Fall is here, and Halloween is just around the corner. That means the Pasadena, CA area is bursting with spook-tacular family fun! Whether you're searching for the perfect family-friendly pumpkin patch, fall festival, or trunk or treat event, Macaroni KID Pasadena has everything you need to plan your ultimate fall and Halloween right here locally.
Family-Friendly Pasadena, CA Halloween, Fall, and Dia de los Muertos Attractions Open All Season Long
These local attractions in Pasadena, South Pas, Altadena & La Canada are open multiple weeks during the season, offering the perfect blend of fall fun and Halloween thrills:
Halloween Bash at Kidspace
Dates: September 20th through October 31, 10am to 5pm, except Sunday Sept. 22 opens at 11am
Address: Kidspace Children’s Museum 480 N. Arroyo Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91103
Details: Fun Activities include Witch's Kitchen, Adopt-a-Monster, Pumpkin Bowling Alley, and Daily Parades on Weekdays at 11am & 3pm, and Weekends at 11am, 1pm, & 3pm.
Haunted Pasadena Walking Tours
Dates: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays starting at 6:30pm through the end of October, plus Thurs., Oct 31 at 6:30.
Address: Performer Statue outside of The Stand, 36 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena CA 91101
Details: Pasadena Walking Tours presents its special Haunted Tour of all the alleyways, side streets, mortuaries and theatres that represent Pasadena's scandalous and spooky past! This all-outdoors tour lasts about 2 hours and ends at the Castle Green.
More Info: https://www.pasadenawalkingtours.com/hauntedpasadena.html
Carved at Descanso Gardens
Dates: October 4–30, 2024. Open 6–10pm
Address: Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
Details: Amazing carvings and discoveries abound amid this specially lit attraction - with an all new route this year, designed to. incorporate the Descanso Railroad and entertaining young and old with this "pumpkin wonderland."
More Info: https://www.descansogardens.org/events-and-activities/carved/
Scarecrow Festival in Sierra Madre
Dates: October 1–31, 2024 view the Scarecrows, vote before Oct. 21, winners announced Oct. 26th
Address: throughout Sierra Madre; get the map from Creative Arts Group or view the gallery online
Details: Citizens of Sierra Madre compete for the best scarecrow in the 13th Annual Scarecrow Festival. Walk or drive through town to discover the creativity, then stroll down Alegria Avenue to see the world-class home decorations.
More Info: https://www.creativeartsgroup.org/scarecrow24
Halloween and Fall Fun Events in Pasadena, South Pasadena, Altadena & La Canada
Please note:
- Many Pasadena area fall and Halloween events are still being announced. We will add events as they come in, so please check back often for updates!
- Do you know of a 2024 family-friendly fall or Halloween event in Pasadena or a surrounding town that isn't listed here? Please submit your event here to let us know about it!
- Remember, we always recommend confirming details before heading out to an event.
From fall festivals to trunk or treats, here are the events happening in Pasadena this 2024 fall and Halloween season:
Saturday, October 5th
Halloween Magic Show at Kidspace
Sunday, October 6th
Fall Fest at One Colorado
Wednesday, October 9th
- "Halloweentown" Movie Night at SugarMynt Gallery
Saturday, October 12th
- Horror for Young Audiences at Vroman's
Wednesday, October 16th
- "ParaNorman" Movie Night at SugarMynt Gallery
Thursday, October 17th
- Kids Club Puppet Show at the Shops at Santa Anita
Friday, October 18th
- Trick or Treat in the Garden at LA Arboretum
- "Practical Magic" Movie Night at SugarMynt Gallery
- Halloween at the Y! at Crescenta-Canada YMCA
- AHS Haunted House at Arcadia High School
Saturday, October 19th
Monster Lab at Lakeshore Learning
"Hocus Pocus" Movie Night at SugarMynt Gallery
Boo at the Zoo at the LA Zoo
AHS Haunted House at Arcadia High School
Sunday, October 20th
Trunk or Treat at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena
Sunday, October 20th
- Not-so-spooky Storytime at Hastings Branch Library
Thursday, October 24th
The First Horror Movies at the Pasadena Museum of History
Friday, October 25th
Trunk or Treat at Paz Naz
Halloween Spooktacular at Orange Grove Park in South Pasadena
Trunk or Treat & Movie Night! at Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station
Saturday, October 26th
Boo Bop - A Halloween Music Party in Grant Park, Altadena
- Halloween Spooktacular at One Colorado
- Thrill of the World & Ghoulish Gardens Family Hikeat LA Arboretum
- Boo at the Zoo at the LA Zoo
- Halloween Music on the Paseo at Vroman's
- Spooky Soiree at Hill Avenue Branch Library
Sunday, October 27th
- Fall Fun Fest & Spooktober Treat Hunt at Santa Anita Park
- Bark in the Park Howl-o-Ween at Playhouse Village Park
Wednesday, October 30th
- Pasadena Trunk or Treat at Centennial Square
- Fall Fun Fest & Spooktober Treat Hunt at Santa Anita Park
Thursday, October 31st
Halloween Party at Kidspace
Old Pasadena Trick-or-Treating
- Trick or Treat Village at Farnsworth Park
- Driveway Halloween Concert by Melodia Mariposa
- Halloween Happenings in Sierra Madre
- Trick-or-Treating on Alegria in Sierra Madre (intense halloween decorations and a massive trick-or-treating party on a street closed to traffic from afternoon into the night. Alegria Avenue between Baldwin and Mountain in Sierra Madre)
- Halloween Play Hour at Altadena Library
- Monrovia Halloween Bash at Library Park & Old Town
- "Cosmic Lake" Haunted House at Remainders Creative Reuse
Friday, November 1st
- Dia de las Muertos at Villa Parke Community Center
- Día de los Muertos at Kidspace
Saturday, November 2nd
- Dia de Los Muertos at Eaton Canyon
- Día de los Muertos continues at Kidspace
Check back often, as we’re adding more Halloween events and spooky fun happening in Pasadena all season long!
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