Here are all the best Halloween events in Orange County for a spooky good time.
1. Boo Ha Ha – A Haunted Oktoberfest
Head to the OC Fair & Event Center to indulge in three hours of unlimited beer tastings on Friday, Oct. 29 and Sat., Oct. 30 from 6PM to 9PM as you don your best costume. Sips will range from German-style lagers to West Coast brews. A ghoulishly good time awaits as guests are encouraged to dress up and imbibe the night away to a lineup of live bands, including Lit and A Flock of Seagulls. Costa Mesa, theboohaha.com
2. Cabinet of Curiosities at Roger’s Gardens
Prep for your own Halloween party or simply deck out your home for the trick or treaters with help from the Roger’s Gardens team and its seasonal Cabinet of Curiosities boutique. Available to shop both online and in-person, the shop is a curated collection of haute Halloween goods, each arranged in their own dedicated vignettes—from Frankenstein’s Laboratory to Dracula’s Dining Hall. It’s a shopping trip that’s an experience in itself! Corona del Mar, rogersgardens.com
3. Halloween at Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club
A full day of Halloween fun is on deck at this posh Dana Point property on Oct. 31. Bring the little ones for face painting, arts and crafts, a self-guided trick-or-treating adventure and a costume contest where prizes will be handed out for cutest, scariest and best costume. Cheer on the kids as you toast the festivities with themed libations. Dana Point, waldorfastoriamonarchbeachresort.com
4. Halloween Silent Disco
Gather on the outdoor Julianne and George Argyros Plaza at Segerstrom Center for the Arts Oct. 30 at 7PM in your best glow-in-the-dark costume to match your light-up headphones. Silent DJs will spin tunes—from classic Halloween hits to EDM—as you do the “Monster Mash” with your pals. Costa Mesa, scfta.org
5. Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort
Happy hauntings abound in both Disneyland Park and the adjacent Disney California Adventure Park through Oct. 31. Both characters and rides get the spooky treatment—don’t miss the Haunted Mansion, Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark, Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween and Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree—while Sleeping Beauty’s Castle and Main Street also receive a Halloween-approved makeover. Finally, don your own costume and party the night away on select dates during the annual Oogie Boogie Bash featuring dining specials, parades and more. Anaheim, disneyland.disney.go.com
6. Paséa’s Put a Spell on You
The Treehouse Lounge at Paséa Hotel & Spa is ready to scare and live delight Oct. 30 and 31 from 7PM to midnight with themed cocktails,music by DJ Shai and a costume contest featuring coveted prizes. Make a staycation out of it for free entry and let the fright fest begin. Huntington Beach, meritagecollection.com/pasea-hotel
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