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Halloween 2026 in California
82 Halloween events across 53 towns in California, each with 2026 dates confirmed on its own official site: 21 pumpkin patches and corn mazes, 32 family events, 12 fall festivals and 17 haunted houses. From BooMap's LA + Orange County, SF Bay Area, Sacramento and San Diego guides.
Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes in California (21)Family Halloween Events in California (34)Haunted Houses in California (17)Trick-or-treat timesAll states
LA + Orange County guide 30
- 29th Annual Fall Harvest Festival Pumpkin patch · Moorpark · Sept 26 - Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Cal Poly Pomona PumpkinFest Pumpkin patch · Pomona · Oct 10 - Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Frosty's Forest & Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Chino · Opens Friday, Sept 25, 2026 · Adults Only
- Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Orange · Sept 12 - Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Tree Farm Pumpkin patch · Redlands · Sept 17 - Nov 2, 2026 (closed Sept 28-29 and Oct 5-6) · All Ages
- Boo at the L.A. Zoo Family event · Los Angeles · Sat/Sun Oct 24-25 and Oct 31-Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Boo at the Zoo Family event · Santa Ana · 35th annual, Sat/Sun Oct 17-18 and Oct 24-25, 2026 · All Ages
- Halloween Zoo-tacular Family event · Orange · Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 · All Ages
- Halloween at Kidspace Family event · Pasadena · Sept 18 - Oct 31, 2026, daily activities plus special dates Oct 5-6 and Oct 13 · All Ages
- Mini Monster's Bash Family event · La Habra · Saturday, October 24, 2026 · All Ages
- Scarium Family Night Family event · Long Beach · Friday, October 23, 2026 · All Ages
- Brick-or-Treat Theme park event · Carlsbad · Sept 19, 26, Oct 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31, Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Castle Dark Theme park event · Riverside · Fri-Sun, Sept 25 - Nov 1, 2026, plus Thursday, Oct 29 · Teens+
- Fright Fest Theme park event · Valencia · Select nights, Sept 18 - Nov 1, 2026 · Teens+
- Halloween Horror Nights Theme park event · Universal City · Select nights, Sept 3 - Nov 1, 2026 · Adults Only
- Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort Theme park event · Anaheim · Aug 21 - Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Knott's Scary Farm Theme park event · Buena Park · Select nights, Sept 17 - Oct 31, 2026 · Adults Only
- Oogie Boogie Bash - A Disney Halloween Party Theme park event · Anaheim · Select nights, Aug 18 - Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Anaheim Fall Festival & Halloween Parade Fall festival · Anaheim · Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 · All Ages
- Boo Ha Ha - A Haunted Homecoming Fall festival · Costa Mesa · Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 · Adults Only
- Downtown Huntington Beach Halloween Fall festival · Huntington Beach · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Delusion: Den of The Mosquito Haunted house · Los Angeles · Select nights, Sept 17 - Nov 8, 2026 · Adults Only
- Greenspot Farms Haunted Hayride & Trail Haunted house · Mentone · Opens Friday, Oct 9, 2026 · Adults Only
- Los Angeles Haunted Hayride Haunted house · Los Angeles · Select nights, Sept 18 - Nov 1, 2026 · Teens+
- Nightmare Rising: Pandemic Z Haunted house · Chino · Select Fri-Sun nights, Oct 2 - Oct 31, 2026 · Teens+
- Queen Mary's Dark Harbor Haunted house · Long Beach · Select nights, Sept 18 - Nov 1, 2026 (13th season) · Adults Only
- Reign of Terror Haunted House Haunted house · Thousand Oaks · 18 select nights, Sept 25 - Nov 1, 2026; lights-on daytime walkthrough Sat Oct 17 (12pm-3pm), lights-off night Sun Nov 1 · Adults Only
- The 17th Door Haunt Experience Haunted house · Buena Park · Select nights, Sept 22 - Nov 1, 2026 · Teens+
- The Hollow Haunted Maze Haunted house · Redlands · Oct 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and 27-31, 2026 · Adults Only
- Wicked Lit 2026 Haunted house · Anaheim · Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2026 · Teens+
San Diego guide 19
- Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Valley Center · Sept 17 – Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Goff Family Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Station Pumpkin patch · San Diego · Sept 18 – Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Harvest Fest Pumpkin patch · Julian · Fridays–Sundays, Sept 4 – Nov 15, 2026 · All Ages
- Mountain Valley Ranch Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Ramona · Opens Sept 26, 2026 · All Ages
- Oma's Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Lakeside · Thursdays–Saturdays, Sept 26 – Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Pumpkin & Marigold Harvest Festival Pumpkin patch · Oceanside · Weekends, Sept 26 – Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Bayside Boo - Spirited Night by the Bay Family event · San Diego · Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- HalGLOWeen Family event · San Diego · Fridays–Sundays, Oct 3–31, 2026 · All Ages
- Halloween Aglow Family event · La Jolla · Fri–Sat, Oct 23–24, 2026 · All Ages
- Halloween at the Station Family event · San Diego · Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 · All Ages
- Midway's Fright Deck: Halloween Party & Movie Night Family event · San Diego · Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 · All Ages
- Oceans at Night: Halloween Family event · La Jolla · Thursday, October 22, 2026 · Adults Only
- Pumpkin Express Family event · Campo · Oct 24, 25 and 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Trick-or-Treat on India Street Family event · San Diego · Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 · All Ages
