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Halloween: A calendar of 8 local events through October 31.
Latest email edition: October 16 to 22, 2026.
Current list: 12 listings for October 21 and 22, as of October 21.
Archive: 28 saved editions, including the latest full list of 62 listings.

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Weekly email list: Email listings need an event-page check.
Email coverage: This edition covers October 16 to 22.
Halloween calendar: Dates and costs checked against current event pages.

Halloween fun calendar

October 23 to 31 · 12 events · Pacific time

October at a glance

Dates checked October 21, 2026; each label links to its event below.

Halloween activities

Organizer listings checked October 21

Two nights, the same Zoo Boo.

Zoo Boo

Detail	Activity
Date	Fri, October 23 and Sat, October 24, 2026
Time	4:00 PM to 7:00 PM each night
Place	Central Coast Zoo, Atascadero
Cost	$16 per person per night; members $15; ages 2 and under free
Fun	Costumes, carnival games, treats and a not-too-scary maze.
Before going	No costume weapons or adult masks; bring a reusable treat bag.
Source	Event details

Pumpkins in the Park

Detail	Activity
Date	Sat, October 24, 2026
Time	10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Place	Dinosaur Caves Park, Pismo Beach
Cost	Free admission; food and drinks cost extra
Fun	Pumpkin decorating, costume contest, crafts, games and bounce houses.
Before going	Pumpkin decorating is limited to the first 500 children.
Source	Event details

Pismo Downtown Trick-or-Treating

Detail	Activity
Date	Sat, October 24, 2026
Time	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Place	Downtown Pismo Beach
Cost	No separate admission price listed
Fun	Costume walks and treats at participating downtown businesses.
Before going	This overlaps with the end of Pumpkins in the Park; pick the parts you want.
Source	City event details

Día de los Muertos Festival

Detail	Activity
Date	Sat, October 24, 2026
Time	10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Place	Downtown City Park, Paso Robles
Cost	Free admission
Fun	A separate cultural celebration with children’s activities, music, dance and ofrendas.
Before going	Food and vendor purchases are separate from admission.
Source	Event details

Pumpkin Smash

Detail	Activity
Date	Sun, October 25, 2026
Time	10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Place	Central Coast Zoo, Atascadero
Cost	Included with regular zoo admission
Fun	Watch the zoo animals investigate and play with pumpkins.
Before going	The detailed animal-feeding schedule has not been posted.
Source	Event details

Halloween at the SLO Farmers’ Market

Two children in red dinosaur costumes trick-or-treating at a previous Halloween at the Downtown SLO Farmers Market.

Detail	Activity
Date	Thu, October 29, 2026
Time	Trick-or-treat trail 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Place	Downtown SLO; costume contest at Mission Plaza
Cost	Free participation
Fun	Costumes, business-to-business trick-or-treating and photo stops.
Before going	Costume contest check-in 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM; contest 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
Source	Event details

Downtown Atascadero Trick or Treat

Detail	Activity
Date	Sat, October 31, 2026
Time	4:00 PM to 7:00 PM; shops listed as 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM by First 5
Place	Downtown Atascadero
Cost	Free
Fun	Costumes, treats at downtown businesses and family activities.
Before going	The city tourism page lists the overall 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM event.
Source	Event details

Safe and Fun Halloween Downtown

Detail	Activity
Date	Sat, October 31, 2026
Time	4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Place	Downtown Paso Robles and City Park
Cost	Free admission
Fun	Merchants give out treats, with trunk-or-treat organizations around City Park.
Before going	Wear a costume; this overlaps with Atascadero’s Halloween evening event.
Source	Event details

SLO Elks Haunted House and Carnival

Detail	Activity
Date	Fri, October 23 and Sat, October 24, 2026
Time	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM each night
Place	SLO Elks Lodge, 222 Elks Lane, San Luis Obispo
Cost	Free admission
Fun	Carnival games, candy and treats, plus a Forgotten Trail haunted walk.
Before going	The haunt is a search party for missing rangers; ask organizers about scare intensity before bringing young children.
Source	Event details

