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Everything from A-Z to do this Fall/Halloween/Dia de los Muertos with your family.

By Bronwyn Velazquez - Monterey Park , Glendale and Glendora Publisher. October 18, 2020


                                       2020 Fall Fun Guide 

   We know this year looks different than before, but we have compiled a list of fun things to do with your family, from home, in your car or places to visit. We will continue to add recipe and craft links daily.  So please keep checking all the way to Thanksgiving. We hope you enjoy our list and find some FUN things to do with your loved ones. You can print your own 2020 Fall Fun Bucket List HERE. Have a safe and FUN Fall Holiday Season!!

  Thank You to our Sponsor of the 2020 Fall Fun Guide, Magana Pest Control. If you need reliable services with top notch industry knowledge and experience, give Magana Pest Control a call. Support a LOCAL Small Business. Oscar grew up in this area and still calls it home.  A community volunteer and an active parent in local schools. I guarantee you will have your "critters" gone in no time. 



Local Halloween - Day of the Dead and Fall Family Events and Activities  

πŸŽƒ= Family Friendly 

Kraken Cove - 1030 Manley Dr, San Gabriel - Pirate themed yard decor to view from your car. Now til Oct 31.πŸŽƒ

San Gabriel (Virtual) Costume Contest - Oct 23πŸŽƒ

San Gabriel Drive Thru - Trunk or Treat - Oct 30 5- 7 pm.πŸŽƒ

Map of over 30 Monrovia Homes & Businesses to see decorated for Halloween from your car πŸŽƒ

Candy Caravan in Monterey Park - Oct 29 - 3-5pm.πŸŽƒ

Rosemead Spooktacular Halloween Drive Thru - Oct 31 6-8:30πŸŽƒ

Alhambra Driving Howl-aWeen - Oct 31 11-2 pm.πŸŽƒ

San Marino Halloween Scavenger Hunt - Oct 28-30 πŸŽƒ

Halloween Land - An Interactive Drive Thru - Pasadena - Oct 31 12-5 pm.πŸŽƒ

Drive Thru Boo - West Covina Plaza - Oct 30 5-7 pm.πŸŽƒ

Halloween Art Party with Young Rembrandts ESGV - Virtual - Oct 31πŸŽƒ

Costume and Candy Crawl in DTLA - Oct 31πŸŽƒ

Joe Bob's Haunted Drive In (Horror) - Rose Bowl - Oct 31πŸ’€

Haunted Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt - Oct 31πŸŽƒ

Dia de los Muertos Concert - Mission Playhouse - San Gabriel Nov 6πŸŽƒ

San Gabriel Noche de Loteria - Family Game Night (Virtual) - Nov 13 - Pick up your game supplies Nov 12  πŸŽƒ

San Gabriel Turkey Trot - 1K, 5K, 10K (Virtual)πŸŽƒ

San Gabriel Run, Walk and Roll (On your pace) Nov 21-27πŸŽƒ

Spooktacular Virtual Party brought to you By Pasadena Party Patrol & Pasadena Macaroni Kid - Oct 31 3-4 pm

Nightmare Elm St Double Feature - Oct 23 πŸ’€

Scarium at the Pacific - Oct 23-25 πŸŽƒ

A Halloween Fairy Hunt Show and Party (Virtual) Oct 24πŸŽƒ

Halloween Hunt - La Crescenta - Oct 24πŸŽƒ

Calaveras y Flores de Papel Arts and Craft Workshop - Glendale Library - Oct 24πŸŽƒ

GHOSTBUSTERS & BEETLEJUICE (Two Feature Halloween-O-Thon) - Sears Glendale - Oct 24πŸŽƒ

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Family Sunday) - Glendale Sears - Oct 25πŸ’€

Temple City Drive Thru Trick or Treat - Live Oak ParkπŸŽƒ

Halloween Movies at the Santa Anita Race Track - Arcadia - Oct 24,30,31 and Nov 1πŸŽƒ

Halloween Drive thru Adventure - Baldwin Park - Oct 31 πŸŽƒ

Glendora's Halloween Fun - Monster Hunt - Oct 31πŸŽƒ

Glendora's Halloween Costume Contest - Oct 26 (Register by Oct 26)πŸŽƒ

Glendora Library Family Trivia via Zoom - Spooky Side of Disney - Oct 27 7:00 pmπŸŽƒ

Heritage Harvest Pumpkin Patch - La Verne - Oct 24-25πŸŽƒ

Halloween Candy Cruise - City of La Verne - Oct 31 - Must preregisterπŸŽƒ

Halloween Hop Zoom Party for Special Needs - City of Laverne - Oct 28 - Must preregisterπŸŽƒ

Halloween Events to Walk Thru (Ongoing) 

πŸŽƒ= Family Friendly 

πŸ‘»= Ghost Walk or Paranormal Walk (Adults and older Teens) 

πŸ’€ = Adults or Older Teens

Taste of Fall - Knott's Berry FarmπŸŽƒ 

Haunted Haddonfield Exhibit - Sugar Mynt Gallery - South Pasadena πŸ’€

Halloween at Descanso Gardens - La CanadaπŸŽƒ

Downtown Disney - Holiday Decor - Shops- Restaurants - Next best thing to being at DisneylandπŸŽƒ

The Vampirates Dinner Show - Buena BarkπŸŽƒ 

Old Town Orange Ghost Walk πŸ‘» 

Santa Ana Ghost WalkπŸ‘» 

