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LA Weekend: Haunted Hayride; Jack-O'-Lantern Walk; Pull-A-Plane Day
Looking for some cool things to do this weekend, Sept. 23-24, throughout Los Angeles County? Patch has you covered.

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, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Sept. 24.
Find out what's happening in Hollywoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Among standout events: Griffith Park's Haunted Hayride; the "Magic Of The Jack-O'-Lanterns" walk-thru at Whittier Narrows Park; and the pull-a-plane fundraiser for Special Olympics SoCal at Long Beach airport.
Always check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.
Find out what's happening in Hollywoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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
'Taste Of Italy' Food & Wine Event: Pico House, Los Angeles
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience': Los Angeles/Montebello
Free, 'Hansel & Gretel' Pop-Up Theater: Kings Road Park, West Hollywood
'Sunset Strip True Crime & Ghost Stories' Walking Tour: West Hollywood/Los Angeles
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LONG BEACH & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS:
Charity Shopping Event for Easterseals, Long Beach
St. Jude Walk/Run, Rainbow Lagoon Park, Long Beach
Airport 'Plane Pull' Special Olympics SoCal Fundraiser: Long Beach
Coastal Clean-Up Day With Aquarium Of Pacific: Long Beach
Baja Splash Cultural Festival: Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach
The Queen Mary Haunted Encounters Tour: Long Beach
The Queen Mary Paranormal Ship Walk Tour: Long Beach
Native Plant Sales, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, San Pedro
L'ANZA Warehouse Sale, Santa Fe Springs
Cultural Festival - Free Entertainment & Kids' Fun: Signal Hill
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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY & VENTURA COUNTY:
(818) Oktoberfest & Wiener Dog Races: Canoga Park
Pianist Andrew von Oeyen, Malibu
New Horizons: "Let's Go! 14th Annual Walk-a-Thon"-North Hills
CSUN Fall Food Pantry Drive, Northridge
Volunteers Cleaning Communities - All Street Clean-Up Event - Nordhoff, Northridge
ACTV Club IRL: Vuori at Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge & Lagreeing at Home, Studio City
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secrets Of The Sewer': Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar
Voices Of Old Conejo 'In the Movies': Stagecoach Inn Museum, Thousand Oaks
Topanga Actors Company's THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, Topanga
Halloween Horror Nights: Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City/LA
C.A.R.L. Pooch Parade & Pet Expo, Ventura Harbor
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & NEARBY:
53rd Annual Oktoberfest: Big Bear Lake
Storytime & Author Maple Lam: 'Dim Sum, Here We Come!': La Cañada Flintridge
Annual Oktoberfest: Lake Arrowhead Village
Inland Pacific Ballet 'Fall Dance Fest' & Sit-Down Dinner: Montclair
Pop-Up Pet Adoption Event, Pasadena
'Wander Through Wonderland' Pop-Up Theater: Pasadena
'Autumn Night' Concert With GSO-Guerra String Orchestra: Pasadena
'Delusion' Interactive Horror Theatre: Phillips Mansion, Pomona
'Magic Of The Jack-O'-Lanterns' Walk-Thru: Whittier Narrows Park, South El Monte
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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY:
Oktoberfest Food Festival: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia
'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:
Coastal Cleanup Day, Manhattan Beach
Children's Choir, Palos Verdes Estates
Intro to Bible Study, The Neighborhood Church, Palos Verdes Estates
International Coastal Cleanup Day, Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, Rancho Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Trials 5K, Rolling Hills Estates
66th Annual City Celebration: Empty Saddle Club, Rolling Hills Estates
Native Plant Sales, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, San Pedro
Antique Street Faire, Torrance
Los Angeles International 'Ukulele Festival: Torrance
Kentwood Players 'An Inspector Calls': Westchester/LA
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WESTSIDE:
Tango on the Plaza, Culver City
LMU’s Laband Art Gallery “Sonia Romero: Taken Root” Los Angeles
Walk The Walk, Invertigo Dance Theatre, Los Angeles
Pianist Andrew von Oeyen, Malibu
'New Works Festival' & 7 New Plays: Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica
'A Walk Through Pier History' Walking Tour: Santa Monica
Chess Sundays: Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica
Free, 'Hansel & Gretel' Pop-Up Theater: Kings Road Park, West Hollywood
'Sunset Strip True Crime & Ghost Stories' Walking Tour: West Hollywood/Los Angeles
Dog Fostering Workshop, West LA
Kentwood Players 'An Inspector Calls': Westchester/LA
CAP UCLA: J.Ivy and Ensemble: Poetry Uncut: Part I, UCLA, 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?
- OC Weekend: Scary Farm; Inflatable Pop-Up Park; Susan G. Komen Walk
- San Diego Weekend: Zombie-Movie Marathon; Restaurant Week; 4 Oktoberfests
- Inland Empire Weekend: Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Openings; Grape Stomp; Color Run
- San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: 5 Oktoberfests; Glass Pumpkin Patch; Stroll & Roll
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