Saturday

ARCATA - Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors. Time: 7 p.m. to Midnight. Cost: $5. Location: 820 N Street, Arcata, CA. Call: (707) 822-4805.

BAKERSFIELD - Safe Halloween 2008. Bakersfield's premier TRICK-OR-TREAT experience provides for children ages 3 - 12 to safely trick-or-treat for terrific goodies on the Kern County Museum grounds in a family style environment. There will be over 30 trick-or-treat stations and lots more fun to enjoy including: Costume Contests • School-type Carnival • Petting Zoo • Food and Beverages • AND SO MUCH MORE!!! Hours: 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tickets: $8 for children and adults. Location: Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301. Phone: (661) 852-5020. bakersfieldsafehalloween.com

BASS LAKE - Bass Lake Fall Arts Festival & Crafts Fair in The Pines Village from 9-5. Call: (559) 877-3474. basslake.com / thecraftfair.org

BEVERLY HILLS - Wicked Lit Haunts Greystone Mansion this Halloween. In the style of the long running hit, The Manor, Theatre 40 and The Nom de Guerre Theatre Guild present the first annual Wicked Literature Halloween Theatre Festival at Greystone Mansion. This theatrical event features new and original adaptations of classic horror stories; The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and Pigeons from Hell by Robert E. Howard, staged inside Greystone Mansion. Don't miss this fun and spooky Halloween theatre event at Greystone. Location: Greystone Estate, 905 Loma Vista Dr., Beverly Hills, CA. Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $45 per person, seating limited, reservation a must! Buy: (818) 242-7910.

BIG BEAR LAKE - Trick or Treat in Big Bear Village. Time: 5 to 9 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Big Bear Lake, CA. Contact: (800) 4-BIGBEAR. bigbear.com

BIG BEAR LAKE - Boo in the Zoo. It's a special afternoon of Tricks 'n Treats for kids. Time: 3 pm - 6 pm. Location: 43285 Goldmine Drive in Big Bear Lake, California. The Graveyard, Pumpkin Patch, Electric Dungeon of Doom, Witches Brew, Scarecrow Land, Witches Lair, and Goblins throughout the park. Call (909) 878-4200. www.moonridgezoo.org
BLUE LAKE - Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch. Hay rides and 7 acre corn maze add to pumpkin patch fun. Time: Noon to 5:30 p.m. Location: Potter's Produce. Go toward Mad River Beach, exit 101 at Guintoli, Blue Lake, CA. Call: (707) 668-5135.

BUENA PARK - Knotts Berry Farm- Knott's Scary Farm 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. 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: $37-54/person. Opens at 7 p.m. knotts.com

BURBANK -  Booo-tiful Downtown Burbank Halloween. Parents are invited to bring their little ghosts & goblins to Downtown Burbank on Halloween from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. for an early evening of trick-or-treating before all the bigger ghosts come out! Participating Downtown Burbank merchants provide treats. www.downtown-burbank.org

CALABASAS - Halloween Carnival -  City of Calabasas kicks off a night of trick or treating with outdoor theater, games, refreshments and more at Juan De Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Road, Calabasas CA. Call (818) 880-6461

CONCORD - Gyro's 4D Fear Factory. This Halloween Haunt is just what you need to launch your celebrating. Time: 7 - 12 Midnight.  Cost: $23.99.  Location: Waterworld California, 1950 Waterworld Parkway, Concord, CA. Call: (866) 901-FEAR (3327). 3dfearfactory.com

COSTA MESA - Woodworking Show. Enjoy the Parade of Products. Time: Friday, Noon - 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  Admission: General $8. Children 12 and under are free. Location: Buildings 10 and 12, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA. Call: (801) 544-9125. ocfair or thewoodworkingshows.com
DAVIS - Day of the Dead Fiesta. Day of the Dead Fiesta with Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano. Raise the dead and celebrate life with the The Grammy-winning virtuoso mariachi ensemble Los Camperos de Nati Cano in a special Day of the Dead fiesta at the Mondavi Center honors the dead in a festival of life. This Day of the Dead concert premiere will draw from rich cultural traditions and be distinctively Mexican, yet universal in appeal. Audience members are encouraged to join the celebration and come costumed as skeletons for this event. Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $17 - 44. Location: One Shields Ave., University of California Davis, CA. mondaviarts.org

DAVIS - Trick or Treat Downtown. Dozens of Downtown businesses will open their doors to kids 12 and under for a safe and fun Halloween experience, Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Stop first in E Street Plaza to make your own trick-or-treat bag and receive a FREE professional photo of your costumed children.
Call: (530) 756-8763. davisdowntown.com.

