California October Festivals

October in California is focused on Fall with harvests, and events ranging from Oktoberfest celebrations to Halloween walks, haunts and Trick or Treat. Seasonal festivals prominent in the month of October include apple festivals, scarecrow festivals, pumpkin festivals and Halloween events. Other ongoing fests throughout the month include California film festivals.

AZUSA: Golden Days
carnival rides, games, contests, parade

CARLSBAD: Legoland Brick or Treat  
LEGOLAND California
(760) 918-5346
One LEGOLAND Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
$, legoland.com

BUENA PARK: Silverado Days   William Peak Park, Buena Park, CA

AGOURA HILLS: Reyes Adobe Days with a hometown parade 

SAN FRANCISCO: LEAP Sandcastle Contest
Ocean Beach, Great Highway
leaparts.org
Architects, engineers, contractors, designers and San Francisco school children collaborate every year to create majestic sculptures from sand. Free and open to the public.

BORREGO SPRINGS: Borrego Days Desert Festival  Annual event includes Saturday morning parade through town on Palm Canyon Drive at 10 a.m. with lively marching bands, floats, decorated golf carts, equestrian groups and more! Cost: Free. borregospringschamber.com

PISMO BEACH: Clam Festival  
Annual Pismo Beach Clam Festival A community tradition since 1946, the Pismo Beach Clam Festival features a live parade, best local chowder contest, surf contest, food, beer & wine garden, and Pier Pub. Enjoy music all weekend, and start off with the Friday Night Wine Walk, pismochamber.com

HALF MOON BAY: Art & Pumpkin Festival

SAN JOSE: Outrageous Outgrowns
Outrageous Outgrowns sale features more than 70,000 gently used or new items including kids clothes, expectant & new moms apparel, hundreds of toys, books, movies, games, puzzles, arts & crafts, room decor, strollers, cribs, nursing & maternity items, and much, much more! All items are sold by individual families, but they're all in one place - just like a huge store.  outrageousoutgrowns.com

IRVINE: Irvine Global Village Festival 
Great Park
8000 Great Park Blvd.
Irvine , CA 92618
$5, cityofirvine.org/globalvillage/
Fall festival with global cuisine, artisan's marketplace, music, Kids Village with crafts, interactive activities, and a petting zoo. 

FALLBROOK: Scarecrow Days  Fallbrook Fall Faire | Main Ave. & Alvarado | Scarecrow Contest | fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org

HOLLISTER: Northern California Renaissance Faire at Casa de Fruta 

CHINO: Harvest Festival cow milking and seed planting

DEL MAR: Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show craft event at the fairgrounds

DUBLIN: Harvest Fair caramel apples and tractor-pulled hay wagon rides

EXETER: Fall Festival  parade and scarecrows

KELSEYVILLE: Harvest Festival grape stomping and pie eating contests

LAKEPORT: Harvest Festival Grape Stomp

McCLOUD: Apple Harvest Festival apple pie contest and fresh juice

OAKHURST: Oakhurst Fall Festival carnival

PASO ROBLES: Pioneer Day Parade & Festival parade, free bean feed, whiskerino contest and a hoosegow!

PERRIS: Southern California Fair

PORTERVILLE: Pioneer Days re-enactments with Jackass Mail Run Association's Live Shoot Out in the Street

QUINCY: Mountain Harvest Festival celebrates the Fall colors of Plumas County

REEDLEY: Reedley Fiesta and Parade, Biggest, Small Town Celebration in the Valley

ROSEMEAD: Fall Fiesta

SAN MARTIN: Uesugi Farms pumpkin patch weigh-off

SANTA YNEZ: The Great Grape Stomp vineyard hay rides

SILVERADO: Country Fair & Folk Festival

SOLVANG: Celebration of Harvest Weekend

UKIAH: Ukiah Pumpkin Festival & Scarecrow City

VALLEY CENTER:  Bates Nut Farm pumpkin patch, scarecrow contest

PALMDALE: Kaleidoscope Fall Frenzy October 11-12, 2024
2723 Rancho Vista Blvd.
Palmdale, CA 93551
Free admission, free parking, palmdaleamphitheater.com
Artisans, live chalk artists, visual & performing arts, Fresh Made Market Culinary  food vendors, and more! Festival ends Sunday 7:15 p.m. with a Drone Show

LOS MOLINOS / DAIRYVILLE: Dairyville Orchard Festival Lassen View School Los Molinos, CA  dairyvillefestival.org

LOS ANGELES: Taste of Soul Crenshaw Blvd (near intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.) between Stocker and Rodeo Rd. Los Angeles, CA. Free admission, tasteofsoulla.com

