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!" Get the kiddos in costume and hit the streets of Little Italy for a few tricks and lots of treats. The entire family is welcome on India Street, where participating businesses will hand out sweets from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Grab a map at Piazza della Famiglia on India Street and West Date Street. littleitalysd.com !# At 4 p.m., a fleet of witches will take flight from Oceanside Harbor , trading gnarled broomsticks for stand-up paddleboards. Want to join the coven? Don your best conjurer ensemble (pointed hats, capes, and striped socks are all encouraged) and bring your board (or book one through the nearby Oceanside Boats 4 Rent). !# Kids going “Un Poco Loco” now that school has started up again? Unwind as a family at One Paseo’s outdoor showing of Coco at 6 p.m. Set up blankets and chairs on the lawn behind Harland Brewing, snap a pic at the onsite pumpkin patch, and settle in with some kettle corn to watch young Miguel explore the prismatic Land of the Dead. onepaseo.com HALLOWEEN EVENTS
!# Prepare your ofrendas for your departed loved ones and honor the dead at this year’s Día de Muertos celebration in downtown Chula Vista. The traditional Mexican festivity calls for two events along Third Avenue: La Ofrenda and Treats and Sweets. The latter is free and invites families to wander through the heart of Chula Vista, collecting goodies from participating vendors. The former, a ticketed event, allows guests to sample bites from local businesses and redeem special discounts throughout the night. downtownchulavista.com $%&$ What screams “Halloween” more than shelling out cash to get scared? Buy yourself some frights with tickets to the iconic Haunted Trail at Balboa Park. This year’s experience features two haunts in one: a 3,500-square-foot eXperiment Maze and a mile- long outdoor path that takes you through twisted pines and gnarled oaks. hauntedtrail.net
$%&$ Prepare your family’s matching outfits— Liberty Station ’s picturesque pumpkin patch o ! ers ample opportunity to pose in front of a field of bright orange gourds. Free to enter and friendly to dogs, the patch is a great place to gear up for pumpkin-carving parties. go ! familypumpkinpatch.com $%&$ Save your Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays this month for San Diego Zoo’s HalGLOWeen festivities. Themed entertainment and interactive festivities being at 5 p.m., shedding some light on the zoo’s creepiest (and most misunderstood) critters. Kids ages 11 and younger enter for free. sandiegozoo.org &$ Back in August, we named Rolando the “Best Haunted ’Hood” in our annual Best of San Diego roundup. Cart your little ghosts and ghouls to the neighborhood east of San Diego State University. Here, king- size candy bars are a given and haunted houses lurk on nearly every corner.
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