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LAGUNA NIGUEL-DANA POINT, CA — Halloween and fall festivities are underway in Laguna Niguel, Dana Point and cities and towns throughout Orange County.
So grab your calendars, peruse Patch’s annual list of autumn events, and get to planning.
Find trick-or-treat trails, Dia de los Muertos celebrations, fall fests, haunted houses, corn mazes, over-the-top pumpkin patches and more extravaganzas near you.
Enjoy the season, and Happy Halloween, from Patch!
ALISO VIEJO:
OCT. 22: Fall Harvest Festival & Halloween Costume Parade. Bring canned food donations for free pony ride.
ANAHEIM:
THROUGH OCT. 31: Cross Roads Escape Games: Hex Room, Fun House & Weeping Witch. Find clues, solve puzzles & escape in 60 minutes. Good luck!
THROUGH OCT. 31: Disney California Adventure Park’s Oogie Boogie Bash. Sold out, but parks are decorated with “spirited” touches for Halloween.
OCT. 6-30: ‘Tunnel of Terror’ OC Halloween Haunted Car Wash. Ghosts, ghouls, special effects & a clean car!
OCT. 7-28: Adventure City Boo-tastic Halloween Party. Sold out.
OCT. 29: Halloween Parade & Fall Festival. Annual tradition includes doggie costume contest.
OCT. 30-NOV. 2: Halloween & Dia de Los Muertos at Day of Dead-Themed Eatery Calaca Mamas Cantina. With themed event for all ages.
NOV. 2: Dia de los Muertos ‘To Go’: O.C. Cemetery District. Free holiday treats while supplies last.
BUENA PARK:
THROUGH OCT. 31: Knott’s Scary Farm: Knott’s Berry Farm. “With unimaginable new scares & terrifying twists for its 49th frightful year.”
OCT. 31: ‘Cops N’ Goblins’ Trunk-Or-Treat & Kids’ Costume Contest. Co-hosted with the Buena Park Police Department.
CORONA DEL MAR:
OCT. 22-23: Chrysanthemum Show & Sale: Sherman Library & Gardens. Enjoy the mum: the Queen of the Fall.
OCT. 26: Corona Del Mar Chamber Fabulous Fall Networking. At Red O Restaurant.
OCT. 29: Día de los Muertos Family Workshop: Decorating Sugar Skulls: Sherman Gardens. Pre-registration required.
OCT. 29: Halloween Family Art Class: Painting Pumpkins: Sherman Gardens. Held in the outdoor classroom.
THROUGH OCT. 30: Roger’s Gardens ‘Nightmare’ Halloween Boutique. A beloved O.C. tradition.
COSTA MESA:
OCT. 29: Boo Ha Ha Haunted Oktoberfest & Concert: OC Fair & Event Center. Tickets on sale.
OCT. 29: ‘Harry Potter & Sorcerer’s Stone’ in Concert With Pacific Symphony. “An evening of music and magic.”
THROUGH OCT. 31: Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Rides: OC Fair. With bouncers, slides & train rides, too.
CYPRESS:
OCT. 29: Halloween Carnival & Costume Contest. At Los Alamitos Race Course.
DANA POINT:
OCT. 22: Halloween Spooktacular & Trunk-Or-Treat. With food trucks & kids’ costume parade.
OCT. 29: Halloween Spooky Treat Trolley: 4 Park Stops. Dress in costume & show your holiday spirit!
NOV. 12: The Best of OC Holiday Boutique. Kick of your holiday shopping
FOUNTAIN VALLEY:
OCT. 22: Holistic Halloween Celebration: The Healing Gift Store. With witchy teas, magic potions, psychic readings & more.
OCT. 24: Girl Scout Slime Time. Perfect timing for the spooky season.
FULLERTON:
THROUGH OCT. 31: The 17th Door Haunt Experience. Here’s the good news: Scream, “mercy,” and you can escape!
GARDEN GROVE:
OCT. 22: Halloween Jack O’Lantern Jamboree. With carnival games, pumpkin patch, glitter tattoos & more. Registration required.
HUNTINGTON BEACH:
OCT. 20: Halloween Spooktacular With Bob Baker Marionette Theater. Tickets on sale.
OCT. 22: Halloween Party with Flashback Heart Attack. Costume contest, too, at SeaLegs.
IRVINE:
OCT. 20: Human Options Annual Fall Luncheon. Featuring Taylor Armstrong of Bravo’s reality show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
OCT. 29: Fall Marketplace & Holiday Boutique. At University United Methodist Church.
OCT. 30: Halloween Trick-Or-Treat At Pretend City Children’s Museum. Art, music & stories planned, too.
THROUGH OCT. 31: Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch, Wagon Rides & Crafts. Create family memories at this family farm!
LADERA RANCH:
OCT. 28: Howl-o-ween Costume Pawty. Costume contest & more at Board & Brew.
LAGUNA BEACH:
OCT. 26: Laguna Beach Parents Club Annual Halloween Parade. Parade starts at 4pm at Main Beach Park.
OCT. 26: Halloween Pumpkin-Carving Contest. Show off your carvin’ skills!
LAGUNA HILLS:
THROUGH OCT. 30: Pumpkin City’s Pumpkin Farm, Kiddie Rides & Oktoberfest Beer Garden. Live music in the beer garden!
LAGUNA NIGUEL:
OCT. 13-16: Halloween Haunted Trails: Crown Valley Park. Tickets sell fast, so book soon.
OCT. 22: Boo Blast. Fun returns to Mouton Elementary with pony rides, petting zoo, giant slide, food trucks & haunted house.
OCT 22: Trunk or Treat. Reservations required.
OCT. 28-31: ‘Wraith House’ Halloween Haunt. “A thrilling walk through your worst nightmares!”
