We have to be honest!  October is one of our favorite months and this might be one of our favorite family events in Ventura County List!  We are beyond excited for Halloween, trick-or-treating, fall events and fun!  Therefore, we want to help your family enjoy this month with our 2023 Guide to October Family Events and Fun Things To Do With Kids in Ventura County!  The list is full of fun and exciting October family events you won’t want to miss.

We hope you enjoy all the October family events in Ventura County.  Tag us, we love connecting with the families in our community. (Click on each link for more information)

Family Events & Things to do With The Kids
in Ventura County October 2024

OCTOBER EVENTS

October 1, 2024

Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 2, 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark

October 3, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Boots and Bluegrass – Ojai
First Thursdays Food Trucks & Fall Art Crawl – Oxnard
Downtown Oxnard Certified Farmers’ Market – Oxnard
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura

October 4, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Harvest Festival Art  – Ventura
FREE Movie in the Park “Coco” – Thousand Oaks
California Avocado Festival – Carpinteria
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura

October 5, 2024

Multicultural Festival – Oxnard
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Touch-a-Truck – Port Hueneme
Country Days Parade & Street Fair – Moorpark
Oktoberfest – Simi Valley
Wine Walk – Camarillo
Harvest Festival Art  – Ventura
Pier Under the Stars – Ventura
Kites in the Park – Thousand Oaks
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
California Avocado Festival – Carpinteria
(NSSA) Surf Tournaments – Ventura

October 6, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Harvest Festival Art  – Ventura
Fireball Tim Wheels & Waves Car-Show – Oxnard
Channel Islands Harbor Sunday Farmers Market – Oxnard
Cars and Craft – Oxnard
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
California Avocado Festival – Carpinteria
Chocolate Festival – Pasadena
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
(NSSA) Surf Tournaments – Ventura
Electric Vehicle Showcase – Ventura

 October 7, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 8, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 9, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark

October 10, 2024

Conejo Uncorked A Wine Festival – Thousand Oaks
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Downtown Oxnard Certified Farmers’ Market – Oxnard
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Haunted History of Camarillo – Camarillo

October 11, 2024

Monster Mash Skate Night – Moorpark
Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas 

October 12, 2024

Halloween Spooktacular Carnival and Market – Simi Valley
Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
McCrea Ranch Family Harvest Festival – Thousand Oaks
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Seaside Highland Games – Ventura
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 13, 2024

Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Seaside Highland Games – Ventura
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura

October 14, 2024

Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 15, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Ventura
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 16, 2024

Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 17, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Downtown Oxnard Certified Farmers’ Market – Oxnard

October 18, 2024

Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
Conejo Fall Fest – Thousand Oaks
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Boo and the Zoo – Santa Barbara

October 19, 2024

Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
“Boo at the Zoo” – America’s Teaching Zoo Moorpark
Haunted Trail & Costume Contest – Thousand Oaks
Free Heritage Halloween – Simi Valley
Trail or Treat Hike – Camarillo Grove Trail
Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat – Simi Valley
Fall Festival – Oxnard
Conejo Fall Fest – Thousand Oaks
Harvest Festival – Thousand Oaks Stagecoach Inn Museum
Pet Costume Contest at Fall Festival – Oxnard
Junk in the Trunk – Simi Valley
FREE Movie “5 Nights at Freddy’s” – Moorpark
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Archaeology Day – Calabasas
Ojai Day Street Fair – Ojai
Boo and the Zoo – Santa Barbara
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Clam Festival– Pismo Beach
Harbor & Seafood Festival – Santa Barbara

October 20, 2024

Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
“Boo at the Zoo” – America’s Teaching Zoo Moorpark
Carnival & Food Festival – Thousand Oaks
Conejo Fall Fest – Thousand Oaks
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Channel Islands Harbor Sunday Farmers Market – Oxnard
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Boo and the Zoo – Santa Barbara
Clam Festival– Pismo Beach
Pumpkin Festival – Calabasas

October 21, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 22, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 23, 2024

Spook-Tacular Celebration – Port Hueneme
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas 

October 24, 2024

Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Taste of Conejo – Westlake Village
Downtown Oxnard Certified Farmers’ Market – Oxnard

October 25, 2024

FREE Frankenstein Ball – Camarillo
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Spooky Swim – