Here is Orange County's Best Halloween Events Guide of over 150 family-friendly Halloween Events and Activities happening all over Southern California.

This list of 2025 OC Halloween Events in for Kids and Families will continue to be updated as the season continues. Have an OC Halloween Event add to the list? Please email hello@sandytoesandpopsicles.com.
Best Halloween Events in Orange County for Kids and Families [2025]
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Aliso Viejo Halloween Events
🎃 Fall Harvest (Aliso Viejo)
📅 October 18, 2025
📍Grand Park/Town Center Amphitheater
6101 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Join the Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA) for a fun-filled Fall Harvest Festival at Grand Park! This event is open to ghosts and goblins of all ages and features carnival games, entertainment, a children's costume parade, community booths, and more. Don’t forget to bring your trick-or-treat bag!
Anaheim Halloween Events
- Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort
August 22–October 31, 2025
Disneyland Resort, Anaheim
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
October 3, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 or 31, 2025
Adventure City
1238 S Beach Blvd, Anaheim, CA
Enjoy a Halloween adventure with 11 exciting rides, free candy and trinkets on "Trick-or-Treat Street," and a spooky ride on the Halloween-themed Express Train. Walk through the dizzying Cosmic Vortex Tunnel, enjoy a Halloween scavenger hunt, and get free glow accessories to light up the night. Don't miss the fun Halloween light show and Spooktacular Dance Party. Costumes are optional! - Anaheim Plaza Trick or Treat
October 25, 2025
Anaheim Plaza, Anaheim
11am - 1pm
FREE
For Kids ages 12 and under, dressed in costume. Enjoy a FREE and SAFE way to TRICK or TREAT in the light of day! Kids must be dressed in costume to participate. Candy available from 11 am – 1 pm or while supplies last. Look for the “Trick or Treat” signs posted in the windows of participating stores and restaurants. - Fall Fest at Grace OC
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Grace OC Church
8095 E. Crystal Dr., Anaheim CA
FREE
A fun-filled, cost-free family event with activities for all ages! Enjoy thrilling laser tag, exciting inflatables, and free candy. It's the perfect day to create lasting memories and celebrate the season with your loved ones. Don't miss out on this unforgettable adventure! - Tunnel of Terror OC Haunted Car Wash
Select Dates, October 3–November 1, 2025
Big Wave Car Wash
2219 Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801
Residents of Orange County and all nearby cities are welcomed to come with their family and friends to experience a one-of-a-kind Halloween thrill, filled with chills and Terror to delight the entire group. 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 (Anaheim)
📅 October 11, 2025
📍Zion Lutheran Church
222 N East St, Anaheim, CA 92805
💰 FREE
What is Trunk or Treating? It's tailgaiting with a twist!
Come in costume and decorate your vehicle in a friendly theme.
🎃 Trunk or Treat at United Methodist (Anaheim)
📅 October 19, 2025
📍 Anaheim United Methodist Church
1000 S. State College Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92801
💰 FREE
Join us for a Spooktacular Trunk or Treat event at Anaheim United! Enjoy an afternoon of family-friendly Halloween fun with free raffles, games, and prizes. Let the kids bounce in our exciting bounce houses, participate in the cake walk, and show off their costumes in our contest. Explore the trunk-or-treat zone for candy, and grab some tasty food and drinks. Capture memories at the Halloween photo booth. This free event is open to all ages, so put on your spookiest costumes and join us for an unforgettable Halloween celebration!
🎃 Nightmare on Center Street (Anaheim)
📅 Thursday, October 30, 2025
📍 West Center Street Promenade
350 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 a fun (and terrifying!) October 31st. This event is FREE and family friendly!
🎃 Anaheim Town Square's Spooktacular Halloween Celebration (Anaheim)
📅 Sunday, October 26, 2025
📍 Anaheim Town Square
2180 East Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA
💰 FREE
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos at Kids Fun Zone 2.0 with an afternoon of colorful festivities and family-friendly fun! Enjoy traditional dances, captivating storytelling, Dia de los Muertos-inspired face painting, and marigold paper flower crafts. This event is free and open to everyone—join us in honoring this rich cultural heritage!
