October 24, 2007 Events in California

October 24, 2007 Events - If you had been in California on Wednesday October 17, 2007, you would have found the weather mild and pleasant throughout the state, with some clouds and rain on the northern coast in places such as Humboldt County.

October 2007 Calendar

California events in October have increasingly leaned to the unconventional theme park scare experiences that were first popularized by Knotts Berry Farm. There are try-outs for these events each year with actually auditions for screaming and other talents. In 2007, Disneyland mildly tried to enter the fray for another year with advertisements throughout Southern California showing a pumpkin with a Mickey Mouse face on it. But, they did not promote anything in particular, which then made no statement as to why one would be compelled to choose that park over Knotts, or Universal Studios and its Halloween Horror Nights.

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

LAGUNA BEACH - Reception for Surf Art Exhibit from Roxy. The Roxy Studio Exhibition is from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Surf Gallery is located at 911 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA. roxy.com or thesurfgallery.com

YOUNTVILLE - A ghoulish Halloween line-up. V Market (Vintage 1870) is located on the Vintage Estate at 6525 Washington Street in Yountville – Napa Valley. Call (707) 944-2451 vmarket.com

FILLMORE - Headless Horseman Family Dinner Train - Time: Departs 7 p.m. - returns 9 p.m. Cost: $40/adult; $26 kid; $20/age 3 and under. Ichabog and The Headless Horseman are the theme of the train ride which goes into the darkness of night in the wide open spaces where who knows what, or who else, may be lurking! A feast of BBQ tri-tip and chicken, beans, potato salad, bread and coffee or lemonade is served at the Pumpkin Patch and included in the ticket. Location: Fillmore & Western Railway Co., Fillmore, CA. Phone: 805-524-2546. fwry.com

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Sunset Gondola Fill the Boat Rides, $100/6 people. Peter's Landing, Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA.

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.

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