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The mega fir will soon go on ornament-bedecked display at the Citadel Outlets.

A trio of frightful (and not-too-frightful) flicks will haunt the screen over the final three days of October.

Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade, the delightful, decades-old event, puts a timely twist on an enduring tradition.

A ghost tour, campfire-style tales told virtually, and other atmospheric events are bringing us the October cheer that’s famously associated with the DTLA neighborhood.

The shops and eateries of Disney California Adventure’s main thoroughfare, the section found at the front of the park, will open in November.

The annual celebration for our region’s most famous feline isn’t cancelled, oh joy.

The twice-a-year affair gives everyone free museum access and so much more; now it is headed online, with its spirits high.

Catalina Island Company is offering the “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to a few adventurous, Avalon-loving overnighters.

A twinkling drive-thru will bring a seasonal glow to the Irvine destination.

A haunt-happy host of at-home activities are popping up each day through the end of the month on the Pasadena museum’s site.

Looking for a filling and festive goodie that pairs well with the cooler days ahead? Here are your baseball bites.

The McFly-est day of the year is Oct. 21, and The Gamble House, also known as Doc Brown’s abode, has just the tee for you to wear.

The event isn’t a festival this year, but guests are invited to show up in costume at the Long Beach destination over a few lighthearted days.

Parents and kids will create two delicious treats at home during the virtual event. And how fun: It all happens on the day of Halloween.

The frankfurter-perfecting powerhouse is celebrating 10 years with a line-up of tempting ways to sup and save at select restaurants.

The 23rd Annual LA Cancer Challenge Walk/Run is virtual in 2020; there’s still time to join, get out into your neighborhood, and help others.

The Dark Zone, a “Virtual Haunt & Music Fest” will keep a spooky surveillance on the landmark ship’s “Most Haunted Rooms.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone but far from forgotten.

The pandemic has proven there’s no shortage of games to keep families, couples and kids amused.

Both the annual event’s animal and kid costume contests are fully online. Oh yes, and there’s a pumpkin art showdown, too.

A multi-eyed gateau, a candy corn-inspired cake, and pumpkin gingersnap banana pudding are all available for shipping.

A weird home tour and a “monster of the month” will shimmer onto our screens in the dastardly days ahead.

You can pick the Moorpark destination’s big-headed blossoms or just take an admiring stroll.

A few vendors have teamed up to fashion fresh dishes and drinks. The occasion? The DTLA landmark’s 103rd anniversary.

Find lower or waived adoption fees on those animals that will be the sole pet in a home, as well as cuties that are age 5 or older.

It’s the Brewery Art Walk, of course. Check in with dozens of artists, and see what they’re working on, during the free online affair.

Horchata, cupcakes, posh pumpkin bars, and candy-cool shakes are filling our dessert-based daydreams this fall.

The Sanderson sisters will materialize on the big screen at Mile Square Regional Park.

The water-based beastie is one of the fall-inspired displays currently on view at the La Cañada Flintridge destination.

If you just remembered that this hearty pancakes-and-eggs-and-bacon anniversary meal was 70 cents last year around this time, you’re exactly correct.

The sobering musical “Jagged Little Pill,” which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday, as the Broadway community took the first steps to celebrate a pandemic-shortened season that upended the theater world

Documentaries, big debuts, so many stars, and all of those festival-style feels will pop up, on our personal screens, over several cinematic days.

The Natural History Museum’s popular annual event will deliver nature-inspired eeks to kids via their own spooky screens.

Act quickly and enter for a chance to score a Sustaining level membership to the famous San Marino landmark.

“America’s Sweetest,” a fundraising bake sale, is supporting the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation on Oct. 14.

Four Slater’s 50/50 locations will offer the unusual treat for five flavorful days only.

Ventura County Farm Day is changing it up for 2020: “The Biggest Little Farm,” a documentary about Moorpark’s Apricot Lane Farms, will screen at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.

One of autumn’s showiest stars is having its moment in Irvine. Different for 2020? You’ll view the blooms from your car or a wagon ride.

Thirteen La Catrina sculptures, created by LA artist Ricardo Soltero, will be on view around Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Pier.

The fully virtual Sea Fare fundraiser will include a silent auction as well as opportunities to admire the critters of the Aquarium of the Pacific up-close.

There’s also a song line-up themed to Taste of Fall-O-Ween, the theme park’s autumn 2020 food event.

Salt & Straw has a quartet of cold and creepy flavors that hit the spooky spot on a scorching fall day.

An in-park experience isn’t happening this year, but kids can find not-so-frightful activities online in the days leading to Halloween.

At least for a few months, that is. But you’ll have to wait for 2021 for The Donut Man’s famous treats to return, if you don’t snap one up soon.

Yuk it up, inside your car, during “Magic Asphalt,” a series of events adjacent to the world-famous magic club. Fun: You can order from the Magic Castle kitchen.

McDonald’s is adding baked goods to its permanent menu for the first time in more than eight years as the fast-food giant tries to revive its breakfast sales.