🎃 Anaheim Fall Festival & Parade (Anaheim)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 Center Greens
311 E Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92805
💰 FREE
Our festival has a new home this year at Center Greens, a beautiful new city park next to Anaheim City Hall and the Downtown Anaheim Community Center, just around the corner from our parade route! All of your favorite features will return, including costume contests, local artists, live entertainment, kid’s crafts, delicious foods, sweet treats, and our parade float scavenger hunt. Join us as we kick off our second century as one of Orange County’s favorite Halloween celebrations.
Anaheim Hills Halloween Events
🎃 Halloween Spooktacular (Anaheim Hills)
📅 Friday, October 31, 2025
📍 Anaheim Hills Festival Shopping Center
8020 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, California 92808
💰 FREE
Join us for 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!
Brea Halloween Events
🎃 Mr. Jack-o-lantern's Pumpkin Patch (Brea)
📅 October 1–31, 2025
📍Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkin Patch
480 N. State College Blvd, Brea, CA 92821
Come to Mr. Jack O' Lanterns Pumpkin Patch for all your fall fun! Looking to keep up with the family traditions, plan a birthday party, have private party or a 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. We also sell pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks, hay and more so stop by today for a fun fall destination for families and friends.
🎃 Trick or Treat at the Mall (Brea)
📅 October 31, 2025
📍Brea Mall
1065 Brea Mall, Brea, CA 92821
Come Trick-or-Treating at Brea Mall at select participating stores.
🎃 Halloween Costume Storytime (Brea)
📅 October 31, 2025
📍Brea Mall
1065 Brea Mall, Brea, CA 92821
Storytime and sing-along with Librarian Ruth. Enjoy free candy, crafts, giveaways and a special visit from Build-A-Bear's Mascot, Bearemy. Plus, our Play Area sponsor Check N' Play will be joining on the fun.
Buena Park Halloween Events
👻 Knott's Spooky Farm (Buena Park)
📅 October 4–5, 11–12, 18–19, 25–26, 31, 2025
📍 Knott's Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA
Enjoy the Halloween season at Knott’s Spooky Farm, 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 in on the Halloween fun as the park is transformed with themed décor and spooky surprises.
- Knott's Scary Farm
September 18–November 1, 2025
Knott's Berry Farm
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
September 12–November 11, 2025
Pirates Dinner Adventure, Buena Park
Get ready for a swashbuckling Halloween treat at Pirate’s Dinner Adventure in Buena Park! On select nights in October, the popular pirate-themed dinner theater transforms into the Halloween Spooktacular, ‘Vampirates’! Step back to the 1800s and board the Evil Captain Sebastian the Black’s ship for an interactive, family-friendly evening of adventure, romance, and spooky fun. Enjoy a three-course meal while witnessing aerial artistry, swordplay, and thrilling stunts. Don’t miss the spooky tale of good vs. evil, complete with guest participation and costume contests on select nights. - The 17th Door Haunt Experience
September 26–November 2, 2025
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!
Corona del Mar Halloween Events
🎃 Roger’s Gardens Halloween Boutique 'Midnight Market' (Corona del Mar)
📅 August 29–October 31, 2025
📍 Roger’s Gardens
2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corona del Mar, CA 92625
You are invited to "Midnight Market" at Roger’s Gardens. Step into the Midnight Market, a spellbinding Halloween boutique where eerie treasures, whispered fortunes, and moonlit magic await. Here for a limited time—then gone before dawn.
🎃 Trick or Treat (Corona del Mar)
📅 October 16, 2025
📍 Corona del Mar Village
PCH, Corona del Mar, CA 92625
Pumpkin decorating, live music, dance parties & costume contests! Bring your spooky spirit & let’s make it a night to remember!
