Celebrating Halloween in Los Angeles

Find out where to celebrate Halloween
By Gayot Editors

Halloween in Los Angeles: Where to Celebrate in 2023

Check out the Halloween happenings taking place in the Los Angeles area throughout October. Get the scoop on diabolically delicious dishes, spirited cocktails and more.

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1. Milk Bar Pumpkin Coffee-Cake Cake – September-October 2023

Milk Bar Pumpkin Coffee-Cake Cake

Indulge in an autumnal dessert with Milk Bar‘s Pumpkin Coffee-Cake Cake & Truffles.


The sweet treat features layers of vanilla cake, cinnamon streusel and pumpkin cheesecake filling. LA’s flagship Milk Bar is located on Melrose Ave.

> For more information, visit the Milk Bar official website.

2. Haunted Soirée: A Macabre Cocktail Party | October 6–31, 2023

Haunted Soirée: A Macabre Cocktail Party

At Haunted Soirée: A Macabre Cocktail Party

Guests can sample five miniature cocktails while enjoying the immersive spooky experience. This event will take place at The Nocturne Theatre, a historically haunted building in Glendale.

• Tickets start at $83.

> For more information, visit the official website.

3. Tiato Presents: A Bump in The Night | October 13, 2023

Tiato Presents: A Bump in The Night

Tiato Kitchen + Garden in Santa Monica is kicking off their Halloween festivities with “A Bump in The Night” on Friday the 13th.

The event begins at 5 p.m. and will feature $9 themed cocktails and a limited spooktacular menu created just for the evening. There will also be ‘80s-‘90s music, ghastly décor and hourly giveaways. Costumes are encouraged.

> For more information, visit the official website.

4. Pitchoun! Bakery Halloween Desserts | Mid-October 2023

Pitchoun! Bakery Halloween Desserts

Pitchoun! Bakery in DTLA offers a variety of treats for Halloween starting in mid-October.

Among the offerings you might find Halloween éclairs, pumpkin pecan chou puffs, pumpkin cheesecake, macarons, cookies and more.

> For more information, visit the Pitchoun! official website.

5. Haunted Little Tokyo | October 22 & 28, 2023

Haunted Little Tokyo

Haunted Little Tokyo returns to Downtown LA with a ghost tour, scavenger hunt and block party.

Little Tokyo celebrates the spooky season with the return of Haunted Little Tokyo, starting with the inaugural Little Tokyo Ghost Tour from 5-6 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, 2023. The next weekend, on Saturday, October 28, 2023, there will be a family-friendly Halloween Scavenger Hunt hosted by Terasaki Budokan from 1-5 p.m followed by the 7th annual Haunted Little Tokyo Block Party presented by The Little Tokyo Ghost Club from 6 p.m to midnight.

> For more information, visit the official website.

6. Gasolina Cafe’s Spooky Wine Explorers | October 25, 2023

Gasolina Cafe Spooky Wine Explorers

Join Gasolina Cafe in Woodland Hills for Spooky Wine Explorers – Orange Wines Part 2.

Guests will experience three enchanting orange wines, sourced from the vineyards of Spain and California, paired with three snacks. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. and costs $35 per person, excluding tax and gratuity.

> For reservations, visit OpenTable.

7. Halloween Happy Hour at Superfine Playa – October 27-29, 2023

Halloween Happy Hour at Superfine Playa

Superfine Playa is hosting a Halloween Happy Hour with chef Steve Samson resurrecting the bites from the 100th episode celebration of Fox’s “American Horror Story.”

Enjoy dishes and drinks like:
• Blood red (beet) arancine, mozzarella ($7)
• Black (squid ink) fried squid heads, spicy tomato dipping sauces ($9)
• Pumpkin soup shots, burnt marshmallow ($4)
• The Great Pumpkin – pumpkin latte cocktail ($11)
• Vampirina – blood orange martini ($11)

> For more information, visit the official website.

8. The Culver Hotel Haunted Hollywood Halloween Celebration – October 28, 2023

The Culver Hotel Haunted Hollywood Halloween Celebration

The Culver Hotel in Culver City will host a Haunted Hollywood Halloween Celebration on October 28, 2023.

The event will take place in the Velvet Lounge from 9 p.m.-midnight. Guests can enjoy festive cocktails, a DJ and costume contest.

> For more information, visit the official website.

9. Spooktacular Ice Cream at Salt & Straw – Through October 2023

Ice Cream at Salt & Straw

Salt & Straw ice cream shops serve up “The Scoops & Skulls Series” of flavors for the month of October.


There are several locations in the Los Angeles area, including Studio City, West Hollywood, Silver Lake and Pasadena.
• Sugar fiends will go gaga over The Great Candycopia, composed of salted butterscotch ice cream loaded with homemade versions of Snickers, Kit Kats and peanut butter cups.
• Creepy Crawly Critters incorporates real chocolate covered crickets and toffee-brittle mealworms into matcha ice cream.
• Other temptations include Jack O’ Lantern Pumpkin Bread and Blackberry Tamales (vegan).

> For more information, visit the Salt & Straw official website.

10. Seasonal Specials at Winston Pies – Through October 2023

Winston Pies Cookie ‘n Cream

Winston Pies gets in the spooky spirit with seasonal pies.

Cookie ‘n Cream features housemade Oreo cookie crust with creamy filling and more housemade Oreo cookies folded in, while Fall Pumpkin has a housemade graham crust. Full-size pies are priced at $59 and serve 8-12 people.

> For more information, visit the official website.

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