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OC Parks Fall-O-Ween at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest

OC Parks’ Fall-O-Ween Brings Free Halloween Nights to Heritage Hill in Lake Forest, October 16 to 25

OC Parks hosts Fall-O-Ween at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on six evenings, October 16 to 18 and 23 to…Oct 6, 2026

Pretend City Children's Museum in Irvine, from the museum's Wonder Studio exhibit opening

Pretend City Children’s Museum Hosts Halloween’s Eve Trick-or-Treating in Irvine on October 30

Pretend City Children's Museum in Irvine holds Halloween's Eve on Friday, October 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with three trick-or-treating sessions,…Oct 6, 2026

Ghouls Night Out Halloween event at 2ND & PCH in Long Beach

Ghouls Night Out Brings Free Costume Contests to 2ND & PCH in Long Beach on October 30

2ND & PCH in Long Beach hosts Ghouls Night Out on Friday, October 30, 5 to 8 p.m., with free entry, music…Oct 6, 2026

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Sea Scare! Monsters of Myth banner for Saturday, October 17, 2026, 7 p.m.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Hosts Sea Scare! Monsters of Myth in San Pedro on October 17

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro holds Sea Scare! Monsters of Myth on Saturday, October 17, starting at 7 p.m., with trick-or-treating,…Oct 6, 2026

A group of role-playing gamers around a table covered in dice, character sheets, snacks, and drinks

Conventions & Fan Culture

Strategicon Gamex 2027 Guide: 78 Straight Hours of Tabletop Gaming Over Memorial Day Weekend at the LAX Hilton

Strategicon's Gamex returns to the Hilton Los Angeles Airport May 28 to 31, 2027, and runs nonstop between Friday noon and Monday…Oct 6, 2026

A bookseller's tent at the Festival of Books with tables of books and shoppers browsing outside

LA Times Festival of Books 2027 Guide: Free Admission, 500-Plus Authors Last Year, and an April Weekend at USC

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returns to USC April 17 and 18, 2027, with free general admission. Here is what…Oct 5, 2026

View over Burbank's media district from Griffith Park in the late afternoon, with mountains behind the city

Conventions & Fan Culture

CTN Animation eXpo 2026 Guide: 18 Years of CTNX, Early-Bird Passes, and Four Days During Burbank’s Animation Week

CTNX returns to the Burbank Airport Marriott November 19 to 22, 2026, during the city's official Animation Week. Here are pass prices,…Oct 5, 2026

The Pasadena Convention Center exhibit hall building with flags out front and a lawn in the foreground

Conventions & Fan Culture

LightBox Expo 2026 Guide: Brad Bird, Yoshitaka Amano, and 200 Hours of Art Talk at the Pasadena Convention Center

LightBox Expo brings Brad Bird, Yoshitaka Amano, Cartoon Saloon's founders, and more than 200 hours of programming to Pasadena, October 23 to…Oct 5, 2026

Kygo behind the decks in a white cap during a DJ set, with pink stage lights behind him

Festival Guides

Palm Tree Music Festival 2026 Guide: Kygo, The Chainsmokers, Zedd, and Two Days on a Carpinteria Polo Field

Kygo, The Chainsmokers, T-Pain, and Zedd headline Palm Tree Music Festival at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, October 10 and…Oct 5, 2026

Carved Halloween jack-o-lanterns lined up on a ledge

Bixby Park Hosts a Free Kids’ Halloween Festival in Long Beach on October 25

Long Beach neighborhood groups host a free Kids' Halloween Festival at Bixby Park on Sunday, October 25, 2 to 4 p.m., with…Oct 5, 2026

Aerial view of the Belmont Heights neighborhood of Long Beach, looking north

Goblins on the Greenbelt Brings Free Trick-or-Treating to Belmont Heights on October 25

The Belmont Heights Community Association holds Goblins on the Greenbelt on Sunday, October 25, 1 to 3 p.m., with free trick-or-treating and…Oct 5, 2026

Lakewood City Hall in the Lakewood Civic Center

Lakewood Sheriff’s Station Opens Its Haunted Jail for a Halloween Night on October 23

The Lakewood Sheriff's Station hosts its Trunk-or-Treat and Haunted Jail on Friday, October 23, 5 to 9 p.m., with free admission and…Oct 5, 2026