Boo Bash

Detail	Activity
Date	Fri, October 30, 2026
Time	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Place	Meadow Park, 2251 Meadow St., San Luis Obispo
Cost	Free; canned food donations go to the SLO Food Bank
Fun	Games, a photo booth, food trucks, a movie and a haunted house.
Before going	Haunted house times: sensory-free 4:00 to 4:30 PM; lights-on and kid-friendly 4:30 to 5:30 PM; traditional haunted house 5:30 to 7:00 PM.
Source	Event details

Movie night: Coco

Detail	Activity
Date	Fri, October 23, 2026
Time	Doors 6:30 PM; movie starts 7:00 PM
Place	Oceanpoint Ranch, 7200 Moonstone Beach Dr., Cambria
Cost	$5 adults; kids 12 and under free; pay at the door by credit card
Fun	An outdoor screening of Disney Pixar’s Coco on the lawn under the stars.
Before going	Bring lawn chairs, blankets and warm layers; food and drinks are for sale. Weather can cancel it.
Source	Event details

Movie night: Halloweentown

Detail	Activity
Date	Fri, October 30, 2026
Time	Doors 6:30 PM; movie starts 7:00 PM
Place	Oceanpoint Ranch, 7200 Moonstone Beach Dr., Cambria
Cost	$5 adults; kids 12 and under free; pay at the door by credit card
Fun	An outdoor screening of Disney’s Halloweentown on the lawn under the stars.
Before going	Bring lawn chairs, blankets and warm layers; food and drinks are for sale. Weather can cancel it.
Source	Event details

Wednesday, October 21

8 email listings

Summer title, October date.

Little Acorns - Summer 2026

Email field	Listing
Email time	9:30 AM - 11:30 AM.
Venue	Venue not supplied.
Email price	$60.00.
Email age range	0-5.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Date conflict: The title and URL say Summer 2026, although the email lists October 21.

Coastal Quest: Weekly Homeschool Program

Email field	Listing
Email time	Time TBA, check event page.
Venue	Central Coast Aquarium, Avila Beach, CA.
Email price	Free.
Email age range	5+.
Event page	No event link was included in the email.

Book Buddies

Email field	Listing
Email time	3:30 PM - 4:30 PM.
Venue	Woods Humane Society.
Email price	$5.
Email age range	7+.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Clay Baby Handprints

Email field	Listing
Email time	Time TBA, check event page.
Venue	Anam Cre Pottery Studio.
Email price	$55.
Email age range	Babies and toddlers.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Karaoke every Wednesday

Email field	Listing
Email time	4:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
Venue	Rancho Nipomo BBQ.
Email price	Free.
Email age range	All ages.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Ballroom, Latin, and Swing Dance Classes

Email field	Listing
Email time	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
Venue	Klein Dance Arts.
Email price	$45-$55.
Email age range	All ages.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Western BBQ, Dance lesson, and Live band with The Rockin’ B’s band

Email field	Listing
Email time	12:00 PM - 3:00 PM.
Venue	Morro Bay Community Center.
Email price	$25.
Email age range	All ages.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Possible duplicate: The next listing has the same venue, time and price.

Wednesday Afternoon Barbeque, Dance Lesson. and Dance to a Live Band

Email field	Listing
Email time	12:00 PM - 3:00 PM.
Venue	Morro Bay Community Center.
Email price	$25.
Email age range	All ages.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Possible duplicate: Kept separately because the email supplies a different source URL.

Thursday, October 22

4 email listings

Four listings remain for Thursday.

Mini Makers Parent Child Art Classes

Email field	Listing
Email time	10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
Venue	SLOLife Studio & Mercantile.
Email price	$10-$45.
Email age range	3-5.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Holiday Succulent Pumpkins

Email field	Listing
Email time	10:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
Venue	Venue not supplied.
Email price	$75.00.
Email age range	5+.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece Class

Email field	Listing
Email time	6:00 PM.
Venue	The Pottery.
Email price	$55.40.
Email age range	Unspecified.
Event page	Details from the listing.

