Summerween is the perfect excuse to trade pumpkins for palm trees while keeping the spooky spirit alive.
In Los Angeles, you can celebrate by stepping into immersive horror experiences, grabbing a themed drink at a post-apocalyptic bar, or catching one of this year’s most anticipated scary movies. Round out the day with Halloween-inspired treats, browse early spooky décor, or host a horror movie marathon with friends.
If you’re a die-hard Halloween fan, Summerween is the ultimate way to mix sunshine with scares.
Experience over a century of horror across six immersive chambers. For a big-screen-meets-real-life fright fix during your Summerween lineup, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures presents The Horror Show, a large-scale exhibition of horror cinema opening September 26, 2026, and running through July 25, 2027. Visitors move through six immersive thematic galleries featuring iconic props, costumes, and film artifacts.
Grab BOGO tickets for the U.S. opening of Ice Cream Man on August 7, 2026! If your Summerween vibe leans more “suburban nightmare” than sunny stroll, add Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man to your watchlist. The film opens in U.S. theaters on August 7, 2026 — a suburban horror about an ice cream vendor whose treats turn kids into homicidal maniacs.
Step into a movie-quality, fully immersive Mad Max/Fallout bar on Ventura Blvd. For a “Summerween” night out with serious horror-movie energy, head to The Last Canteen in Studio City—a movie-quality, fully immersive post-apocalyptic bar on Ventura Blvd inspired by Mad Max and the Fallout games, created by veterans of Universal’s Horror Nights. Inside, you’ll find authentic props, themed dishes and cocktails (like Soylent Green and The Last Meal bundle), and detailed storytelling woven into the decor.
Catch a spooky flick in theaters
Turn your Summerween into a scream fest with a horror movie marathon featuring this year’s most anticipated releases. With films like Backrooms and Obsession helping make 2026 a standout year for horror, there’s no shortage of chilling stories to add to your watchlist. Whether you’re heading to the theater or hosting a spooky movie night at home, catching the latest scares is an easy way to bring Halloween vibes to the middle of summer.
Step into Hawkins and face The Upside Down at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. For a seriously spooky “Summerween” night out, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood will feature an all-new Stranger Things haunted house inspired by the show’s fifth and final season, transporting guests through Hawkins locations and the Upside Down. The event runs select nights from September 3, 2026 through November 1, 2026, and tickets are on sale now.
Experience two months of spooky Disney magic — pumpkins, villains, treats, and exclusive events. If your idea of Summerween includes a full-scale theme-park takeover, Disneyland Resort’s Halloween Time runs August 21–October 31, 2026 across Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure, bringing pumpkins, seasonal treats, attraction overlays, and new entertainment such as Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake. The separately ticketed Oogie Boogie Bash runs on select nights during the season.
