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Jump right into the daily Kidspace Halloween Parade to strut your stuff in costume. Photo by Jamie Pham, courtesy of the event.
Jump right into the daily Kidspace Halloween Parade to strut your stuff in costume. Photo by Jamie Pham, courtesy of the event.
10/29/25 - By Toby B

Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles this Halloween weekend? Here are some events and activities to add to your list for Halloween 2025.

This weekend in Los Angeles, there are many treats, along with a trick or two. The weekend starts with a Friday Halloween, which you can spend trick-or-treating in your favorite neighborhood, or scaring up fun at your spooktacular of choice, like the Lakewood Halloween Carnivals or the DTLA Halloween Festivals for Kids. Then it's on to Día de los Muertos: we recommend the annual observance at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the Self Help Graphics Día de los Muertos Celebration in East LA, and the Día de los Muertos Celebrations held at multiple Forest Lawn locations.

Non-holiday fun this weekend includes Day Out with Thomas in Perris, UCLA's free STEM festival Exploring Your Universe, and a Getty Center Family Festival built around the theme of Medieval Travel. 

Don’t miss our roundup of free Halloween events in Los Angeles, the best pumpkin patches near Los Angeles, and more Halloween activities on this wonderfully spooky weekend. 

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Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever. Photo by Mauricio Hoyos.
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever. Photo by Mauricio Hoyos.

Halloween Weekend 2025 Best Things To Do in Los Angeles With Kids

Kidspace Halloween

Last Day!
Pasadena
Friday, October 31, 2025
Halloween season at Kidspace starts September 19 this year. Kiddos can strut their stuff in the daily Halloween Parades - costumes encouraged! READ MORE

DTLA Halloween Festival for Kids

DTLA
Friday, October 31, 2025
Downtown families can celebrate Halloween at this fun kid-friendly party right in their own backyard. Activities include a trick-or-treat trail, character meet-and-greets, hands-on arts & crafts, a dance party, yummy snacks, and puppet and magic shows. READ MORE

Surf City Spooktacular

Huntington Beach - FREE
Friday, October 31, 2025
Downtown Huntington beach offers free spooky fun for families this Halloween, including trick-or-treating at participating businesses. READ MORE

Montrose Halloween Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular

Montrose - FREE
Friday, October 31, 2025
Sweet! The shops of Montrose offer a safe and spooky trick-or-treating option on Halloween night.  READ MORE

Lakewood Halloween Carnivals

Lakewood - FREE
Friday, October 31, 2025
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 Minecraft. Phineas and Ferb, or Stranger Things.​ READ MORE

Trick or Treating on Third Street Promenade

Santa Monica - FREE
Friday, October 31, 2025
It's all treats in Downtown Santa Monica, as select merchants offer trick-or-treating for costumed kids.  Other Halloweeny activities include live music from The Scarolers, a large pumpkin patch with hay bales in Center Court, pumpkin decorating, games, temporary tattoos, free treats and face painting, and photo ops. Pets can get in on the action with a dressed-up pet walk. READ MORE

Halloween Silent Film: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

DTLA
Friday, October 31, 2025
For those kids that not feeling trick-or-treating any longer but still want to get in the spirit of Halloween, the LA Phil offers the sanctuary of a classically chilling cinematic experience. READ MORE

Day Out with Thomas Dream Big Tour (So. Cal. Railway Museum)

Perris
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Party on! The Party Tour celebrates 80 years of Thomas the Tank Engine, and fans can enjoy a ride on a full-size Thomas the Tank Engine, with Percy and Sir Topham Hatt on hand to meet passengers.  READ MORE

The Wallis Día De Los Muertos Family Fest

Beverly Hills - FREE
Saturday, November 1, 2025
The Wallis invites families to step into a world of color, music, and tradition at its first Family Fest of the season, honoring Día De Los Muerto. Guests can remember loved ones, share stories, and celebrate life at this joyous afternoon filled with vibrant activities, festive music, dance, and foods inspired by this rich cultural tradition. READ MORE

Getty Family Festival: The World of Medieval Travel

Brentwood- FREE
Saturday, November 1, 2025
The Getty books a trip down memory lane for its latest family festival, which looks at the World of Medieval Travel. Along the way, guests are entertained by storytellers and troubadours, can strike a pose in the photobooth, and craft souvenirs to take home.  READ MORE

