POINT LOMA – It’s frightening just how much variety there is out there this Halloween to amuse – and terrify – residents and visitors alike.
Throughout the Peninsula, from scary decorations to a family-oriented pumpkin patch in Liberty Station, a haunted hallway in a school, Viva Los Muertos, and a kid’s party, there’s something to thrill and scare everyone of every age.
Community Pumpkin Patch
It’s the fifth year for Liberty Station’s Pumpkin Patch, created and run by the fourth-generation Point Loma Goff family.
The annual seasonal attraction, featuring more than 10,000 pumpkins, is located next to The Loma Club putting green and across from Spark Cycle. The patch, open now through Oct. 31, includes photo opportunities, lawn games, and beer and wine for adults on Fridays and Saturdays.
Hours are Sundays-Thursdays from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Owner-operator Adam Goff said their pumpkin patch is a family tradition. He said that he and wife, Kaitlyn, began their display in 2021, the year they were married.
“We always celebrate our anniversary during this pumpkin patch now, and we’ve been doing it every year since,” he said.
Goff credited Kaitlyn, an interior designer, with being “the real brains of the operation,” which he noted “feels like a creative exercise every year.”
Goff promised their patch this year has “new stuff that’s really fun, like doing pizza.” He added that he and Kaitlyn “are always trying to dream up some new and cool things” every year to improve their pumpkin patch.
“We’ve also hired a local artist to come up with a bunch of fun ideas, like creating new games,” Goff said. “He also made our sign out front.”
On a recent afternoon, pumpkins of every imaginable shape, color (including white), size, and variety are strewn everywhere within the huge fenced-in area of the patch. A red tractor sits near the center of the enclosure. Families, dogs, and kids are beside themselves with joy as they play. Two guests were present dressed as ghosts while a mom, her newborn, and a companion were taking selfies of themselves enjoying their time in the patch.
Of the ambience they’re trying to create with their pumpkin patch, Goff said: “It’s all about the kids and giving people a farm experience, which is few and far between when you’re living in the city. It’s an immersive thing. That’s why we use thousands of zip ties to create our corn-stalk fence in a setting where you’re surrounded by hay bales.”
The seasonal Liberty Station Pumpkin Patch is also available to be rented out by large groups, including families and corporations. “It’s been a real special thing and we’re so glad to do it,” said Goff.
Loma Portal Haunted Hallway
Loma Portal Elementary School is holding its annual Halloween Monster Bash that started in the school’s gymnasium, but has since morphed into a hallway haunting, thanks to the efforts of the volunteer Loma Portal Dads Club.
The spooky event is set for 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, and tickets and wristbands are available for sale. Wristbands ensure that your little ghouls and goblins get unlimited access to bounce houses, pony rides, the petting zoo, and carnival games.
Tickets ($1 each) are needed for select food items, including popcorn, cotton candy, and glow drinks (wristbands cannot be used for these items). Tickets and wristbands will also be available for sale in front of the school on select days and times this week and next, but online purchase is recommended.
New this year: Reserve a table in the “Pumpkin Patch” for you and your boo-crew for $150 and have your “home base” for the night. Your decorated, reserved table includes 10 chairs, a bucket of bottled water, and themed cookies.
Loma Portal Elementary parent spokesperson Laureene Buck, who’s “terming out” of her role in helping organize the event after this year because her daughter is graduating, said they’re looking to take the Monster Bash “to the next level.”
That, she added, includes the introduction of a new attraction – a human hamster ball race. “They’re inflatable balls and kids can race in them on three separate tracks, and there will be a winner,” she said. “We think that’s going to be really fun.”
The highlight of the spooky show every year at Loma Portal is the school’s haunted hallway, which Buck noted the Dad’s Club “is solely responsible for.” She added that dads go all-out to execute the event every year with fog, animatronics, and the latest high-tech.
“Each year, it’s a little bit different,” Buck said, adding that the list of attractions at this year’s event will also include pony rides, face painting, henna tattoos, balloon twisting, portrait caricatures, and food trucks. “I had a mom once tell me our Monster Bash was like a little fair,” said Buck, adding that the compliment came as high praise.
Children, of course, are the real beneficiaries of the Monster Bash every year. “The kids love it and they look forward to it every year, and that’s why we do it,” Buck said. “For the kids, being able to go to school at night with a special event – it’s the best.”
Kid’s Halloween Party
Ocean Beach People’s Food Co-op at 4765 Voltaire Street is holding its annual Halloween party for kids on Saturday, Oct. 25, from noon to 3 p.m. The event will include a pumpkin-decorating station and other activities, with the co-op promising “guaranteed gourd times.”
Nightmare Movie Night
The Ocean Beach Recreation Center, located at 4726 Santa Monica Avenue, is holding a free movie night with snacks and activities for kids on Friday, Oct. 17, starting at sunset at Ocean Beach Elementary Joint Use field, 4702 Newport Ave.
The creature feature will be “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Halloween at the Station
Liberty Station’s “Halloween at the Station” will take place on Sunday, Oct. 26, from noon to 4 p.m. at Ingram Plaza, 2751 Dewey Road. The free, family-friendly event features a live DJ, a Hollywood car show, inflatable obstacle courses, arts and crafts, trick-or-treating, and a costume contest.
Showcase your spooky style in a contest with categories for all ages, groups, and pets. Attendees can also bring nonperishable food items for Feeding San Diego’s food drive, which benefits military families and veterans.
Viva Los Muertos
And last but not least, OB’s La Doña will hold a “Viva Los Muertos” celebration on Oct. 25-26 from 1 to 10 p.m. featuring live music, food, drinks, and a marketplace.
The two-day festival in the restaurant’s parking lot includes a vendor row with local crafts, a music stage with Tres Leches and other Latin and cumbia artists, DJs, a live mural painting, a face-painting station and art area, themed food and drinks, and a picnic/lounge area. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased at ladonaob.com.
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