Don't forget, there's also TTDILA's Halloween Guide 2025 for even more to do. Here's what's happening this weekend.
OCT. 25, 2025 - NOV. 2, 2025
Gloria Molina Grand Park, 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free
Each year, Gloria Molina Grand Park becomes a vibrant gathering place for Los Angeles communities to honor Día de los Muertos. The park’s free, week-long exhibition of community ofrendas invites reflection, connection, and celebration of loved ones who have passed. Rooted in Indigenous Mexican traditions, the program blends art, music, and ritual to create a space of healing and joy for all.
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 6:00 PM - 12:00 Midnight
Secret Little Tokyo Location. RSVP for details
Free
Guests must be 21+
This
21+ bash promises food, drinks, DJs, and a legendary costume contest.
Admission is free with RSVP (secret location revealed upon
registration). more info https://littletokyola.org/haunted
Sunday, October 26, 10:00 AM 4:00 PM
ROW DTLA 777 South Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA, 90021
Join
KCRW and Smorgasburg LA for the most delicious monster mash! Young and
young-at-heart alike are invited to enjoy all the ghoulishly sweet
delights of this KCRW Family Day at Spookysburg. Come dressed up for a
costume contest and parade, join storytime with KCRW’s All Things
Considered host Steve Chiotakis, groove to seasonal tunes with KCRW DJs
Novena Carmel and Rocio "Wyldeflower" Contreras, and get creative with
hands-on art activities. Plus, go trick-or-treating through
Smorgasburg’s shopping aisle, participate in the prize BOOnanza, and, of
course, enjoy food from 60+ finely curated food and beverage vendors.
Peepshow Menagerie's "Famous Monstergirls Of Burlesque" (Night Two)
October 24 · 8:30pm - October 25 · 12am
$15
Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 7 pm - 10 pm PT
Smidt Welcome Plaza | LACMA
18+
$30, Members: $24
Smidt Welcome Plaza | LACMA
18+
$30, Members: $24
Kick
off your Halloween week with our new after-hours party spotlighting
plants and their role in ritual and revelry. The night’s bill is topped
with Meatball hosting an outdoor screening of the 1986 cult classic
Little Shop of Horrors and a costume contest with prizes. Category is:
Plant Power.
The evening continues with open galleries, a slate of plant-themed activities, and a menu of wine, beer, and nighttime bites for a uniquely LACMA way to celebrate the spooky season.
Please note: guests must be 18 or older to attend.
A Night of Ritual & Revelry coincides with the planting of over 45,000 drought-resistant plants on LACMA’s newest monumental sculpture, Split-Rocker by Jeff Koons—soon to be on view in 2026.
The evening continues with open galleries, a slate of plant-themed activities, and a menu of wine, beer, and nighttime bites for a uniquely LACMA way to celebrate the spooky season.
Please note: guests must be 18 or older to attend.
A Night of Ritual & Revelry coincides with the planting of over 45,000 drought-resistant plants on LACMA’s newest monumental sculpture, Split-Rocker by Jeff Koons—soon to be on view in 2026.
Oct 25
Festival Theaters
789 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA
$40
This
October, Festival Theaters is hosting its first Horror Shorts Film
Festival on October 25th, Palm Screams! With up-and-coming filmmakers,
cash awards, and chilling after parties, this is sure to be the first of
many.
Sunday, October 26 · 10am - 11:59pm
Million Dollar Theater
307 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013
307 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013
$8 – $30
Horror movie gems ROSEMARY'S BABY, CABIN IN THE WOODS, AUDITION, & ZODIAC. All 35mm.
Saturday, October 25th
Fall Festival at Center Greens 11am – 5pm • Halloween Parade 7pm
Fall Festival at Center Greens 11am – 5pm • Halloween Parade 7pm
Center Greens
Free
Our
festival has a new home this year at CENTER GREENS, a beautiful new
city park next to Anaheim City Hall and the Downtown Anaheim Community
Center, just around the corner from our parade route! All of your
favorite features will return, including costume contests, local
artists, live entertainment, kid’s crafts, delicious foods, sweet
treats, and our parade float scavenger hunt. Join us as we kick off our
second century as one of Orange County’s favorite Halloween
celebrations.
