Kick Halloween season off right with safe outdoor fun to keep your family entertained.
HAUNTINGLY GOOD FUN
Knott’s Scary Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm · Buena Park
Now – October 31
Knott’s Scary Farm is the largest and most haunting Halloween experience in Southern California and is always full of killer new surprises.
Spooky Seas at the Ocean Institute
Ocean Institute · Dana Point
Saturdays, October 23 & October 30
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Begin with a visit to the Mad Scientist’s lab with hands-on experiments, then travel to the Candy Lab and hear myths and legends from the local past.
Boo at the Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo · Santa Ana
October 23, 24, 29 & 30
Follow a fun Halloween trail through the zoo during extended admission hours.
Creatures of the Night
Sherman Library & Gardens · Corona del Mar
Saturday, October 30
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Creatures of the Night is an engaging family-friendly event where you’ll have fun while learning about birds of prey and nocturnal animals.
PUMPKIN PATCHES
Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch
Oc Fair & Event Center · Costa Mesa
October 8 – October 31
Mondays-Thursdays: 3:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Fridays: 3:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays: 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Pumpkin patch featuring kiddy rides, petting zoo, and inflatable slides, bounce house, and obstacle course.
Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch & Fall Harvest Festival
Tanaka Farms · Irvine
Now – October 31
Daily 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The popular Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch is a local favorite. Choose your very own pumpkin from acres of pumpkins still growing in the Tanaka Farms fields.
Fall Faire & Pumpkin Patch
Environmental Nature Center · Newport Beach
Sunday, October 17
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This event features face painting and a pumpkin patch, craft crawl, and story walk, plus nature games, performances, and treats from SavorOC restaurant sponsors.
GET OUTSIDE
Haunted Trails
Crown Valley Park · Laguna Niguel
Friday – Sunday, October 22 – 24
6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
_By Reservation Only_
The Haunted Trails 2021 is a spine-chilling walk-through experience with displays, lights, and fog. Get in the Halloween spirit with this frightful event.
Halloween Fit Fall Harvest 5K/10K
Irvine Valley College · Irvine
Saturday, October 30
The Halloween 5K/10K race is a family-friendly event that is part race, part Halloween/harvest celebration, and part boot camp, celebrating the military and anything in a uniform. Racers are invited to wear their best wigs or come in costume. The event includes Halloween treats, carnival games, and live entertainment.
