LA Weekend: Boney Island; Eclipse Viewing Parties; 'Fearplex' Fairplex

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout Greater Los Angeles — from the Westside, South Bay and beaches, through DTLA, the East Side, San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys to the Ventura County line.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Oct. 14 to Sunday, Oct. 15.

Always check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.
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DTLA & EAST SIDE:

LIT FEST: Celebrating Literacy & LatinX Culture, Bell

Drag Queen Bingo, Eagle Rock

LOVE HEALS Conscious Cinema Healing Event, Hollywood

The Swing Tones Live, The Bourbon Room Hollywood

'Hollywood Pumpkin Junction' Pumpkin Patch, Kids' Fun & Entertainment: Hollywood/Los Angeles

'Boney Island' Halloween: Natural History Museum Of LA County, Los Angeles

Solar Eclipse Viewing Event: Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles

Griffith Park LA Haunted Hayride: Los Angeles

'Hollywood True Crime & Haunted Tales' Walking Tour: Los Angeles

'Angel Of Light' Halloween Walk-Thru Haunt: LA Theatre, Los Angeles

'Dine LA Restaurant Week' Fall 2023: Los Angeles County

'Scary Movie Month': Melrose Rooftop Theatre, West Hollywood

'Sunset Strip True Crime & Ghost Stories' Walking Tour: West Hollywood/Los Angeles
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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:

Fallstivities Pumpkin Patch, Bouncers & Kid Fun: Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos

Solar Eclipse Viewing Event: Library, Cerritos

'Tunnel of Terror' Halloween Haunted Car Wash: Lakewood

Notary Family Networking Event, Long Beach

Free Community Health Services, Long Beach

'Shaqtoberfest' Haunted Halloween Festival: Near Queen Mary, Long Beach

The Queen Mary Haunted Encounters Tour: Long Beach

The Queen Mary Paranormal Ship Walk Tour: Long Beach

Aquarium Of The Pacific 5K Run/Walk: Long Beach

'Dine LA Restaurant Week' Fall 2023: Los Angeles County

Jeff Dayton - The Music of Glen Campbell, San Pedro

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY & VENTURA COUNTY:

Salon Nuuvo Cut-A-Thon Event For Local Family With Cancer Diagnosis, Calabasas

'Nights Of The Jack' Halloween Extravaganza: King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas

'Dine LA Restaurant Week' Fall 2023: Los Angeles County

Benefit Concert for Our Lady of Malibu School, Malibu

Paws For A Cause, Farmer's Market, Malibu

Diana Adamyan, Violin Concert, Pepperdine University, Malibu

Forneris Farms Pumpkin Patch & Train Rides: Mission Hills

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party: Moorpark

Fall Harvest Fest, Pumpkin Patch & Corn Labyrinth: Underwood Family Farms, Moorpark

Christ The King Lutheran Church & Preschool Pumpkin Patch: Newbury Park

Zombie Joe's 'Urban Death' Haunted Halloween Show: Underground Theatre, North Hollywood

Tina's Pumpkin Patch, Bouncers, Pony Rides & Petting Zoo: Sherman Oaks

31st Annual Street Fair & Carnival: Sherman Oaks

Trunk-or-Treat, Simi Valley

Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Rides: Simi Valley

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secrets Of The Sewer': Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar

'Reign Of Terror Haunted House': Thousand Oaks

Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Inflatables: Thousand Oaks

WVAG 2024 Member's Annual Art Show, Thousand Oaks

Halloween Horror Nights: Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City/LA

Portside Ventura Harbor Oktoberfest: Ventura

City Celebration & Family Fun Fair Carnival: Westlake Village

Circus Vargas 'Bonjour Paris!': Woodland Hills

Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Rides: Pierce College, Woodland Hills

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party: Woodland Hills

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & NEARBY:

'fangs!' Immersive Halloween Theater: Mountain View Mausoleum, Altadena

All Saints Asylum Halloween INFESTED! Haunted House: Apple Valley

Santa Anita Park Oktoberfest: Arcadia

53rd Annual Oktoberfest: Big Bear Lake

'Haunted Harvest' Corn Maze: Frosty’s Forest & Pumpkin Patch, Chino

Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Inflatables: Hesperia

Charity Pro Rodeo & Country Music Dance: Industry Hills

Independent Opera Company Season Overture Gala, La Crescenta

Annual Oktoberfest: Lake Arrowhead Village

'Dine LA Restaurant Week' Fall 2023: Los Angeles County

'Imaginarium' Immersive Light Experience: Ontario

JFed Players 'Leading Ladies': Pasadena

Solar Eclipse Viewing Event: PCC Observatory, Pasadena

Solar Eclipse Viewing Event: Caltech Cahill Center For Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pasadena

