October filled with Halloween, fall themed events in the High Desert
Welcome to October in the High Desert, a month filled with fall festivals, Halloween-themed events, trunk-or-treats, car shows and plenty of candy.
Kicking off the month-long party is the Stu Miller’s Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch on the corner of Mariposa Road and Avenal Street east of Interstate 15 in Hesperia.
The popular pumpkin patch includes hundreds of pumpkins for sale, bounce houses, carnival rides, a petting zoo, food vendors, game booths and more.
The pumpkin patch is open from now to Oct. 31. Hours are 3 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 3 to 10 p.m., Fridays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets will be on sale at the pumpkin patch for rides, attractions, and games. Admission is free. Pets are not allowed at the pumpkin patch.
For more information, visit SeasonalAdventures.com or Facebook.com/SeasonalAdventuresHesperia.
Sundowner Ranch Pumpkin Patch - Lucerne Valley
The Sundowner Ranch Pumpkin Patch in Lucerne Valley is ready for opening day festivities on Saturday, Oct. 7.
The pumpkin patch will include a themed corn maze, a corn play box, a train ride, pumpkins, and a hay ride that tours the ranch, the patch, the sunflower field, the historic barn and the main house.
The pumpkin patch will also feature Critter Corner where visitors can meet and feed the animals; and the Gourd Dome, where kids can see how gourd vines grow compared to pumpkins.
The Sundowner Ranch Pumpkin Patch will open Friday through Sunday from Oct. 7 to Oct. 29. The venue will also be open on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 9 and be closed on Friday, Oct. 13.
Sundowner Ranch is located at 29611 Exeter St. in Lucerne Valley. For hours, private tours and additional information, call 760-780-9785 or visit thesundownerranch.com.
Harvest Festival & Haunted Hayride - Mojave Narrows
Mojave Narrows Regional Park will welcome the Harvest Festival & Haunted Hayride from 2 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the park at 18000 Yates Road in Victorville.
The event will include games, vendors, a haunted hayride at 7 p.m., a Halloween costume contest, food, trick-or-treating, games, a pie-eating contest, a magic act, and music courtesy of Southern Spirit Band and the High D Boys.
Hayrides are $5 per person, are limited and must be pre-purchased. Park entrance for the festival is $10 per vehicle. Leashed pets are welcome. For tickets and more information, visit Mojave Narrows Regional Park on Facebook.
All Saints Lunatic Asylum Halloween - Apple Valley
The All Saints Lunatic Asylum is a professional year-round haunted attraction now open for the Halloween season at 22521 Shawnee Road in Apple Valley.
The asylum includes an administrative room, the morgue, the children's room, the hospital room, the dentist's office, the chapel, and the Sasquatch cage.
The dark halls of the macabre venue include items picked up from asylums, mortuaries, hospitals, morgues and other locations. For tickets, times and more information, visit allsaintsasylum.com.
High Desert Halloween Haunt - Apple Valley
Presented by nonprofit The Ana Mendoza Foundation, Manor of Fears is a Halloween Home Haunt that opens on Friday, Oct. 13 at 19709 Yanan Road in Apple Valley.
Visitors are given tours of multiple structures, where actors emerge from hidden areas to elicit scares.
The tour has played off popular horror movie franchises like Saw, The Purge, Silent Hill and The Exorcist.
All proceeds are used for the annual Christmas toy drive hosted by the foundation. For tickets, dates, times and more information, visit, manoroffears.com.
Trunk-or-Treat -Hesperia
The High Desert Association of Realtors will host a parking lot Trunk-or-Treat from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 at its office located at 11890 Hesperia Road in Hesperia.
Scare Fair - Barstow
Barstow Community College will host a Scare Fair from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the college located at 2700 Barstow Road.
Traditionally, the fair has included a haunted house, a costume/scream contest, food vendors, spooky movies, a vaccination/flu shot clinic and college resources. For information, email welcome@barstow.edu or call 760-252-6796.
Fear Farm - Phelan
The Fear Farm included three bone-chilling attractions, including an Out of Control Hayride, Chamber of the Damned and Sundown Manor Haunted House, all located at 6275 Sundown Drive in Phelan.
