Haunted Jaunts

A fall festival, spooky houses, monster mashes, trick or treating and other Halloween happenings are on tap today through Nov. 2. A rundown by city:

Anaheim

* Fall Festival, Saturday, Center Street Promenade in downtown. Parade at noon saluting Anaheim Union High School District centennial. Route starts at Anaheim High School, West Street and Lincoln Avenue, and proceeds downtown. Kiddie carnival, other activities, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Information: (714) 999-3456.

* Haunted House to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Anaheim, through Nov. 2, Canyon Plaza shopping center, 5755 Santa Ana Canyon Road. Children under 12 should be accompanied by adult. 6:30 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays; 6:30 to 10:30 p.m Sundays; 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and Oct. 30. Cost: $7, adults; $5 for children under 12. Information: (714) 687-1343.

* Haunted House, through Nov. 1, to benefit Anaheim Family YMCA, Camelot Golfland, 3200 E. Carpenter Ave. Kiddie Night 6 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Sundays; Fright Time, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 6:30 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Cost: $5 a person. Information: (714) 635-9622.

* Haunted House, 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. today and Saturday; 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Anaheim Museum, 241 S. Anaheim Blvd. Cost: $3 a person. Information: (714) 765-5274.

* Workshop, 4 to 5 p.m. (for children) and 7 p.m. to midnight Wednesday, to stir up ghoulish concoctions and learn about bats. Peralta Recreation Center, 111 N. Pinney Drive; Thursday, Brookhurst Community Center, 2271 W. Crescent Ave. Fee: $12. Information: (714) 254-5228.

* Halloween Party, for children ages 6 to 11, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Yorba Linda Community Center, 45501 Casa Loma Ave. Make party favors, games, dancing. Offered by Anaheim Community Services Department. Fee: $17 with a $3 supply fee. Information: (714) 254-5228.

Brea

* Trick or Treat, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Brea Mall. Free candy and trick or treat bags. Information: (714) 990-2732.

Buena Park

* Trick or Treat, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Buena Park Mall, La Palma Avenue east of Beach Boulevard. Information: (714) 828-7722.

* Halloween Storytime, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Buena Park Library, 7150 La Palma Ave. Children 3 to 7. Stories, crafts and costumes are optional. (714) 826-4100, Ext. 126.

Corona del Mar

* Halloween Extravaganza, 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31, Community Youth Center, Grant Howald Park, 5th and Iris streets. Costume contests begin at 4:15 p.m. Carnival, craft projects, entertainment. Information: (714) 644-3151.

Cypress

* Halloween Carnival, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Cypress Community Center, 5700 Orange Ave. Games, face painting, food, entertainment, contests, prizes. Cost: $1. Halloween House for children 9 and under. Cost: 50 cents. Information: (714) 229-6780.

Dana Point

* Halloween Mini-Carnival, 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31, Palisades Elementary School, 26462 Via Sacramento, Capistrano Beach; and R.H. Dana Elementary School, 24242 La Cresta, Dana Point, for children 3 to 12. Bouncing house, costume contest, bobbing for apples. Information: (714) 496-4251.

Fountain Valley

* Monster Mash, costume contest, 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31, Fountain Valley Recreation Center, 16400 Brookhurst St. Open to children 11 or younger; parade and games, bag of goodies, food for sale. The 25-cent carnival games to benefit Kiwins and Key Clubs at Fountain Valley and Los Amigos high schools. Information: (714) 839-8611.

Fullerton

* Halloween musical event, 3 p.m. Sunday, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave. Irvine Youth Chamber Symphony Orchestra, costume parade. Cost: $3. Information: (714) 738-6595.

Garden Grove

* Halloween Family Education Fair, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Garden Grove Police Department, 11301 Acacia Parkway. Costume parade, costume contest, fingerprinting for children, pictures with Officer McGruff; police and fire vehicles on display, petting zoo, community information displays. Information: (714) 741-5760.

Huntington Beach

* Trick or Treat, Oct. 31, Huntington Beach Mall, Beach Boulevard at San Diego Freeway. Costume contest for children and adults beginning at 5:30 p.m.; haunted house for ages 10 and older, 7 to 10 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 30 and 31 and Nov. 1. For children under 10, 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31. Trick or treat, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Information: (714) 536-5486.

Irvine

* Ghostly Affair, 10 a.m. Saturday, Irvine Youth Services Center at Heritage Park, 14301 Yale Ave. Games, crafts, prizes, trick or treat, costume parade. Children ages 3 to 7. Cost: $15. Information: (714) 724-6754.

