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All Hallows’ Eve will soon be here, but you don’t have to wait that long for fun frights! Check out the top events happening this weekend, from Boo at the Zoo to Pumpkin festivals and more. Your neighborhood weekend round-up for October 24 through October 26 has arrived.

Los Angeles Weekend Events | October 24 – October 26 

Boo at the L.A. Zoo

When: Until October 26 

Where: L.A. Zoo | Griffith Park

What: The Los Angeles Zoo’s annual Halloween celebration returns for two weekends of festive fun, complete with spooky décor and up-close encounters with some of the zoo’s creepiest creatures. Guests can enjoy trick-or-treating, storytime, educational activities, slime-making from the Sloomoo Institute, and plenty of photo ops. Even the animals get into the Halloween spirit—with spider monkeys, Tasmanian devils, and others enjoying pumpkin feedings throughout the day.

Boo-ze, Bites & Frights

When: Until October 25 

Where: Montocito Heights

What: Street Food Cinema transforms Heritage Square Museum into a Halloween-themed outdoor movie night filled with thrills and chills. Each evening features a spooky double feature—think Scream 2, Ready or Not, or American Psycho—alongside Victorian house tours, adult trick-or-treating, food trucks, market vendors, and a full bar. It’s a spirited mash-up of film, history, and festive fun under the stars.

Tarantino Live: Pulp Rock Extravaganza

When: Until November 16 

Where: CineVita | Inglewood

What: For the Record is back with its most ambitious show yet: Tarantino Live returns inside CineVita, the world’s largest Spiegeltent, now home to FTR at Hollywood Park next to SoFi Stadium. The high-octane production honors 30 years of Pulp Fiction and reimagines unforgettable scenes and musical numbers from Quentin Tarantino’s iconic films, like Kill Bill, to Django Unchained. Expect a dazzling, immersive blend of theater, film, and concert that celebrates the legendary director’s cinematic universe.

 

Westside and Beach Communities Weekend Events |  October 24 – October 26 

Oktoberfest at Wurstküche Venice

When: Until October 25 

Where: Venice

What: Wurstküche in Venice is hosting weekly Oktoberfest celebrations every Saturday (and select Fridays) through October 25. Expect a festive Bavarian experience complete with live German music, yodeling, and indulgent eats like a rattlesnake and rabbit hot link. Tickets (starting at $72) include a souvenir stein with your first beer, and seatings often sell out—so lederhosen up early!

Dark Harbor

When: Until November 2 

Where: Long Beach

What: Step aboard the Queen Mary for Dark Harbor: Summoned by the Seas, a haunted attraction that uses the ship’s own eerie history as its backdrop. Explore new and reimagined mazes in the vessel’s pool, kitchen, and staterooms, all while navigating fog, monsters, and narrow staircases. Between scares, you can sip cocktails in hidden speakeasies, catch live entertainment, or take a spin on the carnival rides.

South Coast Botanic Garden’s Dogtoberfest

When: Until October 26 

Where: Palos Verdes

What: South Coast Botanic Garden’s Dogtoberfest is back—and this time, your pup gets weekend privileges all month long. Every Saturday and Sunday in October, dogs are welcome to join you for scenic strolls through the garden’s lush walking paths. Humans can enjoy an Oktoberfest-style pub crawl with beer samples at four themed stations (full pours, pretzels, and bratwurst available for purchase), while pups can party it up with a “dance pawty” and navigate a tail-wagging obstacle course.

San Fernando Valley Weekend Events |  October 24 – October 26   

Armen Martirosyan Solo Piano Concert | LA Debut

When: October 25 

Where: Salit Conservatory of Music | Burbank

What: Experience an evening of musical brilliance as acclaimed pianist Armen Martirosyan makes his Los Angeles debut on October 25 at the Salit Conservatory of Music. This intimate solo concert will feature a captivating program of classical and contemporary works, highlighting both European and Armenian composers. Don’t miss this unforgettable night of live piano performance in a charming, cozy setting.

Urban Death Tour of Terror

When: Until November 1 

Where: North Hollywood

What: Now celebrating its 20th spine-tingling season, Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group presents Urban Death: Tour of Terror, a flashlight-guided haunted theatre experience in North Hollywood. Guests navigate a pitch-black maze and witness a chilling sequence of avant-garde vignettes, each more unsettling than the last. Frequently named one of the scariest Halloween haunts in the country, this experimental show promises 40 minutes of bone-chilling suspense and deeply disturbing thrills—perfect for horror fans craving something truly unique.

Halloween Horror Nights

When: Until November 2, 2025

Where: Universal Studios | Universal City

What: Universal Studios Hollywood kicks off Halloween Horror Nights on September 4, transforming the park into a scream-filled spectacle with themed haunted houses and mazes. Highlights include a Fallout-inspired post-apocalyptic wasteland, the chilling Jason Universe celebrating 45 years of Friday the 13th, and a terrifying Five Nights at Freddy’s maze. Plus, the Terror Tram returns with creepy encounters featuring Blumhouse villains like M3GAN.

Conejo Valley Weekend Events |  October 24 – October 26    

Ventura Harbor Witches Paddle

When: October 24 

Where: Ventura Harbor Village

What: Witches and warlocks take to the water at the 7th Annual Ventura Harbor Witches Paddle on Friday, October 24, 2025, from 4 to 5:30 PM. Paddleboarders and kayakers in costume will glide along the main channel at Ventura Harbor Village, creating a magical seaside spectacle complete with DJ tunes and photo ops. Bring your own gear or rent on-site from Ventura Boat Rentals for this festive community tradition.