Black Star Canyon Ghost WalkπŸ‘» 

Fairhaven Cemetery Tour πŸ‘»

The Kellogg House πŸ‘»

Halloween in Mini Land - Lego Land - CarlsbadπŸŽƒ 

Sea World Spooktacular - San Diego πŸŽƒ 

Halloween Tours at Heritage Square Museum - Los Angeles - Self GuidedπŸŽƒ 

Oh What A Beautiful Mourning - Victorian Mourning Faire - Outdoors for 2020 Oct 24-25 - Los AngelesπŸŽƒ 

A Halloween Night Picnic - Heritage Square - Los Angeles - Oct 31πŸŽƒ 

Spider Pavilion - Natural History Museum - Los Angeles - Oct 25 - Nov 29πŸŽƒ 

Dracula's Disco of the Night - Bob Baker Marionettes - Of The Nights - Dinner Or Party Supplies Delivered to your Door -  Oct 24 and Oct 30πŸŽƒ

Day of the Dead in Santa Monica Promenade - One of the ONLY in person events happening in 2020πŸŽƒ 

Haunted Pasadena - Walking TourπŸ‘» 

Haunted Los Angeles - Walking Tours πŸ‘» 

Haunted Griffith Park - Walking Tours πŸ‘» 

San Gabriel Walk Roll and Run πŸŽƒ 

LA Zoo movie Nights - Oct 24,25,29,30,32 Nov1πŸŽƒ 

Haunted Places to walk by in Los Angeles - Research location to see if it is open. This is a good list of placesπŸ‘»


Halloween Drive Thru Events (Ongoing) 

πŸŽƒ = Family Friendly 

πŸ’€ = Scary (for Adults or older Teens) 

πŸ‘» = Might be scary for young kids refer to website to make your own decision. What are scary to some, are not to others. I have not personally attended to denote an icon on scare factor 

Happy Halloween LA (We LOVED this!!) - Pico Rivera Sports Arena - 1 Mile DriveπŸŽƒ 

Stranger Things Drive Thru - Los AngelesπŸ’€  

The Bite LA Halloween Food Crawl and Creature Safari - Legg Lake πŸ‘»  

The Haunted Barnyard at the Gentle BarnπŸ‘» 

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride - San Dimas - Bonelli ParkπŸ’€

LA Zoo Drive In Movies for Halloween (weekends in October)πŸŽƒ

OC Urban Legends Haunt - Costa MesaπŸ’€ 

Nights of Jack - CalabasasπŸŽƒ 

Hauntoween - Woodland Hills πŸŽƒ 


Pumpkin Patches and Apple Picking 

Riley's Farm - Oak Glen - Apple Picking, Berries. Bakery and History 

Stone Soup Farm - Oak Glen - Apple Picking and Cider Making

Los Rios Rancho - Oak Glen 

Oak Tree Mountain - Oak Glen - Apple Annie's - Family Fun

Parrish Ranch - Oak Glen 

Snow Line Orchard - Oak Glen - Apple Cider and Cider Doughnuts

Tom's Farm Pumpkin Patch - Temescal Valley (Riverside County) Shops and Outdoor Dinning 

Live Oak Ave in Duarte. There is a Pumpkin Patch. Stay on Las Tunas Dr til it becomes Live Oak. 

Cal Poly Curbside Pick Pumpkin Pick Up

Tanaka Farms - Irvine - Pumpkin Patch

Irvine Railroad Pumpkin Patch

Sky Park - Santa's Village Pumpkin Patch 

Underwood Farms - Moorpark 


November/December Events - Fall and Holiday 

Irvine Holiday Faire - Artisans and Holiday Shopping - Nov 7

The Elf on the Shelf's Magical Holiday Journey Coming to the Fairplex - 

Hikari - A Festival of Lights at Tanaka Farms coming Nov 27 - Buy tickets NOW

WonderLAnd - Woodland Hills coming Nov 30 Buy tickets NOW

Reflections at Descanso Gardens this holiday season

Halloween - Day of the Dead - Thanksgiving - Autumn/Fall 

Crafts - Recipes - DIY - Family Fun at Home

My Halloween Hoopla Pinterest Board

My Fabulous Fall Pinterest Board

DIY your own Touchdown or Day of the Dead Taco Bowl Bar

You've been BOO-ed - 

DIY Shaped Crayons (Use a halloween mold for halloween fun)

Let Halloween take you into Thanksgiving

DIY Fall Bunting

Halloween Books to read

Halloween Ideas for Covid times

EZ Halloween Lunch Treats

Four Kooky Halloween Recipes

Halloween Marshmallow Pops

6 EZ Halloween Crafts

Halloween Bark Recipe 

Spooky 7 layer dip recipe

Halloween Movie List for Kids and Teens

Fall Scavenger Hunt and Craft

Colorful Autumn Tree Craft

Macaroni Skeletons

Cookie Dough Graveyard a Spookalicious Halloween Treat

DIY Pinecone Flowers (Perfect for Thanksgiving tables)

Autumn Leaf Crafts 

Click HERE for the full Macaroni Kid calendar full of free or low-cost family-friendly events! 

  Are we missing an Event/Activity or do you have a Business with a Fall Event? Submit your event HERE OR email me at bronwynv@macaronikid.com. If you'd like to sponsor or be featured on our upcoming Winter Fun Guide, Holiday Guide or Local Small Business Holiday Gift Guide, send us an email. We would LOVE to hear from you!! bronwynv@@macaronikid.com

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