All Levels Pottery Classes

Email field	Listing
Email time	6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
Venue	Anam Cre Pottery Studio.
Email price	$40.
Email age range	All levels, age unspecified.
Event page	Details from the listing.

Age check: The email says to confirm the minimum age before registering.

Pictures from the email

Source images, preserved with their event links

Book Buddies

Mini Makers Parent Child Art Classes

Holiday Succulent Pumpkins

Weekly edition archive

28 saved pages · March to October 2026

Full editions include earlier days.

July to October 2026

Coverage week	Saved edition
Oct 16 to Oct 22, 2026	Oct 16 to Oct 22, 2026 · Latest full edition
Oct 9 to Oct 15, 2026	Oct 9 to Oct 15, 2026
Oct 2 to Oct 8, 2026	Oct 2 to Oct 8, 2026
Sep 25 to Oct 1, 2026	Sep 25 to Oct 1, 2026
Sep 18 to Sep 24, 2026	Sep 18 to Sep 24, 2026
Sep 11 to Sep 17, 2026	Sep 11 to Sep 17, 2026
Aug 28 to Sep 3, 2026	Aug 28 to Sep 3, 2026
Aug 21 to Aug 27, 2026	Aug 21 to Aug 27, 2026
Aug 14 to Aug 20, 2026	Aug 14 to Aug 20, 2026
Aug 7 to Aug 13, 2026	Aug 7 to Aug 13, 2026
Jul 31 to Aug 6, 2026	Jul 31 to Aug 6, 2026
Jul 24 to Jul 30, 2026	Jul 24 to Jul 30, 2026
Jul 17 to Jul 23, 2026	Jul 17 to Jul 23, 2026
Jul 10 to Jul 16, 2026	Jul 10 to Jul 16, 2026
Jul 3 to Jul 9, 2026	Jul 3 to Jul 9, 2026

March to June 2026

Coverage week	Saved edition
Jun 26 to Jul 2, 2026	Jun 26 to Jul 2, 2026
Jun 19 to Jun 25, 2026	Jun 19 to Jun 25, 2026
Jun 12 to Jun 18, 2026	Jun 12 to Jun 18, 2026
Jun 5 to Jun 11, 2026	Jun 5 to Jun 11, 2026
May 8 to May 14, 2026	May 8 to May 14, 2026
May 1 to May 7, 2026	May 1 to May 7, 2026
Apr 24 to Apr 30, 2026	Apr 24 to Apr 30, 2026
Apr 17 to Apr 23, 2026	Apr 17 to Apr 23, 2026
Apr 10 to Apr 16, 2026 (April 10 edition)	Apr 10 to Apr 16, 2026 (April 10 edition)
Apr 10 to Apr 16, 2026 (April 9 edition)	Apr 10 to Apr 16, 2026 (April 9 edition)
Apr 3 to Apr 9, 2026	Apr 3 to Apr 9, 2026
Mar 27 to Apr 2, 2026	Mar 27 to Apr 2, 2026
Mar 20 to Mar 26, 2026	Mar 20 to Mar 26, 2026

Notes, sources and timestamps

Halloween sources: The Halloween calendar adds organizer and city listings beyond the weekly email’s October 22 coverage.
Atascadero timing: First 5 SLO lists shop trick-or-treating from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM within the overall 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM event.
Local time: All activity times are Pacific local time; Paso’s city calendar confirms 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM despite the organizer widget’s UTC-8 label.
Halloween update: October 21, added twelve events across fourteen dated occurrences, with calendar-to-event links.

Archive inventory: 28 editions, covering 27 weeks. Two April 10 to 16 editions were saved.
Unknown times: TBA stays TBA; missing times have not been filled in.
Full week: The latest archived edition preserves all 62 original listings.
Artwork: Event images link to their original source pages. Illustrations are Microsoft Fluent Emoji Flat (MIT).