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Top Free Halloween Events in Los Angeles

Park Tales: A Not So Scary Halloween is an awesome free Halloween event in Malibu. Photo courtesy of malibucity.org
Park Tales: A Not So Scary Halloween is an awesome free Halloween event in Malibu. Photo courtesy of malibucity.org
9/27/24 - By Kylie Williams

Free Halloween events in Los Angeles might sound like a trick, but they are actually a treat. They'll have you saying, "BOO-ya!" 

There's nothing mysterious or scary about free Halloween events. No witchful thinking is necessary—Ghouls can have fun for free—pumpkin spice up your October with these hauntingly free happenings all over the city. Save your cash for other Halloween goodies and enjoy scary good, free Halloween events in Los Angeles during the spooky season without playing any tricks on your wallet. 

Looking for more ghostly fun? Check out our Halloween Fun and Activities Guide for Los Angeles & Orange County families, where you'll find lists of the best pumpkin patches in LA, the best trick-or-treat spots in Los Angeles, and the most creative costumes for kids. 

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Get those costumes ready for the South Pasadena Halloween Spooktacular. Photo courtesy of southpasadena.gov
Get those costumes ready for the South Pasadena Halloween Spooktacular. Photo courtesy of southpasadena.gov

Free Halloween Events in Los Angeles for Kids

Malibu Fall Park Tales

Malibu - FREE
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Autumn-themed stories fall into the monthly Park Tales at Malibu Bluffs Park. Children and their caregivers can listen to stories narrated by the Malibu Library Children's Librarian, create an art activity, and enjoy a complimentary snack.    READ MORE

4th Annual Fall-O-Ween at Heritage Hill Historical Park

Lake Forest - FREE
Friday - Sunday, October 11 - 20, 2024
The spookily decorated historical grounds of Heritage Hill are open during special park hours, with a variety of fall and Halloween-themed photo opportunities. Guests can tour the grounds,  try to find their way through the hay maze, and complete a scavenger hunt for ghoulish goodies at this free, family-friendly event. READ MORE

Monterey Park Monster Mash

Monterey Park - FREE
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Monterey Park's annual Halloween event is sure to be a magical evening. There are carnival games, giveaways, food trucks and activities from 4pm to 7pm. At 6pm everyone can enjoy a musical dance party with Kids Imagine Nation. The fun includes trick-or-treating; participants are encouraged to bring a decorated goodie bag/bucket to collect treats. READ MORE

Boo at the Oaks

Orange - FREE
Friday, October 18, 2024
Something spooky is coming to Santiago Oaks Regional Park. Kids are encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costumes for a night of festive fun including kid-friendly night hikes, activity and craft stations, nature stations, and scavenger hunts.  READ MORE

Long Beach Halloween Spooktacular

Long Beach - FREE
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Long Beach Towne Center hosts a spooky good time for Halloween with family-friendly entertainment, including costumed characters, balloon twisters, trick-or-treat stations, kids' crafts, and a live DJ spinning Halloween-themed music. READ MORE

Youth Halloween Carnival - West Hollywood

West Hollywood - FREE
Saturday, October 19, 2024
So much fun, free Halloween fun is in store at the Annual Halloween Youth Carnival in West Hollywood. Kids can enjoy rides on a trackless train,carnival games, arts and crafts, and face painting, as well as a haunted house that is a hauntingly good blend of fright and delight. READ MORE

Pumpkin Race Festival

Manhattan Beach - FREE
Sunday, October 20, 2024
The city of Manhattan Beach holds its annual Pumpkin Race on the pier. Families are encouraged to attend in costume and create their own crazy pumpkin race cars at the pier's colorful Pumpkin Race Land. READ MORE

South Pasadena Halloween Spooktacular

South Pasadena - FREE
Friday, October 25, 2024
Come dressed to impress! South Pasadena’s annual Halloween festival includes a costume contest.  The 4 categories of competition are scariest, cutest, funniest, and most creative. Other fun at this free event includes music, food, and inflatable jumpers. READ MORE

Ventura Harbor Witches Paddle 2024

Ventura - FREE
Friday, October 25, 2024
Witches take to the water on the Friday before Halloween for the Ride of the Ventura Harbor Witches. Swapping brooms for paddle boards, the coven stands up and paddles across the harbor, welcoming anyone in search of a good photo op or a fun paddle. READ MORE

Halloween SkateFest

Burbank - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Skaters can sign up to participate in Youth, Teen and Adult competitions to win prizes at the free Halloween Skatefest at Valley Skate Park. Skaters of all levels encouraged to sign up. READ MORE