- Halloween Spooktacular Theme park event · San Diego · Fridays–Sundays, Sept 11 – Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Howl-O-Scream Theme park event · San Diego · Select nights, Sept 11 – Oct 31, 2026 · Adults Only
- Julian Autumn Jubilee Fall festival · Santa Ysabel · Saturdays & Sundays, Sept 26 – Oct 25, 2026 · All Ages
- The Haunted Amusement Park Scare Trail Haunted house · El Cajon · Select nights, Sept 25 – Nov 1, 2026 · Teens+
- The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park Haunted house · San Diego · Select nights, Sept 25 – Nov 1, 2026 · Adults Only
SF Bay Area guide 16
- Joan's Farm & Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Livermore · Tuesdays–Sundays, Oct 2–31, 2026 (open Columbus Day) · All Ages
- Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze Pumpkin patch · Petaluma · Daily Sept 25–Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Morgan Hill · Open daily this season (weather permitting) · All Ages
- Goblin Jamboree Family event · Sausalito · Weekends Oct 3–25, plus Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Halloween Hike & Sip Family event · Oakland · Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Adults Only
- Halloween at the Boardwalk Theme park event · Santa Cruz · Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- The Great Big BOO! Theme park event · Gilroy · Select days Sept 25–Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Tricks and Treats Theme park event · Vallejo · Saturdays and Sundays, Sept 19–Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Día de los Muertos at OMCA Fall festival · Oakland · Oct 25, 2026 · All Ages
- Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Fall festival · Half Moon Bay · Oct 17–18, 2026 · All Ages
- Harvest Fair Fall festival · Dublin · Oct 10, 2026 · All Ages
- Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival Fall festival · Oakland · Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Pumpkins in the Park Fall festival · Milpitas · Oct 17, 2026 · All Ages
- Festival Fright Nights Haunted house · San Jose · Select nights Sept 18–Nov 1, 2026 · Adults Only
- Pirates of Emerson Haunted house · Pleasanton · Select nights Oct 2–Nov 1, 2026 · Teens+
- The Bernal Scream Haunted house · San Jose · Sept 18–Nov 8, 2026 · Adults Only
Sacramento guide 17
- Bishop's Pumpkin Farm Pumpkin patch · Wheatland · Daily, Sept 4–Nov 15, 2026 · All Ages
- Bobby Dazzler's Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Woodland · Sept 26–Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Compassion Planet Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Rocklin · Sept 25–Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Dave's Pumpkin Patch at Vierra Farms Pumpkin patch · West Sacramento · Sept 19–Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages
- Dell'Osso Family Farm Pumpkin Maze Pumpkin patch · Lathrop · Opens Oct 2, 2026 · All Ages
- Keema's Pumpkin Farm Pumpkin patch · Elk Grove · Sept 25–Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Little Field Farms Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin patch · Loomis · Opens Sept 19, 2026 · All Ages
- Hallo-Palooza & Trunk-or-Treat Family event · Elk Grove · Oct 30, 2026 · All Ages
- Safe & Super Halloween at Fairytale Town Family event · Sacramento · Oct 16–18 and Oct 23–24, 2026 · All Ages
- Wild Howl-O-Ween Family event · Folsom · Oct 24, 2026 · All Ages
- Tricks and Treats at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Theme park event · Vallejo · Saturdays & Sundays, Sept 19–Nov 1, 2026 · All Ages
- Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival Fall festival · Elk Grove · Oct 3–4, 2026 · All Ages
- Sacramento Halloween Bar Crawl (Crawl With US) Fall festival · Sacramento · Oct 31, 2026 · Adults Only
- Sacramento Halloween Bar Crawl (PubCrawls) Fall festival · Sacramento · Oct 24 and Oct 31, 2026 · Adults Only
- Heartstoppers Haunts Haunted house · Rancho Cordova · 13 nights, Oct 2–Nov 1, 2026 · Adults Only
- Old Sacramento Ghost Tours Haunted house · Sacramento · Fri & Sat, Oct 16, 17, 23, 24 and Fri Oct 30, 2026 · Teens+
- Sacramento Scream Park Haunted house · Sacramento · Sept 12–Nov 7, 2026 · Teens+
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Quick Answers
What Halloween events are in California for 2026?
BooMap lists 82 Halloween events in California with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites: 21 pumpkin patches and corn mazes, 32 family events, 12 fall festivals and 17 haunted houses.
What pumpkin patches are open in California in 2026?
29th Annual Fall Harvest Festival, Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch, Bishop's Pumpkin Farm, Bobby Dazzler's Pumpkin Patch, Cal Poly Pomona PumpkinFest, Compassion Planet Pumpkin Patch, and 15 more. Dates, hours and prices for each are on BooMap.
When do pumpkin patches open in California in 2026?
The earliest to open on BooMap is Harvest Fest (Julian), on September 4, 2026.
What are good Halloween events for kids in California?
Picks suggested for all ages and not scary include 29th Annual Fall Harvest Festival, Anaheim Fall Festival & Halloween Parade, Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch, Bishop's Pumpkin Farm, Bobby Dazzler's Pumpkin Patch, and 49 more.
Are there free Halloween events in California?
Yes: Anaheim Fall Festival & Halloween Parade, Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch, Downtown Huntington Beach Halloween, Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival, Goff Family Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Station, and 6 more list free admission on the official site.
What day is Halloween 2026?
Halloween 2026 is on Saturday, October 31.
What are the scariest haunted houses in California?
The most intense on BooMap are Delusion: Den of The Mosquito, Nightmare Rising: Pandemic Z, The 17th Door Haunt Experience, Festival Fright Nights, and 11 more, rated up to 5 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. Check each venue's own age guidance before you go.