Costa Mesa Halloween Events
- Hana Field Pumpkin Patch
September 27–October 31, 2025
Hana Field Pumpkin Patch & Flower Field
427 Anton Boulevard, Costa Mesa
Pick your own pumpkin! Pick your own flowers! Wander through the flower fields! Shoot the Root! Visit the Barnyard! 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
September 27–October 31, 2025
Tanaka Farms, Costa Mesa
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
October 11, 2025
Lions Park Event Lawn
1845 Park Avenue, Costa Mesa
2 - 6pm
FREE
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! - Maggiano's South Coast Plaza The Haunted Mixology Lab
October 23, 2025
Maggiano's South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol Street Costa Mesa, CA
7 - 9pm
Grab your broomsticks and stir up some spirits-literally! Join us for a spooktacular evening of poison-making where cobwebs meets cocktails and everydrink has a wicked twist. Whether you are a creepy cocktail connoisseur or just here for the boos, you will learn to craft ghoulishly good drinks. - Harvest Festival
TBD
Costa Mesa SDA Church
271 Avocado Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627
5 - 8pm
FREE
Join us for a day of festive fun at the Harvest Festival! Enjoy pumpkin picking, corn mazes, and tasty treats like caramel apples and hot cider. With live music and plenty of activities for all ages, it's the perfect way to celebrate the harvest season with friends and family. Mark your calendars—we can’t wait to see you there!
🎃 Halloweekend (Costa Mesa)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 The Crossing
2115 Newport Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92627
💰 FREE
Monster Mash is the theme this year for our annual Halloweekend event where families and kids can get candy and play games in a safe environment. All activities are FREE.
🍬 Trunk or Treat at IKEA (Costa Mesa)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 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!
Dana Point Halloween Events
- Spooky Seas
October 25, 2025
Ocean Institute, Dana Point, CA
Spooky Seas" is an immersive experience that promises an unforgettable journey into the marvels and mysteries of our oceans. From captivating Harbor Hay Rides and Bioluminescence Lazer Tag to a spine-tingling Haunted Spirit Tour, there's something for everyone at this event. Our goal is to blend fun and education seamlessly, fostering a deeper connection with marine science and our precious oceans.
🍬 Little Folk Club (Dana Point)
📅 Friday, October 31, 2025
📍 Dana Point Harbor - Clock Courtyard
34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA
💰 FREE
Little Folk Club is back at Dana Point Harbor! Join us in the Clock Courtyard at Mariner’s Village for interactive music and fun. Bring your little ones and their favorite instruments for a lively, family-friendly experience.
🍬 Halloween Spooktacular & Trunk or Treat (Dana Point)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 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.
Fountain Valley Halloween Events
🍬 Lunar Legacy: A Haunted Moonlit Market (Fountain Valley)
📅 October 4–5, 2025
📍 Fountain Valley High School
17816 Bushard Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708
💰 FREE
Celebrate the season at Midnight Moon, a unique night market blending the Mid-Autumn Festival with Halloween fun! Enjoy cultural performances, lanterns, a haunted maze, glow-in-the-dark games, live music, and delicious Asian street food.
🍬 Halloween Party at Fountain Valley Promenade (Fountain Valley)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 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!
Fullerton Halloween Events
- Downtown Fullerton OctoBOOfest Market
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Downtown Fullerton Plaza
125 E. Wilshire Avenue, Fullerton, CA
4:30 - 8:30pm
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! - Trunk or Treat at Seeker's Chapel
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Seeker’s Chapel
1521 E. Orangethorpe Ave, Fullerton, CA 92831
4 - 5pm
FREE
Bring your children to Seeker’s Trunk or Treat! Kids can enjoy viewing beautifully decorated trunks and gather lots of delicious candy!
Garden Grove Halloween Events
🎃 Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree (Garden Grove)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 Atlantis Play Center
13630 Atlantis Way, Garden Grove, CA 92844
Costumes encouraged! Event activities include a puppet shows, inflatable obstacle courses, a petting zoo, a reptile booth with educational shows, carnival games, glitter tattoos, a pumpkin patch, and a pumpkin decorating craft! Please note, only children ages 3-11 will receive a pumpkin and pumpkin decorating kit. All other activities will be open to all event attendees. Food available for purchase. Registration required, ticket sales begin October 7th.
🎃 Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodge (Garden Grove)
📅 October 1–31, 2025
📍 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.
Huntington Beach Halloween Events
🎃 HB Downtown Surf City Spooktacular (Huntington Beach)
📅 October 31, 2025
📍 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!
🎃 Halloween Fun with Treats & Movie (Huntington Beach)
📅 Wednesday, October 29, 2025
📍 Pacific City
21010 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
💰 FREE
Join Pacific City for a night of Halloween fun on Ocean Deck! Enjoy treats around the center, a costume contest with a dance party, crafts, giveaways, and meet-and-greets with Addams Family characters. After sunset, settle in for a movie under the stars—complete with complimentary popcorn.