Halloween Spooktacular at One Colorado

Pasadena - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
One Colorado hosts spooky Halloween fun in its courtyard.  The morning starts with the ghostly ghouls of the Bob Baker Marionettes, who put on a Halloween Hootenanny puppet show from 11am to noon. Costumes encouraged! Starting at noon, One Colorado once again hosts pumpkin decorating.  Kids can transform a pumpkin with pipe cleaners, glitter, and markers into works of art, with staff on hand to provide decorating tips. READ MORE

Fall Fest at The Pike Outlets

Long Beach - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
The Pike Outlets celebrates the season with its Fall Fest in the Main Plaza. Kids can trick or treat at The Pike Outlets’ stores, and enjoy other activities such as Halloween character meet and greets, balloon and caricature artists and magic shows. READ MORE

Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade

Anaheim - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Happy 100!  Though the Anaheim's Fall Festival began in 1923, the parade was not added until the following year, making 2024 its Centennial.  READ MORE

3rd Annual Halloween Boat Parade

Marina del Rey - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
The 3rd Annual Halloween Boat Parade sets sail in Marina del Rey, welcoming all boaters and watercraft of all shapes and sizes. This year's theme is "It is Real and It is "Spooktacular"! Boaters can light up and decorate their craft to participate in the parade, while spectators watch from the shore. READ MORE

Boo at the Bay: Family Halloween Party

Newport Beach - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
The Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center hosts a fun family Halloween party featuring spooky stories, creepy crafts, weird science experiments, bizarre animals, and hair-raising games. All children who attend in costume receive ghoulish door prizes. READ MORE

Marina Spooktacular

Marina del Rey - FREE
Saturday & Sunday, October 26 & 27, 2024
Marina del Rey's Halloween Spooktacular is appropriate for all ages, but the scares get scarier as darkness falls. Celebrants can experience thrills and chills navigating the Blackout Maze, embarking on graveyard treasure hunts, playing carnival games and braving the giant slide and inflatable maze. READ MORE

Battleship IOWA Halloween STEMebration

San Pedro - FREE
Sunday, October 27, 2024
This Halloween season, Battleship IOWA welcomes guests on board to enjoy STEM stations, craft stations, a spooky reading corner, and a puppet show performance. Treats can be gathered at six candy stations and Trunk-Or-Treating with first responders. READ MORE

5th Annual Halloween Bash at Runway Playa Vista

Playa Vista - FREE
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Join Runway for a "spooktacular" event with crafts, spooky characters, a petting zoo, and games. From 2:00pm - 3:30pm, businesses will open for a special "trick-or-treat" event, where kids can go from store to store, collecting free candy.  READ MORE

Bella Terra Kids Club - Spooktacular Halloween

Huntington Beach - FREE
Monday, October 28, 2024
Bella Terra invites little goblins, monsters, princesses and warriors for  a morning of fun celebrating Halloween on the Green for this Kids Club. Highlights include a costume parade, music and entertainment, games + activities, and a Halloween themed craft, plus live creepy crawlers with Doodle Bugs. READ MORE

Angeles Mesa Halloween Carnival

Angeles Mesa - FREE
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
The Angeles Mesa Branch Library gets spooky with its annual Halloween Carnival. The creepstastic fun includes boo-ths, games, crafts, costumes, and prizes. READ MORE

Ghouls Night Fall Fest

Long Beach - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
2nd & PCH celebrates its 5th anniversary on Halloween Night in the spookiest way: with a Ghouls Night Fall Fest! The evening includes eerie entertainment, hauntingly good music, trick-or-treating fun, costume contests, and other spine-tingling surprises. READ MORE

Buena Park Cops 'N Goblins

Buena Park - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Candy abounds at Buena Park's Halloween event, which also features art activities, a pumpkin patch, carnival games, and trunk or treating. Food trucks are on site. Kids in costume can participate in a costume contest. READ MORE

Lakewood Halloween Carnivals

Multiple Locations - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Lakewood's traditional Halloween Carnivals offer fun and safety for youngsters on the year's spookiest night. Each park has a special theme, such as Bluey. Spider-man or LEGO.​ READ MORE

Surf City Spooktacular

Huntington Beach - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Downtown Huntington beach offers free spooky fun for families this Halloween, including trick-or-treating at participating businesses. READ MORE
Trick or treat in Pasadena. Photo courtesy of Halloween at One Colorado
Trick or treat in Pasadena. Photo courtesy of Halloween at One Colorado

Free Trick or Treating Events in Los Angeles

La Verne Trunk or Treat

La Verne - FREE
Saturday, October 12, 2024
La Verne's fourth annual Trunk or Treat is held at the City Hall/ Community Center Parking lot. Kids can dress in their favorite costumes and safely trick-or-treat from various decorated vehicles and/or booths participating. Spooky highlights include food and craft vendors, DJ, and various Halloween activities for the kids to participate in. This event is free to attend. READ MORE