'Delusion' Interactive Horror Theatre: Phillips Mansion, Pomona

'Lights Out' Halloween Haunt: Fearplex/Fairplex, Pomona

Oktoberfest: Fairplex, Pomona

Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Rides: Rancho Cucamonga

GO2 Foundations 12th Annual Walk/Run 5k, San Dimas

Huge Church Rummage Sale, Sierra Madre

'Magic Of The Jack-O'-Lanterns' Walk-Thru: Whittier Narrows Park, South El Monte

Solar Eclipse Viewing & Ceremony: Power House Crystals, Upland

Ophelia’s Jump Theatre: Nevermore - The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen, Upland

Solar Eclipse Viewing Event: Mt. SAC-Randall Planetarium, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut

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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY & NEARBY:

Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Rides: Lancaster

'Dine LA Restaurant Week' Fall 2023: Los Angeles County

Oktoberfest Food Festival: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia/Santa Clarita

'Fright Fest' Halloween: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia/Santa Clarita

Kids Boo Fest & Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Trail: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia/Santa Clarita

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SOUTH BAY, BEACHES & PENINSULA:

Water Harvest- Water Education Festival, El Segundo

'Dine LA Restaurant Week' Fall 2023: Los Angeles County

The Fabulous Esquires Big Band, Redondo Beach

Sunday Morning Barefoot Stretch, Redondo Beach

Native Plant Sales by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Rolling Hills Estates

Jeff Dayton - The Music of Glen Campbell, San Pedro

TANGO TALK: The Art of Embodied Communication, Torrance

Nupur Naad Dance Festival, Torrance

Mr. Jack O’ Lantern's Pumpkin Patch & Halloween Fun, Torrance

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WESTSIDE:

Free, Family Fun Fest: Wallis Annenberg Center, Beverly Hills

Country Mart 'Honor System Pumpkin Patch': Brentwood/Santa Monica

Secret Garden Pizza and Poetry Night, Culver City

Shero Comics "Young Grandmaster Choi" Book Signing, Pulp Fiction Comics, Culver City

Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch & Halloween Fun: Culver City

Shoes for the Homeless 5K Run/Walk, Culver City

Rose Colella Sings Tony Bennett At Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz, Los Angeles

'Dine LA Restaurant Week' Fall 2023: Los Angeles County

Benefit Concert for Our Lady of Malibu School, Malibu

Paws For A Cause, Farmer's Market, Malibu

Diana Adamyan, Violin Concert, Pepperdine University, Malibu

Palisades-Malibu YMCA Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser: Pacific Palisades

'New Works Festival' & 7 New Plays: Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica

'A Walk Through Pier History' Walking Tour: Santa Monica

Formulae & Fairy Tales, Invertigo Dance Theatre, Santa Monica

Mr. Jack O’ Lantern's Pumpkin Patch & Halloween Fun, Santa Monica/West LA

Artisan~Craft Fair, Venice

Haiku Poetry Duel: The Rose Room, Venice

Oktoberfest: Wurstküche Restaurant, Venice

'Scary Movie Month': Melrose Rooftop Theatre, West Hollywood

'Sunset Strip True Crime & Ghost Stories' Walking Tour: West Hollywood/Los Angeles

CAP UCLA Presents Wu Man, Westwood

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ALSO SEE:

Haunted Houses 2023: LA Guide To Halloween's Bone-Chilling Best

Oktoberfest 2023: LA Guide To The Best Of Bavarian Fests

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HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?

• Inland Empire Weekend: 'Headless Horseman' Ride; Eclipse Viewing Parties; Rod Run
• San Diego Weekend: Eclipse Viewing Parties; Modern Homes Tour; 2 Spooky Teas
• Orange County Weekend: Entire Cul-De-Sac Haunted House; Eclipse Viewing Parties
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Fest; Eclipse Viewing Parties

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