🥨 Oktoberfest at Old World (Huntington Beach)
📅 September 7–November 9, 2025
📍 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.
Irvine Halloween Events
🧟💦 Monster Splash (Irvine)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 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.
🎃 Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch (Irvine)
📅 September 13–November 2, 2025
📍 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!
- Costume Week at Pretend City
October 26, 29, 30 & 31, 2025
Pretend City
29 Hubble, Irvine CA
Get ready for a week of imagination, creativity, and endless fun as Costume Week arrives at Pretend City! Unleash your inner superhero, princess, pirate, or anything your heart desires! Wear your costume proudly and enjoy $2 off general admission for each person in your group. - Halloween at Pretend City
October 31, 2025
Pretend City
29 Hubble, Irvine CA
Happy Halloween! Step into a world of enchantment, mystery, and creepy crawlers. It’s a perfect time for kids and families to enjoy festive activities and create unforgettable memories. It’s going to be a spook-tacular night! - 24th Annual Irvine Global Village Festival
October 11, 2025
Orange County Great Park
8000 Great Park Blvd., Irvine, CA
10am - 6pm
FREE
Orange County's premier multicultural event, the Irvine Global Village Festival, returns to the Great Park this year for a full day of food, art, music, and a celebration of Irvine's diverse community. Join us as we celebrate 24 years of fun. The annual festival incorporates the best of Irvine’s historic fall festivals and includes kids' activities, local and global cuisine, a global marketplace, music, art, and exhibits.
Laguna Beach Halloween Events
- Halloween Time at Museum of Make Believe
October 31, 2025
Museum of Make Believe, Laguna Beach
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.
Laguna Hills Halloween Events
- Pumpkin City Pumpkin Patch
October 1–31, 2025
24203 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills
Come 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. - Trunk or Treat
October 24, 2025
Grace Hills Church
24203 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills
6 - 8pm
FREE
Join us at Grace Hills Church Harvest Festival for a night of fun, trunk-n-treat, and so many more fun activities for the entire family!
Laguna Niguel Halloween Events
- Halloween Pumpkin Rescue
October 4, 2025
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 - Fall Boutique & Crafts Faire
October 4, 2025
Crown Valley Community Center
29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA
9am - 2pm
Don't miss out on one-of-a-kind finds and treasures! 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 9:30am-1:30pm. - Haunted Trails
October 16–19, 2025
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 2025 (Laguna Niguel)
📅 Sunday, October 26, 2025
📍 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. But the fun doesn't stop there! Make sure to wear your best costume for a chance to win the costume contest! This event will be full of fun for all ages including games, giveaways, and more! Food and refreshments will be available!
Lake Forest Halloween Events
💀 Fall-O-Ween (Lake Forest)
📅 October 10–12 & 17–19, 2025
📍 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.
Mission Viejo Halloween Events
💀 Pumpkin Paddle Smash: Family Pickleball & Carving Day (Mission Viejo)
📅 Sunday, October 26, 2025
📍 Felipe Tennis and Recreation Center
27161 Nogal, Mission Viejo, CA
Celebrate the fall season with an afternoon of friendly pickleball matches, pumpkin carving, snacks, and costume and pumpkin decorating contests! All levels are welcome for round-robin pickleball play. Team registration includes 1 pumpkin to decorate and is for 1 adult and a child. (Family members with multiple children can switch partners throughout the event so multiple children can play).
Newport Beach Halloween Events
- Environmental Nature Center Fall Faire & Pumpkin Patch
October 12, 2025
Environmental Center,
1601 East 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA
FREE
Join us for the 49th Annual Fall Faire, our biggest fundraiser of the year! Enjoy a "Craft Crawl," nature games, and performances at the "Fire Circle Stage." Savor delicious treats from SavorOC restaurants, and don't forget to pick up a pumpkin or two. All funds raised support our mission to provide transformative experiences through nature. - Halloween Spooktacular
October 25, 2025
Mariners Park
1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach
3 - 6pm
FREE
Join us for the 8th Annual Halloween Spooktacular at Mariners Park! This free community event features music, a trunk-or-treat area, haunted walkthrough, carnival games, bounce houses, costume contests, and fun for the whole family. Enjoy food from local favorites, available for purchase. Don't miss out on the Halloween fun!
