Halloween Before Dark in Anaheim Hills
A free two-hour celebration gives families an early start on Oct. 31. The costumes can come out before the porch lights do. Anaheim Hills Festival’s Halloween Boo-Nanza runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 31, giving families a daytime…
Victorian Houses, Vampire Movies and a Halloween Night With Room to Roam
Street Food Cinema’s final October double features turn Heritage Square into an adults-only movie outing with a setting of its own. The houses at Heritage Square already supply the atmosphere. For two remaining nights of Boo…
Five Sauces, Five Stops: Momofuku Takes Its Pantry on an L.A. Road Trip
The Drizzle + Drip truck rolls through Los Angeles Oct. 21–25, pairing sauce tastings with OLIPOP’s caramel apple soda. A bottle of sauce can rescue a weeknight dinner. This October, Momofuku Goods is taking that proposition out of the…
10 Halloween Things to Do in Los Angeles This October 2026
In Griffith Park, a hayride heads into a town trapped on Halloween night. In Long Beach, the Queen Mary becomes the setting for maritime nightmares. And in Glendale, an Oktoberfest party has a rather unsettling backstory…
10 Halloween Things to Do in Orange County This October 2026
Haunted mazes, ghost stories, pumpkin dance parties and seaside cocktails: Orange County has a spooky-season outing for every level of courage. Fog rolls through Ghost Town in Buena Park. In Huntington Beach, squid ink spaghetti…
The Program: Mark your calendar for these October 2026 SoCal Performances
Plan your October 2026 cultural calendar with must-see performances across Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, featuring the LA Phil, The Wallis, Segerstrom Center, San Diego Symphony, and more…
Burger She Wrote Is Bringing Its Wagyu Smashburgers to Brentwood
The acclaimed dim sum restaurant will fill September with mooncakes, milk tea, special dishes and a ticketed Mid-Autumn celebration at Diamond Jamboree. Steam rising from bamboo baskets, cups of strong Hong Kong milk tea and a mooncake waiting at the end—September is…
OC Food Alert: Din Tai Fung Is Now Open at Brea Mall
North Orange County’s newest dumpling destination is serving guests by reservation during a limited soft opening ahead of its Aug. 31 grand opening. The 14,000-square-foot restaurant features an open dumpling kitchen, indoor dining and an outdoor patio…
LA Opera Welcomes Domingo Hindoyan as Its New Music Director—and a New Era Begins
Every great opera begins with a dramatic entrance, and for LA Opera, that moment has arrived. Acclaimed conductor Domingo Hindoyan has officially stepped onto the podium as the company’s new Richard Seaver Music Director…
Los Angeles Union Station Transforms Into a Free FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Zone Experience
As the world’s biggest sporting event arrives in Southern California, Los Angeles Union Station is preparing to welcome thousands of fans for four days of free programming, live match viewing, food, music, and immersive soccer…