2023 Halloween Activities

It is Spooky Season! We have put together a list of family fun activities to celebrate Halloween in the cities we manage rental properties. Happy Haunting!

Ventura

Sunday, October 22: Nextgen Rotary “Crawl-o-Ween” Fundraiser in Downtown Ventura (11AM-4PM RSVP required)

Boos, Bars, and Beneficiaries! Come celebrate Halloween on this fun bar crawl in Downtown Ventura benefitting local non-profits on Main Street. Purchase of the Crawl-O-Ween Passport includes 1 specialty drink at 5 different bars/restaurants. Participating Bars & Restaurants Include:

• Ventura Coast Brewing Company
• Winchesters
• The Six Social House
• The Blue Agave
• Dargan's Irish Pub
• VIP Location: The Twist

Saturday, October 28: Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest at Ventura Harbor Village (Noon)

Bring your furry friend in their best costume for Ventura Harbor Village 11th Annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest. Space is limited to the first 70 dogs.

Saturday, October 28: Costume Contest and Trick-or-Treating in Downtown Ventura (3-7PM)

This free family friendly event includes a costume contest (with prizes) at 3pm on the Main Street Stage followed by trick-or-treating at downtown businesses on Main Street starting at 4pm.

Sunday, October 29: Seaside Trick or Treat at Ventura Harbor Village (Noon-2PM)

Dress up the kids and navigate through the waterfront village with over a dozen treat stops at participating Harbor boutiques and restaurants. There will also be face painting and fortune telling. Bring your own bag!

Oxnard

Friday, October 13: Let the Ghoul Times Roll SK8 Nite in Oxnard (6-9PM)

Located on the 4th floor of the Downtown Parking Structure (B Street) this Halloween themed event will be sure to be quite a spook-tacular time, so come in your costumes because ghouls just want to have fun. Bring your own quad or in-line skates. Skates are not available for rental at site.

Wednesday, October 25: Trick or Treat at The Collection at Riverpark in Oxnard (5PM RSVP required)

The Collection at Riverpark invites princesses, pirates and pumpkins of all ages to collect fang-tastic treats at The Collection at Riverpark’s annual trick-or-treat event. Reservations are required to ensure our merchants can prepare for all superheroes and goblins.

Wednesday, October 25: Oxnard Police Department Drive-Through Spooktacular (5:30-7:30PM)

This contact-free event will be held at the Oxnard Police Station on South "C" Street between West 2nd & 3rd Streets. We invite our neighbors to drive through our socially-distanced spooky celebration and receive a (pre-packaged & sealed) bag of treats from your Police Officers and our community partners.

Saturday, October 28: Channel Islands Harbor Parade of Frights (7PM)

The 2nd Annual Parade of Frights at the Channel Islands Harbor is a non-competitive, Halloween-themed boat parade. Prior to the Parade of Frights, a variety of organizations and businesses will be offering Halloween-related events and activities.

Monday, October 30- Tuesday, October 31: Integration Works. Inc. 3rd Annual Halloween Scream (4:30-7:30PM)

Join us for a spooktacular evening of frights and delights at the Ventura Room! Get ready for a hair-raising experience as we celebrate Halloween in style. Whether you're a vampire, witch, or zombie, come in your most terrifying costume and prepare to be scared! This in-person event promises an unforgettable night of screams, laughter, and chilling surprises. So, mark your calendars and get ready for a hauntingly good time at Integration Works 3rd Annual Halloween Scream!

Camarillo

Saturday, October 21: Trail or Treat at Camarillo Grove Park (10AM-1PM RSVP)

Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District presents “Trail or Treat” at the Camarillo Grove Park Nature Center, 6968 E. Camarillo Springs Road. Trick or treat along the Camarillo Grove Trail. “Treats” will be nature and Halloween-related - no food items will be given. Hike is one mile and registration is $5.

Saturday, October 28: Camarillo Old Town BooFest Trick or Treating (Noon-4PM)

The Camarillo Old Town BooFest free event which will include trick-or-treating and costume contest.

