Sacramento’s most elegant scare tradition is back: Hitchcocktoberfest at the Tower Theatre. Every Wednesday in October, the house lights dim, the violins sharpen, and Alfred Hitchcock’s most unforgettable films take...
Old Town Auburn Ghost Tour
If your October plans need a little… afterlife, pencil in the Old Town Auburn Ghost Tour by Gold Country Ghost Tours on Saturday, October 18, 8:30–10:30 p.m. You’ll meet at the Historic Auburn Courthouse, 101 Maple St...
Pumpkin Splash Patch
If pumpkins and pool days had a baby, it would be Pumpkin Splash Patch in El Dorado Hills. Picture it: the pool sparkles with floating pumpkins, kids paddle out to claim their favorite, and parents get the kind of fall...
Sutter Street Theatre War of the Worlds
Martians, microphones, and mayhem—sign us up. Sutter Street Theatre is staging War of the Worlds as a vintage-style radio play on Friday, October 11, complete with actors at standing mics, on-stage sound effects, and...
Folsom Zoo Wild Howl-O-Ween
Mark your calendar for a day of adorable frights: Wild Howl-O-Ween returns to the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary on Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This family-friendly Halloween celebration blends festive fun with...
Sunrise Marketplace Beetlejuice
It’s Showtime, Sacramento: Beetlejuice Harvest Festival & Movie Night Say it once, say it twice, say it… you know the rest. Sunrise MarketPlace is throwing a full-on fall bash with the Beetlejuice Harvest...
Organ Spooktacular
Fair Oaks, meet goosebumps with class. Organ Spooktacular: A Silent Halloween Film arrives Wednesday, October 29, 2025, turning The Community Clubhouse (7997 California Ave., Fair Oaks, CA 95628) into a time machine...
Haunted History
The lanterns are lit, the boardwalk creaks, and the whispers are getting louder. Haunted History at the Folsom History Museum is back—more immersive and scarier than before—with an outdoor haunted house that drags you...
Sketching the Halloween Block
Halloween decorations are basically still lifes that glow. On Tuesday, October 29, join Rebecca Huval and Urban Sketchers Sacramento for Sketching the Halloween Block, a public, on-location drawing session from...
Boos & Brews at El Dorado Hills Town Center
If your favorite food group is “festive,” pencil in Boos & Brews, the Tastes of EDH Town Center Halloween Reception. Each fall, the El Dorado Hills Town Center trades everyday errands for eerie elegance—string...