Boo at the Zoo Event

When: October 25 – October 26 

Where: The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College

What: Celebrate Halloween at the Teaching Zoo’s annual Boo at the Zoo event at Moorpark College, taking place October 18–19 and 25–26, 2025, from 11am to 4:30pm. Enjoy animal shows, trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt, crafts, food trucks, and close encounters with over 100 animals. This family-friendly event is held at Ventura County’s only zoo and supports the college’s Exotic Animal Training and Management Program.

Fall Harvest Festival at Underwood Farms

When: Until October 31 

Where: 3370 Sunset Valley Rd | Moorpark

What: Celebrate the season at Underwood’s 28th Annual Fall Harvest Festival, featuring a massive pumpkin patch, live entertainment, games, rides, themed weekends, and tons of photo ops. Your admission includes access to attractions like wagon rides, a corn maze, a pumpkin house, and more! Weekday tickets are $16 at the gate; weekend tickets range from $25–$36 and must be purchased online (kids under 2 and parking are free).

Stay connected with what’s happening in the world of technology. From the iPad’s M5 Chip Upgrade to Google Veo and more, we have you covered on the headlining tech news of the week. Check out the major news of the week below!

Apple’s iPad Pro gains an M5 chip and faster internals

Apple updated the iPad Pro with the new M5 chip. Likewise, the addition of the M5 chip positions the tablet as an even stronger laptop alternative for creatives and pros. The M5 chip, will, of course, help those who need heavy AI and video work. Apple claims the M5 brings up to ~3.5× AI performance versus last year’s chip. Storage and memory throughput were bumped, and the device supports faster charging. These additions are helpful for power users who rely on quick top-ups between sessions. Pricing for the iPad Pro with the M5 chip starts at $999 for the 11-inch and $1,299 for the 13-inch. Units will become available for preorder and shipping in late October. For users on older iPads, the M5 is a meaningful upgrade; owners of last year’s M4 models will see more incremental gains. 

Google’s Veo 3.1 improves image-to-video editing and audio controls

Google’s Veo 3.1 update tightens image-to-video generation with smarter editing tools and new audio features that make short motion clips far easier to produce from a phone’s camera roll. The update adds Flow audio controls that help sync motion with sound and gives creators more explicit handles for timing, transitions, and trimming inside the generated clips. It’s aimed at rapid prototyping and social clips rather than feature-film work, so the convenience tradeoff is clear: speed and accessibility over studio polish. For marketers and casual creators, Veo 3.1 significantly shortens the path from idea to shareable motion. Expect continued iteration as Google refines artifacts and extends quota limits for pro users. 

Threads introduces group chats to broaden conversation styles

Threads expanded from broadcast-style posts to include group chats, letting people form persistent, private conversations inside the app and share posts, links, and media without switching platforms. The feature brings core messaging affordances — threaded replies, member invites, and moderation controls — that make Threads more useful for close-knit communities and real-time coordination. For creators and small groups, it reduces context switching and keeps discussion where the audience already lives; for Meta, it’s another push to blend public posting with private messaging. The rollout is gradual, and we’ll likely see added admin tools and integrations as Threads matures into a hybrid social/messaging hub. Overall, group chats make Threads a more complete social product. 

Honor teases a “robot phone” with a fold-out camera arm

Honor teased a striking robot-phone concept that unfolds a mechanical camera arm from the chassis, hinting at new photo/video form factors that mix mobility with articulated imaging hardware. The reveal is mostly a design concept for now, but it showcases how manufacturers are experimenting with mechanical modules to unlock fresh creative possibilities—selfie rigs, cinematic gimbals, or extended optical arrays without massive thickness. Honor’s teaser positions the device as a bridge between handheld phones and dedicated imaging tools, though practical concerns—durability, battery drain, and software polish—will be decisive if it ships. For photographers and creators, the idea is exciting; for mainstream users, it will depend on execution and price. Expect more details at Honor’s upcoming announcement. 

Samsung teases Project Moohan and an Android XR launch window

Samsung officially teased its Project Moohan Android XR headset with a launch event on the horizon, signaling another major OEM pushing into spatial computing with Android XR compatibility. Early hints emphasize comfortable wear, mobile-grade optics, and close integration with Android tools—features meant to attract developers and lower the barrier for XR app targets. If Samsung hits the mark on comfort and platform parity, Moohan could broaden the XR ecosystem and make it easier for creators to build once and deploy across more headsets. Real-world success will hinge on battery life, developer support, and whether Samsung can differentiate on ergonomics and price. The event next week should clarify specs and availability. 

Nvidia’s Spark personal AI supercomputer aims at desktop-scale model work

Nvidia launched Spark, a “personal AI supercomputer” designed to bring heavy local model training and inference into prosumer and small-team setups, with availability starting mid-October. Spark packages dense acceleration and memory bandwidth in a compact form so creators, researchers, and studios can prototype large models or run demanding multimodal workloads without constant cloud bills. The product represents Nvidia’s bet that at least some AI workflows will live on-premise for latency, privacy, or cost reasons—complementing cloud offerings rather than replacing them. For buyers, Spark offers impressive local horsepower, but it also requires planning for power, cooling, and model ops that enterprises typically shoulder. Expect Spark to appeal to teams that need repeatable, low-latency experimentation outside of cloud constraints.