Halloween
Time of the season
Haunted houses, a corn maze, hayrides a farm actually posts, and the parade. Community places, not music rooms. For Halloween the search goes about 30 miles out. The houses, the hayrides, and the corn mazes are usually on a farm road, not downtown.
Haunted house · San DiegoThe Scream ZoneThe Scream Zone · Del Mar · 19 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · San DiegoThe Haunted Trail of Balboa ParkThe Haunted Trail of Balboa Park · San Diego · 1 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted trail · San DiegoFright Nights at AleSmithFright Nights at AleSmith · San Diego · 12 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted trail · San DiegoThe Haunted Amusement ParkThe Haunted Amusement Park · El Cajon · 18 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their page
Corn maze · San DiegoCarlsbad Strawberry Company Pumpkin Season & Corn MazeCarlsbad, CA · 32 miles outDaily through Nov 8, 2026 (Sun-Wed 9am-6pm, Thu 9am-8pm, Fri-Sat 9am-10pm)$20 Mon-Thu, $25 Fri-Sun; corn maze +$10
Haunted house · San DiegoHaunted Corn Maze at Carlsbad Strawberry CompanyCarlsbad, CA · 32 miles outFri & Sat 7-10pm through Oct 31, 2026$25 + general admission
Pumpkin patch · San DiegoBates Nut Farm Pumpkin PatchValley Center, CA · 36 miles outDaily through Oct 31, 2026; Mon-Thu 9am-5:30pm, Fri Oct 23 to 6:30pm, Sat-Sun 8:30am-6pmFree entry; activities ticketed
Fall festival · San DiegoHalGLOWeen at the San Diego ZooSan Diego, CA · 2 miles outFri-Sun evenings through Oct 31, 2026, about 5-9pmIncluded with zoo admissionPumpkin patch · San DiegoOma's Pumpkin PatchLakeside, CA · 21 miles outThrough Nov 7, 2026; Wed 9am-1pm, Thu-Sat 9am-8pmSee website