Haunted Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 25, 2025 • 1:00pm-5:00pm
Terasaki Budokan
249 S Los Angeles St. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Saturday, October 25, 2025 • 1:00pm-5:00pm
Terasaki Budokan
249 S Los Angeles St. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Join us on Saturday, October 25th from 1pm-5pm for the Haunted Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt! 🎃
Visit Terasaki Budokan for a FREE, family-friendly, Halloween scavenger hunt throughout Little Tokyo! Families are encouraged to dress-up for the festivities. Collect all of the stamps for a special treat.
There will be fun activities for both children and parents at Budokan, so stick around after you claim your prize for completing the hunt!
Please note that we will have limited quantities of bags to pass out for the hunt. We encourage folks to bring their own bags to carry their candy and prizes in!
Visit Terasaki Budokan for a FREE, family-friendly, Halloween scavenger hunt throughout Little Tokyo! Families are encouraged to dress-up for the festivities. Collect all of the stamps for a special treat.
There will be fun activities for both children and parents at Budokan, so stick around after you claim your prize for completing the hunt!
Please note that we will have limited quantities of bags to pass out for the hunt. We encourage folks to bring their own bags to carry their candy and prizes in!
Free with General Admission
Calling
all ghosts and ghouls! Join the Academy Museum for a wicked good time.
We're hosting a fun-filled day of special-effects makeup demonstrations,
spooky scripted tours, appearances by (gasp!) monsters, and
activities—all exploring the crossroads between the monstrous and the
feminine in film. Embrace this year’s theme with the bride of
Frankenstein, lovelorn witches, hungry demons, and more.
Free with the purchase of a general admission ticket. Museum admission is free for youths 17 and under.
Free with the purchase of a general admission ticket. Museum admission is free for youths 17 and under.
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 | 11am PT
Ted Mann Theater
Ted Mann Theater
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Starts at $5
Bride of Frankenstein is not the first horror film to garner an Oscar nomination (that honor belongs to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932), but it is easily one of the most beloved. The sequel to Frankenstein (1931) finds The Monster (Boris Karloff) demanding that Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) build him a companion. Elsa Lanchester’s “bride,” with her singular shock of white-streaked hair, has become one of movie history’s most recognizable characters. Director James Whale’s final horror film, after genre-setting triumphs such as Frankenstein and The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein is delirious, atmospheric entertainment that has inspired generations of filmmakers and is widely considered to be among the greatest sequels e
Bride of Frankenstein is not the first horror film to garner an Oscar nomination (that honor belongs to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932), but it is easily one of the most beloved. The sequel to Frankenstein (1931) finds The Monster (Boris Karloff) demanding that Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) build him a companion. Elsa Lanchester’s “bride,” with her singular shock of white-streaked hair, has become one of movie history’s most recognizable characters. Director James Whale’s final horror film, after genre-setting triumphs such as Frankenstein and The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein is delirious, atmospheric entertainment that has inspired generations of filmmakers and is widely considered to be among the greatest sequels e
Saturday, October 25, 11am - 5pm
Los Angeles Union Station in the South Patio
800 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
800 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
Join
Los Angeles Union Station for a ghostly good time at the 6th annual
Boonion Station, a family-friendly Halloween haunt! The newly-restored
South Patio will transform into a frightfully fun Halloween village
filled with balloon artists, face painting, “scaricature” drawings,
trick-or-treating, dancing, a costume contest, crafts, candy and more.
Come dressed to impress as prizes will be awarded for the Most Original,
Funniest, Spookiest and Best Group/Family costumes.
This one-day-only celebration is FREE, open to the public and welcomes ghouls and goblins of all ages.
This one-day-only celebration is FREE, open to the public and welcomes ghouls and goblins of all ages.
