Halloween Weekend 2023 in Los Angeles: Trick-or-Treat and More Things To Do with Kids

Halloween festivities take over Anaheim this weekend. Photo courtesy of the Anaheim Halloween Parade
Halloween festivities take over Anaheim this weekend. Photo courtesy of the Anaheim Halloween Parade
10/25/23 - By Toby B

Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles this Halloween weekend? Here are some events and activities to add to your list for Halloween 2023.

Trick or... well, look at that. This Halloween weekend in Los Angeles is all treat. Our event calendar, just like your kid’s goodie bag, is overflowing. Los Angeles is flush with Halloween celebrations, and it all reaches a glorious pinnacle this Halloween weekend. Families can catch the final weekends of signature events, such as Underwood Family Farm's Fall Harvest Festival and the Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure Park, and enjoy this-weekend-only haunts, like Scarium of the Pacific and Boo!-nion Station.

As if the schedule wasn't full enough, another major holiday nips at the heels of Halloween. Many Día de los Muertos events are this weekend in Los Angeles, and these celebrations are a wonderful place to honor the memory of our departed loved ones. Our top pick is the annual observance at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which has both a daytime and a nighttime event this year. 

Don’t miss our roundup of free Halloween events in Los Angeles, the best pumpkin patches near Los Angeles, our favorite LA neighborhoods for trick-or-treating, and more Halloween activities on this wonderfully spooky weekend.

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LA County Parks - Multiple Locations

City of LA Parks - Multiple Location

Southern California Live Steamers

Southern California Children's Museum

Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center

Viewable from shoreline locations in Marina del Rey, such as Burton Chace Park

Griffith Park and Southern Railroad

Forest Lawn, multiple locations, including Glendale

Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum

Downtown Sierra Madre & Memorial Park

Multiple Parks in Lakewood, including Palms Park

Boney Island at the Natural History Museum