Halloween Activities In San Diego 2011

History for Half Pints: 'Spook'-tacular Fun! - Monday, October 17, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Wear your favorite Halloween costume for a parade around the Museum as we read Spooky Hour Halloween storybook, make a scary craft to take home, and eat a cookie in honor of National Cookie Month. $5 per adult/child pair. Reservations are required - call 619-232-6203, ext. 129. Cost: $5.

Halloween Cookies for Kids - Saturday, October 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Join Chef Joy in a cookie baking extravaganza specially tailored for Halloween. You learn how to make dough and shape cookies into ghouls, goblins, witches, bats and a whole lot more. Cost: $50.

The Boulevard BOO! Parade & Carnival - Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Celebrate community spirit and cultural diversity as San Diego’s Halloween theme parade spirits down El Cajon Boulevard. Heading east, the parade route begins at 59th Street and disappears at Rolando Boulevard. The BOO! Parade is a free, family-friendly event featuring a spellbinding parade with ghoulish floats, unique vintage cars, costumes characters, bands and more!

Oceanside Museum of Art Presents 'Art After Dark' - Friday, October 28, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The next OMA Art After Dark will thrill guests to their core. Experience dueling graffiti artists, D.E. Mad Doctor Crew vs. Aero Zombies, battling it out on the museum's terrace and view "Memento Mori: Remember Your Mortality," an exhibition specially curated to align with Art After Dark Death, on view October 15-30, 2011. Cost: $25.

2011 Halloween Zombie Apocalypse - Saturday, October 29, 6 p.m.

ZombieWalk SanDiego is an October walk & event which will coincide with the 2011 Halloween Zombie Apocalypse events worldwide.

Halloween Monsterbash 2011 - Saturday, October 29, 6 p.m. to midnight

Come party with some of San Diego’s sexiest goblins and ghouls at the biggest Halloween Bash in the City! The 11th Annual Dos Equis XX Monster Bash is baaaaaack, Saturday, October 29th, 2011, from 6:00 PM to Midnight shutting down 8 blocks for the largest Halloween block party in Southern California with the main gate at 7th and Market. Cost: $30 in advance, $35 at the door. This event is a 21+ only.

Halloween Silent Film Night - Sunday, October 30, 7:30 p.m.

Join legendary actor John Barrymore at the San Diego Symphony as he stars in the dual role of this 1920 silent horror classic. Dr. Jekyll is a London doctor, progressive in his research, repressed in his personal life. After drinking a potion of his own creation, Jekyll is transformed into the evil Edward Hyde. It’s a secret life full of cruel deeds. Cost: $20.

San Diego Halloween Pub Crawl - Monday, October 31, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Hundreds upon hundreds of zombies, ghouls, and vampires walking the streets in search of…candy! Yep, that was the scene many years ago when we were amped up for Halloween, just because of the sugary streets. Now - picture this, hundreds of zombies, ghouls, and vampires walking the streets in search of…beer!

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PUMPKIN PATCHES

San Diego

The Boulevard Boo! Parade and Carnival - Sat, Oct. 24, 2009 - A Halloween spooktacular, free event sponsored by the College Area Business Improvement District. Enjoy a parade and carnival at Clay Park. The parade begins at 11 a.m. at 59th Street and El Cajon Boulevard.

Pumpkin Station Mission Valley - Children can enjoy a giant slide, train ride, swing ride, play center, mini slide, jumpies, game zone and pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field. Located in Mission Valley at 1640 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego, CA 92108. Phone: 858-566-7466.

North County

Bates Nut Farm- Pumpkin patches, tractor hay rides, hay-bale maze, pony rides, petting zoo and and live music transform this old-fashioned farm into a country harvest festival each October. Parking and admission to the farm and pumpkin patch are free. The farm is located at 15954 Woods Valley Road, Valley Center, CA 92082. Phone: 760-749-3333. Fax: 760-749-9499.

Lavender Hill Pumpkins – This pumpkin patch field is located at 1509 East Mission Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028. Phone: (760) 728-9192. Fax: (760) 728-2022.

Mountain Valley Ranch Pumpkin Patch - 842 Hwy 78, Ramona, CA. Phone: 760-788-8703.

Pumpkin Station at Del Mar - Pumpkin patch, kiddie rides, petting zoo, jumps, haunted house. Pumpkin Station also offers a wide variety of gourds, squashes, Indian corn, and pumpkins. Located at 15555 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014. Phone: (888) 302-8733.

East County

Julian Mining Company - Families can find the perfect pumpkin in the patch, enjoy child-sized hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides and the Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises). The farm is located at 4444 Orchard Land & Hwy 78, Julian , CA 92036. Phone: 951-313-0166.

Oma’s Pumpkin Patch at Van Ommering Dairy - Pumpkin patch, hayride, hay maze, petting zoo, cottonseed mountain. Located at 14950 El Monte Road, Lakeside. Phone: 619-390-2929.

Pumpkin Station El Cajon - Giant slide, train ride, swing ride, play center, mini slide, jumpies, game zone; pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field. Located at Parkway Plaza, El Cajon, CA 92020. Phone: 858-566-7466.

Summer's Past Farm – A pumpkin patch, corn maze, and children’s activities are just some of the offerings here. The farm is located at 15602 Old Hwy 80, Flinn Springs, CA, 92021. Phone: (619) 390-1523.

SOUTH BAY

Pumpkin Station Chula Vista - Giant slide, train ride, swing ride, play center, mini slide, jumpies, game zone; pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field. Located at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Phone: 858-566-7466.

Pumpkin Station at Plaza Bonita - Giant slide, train ride, swing ride, play center, mini slide, jumpies, game zone; pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field. Located at 3030 Plaza Bonita Road, National City, CA. Phone: 858-566-7466.