Saturday, October 25, 2025 4 PM – 6 PM
Meeting Location: Griffith Park Travel Town Museum Parking Lot, 5200 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Meeting Location: Griffith Park Travel Town Museum Parking Lot, 5200 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Free
Get into the Halloween spirit with an evening hike led by Ecologist Courtney, followed by spooky stories with Ranger Tom. All ages are welcome for this festive fall adventure.
Get into the Halloween spirit with an evening hike led by Ecologist Courtney, followed by spooky stories with Ranger Tom. All ages are welcome for this festive fall adventure.
Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
$23
Be
afraid. The hit podcast “Spooked” comes to Los Angeles as host Glynn
Washington (he/him) and guests celebrate spooky season with a night of
Snap Judgment LIVE storytelling magic.
Question. Everything.
Join us for amazing, true-life supernatural stories from people who can scarcely believe it happened themselves.
And come decked out in full Halloween costume for a chance to win the Spooked LIVE Best-Dressed Prize! It’s storytelling, with a beat – and it’s all going down at the historic Orpheum Theatre. (We’re not saying it’s haunted, but we’re also not saying it isn’t.)
Question. Everything.
Join us for amazing, true-life supernatural stories from people who can scarcely believe it happened themselves.
And come decked out in full Halloween costume for a chance to win the Spooked LIVE Best-Dressed Prize! It’s storytelling, with a beat – and it’s all going down at the historic Orpheum Theatre. (We’re not saying it’s haunted, but we’re also not saying it isn’t.)
10/24/2025 10:00 pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 on the day of the show.
This
monster mash of a lineup will do improv based off horror movie tropes
for the first half of the show and an improvised scary movie in the
second half. We’ll also have treats for the ghouls and goblins in the
audience. On top of that, we’ll have a costume contest with prizes
including a free class at UCB! Seriously, it’s not a trick!
(Oct. 24-25 & 31, Nov. 1, 2025)
$$
Legendary director John Carpenter is a dirty old man and too old to make movies, but he can still play great music.
Oct 25th
21+ Only
Get
your nerdiest costume ready, Kirby's Dream Band is back in North
Hollywood for our most character-filled performance yet! On the Saturday
before Halloween, we're playing an absolutely monstrous set at Player
One Arcade Bar with LITERALLY EVERY HAT we have. Seriously there's 138
of them, matched with iconic themes and unbelievable deep cuts from 1985
to 2015. If there's a KDB video game cover you've been wanting to hear
and see live, chances are we're doing it here.
We'll be holding a costume contest at intermission, and our last three shows at this venue were at maximum capacity, so grab your tickets now! This is gonna be one crazy night.
Dr. Strange 37th with rAdolescents The Bollweevils
The Glass House
Fri, Oct 24, 8:00 PM
We'll be holding a costume contest at intermission, and our last three shows at this venue were at maximum capacity, so grab your tickets now! This is gonna be one crazy night.
The Glass House
Fri, Oct 24, 8:00 PM
$29.91
Oct 25-26
Hollywood Bowl
$$$
Disney
Tim Burton‘s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert featuring Danny
Elfman singing as Jack, Janelle Monae singing as Sally, Keith David
singing as Oogie Boogie, Riki Lindhome singing as Shock, and John Stamos
singing as Lock with incredible eye-popping projections that bring
Halloween Town to life. The holiday classic celebrates 10 years since
its first show at the iconic venue! Conductor John Mauceri, founding
Director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, will once again be leading the
full orchestra and choir performing the film’s full score as the
special guests perform the film's acclaimed songs live, plus an
unforgettable virtuosic interlude with violinist Sandy Cameron. Get to
the Bowl early to enjoy the Hollywood Bowl/Halloween Town transformation
with special pre-show activities including a costume contest (Tim
Burton-inspired costumes are encouraged!), unique photo opportunities,
and trick-or-treating stations.
