Spooky festivals & attractions for kids in South. California

On Halloween Day, head down to downtown Paso Robles from 4 pm to 7 pm to enjoy Trick or Treating, taking a free photo with the Witches (12th & Park Street) and eating some barbecue (City Park Benefiting Historical Society) The Pumpkin Carving Contest is at 6 pm City Park Foundation)

This pumpkin patch is open every day in October for you to buy your pumpkins, Indian corn, gourds, squash and straw bales, all that in the center of town.

On October 29 and 30 from 10 am to 4 pm, children can have a very safe Halloween at Boo at the L.A. Zoo. ! Enjoy playing in the Pumpkin Patch with jack-o-lantern carving, photo opportunities, and crafts. Come to the Children’s zoo and enioy trick-or-treating and some Halloween entertainment.

Some nights in October, Universal Studios becomes a scary experience, filled with haunted walk-through attractions, intense scare zones, roaming scare-actors, and rides, shows and attractions.

Pick your pumpkin, play games and enjoy some pony rides. Children will be happy!

For the younger crowd, Snoopy's costume party during the day is the place to go. The Haunt is the place to go for children over 13 during the day: very scary.

Every Saturday and Sunday in October, visitors will enjoy a Brick-or-Treat celebration, featuring a one-of-a-kind, 4-ft. tall LEGO jack-o-lantern. Children ages 12 and under can participate in fun-filled costume contests and trick-or-treat with a souvenir goodie bag along the park's Brick-or-Treat Trail, a kid-sized cul-de-sac of spooky LEGO homes featuring fun and creepy creatures

Join the Boulevard BOO! Parade & Carnival (on El Cajon Blvd. from 59th to Rolando Carnival at Clay Park) starting at 10 am on Saturday October 22nd and finish your day at Clay Park. Enjoy carnival rides, games, entertainment, food and merchandise vendors, Mr. Boo’s Beer Garden, contests and prize give-a-ways.

Halloween fun will consist of trick-or-treat stations, a themed Halloween show, special Halloween-themed sea lion show and interactive Halloween characters along the pathways of the park and so much more. The event takes place every weekend in October.

If you have older children, put them in a scary mood and sign up for Michael's brown Ghost tour of Old town. Did you know that the place used to hold a cemetery? You will never see Old Town with the same eyes again. His tours are held every Thursday through Sunday in October. Meet at 9 pm in front of the Fiesta de Reyes Fountain (adults are $19 and children 6-12 are $10). More info on www.oldtownsmosthaunted.com If you like story telling, come to old town on Oct 28 at 6:30 pm and on Oct 31 at 8 pm to listen to the Legend of Sleeping Hollow. There will also be some candy distribution all over old town on Oct 30 and 31 from 4 pm to 6:30 pm. Do you like spooky movie night? Come to the Fiesta de Reyes courtyard with a blanket and a chair and enjoy a movie. Oct 29 and 30 at 8 pm.