Live performance
Nightmare Alive!
October 24 · BurbankA seated Halloween dance and theater spectacle with two performances at the Colony Theatre.
Official detailsLos Angeles · 2026 guide
Halloween inLos Angeles.
The city does October at every scale: intimate stage shows, enormous haunts, cemetery screenings and glowing gardens. Start with the kind of night you actually want.
Updated September 20, 2026
Choose your kind of fear.
Los Angeles Halloween plans get easier when you decide between a live performance, a walkthrough haunt, a seasonal installation or a neighborhood event. Ticketed attractions often use timed entry, so check the organizer’s official page before leaving.
This independent guide is produced by the team behind Nightmare Alive! We include our show and link directly to other organizers so you can compare the night honestly.
Theme-park haunt
Halloween Horror Nights
Select nights September 3–November 1Large-scale haunted houses, scare zones and live entertainment at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Check the official siteAfter-dark garden
Carved at Descanso Gardens
Nightly October 2–November 1Hand-carved pumpkins and illuminated installations in La Cañada Flintridge.
Check the official siteLocal calendars
Find the smaller nights
Dates vary across OctoberCity, neighborhood and tourism calendars are the best source for one-off screenings, markets and family events.
Check the official siteA useful October rule
Book the anchor. Build around it.
Pick the ticketed experience you do not want to miss, then add dinner, costumes or a neighborhood stop around that fixed time. Nightmare Alive! runs at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM on October 24, leaving room for an early dinner or a late Downtown Burbank stop.
Dates, prices and availability can change. Follow the official event link for the final word.