ENCINITAS - Safe Trick or Treat on Pumpkin Lane. Highway 101 will be converted into Pumpkin Lane for a fun kids' event. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Cost: Free. encinitas101.com

ESCONDIDO - Haunted House. The Downtown Business Association offers a haunted house experience in a 15-room Grand Haunt filled with ghosts and ghouls, a mad scientist and a funeral parlor. It will feature live actors, scary surprises and smoke and mirrors. Admission is $10, with a special $15 front-of-the-line pass. Cost is $5 for younger children for the 'Lights-On' version of the haunted house.  Time: 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays - Thursdays; 5 p.m. to midnight Fridays -Saturdays. Location: Haunted House, 333 E. Grand Ave., Escondido, CA 92025. Contact:  grandhaunt.com

FERNDALE - St. Mark's Harvest Festival and Chili Cook-Off. This annual event features family fun, all kinds of games, elephant bingo, cakewalk, and a candy booth for the kids. Chili judged by local dignitaries at the beginning of festivities, followed by hot dogs and cornbread with a taste of chili for other attendees. Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: St. Mark's, Fern & Berding Streets, Ferndale, CA. stmarksferndale.org

FULLERTON - Haunted Fullerton Walking Tour. Explore Fullerton’s ghostly history in this 2½ hour guided tour of the downtown. Tours begin at 6:00pm and include approximately 1.5 miles of walking. Tours not recommended for children under 13. Sponsored by Fullerton Museum, pre registration is required is required. Cost: $25 general. Time: 6 - 8:30 p.m. Location: 301 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton, CA  Call (714) 738-6545. ci.fullerton.ca.us

GARBERVILLE - Community Halloween. Trick-or-treating (approximately 5:30pm), a scream contest, costume judging, and pictures! Festivities begin at 3:30 PM. Location: Ray’s Food Place Parking Lot, Garberville, CA.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Halloween on Main includes bounce houses for kids, petting zoo, booths, candy from merchants and a costume contest and Dog Halloween Costume and Parade. Location: Main Street between Pacific Coast Highway and Orange Street. Time: 6 - 9 p.m. hbdowntown.com

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Wetlands Gardening - Enjoy the Great Outdoors while helping to restore the Bolsa Chica Wetlands! Help restore native plant communities through non-native plant removal, and cleanup efforts. Don't forget to bring: Drinking water, wear closed toed shoes, layered clothing you don't mind getting dirty, and protection from the sun. Time: 9 a.m. to Noon. Cost: Volunteer, no cost. Location: Bolsa Chica Conservancy Interpretive Center: 3842 Warner Ave.Huntington Beach, CA 92649 R.S.V.P. at (714) 846-1114 or email: info@bolsachica.org. bolsachica.org

JULIAN - Fall Apple Harvest. A San Diego tradition, the Annual Julian Fall Apple Harvest runs through November 15. This year, the Apple Harvest celebrates its 100th birthday as thousands of visitors venture to this historic East County mining town, nestled in the Cuyamaca Mountains, to sample fresh crisp apples, homemade apple pies and ciders. Visitors can also enjoy acres of colorful fall foliage, charming bed and breakfast inns, art shows, quaint antique shops and live entertainment. julianca.com

LAKE ARROWHEAD - Trick or Treat in Lake Arrowhead Village. Come out to the Lake Arrowhead Village and enjoy an evening of Trick or treating. Call: (909)337-2533.

