Send ideas to montereycountynow.com/events 29 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY OCTOBER 23-29, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com Sunday, Oct. 26- Monday, Oct. 27 Haunted House 6:30-8:30pm at Monterey High School, 101 Herrmann Drive, Monterey. This fundraiser event takes place at the school’s music building. Donation suggested. Wednesday, Oct. 29 Halloween Horrors for Teens 3:30pm at Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St., Monterey. Free. Haunted Library event for children 3:30-5:30pm at Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Ave., Pacific Grove. There just might be books about monsters and witches. Free. Thursday, Oct. 30 Halloween Tricks and Treats 2:304:30pm. SPCA Monterey County invites children and their families to visit for their first Halloween Tricks and Treats event. Meet adoptable pets. 1002 Highway 68, Salinas. Free. Halloween Mask - Do It Yourself workshop 4-5pm at Harrison Memorial Library, Ocean and Lincoln, Carmel. Free. Friday, Oct. 31 City of Monterey Halloween Storytime and Parade 10:15am at Colton Hall, 570 Pacific St., Monterey. Free. Soledad Spook Fest 3-6pm at Cesar Chavez Park. Downtown Soledad will come alive with costumes, contests and trunk or treat. Free. Halloween on the Wharf: Trick or Treat By the Bay 4-7pm at Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf. Free. Carmel City Halloween Parade 4:30-7pm at Devendorf Park, 6th and Mission, Carmel. Celebrate the City’s 109th birthday—and Halloween with trick-or-treating, a band and hot dogs. Free. Fright House Halloween Bash 6pm-midnight. Lighthouse Cinema, 525 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. Visit the most haunted dance floor in town; costumes recommended. $5. lighthousecinema4events.com. Halloween Masquerade Ball 6-10pm at Cooper Molera Adobe Garden, 506 Munras Ave., Monterey. An evening of mystery and celebration with burlesque, cocktails and a costume contest at 9pm. $40. tinyurl.com/ HalloweenCooperMolera. Seaside Halloween Bonanza 6-8pm. Oldemeyer Center, 986 Hilby Ave., Seaside. Enjoy a haunted house, candy, game booths and crafts. Costumes encouraged. Free. MIRA’s Haunted Observatory 6:30-9:30pm at Hamming Astronomy Center, 200 Eighth St., Marina. Trickor-Treat for space-themed candy and make your way through the Hall of Dead Astronomers. Free. Halloween Pearlesque 8pm-midnight. A Halloween special by The Carmel Delights at Pearl Hour, 214 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey. $20. tinyurl.com/ PearlHour. LeFreq Halloween 8pm-2am at Compact Disco, 420 Tyler St., Monterey. It’s going to be a spooky, groovy time. Wear a costume you can dance in. $18. tinyurl.com/ CompactHalloween. Rnbeezy Halloween 9pm-1am at Deja Blue Soul Food Restaurant & Club, 500 Broadway Ave., Seaside. An R&B and hip-hop party with costumes and cocktails. $13. tinyurl.com/DejaHalloween. Spookery 10pm-1:30am at Cibo Ristorante, 301 Alvarado St., Monterey. Cash prizes, a midnight costume contest, music by DJ Parris J; ages 21+. $10. cibomonterey.com. HOT PICKS There are so many spooky, scary and ghostly events out there this year that we couldn’t fit them all here. From scary haunted houses to pumpkin workshops and a pet parade, find a selection below, with an emphasis on free and family-friendly events. As always, kids and teens are the priority—treat-or-treating belongs to them—but adults will also find a bunch of places to go and show off their costumes. One thing is certain, if you love Halloween, you can celebrate it this year countless times in Monterey County, starting well before Oct. 31. -Agata Popęda Friday, Oct. 24 Halloween on the Green 12:30pm Friday, Oct. 24. A Dinner Dance & Costume Party returns to the Pasadera Country Club, 195 Pasadera Drive, Monterey. Play golf, dine and dance. $125-$6,500. tatumsgarden.org/golf. La Noche de Encanto 4-7pm at The Farm, off Highway 68, Salinas. Free admission includes dancing and the pumpkin patch; $5 hayrides ($10/family) and $15 flower crown workshops. Zombie Prom 5-8pm at Hartnell College, 411 Central Ave., Salinas. A substance-free event for youth ages 14-24; costumes encouraged, enthusiasm required. Free. Spooktacular 6:30-8pm at Salinas Family YMCA, 117 Clay St., Salinas, and the YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula, 600 Camino El Estero, Monterey. Trick-or-Treat stations, arts and crafts, a costume parade and prizes. Free. Bloodlust Burlesque 9pm at Live@ Heirloom Pizza, 344 Main St., Salinas. During this sinfully seductive evening vampires reign, corsets tighten and desire takes a deliciously dark turn. $20. heirloompizzapie.com/salinas. Friday, Oct. 24- Sunday, Oct. 26 Monterey Skates Halloween Weekend Various times Friday, Oct. 24 to Sunday, Oct. 26. Skate in costume to win a contest. Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey. $12-$25. montereyskates.com. Saturday, Oct. 25 Carmel’s 10th Annual Pumpkin Roll 11am-1pm. Roll pumpkins (provided) down Ocean Avenue. Free. Trick-or-Treat downtown Salinas 11am-2pm. Costumed children (and adults) are welcome to seek candy and participate in activities like a scavenger hunt. Free. Trick-or-Treat downtown Pacific Grove 2-5pm. Shops and restaurants will be welcoming little goblins with special treats. Dress up the kids. Free. Trick-or-Treat Lighthouse District 2-5pm. Start in New Monterey or Pacific Grove (see above) and power your walk with candy. Free. Monterey Sports Center festivities 2-9pm. 2pm pumpkin plunge; 4:30-5:30 Thriller dance party; 6pm Día de Los Muertos celebration. 301 E. Franklin St., Monterey. Free. A Band of Orcs 2pm at Fox Theater, 241 Main St., Salinas. This death metal lineup promises to be “the ultimate costume party” for all ages. $20. foxtheatersalinas.com. Paws and Pumpkins Fun Run (2K and 5K) 3pm at San Lorenzo Park, 1160 Broadway St., King City. Other attractions: trick-or-treat, haunted hayride and costume contest. Free. Halloween at Point Sur Lighthouse 5-7:30pm on Highway 1 (mile marker 54.1), Big Sur. An evening of ghostly fun will begin with a walking tour to the lighthouse in time to watch the sunset, then on to the barn for some hearty snacks. $125 donation. pointsur.org. Costume Party at Recycled Records 6-10pm Saturday, Oct. 25. 604 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey. Listen to vinyl spinning all night long. Free if you come in costume (which also gets you 10-percent off on vinyl purchases). A Haunted Wine House 7-10pm at The Wine House, 1 E. Carmel Valley Road, Building A, Carmel Valley. It’s a 21+ costume party with creepy decor, costumes and surprises lurking around every corner. $40 (includes two drinks and all-you-can-eat tacos). tinyurl. com/WineHouseHalloween. It’s time to get scary and score some free candy. There are dozens of Halloween events in Monterey County happening this week. All you need is a costume. SHUTTERSTOCK Costume Party Halloween season is here, and so are many spirited events.
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