Halloween weekend in SoCal: Where to celebrate

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This Halloween weekend, Los Angeles and Orange County are packed with festive happenings from iconic fright nights to kid-friendly festivals and cultural celebrations. Theme park takeovers, neighborhood carnivals, Día de los Muertos traditions, and even classic Halloween screenings are making this a packed three-day stretch across Southern California.
Whether you want spooky mazes, family-friendly trick-or-treating, or a cultural celebration honoring ancestors, here are notable events happening Friday through Sunday.

Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort

Place: Disneyland Park & Disney California Adventure, Anaheim
Dates: Through Friday, October 31

Disneyland wraps its Halloween season with festive décor, character costumes, and themed rides throughout the parks. Highlights include the Main Street Pumpkin Festival and overlays like Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree and Guardians of the Galaxy: Monsters After Dark.

Admission: Included with theme park ticket

Website: https://disneyland.disney.go.com

Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Halloween Festival

Place: Queen Mary, Long Beach
Dates: Select nights through Sunday, November 2

A mix of family-friendly daytime trick-or-treating and intense nighttime haunted mazes and performances along the historic ship and harbor.

Website: https://darkharborhalloween.com

DTLA Halloween for Kids

Place: Downtown Los Angeles
Date: Friday, October 31
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Trick-or-treat trail, character meet-and-greets, crafts, puppet shows, and magic. Costumes encouraged; bring a candy bag.

Admission: $13 advance / $15 day-of (kids under 3 free)

West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval

Place: Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood
Date: Friday, October 31
Time: 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM

One of the world’s largest Halloween street parties returns — costumes, DJs, food trucks, and thousands of revelers over a mile-long stretch.

Website: https://www.weho.org/community/events-in-the-city/west-hollywood-halloween-carnaval

Día de los Muertos Family Fest at The Wallis

Place: The Wallis Annenberg Center, Beverly Hills
Date: Saturday, November 1
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Free cultural celebration featuring music, dance, altar-building workshops, story time, and face painting. Picnic-friendly.

Website: https://thewallis.org/show-details/family-fest-dia-de-los-muertos

Hollywood Forever Día de los Muertos Festival (Sold Out)

Place: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles
Date: Saturday, November 1
Times:
 • 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM — DJ Raul Campos (sold out)
 • 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM — includes screening of Coco (sold out)
 • 9:30 PM – 1:30 AM — late night + Coco screening (sold out)

Live performances, altars, cultural offerings, food vendors, and community remembrance on sacred historic grounds.

Website: https://hollywoodforever.com

Kids In The Spotlight – Youth Film Showcase & Voting Night

Place: California Science Center IMAX Theater, Los Angeles
Date: Saturday, November 1
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Featuring eight youth-created short films by foster and underserved youth — screening, panel, and public voting.
Tickets: $10 minimum donation

Website: https://kitsinc.org/

NFL: Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints

Place: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Date: Sunday, November 2
Time: 1:00 PM kickoff (verify final schedule)

Rams host the Saints at home.

Website: https://www.axs.com/events/840593/

“Grease” at El Portal Theatre

Place: El Portal Theatre, North Hollywood
Dates: Nov 1 – 16

A live production of the beloved musical with local performers and live band.

Website: https://voparts.org/vopa-events/2025-26-season/grease/

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