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BELMONT SHORE - Belmont Shore
Chili Cookoff
on Second St. between Roycroft and Bayshore, Long Beach, (562)
434-3066; www.belmontshore.org. Noon-3 p.m. $5.
BUENA PARK -
Silverado Days Regional Chili Cookoff. 51st Annual
Silverado Days (October 19, 20, 21) California
Pancake breakfast, live entertainment, food booths, hog calling contest, car show, large carnival, wrestling matches, crafts, games
and more!
Cookoff Categories
Chili Chili Verde Salsa
General Cookoff
schedule:
9am - Cooks' meeting;
10am - Green Chili;
1pm - turn in Green;
12noon - Red Chili
3pm - turn in Red. Call: (714) 521-0261. Location: William
Peak Park 7225 El Dorado Dr, Buena Park, CA. buenaparkchamber.org
/ silveradodays.com
BUENA PARK - Knotts Berry Farm-
35th Annual Halloween Haunt is world's largest theme park event.
Shocking walk-through mazes, re-themed rides and one scare
experience, with Knott’s Annual Haunt and 1,000 costumed
creatures wandering the park, mazes and rides. October 17-21,
and 24-31
Knott’s Berry Farm closes at 5:30 p.m. each evening and reopens
at 7 p.m. as Knott’s Scary Farm. The fear continues until 1 a.m.
(2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays). Tickets: $46-51/person.
Opens at 7 p.m. knotts.com
CALABASAS - Pumpkin
Festival. Includes car show, food, beer garden, games for kids,
rides and plenty of pumpkins that Calabasas is known for. Time:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Location: Street Fair is along Lost
Hills Road. The fair rides are at Juan Batista de Anza Park,
3701 Lost Hills Road, Calabasas, CA.
calabasaspumpkinfestival.com
DANVILLE - Danville
Fall Crafts Festival. Celebrating their 16th annual event in
downtown Danville hosted by the Danville Area Chamber of
Commerce with over 200 artisans, entertainment, Scarecrow Alley,
Halloween Parade, kids activities, gourmet food, fine wines &
microbrews. Free Admission. When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where:
Downtown Danville on Hartz Avenue, Danville, CA.Public Info:
(925) 837.4400 or mlaproductions.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH -
Then & Now Car Show on Main Street. Classic Cars, Food and
Entertainment. Time: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6
p.m. Sunday. Location: Main Street between Orange Ave. and
Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA
hbdowntown.com
MENLO PARK - Art and
Crafts Fest - The 11th Annual Sidewalk Arts & Crafts Fall Fest,
comes to Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park with an exciting array
of original works by 90 artists and craftspeople from throughout
the West. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call: Pacific Fine Arts at
(209) 296 -1195. pacificfinearts.com
MONO COUNTY - Fall
Foliage season. It lasts approx. 8 weeks through early November
and is one of the world's most colorful displays of leaves
changing color.
Photos &
information.
PETALUMA - Tolay Fall Festival. Tolay Festival features
hayrides, fall games, outdoor education, performing arts and
Pumpkins! Tolay Regional Park, 5869 Lakeville Highway, Petaluma,
CA. Fee: Free. Time: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Call: (707) 769-0429
PISMO BEACH - Clam
Festival. 61st annual event.
Clam
Chowder Cook-Off, creative crafts, and
activities. Everything kicks off Saturday morning
with a parade through downtown at 9:00 a.m., the Clam
Chowder Cook-Off Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., Sunday
afternoon children 12 and under can dig for clams on the
beach just south of the pier and of course there is
entertainment both days from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission is FREE! Location: Downtown Pismo Beach, CA
SAN
FRANCISCO - San Francisco Ghost Hunt is a walking tour
event that visits some of San Francisco's most notorious haunted
places. The tour walks a mile on tree lined
streets in a safe quiet neighborhood with beautiful historic
Victorian architecture. There is one moderate hill, the pace is
easy and the views are spectacular. Departing year-round, rain
or starshine, from an authentic restored Victorian, the
magnificent Queen Anne Hotel, 1590 Sutter, on the corner of
Sutter and Octavia. Cost: $20/person. $10/under 16. Kids under 8
not recommended. Reservations
not required. Walk is approx. one mile. Dress warm. Time: Begins at 7pm, ends close to 10pm and
operates seven nights a week. Call: (415) 922-5590. sfghosthunt.com
SAN DIEGO -
Ghost Coach takes those seeking a real live Halloween Haunt
on a city-wide storytelling adventure to the city's darker side.
Theatrical ghost hosts take you on a riding tour, throughout San
Diego's most haunted places, including a visit to
“Americas Most Haunted Location.”
SUNSET BEACH -
Sunset Gondola sunset authentic gondoliers and gondola
cruises.
Peter's Landing, Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA.
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