Halloween season is the perfect excuse to enjoy a little eerie atmosphere, and this candlelit concert near the city is setting the scene with haunting melodies, flickering lights, and a historic California landmark.
Candlelight is bringing A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics to the Richard Nixon Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, where a string quartet will perform eerie favorites in a room illuminated entirely by candlelight.
Halloween classics surrounded by thousands of candles
Forget the usual Halloween party. This experience trades elaborate costumes and jump scares for live music and an atmospheric setting filled with the soft glow of candles. The concert features a selection of spooky classics and memorable film themes, performed by the Orchid Quartet.
The program includes a string quartet arrangement of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, alongside Charles Gounod’s Funeral March of a Marionette, famously associated with Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The setlist also features Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, adding a darker, dramatic touch to the evening.
29 October 2026 18:15
Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
The performance lasts approximately 60 minutes, making it an easy addition to a Halloween-season night out.
Inside Yorba Linda’s historic Richard Nixon Library
Located about 40 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum occupies a nine-acre property in Yorba Linda, the city where Nixon was born in 1913.
The grounds include the small house where he grew up, landscaped gardens, and buildings designed with architectural elements inspired by the White House. The site combines presidential history with a venue for public events, exhibitions, and private gatherings.
Inside, the museum covers Nixon’s life and presidency through photographs, historical documents, and exhibits. Visitors can also see a replica of the White House’s Oval Office and explore displays documenting key moments in American political history.
