Halloween is creeping just around the corner. And Los Angeles is resurrecting your most beloved spooky traditions, which are bound to have the entire city brimming with gourds, ghouls, and the spirit of the season. Fill your spooky antics with delightful frights and familiar creeps with our list of haunting happenings across the city. From spine-chilling haunted houses to family-friendly festivals, here are the most thrilling Halloween events in Los Angeles to stack your October calendar!
1. Attend a hauntingly beautiful Halloween concert lit by hundreds of flickering candles
The uniquely beautiful Candlelight series takes on a new tone every October with a thrilling lineup of Halloween-themed concerts. The stunning candlelit setting is a perfect environment to enjoy live renditions of haunting melodies, from the Stranger Things theme song, to the soundtrack from Sleepy Hollow, to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Here’s just a few:
- Candlelight Burbank: Halloween Classics
- Candlelight Koreatown: Halloween Classics
🎃 Learn more: See the upcoming concert lineup and get tickets here.
2. Step up your Halloween with Six Flags Fright Fest
Six Flags Fright Fest is going all out with the help of two powerful horror franchises: The Conjuring and SAW! Round up your bravest friends and see these on-screen favorites brought to life.
🎃 Learn more: Six Flags Fright Fest
📅 Dates: September 19 – November 2, 2025
📍 Location: Six Flags Magic Mountain, 26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355
3. Catch your favorite horror flicks at one of these movie screenings
What’s a spooky season without cinema? Los Angeles is full of horror movie screenings all around town this Halloween, and there’s something for every level of cinema seekers. Check out our full list of horror movie screenings here!
4. Explore L.A.’s most horrifying haunted houses
Thanks to all the resources of the local film industry, Los Angeles presents some of the country’s best-produced haunted houses every single year. From Universal Studios’ famous Halloween Horror Nights to the beloved Knott’s Scary Farm, here are some of our favorite Halloween attractions that will scare the wits out of you.
- Through Nov. 2 – Knott’s Scary Farm at Knott’s Berry Farm
- Through Nov. 2 – Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
- Through Nov. 3 – Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood
- Through Nov. 3 – Delusion at the Stimson House
- And more – see the full list of haunted houses in LA here.
5. Uncover the truth in The Jury Experience: Death on the Port Side
Step into the courtroom in The Jury Experience: Death on the Port Side, a chilling true-story drama. Greed, passion, and revenge collide as you sift through witness testimonies, examine evidence, and unravel a twisted murder case. Every choice matters, your verdict could seal the accused’s fate…
🎃 Learn more: The Jury Experience
📍 Location: 3200 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, 90034
6. Take pictures at the most memorable Halloween displays around L.A.
The creative minds of Los Angeles are on full display during Halloween with some of the most impressive spooky backyard creations in the country. Drive out to see these over-the-top decorations and homemade haunted houses dotted around Torrance, Burbank, Angeleno Heights, and more neighborhoods. Scroll the full list of local Halloween displays here.
7. Put together the perfect costume at these local costume and vintage shops
No boring costumes here — we’ve rounded up some of the best vintage shops and costume shops around L.A. to help you dress to the nines this year. From unique props at the dependable Hollywood Toys & Costumes, to affordable era-specific outfits at Sunday’s Best Vintage, you won’t be able to stop having ideas. See the full list of our favorite costume shops here.
8. Take a creepy walk through the Natural History Museum’s Spider Pavilion
Arachnophobes, heads up! L.A.’s Natural History Museum is bringing back the popular spider pavilion just in time for Halloween this year. Walk through an enclosed space covered in magnificent spiders and enormous webs, some of which are up to 10 feet wide. There’s also a section of habitats where you can get a close look at tarantulas, jumping spiders, and even Huntsmans. The Spider Pavilion costs $10 per person on top of general admission.
🎃 Learn more: Natural History Museum
🗓️ Dates: Sept. 14 – Nov. 30, 2025
📍 Location: Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007
9. Join a Halloween Ghost Hunt
Pasadena is haunted this Halloween! Grab your friends and become ghosthunters, tracking wandering spirits across the city with just your phone and a supernatural detector. Solve spooky puzzles, uncover ghostly stories, and stop the one with a dark plan, an adventure full of teamwork, laughs, and real-world thrills!
🎃 Learn more: Halloween Ghost Hunt
📍 Location: 100 Garfield Ave, Pasadena, 91101
10. Wear your best costume to the WeHo Costume Carnaval
One of L.A.’s most beloved Halloween events is back to take over WeHo, as it has since 1987. Thousands of costumed partygoers will descend on Santa Monica Boulevard to enjoy live DJ sets, food trucks, and celebrations at participating businesses. Keep in mind that there’s no alcohol or public drinking allowed, and you’ll need to use a clear plastic bag rather than backpacks or totes.
