Get ready for a spooky good time at these terrifyingly fun Halloween events.
Boo at the Zoo
Spend your Halloween on the wild side with Boo at the L.A. Zoo. Don your Halloween costumes and enjoy daily offerings such as the Spooky Stroll, Extinct Animal Graveyard, the LAIR and the Weird, Wild, and Wonderful Tour. Treat your family to weekend shows like the “AbracaZoo!” Magic Show and the “Spooktacular Science” Show. Through Oct. 31, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, lazoo.org
Delusion
Experience the horror this year with DELUSION Interactive Theatre. Embark on creator Jon Braver’s new story Reaper’s Remorse. In this unique theatre venue, guests can watch a horror tale unfold before their eyes as they are free to explore the mansion where the story takes place. Come early and stay later; hang out with guests and share a cocktail. Select dates through Nov. 21, 2640 Pomona Blvd, Pomona, enterdelusion.com
Halloween Horror Nights
Enjoy a spooky time at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights with this year’s themed attractions–The Haunting of Hill House, Terror Tram: Ultimate Purge, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more. Food and drinks are available throughout the night. This is a 21 and up event. Select dates through Oct. 31, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, hollywood.halloweenhorrornights.com
Haunt 'O Ween 2021
Take your family to the festive town of Haunt ‘O Ween this fall season and celebrate the spooky season by trick or treating, pumpkin carving, face painting, games and more. Adults can enjoy a Malibu wine tasting garden and guests of all ages can try bites from food trucks on site. Through Oct. 31, 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, socalhauntoween.com
House of Spirits: A Haunted Cocktail Soirée
Raise a glass to haunted good fun at the House of Spirits: A Haunted Cocktail Soirée. Cross over into the spirit realm where you will witness a tale of betrayal and intrigue. Converse with the spirits of the household, learn their stories and sip on themed cocktails all while enjoying games and music. Friday-Sunday through Oct. 31, 4908 York Blvd., Highland Park, houseofspiritssoiree.com
Knott’s Scary Farm
Join the 1,000+ creatures haunting Knott’s Scary Farm–the largest Halloween event in Southern California. Dive into attractions like haunted mazes, shows and costumed actors wandering the park at all times–ready to give guests a good scare. Through Oct. 31, 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, knotts.com
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
Take a trip to the fictitious Midnight Falls–a town where the living and the dead are not as isolated as they seem. Los Angeles Haunted Hayride offers multiple horrifying attractions starting with their titular hayride. Ride through horrors set upon Midnight Falls as a witch unleashes the dead among the living. Trick or treat in Midnight Falls’ town square, explore the horrors that await them in the Midnight Mortuary and run for your life at the Dead End Diner, lest you become the next meal. Select dates through Oct. 31, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Griffith Park, losangeleshauntedhayride.com
Nights of the Jack
Explore the wonderland of Jack o’ Lanterns at the King Gillette Ranch and embark on a two-thirds mile journey through some of the most amazing Jack o’ Lantern artwork including: monsters, dinosaurs, sea creatures, celebrities and more. Treat your kids to a keepsake at the souvenir shop or treat yourself to a drink at the Spookeasy. Select dates through Oct. 31, 26800 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, nightsofthejack.com
Spider Pavilion
Take a trip to the Natural History Museum of L.A. County and learn about some of nature’s most terrifying (and often misunderstood) creatures. The Spider Pavilion is host to hundreds of orb weaver spiders–where guests can meet in an enclosed area. If being face-to-face with spiders is too close for comfort, visitors can enter the spider den where exotic spiders reside safely outside of their little enclosures. Through Dec. 5, 900 Exposition Blvd., Exposition Park, nhm.org
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