BAKERSFIELD: Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival October 19-20, 2024 Opens after 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Marketplace, Corner of Ming Avenue and Haggin Oaks Boulevard- Bakersfield, CA - Free event, must apply for art participation and be accepted, see: viaartebakersfield.com

SPRINGVILLE: Springville Apple Festival   Springville Apple Festival 35680 Highway 190 Springville, CA 93265 springvilleapplefestival.com

CAYUCOS: Cayucos Antique Street Faire October 20, 2024,  7 a.m.-3 p.m. Treasures abound in this unique antique street faire setting in Cayucos! Antiques, vintage, and collectibles galore Family friendly, free admission, free parking !! Located at 10 N. Ocean Ave, Cayucos, CA Contact number: 805-751-3737 facebook.com/CayucosAntiqueStreetFaire/

FOREST CITY: Forest City Annual Apple Harvest Celebration  Location Dance Hall, Forest City, Pliocene Ridge, CA Celebrate the Annual Apple Harvest Celebration held at the Dance Hall features regionally famous apples. sierracountychamber.com

MANHATTAN BEACH: Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Race Festival Manhattan Beach Pier 

SANTA ROSA: Santa Rosa Mineral & Gem Society Show October 19-20, 2024, Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Hall 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa, CA. (Across from the fairgrounds)   Cost: $8 person. Kids under 12 free, srmgs.org | gems

TWENTYNINE PALMS: Pioneer Days Festival   ci.twentynine-palms.ca.us  81st Annual Pioneer Days is celebrated the third weekend in October with a Parade, carnival, Honorary Judge & Sheriff contest, Little Miss and Master contest, Outhouse Races, and other festive events. Carnival, vendors, and community booths are in in Luckie Park Thursday through Sunday, plus music, beer garden, arm wrestling tournament, pet parade, and more. Saturday features a Firefighters Pancake Breakfast and Grand Marshals' Tribute from 6 to 10 a.m.; Parade downtown at 10 a.m. on the highway and Adobe Road; Old Timers Gathering at the Schoolhouse Museum 1-4 p.m.; Chili Dinner at the 29 Palms Art Gallery 5-8 p.m.; beer garden and live music in Luckie Park; and many more events. Enjoy down-home family fun! Information: 29 Palms Chamber of Commerce (760)367-3445. It began in 1937. A rodeo was held and races:  boot, package, rescue, potato, relay races, musical chairs  and a pony express race.  1938 found the celebration called Pioneer May Day, and in 1940 a parade was added. 

UKIAH: Ukiah Giant Pumpkin Fest  

Oktoberfest Celebrations

Del Mar Home Improvement Show   Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar Fairgrounds, CA

Contra Costa Fall Home and Garden Show   Location: Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA

Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show, Pleasanton October  Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA | harvestfestival.com

California Home & Garden Show   Location: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA

Contemporary Crafts Market   Location: Pasadena Convention Center Exhibit Hall, Pasadena, CA

Halloween Family Faire  Location: City Park, Woodland Hills, CA

Golden Oak Honey Festival  Location: City Park, Paso Robles, CA

Coarsegold Trantula Festival  Location: Downtown, Coarsegold, CA

Handcrafted Harvest Holidays   Location: Folsom Premium Outlets, Folsom, CA | pacificfinearts.com

Clovisfest: Celebrating the Real California Location: Old Town Clovis, Clovis, CA

THOUSAND OAKS: PowerShares QQQ Championship October 27-29, 2017
Sherwood Country Club $29-$59 PowerSharesQQQChampionship.com

CLOVIS: Clovisfest & Hot Air Balloon Fun 
clovischamber.com

KERNVILLE: Fall Festival
Free admission, gotokernville.com

SAN DIEGO: Monster Bash held outdoors in the Gaslamp Quarter, tickets required. This is an age 21+ event with adult themes, alcohol served and $5000 prize for costume contest.

CALIFORNIA: Boos at zoos in L.A., Fresno, San Jose, Atascadero, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Orange

COARSEGOLD: Tarantula Festival. coarsegoldhistoricvillage.com

MANHATTAN BEACH: Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Race Festival October 29, 2017, 12-5 p.m. Manhattan Beach Pier 117 Manhattan Beach Blvd. approx. Manhattan Beach, CA Free, pumpkinrace.com

BRENTWOOD: Home-Town Halloween
First & Oak
Brentwood, CA
brentwoodchamber.com

CHERRY VALLEY: Olive Festival  11 a.m.-5 p.m.
 hsresort.com $5 admission approx. Cherry Valley, California
Highland Springs Resort. Olive Pressing Demonstration & Lectures, Tours, Festive Food, Wine Tasting, Farmer's Market, Children's Games, etc. | olives

WEST HOLLYWOOD: West Hollywood Carnaval, October 31 biggest, free Halloween street party in the U.S.

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