Calendar Events
Ice Rinks opening November: Union Square (San Francisco); Santa Monica Third Street Promenade ICE; The Shops at Heavenly Village Rink (South Lake Tahoe)
Friday, November 1, 2024
ALPINE: Viejas Casino Resort Ice Rink November 1, 2024-January 5, 2025, 3-10 p.m. daily. Held next to a shopping mall and casino, this event offers all ages fun.
ARCADIA: Los Angeles Lantern Art Expo October 18-November 17, 2024, select days, 4-11 p.m. at Santa Anita Park. 66 sets of lanterns featuring themes from the Great Tang Dynasty, future and modern technology, holidays such as Halloween and Christmas, and Jurassic Journey featuring life size dinosaurs. 140 food vendors, merchandise galore, and more. Live Shows & Performances include traditional Chinese music, dance and contemporary acts. Location: 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA. $10-40, $8 parking, santaanita.com
AVALON: Dia de los Muertos Family Festival, 6-9 p.m. at Catalina Museum for Art & History. 2024 Barbie Signature Collection Dia de Muertos doll raffle. Location: 217 Metropole Ave Avalon, CA. $, catalinamuseum.org | day of dead
BAKERSFIELD: Scare Valley Haunted Attraction October 11-November 2, 2024, 8 p.m. at Kern County Fairgrounds. Haunts, a hayride, pumpkin patch and Halloweenville with kids games and activities. Free to $5, scarevalley.com
BIG SUR: Big Sur Food & Wine Festival October 31-November 2, 2024 held at various locations throughout Carmel and Big Sur $, bigsurfoodandwine.org
BUENA PARK: The 17th Door haunt September 27-November 3, 2024, 7-11 p.m. in Buena Park Downtown Mall. Experience an earthly hell where prisoners in the cell blocks have no concept of confinement and are thirsty for the sweet-smelling blood of new victims. Location: 8420 On the Mall Buena Park, CA. $39-up, the17thdoor.com
CALABASAS: Nights Of The Jack September 27-November 2, 2024, 6-10:30 p.m. at King Gillette Ranch. Immersive Halloween experience for all ages includes Jack o' lanterns along a 3/4th mile trail, activities, foods and beverages for sale and spooky fun. Location: 26800 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas, CA. $30-up, pre-purchase required, nightsofthejack.com
COLTON: Day of the Dead October 30-November 2, 2024. Photos can be dropped off starting October 30, 2024, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Display will be outdoors. Photos can be picked up in the office November 3 during business hours. ci.colton.ca.us
DUARTE: Día de los Muertos November 1, 2024, 6-9 p.m. City Hall Courtyard. accessduarte.com | day of dead
FONTANA: Dia de Los Muertos November 1, 2024, 4-7 p.m. Don Day Center 14501 Live Oak Ave. Fontana, CA fontana.org
FRESNO: Fresno Fall Home Improvement Show & Tiny Home Expo November 1-3, 2024, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily Fresno Fairgrounds 1121 S Chance Ave. Fresno, CA $10 approx., $10 parking, fresnoshows.com | home shows
IRVINE: Irvine Spectrum Holiday Ice Rink November 1, 2024-January 5, 2025 next to the Giant Wheel. Skating, shopping and dining all in one place! Location: 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine, CA. $25, irvinespectrumcenter.com
LODI: Sandhill Crane Festival November 1-3, 2024 cranefestival.com
LONG BEACH: Dark Harbor at Queen Mary September 20-November 2, 2024. Authentic haunted ship becomes a playground for spirits & ghosts during annual haunt with mazes, music, food & fun. Scary Mary has haunted the ship since her mysterious drowning in the pool in 1952. $, queenmary.com
LOS ANGELES: Haunted Hayride thru November 2, 2024 in Griffith Park features themed scare attraction, including the Haunted Hayride. $38.99-up, losangeleshauntedhayride.com
NORTH HOLLYWOOD: Zombie Joe's Haunted Theatre, L.A. September 27-November 1, 2024. Urban Death: Tour Of Terror Haunts is a fun, annual Halloween spectacle. Location: ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. $25.65 ages 17 and up, UrbanDeath.com
ONTARIO: Día de Los Muertos Community Altar, November 1, 2024, 5-9 p.m. start at D St. and Euclid Ave. and conclude at the R. Jack Mercer Community Bandstand, 1265 S. Palmetto Ave. The Altar Showcase is an open-air exhibition during the City of Ontario's Dia de los Muertos Community Altar and Procession event. ontarioca.gov | day of dead
PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Pride Festival October 31-November 3, 2024. Includes free festival and parade plus activities ranging from forums, musicals, pool parties, military salutes, marches and more. pspride.org
PASADENA: Dia de Los Muertos November 1, 2024, 5-9 p.m. at Villa-Parke Community Center, 363 E. Villa Street, Pasadena, CA. Dance performances, arts and crafts, food available for purchase and "ofrendas," altars honoring the lives of the deceased. cityofpasadena.net | day of dead
PERRIS: Day Out With Thomas Train Festival at Southern California Railway Museum November 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 & 11, 2024. $22.85 - $26.85, ticketwebdowt.com
PLEASANTON: Pirates of Emerson Alameda September 27-November 2, 2024. Held at Alameda County Fairgrounds select nights, this pirate-themed Halloween attraction celebrates 34 years of unparalleled costumes, acting and thrills. Tickets sold online only: $40-100, piratesofemerson.com
PLEASANTON: Ia 'Oe E Ka La Hula Festival November 1-3, 2024. Kumu Hula Assoc. of Northern Calif. Celebrate Hawaiian culture and traditions through solo and group hula competitions, arts and crafts, and food, which is vital to sharing the traditions, values and art of hula with the world. Held at Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, CA. $30.42, VIP $100, kumuhulaassociation.com
POMONA: Pomona Fall Home Show November 1-3, 2024 at Fairplex. Location: 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Fairplex, Pomona, CA. Free admission, $18 parking, homeshowconsultants.com | home shows
SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Ultimate Terror Scream Park September 21-November 2, 2024. eXperience: The Haunting at Iron Veil Asylum, Silverthorn Abusement Park, Classroom of Chaos and Voodoo Blackwater Boneyard
SAN DIEGO: Art San Diego November 1-3, 2024. San Diego Convention Center, Hall C 111 W Harbor Dr. San Diego, CA 92101. $20-30, redwoodartgroup.com
SAN GABRIEL: Dia de Los Muertos November 1, 2024, 5:30-8 p.m. at Mission Playhouse.. Honor this cultural tradition with a lively celebration filled with live music, a community altar, small bites and drinks and more! Location: 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA Free, sangabrielcity.com
SAN JOSE: Winchester Mystery House Unhinged: Housewarming September 13-November 2, 2024. One of California's authentically-haunted houses decked for Halloween and ready to entertain with things that go bump in the night. Location: 525 South Winchester Boulevard San Jose, CA.
SANTA MONICA: Dia de los Muertos Pop-Up Exhibition November 1-11, 2024 at Santa Monica History Museum. Students from Santa Monica High School, Venice High School, University High School, and Fairfax High School present Ofrendas and Performances in special evening program November 1. Location: 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA. santamonicahistory.org
SOUTH EL MONTE: LA Fall Fair, October 25-November 3, 2024 at Whittier Narrows Recreational Area. Unlimited Carnival Rides, circus attraction and concerts in the park are FREE with admission. Closed Monday-Wednesday. 12 acres of amusement rides, carnival games, vendors, crafts, food and fun. Location: 1600 Rosemead Boulevard, South El Monte, CA. $5 admission at gate; $35 wrist bands for rides sold separately, LAFallFair.com | lapradaevents.com
THOUSAND OAKS: Reign of Terror (ROT) haunted attraction thru November 2, 2024. Opens at 7 p.m. at Janns Marketplace. 11 themed haunts connected to each other take you through a seamless scare experience in this annual favorite featuring new scares for 2024. Location: 285 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, CA. $47-up, rothauntedhouse.com
VALLEJO: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Fright Fest September 21-November 3, 2024. Haunted Houses, Haunted Mazes, Scare Zones and Rides in the Dark for night-time Halloween action. Daytime Boo Fest for Kiddies. Location: 1001 Fairgrounds Dr. Vallejo, CA. $39-up, sixflags.com/discoverykingdom/
YORBA LINDA: Dia de Los Muertos November 1, 2024, 4-7 p.m. at Yorba Linda Cultural Arts Center. Food trucks, crafts, photos of loved ones and more. Free, yorbalindaca.gov | day of dead
YUBA CITY: Sikh Festival November 1-3, 2024, Fireworks launch this year's festival at 9 p.m. at Sikh Temple. Location: Tierra Buena 2468 Tierra Buena Road, Yuba City, CA. sikhtempleyubacity.com
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