Not-Too-Scary Halloween: Family Events and Kid-Friendly Haunts in Southern California 2026Not‑Too‑Scary Halloween

Stay-in-your-car drive-through haunt at Carwood Carwash in Lakewood. Select nights Oct. 2–31, 2026. Tickets priced per vehicle.

Family Halloween at the Autry in Griffith Park: trick-or-treating, crafts, maze, carnival games, scavenger hunt and a Bob Baker marionette show. Sat. Oct. 17, 2026.

The space center’s Halloween night: a spooky science show, robotics and slime stations, hands-on STEM experiments and a trunk-or-treat with its Girls in STEM club. Costumes encouraged. $5, kids 3 and under free; presale tickets are sold in person only.

Family daytime Halloween at the L.A. Zoo in Griffith Park — costumes encouraged, animal presentations and seasonal activities. 2026 dates include Oct. 24–25 and Oct. 31–Nov. 1.

Día de los Muertos celebration at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Saturday Oct. 24, 2026.

Halloween Faire at Heritage Square Museum on Halloween night, Oct. 31, 2026.

Three Halloween skate sessions at Glendale’s classic rink: 10am–noon and 1:30–4pm, then Halloween Skate Night 8–11pm ($23 online, $25 at the door). Skate rental is $8. Costumes welcome, but no masks or weapons. A kids’ skate-skills class (ages 3–17) runs 9–10am.

Disney California Adventure’s separately ticketed after-hours Halloween party with villains, treats and seasonal entertainment. Select nights Aug. 18–Oct. 31, 2026.

Halloween Time returns across Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure with the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay inspired by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Halloween Screams fireworks spectacular on select nights, seasonal décor and character meet-and-greets. The separately ticketed Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party runs select nights at Disney California Adventure, with the new Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake street party for 2026.

Knott’s daytime Halloween event for families, with kid-friendly costumes, seasonal entertainment and spooky-but-not-scary park activities.

Stay-in-your-car drive-through haunt at Big Wave Car Wash in Anaheim. Select nights Oct. 2–31, 2026. Tickets priced per vehicle.

Bewitched Halloween market at 3101 W Harvard St, Santa Ana, Saturday Oct. 17, 2026.

Free downtown Anaheim fall festival at Center Greens plus the Halloween Parade at 7pm, Saturday Oct. 24, 2026.

Trick-or-treating, scavenger hunt and crafts at the OC Zoo in Irvine Regional Park. Sat. Oct. 24, 2026, 10am–4pm. Included with $2 zoo admission; parking $5 weekends.

Free community Halloween Spooktacular with music, trunk-or-treat, haunted walkthrough, games and costume contest. Saturday Oct. 24, 2026, 3–6pm.

Family Halloween at Dana Point Harbor, Saturday Oct. 24, 2026.

A free community cemetery haunt that benefits local charities. Street viewing nightly 6–10pm; bring a non-perishable food or pet-supply donation.

A daytime seasonal option at Six Flags Magic Mountain for families who want Halloween atmosphere without the full nighttime Fright Fest intensity.

Free family and pet-friendly benefit for the Dog Therapy Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Lucky Luke Santa Clarita taproom, Oct. 18, 2026, 11am–3pm. Costume prizes, silent auction, food truck and live music.

SeaWorld’s daytime, kid-friendly Halloween: trick-or-treat stations, the new Baby Shark Halloween Show, a pumpkin patch, Spookley dance parties and a pumpkin hunt. Included with park admission; Howl-O-Scream takes over after dark.

Not-scary kids Halloween at LEGOLAND California on select dates Sept. 19–Nov. 1, 2026. Brick-or-Treat is included with dated park admission.