LAKE ELSINORE - Toxic Terrors The Haunted Stadium. Three extreme walk-through attractions combine state-of-the-art effects with ultra-realistic environments, placing YOU in incredibly terrifying situations where you must make decisions, face your fears, and risk your own fate. This haunted stadium is infected with zombies and mutated creatures in a toxic nightmare. Location: Diamond Stadium, 500 Diamond Dr., Lake Elsinore, Time:  7 p.m. – 12 a.m. Midnight. Ticket: $15; $13 for groups 10+. toxicterrors.com
LANCASTER - Disney Spectacular Music Revue. Cedar Street Theatre features musical selections from Beauty & The Beast, The Lion King, and other Disney favorites. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $14 - 18. Location: Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA. Call: (661)723-5950. lpac.org

LATRHOP  - Dell'Osso Family Farm Pumpkin Maze. This 11th annual event includes an awesome maze to work your way out of, plus pumpkin blaster where you can shoot miniature pumpkins, Kiddie Land, Pony Rides, a Petting Zoo, Face Painting, Tractor Train, free Hay Ride, free Hay Bale Pyramid, free Speedway, free Hay Bale Labyrinth, Maze Bridges, food & fun. Cost: Free to $12.50. Time: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Location: 501 S. Manthey Rd., Lathrop, CA 95330. Call: (209) 982-0833. pumpkinmaze.com

LONG BEACH - Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade. Pet Adoption Fair & Kids' Costume Contest. 2:30 p.m. parade; Start/finish: Livingston Park, 4900 E. Livingston Dr. (@ Park Ave.), Long Beach, 90803. The 6-block sidewalk parade takes place on Second St. between Roycroft and Granada avenues and lasts about an hour. Vendor and adoption fair runs 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Kids' Costume Contest at 4:30 p.m. at Livingston Park. All events are free to watch. Fee: $15 per parade dog advance, $25 day of.  hautedogs.org

LONG BEACH  - Shipwreck - 15th annual Halloween Terrorfest at Queen Mary ship. Explore 5 terrifying mazes on and off the ship. Time: 7 p.m. to 12 Midnight. Cost: $29; Fastpass: $40. Location: 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA. queenmary.com / shipwreckhalloween.com

LONG BEACH - Halloween Yacht Party. Music, DJs, drinks, appetizer buffet and costume contest aboard The Majestic luxury yacht that glides along the Long Beach harbor for this special event. Cost: $65-75. Time: 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Location: 100 Aquarium Way, Dock #3, Long Beach, CA. Call: (949) 515-2120. un4seenproductions.com

LOS ANGELES - Boo at the Zoo. Halloween Boo at the L.A. Zoo includes pumpkin patches, jack-o-lantern carving, photo opportunities, eerie crafts— throughout the Zoo. Freaky Fun House will feature Halloween entertainment, tasty treats, face painting, wacky mirrors, and an amusement zone filled with games.  Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $8-13 (kids 2 & under free). Location: Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA. Call: (323) 644-4200. lazoo.org

LOS ANGELES - Tamale Festival. 2122 W. 7th St. (MacArthur Park), Los Angeles, CA. Time: 3 - 8 p.m. Cost: Free admission. eastlosangeles.net

LOS ANGELES - Maja's Mysteries Spiritual History Tour. Tour the city's most spiritual sites.  Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Departs Clifton's Cafeteria at 7th & Broadway downtown, L.A. Cost:  $62/person. Call:323-223-2767. esotouric.com

LOS GATOS - Haunted Harvest Festival. This annual event features Goblyn’s Glen at Oak Meadow Park. Take a self-guided tour through Goblin’s Glen, and enjoy a moonlit ride on the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad. Children can  trick or treat and ride the Carousel. There are vendors, food, and fun for entire family. Time: Dusk to 10 p.m. Cost: $6, add $2 for a  ride on the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad. Call (408) 395-7433. experienceshadowhills.com

MALIBU - Halloween Haunt. Kids 1 - 10 years can wear your costume and compete in the costume contest, or just come play games, do arts & crafts or go through the Haunted Maze inside the Michael Landon Center. Time: 3 to 5 p.m.  Cost: Free event. Call: (310) 317-1364. ci.malibu.ca.us

MARINA DEL REY - Halloween Party, Charthouse Restaurant, 13950 Panay Way, Marina del Rey. Time: 5-7PM. Call: 310-822-4144
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.