🍂 Wild Tales Spooky Edition (Newport Beach)
📅 October 31, 2025
📍 Upper Newport Bay
2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA
💰 FREE
Happy Halloween! Let's celebrate by exploring the spooky critters that live at Upper Newport Bay. Participants are encouraged to dress in costume for this week’s program! Wild Tales is offered every Friday and includes a story time, age-appropriate hike and themed craft. Each week will focus on a different topic that encourages young ones to learn about the outdoors.
👻 Boo at the Bay: Family Halloween Party (Newport Beach)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 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.
Orange Halloween Events
🎃 Irvine Park Pumpkin Patch (Orange)
📅 September 13–October 31, 2025
📍 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
September 20, 2025
Irvine Regional Park
1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869
9am
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 ages 3-4
October 3, 10, 16 & 29, 2025
Irvine Regional Park, Orange
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 2025
October 30, 2025
Old Town Orange, Orange
FREE
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
Through October 30, 2025
Old Town Orange
940 W Chapman Ave, Suite 101, Orange, CA 92868
Join us for the 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 25, 2025
📍 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).
Placentia Halloween Events
🎃 Trunk or Treat (Placentia)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 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!
- Creepin' for a Cause Car Show
October 18, 2025
Placentia Presbyterian Church
849 N Bradford Avenue, Placentia, CA 92870
10am - 4pm
FREE
Embrace the eerie ambiance with ghoulish decorations, a chance to connect with local car lovers, and opportunities to support a vital cause. Whether you’re showcasing a vintage gem, browsing the exhibits, or enjoying the family-friendly festivities, bring your family and friends to immerse yourselves in a day of classic cars, community spirit, and Halloween cheer in Placentia! - Pumpkin Book Character Decorating Contest
October 18–21, 2025
Placentia Library
411 E. Chapman Avenue, Placentia CA 92870
FREE
Get ready for Halloween by showing off your favorite book character, in pumpkin form! Decorate a pumpkin with non-perishable items to resemble your favorite book character for a chance to win exciting prizes! Entries must not be carved in any way to prevent rotting while on display. This fun-filled contest is open to all ages! Visit our website for entry rules and details. - The Pumpkin Patch
October 8 - 30, 2025
300 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Placentia, CA
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! - Fall Fest
October 18, 2025
Placentia Presbyterian Church
849 N Bradford Ave, Placentia, CA
5 - 7pm
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!
Rancho Santa Margarita Halloween Events
- Halloween Family Festival
October 31, 2025
30842 La Miranda, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
2:30 – 5:30pm
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!
San Clemente Halloween Events
- Monster Dash 5k
October 25, 2025
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. - Pumpkin Splash
October 24, 2025
San Clemente Aquatics Center
987 Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente, California 92673
12 - 4pm
Splash into our floating pumpkin patch! Enjoy Halloween activities and dive in to find the perfect pumpkin! - Trunk or Treat
October 24, 2025
Pacific Coast Church
2651 Calle Frontera, San Clemente, CA 92673
5:30 - 7:30pm
FREE
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.
Santa Ana Halloween Events
- Discovery Cube Pumpkin Palooza
October 1–31, 2025
Discovery Cube, Santa Ana
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
September 12–14, 2025
Heritage Museum of Orange County
3101 W Harvard Street, Santa Ana, CA
4 - 10pm
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. - Boo at the Zoo
October 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2025
Santa Ana Zoo
1801 East Chestnut Avenue, Santa Ana, CA
Join us for the “Merry Not Scary” Halloween family festival, featuring trick-or-treating, festive lights and decorations, nocturnal animal encounters, a scavenger hunt, and rides (ride tickets required). Fun for the whole family!
🎃 Trick or Treating at MainPlace Mall (Santa Ana)
📅 Friday, October 31, 2025
📍 MainPlace Mall
2800 N Main St., 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).
San Juan Capistrano Halloween Events
- Haunted San Juan Capistrano Tours
Select Dates Thru October 26, 2025
The Streets of old San Juan Capistrano
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.
Stanton Halloween Events
🎃 Halloween Festival (Stanton)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 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.