🎃 Learn more: Visit West Hollywood
🗓️ Dates: October 31, 2025
📍 Location: Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
11. Attend the LA Philharmonic’s presentation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
This year, Walt Disney Concert Hall’s annual Halloween concert presents a chilling live viewing of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1923. Silent film specialist Clark Wilson will play the film’s unmistakable soundtrack live on organ.
🎃 Learn more: Walt Disney Concert Hall
🗓️ Dates: Oct. 31, 2025
📍 Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
12. Dive into spooky fun at Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch
Celebrate Halloween season at Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch, back in Los Angeles for its 37th year! This family-run favorite brings the farm to the city with spooky, fun activities for all ages, think straw bale mazes, bounce houses, pumpkin decorating, and a petting zoo.
🎃 Learn more: Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch
📍 Location: 10100 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
13. Dare to take a ghost tour in L.A.
From urban legends to historical tragedies and true crime, Los Angeles is the epicenter of some of the most chilling stories you’ll encounter. These ghost tours let you embark on a journey through time and into the afterlife. If you’re feeling brave, you might even make contact with a paranormal entity!
14. Explore these haunted businesses in Los Angeles
When it comes to Halloween, some of us just really want to experience all things that are frightening and spooky. If you’re one to feel extra daring this season, then we have got your curiosities covered. From haunted bars and restaurants to movie theaters and hotels, here are some fascinating haunted businesses you can visit right now in Los Angeles.
15. Get spooked on a haunted hayride with Elvira
The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park, near the Old Zoo, brings the spooky town of Midnight Falls to life, where Halloween never ends. Visitors can explore haunted attractions like the Scary-Go-Round and psychic readings, but the main draw is the haunted hayride through the eerie woods. This season also features Elvira’s Trick or Treat Mayhem maze and the Midnight Falls Cider Company. Get more info here!
📍 Where: 4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, California 90027
📆 When: Now through Nov. 2, 2025
16. Feel surrounded by spirits as you sip on spirits as The Obscure: Distillery & Cocktail Experience.
All witches, warlocks, & otherworldly beings will feel right at home at The Obscure. Shrouded in fantastical mystery and full of immersive storytelling, it is the first cocktail bar in California to be run by a distillery. So don your blackest cape and checkout The Obscure, which Cigar & Spirits called “a realm of fantastical decor and storytelling that would go way beyond the word ‘bar.’
🎃 Learn more: The Obscure
📅 Dates: Open now
📍 Location: 1356 Palmetto St., Los Angeles, CA, 90013
17. Explore one of the many haunted places around L.A.
Hotels, businesses, theaters, and cemeteries… Los Angeles has a rich history full of iconic, ghostly spots to explore if you’re up for a good scare. From urban legends of spectral apparitions and sinister shadows to whispers in the dead of night, the city has plenty of haunted tales waiting to be discovered.
18. Sing along with Janelle Monae at The Nightmare Before Christmas Live at The Hollywood Bowl
This is Halloween! Jack Skellington comes alive for two nights only at The Nightmare Before Christmas Live is coming to the Hollywood Bowl this October. Sing along with Danny Elfman singing as Jack and Janelle Monae singing as Sally. Learn more here!
📍 Where: The Hollywood Bowl
📆 When: October 25 & 26, 2025
19. Jam out to Slash at Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Studios launches Halloween Horror Nights this week, featuring an exciting haunted house collaboration with legendary guitarist Slash. Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights is considered one of the world’s most immersive and terrifying Halloween attractions. They’ve taken it up a notch by once again collaborating with Grammy-winning guitarist Slash on the 2025 “Scarecrow’ haunted house soundtrack. Get all the spooky details here!
📍 Location: Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608
🗓️ Dates: Sept. 4 – Nov. 2, 2025
20. Explore a spooky abandoned zoo on a haunted hike
Join LA Fright Club for a spooky hike at the Old Griffith Park Zoo in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 28th. This moderate, family-friendly hike is a spooky outdoor adventure perfect for thrill-seekers and history buffs alike. Learn how to RSVP here!
📍 Where: 4730 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles, CA
🗓️ When: Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025
21. Dance in Tim Burton’s Graveyard at free DTLA Halloween Block Party
DTLA is turning into Tim Burton’s Graveyard this Halloween with cool DJs, a beer garden, and local LGBTQ+ vendors. On Oct. 26th, join your friends and neighbors for a spooktacular evening filled with music, dancing, costumes, and Halloween fun in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. Get more info here!
📆 When: Sun, Oct 26, 2025, at 3:00 PM
📍 Where: The Shops at 4th & Main (334 Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013)
22. Descend into madness at the largest Halloween music festival in the world
Step inside the twisted carnival of sound and spectacle when Escape Psycho Circus transforms Southern California this October. Escape Psycho Circus 2025 is unleashing its most electrifying lineup yet. Returning for two nights on October 31 and November 1, the NOS Events Center in San Bernadino will transform into a twisted carnival of sound, featuring over 90 world-renowned artists across five immersive stages. Get all the details here!
