Choose your poison, so to speak, for Halloween. Scary or mildly spooky? Family-friendly or minimum age 13? Ready for Oct. 31 or boo, you need the weekend? Candy for nothing or you’ll pay a fee?
Here is a sampling of Halloween events today, Oct. 31, and also some that run through Nov. 2.
Halloween at Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks – Spooky, Fright Night, Fun, Thriller Events: Some events are geared more for children, but most say all ages. And some of the Nov. 1 events may have a Día de los Muertos theme. Check the individual recreation centers for details and flyers (some events have fees for food/drinks and haunted houses. List of LA Department of Recreation and Parks Halloween 2025: tinyurl.com/mtm7jezw.
Oct. 31: Delano Recreation Center, 3-7 p.m., Van Nuys. Hubert H. Humphrey Recreation Center, Pacoima. North Weddington Recreation Center, 3-7 p.m. – a Dia de los Muertos festival, North Hollywood. Northridge Recreation Center, 3-7 p.m., Northridge. Stonehurst Recreation Center, 3-7 p.m., Sun Valley. Tarzana Recreation Center, 3-7 p.m., Tarzana. Victory Vineland Recreation Center, 3-7 p.m., North Hollywood. Branford Recreation Center, 4-8 p.m., Arleta. North Hollywood Recreation Center, 4-8 p.m., North Hollywood. Panorama Recreation Center, 4-8 p.m., Panorama City. Sepulveda Recreation Center, 4-8 p.m., Panorama City. Sunland Recreation Center, 4-8 p.m., Sunland. Sylmar Recreation Center, 4:30-8:30 p.m., Sylmar. North Hills Community Park, 5-8 p.m., North Hills.
Nov. 1: Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – a Día de los Muertos theme event, Pacoima. Cardenas Recreation Center, Panorama City. Encino Community Center/Balboa Sports Complex, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Encino. Winnetka Recreation Center, 4-8 p.m. – haunted house. Van Nuys Recreation Center, 1-5 p.m. Lanark Recreation Center, 6-10 p.m. – A Day of the Dead theme event with a costume parade, $1 admission, bring cash for refreshments.
A zombie character with spiked hair greets guests during the Haunted Hayride at the world-famous Halloween attraction in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) People are greeted by the “The Clickers” at the home of Elliot Arnold, 15, creator of The Last of Us Haunted House on Friday, Tarzana CA, Oct 24, 2025. A walkthrough designed by and run by teenagers, to scare everyone. His family’s home is turned into The Haunted House, open to the public at 4335 Cherry Hills Lane, Tarzana. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer) Show Caption1 of 2A zombie character with spiked hair greets guests during the Haunted Hayride at the world-famous Halloween attraction in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) Expand
Trick or Treat Village – County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation: Crescenta Valley Park, 3-6 p.m. Oct. 31. Location, 3901 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta. 818-249-5940. Website with details: parks.lacounty.gov/halloween
Haunted House – The Last of Us: A new, immersive Halloween maze, from the student who created the 2023 haunted house “The Purge Reawakening,” 6-10:30 p.m. Oct. 31 (no scares, family-friendly walk-through). Free admission. Location, 4335 Cherry Hills Lane, Tarzana. Details: arnoldhalloweenexperience.com
Trick-or-Treat at the Pioneer Cemetery: The San Fernando Valley Historical Society holds the event, 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 31. Location, 14451 Bledsoe St., Sylmar. Details: www.facebook.com/SFVHS/
Nights of the Jack 2025: Family-friendly Halloween event with illuminated jack-o-lanterns set in theme installations on a nearly one-mile walking trail, plus live pumpkin carving demonstrations, face painting, a psychic, a souvenir shop, food trucks and, for ages 21 and older, a “Spookeasy” bar, dates through Nov. 1. Admission is by timed ticket entry, from 6-9 p.m. No tickets sold at the door. No refunds. Gates open, 5:30 p.m. Parking pass $15.98 (required in order to park on the grounds). Admission $39.64 and up (price varies by day of the week; plus fees); free for ages 2 and younger; there is also a VIP “any time” price. King Gillette Ranch, 26800 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas. nightsofthejack.com/faq
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride – Midnight Falls: Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group presents the 17th season of Midnight Falls, a mysterious village where it is always Halloween, through Nov. 2. This year Elvira, Mistress of Darkness (Cassandra Peterson), has a partnership with the event (“Elvira’s Trick or Treat Mayhem”). Scare zones: Haunted Hayride, Hellbilly Halloween, and Monáe Manor (a maze collaboration with Janelle Monáe). Also, the “Monte Revolta Show,” a “theatrical macabre experience,” “Madame Aurora’s Seance Theatre,” “Elvira’s Scary-Go-Round” carnival ride and “Midnight Falls Axe Throwing” ($5 extra to learn how to throw an axe and five tries to hit the bullseye). Minimum recommended age: 13. Hours and ticket prices vary by date. Ticket purchase is online only ($38.99 and up; depending on date). Parking suggestions on the website (losangeleshauntedhayride.com/location). Location, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive (Griffith Park), Los Angeles. www.losangeleshauntedhayride.com
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights: The 2025 event includes the haunted houses: “Fallout,” “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” “The Horrors of the Wyatt Sicks,” Jason Universe,” “Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America,” “Poltergeist,” “Scarecrow: Music by Slash,” “Terrifier,” and the “Terror Tram – Enter the Blumhouse.” In addition, four “sinister” scare zones: “Carnival of Carnage,” “Chainsaw Clownz,” “Murder of Crowz,” and “Noche de Brujas.” Plus live entertainment shows and selected rides will be open. Hours: 7 p.m. (end time varies) on selected dates through Nov. 2. Minimum age recommended: 13. No costume masks; check the website for costume policy. Halloween Horror Nights is a separately ticketed event. No rain checks, returns or refunds. General admission starts at $77. Check the website for special deals and passes. Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. www.universalstudioshollywood.com/hhn/en/us
Reign of Terror Haunted House: Walk-through 12 connected but different haunts, 7-11 p.m. Oct. 31. Also, Nov. 1; and Nov. 2 (on this date all shows are “lights out,” with a glow-stick). Minimum age: 13. No costumes or masks allowed for patrons. Tickets are by time and priced for regular or peak nights: $42.99 regular nights (or $67.99 skip-the-line regular nights); $47.99 on peak nights (or $72.99 skip-the-line on peak nights). Purchase online or cash-only at the ticket window. No refunds or exchanges. For other rules and details: rothauntedhouse.com/faq. Location, 285 N. Moorpark Road (in Janss Marketplace; across from the parking structure), Thousand Oaks. General details and to purchase tickets online: rothauntedhouse.com
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