And it’s soon: The Arroyo Parkway burger-and-shake spot opens on Monday, Oct. 12, with an opening-day way to give back.

You can find the mega pumpkin at the Citadel Outlets. In other seasonal shopping center news? A pumpkin patch is opening at the Beverly Center, a first.

Southern California’s acclaimed wheelchair dance troupe will come together, virtually, with a host of excellent online events.

When do the holidays really start in Southern California? When Roger’s Gardens unveils its annual baubles-and-bows Christmas Boutique.

Discover where some of our city’s scariest horror flicks have been filmed on a movie-themed event, then take a Valley-themed Bizarre Tour the following day.

The biggest cat pop culture event in the world is happening Oct. 10 and 11 and there’s no need to even change out of your paw-jamas to attend. You can join in the fun of CatCon online as the Con goes virtual for the first time.  CatCon From Your Couch will have an impressive lineup of more than 60 celebrity…

Find a forever, er, fur-ever, buddy, and save on the fee, in Mission Hills.

Mr. Jack O’Lanterns Pumpkin Patch is returning to the historic public market for two days only.

The “Welcome Home” box, created by the LA-based Shine On Collective, gives you a tale to untangle and a tasty meal, too.

The historic collection of Victorian homes is conjuring a host of socially distanced happenings this October, but capacity is limited.

The huge horror film festival, long a fall staple on the LA cinema scene, is unleashing its 2020 slate at an outdoor, in-car cinema.

A trio of themed weekends, including one dedicated to actor Betty White, are just ahead; tickets are expected to sell out.

Pastries rocking spooky hues are on the October 2020 line-up, including a treat themed to actor and owner Danny Trejo’s famous film role.

The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is giving families a safe and socially distanced look at the magical venue via a new private experience.

Stop by a pop-up capsule in Echo Park and pick up cool clothes from the Quiet Life, as well as a six-pack of Oktoberfest Bier.

The team behind the fresh and photo-fun seasonal sight? The Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade organizers.

A lot is happening, from a kind-hearted fundraiser to a big taco giveaway. Oh yes: And a Ferris wheel will feature a taco show, too.

The Sweded Film Festival is now open, so grab a camera, and anything you have around the house, and create a short and imaginative movie.

Craving hazelnut ice cream as the weather stays warm? Or a pumpkin-cute pastry? Head for the historic mid-city clocktowers, fall fans.

Oh yes, we’re talking about the Tres Leches Milk’N Berries Cake, which arrives frozen at your place, ready for defrosting, eating, and enjoying.

Popovers are on the restaurant’s brand-new brunch menu. Popovers, people.

The “immersive digital quest” will give explorers a chance to get better acquainted with the landmark via a dozen history-fun challenges.

The new Norco-based attractions open in late October, but here’s a twist: They’ll offer seasonal thrills for grown-ups and kids for most of November, too.

Halloween drive-thru events allow families to have fun while following social distancing guidelines.

Now fall is truly here, Southern California. It is truly, truly here.

PlayhouseLive will spotlight a host of theatrical productions starting on Sept. 30.

But wait: There will also be a drive-thru parade later in October, in addition to a number of online events throughout the month.

The foodie festival, which takes place in the open air at the Buena Park theme park, will now pop up on “select” Thursdays.

Movies will screen nightly at the Hollywood Legion Theater at Post 43, with “E.T.: The Extraterrestrial” and “Jurassic Park” just ahead.

The Pasadena landmark, our region’s oldest independent bookstore, sent out the call and fans are answering: Support is needed, now more than ever.

The goat-iest go-to in Moorpark will return on Oct. 1, the opening day of Fall Harvest on the Farm.

Several chains and coffeehouses will be percolating with savings and specials.

Funnel cakes, turkey legs, and roasted corn, too: Find classic midway eats in Costa Mesa each weekend through Oct. 25.

Eeky and fun flicks’ll fill the streaming service in October while an in-your-car event prepares to deliver thrills to Southern Californians.

The socially distanced outdoor strolls will happen over two lunar-lovely nights.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area shared the photo as a fun way to remind citizen scientists that they have an important role to play.

Cali Dumpling Delivery is celebrating the national food holiday with a delicious giveaway.

Stylish party package service Of the Night has teamed up with the Bob Baker Marionettes on a fundraising, Dracula-delightful delivery.

Sweet Story is offering the luscious and sizable sweet in two flavors: strawberry jam and lemon curd.

Return to the Hollywood Bowl, virtually, for these stirring, music-filled shows from the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

The Bowers Museum is hosting a virtual fest, which includes instructions on baking traditional Chinese almond cookies, and creating spiral lanterns, too.

The yellow-footed rock wallaby has been seen peering out from its mother’s pouch.

The explore-and-learn group will hold a sort of comedy roast, one that spotlights the weirder and wackier elements of prehistoric beasties.

Web-based wonders will be back when this falltime favorite returns to the Exposition Park museum in late October.

The not-so-scary drive-thru will line a car-ready thoroughfare with elaborate, pumpkin-themed displays throughout October.