Saturday, October 25 · 7 - 9:30pm
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
$17.85
As
All Hallow's Eve approaches, gather with us at The Philosophical
Research Society as 7th House Screenings join forces with Heather
Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams and The LA Guild of Puppetry to welcome a
creepy cast of puppet ghosts and ghouls to haunt PRS's historic
grounds, for the second annual GHOULISH GLIMPSES: HAUNTED PUPPETRY ON
STAGE & SCREEN !
A one-of-a-kind co-production, this very special event will explore Halloween lore, supernatural stories, and the search for wisdom through esoteric traditions of autumnal storytelling. Talented puppeteers and their cursed creations will not only take over PRS's screen, but also our courtyard, Lecture Room, lobby, and library with live puppetry performance installations!
A one-of-a-kind co-production, this very special event will explore Halloween lore, supernatural stories, and the search for wisdom through esoteric traditions of autumnal storytelling. Talented puppeteers and their cursed creations will not only take over PRS's screen, but also our courtyard, Lecture Room, lobby, and library with live puppetry performance installations!
Sunday, Oct 26, 2025, 3:00 PM PDT
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
$25
Vintage
"Tales from the Crypt" stories come to life on stage! Captured Aural
Phantasy Theater will be presenting a live read performance of classic
"Tales from the Crypt" comic stories from the 50's to add a little retro
thrill to your Halloween season. Dynasty Typewriter will transform into
the Theater of Mystery, featuring live readings of spine-tingling comic
book stories, projections, live music, a little magic and haunting
songs from our ethereal chanteuse.
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 | 11am PT
Ted Mann Theater
Ted Mann Theater
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Starts at $5
Bride of Frankenstein is not the first horror film to garner an Oscar nomination (that honor belongs to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932), but it is easily one of the most beloved. The sequel to Frankenstein (1931) finds The Monster (Boris Karloff) demanding that Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) build him a companion. Elsa Lanchester’s “bride,” with her singular shock of white-streaked hair, has become one of movie history’s most recognizable characters. Director James Whale’s final horror film, after genre-setting triumphs such as Frankenstein and The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein is delirious, atmospheric entertainment that has inspired generations of filmmakers and is widely considered to be among the greatest sequels ever... made.
Bride of Frankenstein is not the first horror film to garner an Oscar nomination (that honor belongs to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932), but it is easily one of the most beloved. The sequel to Frankenstein (1931) finds The Monster (Boris Karloff) demanding that Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) build him a companion. Elsa Lanchester’s “bride,” with her singular shock of white-streaked hair, has become one of movie history’s most recognizable characters. Director James Whale’s final horror film, after genre-setting triumphs such as Frankenstein and The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein is delirious, atmospheric entertainment that has inspired generations of filmmakers and is widely considered to be among the greatest sequels ever... made.
Sun. Oct 26 - Sat. Nov 8, 2025
Aero Theatre and Los Feliz 3
$
The
American Cinematheque welcomes Guillermo del Toro in-person for a
special screening of his newest film, FRANKENSTEIN in 35mm, continuing
the filmmaker’s cinematic exploration of the boundaries between good and
evil, human and inhuman, gods and monsters. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob
Elordi and Mia Goth, del Toro’s adaptation builds on his oeuvre of
horrifying, otherworldly and exhilarating stories of outsiders.
Leading up to FRANKENSTEIN, we’ll ring in Halloween with a week-long program of horror classics curated by del Toro himself. Join us at the Los Feliz 3 for a selection of frightening tales of all manner of monsters: ghosts, grudges, giant mollusks and a virus that spreads through the English language.
Series also includes: KING KONG, THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, THE UNINVITED, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, SEE NO EVIL and PONTYPOOL
Leading up to FRANKENSTEIN, we’ll ring in Halloween with a week-long program of horror classics curated by del Toro himself. Join us at the Los Feliz 3 for a selection of frightening tales of all manner of monsters: ghosts, grudges, giant mollusks and a virus that spreads through the English language.
Series also includes: KING KONG, THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, THE UNINVITED, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, SEE NO EVIL and PONTYPOOL
