Our annual list is back! We’ve got your go-to events for spooky season from bar hops, to treats for kids, and tricks for adults. See our top picks on how to spend your Halloween below.
2025 Día de los Muertos, November 1st (Family Friendly)
Hollywood Forever’s Day of the Dead Celebration has been a beloved tradition for over two decades, paying tribute to the vibrant customs and rituals of Día de los Muertos. Each year, the event offers an immersive experience that celebrates life, death, and the timeless connection between the living and the departed.
In the Zapotec tradition of Oaxaca, each person is born with a Tona, an animal counterpart that shapes their destiny, sharing its traits with them. Alongside the Tona, the Nahuales serve as spiritual guardians, often taking animal form. According to legend, some powerful beings can even shapeshift into their Nahual under the veil of night, embodying their animal spirit. This celebration honors these sacred bonds, illuminating the deep connection between our physical and spiritual realms. Xolotl – the hairless dogs of the Aztecs – ruled over the sunset, lightning and death. According to creation stories, humans and xoloitzcuintlis were formed from the same Bone of Life. Xolos are a gift to humans to guard them in life and guide them through the stages of the afterlife. Get your tickets at LADayoftheDead.com.
CINESPIA AT HOLLYWOOD FOREVER (Family Friendly)
Cinespia will be celebrating Halloween at Hollywood Forever Cemetery for the first time in over a decade! On October 31st, Cinespia will mark the scariest night of the year with their Scream Halloween party. Fright night has extra bite with a costume contest with unbelievable prizes, free candy giveaways, and a light-up dancefloor party. Fans and attendees can expect neon photo moments, DJ sets before and after the film, beer, wine, and cocktails, free themed Photobooth and more spooktacular surprises.
Tickets can now be purchased at www.cinespia.org
MAXIM HALLOWEEN 2025: “Where the Wild Things Are” (21+)
Live out your adult fantasy at the sexiest Halloween celebration of the year on October 31st—Halloween night with MAXIM—in Los Angeles at The Hollywood Roosevelt.
Maybe spooky —definitely sexy — MAXIM Halloween 2025 promises to be an eye-popping, fantastical evening of spooky shenanigans that will leave partygoers bewitched. Starting at 9pm, MAXIM, is rolling out the red carpet for guests to enjoy an immersive Halloween experience complete with over 40,000 square feet of party space, spine-tingling decor, elements to scare and excite you at every turn, red carpet arrivals, photo opportunities and a spooktacular DJ set of EDM, Hip-Hop, and more.
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Nights of the Jack in Calabasas, CA (Family Friendly)
Thirty miles northwest of Hollywood, tucked in the Santa Monica Mountains, there’s a strange and shadowy wonderland that everyone’s been whispering about. This season, we’re back and brighter than ever with our notorious Halloween event. We’ve summoned Jack o’ lanterns from every mystical sphere and devised a spook-tacular illuminated light show under the autumn sky! It’s not just an illusion, it’s an experience. You don’t want to miss this hair-raising feast for the senses. Brace yourself with a hot cider or seasonal cocktail from our Spookeasy bar and fortify your little ones with some of our festive fall treats. Follow the 1 mile trail at King Gillette Ranch, glimmering at every turn with our blazing gourds around every corner. Perfect for the whole family- be sure to have your cameras ready and enjoy!
Get tickets here.
West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval
Halloween Carnaval is the city’s biggest party! It is free to attend and will take place on Friday, October 31, 2025 on a one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard.
Staged on Santa Monica Boulevard/Historic Route 66, Halloween Carnaval will feature a stage at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and N. San Vicente Boulevard with a live DJ set, food trucks and thousands of wildly dressed Halloween revelers for a one-of-a-kind experience.
There will also be Halloween celebrations at businesses, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues throughout the City! The City invites Halloween Carnaval-goers to get into the spirit and show off costumes by uploading photos to social media sites with the hashtag #wehohalloween.
Learn more at Weho.org.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS (Family Friendly)
Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Studios Hollywood with eight all-new and returning haunted houses, an array of frightening scare zones, the return of its popular Terror Tram experience and “The Purge: Dangerous Waters” live stunt show, along with the welcome debut of “Chainsaw Man: The Chaos,” a terrifying Japanese anime short film. The event runs select evenings from September 4th through November 2nd.
We highly recommend upgrading to the Express or VIP pass to skip the long wait times. Get your tickets at Universal Studios Hollywood.
BLACK LAGOON HALLOWEEN POP UP (21+)
Black Lagoon – the highly acclaimed Halloween pop-up – returned to Los Angeles earlier this month and will be live at Corner Door AND Melrose Umbrella Co. through the end of the month.
Swing by for the chance to experience the darkly immersive atmosphere and brand-new cocktail menu, created by bar industry luminaries Erin Hayes and Kelsey Ramage. This year’s lineup includes Griselda’s Revenge–a tropical, herbaceous cooler fit for a swamp queen–and the Nocturna Colada, which is the piña colada of your darkest dreams. With Black Lagoon’s unique blend of spooky ambiance and expertly crafted drinks, it’s an event that’s not to be missed.
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