There's Still Time To Get Into The Halloween Spirit At These 22 Events In SoCal

Halloween is on a Friday this year, which means celebrations will stretch into the weekend in Southern California. Adding to the fun, Halloween won't fall on a Friday again until 2031.

There's still time to get in on the Halloween fun at haunted houses, costume parties, trick-or-treat trails and more.

Below, we've rounded up 22 Halloween events to appeal to a variety of tastes.

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Autumn Festival

• Dates: Every Saturday and Sunday in October
• Location: San Diego Zoo Safari Park
• Details: Park-goers can meet scarecrows, learn to line dance, and wander through a fun maze.

Brick-Or-Treat Monster Party

• Dates: Select dates, Sept. 20 - Nov. 1.
• Location: Legoland California Resort, Carlsbad
• Details: The theme park gets a monstrous makeover and transforms into a family-friendly Halloween destination with candy stations, character meet and greets, live shows and other festive activities.

CarnEvil Ball

• Dates: Oct. 24-25
• Location: Europa Village, Temecula
• Details: The dark circus soirée will offer sinister cocktails, a spooky buffet, a haunted maze, and demented performers roaming the grounds, according to event organizers.

Carved at Descanso Gardens

• Dates: Oct. 3-30
• Location: Descanso Gardens, Flintridge
• Details: The annual fall festival features a nighttime trail of illuminated, carved pumpkins and Halloween-themed art installations.

Dark Harbor

• Dates: Select dates, Sept. 19 - Nov. 2
• Location: The Queen May, Long Beach
• Details: Dark Harbor transforms the ship and its surroundings into a frightening festival featuring mazes and live entertainment.

Dark in the Park

• Date: Oct. 24
• Location: Town Square Park, Murrieta
• Details: The concert and light show is free and open to all ages.

DTLA Halloween Festival for Kids

• Date: Oct. 31
• Location: Grand Hope Park, Los Angeles
• Details: The festival offers trick-or-treating, meet-and-greets with characters, live performances, hands-on arts and crafts and dancing.

Fright Fest

• Dates: Select nights, Sept. 19 - Nov. 2
• Location: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia
• Details: The theme park's nighttime event features haunted mazes, scare zones and live shows.

HalGLOWeen

• Dates: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
• Location: San Diego Zoo
• Details: The event features Halloween-themed amusement, including acrobatic spider performers, ghoulish live music, and the opportunity to meet unique wildlife.

Halloween Spooktacular

• Dates: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 5 - Nov. 5
• Location: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego
• Details: SeaWorld's family-friendly Halloween event features enchanting mermaids, whimsical pirates, spooky surprises and trick-or-treating throughout the park.

Haunted Masquerade Ball

• Date: Oct. 25
• Location: Fazeli Cellars Winery, Temecula
• Details: The ball will feature dancing, a DJ, food and a full bar. Costumes and masquerade-style masks are recommended but not required.

HauntFest

• Date: Oct. 17
• Location: Downtown El Cajon
• Details: The city's block party includes a haunted maze, a family outdoor movie, costume contests, a family outdoor movie, live entertainment and rides.

Howl-O-Scream

• Dates: Select nights, Sept. 12 - Nov. 1
• Location: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego
• Details: The theme park's nighttime event features five haunted houses, eight immersive scare zones, several staged scenes known as vile vignettes, a live show and coaster rides in the dark.

Howl-O-Sprint 5K and Kids Run

• Date: Oct. 19
• Location: SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego
• Details: Participants will run a 3.1-mile course throughout the park. The course will weave through different animal and marine life exhibits while also featuring Halloween surprises, themed photo moments and spooky characters along the route. There will also be a Kids 1K Run.

Knott's Scary Farm

• Dates: Select nights, Sept. 18 - Nov. 1
• Location: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park
• Details: The theme park's nighttime event offers haunted mazes and attractions, sinister shows, and more than 1,000 creatures lurking in the fog and hiding across the park.

Knott's Spooky Farm

• Dates: Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 25 - Oct. 31
• Location: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park
• Details: The family-friendly daytime event features trick-or-treating, a lineup of original shows, costume contests and pumpkin decorating.

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

• Dates: Select nights, Sept. 19 - Nov. 2
• Location: Griffith Park, Los Angeles
• Details: The annual event features a haunted hayride, haunted mazes and live entertainment.

Nights of the Jack

• Dates: Sept. 26 - Nov. 1
• Location: 26800 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas
• Details: The mile-long immersive trail features jack-o'-lantern installations, light technology, interactive displays and more.

Oogie Boogie Bash

• Dates: Select nights, Aug. 17 - Oct. 31
• Location: Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim
• Details: This separately ticketed event, which is sold out, offers Halloween-themed entertainment, immersive treat trails, spellbinding attractions and more.

Spooktacular and Trunk-or-Treat

• Date: Oct. 25
• Location: Santee Lakes, Santee
• Details: The family-friendly Halloween event will include candy, games, a donut walk, face painting, food trucks, creepy critters and more.

The Haunted Trail

• Dates: Sept. 26 - Nov. 1
• Location: Balboa Park, San Diego
• Details: The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park offers two haunts in one: the 3,500-square-foot eXperiment Maze and the mile-long Haunted Trail.

Tricks and Treats

• Dates: Select dates, Sept. 26 - Nov. 2
• Location: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia
• Details: This all-new fall festival offers family-friendly activities, a trick-or-treat trail and family rides.