📆 When: Friday, October 31 – Saturday, November 1, 2025
📍 Where: NOS Events Center in San Bernardino
23. Get spooked at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Scream Queens, get ready to howl your hearts out at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Hollywood next month! The 25th Annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival is back once again in Los Angeles with thrills and chills for all horror film fans. Screamfest is a special film festival that has the distinction of being the largest and longest running festival of its kind in the whole United States. The 2025 Screamfest Horror Film Festival will be held at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood from October 7th through the 16th, 2025.
📅When: October 7th – 16th, 2025
📍Where: TCL Chinese 6 Theatres (6801 Hollywood Blvd LA 90028)
24. Sip locally distilled spirits with the spirits at a former mortuary
Start spooky season right by sipping a delicious bourbon, rye whiskey, or gin at L.A.’s very first official distillery, Hollywood Distillery! Housed in a former mortuary just across from the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the distillery offers a unique blend of local heritage, artisanal craftsmanship, and Hollywood’s signature flair. Sip on spirits while keep an eye out for famous Hollywood spirits! Learn more here.
25. Get scared at California’s oldest and spookiest Halloween parade
The famous Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade is one of the oldest in the country and the oldest in all of California. The Anaheim Fall Festival began in 1923 as a community effort to curb Halloween mischief. This year, the festival is celebrating 102 years of history, at the Center Greens right in downtown Anaheim, with free admission. Learn more here!
📆 When: Saturday, October 25, 2025 (parade starts at 7 pm)
📍 Location: Downtown Anaheim
26. Celebrate in style at Bishop Briggs – Halloween Spooktacular
Bishop Briggs is bringing a Halloween Spooktacular to Los Angeles on October 24, transforming the Pico Union Project into a hauntingly electric celebration. Fans can expect a night of eerie vibes, powerful vocals, and spooky energy perfect for the Halloween season. Get tickets here!
📆 When: Friday, October 24, 2025, doors open at 7:00 PM
📍 Where: Pico Union Project (1153 Valencia St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA)
27. Step into the spooky side of this fan-favorite arcade
Enjoy ghoulish games, monstrous music, and more at Dave & Buster’s this Halloween! Whether you want to attend the family-friendly Boo Bash or stay for the Moonlight Mixer, the arcade’s one-night-only experiences are not to be missed. Attendees are encouraged to put on their best costumes and get ready for hours of unlimited play, treats, prizes, and more. Learn more here!
📆 When: Friday, October 31
📍 Where: Multiple Locations
28. Climb in the dark at the Halloween Headlamp Night & Costume Contest
Join for a dreadful dynos, creepy crimps, pesky pinches, and spooky sends as you climb in the dark at Sender One LAX! Come in costume for a chance to win a 1-month membership in the costume contest. Bring your own headlamp or purchase one at the Sender One Shop. Plus, you receive a 25% off retail discount when you purchase a headlamp & spooky merch. Lights out at is at 7:30pm, and the costume contest is at 9:30pm. You can RSVP here!
📆 When: Thursday, October 30th, from 7:30-10:45pm
📍 Where: Sender One LAX – 11220 Hindry Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045
29. Marvel at macabre, whimsical art
Eye Am #181, 2024
Oil on panel in hand-carved wood frame
unframed: 19 x 30 inches
framed: 29 x 40 1/4 x 2 inches
Courtesy of Perrotin and the artist
Marvel at eccentric macabre art this Halloween at the new solo art exhibition by Mark Ryden titled Eye Am at Perrotin Los Angeles. Enjoy sentient, wondrous, and nonsensical entities in Ryden’s worlds that resist explanation. The opening reception is October 30 from 5-8pm. And a book signing with Mark Ryden will be held on October 31 from 1-3pm. Get more information here.
📆 When: October 30 – December 20, 2025
📍 Where: Perrotin Los Angeles (5036 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019)
30. Keep the Halloween party going for 2 full nights with the Crimson Coven
This Halloween the historic Clifton’s Republic opens its doors for a 2 night Halloween party and concert event filled with monsters. Friday, October 31st will see musical performances from MVTANT, Aurora View and KiNG MALA. Party-goers can enjoy photo booths, a portrait studio, an Oracle and even a special effects makeup pop up, where you can have custom professional Halloween makeup applied, will be available throughout the evening. At midnight the DJ will take over to start the after-party. On Saturday, November 1st will be multiple DJ sets, Dancing, a vampire teeth pop up, aerialists, a contortionist and more! See if you can survive both nights of haunted fun at one of L.A.’s most iconic bars.
📆 When: Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, 2025
📍 Where: Clifton’s Republic (648 S Broadway Los Angeles 90014)
Written by Sophie Len, Jamie Ferrell, Sofía Delpueche, and Sarah Nash.