Check back in 2026 for next year’s Halloween and Harvest events!
The month of October means plenty of Halloween and harvest events will open their doors for spooky fun. Los Angeles always has quite a few because of its temperate weather.
The events below are in Los Angeles and areas nearby.
Underwood Family Farms Fall Harvest Festival
Underwood Family Farms, in Moorpark, Ventura County is a working farm and produce stand that hosts a Fall and Spring Harvest Festival each year. The property is decked out in pumpkin themed booths with petting zoos, rides, food and beverage booths, and fun kid-friendly activities. Visitors can shop for farm-produced groceries and pick out pumpkins as they enjoy the day.
3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark, CA
Read my review of a previous festival here.
Underwood Family Farms website
Boney Island
This event occurs at the Natural History Museum in the Nature Gardens at Exposition Park. It is an interactive Halloween light-up experience.
Ghoulish exhibits, creatures of the night, history, and surprises. Food trucks and vendors will be available. Cocktails for guests 21+.
Rick Polizzi, a producer of The Simpsons, created this event. It started as a play in Brooklyn, grew into a front-yard display in Sherman Oaks, and became a large attraction in Griffith Park.
900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Natural History Museum website
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Nights of the Jack has taken place each year since 2017 and is a premier immersive event.
This immersive experience is set in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains, where visitors can enjoy thousands of hand-carved pumpkins, interactive scenes, a nearly mile-long walking trail, premium food, beverages, cocktails, and more.
There is something for everyone, from spooky to kid-friendl,y with thousands of amazing lights in colorful displays. You can even pick up Halloween gifts and decor from its souvenir shop.
Enjoy food from L.A.’s best food trucks or get a drink or adult treats from Spookeasy’s full bar. There are also sweet treats, coffee, hot cider, and cocoa nightly for everyone, with special dessert trucks
Walk the mile-long trail at King Gillette Ranch, decorated with flaming gourds, pumpkins, and every sort of ghostly vignette. Be dazzled by a spectacular light show under the moon with plenty of photo ops.
Activities include:
- An immersive walking trail that is nearly 1 mile of bright Halloween lights and festival Jack O’Lanterns.
- Pumpkin Carver, where you can watch live pumpkin carvings from experts.
- Souvenir Shop to purchase fun ghostly decor and Halloween gifts.
- The Spookeasy to enjoy craft beer, wine, and cocktails.
- Pumpkin Carver – where you can watch pumpkins be transformed into spooky art.
- L.A.’s Best Food Trucks will keep your tummy happy.
26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA 91302
Carved at Descanso Gardens
The gorgeous Descanso Gardens becomes a light-filled spectral wonder where hundreds of carved pumpkins will line the Camellia Forest and picturesque Rose Garden.
Read about my visit to Carved here.
Enjoy the ever-popular pumpkin house, hay maze, and Dia de los Muertos altar. Enjoy holiday-themed food and beverages.
1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011.
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride – Griffith Park
The Crystal Springs Road section of Griffith Park becomes the scary town of Midnight Falls when the witch of the woods casts her spell on the underworld. This event may be too frightening for kids under 12, but it is recommended for those who love a good scare.
4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Parking is available in 3 lots nearby. There is shuttle parking at the L.A. Zoo as well.
Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Studios and Citywalk present Halloween Horror Nights, where you can enjoy terrifying mazes, sinister scare zones, live entertainment, and more. It takes place in the upper lot of the studio. Warning: It may be too intense for young children.
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, 91608
Trick or Treat at Westfield Century City
Trick or Treat at Westfield Century City. Stroll the center and stop by participating retailers – just look for the friendly ghost in the window to see who is handing out treats! This is a free event. No tickets needed.
Dave & Boo-ster’s Boo Bash Santa Anita
Enjoy crafts, activities, and games at Dave & Buster’s. All ages are welcome. Food & Drinks will be available for purchase.
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, behind Paramount Studios, is the final resting place of many Hollywood stars. The cemetery hosts concerts, films, movie and cultural events, including a Scream Holloween Party on October 31. It’s a perfect place to get your ghosts and goblins on.
6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Find current Hollywood Forever events here.
Maxim Halloween: Where the Wild Things Are
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel – 7000 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Live out your adult fantasy at the sexiest Halloween celebration of the year on October 31st—Halloween night with MAXIM—in Los Angeles at The Hollywood Roosevelt.
Maybe spooky—definitely sexy —MAXIM Halloween 2025 promises to be an eye-popping, fantastical evening of spooky shenanigans that will leave partygoers bewitched.
Starting at 9 pm, MAXIM, in collaboration with The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and Teatro, is rolling out the red carpet for guests to enjoy an immersive Halloween experience complete with …
- Over 40,000 Square Feet of Party Space
- Spine-tingling Decor ‣ Elements to Scare and Excite You at Every Turn
- Red Carpet Arrival with Top Media Outlets Capturing the Night
- Photo Opportunities to Make Your Memories Last into the Afterlife
- Spooktacular DJ Sets of Edm, Hip-hop & Top 40 – feat. DJ RUCKUS & More TBA Soon
- Multiple Unique Areas of Music, Vibes and Entertainment to Explore—Both Indoor and Outdoor
- Mesmerizing Entertainment
- 100s of Maxim Models
- · Celebrity Appearances
- Immersive Lighting & Bone-Rattling Sound
- And, of course, the World’s Most Beautiful People Dressed in Their Most Creative costumes
MAXIM and the Creative team bring together the crème de la crème of Halloween enthusiasts and transform renowned venues into eerie wonderlands. And this year will be no different.
Glam up and lose yourself at this year’s most anticipated event to unleash your inner fashion monster—where girls can have a reason to be provocative and guys can gaze in admiration at all the sexiness that is Maxim Halloween.
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