The Fear Farm opens on Saturday, Oct. 14. For times, tickets and more information, visit fearfarmhaunt.com
Fall Farm Festival Cancer Fundraiser- Hesperia
The Fall Farm Festival Fundraiser is scheduled from 12 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15 at the nonprofit Wild Wind Ranch, 8871 Vincent Drive in Oak Hills.
All proceeds go toward cancer treatments.
The event will include vendor booths, a silent auction, a $10 pumpkin patch, animal feeding, beer garden, music, food trucks tack sale and more.
Admission is free. Activity tickets for horse-drawn wagon rides, pony rides, craft corner, bounce house and petting zoo are $20 pre-sale and $25 at the door. pre-sale is $20 and $25 at the door. To donate or for more information, visit the Wild Wind Ranch page on Facebook.
Hesperia Farmers Market
The Hesperia Community Farmers Market has planned three Saturdays of Halloween fun when they meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hesperia Civic 15833 Smoke Tree Street.
Oct 14: Slither 8 Crawls event with face painting, pins, stickers and plushes.
Oct. 21: Spook & Shop is a haunted market with candy, food and raffles.
Oct. 28: Booth-R-Treat will include a costume parade, trick or treating and a costume contest.
For more information, visit Hesperia Community Farmer's Market on Facebook.
Calico Ghost Haunt - Yermo
The Calico Ghost Town's Ghost Haunt Town of Terror is scheduled for Oct. 20 to Oct. 22 and Oct. 27 to Oct. 29 at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park, 36600 Ghost Town Road in Yermo.
The event will include trick-or-treating, costume contests for visitors and dogs, campsite decorating contests, town scarers, games, activities and live musical performances.
For times, prices, camping and general information call 760-254-1123 or visit facebook.com/CalicoGhostTownOfficial.
Barstow Parade
The Kiwanis Club of Barstow Crossroads will host its 89th annual parade with the theme “Rails Across America” at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21.
The parade will travel along historic Route 66/Main Street between Barstow Road and Coolwater Lane. For more information, call 760-617-5765 or email kiwanisclubofbarstow@gmail.com
Lone Wolf Colony - Apple Valley
The Lone Wolf Colony will host the 3rd Annual Fall Festival from 12 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 and from 12 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the venue at 23200 Bear Valley Road in Apple Valley. The event will include food, drinks, live music, a beer garden, a haunted house, games, raffles and vendors.
Lone Wolf will also host a Haunted House from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7 and 10. Also, from 12 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 and from 12 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22. Regular admission is $10, and students with an ID $8.
High Desert Food Fest - Apple Valley
Market760 will host the High Desert Scream Food Festival from 4 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at The Market At Town's End in Apple Valley.
Organizers said visitors will encounter a spine-tingling flavor adventure that will haunt taste buds in a most delightful way. For more information, visit Market 760 on Facebook.
Spooky Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat
The Rock’n Our Disabilities Foundation will host its Spooky Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Epicenter Recreation Center, 17508 Hercules Ave. in Hesperia.
Designed for special-needs families, the event will include dancing, games, costumes, and a trunk-or-treat. For more information and to register, visit rocknourdisabilitiesfoundation.org.
Women of Moose Fall Festival - Lucerne Valley
Lucerne Valley Moose Lodge #2096 is hosting its 3rd Annual Fall Festival from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Moose Lodge, 81873 Laramie Street.
There will be carnival games, craft tables, candy bags, a costume parade, food and more. For more game ticket prices and more information, visit Lucerne Valley Moose Lodge #2096 on Facebook.
Family Spooktacular - Hesperia
High Desert Small Business Connections and High Desert Boss Moms will host a Family Spooktacular from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the Courtyard Marriott, 9619 Mariposa Road in Hesperia.
There will be food, trick-or-treating, games, face painting and vendors.
Frightful Family Night
Whispering Winds of Apple Valley Senior Living will host the spine-tingling "Frightful Family Night” from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 at the facility located at 11825 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley.
Whispering Winds staff encourages families to bring their decorated cars, pop the trunk, and let the candy treats fly for all the little visiting ghouls and boys in the community.
The senior living community is also inviting local businesses to participate in the event by reserving a spot to showcase their products or services or distributing goodies to attendees.
For more information, email mguertin@pegasusseniorliving.com or visit pegasusseniorliving.com/whispering-winds-of-apple-valley.
