be sure to bring your trick-or-treat bag. Pre-registration is NOT required.

🎃 Halloween Howl (Tustin)

📅 Friday, October 30, 2026
📍 Columbus Tustin Recreation Center
17522 Beneta Way, Tustin, CA
💰 FREE 

Bring the kids down to the Columbus Tustin Activity Center for candy, candy and more candy! There will be games and prizes and an awesome costume contest.

🎃 The Pumpkin Factory (Westminster)

📅 October 2-31, 2026
📍 Westminster Mall
1025 Westminster Mall, Westminster, CA 92683

Welcome to the Pumpkin Factory at Westminster Mall! Providing families with fun-filled Fall memories is what we do! Share the excitement and anticipation as you carefully select just the right pumpkin, grown on our own family farm, It's a great time for the whole family! 

🎃 Westminster Fall Festival (Westminster)

📅 September 24-27, 2026
📍 Westminster Civic Center
8200 Westminster Blvd, Westminster
💰 FREE 

The City of Westminster is celebrating our 65th Anniversary this year!  Join us at the Civic Center for a wonderful Fall Festival in honor of this milestone. The event will feature live entertainment, delicious food, vendors, activities for the entire family and much more!   

🍬 Villa Park Halloween Fest (Villa Park)

📅 Friday, October 30, 2026
📍 Villa Park Town Center
17767 Santiago Blvd, Villa Park, CA 92861
💰 FREE

Halloween Fest is a Villa Park annual tradition that was started in 2002! Every year you can find kids of all ages in their favorite costumes partaking in the many contests and activities that are laid out for them. It's a fun family event for all!

🎃 Octoberfest at St. Martin's Church (Yorba Linda)

📅 Friday, October 2-4, 2026
📍 St. Martin De Porres Church
19767 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, CA 92886 

Oktoberfest fosters community outreach and social fellowship that is faithful to our Catholic values, by providing a wholesome, safe and family-oriented weekend of entertainment and fun. 

🎃 Trunk or Treat at Messiah Lutheran Church (Yorba Linda)

📅 Friday, October 23, 2026
📍 Messiah Lutheran Church
Woodgate Park, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
💰 FREE  

Come for an evening of family Halloween fun. The evening will conclude with TRUNK or TREATing. Dress up your car for the fun and pass out candy. All are welcome to this FREE event.

🎃 Historic Yorba Cemetery Tour (Yorba Linda)

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
📍 Woodgate Park
Woodgate Park, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
💰 FREE  

Located in the neighborhood Woodgate Park, the Yorba Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Orange County. Enjoy a free guided tour...you may even see the Pink Lady.

🎃 Trails & Treats Halloween Hike (Yorba Linda)

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Travis Ranch Activity Center
21305 Via del Parque, Yorba Linda, CA 

No spooks or frights but there will be lots of Halloween fun! Costumes are welcome as you hike along the trail and discover treats and plenty of photo opportunities for the whole family. Pre-registration is required.

🎃 Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival (Pomona)

📅 Weekends, October 10-31, 2026
📍 Cal Poly Pomona
4102 S. University Drive, Pomona, CA 91768

Enjoy fall fun for the whole family with attractions including the Kids Corn Maze, Sunflower Field, Pumpkin Hill (pumpkins not included), Garden Patch photo op, Petting Farm, Hay Wagon Ride, Large Corn Maze, Cow Train, entertainment, and more. Some attractions-Petting Farm, Hay Ride, Large Corn Maze, and Cow Train-close at 6:00 PM. Additional onsite activities include artisan booths, food vendors, pumpkins, College of Agriculture Club booths, and petting farm feed cups available for purchase.

🎃 Brick-or-Treat at LEGOLAND® (Carlsbad)

📅 Weekends, September 19-November 1, 2026
📍 LEGOLAND California
One LEGOLAND Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008

Grab your costumes for one of the biggest Halloween events for kids! This event is included with tickets for event dates and discounted add-on tickets are available for select annual passes!

🎃 Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Patch (Redlands)

📅 September 17-October 31, 2026
📍 Live Oak Canyon
32335 Live Oak Canyon Rd, Redlands, California 92373

Providing families with fun-filled memories is what we do! Come experience the wonder of our pumpkin patches with fantastic rides, slides, petting zoos, games, food and more! Share the excitement and anticipation as you carefully select just the right pumpkin, grown on our own family farm. It's a great time for the whole family! Join us at one of our outstanding locations.

🎃 Enchanted Halloween (Sylmar)

📅 September 26-November 8, 2026
📍 Discovery Cube Los Angeles
11800 Foothill Blvd Sylmar, CA 91342

Join us for Enchanted Halloween featuring ABRA-CUBE-DABRA: a magical playground of tricks and illusions! Step into a world where science and magic intertwine, creating an unforgettable Halloween experience for all ages. Wander through the center and discover a realm filled with spellbinding activities and eerie delights. Whether you're performing magic tricks at the Magician's Workshop, navigating the twists and turns of our Haybale Maze, or navigating through our corn maze, every corner of the center promises magical memories.

🎃 Seaworld Spooktacular (San Diego)

📅 September 11-November 1, 2026
📍 Seaworld San Diego
500 SeaWorld Drive, San Diego, CA 92109

Set sail on an all-new pirate-themed Halloween adventure, packed with interactive activities, trick-or-treating, and enchanting photo opportunities. Enjoy swashbuckling pirate parades, magical candy quests, and more trick-or-treat stations than ever before. Don't miss the charming pumpkin patch and festive fun for everyone at this daytime event!

🎃 The Counts Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place (Chula Vista)

📅 September 12-November 2, 2026
📍 Sesame Place
2052 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista, CA 91911

Come in costume and celebrate silly, not-too-spooky fun at The Count's Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place! The park will be transformed into a family-friendly Halloween haven and guests will enjoy trick-or-treating around the park, Halloween-themed shows, the Sesame Street Halloween Parade, DJ parties, an interactive Spot-The-Ghost Scavenger Hunt, Sesame Street-themed rides, games, seasonal merchandise, and unique photo opportunities with everyone's favorite furry friends dressed up in costume!

🎃 Halloween Horror Nights (Los Angeles)

📅 Select Nights, September 3-November 1, 2026
📍 Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608

Legend has it you should never go alone to Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights, Southern California's scariest Halloween event. Summon your scream squad and you might survive. Enter 8 haunted houses inspired by the biggest names in horror, plus the Terror Tram is back and scarier than ever. You're never quite sure if your spine is tingling with dread or sheer excitement.

🎃 Los Angeles Haunted Hay Ride (Los Angeles)

📅 Select Nights, September 18-November 1, 2026
📍 Los Angeles Haunted Hay Ride
4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles

Experience the world-famous Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. Los Angeles' Ultimate Halloween Event. Halloween lives here! Includes hayride and other emmersive Halloween experiences.

🎃 Nights of the Jack (Calabasas)

📅 Select Nights, September 25-November 1, 2026
📍 King Gillette Ranch
26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA 91302

Night of the Jack returns for 2026 with a reimagined one-mile trail unlike anything you've seen before. Step into a cinematic world of glowing pumpkins, dazzling lights, new immersive displays, and unexpected adventures around every turn! Complete the night with LA's top food trucks and themed seasonal drinks inside the Spookeasy. New photo moments. New experiences. New memories. Only at Night of the Jack!