Saturday, October 28: Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest in Camarillo (10AM-1PM)

Bring your dog in their scariest, funniest, most original costume – or even do matching costumes with your dog, to Howl-O-Ween at Mission Oaks Park, 5501 Mission Oaks Boulevard, Camarillo (in the off leash area) Free admission. No registration necessary. Dog costume contest, pet vendors, raffles and food trucks will be on hand (or paw). Watch a show by Disc Dogs and learn how to train your dog to be a disc dog.

Tuesday, October 31: Trick or Treat at the Camarillo Premium Outlets (4-6PM)

Join Camarillo Premium Outlets and our retailers in celebrating Halloween with a Trick-or-Treat event. Visit participating stores that have a pumpkin in the window to receive a treat. Make sure to stop by our event area in Fashion Court in front of Brooks Brothers for a photo booth and more treats!

Tuesday, October 31: Halloween in the Park in Camarillo (5-8PM)

Join in on a spooky evening out at Community Center Park (1605 E. Burnley Street, Camarillo) on Halloween night with pumpkin painting, lawn games, food trucks, a costume contest for all ages and a Trick-Or-Treat Village. This event is FREE to participants.

ojai

Saturday, October 28: Halloween Bash at the Ojai Valley Museum (7-10PM)

The Ojai Valley Museum presents "Under the Full Moon" Halloween Bash. Dance to the Top Shelf Brass Band, a New Orleans style band, encounter bone-chilling experiences, enjoy spooky treats and more. Costumes encouraged. Online sales only at www.ojaivalleymuseum.org. Ticket $30 for adults, $15 for kids.

SANTA PAULA

Friday, Saturday, Sunday October 13-15, 20-22, 27-29: Santa Paula Theater Center “Ghostwalk”

The Santa Paula Theater Center presents Ghostwalk on Fridays through Sundays over the weekends of October 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29. GHOSTWALK is Ventura County's original Halloween street theater presentation, a production of the Santa Paula Theater Center, now in its 29th year! Each year GhostWalk is presented in a different historic Santa Paula location. Flashlight in hand, walkers will be led along a route where they hear ghosts tell their tales of how they met their untimely ends. Some of the stories are true and based on history, and others are made up. You decide which is which! This year’s location is the Masonic Temple at 102 N. 7th Street in Santa Paula. Tour schedules are every 15 minutes from 7-9pm on Fridays, 6:30-9pm on Saturdays and 6:30-8:30pm on Sundays. Each tour is limited to 30 people and is an hour long. Ticket are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under, with a special $12 price for adult tickets on the opening weekend only.

port hueneme

Thursday, October 26: Halloween Celebration in Port Hueneme (5-8PM)

Visit the Orvene S. Carpenter Communtiy Center at 550 Park Avenue, Port Hueneme for ths free event to include music, hay maze, treats, pumpkin patch, photo booth, face painting and more.

Saturday, October 28: Bard Mansion Halloween Dinner (6:30-11PM)

This Halloween enjoy a formal night out in what’s been known as a truly haunted mansion! The historic Bard Mansion. You will gain exclusive access to the Bard Family’s 1912 Mansion (located on the Port Hueneme Naval Base) for an unforgettable evening of DINNER (prime rib, chicken piccata or vegetarian trio w/ wine, water, coffee, tea & dessert included), MAGIC (from award winning Magic Castle magician Ron Saylor), COMEDY (with Big Tom), SELF-GUIDED GHOST TOUR, PALM & TAROT CARD READINGS and a SILENT AUCTION! Explore parts of the mansion most have never seen (including the attic & basement). For Ages 21+

All proceeds benefit Turning Point Foundation's mission: "To improve the quality of life for adults experiencing serious mental illness, addiction, lack of housing and inadequate physical health care. We do this through providing health navigation services, rehabilitation, wellness & recovery programs, as well as temporary, transitional and permanent supported housing in Ventura County."