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My favorite time of the year is here and oh man I cannot wait to check out all the spooky events right here in SoCal!
With that being said, if you need plans for this Halloween season look no further! Check out some of the Halloween events happening around Southern California below:
Spooky
- Knott's Scary Farm - celebrating its 50th year, guests can enjoy the haunts on select nights from September 21-October 31,2023
- Mazes - The Chilling Chambers, Room 13, Cinema Slasher, Bloodline 1842, The Grimoire, Mesmer, Origins: The Curse of Calico, The Depths, Dark Entities, and Wax Works
- Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights - happening on select nights form September 7-October 31,2023
- Mazes - Stranger Things 4, The Exorcist: Believer, The Last Of Us, Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count, Universal Monsters: Unmasked, Evil Dead Rise, Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America, Holidayz In Hell, and the Terror Tram...The Exterminatorz
- Six Flags Magic Mountain Freight Fest - happening on select nights from September 23-October 29,2023
- Mazes - Club Fear in 3D, Sulfur City Society, CarnEvil: Fresh Meat, Midnight Mansion, Lost Souls, Big Top Terror
- They also have a Kid's BooFest that is a scare-free zone for kids during the day
- Los Angeles Haunted Hayride - celebrating 15 years of fear with brand new features and attractions.
- Happening on select nights from September 22-October 31,2023
- New experiences for this season are: Hellbilly Halloween Maze, Midnight Falls Axe Throwing and Zombie Splat - A GellyBall Experience
- Shaqtoberfest
- Returning for a 2nd year at The Queen Mary in Long Beach on select nights from September 28-October 31,2023
- Immersive Halloween festival featuring haunted trails, live entertainment, themed bars and lounges, carnival rides and more
- Delusion
- The Phillips Mansion in Pomona is transfigured into a new ghastly interactive horror theater experience where guests become key players in a sinister and entangled hour-long interactive escapade
- Guests can enjoy this interactive theatre experience from September 21-November 19,2023
- The 17th Door
- Reign of Terror Haunted House - this haunted house was named #1 on Yelp's 20 Scariest Haunted Houses across the nation!
- Haunted Car Wash - Tunnel of Terror on select nights from October 5-30th
- Escape Rooms
Family Friendly
- Disney's Oogie Boogie Bash - sold out but the Disneyland Resort is decorated for the Halloween season! (FAMILY FRIENDLY)
- Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns
- Happening on select nights at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area from September 22-October 31,2023 (FAMILY FRIENDLY)
- Glowing trail of thousands of magnificent, hand-carved pumpkins where there's a magical light show that illuminates larger-than-life displays such as a nautical sea-scape, a pirate ships, dinosaurs, dragons and more.
- Pumpkin Patches
- Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch - open 7 days a week from October 5-29,2023
- Irvine Park Railroad - open 7 days a week from September 16-October 31,2023
- Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Farm - open 7 days a week from September 22-October 31,2023
- Carved at Descanso Gardens from October 6-29th
- Discover Cube in Orange County is having their 2nd annual Pumpkin Palooza from October 7-31st
- This event features 2 floors of fun with an interactive Pumpkin Palooza Dance Party, Ride Boo's Bumper Cars, Crazy Mazes and Pumpkinology 101
Outdoor Fun
- Street Food Cinema
- Cinespia
- Rooftop Cinema Club
- Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas at the Hollywood Bowl
- Tropicana Spooky Movie Nights at The Hollywood Roosevelt
21+ Events
- Haunted Soiree: A Macabre Cocktail Party - tickets start at $64/person and takes place at the Nocturne Theatre in Glendale on select nights from October 6-October 31
- Thriller Nights Pop Up - open Fridays and Saturdays from September 29-October 31 at the Garden Walk in Anaheim
- Room 2 Party brings to life a 21+ throwback entertainment party celebrating classic horror films and nostalgia of the 80s and 90s by bringing horror flicks to life with larger-than-life photo ops, specialty cocktails, interactive touch-screen game tables, live entertainment and DJ
- themed cocktails include - Freddy's Revenge, Good Guys Juice and the Pennywise Surprise
- Trick or Drink: The Official Sunset Strip Halloween Bar Crawl is happening on October 27, 28 and 31st
Events
- Son of Monsterpalooza at The Marriott Burbank Convention Center from October 13-15th
- Ohana Halloween Town Event on October 15th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Monrovia
- Head to Eventbrite for more Halloween Events in Los Angeles