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Plan a Spooktacular Halloween in Sacramento

Sacramento has been hit with cooler weather, changing leaves, and everything pumpkin spice which only means one thing, Halloween is here! And Sacramento is overflowing with fall events to get you into the spirit. To…

Sacramento has been hit with cooler weather, changing leaves, and everything pumpkin spice which only means one thing, Halloween is here! And Sacramento is overflowing with fall events to get you into the spirit. To help you navigate the frights and delights of the season, Sacramento365 has rounded up some events so you can plan a wicked time.


Heartstoppers Haunted House
The Mine Shaft
Sept. 30-Oct 31 | Various dates and times

Sacramento’s favorite haunted house is back once again for its 15th season of screams! With four immersive haunts all tied together with a terrifying storyline, this haunted house is sure to give you a screaming good time.

Movies Under the Stars
Old Sacramento Waterfront
Oct 6-27 | Thurs 7pm

Experience Movies Under the Stars with four Halloween-themed movies including The Addams Family, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, and Hocus Pocus.

Track-or-Treat Train Rides
California State Railroad Museum
Oct 8-31 | Sat & Sun 10am, 11am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm & 3:30pm

Enjoy a delightful, not frightful, ride behind a diesel locomotive operated by the “Skeleton Crew,” while the “ghost-with-the-most” car attendants keep the party going for a fun-filled 45-minutes.

El Panteón de Sacramento
Latino Center of Art & Culture
Oct 28-30 | Fri 5pm-8pm, Sat 10am-11pm & Sun 10am-4pm

Celebrate the Day of the Dead with features live dance, music, and ofrendas created by families and friends to honor those who have passed, telling the stories of their departed loved ones.

Burlesque In The Boo-Haus
Track 7 Brewing Co. – Natomas
Oct 28 | Fri 9pm

Calling all witches, warlocks and ghouls, come out for Track 7 Brewing’s first Track 7 After Dark event: Burlesque in the Boo-Haus, a Halloween Party you won’t want to miss!

Halloween at the Farm
Soil Born Farms American River Ranch
Oct 29 | Sat 8am-1pm

Come show off your Halloween costumes and explore the Spooktacular Youth Garden for all kinds of fun.

Pumpkins and Planes
Aerospace Museum of California
Oct 29 | Sat 10am-2pm

Fly on by the Aerospace Museum for trick-or-treating, music, Halloween-themed activities, and games for the whole family!

Wee Halloween
Crocker Art Museum
Oct 29 | Sat 11am & 2pm

The Crocker kicks off a thrilling Halloween weekend for little ghosts and goblins of all ages with a fun-filled, family-friendly gallery experience featuring festive stories, a few tricks, and the opportunity for families to take costumed portraits.

Halloween Festival and Pooch Parade
James Marshall Park
Oct 29 | Sat Noon

This family-friendly event is a four-footed favorite that encourages furry friends to strut, stroll, and saunter through the popular Midtown park while competing in a spirited costume contest.

Symphony Spooktacular
Cordova High Performing Arts Center
Oct 29 | Sat 4pm

Start your Halloween weekend with this fun concert, which will feature all of your favorite trick-or-treat music in one great concert!

Halloween Pub Crawl
Participating Locations
Oct 29 | Sat 4pm-11pm

Sacramento’s biggest Halloween Bar Crawl is just around the corner, join XOSO and make this Halloween a night to remember.

Paws to Party
The California Automobile Museum
Oct 29 | Sat 5:30pm-9pm

At this wicked fun costume party, you can check out local vendors, listen to live music, enjoy tasty food trucks, delicious drinks and best of all save animals!

14th Annual Shannon McCabe’s Vampire Ball
Harlow’s Restaurant and Nightclub
Oct 29 | Sat 8pm

Shannon McCabe’s Vampire Ball Celebrates 14 years and all things Anne Rice, this is a party you’ll be dying to see.

Halloween Spooktacular
Sacramento Comedy Spot
Oct 29 | Sat 9pm

The Halloween Spooktacular variety show is full of characters, sketch comedy, improv, featuring some of your favorite Comedy Spot performers, and a costume contest.

Trick or Treat 2022 at Sacramento Children’s Museum
Sacramento Children’s Museum
Oct 31 | Mon 10am-Noon

Calling all boos and ghouls, enjoy a fun day of trick-or-treating featuring multiple candy stations, outside play, art activities, and more!


Looking for more scares? Check out Sacramento365’s holiday events page for other Halloween events!