Apple Valley Lions/Cubs Club
The Apple Valley Lions and Cubs Club will host a Trunk-or-Treat from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27 at the historic Apple Valley Inn, 20601 Highway 18. There will be candy, prizes and more. Family friendly costumes are suggested when attending. For more information, email applevalleylionsclub@gmail.com.
Hesperia Halloween Haunt
Hesperia Sheriff Explorer Post No. 505 will host the 11th Annual Hesperia Halloween Haunt from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the John Swisher Community Center at Hesperia Lake, 7500 Arrowhead Lake Road. There will be a haunted house, carnival, candy, dunk-a-deputy, costume contest, games, bounce houses, cotton candy, food vendors, sheriff’s off-highway team, sheriff’s personnel and more. For ticket prices and information, visit facebook.com/HesperiaPoliceDepartment.
Hallow-Boo Drive Thru
The City of Victorville will host its Hallow-Boo Drive Thru Trunk-or-Treat from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27 at City Hall, located at 14343 Civic Drive.
Costumes and car decorations are encouraged at the event where participants must remain in vehicles. Visitors will cue into place on Civic Drive near Park Avenue where they will be directed toward the city hall parking lot. For more information, call 760-245-5551.
Trunk or Treat - Hesperia
High Desert Second Chance's 4th Annual Trunk or Treat Event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at HDSC, 16666 Smoke Tree St., Building B4 in Hesperia.
The event will include free game booths, kids activities, a costume contest, food vendors, giveaways, a classic car contest and specialty booths, The High Desert Chapter of Rockabilly Mafia Dolls and characters Spider-Man, Venom and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man will also be there.
To register and for general information, call 442-267-4444 or visit highdesertsecondchance.pagecloud.com.
Hesperia Fall Festival and Car Show
The Hesperia Recreation and Park District has partnered with El Dorado Broadcast to present a Fall Festival & Car Show from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Hesperia Lake Park, 7500 Arrowhead Lake Road in Hesperia.
The event will include the Wicked Kustomz Car Show, trick-or-treating, bounce houses, a maze, live music and vendors. Entry is free. For more information visit the Hesperia Recreation and Park District page on Facebook.
Haunted Ghost Town
The Lucerne Valley Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce will present a Haunted Ghost Town from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the club, 30200 Del Oro Road in Lucerne Valley. The event will also include food to purchase, including hot dogs, chips, popcorn and soda.
Victor Valley College Haunted House
Victor Valley College Performing Arts Center will be transformed into a haunted house with a ‘Burned Down Theatre’ theme, organizers said.
In partnership with the VVC Foundation and the Associated Student Body, the performing arts center will feature the haunted house, which comes with a fictional dark tale.
According to legend, the fire that destroyed the old theater may have been started by malevolent dark forces, possibly a coven of occultists who practiced dark rituals within the very walls of the building.
As they sought to harness supernatural powers, a fire was sparked with the inferno engulfing the building that is now haunted.
The haunted theater experience is designed to be intense and not suitable for the faint-hearted, organizers said.
Ticket holders for the adult version of the haunted house must be 16 or older to enter. Those 16 and 17 must have a parent/guardian present.
A milder and less spooky version of the haunted theater will be available for those 15 years old and under.
A scheduled trunk-or-treat is expected during the children’s version of the haunted theater as well as some guest appearances from the West Coast Avengers.
All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Lee Harris Scholarship through the VVC Foundation.
Tickets and times
General admission: $8.00
ASB Cardholders: $4.00
Adult Version: 8 p.m. to midnight on Oct. 28 and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Oct. 29
Children’s Version: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 29. Free admission.
Haunted house tickets can be purchased online at vvc.edu/pac-events.
Halloween Spooktacular
The Town of Apple Valley and Police Activities League will host the annual Halloween Spooktacular from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Civic Center Park, 14999 Dale Evans Parkway. The spooky event will feature trunk-or-treating, floating pumpkins to paint at the pool, costume contests, and more.
Barstow Trunk-or-Treat
The City of Barstow will host a trunk-or-treat from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Barstow City Hall and the Barstow Police Department at 220 E. Mountain View Street.
More events may be added as information becomes available.
Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at 760-951-6227 or RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz.
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