Santa Barbara Halloween & Things to Do 2026
Your complete guide to the best halloween in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas
Santa Barbara offers Halloween 2025 frightful attractions and ghostly events around State Street and the waterfront. The calendar fills with spooky attractions, fall harvest celebrations, and Halloween nightlife including haunted tours, pumpkin markets, and costume gatherings.
Find the best Santa Barbara Halloween happenings this year!
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Family-Friendly Fall Activities
Tons of pumpkins and a corn maze.
Food, Drink, and Parties
All-access crawl to 10+ bars and nightclubs
Movies, Theater, and Entertainment
50th-anniversary celebration of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Haunted Experiences
Southern California's largest indoor haunted house with 12 haunts.
Unique & Unusual
Annual Dia de los Muertos festival with altar building and salsa competition.
Editor's Picks
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Reign of Terror Haunted House
(Thousand Oaks)
Southern California's largest indoor haunted house with 12 haunts.
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Santa Barbara Zombie Crawl
All-access crawl to 10+ bars and nightclubs
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Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest
(Camarillo)
Dog costume and best trick contests
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Camarillo Old Town Boo Fest
(Camarillo)
Annual Halloween street festival with trick-or-treating and costume contest.
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Dia de los Muertos Festival at Strathearn Park
(Simi Valley)
Annual Dia de los Muertos festival with altar building and salsa competition.
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28th Annual Fall Harvest Festival at Underwood Family Farms
(Moorpark)
Gigantic pumpkin patch and pick-your-own experience.
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