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Los Angeles Halloween Haunts and Hauntings
Happy Halloween!: Trick or Treat! It's Halloween time in Los Angeles. Let loose your ghosts and goblins, unlock your vampires and werewolves. There are costumes to be worn, parties to be attended, and much candy to be eaten. This is your ghastly guide to the best Los Angeles Halloween parties, festivals, costumes, candy, haunted houses, pumpkin patches, and more.
Costume Shops: You can't got to a masquerade ball without a mask!
Adele's of Hollywood : 5034 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, (323) 663-2231
Cinema Secrets : 4400 Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91505, (818) 846-0579
Etoile : 18849 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA 91356, (818) 343-3701
Halloween Town : 2921 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505, (818) 848-3644
It's a Wrap! :
3315 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505, (818) 567-7366
1164 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035, (310) 246-9727
Make Believe, Inc. : 3240 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405, (310) 396-6785
Ursula's Costumes : 2516 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403, (310) 582-8230Candy Shops: Finding candy is not a problem. But if you want to take your candy collection to the next level check out L.A.'s great candy stores.
Chocoholics Anonymous: 201 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004, (323) 860-7966
Edelweiss Chocolates : 444 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, (310) 275-0341
Leonidas Chocolate Cafe :
331 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, (310) 917-4496
49 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105, (626) 577-7121
Mignon Chocolate : 315 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91206, (866) 443-2474
Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland : 9548 Brighton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, (310) 276-2776Get Your Candy Online: Skip the checkout line and get your sweets delivered to your door. Be sure to tip the delivery ghoul. These internet candymen will have sweet-nothings at your doorstep in no time.
Or Make Your Own:
If you're planning a party at home, try making some yummy Monster Eyes.
Great Halloween Events for Kids: Boo at the Zoo
Where: L.A. Zoo, 5333 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027, (323) 644-4200
When: Oct 27-28, 10am - 4pm
Kidspace Pumpkin Festival
Where: Kidspace Children's Museum, 480 N Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103, (626) 449-9144
When: Oct 27: 9:30am - 6pm, Oct 28: 9:30am - 5pm
Scarium of the Pacific
Where: Aquarium of the Pacific,100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802, (562) 590-3100.
When: Oct 27-28: 9am - 5pm
Spooky Science - Mummies
Where: Discovery Science Center, 2500 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA, 92705, (714) 542-2823
When: Oct 12 - Nov 4, 10am - 5pm Parties for Adults: Leave the kids at home - you've been warned.
DASK Halloween Masquerade and Costume Ball
Where: The Key Club, 9039 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069, (310) 274-5800
When: Oct 27, 8pm - 2am
Discount Cruise to Hell!
Where: Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, (310) 315-1459
When: Oct 26-27, 8:30pm
Sinister Saint's Eve
Where: Bar Sinister, 1652 N Cherokee Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028, (323) 462-1934
When: Oct 28, 9:30pm - 3am
The Bondage Ball
Where: Henry Fonda Theater, 6126 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, (323) 934-1339
When: Oct 31, 9pm - 3am Halloween Safety Tips: Trick or Treat smart. Check out these Halloween safety tips from L.A.'s Bravest and Finest.
Pumpkin Patches: Do not offend the Great Pumpkin. Keep your carving knifes sharp!
Calabasas Pumpkin Festival
Where: 3701 Lost Hills Rd, Calabasas, CA 91320, (818) 878-4225
When: Oct 20,21: 10am-5pm
Faulkner Farm Pumpkin Patch
Where: 14292 W Telegraph, Santa Paula, CA 93060, (866) 321-9995
When: Weekends, Oct 6-28: 10am-5:30pm
Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch
Where: 702 North Doheny Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069.
When: Oct 6-31,9am-8pm. Closed Oct 16
Shawn's Pumpkin Patch
Where:
2300 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403, (310) 586-6800
13464 Washington Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
When: Oct 17-31, Mon-Fri: 11am-8pm. Sat: 9am-8pm. Sun: 10am-7pm. Haunted Houses: Boo. Need a good scare? Start here.
Malice in Wonderland
Where: 907 N California St, Burbank, CA 91505
When: Oct 27, 28 & 31: 7pm-10pm
Spooky House
Where: 21512 Nordhoff St, Chatsworth, CA 91311, (818) 888-8570
When:
Sept 28-29: Sat-Sun
Oct 5-23: Fri-Sun
Oct 24-31: Mon-Sun
Nov 2-3: Sat-Sun
Hours: Sun-Thurs: 7pm-10am, Fri-Sat & Halloween: 7-12am
Seaside Haunt
Where: Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W Harbor Blvd Ventura, CA 93001
When:
Sept 28-29: Sat-Sun
Oct 5-23: Fri-Sun
Oct 24-31: Mon-Sun
Nov 2-3: Sat-Sun
Hours: Sun-Thurs: 7pm-10am, Fri-Sat & Halloween: 7-12am Los Angeles Halloween Festivals, Fun, and More: Brick or Treat
Legoland, 1 Lego Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008, (760) 918-5346
When: Oct 13,14,20,21,27,28: 10am - 5pm
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Dream Halloween
Where: Barker Hanger, Santa Monica Air Center,
3021 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405
When: Oct 27, 5pm - 8:30pm
Halloween Harvest Festival
Where: Pierce College, 20800 Victory Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, (818) 999-6300
When: Sept 28-Nov 4, Sun-Thurs: 10am-10pm. Fri-Sat: 10am-12am
Halloween Horrors with Crimebo the Clown
Where: Esotouric tours, departs Lincoln Heights, (310) 995-4591
When: Oct 28, 10am - 3pm
LACMA Costume Ball
Where: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, (323) 857-6000
When: Oct 27, call for kick-off time
The 13th Queen Mary's Shipwreck Annual Halloween Terror Fest
Where: The Queen Mary
When: Weekends, Oct 5-31, 7pm - 12am (later on certain dates)
The Pumpkin Patch at Santa Fe Dam
Where: Wheel Fun Rentals, 15501 East Arrow Hwy, Irwindale, CA 91706, (626) 334-6555
When: Weekends in October, 7am - 7pm (Group reservations available during the week.)
Six Flags Fright Fest
Where: Six Flags Magic Mountain, 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355, (661) 255-4100
When: Weekends Oct 6-31, 10am-10pm
West Hollywood's Halloween Costume Carnaval
Where: Santa Monica Blvd, between Doheny and La Cienega, West Hollywood, CA 90069, (323) 848-6400
When: Oct 31, 6pm