LA County Parks - Trick or Treat Villages

Multiple Locations - FREE
Wednesday - Thursday, October 23 - 31, 2024
LA County Parks celebrates Halloween and the autumn season with some fantastically spooky events held at many of its parks. Each Trick or Treat Village features game booths, free candy, live concerts, costume contests and dancing. READ MORE

Magnitude Cheer Trunk-or-Treat 2024

Northridge - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Magnitude Cheer invites neighbors to Trunk-or-Treat. Kids have an opportunity to dress up and trick-or-treat in a safe, family-friendly environment. READ MORE

American Girl Trick or Treat

Century City - FREE
Select dates, October 26 - 31, 2024
Ghouls (and their mummies) are invited to celebrate Halloween at American Girl. Girls who visit the store in costume receive a sweet treat (while supplies last). READ MORE

Hip and Historic Halloween 2024 in Culver City

Culver City - FREE
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Put on your costumes and stroll downtown Culver City to collect candy for local businesses.  Participating businesses display a “BOO CREW” sign. READ MORE

Kids Seaside Trick or Treat 2024

Ventura - FREE
Sunday October 27, 2024
Dress up the kids and navigate through the waterfront village with treat stops at participating Harbor boutiques and restaurants on October 27. The afternoon promises Halloween sweets,  face painting, fortune telling, and family fun. READ MORE

Trick or Treating on Third Street Promenade

Santa Monica - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
 It's all treats in Downtown Santa Monica, as select merchants offer trick-or-treating for costumed kids.  Participating businesses are on typically along 3rd Street Promenade, on 4th Street, and in Santa Monica Place, with a few outliers.  READ MORE

Riviera Village Halloween Trick or Treat

Redondo Beach - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Ghosts and goblins mix with princesses and superheroes as Riviera Village hosts its popular annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat Stroll. READ MORE

Montrose Halloween Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular

Montrose - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sweet! The shops of Montrose offer a safe and spooky trick-or-treating option on Halloween night.  READ MORE

Sierra Madre Halloween Happenings

Sierra Madre - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Things are happening for Halloween in Downtown Sierra Madre! Details of this year's festivities are TBA, but typically include trick-or-treating at local retailers and a costume parade. READ MORE

Halloween Trick-or-Treating Fun (Mission Viejo)

Mission Viejo - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
From 1pm to 4pm on Halloween, kids can trick or treat at participating stores at The Shops at Mission Viejo. The first 50 families receive a complimentary bag. READ MORE

Camarillo's Halloween in the Park

Camarillo - FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Halloween in the Park is a free family-friendly event featuring a Trunk-or-Treat Village, lawn games, pumpkin painting, and food trucks.  READ MORE
It's not Halloween without a showing of Hocus Pocus. Image courtesy of Disney Studios
It's not Halloween without a showing of Hocus Pocus. Image courtesy of Disney Studios

Free Halloween Movie Nights in Los Angeles

BLOCtober Movie Nights

DTLA - FREE
Thursdays, October 3 - 24, 2024
Why that's not scary at all! The Bloc in DTLA screens free family-friendly Halloween themed movies on select Thursdays in October. READ MORE

Halloween Movie at The Steps

Culver City - FREE
Friday, October 18, 2024
The Sanderson Sisters awaken the movie series at the Culver Steps for one magical night! This free outdoor screening of Hocus Pocus begins at sunset. READ MORE

Yorba Linda Movies in the Park

Yorba Linda - FREE
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Yorba Linda hosts free monthly movies in the park shown on a giant inflatable screen. The screenings begin at dusk at either Eastside Community Park or Hurless Barton Park. READ MORE

Friday Movie Nights at Ovation Hollywood

Hollywood - FREE
Friday, October 25, 2024
  Free movies under the arch the last Friday of every month? That calls for an Ovation (Hollywood)! Hearts will grow 3 sizes with November's screening of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. READ MORE

Torrance Halloween Movie in the Park

Torrance - FREE
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024
It's no trick: families are treated to a Halloween screening of Inside Out 2 in Torrances's Wilson Park. READ MORE

Marina Del Rey Free Movie Nights

Marina del Rey - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Free outdoor movie nights return to Marina Del Rey's Burton Chace Park. The waterfront park makes a lovely setting for a picnic to watch films under the stars. Fire up the DeLorian for the opening night film, Back to the Future 2. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Heritage Hill Historical Park
Santiago Oaks Regional Park
Viewable from shoreline locations in Marina del Rey, such as Burton Chace Park
Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center
Multiple Parks in Lakewood, including Palms Park
Downtown Huntington Beach, including:
City Hall/Community Center Parking lot
LA County Parks - Multiple Locations
Downtown Sierra Madre & Memorial Park
Various Parks, including Hurless Barton Park