Fall & Christmas Festivals

The largest pumpkin patch and outdoor autumn festival in Southern California. Features a massive 5-acre corn maze, over 20 carnival rides, a walk-in petting zoo, pig races, tractor train rides, live bluegrass, and thousands of pumpkins sprawled over rolling hills.

An authentic 30-acre working family farm experience in central Orange County. Hop on an open-air wagon ride around the farm, wander the real U-pick pumpkin field, fire the pumpkin cannon, navigate the corn maze, and meet rescue barnyard animals.

One of the largest agricultural pumpkin events in California with over 40,000 pumpkins grown right on campus by Cal Poly agricultural students. Includes two corn mazes, sunflower fields, an insect fair, farm animal exhibits, and student farmer markets.

Set in scenic Temecula Wine Country, Peltzer Farm combines a rustic pumpkin patch with tractor train rides, gem mining, petting zoo, pony rides, pig races, and weekend food trucks alongside Peltzer's winery crush pad.

Nestled beneath century-old oak trees inside Irvine Regional Park. Families ride the classic miniature train through the park, take a narrated tractor hayride, pick pumpkins, bounce in moon houses, and pan for gold.

Historic living history farm and apple orchard tucked high in the mountain breezes of Oak Glen. Features heritage apple picking, pumpkin fields, cider pressing demonstrations, archery, candle dipping, and fresh five-pound mile-high apple pies.

A legendary agricultural festival featuring themed weekends (Friends of the Farm, Farm Country, Antique Tractors, Wild West). Highlights include tractor-drawn wagon rides, giant combine harvester slides, live bluegrass music, pig races, and sprawling pumpkin fields.

A mesmerizing after-dark walking path through the Camellia Forest and Oak Grove, featuring hundreds of artistically hand-carved illuminated pumpkins, giant pumpkin sculptures, Day of the Dead installations, and seasonal autumn treats.

A daytime non-scare family Halloween harvest celebration designed especially for children ages 3–11. Little ones can trick-or-treat through Calico Ghost Town, enter the Peanuts costume contest, decorate pumpkins, and enjoy harvest overlay shows.

Family-owned sprawling fall festival in Chino featuring a giant 4-acre corn maze, camel rides, animal interaction corral, carnival games, photo booths, fair food, and a massive selection of decorative specialty pumpkins.

Over 50 years of family tradition on a picturesque 100-acre ranch in North San Diego County. Pick Big Macs, Ghost pumpkins, and Cinderella varieties right off the field, explore the straw maze, take tractor hayrides, and visit farm animals.

Coastal agricultural pumpkin patch perched next to the Batiquitos Lagoon. Features a 1.5-mile corn maze, apple cannon target range, tractor rides, sheep and goat petting corrals, and ocean breeze pumpkin picking.

Voted America's Best Holiday Festival by USA Today. A breathtaking holiday spectacle featuring over 5 million twinkling lights, 200 animated characters, horse-drawn carriages, a seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, artisanal vendors, and street carolers spanning multiple pedestrian blocks.

A fairy-tale winter wonderland illuminating historic olive trees, centuries-old oaks, and sprawling lavender fields with over one million glowing fairy lights. Features horse-drawn wagon rides, wood-fired s'mores pits, gingerbread house village, and hot spiced lavender cocoa.

The 118th annual world-renowned holiday spectacle! Over 100 decorated yachts, motorboats, tall ships, and canoes parade around Newport Harbor adorned with extravagant animated light displays, pyrotechnics, and carolers. Multi-million-dollar bayfront estates also compete in the Ring of Lights competition.

An internationally acclaimed illuminated evening trail through 127 acres of botanical gardens. Features custom artistic lighting installations including the iconic Winter Cathedral of 100,000 pea lights, dancing water and laser reflections on Baldwin Lake, and glowing floral meadows.

Hikari means 'shine' in Japanese. The entire 30-acre Tanaka Farms is draped in over one million twinkling lights. Families board a festive tractor wagon through the illuminated produce fields, then stroll the Gingerbread Forest with artisan food, live music, and Santa photos.

Knott's transforms into an Old West 1880s Victorian Christmas wonderland. Highlights include 'Merry Christmas, Snoopy!' ice show inside Walter Knott Theater, nightly snow flurries drifting over Calico Ghost Town, Christmas Crafts Village with local artisans, and roasted seasonal feasts.

An interactive night-walk experience through 1 mile of beloved botanical landscapes illuminated with state-of-the-art light sculptures. Highlights include the 'Celestial Shadows' geometric art, glowing fields of kinetic tulips, and ancient oaks wrapped in radiant color shifts.

A wild nighttime journey filled with breathtaking wildlife lanterns, kaleidoscopic color tunnels, illuminated rainforest trees, and animated glowing animal sculptures throughout the zoo grounds. Real animals are asleep inside their shelters.

The premier holiday festival in San Diego attracting over 350,000 visitors. Museums open their doors with free admission from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, while the park fills with global cuisine food stalls, holiday light displays, community choir stages, and Santa's festive village.

A time-honored holiday tradition on San Diego Bay featuring more than 80 lavishly decorated and illuminated private boats cruising past Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the North Embarcadero, Seaport Village, and Coronado Landing.

The oldest large-scale outdoor holiday lighting spectacle in the United States (celebrating over 105 years!). A 0.7-mile boulevard of towering century-old Deodar Cedar trees draped in over 10,000 vintage colored lights, completely organized and maintained by neighborhood volunteers.

A beloved Inland Empire tradition dating back to 1958. The mile-long landscaped median of Euclid Avenue is transformed with 12 historic life-sized nativity scenes hand-crafted by artist Rudolph Vargas, surrounded by thousands of white canopy lights, carriage rides, and tree lighting ceremonies.