Halloween Happenings In Lake Forest & Nearby 2017

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – It's that time of year: Things are getting spooky!

We've rounded up the best Halloween and autumn events going on throughout the region, including the spookiest haunted houses and harvest festivals, along with those very charming, small-town, trick-or-treat carnivals and costume parades.

Happy Halloween, from Patch!

ALISO VIEJO:

OCT. 21: AVCA Fall Harvest Festival & Canned Food Drive
OCT. 27: Boo Bash
OCT. 31: FALL FEST 2017: Compass Bible Church
OCT. 31: 'Fall Spooktacular' Free at Library

ANAHEIM:
Through OCT. 31 - Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland
Through OCT. 29: Oktoberfest - German Food, Beer & Polka
OCT. 28: Annual Halloween Parade & Fall Festival
OCT. 29: Halloween Spooktacular - Free Pumpkin Decorating & Costume Contest
NOV. 2: Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos: O.C. Cemetery
NOV. 5: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead): Free at Marketplace

BUENA PARK:

Varying nights to Oct. 31: Knott’s Scary Farm - Haunted Thrills & Mazes

DANA POINT:

OCT. 21: Doheny State Beach Halloween Haunt
OCT. 27: Halloween Spooktacular In Dana Point: Hocus Pocus & Costumes Galore
OCT. 27-28: Spooky Seas: Haunted Tales At Dana Point's Ocean Institute

LAGUNA NIGUEL:
OCT. 28: Family Pumpkin Carving Party in Laguna Niguel

LAKE FOREST:
OCT. 21: Hallow’s Eve Bowl Jam, Skatepark
OCT. 27: Special-Needs Halloween Game Night & Pizza
OCT. 31: Spooktacular Stories & Trick or Treat at Library, Ages 3-8

MISSION VIEJO:
OCT. 22: Pumpkin Diving
OCT. 22: Carnival Fun is Coming
OCT. 22: Halloween Tennis Social
OCT. 28: Hometown Halloween
OCT. 28: Fall Harvest Celebration

ORANGE:

Through OCT. 31: Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch - Train & Hay Rides

OCT. 28: Halloween Zoo-tacular! - Trick-or-Treat, Scavenger Hunt, Crafts

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA:
OCT. 21: CLC Harvest Festival and Holiday Boutique
OCT. 29: Trunk-Or-Treat! Everyone's Invited!
OCT. 30: Teen Fall Festivities, Crafts & Games for Grades 7-12
OCT. 31: Spooktacular Fall Family Festival

SAN CLEMENTE:
OCT. 27, 28, 31: Casa Creepy: Haunted House

OCT. 28: Spooky San Clemente Coming To Downtown
OCT. 30: Pumpkin Splash At Ole Hanson Beach Club
NOV. 8 and 15: Casa Wellness: Holiday Succulent Wreath Workshop

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO:
OCT. 1-30: Zoomars Pumpkin Patch, Hay Maze, Kiddie Train & Petting Zoo
OCT. 27-28: Ghost & Legends Walking Tour 2017

SANTA ANA:

OCT. 21-22, 28-29: Boo at the Zoo - Trick-or-Treat & Costume Parade

OCT. 27-28: HEX 'Sinister Pointe' Haunted Costume Party

TRABUCO CANYON:
OCT. 28: 'Benefits of Bats' Walk with Ranger: O'Neill Park

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SEE FULL LISTINGS OF O.C. EVENTS: Halloween Happenings In Orange County 2017

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PLANNING A HALLOWEEN ROAD TRIP? There are spooktacular events throughout California!

• Halloween Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches 2017: L.A. County

• Halloween Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches 2017: SF Bay Area

• Halloween Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches 2017: San Diego County

• Halloween Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches 2017: Riverside County

• In Auburn: 'Pumpkin Nights' Walkthrough Experience

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