Newport Beach Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

Halloween tales and craft activities for children ages 3 to 8.

Library Halloween celebration featuring crafts, storytime, and trick-or-treating.

Features a trunk-or-treat, haunted walkthrough, carnival games, and costume contests.

Spooky stories, creepy crafts, wacky science, and bizarre animal encounters.

No-carve craft session transforming artificial mini pumpkins for children.

Search for hidden friendly ghosts to earn a prize.

After-hours Disney Halloween party with villain treat trails and entertainment.

Features 10 trick-or-treat stations, rides, and supports primate habitats.

Features train rides, a hay maze, and a kid-friendly haunted house.

Family-friendly Halloween party with rides, trick-or-treating, and a dance party.

Features costume contests, a classic car show, and an evening parade.

Downtown celebration featuring costume contests, craft activities, and a scavenger hunt.

Laguna Hills harvest festival with rides, petting zoo, and Oktoberfest beer garden.

Grassroots youth basketball tournament featuring pool play, playoffs, and certified officials.

Trackside carnival with family games, costume contest, and live horse racing.

Tour decorated historical grounds with a straw maze and scavenger hunt.

Halloween festival featuring dance parties, bumper cars, and spooky science activities.

Westminster celebration featuring carnival rides, live entertainment, and a drone show.

Community celebration with a trunk-or-treat display and haunted maze.

Costa Mesa festival featuring a scarecrow contest and kids costume parade.

Pick pumpkins off the vine, cut flowers, and meet barnyard animals.

Free family celebration with trick-or-treating and characters in the promenade.

School carnival featuring a haunted house, petting zoo, and foam obstacle course.

Features inflatables, games, and a police-partnered Trunk or Treat.

Features a trunk-or-treat and movie night at Westminster Civic Center.

Community potluck picnic, live band music, and harvest games in Long Beach.

A family-friendly 1.2-mile Halloween trail hike featuring game booths.

Main Street transforms into a thrilling Halloween extravaganza.

Poolside Halloween fun with inflatable obstacle courses and trick-or-treating booths.

Features adoptable rescue animals, kids' crafts, and wildlife education.

Community trunk-or-treat featuring creatively decorated car trunks, costumes, and candy.

Pumpkin patch with free family shows, photo ops, and kids' activities.

Trick-or-treat through historic museum grounds, tour a mansion, and meet villains.

Trick-or-treating among decorated trunks with a DJ, games, and prizes.

Trick-or-treating, magic shows, crafts, and stiltwalkers across the shopping center.

Early costume release featuring a meet-and-greet with creator Garrett Sander.

Community trunk-or-treat gathering with decorated vehicles, music, and trick-or-treating.

Features a children's costume parade, trick-or-treating, and community booths.

Costume run by the sea featuring contests and finish line festivities.

Market with over 50 local vendors and a scavenger hunt.

Family Halloween evening featuring games and a Charlie Brown movie screening.

Free community celebration featuring decorated cars, an obstacle maze, and games.

Supervised drop-off kids event with crafts, games, and a costume contest.

Parent-and-me fall celebration with seasonal crafts, activities, and snacks.

Pet-focused pop-up featuring local vendors, treats, and photo opportunities.

Mid-Autumn cultural celebration featuring traditional music, dance, crafts, and mooncakes.

Community fall festival featuring live classic rock music, food, and games.

Costume competition awarding trophies and prizes across all types of pets.

Paint Día de los Muertos-inspired art pieces at the library.

After-school crafting session for kids ages 6 to 11.

Craft a whimsical scarecrow seed starter with all supplies provided.

Southern California’s newest Halloween tradition open to all ages.

Craft a not-so-scary ghost peeking through a window.

Inclusive Halloween gathering with games, crafts, and costume prizes.

Trick-or-treating at participating retailers with free bags

Halloween market with local vendors and festive activities.

Three weekends of spooky vendors and live music

Month-long Halloween celebration with themed activities and treats.

Festive fall celebration with pumpkins and carnival games.

Marine-themed Halloween event with laser tag and haunted ship tours

Family pickleball and pumpkin carving combined event

Halloween-themed soap making for teens

Free Kids Club event with story time and crafts