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Fourth Street at Main Street in downtown Santa Ana

Noche de Altares Brings Día de Muertos Altars to Downtown Santa Ana on November 7

Santa Ana’s Noche de Altares returns to Fourth Street on Saturday, November 7, with community altars, cultural performances, live music and art…Sep 28, 2026

Long Beach Civic Center buildings, City Hall and the Port Administration Building

Long Beach Hosts a Free Monster Mash Halloween Festival at Lincoln Park on October 17

Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine and the Public Library host Monster Mash, a free Halloween festival at Lincoln Park on Saturday,…Sep 28, 2026

Mission-style entrance and bell tower of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana

Bowers Museum Celebrates Mehregan With a Free Family Festival on October 4

The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana hosts a free Mehregan Festival on Sunday, October 4, with art activities, face painting, music, dance…Sep 28, 2026

Two scarlet ibises in the Colors of the Amazon aviary at the Santa Ana Zoo

Santa Ana Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo Runs Four Nights, October 17 to 25

The Santa Ana Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo runs October 17, 18, 24 and 25 with trick-or-treat stations, a scavenger hunt, nocturnal…Sep 28, 2026

Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California

The 824 Journal Guide to Live Music Venues in Los Angeles and Orange County

A guide to 158 live music venues across Los Angeles and Orange County, with capacity, parking, bag and camera policies, and links…Sep 28, 2026

Military jets flying in formation over the ocean during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach

Pacific Airshow Returns to Huntington Beach October 2 to 4 With the Thunderbirds and Snowbirds

The Pacific Airshow flies over Huntington Beach October 2 to 4, 2026, with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the Canadian Snowbirds, a…Sep 28, 2026

The TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard at night, its facade lit red and gold with a crowd on the forecourt

Festival Guides

Screamfest 2026 Guide: The Night Driver, Trick ‘r Treat, and 10 Days of Horror in Hollywood

Screamfest's 26th edition runs October 6 to 15, 2026, at the TCL Chinese 6 in Hollywood. Here are the opening night film,…Sep 27, 2026

The Royal Theatre on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Los Angeles, with its vertical red ROYAL sign and marquee

Festival Guides

International LA Punk Film Festival 2026 Guide: 10 Years of DIY Cinema at the Laemmle Royal and Online

The International LA Punk Film Festival marks its 10th year October 8 to 18, 2026, with in-person screenings at the Laemmle Royal…Sep 27, 2026

The lit marquee of The Frida Cinema in downtown Santa Ana listing film titles

Festival Guides

Viet Film Fest 2026 Guide: 64 Films, a Dustin Nguyen Tribute, and Four Days at The Frida in Santa Ana

Viet Film Fest's 17th edition screens 64 films at The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, October 8 to 11, 2026, then goes…Sep 27, 2026

The Joshua Tree Lake sign at the campground entrance, with rocky desert hills and a clear blue sky behind it

Festival Guides

Joshua Tree Music Festival 2026 Guide: Four Nights of Desert Camping, Funk, Soul, and Silent Disco

The 21st fall Joshua Tree Music Festival runs October 8 to 11, 2026, at the Joshua Tree Lake Campground. Here is the…Sep 27, 2026

The glass entrance building of Discovery Cube Orange County in Santa Ana

Discovery Cube’s Pumpkin Palooza Runs Weekends in Santa Ana Through November 1

Discovery Cube Orange County hosts Pumpkin Palooza on October weekends plus November 1, with dance parties, trick-or-treat stations, pumpkin science and a…Sep 27, 2026

Lambrini Girls performing on an outdoor festival stage under yellow and blue lights, seen over a crowd

Festival Guides

Fight to Unite 2026 Guide: Punk Rock Bowling Takes Over The Belasco With Lambrini Girls and a Fat Wreck Birthday

Punk Rock Bowling brings Fight to Unite to The Belasco in downtown Los Angeles on October 9 and 10, 2026, with Lambrini…Sep 27, 2026