Give you heeby jeebies

“Eye of newt and toe of frog/Wool of bat and tongue of dog” may not be an option, but locals looking to get their ghost on will have lots of choices in the coming days for a Halloween spooktacular.

The Forbidden Jungle

Beginning at 7 tonight, Saturday and Oct. 29, 30 and 31

2330 Vanguard Way, Building G, Costa Mesa

Admission: Free; $2 suggested donation for Boys & Girls Club

Information: (714) 751-1811 or renegadeauthor.net

One of the county’s most popular haunted house attractions, the Forbidden Jungle will feature a multi-sensory, all-ages, interactive tour through a haunted jungle. Organizers call it an Indiana Jones-style adventure with giant bugs, swamp creatures and undead mummies who guard a cursed jungle tomb.

Pumpkins & Pancakes

8 to 11 a.m. Sunday

Crate and Barrel/Macy’s Home Store Wing, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa

Admission: $30 per person older than 2

Information: (714) 619-5158 or southcoastplaza.com/pumpkins

Pumpkins & Pancakes — A Children’s Halloween Extravaganza is a family Halloween celebration that benefits Court Appointed Special Advocates, which strives to help victims of child abuse by training community volunteers to speak on their behalf and assist them.

There will be a costume contest; visits with characters like Hello Kitty, Strawberry Shortcake and Wild Wing; a gourmet pancake breakfast provided by Plums Café and Catering; skateboard demonstrations by Basics of Skateboarding; music; arts and crafts; balloon artists; a live bird show provided by Rainforest Café; complimentary family photos; storytellers; opportunity drawings; and prizes.

Halos N’ Horns Music Festival

5 p.m. Oct. 30

Orange County Fair and Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa

Admission: $40 to $150

Information: (800) 745-3000, halosnhorns.com or ticketmaster.com

This KROQ-backed Halloween music festival will include a cash prize for the best costume. Confirmed acts to date include Korn, Shiny Toy Guns, Girl Talk, Shwazye featuring Cisco Adler, BassNectar, Iglu and Hartly, Far East Movement, KIDS at the Bar, Emarosa, Austrian Death Machine, I am Ghost, the Union Sound and I:Alive.

In total, more than 100 bands will perform on 13 stages.

Trick or Trunk

5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30

St. Joachim School, 1964 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa

Free

Information: (949) 574 7411 or stjoachimparishschool.com

St. Joachim School of Costa Mesa is currently planning its fifth annual Trick or Trunk Halloween event, where part of the school’s parking lot will be converted into an eerie Halloween setting. St. Joachim’s families will decorate their cars in Halloween fashions and wait for children to come by to trick or treat. The students help decorate the vehicle’s trunk.

Decorators of the best trunks of the evening receive prizes for either most creative or most spooky. The church welcomes people from neighboring communities.

HalloweenOC

Orange County Fair and Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa

8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Oct. 31

Tickets $30 to $100

Information: halloweenoc.com

With five “mega-stages,” more than 60,000 square feet of space, 10 deejays and nine live bands, the costume ball is expecting more than 8,000 adult guests. The evening’s setups include a haunted pumpkin patch; VIP lounge with express entry, private bars and giveaways; and special room deals with local hotels. General admission tickets are $30 presale or $40 at the door; VIP tickets are $75 pre-sale and $100 at the door.