Carmel Annual Pumpkin Roll  

Saturday, October 26, 2024, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Ocean Avenue & Devendorf Park
Carmel by the Sea, CA
Free, Communityactivities@ci.carmel.ca.us

Some people just like to carve a pumpkin for Halloween decoration but in California, there's another craze - the Pumpkin Race and the Pumpkin Roll.

Roll pumpkins legally down Ocean Avenue. The City of Carmel supplies the pumpkins, but you can bring your own (undecorated please) and see if you have the fastest pumpkin.

See Carmel Host Lions helping kids decorate pumpkins. Last year  a movie was shown after the Pumpkin Roll

Roll you pumpkin down Ocean Avenue

Pumpkin Decorating in the Park with the help of the Carmel Hosts Lions Club

Carmel Halloween Parade and Trick or Treat

 October 31, 2024, Parade is 4:30 p.m.

Devendorf Park
Carmel, CA
Free, Communityactivities@ci.carmel.ca.us

Annual Halloween Parade

Halloween is the City of Carmel’s birthday so they celebrate! Come in costume and participate in the parade for FREE. Open to all groups whether in a car, or on a float, or just walking with your fellow ghoulies. The parade will stage on Mission Street and Sixth Avenue  heading south on Junipero Street before making a right onto Ocean Avenue and heading down to Monte Verde Street where it loops back up Ocean Avenue.

Watch the parade anywhere along Ocean Avenue, especially Devendorf Park.  There will be Trick-or-Treating fun in the Park and downtown!

Trick or Treating in the Park and participating Local Businesses after the parade. If you still have some Halloween spirit in you, join City of Carmel Parks & Rec on Halloween Day  for their Annual Halloween Parade. The parade begins and ends at Devendorf Park. After the parade start your Trick-or-Treating fun in the Park.

All events free and open to everyone. No tickets required!

Halloween Third Thursday in the Park

October 17, 2024, 4-7 p.m.

Devendorf Park
Carmel, CA
ci.carmel.ca.us

Come to Devendorf Park for some Halloween themed fun, music, games, food, and drinks, including wine and beer! Costumes welcome and encouraged. This event is organized by Good Roots, Inc. which manages the weekly Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers' Market.

Paw-ty Howl-O-Ween

Pet Costume Contest & Photos October 27, 2024, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. approx. 

Forest Theater
Carmel, CA
Free to attend, maxshelpingpaws.org

This year Max’s Helping Paws Howl-o-Ween will be held at the outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea! Snacks, Vendors, live music, entertainment and more! Bring a picnic and come enjoy the show. Red carpet runway for pet / owner costume contest participants and a large stage 

FREE event to attend (pets not required to be attendee).

Enter the contest for prizes, or just enjoy observing all the incredible costumes! Professional photo opportunity of your pup, by none other than local photographer Liz Stavrinides, owner of LoveDog & Co, author of Miracle Dogs and Extraordinary Dogs.

When you check in, you will choose your desired category to enter! Winner in each category will be entered into Best of SHOW Howloween Grand Prize, winner chosen by the audience!

Scariest Costume
Most Adorable
Most Creative
Best Handmade

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.