ORANGE - Pumpkin Patch. A huge pumpkin patch and train ride are part of the fun in this 3rd annual event that includes train rides, hay rides, a haunted house, pony rides, thousands of pumpkins and more. Admission into the pumpkin patch is FREE. Prices for other activities vary. Location: Irvine Regional Park, 1 Irvine Park Rd., Orange, CA. Cars are charged $3 parking. irvineparkrailroad.com

ORANGE - Halloween at the Zoo at Orange County Zoo. Take part in some Halloween fun! Activities include crafts for kids, face painting, and for children 12 years & under, trick-or-treating and a scavenger hunt! The first 100 children (ages 12 & under) in costume receive a free gift! See the zoo animals receive treat-filled pumpkins throughout the day. Cost: Free with zoo admission ($2 per person, ages 2 & under free). Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location:  Orange County Zoo, 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869. Call: (714)973-6847. ocparks.com

PETALUMA - Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and A'Mazing Corn Maze. Family pumpkin patch and on-site market for winter squash and fall decor straw mountain, picnic area, 4 acre corn maze, bounce house, weekend huge inflatables, pony rides, free kids corn maze, weekend rock climbing wall, food vendors, restrooms, petting zoo and a night, a haunted Corn Maze. Hours: open 10am-10pm. Location: 550 Stony Point Road, Petaluma, CA 94952. Haunted Cornfield night admission costs: $15. Call: (707) 763-3132.  petalumapumpkinpatch.com

PETALUMA - SlaughterHaunts Haunted House. Time: 5:30-7:30 Kid Friendly 7:30pm-11pm Ages 7+. Cost: 5:30-7:30pm $5 Kid Maze; 7:30-11:00pm $16 SlaughterHouse $6 Ghost Tunnels; $19 Both Attractions; Phone: 707-332-6171; Address: 15 Copeland Petaluma, CA. slaughterhaunts.com

PETUALUMA - Trick or Treat Trail. Trick or Treat Trail. Downtown merchants annual Trick or Treat Trail for Halloween features a fun and safe community environment for collecting goodies with your little goblins (for children 12 and under, please). Look for the balloons and posters in participating businesses. Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM. Location:  All over Historic Downtown Petaluma, CA. Cost: Free. Phone: (707) 762-9348. petalumadowntown.com

PLACERVILLE -  Trick or Treat on Main Street.  Historic Downtown Placerville Main Street merchants  provide goodies to trick-or-treaters while supplies last. Activities include a costume contest and carnival. Time: 4 to 6 p.m. Call: (530) 672-3436. placerville-downtown.org

POWAY - Once Upon a Hallowe’en. This is a brand new, family-friendly event at Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road. This free event will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

REDONDO BEACH - Halloween Party on Redondo Beach Pier. Annual Halloween Bash on the Redondo Pier includes games with prizes for all children. Pier businesses will be ready with candy for the trick-or-treaters; a spooky DJ, costume parade and fun “ghoulishly” delightful dancing, and the Redondo Beach Pier Association will be presenting a safe, fun and friendly alternative to door to door travels. For young ghosts, goblins, Tinkerbells, cowboys, and so on, the Redondo Pier is a fun place to show off costumes and enjoy festivities that are planned just for our children to enjoy Halloween.  5pm-8pm. redondopier.com

RIDGECREST - Sierra Art Guild's Fall Show and Sale. 18 artisans show their paintings, photographs, jewelry, sculpture, weaving, pottery, stained glass, wearable art clothing, tapestries and wall art. Event runs through Nov. 2. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: Free admission. Location: Carriage Inn, 901 N. China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA. Call: (760) 446-2060.

RUNNING SPRINGS - Trick or Treat in Running Springs kids event.  Children dress up in their favorite Halloween costumes. Call: (909)867-2411.

SAN DIEGO - Haunted Trail and Haunted Hotel in Balboa Park. Guests head from Marston Point (6th and Juniper) past graveyards and ghosts, past menacing trees. Hours: 7 to Midnight, Fri & Sat; 7-11 p.m. Sun-Wed. Cost: $13.99. Call: (619) 696-SCARE. hauntedtrail.net.

SAN DIEGO - Halloween at Hard Rock - Playboy's Fantasies & Nightmares. Girl Next Door (Kendra Wilkinson) will host this costume contest and Halloween party at Hard Rock Hotel. It includes hosted drink specials till 10 p.m. in the the Woodstock Terrace and Moonstone Lounge. Cost: $50 adult general admission. Time: 8 p.m. Location: 207 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA. Call: (619) 764-6926 | hardrockhotelsd.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.”

