Local Halloween Events

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

Halloween Family Festival

Fall Family Festival
October 31, 2022
2-5 pm

Enjoy “spooktacular” fun for all ages at SAMLARC’s Halloween Family Festival! Families can trick-or-treat in a safe and welcoming environment, play in bounce houses and inflatables, and enter the costume contest (child, pet, and family categories). Attendees are encouraged to capture their favorite memories at a festive photo booth, purchase refreshments from local vendors, and enjoy music, games, and more.

Entrance is complimentary for SAMLARC members. Be sure to bring your trick-or-treat bags to fill at the booths around the park!

LOCATION:
Central Park
30842 La Miranda
Rancho Santa Margarita

MISSION VIEJO

Pumpkin Palooza
Sunday, October 30 from 11:00am-2:00pm

Join us for a church service at 9:45 or 11:00 am! Children in 5th grade and younger will have a blast in Kid City, then the Pumpkin Palooza fun continues out in the courtyard until 2:00 pm.
Plus we’ll have a Trunk or Treat afternoon for the children.
Mount of Olives Church

24772 Chrisanta Drive, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Church Office: 24851 Chrisanta Drive
949-837-7467

Halloween Festival and Market at Kaleidoscope, Mission Viejo

Halloween Festival and Market at Kaleidoscope, Mission Viejo
Sun, October 30, 2022, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

Mission Viejo, come on back to Kaleidoscope for Halloween!! We’re keeping the festival theme going with a Halloween twist. We’ll have a costume contest, trick-or-treating for the kids., a bounce house, and of course SHOPPING!!

LAGUNA NIGUEL

Haunted Skate Contest
Saturday, October 29, 2022
5:00 – 9:30 PM

This event includes a costume contest and best trick contests on various obstacles throughout Skate Park. Additional event activities include games, food, giveaways, and raffles. Registration includes participation in best trick competitions and a raffle.

*Contest entry is $10 for annual pass members and $20 for non–members until October 28th

LOCATION:
Laguna Niguel Skate Park
27745 Alicia Pkwy
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

ALISO VIEJO

Fall Fest – Hosted by Compass Bible Church
October 31, 2022
6-9 pm

For the past years, FALL FEST has become a favorite event for families to enjoy on Halloween night. Costumes are welcomed…and encouraged. Bounce house, giant slide, pony rides, and more!

But please, for the sake of our younger guests NO SCARY COSTUMES.

LOCATION:
Compass Bible Church
150 Columbia in Aliso Viejo – There will be PLENTY OF PARKING and an event drop-off zone available onsite.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

Ghosts and Legends Tour
October 28 & 29, 2022

Get in the spirit of Halloween by joining the Historical Society Walking Tour Guides on a spooky walking tour of Los Rios Street, the oldest residential neighborhood in California. Be prepared for creepy tales of big black dogs, strange monks who have lost their heads, and ghostly tales about a lady in white who have all been seen in this area.

LOCATION:
O’Neill Museum / Historical Society
31831 Los Rios Street
San Juan Capistrano, CA

DANA POINT

Spooky Seas
October 29. 2022
5-9 pm

Come to Ocean Institute for Spooky Seas with new family-friendly frights from bioluminescence laser tag to the mad scientist laboratory there’s something fun for the whole family to enjoy! Bats & ghouls – come in costume to participate in our costume contest, trick or treat throughout the night, and enjoy food, drinks, and alcoholic drinks available for purchase.

LOCATION:
Ocean Institute
24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr.
Dana Point

Spooky Treat Trolley
October 29, 2022
4-7:30 pm

The Spooky Treat Trolley will be making stops at the following park locations and handing out treats for children up to 12 years of age. The trolley features elaborate decorations, Halloween-themed music, and the City’s Recreation staff dressed up in costumes. Get in the SPIRIT and come dressed in costume!

LOCATIONS:
Spooky Treat Trolley Stops:
3:30 pm-4:00 pm Pines Park, 34941 Camino Capistrano
4:30 pm-5:00 pm Sunset Park, 34345 Calle Naranja
5:30 pm-6:00 pm Dana Woods Park, 24900 Dana Woods
6:30 pm-7:00 pm Sea Canyon Park, 33093 Santiago Drive

SAN CLEMENTE

Casa Creepy: Haunted House
October 27-29, 2022
7-9 pm

Walk through 2.5 acres of the most haunted mansion on the block! Werewolves, vampires, and ghosts are waiting behind every corner of our historic home, and you can bet on plenty of creepy crawlies in the gardens. Casa Creepy Haunted House is suitable for most families with children ages 8 and up; please use your discretion. Costumes are encouraged; costume masks are not allowed but medical masks are allowed.

$15 ages 13 & up • $10 ages 12 & under

LOCATION:
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
415 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA 92672

INFORMATION:
(949) 498-2139

IRVINE

Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch & Weekend Fall Festival
Open September 17 – October 31, 2022
9-6 pm

Have you ever picked your own pumpkin right out of the pumpkin patch?

Tanaka Farms is one of the only farms in Orange County with a REAL pumpkin patch! We offer lots of activities, from wagon rides to arts and crafts!

LOCATION:
Tanaka Farms
5380 University Dr
Irvine, CA 9261

Trick-Or-Treat Through the City – Irvine
Sunday, October 30, 2022

We’re all treats and no tricks here in the city! Come be a part of our special trick-or-treat extravaganza as our Pretendgineers give away some neat surprises! This party is bound to be a scream! Stop by the museum and take part in our Halloween party inside the Art Studio as well as trick-or-treat at different stations throughout the city! We will surely have a ghostly good time!

Trick-or-Treat in the city! Families will be encouraged to come in costume and engage in a trick-or-treat in the city! We will have multiple stations throughout the city that families can visit for a special treat!

LOCATION:
Pretend City
29 Hubble
Irvine, CA 92618