Halloween in San Diego

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Your Guide For The Halloween In San Diego

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2Oct

HalGLOWeen

2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego, CA, United States, California 92101

2 Oct 2026

31Oct

Caifanes

Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU

31 Oct 2026

17Oct

Scream Diego

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego - Mission Valley

17 Oct 2026

31Oct

Lord of The Rave

Queen Bee's Art and Cultural Center

31 Oct 2026

USD 18 TO 29
2Nov

The Haunt

Voodoo Room at House of Blues - San Diego

2 Nov 2026

25Oct

Trunk or Treat

2128 Chatsworth Blvd, San Diego, CA, United States, California 92107

25 Oct 2026

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Best Ways to Celebrate Halloween 2026 in San Diego | Parades, Ghost Hunts & More

San Diego brings together beach neighborhoods, a lively downtown and one of California’s strongest cultural districts. Balboa Park sits at the center of the city’s arts scene, with museums, gardens and historic architecture spread across a huge urban park. Barrio Logan adds murals and Chicano cultural history, while the Gaslamp Quarter mixes Victorian-era buildings with theaters and entertainment venues. North Park and South Park feel more local, with independent shops, galleries and live music woven into the neighborhoods. October works especially well here because many seasonal events can still make use of San Diego’s outdoor spaces.

1. 2026 San Diego Zombie Crawl | 2 Halloween Weekends

The 2026 San Diego Zombie Crawl runs across October 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2026, with each night beginning at 6 PM in the Gaslamp Quarter. American Junkie at 628 Fifth Avenue serves as the starting point before the event spreads through a number of nearby nightlife venues. Costumes and the zombie theme run through all four nights. This is a strictly 21+ multi-venue nightlife crawl.

2. Hard Rock Halloween • Haunted Manor

Hard Rock Halloween • Haunted Manor takes over the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego on October 31, 2026, from 9 PM to 2 AM. The production stretches across three floors, four stages and seven rooms, with more than 15 DJs scheduled throughout the hotel. Different areas are built around house music, open-format sets and Latin sounds.

The scale is the main story here. Around 60,000 square feet of the hotel is incorporated into the Halloween setup, including its rooftop and Legends Ballroom. This is a 21+ event, so I’ve kept it neutral and unlinked.

3. San Diego Family Fun Fest: Halloween

The San Diego Family Fun Fest: Halloween brings a much more relaxed Halloween morning to the Salvation Army Kroc Center Corner Zone on Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 10 AM to 1 PM. Admission and parking are free, and the activities are designed for families with children ranging from toddlers to teens.

Trick-or-treating, costume contests, inflatables and Halloween crafts fill the three-hour program. There is also a free kids’ raffle and a costume donation drive supporting San Diego military families through Support the Enlisted Project.

4. BOO! By The Bay Halloween Carnival

The BOO! By The Bay Halloween Carnival is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, from 11 AM to 5 PM at Naval Training Center Park, 2455 Cushing Road. The park becomes a seasonal carnival for the afternoon, with live entertainment and a marketplace running alongside Halloween activities.

Games and a costume contest with prizes are also part of the program, giving the day more of a community-festival feel than a traditional haunted attraction. Food is available around the event as well.

5. Ghost Light Masquerade 2026

The Ghost Light Masquerade 2026 begins its listed run at 3246 Imperial Avenue, with a performance scheduled for October 22, 2026, at 7:30 PM and additional dates available. Created by contemporary ballet company The Rosin Box Project, it sits somewhere between dance performance, masquerade and immersive theater.

There are no conventional assigned seats or fixed fourth wall. Instead, visitors move through the space while performances and encounters unfold around them, with masks, music and the old theatrical tradition of the ghost light tying the experience together. Audience interaction is optional, and some sections involve low lighting, atmospheric effects and periods of standing or walking.