Halloween is here, so our staff has voted on the best 2025 LA Halloween Events for you. The list includes all kinds of events for you from Haunted Hayride, Nights of Jack as well as spooky screenings that run all through the month. Be aware you may find additional Halloween inspired events on the actual day that they are happening. Below is a list of Halloween events that run for at least two weeks or more. Of course we had to add the West Hollywood Carnaval – although it is ONLY one day, its is so much fun!!!
We also have listed our staff picks for the Best Dia De Los Muertos Events in LA as well.
2025 LA Halloween Events
Halloween Inspired Movies
Get into the spirit of Halloween with scary movies with all of these LA venues throughout the month of October. New this year…The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DTLA offers a month of fabulous movies – many halloween inspired. Visit the website for more info and tickets. See the calendar for a full list of movies. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DTLA, 700 W 7th St, Ste. U240, LA, 90017; https://drafthouse.com/los-angeles
Street Food Cinema and Rooftop Movies. also hosts some spooky flicks. All of the above mentioned movie venues will run holiday movies through October 2025.
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Calabasas
Nights at the Jack will lead you on a twinkling mile-long journey withe everything the season has to offer. Partake in treats from top food trucks, and sip festive drinks at the Spookeasy bar. The trail is lit-up by thousands of glowing, hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns, great for photo ops. There is also a Day of the Dead spotlight.
Nights of the Jack runs through November 1st on select days. The venue is scheduled to be closed on October 20, 2025. Confirm and book time slots on the website. Hours: 5-10pm; Admission ranges between $15.98-$49.93;Visit the website for additional info, or to purchase tickets; King Gillette Ranch, 26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, 91302; https://nightsofthejack.com/
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Los Feliz
The Haunted Hayride returns. We have been listing this event since it was a homegrown local event, years before its appearance on Shark Tank. New for 2025…Elvira’s Trick or Treat Mayhem. Also hidden behind the facade of her shadowy new home in Midnight Falls, this haunted maze brims with bizarre surprises and ghoulish goodies, where every turn reveals tricks just as tempting as the treats. Infused with the Mistress of the Dark’s signature glamour and spine-tingling mischief, it’s Halloween mayhem brought to life.
Midnight Falls is also alive and well this year. Follow the sweet scent of autumn to Midnight Falls Cider Company, where fresh apple cider and warm cider donuts await. Nestled in the heart of Midnight Falls, this rustic cider mill offers a brief taste of comfort. Take a moment to indulge, but beware, comfort in this town never lasts long.
Wander through the backwoods of Midnight Falls. Then embrace the legend of a cannibalistic family bringing the spirit of Halloween as they dish out diabolical tricks and scary treats. The Witch of the Woods cast a spell to bring forth the spirits of this holiday. Meet the ghoulish locals from Midnight Falls as you enter the mortuary, and feel the heat of the fire. Admission starts at $36.99, and goes up with various packages; Now thru October 31, 2024; Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr., LA, 90027; https://losangeleshauntedhayride.com/
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Thousand Oaks
Halloween just got scarier with Reign of Terror. It is Southern California and Los Angeles’s ULTIMATE Haunted House with 32,000 Square Feet of Haunt, 142+ Rooms, Swarms of Scare Actors, and 12 Different Haunted House Attractions
It is the largest indoor professional walk-through haunted house in LA. Running through November 1, 2025: Hours 7-10pm weekdays; closes at 11pm on weekends; Admission is $42.99; Free Parking Available: Large lot on-site with security lighting; Reign of Terror, 285 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360; (In Janss Marketplace, across from the Parking Structure); https://www.rothauntedhouse.com/
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La Cañada Flintridge
Descanso Gardens presents its annual Halloween bash – Carved. New ghosts have joined the family of wood spirits carved from five enormous logs by Chainsaw Jenna. The park will be lit up with Illuminated jack-o’-lanterns, hand-carved giant pumpkins as well as the the “Rhizome” installation by Tom and Lien Dekyvere. Running through October 30, 2025;
Entry times: 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm, 8:30, 9pm; Adult ticket prices: $20–38 (members); $27–45 (non-members); Children’s ticket prices (ages 2-12); $10–23 (members); $17–30 (non-members); Visit the website for more info. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, 91011; https://www.descansogardens.org
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Hollywood Forever hosts scary movies such as Nightmare on Elm Street (Oct 25), Scream Halloween Party (Oct 31); Visit the website for times and ticket prices; Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90038; https://hollywoodforever.com/events-calendar/
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West Hollywood’s Halloween Carnaval is happening on the day – October 31, 2025. The City of West Hollywood once again hosts the most exciting event of the year – the Halloween Carnaval 2024! The City’s incomparable Halloween Carnaval is one of the most unique Halloween gatherings in the world.
The free event runs along a one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard. Staged on Santa Monica Boulevard/Historic Route 66, Halloween Carnaval will feature various stages featuring live music, DJs, food trucks and thousands of wildly dressed Halloween revelers for a one-of-a-kind experience. Visit the City Of West Hollywood website for more info – https://www.visitwesthollywood.com/halloween-carnaval
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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.