Tustin Halloween Events
- Halloween Howl
October 31, 2025
Columbus Tustin Recreation Center
17522 Beneta Way, Tustin, CA
2 - 6pm
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.
Westminster Halloween Events
- The Pumpkin Factory
October 3–31, 2025
Westminster Mall, Westminster
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! - Fall Festival
September 25–28, 2025
Westminster Civic Center
8200 Westminster Blvd, Westminster
All Day
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 Events
🍬 Villa Park Halloween Fest (Villa Park)
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 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!
Yorba Linda Halloween Events
- Movie in the Park - Halloween Movie
October 18, 2025
4601 Casa Loma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA
Begins at Dusk
FREE
Enjoy a Saturday evening at the park watching a family movie on our 20ft inflatable movie screen. Bring your chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner! - Octoberfest at St. Martin's Church
October 3–5, 2025
St. Martin De Porres Church, Yorba Linda
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
October 24, 2025
Messiah Lutheran Church, Yorba Linda
6pm
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
October 4, 2025
Woodgate Park, Yorba Linda
10am
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 25, 2025
📍 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.
Other Southern California Halloween Events for Kids
Check out these awesome Halloween events, located just ouside of Orange County.
🎃 Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival (Pomona)
📅 Weekends, October 4–26, 2025
📍 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®
September 20, 27 & Weekends in October
LEGOLAND California
Brick-or-Treat Monster Party kicks off September 14th bringing family-friendly fun with tons of candy, not-so-scary live shows, and silly monster LEGO characters! - Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Patch
September 25–October 31, 2025
Live Oak Canyon
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. We look forward to seeing you! - Seaworld Spooktacular
Fridays–Sundays
September 5–November 2, 2025
Seaworld, San Diego
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
September 13–November 2, 2025
Sesame Place, Chula Vista
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, Dance Party, an interactive Spot-The-Ghost Scavenger Hunt, Sesame Street-themed dry & wet rides, games, special retail, and unique photo opportunities with everyone’s favorite furry friends dressed up in costume! - Enchanted Halloween Evenings
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Discovery Cube Los Angeles
11800 Foothill Blvd Sylmar, CA 91342
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Get ready for a spooktacular adventure at Discovery Cube Los Angeles! Enjoy an enchanting Halloween event filled with science, magic, and fun. Your admission includes access to over 50 interactive exhibits, safe trick-or-treating at candy stations, mind-boggling magicians, face painting, an outdoor hay maze, and spooky music. Don’t miss the costume contest, door prizes, and photo opportunities with Halloween-themed backdrops. It's the perfect event for friends, families, and Halloween lovers—dress up and join the fun! - Halloween Horror Nights
September 4–November 2, 2025
Universal Studios Hollywood
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
September 19–November 2, 2025
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
September 26–November 1, 2025
King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas
6 - 10:30pm
Cruise across the grounds of the scenic King Gillette Ranch as the Santa Monica Mountains hideaway is illuminated with thousands of hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns. Nights of the Jack returns this year with a drive-through edition, with timed tickets required each night. Expect to spend about 25 minutes on the mile-long trail, and just a heads up that there will be no food or beverages for sale, nor will bathrooms be available.
{disclaimer: Be sure to check out events before attending as times and dates may have changed.}





Katrina
Such an awesome list! I had no idea some of these existed! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Bridgit
There's also a great little haunted house by Disneyland that's free! Check them out on Facebook at Cornelius Cobb's Carnival of Dreams -Official. They offer something for EVERYONE, no matter how young. Last year they had the front of the house set up for young kids, and the haunted maze was in the back of the house.
Cynthia
Check the dates on these links; the Saddleback Church event is for 2015 🙁
Thanks for gathering these in one place though!
Sensei Nikhil Joshi
I didn't even know about any of these events! How exciting! Thank You for sharing!
Sensei Nikhil Joshi
I didn't even know that any of these events exsisted! How exciting!
Melissa Estrada
Thanks for updating the list for this year! So much fun stuff to do!
Lisa G
Great list. Thanks!
Hope
So many fun things to do!! Will try to check off a few more this year! Thanks again.
nicole
Johnson Brothers Pumpkin Patch closed down in 2019.
Steve Curran
Thanks for doing the work to bring this fantastic list to life!! I really appreciate being able to scroll through and pick and choose my fun! 🙂