Self Help Graphics Día de los Muertos Celebration at Civic Center Park

East LA - FREE
Saturday, November 1, 2025
This annual celebration is one of the nation’s longest-standing Día de los Muertos public commemorations. Activities at Civic Center Park in East LA include a danza blessing, community altars by local community members and organizations, live entertainment, handmade art and goods for sale by local artists and artisans, face painting, art activities, and more. The public is encouraged to attend dressed up in their favorite Día de los Muertos fashion. READ MORE

Plaza de la Raza's Annual Día de los Muertos Family Festival

DTLA - FREE
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Plaza de la Raza hosts an all-ages, family-friendly, free Día de los Muertos celebration. The community is invited to experience a memorable evening filled with art, music, dance, and living tradition. Highlights include exhibitions and ofrendas by local artists, mainstage performances, hands-on workshops, and local vendors. READ MORE

Día de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever

Hollywood
Saturday, November 1, 2025
The annual Día de los Muertos event at Los Angeles’s oldest memorial park is the nation's largest Day of the Dead event, celebrating the memories of loved ones with ceremonial tributes and extravagant altar creations amidst some of the city's most famous departed. READ MORE

Exploring Your Universe 2025

Westwood - FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Exploring Your Universe returns to the UCLA campus, taking over the science section with hands-on demonstrations and experiments, talks, a planetarium show, and access to rare fossils.  READ MORE

25th Annual Mattel Party on the Pier

Santa Monica
Sunday, November 2, 2025
After a year's hiatus, the party is back on! UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital’s annual Party on the Pier returns to Santa Monica Pier, celebrating its 25th year in 2025. The day's highlights include carnival games with prizes from Mattel toys (can you say Barbie!), UCLA People-Animal Connection therapy dogs, unlimited rides for all attendees, and a Power of Play kids' activity tent with creative crafts and activities. READ MORE

Canoga Park Dia de los Muertos Festival

Canoga Park - FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Canoga Park's annual Día de los Muertos Festival fills Sherman Way between Canoga Avenue and Topanga Canyon Blvd. with all manner of Day of the Dead entertainment. Booths line the street; highlights include traditional holiday altars and ofrendas, a catrina contest, and a cultural procession. READ MORE

SnowFest 2025

Simi Valley
Sunday, November 2, 2025
The snow comes early this season in Simi Valley! Snowfest features tons of snow, with sledding and snow lots. Other fun includes a vendor expo, food vendors, and kids' attractions. READ MORE

Art + Nature Block Party

Laguna Beach - FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
The Laguna Art Museum hosts a free outdoor festival. Families are invited to meet at the Main Beach Cobblestones for a day full of friends, artmaking, music and food as Laguna Art Museum kicks off its 13th Annual Art + Nature. READ MORE

Día de los Muertos Celebration (Multiple Forest Lawn Locations)

Multiple Locations - FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Forest Lawn hosts in-person observances of Día de los Muertos at its Glendale, Covina Hills, Cypress, and Cathedral City locations. The community celebrations honor the memories of the dead while illuminating the rich history of the Mexican holiday with vibrant altars, larger-than-life Catrina and alebrijes (spirit guides) artworks, folkloric dance and Mariachi performances, arts & crafts, face painting, and refreshments. READ MORE

Downey Día de los Muertos Art Festival

Downey - FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Returning for its 12th year, the festival includes activities for the whole family, including arts & crafts, Calaveras (sugar skull) decorating, face painting, and chalk walk. Other highlights include a Dia de los Muertos Art Gallery, live performances including traditional Folklorico dances, and Classic Car Altars. READ MORE

24th St. Theatre Festival de Día de los Muertos

University Park - FREE
Sunday, November 2, 2025
The theater's annual Día de los Muertos block party celebration is a popular community event that features decorated altars, food, and live music, plus a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round.  READ MORE
Pumpkins grown in Ventura County! Photo courtesy of Underwood Family Farms, Facebook
Pumpkins grown in Ventura County! Photo courtesy of Underwood Family Farms, Facebook

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Places featured in this article:

Kidspace Children's Museum
Downtown Huntington Beach, including:
Multiple Parks in Lakewood, including Palms Park
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Forest Lawn, multiple locations, including Glendale