Lakeside Halloween 2025

What to Expect This Halloween in Lakeside!

Lakeside halloween lights up near El Capitan Reservoir and downtown with neighborhood trick-or-treat and family fall festivals. Local haunted houses and pumpkin patches along Mapleview Drive offer hayrides, craft stalls, and outdoor autumn entertainment.

Find the best Halloween events in Lakeside this year!

Lakeside Halloween Events

Lakeside Family-Friendly Fall Activities (2)

A group of four people, including two children and two adults, are gathered around a campfire in a yard decorated with pumpkins and Halloween lights. A rustic cabin and a tent are visible in the background, creating a cozy autumn evening atmosphere.

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📍 Alpine, CA, US

(17.6 mi from Lakeside)

Spooky Campover

Overnight camping with rescued wild animals

When

Friday, October 24, 2025

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💰 Budget: $$

🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

⚡ Energy: High

Event Description

Spend a unique Halloween night camping at Lions Tigers & Bears sanctuary. This spooky event includes campfire songs, pumpkin carving, a costume contest, and an all-ages haunted house. Wake up to see the animals enjoy the pumpkins you helped prepare. It's a memorable family-friendly fall event offering a chance to camp near rescued wildlife.

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⭐ Best For: Families, animal lovers, halloween enthusiasts

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A smiling couple sits in a pumpkin patch, holding pumpkins and surrounded by a large harvest of pumpkins, with a rustic barn and sheep in the background.

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📍 Lakeside, CA, US

(3.4 mi from Lakeside)

Oma's Pumpkin Patch

Family farm with a petting zoo and hayrides

When

Monday, September 1, 2025

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👻 Scare Factor: 👻👻👻👻👻

💰 Budget: $$

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⚡ Energy: Low to moderate

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Experience the magic of fall at Oma's Pumpkin Patch, where memories are made to last forever. This beloved farm transforms into a vibrant autumn wonderland, offering a perfect pumpkin-finding adventure for everyone. Delight in a whimsical haymaze, get up close with animals at the petting zoo, and enjoy scenic hayrides. With interactive games for kids and delicious seasonal treats for all, it's the ultimate fall destination.

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⭐ Best For: Families and children

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Lakeside Haunted Experiences (1)

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📍 El Cajon, CA, US

(2.5 mi from Lakeside)

The Haunted Amusement Park

Haunted scare trail on historic amusement park grounds.

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Friday, September 26, 2025

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👻 Scare Factor: 👻👻👻👻👻

💰 Budget: $$

🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

⚡ Energy: High

Event Description

Step into the chilling history of Marshal Scotty's Playland at The Haunted Amusement Park. This mile-long scare trail winds through the remnants of the beloved 1960s amusement park, now transformed into a terrifying landscape. Encounter live scare actors, navigate mazes, and experience disorienting attractions like the CarnEvil 3D Bumper Cars and Spinning Vortex Tunnel. It's a fun fright set against a backdrop of eerie, decaying rides and haunted history.

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⭐ Best For: Thrill-seekers and horror enthusiasts

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Near Lakeside

Winter Gardens Halloween Events

A cartoon-style Halloween scene features a young man in a glowing green outfit and a young woman in a witch costume, both holding sparklers and smiling amidst a spooky, lantern-lit outdoor setting with pumpkins.

El Cajon

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Spookeasy: Blackout Party

Outdoor Halloween celebration with blacklight decor

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 4.0 miles from Lakeside

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Santee Halloween Events

A festive triptych featuring two smiling children in winter clothing and a jolly Santa Claus, all set against a backdrop of twinkling lights and snow.

Santee

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Santee Holiday Lighting

Annual holiday tree lighting ceremony.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 3.7 miles from Lakeside

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El Cajon Halloween Events

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El Cajon

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HauntFest On Main

Family-friendly Halloween event with live music and haunted car show

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 4.7 miles from Lakeside

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La Mesa Halloween Events

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San Diego

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Nightmare on Normal St

Hillcrest's ultimate Halloween block party with costume contest

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 8.3 miles from Lakeside

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La Mesa

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La Mesa Oktoberfest

52nd year of Bavarian festivities with Dachshund Village and unique games.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 8.4 miles from Lakeside

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Poway Halloween Events

A vibrant outdoor autumn festival scene with classic cars, food trucks, and people browsing stalls under colorful bunting.

Poway

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Poway Fall Festival

Hundreds of vendors and a classic car show

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 10.7 miles from Lakeside

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La Presa Halloween Events

A cheerful autumn scene with a red train carrying pumpkins through a field of sunflowers, with a red barn and silo in the background.

Bonita

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Bonita Pumpkin Farm

A classic San Diego family fall tradition.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 13.7 miles from Lakeside

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Two young girls on roller skates are preparing for Halloween festivities, with one girl handing a drink from the trunk of a red car decorated with orange garland, while another girl dances nearby. The car trunk is filled with Halloween-themed items like pumpkins and gift bags, and a small child is visible inside the car. In the background, string lights and a circus tent suggest a festive outdoor event.

Chula Vista

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Calvary San Diego Trunk or Treat

Over 30 decorated cars offering candy and games

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 15.9 miles from Lakeside

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Rancho Penasquitos Halloween Events

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Rancho Santa Fe

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Howl-O-Ween Harvest Family Festival

Hands-on animal encounters and trick-or-treat stations.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 18.5 miles from Lakeside

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San Diego Halloween Events

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San Diego

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Taste of North Park

Over 50 food tastes and 15 beverage sips

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 14.2 miles from Lakeside

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San Diego

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Mission Valley Pumpkin Station

A San Diego family tradition with free admission and parking.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 14.6 miles from Lakeside

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Chula Vista Halloween Events

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National City

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Pumpkin Station - National City

Multiple San Diego locations for a family fall tradition

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 FREE 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 16.2 miles from Lakeside

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Escondido Halloween Events

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Escondido

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Rancho Bernardo Pumpkin Farm

Cut-your-own sunflowers and a petting zoo.

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 15.3 miles from Lakeside

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A cheerful autumn scene in a cornfield with two scarecrows, a boy, and two girls standing on a path. A rabbit and a fawn peek out from the corn stalks, and pumpkins are scattered around.

Escondido

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park Autumn Festival

Over 7,500 hand-carved pumpkins across themed lands

👻👻👻👻👻 💰 $$ 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

📏 17.2 miles from Lakeside

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Last updated: 10/9/2025