SAN DIEGO - Disney's The Lion King, Musical. This award-winning Broadway musical returns to San Diego and often sells out.  Time: 2 & 8 p.m. Cost: $20 - 79 approx. Location: San Diego Civic Theatre, 3rd & B St., San Diego, CA 92101. broadwaysd.com

SAN  LUIS OBISPO - HANDs on Health. Cal Poly Presents the 1st Annual HANDs on Health Event. Join the entire Central Coast for two days of festivities featuring fun, interactive learning for all ages. Explore a Farmers Market, expand your knowledge from national speakers and research and take advantage of free health and dental screenings! Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free. Location:  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Campus, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93410. Call: Melody Pietsch for info and sponsorship: (805)756-0673. cope.calpoly.edu. e-mail contact: cope@calpoly.edu

SANTA CRUZ - Halloween on the Wharf, Santa Cruz Wharf.  Call 420-5273  Time: 4 to 6 p.m. ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/ Cost: FREE  | Santa Cruz Hotels |

SEAL BEACH - Trick or Treat on Main Street. Bring your kids to this daytime event in their favorite costumes so they can trick or treat at your favorite merchants who will be dressed in costumes, too. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Main Street near Seal Beach Pier between Pacific Coast Highway and Ocean Blvd., Seal Beach, CA

SIGNAL HILL - Gotham Nights Halloween Carnival. Enjoy Trick or Treating, Franklin Haynes Marionettes and the Nater the Inflator Balloon Artist. Inclement weather will cancel the event. Admission: $2 (adults free with children under 12 years old). Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Location: Signal Hill Park, 1780 E. Hill Street, Signal Hill, CA.  cityofsignalhill.org

SOLVANG - Clown Town. Solvang & Buellton  15th Annual Halloween Haunted House, Clown Town 2008,  features two nights of terror. Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Location: Solvang Theaterfest. Cost: $6 Adult, $4 age 13 - under (Kid friendly from 6 - 6:30 PM.) Call (805) 688-PLAY. solvangusa.com

STOCKTON - Halloween Parade On the Miracle Mile at Pacific Avenue and Harding Way, Stockton, CA. Come dressed in your scariest costume and Trick or Treat on the Mile. Time: 3 to 6 p.m. Call: (209) 948-6453.  stocktonmiraclemile.com

SUNSET BEACH - Sunset Gondola sunset authentic gondoliers and gondola cruises.  Peter's Landing, Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA.

TEMECULA - Thornton Winery Hallow-Wine Party. Tired of the standard Halloween party? Mix things up with Thornton Winery’s Halloween Fright Fest. This festive Halloween party combines just the right touches of sophistication & fright, four –star cuisine, and premium wines. The menu includes: Poached Apple & Duck Breast Rosemary Skewer; Grilled Flat Iron Steak, Mushroomm-Asparagus Ragout and many more options. Dress up for great prizes awarded for Best Costume, Most Original, Funniest, and Scariest. Time: 7 p.m. Location: 32575 Rancho California Rd., Temecula, CA. Cost: $85/ person, plus tax & gratuity, reservations a must. Call (951) 699-0099. thorntonwine.com

TEMECULA - Pig Racing, Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze at Peltzer Farms. Open daily 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Located 6 miles east of 1-15, take Rancho California Road Exit to Calle Contento. Peltzer Farms, 39925 Calle Contento, Temecula, CA 92591. Call: (951) 695-1115. peltzerfarms.com

UNIVERSAL CITY - Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Leatherface, new mazes, backlot Terror Tram, and Halloween Horror Nights. No costumes allowed at admission. Time: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost: Ticket Price: $29 - $51.99. Address: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608. Tickets: www.halloweenhorrornights.com/hollywood

VACAVILLE - Comedy Scarefest. Four comedy headliners bring home the laughs to Vacaville. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $17.  Location: Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Dr., Vacaville, CA. Call: (707) 449-6217. vpat.net

WEST HOLLYWOOD - West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval -  21st Annual Event is the  largest Halloween street party in the world, attracting over 450,000 people – young, old, gay, straight, who take to the streets of Santa Monica Boulevard to enjoy the craziest, most eccentric costume creations ever. The big draws of the evening are the Halloween Costume Contest and crowning of an Honorary "Queen of the Carnaval. Fantastic live entertainment, food vendors, and special events like "drag" races, pumpkin carving contests, and children's activities. Admission is free. Time: 6:00pm - Midnight. Location: Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Call: (323) 848-6400. weho.org / westhollywoodhalloween.com