LAKE FOREST:
OCT. 22: 4th Annual Tricks & Treats Pup Costume Event. RSVP to free event at Pup Up Hooray.
THROUGH OCT. 31: Big Disney Spooktackular Halloween Home Display. A weekend must-see for Halloween & Disney lovers.
NOV. 2: Dia de los Muertos ‘To Go’: O.C. Cemetery District. Free holiday treats while supplies last.
LOS ALAMITOS:
OCT. 29: Dia de Los Muertos Fiesta. A full extravaganza at St. Isidore Historical Plaza.
MISSION VIEJO:
OCT. 23: Día de los Muertos Fiesta & ‘Coco’ Movie. Also featuring mariachis, folkloric dance, sugar-skull decorating, face painting, arts, crafts & more.
OCT. 28: Halloween ‘Fright Night’ & Trick-Or-Treat. With Jack–O’–Lantern contest & for the brave — the Tower of Terror.
OCT. 29: ‘Beetlejuice’ Halloween Movie In The Park. Free event, with concessions for purchase.
NEWPORT BEACH:
OCT. 26: Corona Del Mar Chamber Fabulous Fall Networking. At Red O Restaurant.
OCT. 29: Halloween Spooktacular & Trunk-Or-Treat: Mariners Park. Bounce houses, costume contests & more.
OCT. 31: Howl-O-Ween: A+O Restaurant, Balboa Bay Resort. With “wag bags” for the dogs … awww!
ORANGE:
THROUGH OCT. 31: Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch & Halloween Fun. Featuring multitude of such activities as train rides, hay rides, pumpkin decorating & carnival games.
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA:
OCT. 22: Harvest Boutique. With more than 70 booths of hand-crafters & artisans from Orange County & beyond.
OCT. 29: RSM Arts & Crafts Fair. Featuring music, gourmet food truck & more.
OCT. 30: Trunk or Treat in RSM! Everyone is Welcome! Donations accepted for RSM Cares Food Pantry.
OCT. 31: Halloween Lunch and Magic Show for Seniors. Call to RSVP with Age Well Senior Services.
OCT. 31: Halloween Family Festival. At Central Park.
SAN CLEMENTE:
OCT. 18: Movie Night at Casa Romantica: Hocus Pocus (1993). A perfect film classic for the season.
OCT. 22: Halloween Treat Street On Avenida Del Mar. Look for the purple balloons!
OCT. 28: Halloween Open Mic. For ages 11-22.
OCT. 29: Monster Dash 5K, Creepy Crawly Fun Run & Costume Contest. With tricks and treats for all ages.
OCT. 30: Dearly Departed-Sound Bath Immersion led by Kyle Lam featuring Annie Chang. Guided meditation plus altars with images & flowers to hone past loved ones.
THROUGH OCT. 31: ABC Pumpkin Patch – Bounce House, Slide & Duck Bumper Boats: Outlets At San Clemente. Pick a pumpkin & stay for the fun.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO:
OCT. 22: Ghost Walk. “Venture into the dark & macabre through historic streets of one of California’s oldest cities.”
OCT. 23: Halloween Night Market & Trick-Or-Treat: Inn At The Mission San Juan Capistrano. With costume contests & more.
THROUGH OCT. 31: ‘CarnEVIL Clown Town’ Halloween Display. One family’s must-see tribute to Halloween!
THROUGH OCT. 31: Zoomars Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides. “A good, old-fashioned day.”
NOV. 1: Dia De Los Muertos Dinner Celebration: Ysidora Restaurant, Inn At Mission San Juan Capistrano. Courtyard dining at communal tables adorned with skulls, candles, plus live music & special meal.
NOV. 3: Tapas & Flamenco Night: Ysidora Restaurant, Inn At The Mission San Juan Capistrano. Enjoy the autumn, outdoor dining!
SANTA ANA:
OCT. 20: Trick-or-Treating. A uniuqe journey through Fairhaven Memorial Park.
OCT. 22-23 & 29-30: O.C. ‘Boo At The Zoo’: Santa Ana Zoo. Trick-Or-Treat Trail & ‘Boofari’ Express Train among fun activities.
OCT. 23: Halloween Tour: Unsolved Mysteries At Bowers Museum. Docents will share details abut the “ghostly presence often felt in the museum’s original building.”
OCT. 23: Dia De Los Muertos: Heritage Museum Of Orange County. Entertainment, altars, face painting & more.
OCT. 27: Anne’s Treasures – Mexican Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls. Workshop for seniors at Bowers Museum.
NOV. 2: Dia de los Muertos Service. Free to the public at Fairhaven Memorial Park.
NOV. 2: Dia de los Muertos ‘To Go’: O.C. Cemetery District. Free holiday treats while supplies last.
SEAL BEACH:
OCT. 31: Halloween Trick-Or-Treat On Main. Don’t forget your costumes!
TRABUCO CANYON:
OCT. 21-31: ‘Haunted Mansion Haunt’ – Home Halloween Walk-Thru. Love the Disneyland ride? Then this is for you.
OCT. 31: Halloween Party & Costume Contest: Cook’s Corner. For ages 21 & up at one of the region’s best known biker bars.
WESTMINSTER:
OCT. 22-23: Fall Harvest Vendors Market. Check out local vendors’ wares at Westminster Mall.
THROUGH OCT. 31: O.C. Prism ‘Dr. Sanguine’s Sinister Laboratory’ Haunt. “Don’t touch the specimens… you never know when they may touch back.”
THROUGH OCT. 31: ‘Pumpkin Factory’ Pumpkin Patch, Rides & Petting Zoo: Westminster Mall. With amusement rides for little ones.
YORBA LINDA:
NOV. 5-6: Yorba Linda Women’s Club Fall Craft Fair. Start that holdiay shopping!
Source: patch.com