LA Weekend Guide: Shaqtoberfest; 'Halloween' Movie Fan Convention

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. 30 to Sunday, Oct. 1.

Among standout events: the opening of the "Shaqtoberfest" Halloween festival in Long Beach; and the "Halloween: 45 Years Of Terror" movie fan convention in Pasadena.

Always check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.

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DTLA & EAST SIDE:

Full Moon ThetaBeats Soundbath, Eagle Rock

El Martillo Press & The Los Angeles Press @ The Pop-Hop, Highland Park

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

Griffith Park LA Haunted Hayride: Los Angeles

First Draft DTLA Oktoberfest: First Draft Taproom & Kitchen, Los Angeles

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

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

Gorilla Rx Wellness Crenshaw Block Party, Los Angeles

41st Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival, Los Angeles

Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience': Los Angeles/Montebello

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

SteelCraft Oktoberfest, Bellflower

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

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

'Doodlefest' & Oktoberfest Dog Contest: Trademark Brewing, Long Beach

Annual Oktoberfest: Scottish Rite Event Center, Long Beach

Southeast Asia Day Festival: Aquarium Of Pacific, Long Beach

The Queen Mary Haunted Encounters Tour: Long Beach

The Queen Mary Paranormal Ship Walk Tour: Long Beach

St. Mary Medical Center Century of Healing- FREE BIRTHDAY PARTY, Long Beach

Sofia Talvik LIVE at The Grand Annex - Pre-Concert Beer Sampling, San Pedro

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY & VENTURA COUNTY:

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

The 3E Event Invites Women to Awaken The Power Within, Glendale

Pickle! For Purpose | Celebrity Pickleball Tournament, Malibu

Farmer's Market: The First Annual Greenwave Fair, Malibu

Oktober Festival & Pumpkin Patch: Northridge

'50s Style Block Party, Reseda

Magnolia Marketplace, Sherman Oaks

Tarzana International Film Festival Screening of "The Brothers Warner" - Sherman Oaks

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

Live Museum Theater-Voices of Old Conejo: In the Movies, Thousand Oaks

25th Annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks

Music Above the Clouds. Dvorak and Delectables, Topanga

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

Let Your True Colors Shine Through, Ventura

Circus Vargas "Bonjour Paris!" Woodland Hills

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

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & NEARBY:

All Saints Asylum Halloween INFESTED! Haunted House: Apple Valley

HERE TO SERVE's Fall FUNraiser Casino Night, Arcadia

Black Sound Healer Summit, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia

53rd Annual Oktoberfest: Big Bear Lake

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

Inland Empire Water Lantern Festival: Lake Gregory, Crestline

'The Music Man': Haugh Performing Arts Center, Glendora

50th Anniversary Celebration of After Stroke Support Group, Glendora

Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Inflatables: Hesperia

'Bracken Fern Manor Lockdown' Ghost Experience: Lake Arrowhead

Annual Oktoberfest: Lake Arrowhead Village

'Halloween: 45 Years Of Terror' Movie Fan Convention: Pasadena

'Delusion' Interactive Horror Theatre: Phillips Mansion, Pomona

Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Rides: Rancho Cucamonga

Mental Wellness Expo, San Gabriel

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

Tiny Altars, South Pasadena

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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY & NEARBY:

Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo & Rides: Lancaster

Death and Taxes Swing Band at Club 507 Newhall, Santa Clarita

TASC's Fall Music Festival, Santa Clarita

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:

Cars & Coffee, Manhattan Beach

Intro to Bible Study, Palos Verdes Estates

Sunday Morning Barefoot Stretch, Redondo Beach

Rolling Robots' Fall Open House & Free Hands-On Workshop, Rolling Hills Estates

Sofia Talvik LIVE at The Grand Annex - Pre-Concert Beer Sampling, San Pedro

Argentine Tango for Complete Beginners, Torrance

Kentwood Players 'An Inspector Calls': Westchester/LA

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WESTSIDE:

A Faery Hunt Enchanted Adventure, Brentwood

Woman's Club Food Drive, Culver City

USA Wine Tasting Team Bon Voyage Party, Los Angeles

Making Scents of the Ancient World: Rome, The Getty, Los Angeles

Pickle! For Purpose | Celebrity Pickleball Tournament, Malibu

Farmer's Market: The First Annual Greenwave Fair, Malibu

Pardon My French Brunch, Loulou, Santa Monica

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

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

Thomas Whittaker Kidd: I Could Float For Days, bG Gallery, Santa Monica

Montana Avenue Art Walk- Santa Monica

Music Above the Clouds. Dvorak and Delectables, Topanga

Oktoberfest: Wurstküche Restaurant, Venice

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

Kentwood Players 'An Inspector Calls': Westchester/LA

Local High Society 6 Year Anniversary, GOAT Global 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?

• Orange County Weekend: Pacific Airshow; Alzheimer's Walk; Oktoberfest Carnival
• San Diego Weekend: Sesame Place Spooktacular (Kids Free); Corn Maze; FallFest
• Inland Empire Weekend: ScareScape; Human Pink Ribbon; Special Olympics Torch Run
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Openings; Komen Walk At Zoo

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