* Halloween Haunt, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 31 for children ages 2 to 5, Irvine Youth Services Center at Heritage Park, 14301 Yale Ave. Also, 6 p.m. Nov. 1 for children ages 6 to 12. Cost: $1. Information: (714) 724-6754.

* Halloween Overnighter, 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Adventure Playground, University Community Park, 1 Beechwood Lane. Cost: $23. Information: (714) 786-0851.

* Monster Mash, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Northwood Community Park, 4531 Bryan Ave. Children ages 4 to 8. Information: (714) 552-4350.

Laguna Beach

* Pageant of the Monsters, 6 to 9 p.m. today through Sunday and Oct. 31, Festival of Arts, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Cost. $5. Information: (714) 494-1145.

Laguna Niguel

* Haunted House, 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30; 8 to 10:30 p.m. for older children and adults, and 5 to 7 p.m. for younger children Oct. 31; 5 to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Ocean Ranch II Shopping Center, Street of the Golden Lantern and Camino del Avion, Cost: $4. Information: (714) 362-4350.

La Habra

* Un-Haunted or Enchanted Castle, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Children’s Museum at La Habra, 301 S. Euclid St. Geared for children 2 to 8. Cost: 75 cents. Children under 2 are free. Information: (562) 905-9693.

La Palma

* Halloween Carnival, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Central Park, 7821 Walker St. Games, costume contest. Information: (714) 522-6740.

Los Alamitos

* Halloween Carnival, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Community Center, 10911 Oak St. Costume contest, pumpkin-carving contest, pictures with Frankenstein. Cost: $2. Information: (562) 430-1073.

Mission Viejo

* Halloween in the Mall, 5 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Mission Viejo Mall, 27000 Crown Valley Parkway. Costume contest, fair, trick or treat, crafts, souvenir photos, entertainment. Children ages 12 and under. Information: (714) 768-0981.

Orange

* Old Towne Festivities, 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 30, Old Towne, at Chapman Avenue and Atchison Street, starts at Old Towne Brewing Co., 186 W. Atchison St. Trick or treat, pumpkin and trick-or-treat bag decorating, children’s costume contest. Hayrides, $1 per person. Information: (714) 633-3800.

* Trick or treat, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Mall of Orange, 2298 Orange Mall on Tustin Avenue. Craft activities, costume contest, games, children’s fingerprinting. Information: (714) 998-3900.

* Haunted Castle, 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 31, 8227 E. Candleberry Circle, at Chapman and Newport avenues, home of Bob and Tina Laviguer. Cost: $1 donation per person.

Placentia

* Haunted House, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Bradford House, 136 W. Palm Circle. Cost: $2 donation to benefit Placentia Founders Society education program for Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. Information: (714) 993-2470.

* Haunted Maze, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Whitten Community Center, 900 S. Melrose Ave. Contests, pumpkin carving and other activities. Information: (714) 630-1172 or (714) 993-8232.

Rancho Santa Margarita

* Costume Party, 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Santa Margarita Town Center, 30622 Santa Margarita Parkway. Trick or treat, costume contest, entertainment, dancing. Information: (714) 459-6997.

Santa Ana

* Haunted House, 6 to 9 p.m. today and Saturday and Oct. 29-31, Memorial Recreation Center and Park, 2102 S. Flower St. Cost: $1. Carnival and costume contest 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31, children 2 to 12. Information: (714) 571-4242.

* Boo at the Zoo, 5:30 to 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park, 1801 E. Chestnut Ave. Arts and crafts, animal presentations, storytelling, haunted barnyard, trick or treat. Cost: $5. Information: (714) 953-8555.

Seal Beach

* Haunted House, 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 and 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31, 310 Ocean Ave. No cost. Information: (562) 431-2527, Ext. 226.

* Retro Jam, for middle-school-age students, 6 to 10 p.m. tonight, Marina Center, 151 Marina Drive. Costume party, ‘60s and ‘70s dress. Cost: $4. Food for sale. Information: (562) 431-2527, Ext. 226.

Stanton

* Halloween Howl, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Cultural Arts and Recreation Center, 7800 Katella Ave. Games, crafts, contests, prizes, parade and food and goodies for sale. Cost: 50-cent donation for children, $1 for adults, to offset city’s expenses. Information: (714) 379-9222, Ext. 270.

Westminster

* Trick or treat, 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31, Westminster Mall, Bolsa Avenue at San Diego Freeway. Games and prizes. Information: (714) 895-2860.

Yorba Linda

* Trick or treat, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Main, Lemon and Olinda streets in Old Towne. Sidewalk sale, costume contest. Information: (714) 779-2062.

Compiled by DEBRA CANO / For The Times