10/02/2026
🎃 PASADENA’S HALLOWEEN CALENDAR IS STACKED THIS YEAR 👻✨
From pumpkin-lit gardens and trick-or-treating to dog costume contests, haunted tours, and Halloween nights for grown-ups, here are 12 events and activities to add to your October calendar. 🕸️
👻 1. Halloween at Kidspace
📅 Sept. 18 to Oct. 31
📍 Kidspace Children’s Museum
Daily Halloween parades, costumes, monster activities, a spooky trike ride, and tons of kid-friendly fun.
🔪 2. Return to Woodsboro: 30 Years of Terror
📅 Oct. 2 to 4
📍 Pasadena Convention Center
Calling all Scream fans. Celebrate 30 years of the iconic horror movie with celebrity guests, panels, props, vendors, merch, and more.
🎃 3. Carved at Descanso Gardens
📅 Oct. 2 to Nov. 1 | 6 to 9 PM
📍 Descanso Gardens
Thousands of glowing pumpkins, giant carved gourds, immersive lights, the Descanso Railroad, and seriously gorgeous fall photo ops.
🧙♀️ 4. Halloween Spooktacular
📅 Oct. 3 | 10 AM to 2 PM
📍 One Colorado
A sweet family outing featuring Bob Baker Marionettes and Halloween characters.
🐶 5. Barks & Boos
📅 Oct. 10 | 11 AM to 4 PM
📍 LA County Arboretum
Pet costume contest, dog agility, adoption opportunities, and plenty of adorable pups in costume.
🐾 6. Bark in the Park: Howl-o-ween
📅 Oct. 25 | 11 AM to 2 PM
📍 Playhouse Village Park
FREE pet-friendly fun with a costume parade, contest, treat stations, pup bites, and activities.
💀 7. Día de los Mu***os at the Arboretum
📅 Oct. 25 | 4 to 8 PM
📍 LA County Arboretum
Face painting, live music, crafts, decorated gardens, and a beautiful celebration honoring loved ones.
🌼 8. Día de los Mu***os at Villa Parke
📅 Oct. 30 | 5 to 8 PM
📍 Villa Parke Community Center
Dance performances, arts and crafts, food, and beautifully decorated ofrendas.
🧪 9. Strange Science at The Huntington
📅 Oct. 30 to 31 | 6 to 10 PM
📍 The Huntington
Performances, talks, music, dancing, and a Halloween night inspired by everything from ancient history to dystopian futures.
🍬 10. Trick-or-Treating in Old Pasadena
📅 Oct. 31
📍 Old Pasadena
Dress up and follow the Treat Trail for store-to-store candy, surprises, and a Halloween family photo stop.
👻 11. Haunted Pasadena Walking Tour
📅 Select Fridays + Saturdays | 6:30 PM
📍 Pasadena
Hear eerie stories, unsolved mysteries, strange local legends, and some of Pasadena’s darker history.
🔐 12. The Bunker Experience
📅 Throughout October
📍 Old Pasadena
A post-apocalyptic escape experience inside a creepy historic basement for anyone who wants something a little scarier.
✨ SAVE this for October and send it to the friend who is always asking, “What should we do this weekend?”
Some events require advance tickets and dates, times, availability, and pricing may change, so check with the official venue before heading out.
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Jenny Lin
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
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