Santa Maria Halloween & Things to Do 2026
Your complete guide to the best halloween in Santa Maria and surrounding areas
Santa Maria transforms for Halloween 2025 around Old Town and downtown with frightful attractions and ghostly events across central districts. Throughout October, find Halloween experiences, autumn festivals and ghostly adventures from family pumpkin fairs to spine-chilling nights.
Find the best Santa Maria Halloween happenings this year!
Browse Halloween Near Santa Maria by Category
Family-Friendly Fall Activities
Halloween-themed Farmers' Market with trick-or-treating and costume contest.
Food, Drink, and Parties
All-access crawl to 10+ bars and nightclubs
Haunted Experiences
Hands-on ghost hunting with EMF meters and spirit boxes.
Movies, Theater, and Entertainment
50th-anniversary celebration of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Unique & Unusual
Personalized custom ghost tours and storytelling experiences.
Editor's Picks
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Halloween at the Downtown SLO Farmers' Market
(San Luis Obispo)
Halloween-themed Farmers' Market with trick-or-treating and costume contest.
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Santa Barbara Zombie Crawl
(Santa Barbara)
All-access crawl to 10+ bars and nightclubs
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Safe & Fun Halloween Downtown Trick or Treat and Trunk or Treat
(Paso Robles)
Downtown trick-or-treat and community Trunk or Treat.
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Lompoc Ghost Hunting Tour
(Lompoc)
Hands-on ghost hunting with EMF meters and spirit boxes.
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Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch
(Santa Barbara)
Tons of pumpkins and a corn maze.
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Downtown Santa Barbara Trick-or-Treat
(Santa Barbara)
Community-wide trick-or-treating event on State Street
Santa Maria Halloween Events Map
See every Halloween event, haunted attraction, and pumpkin patch on one map.
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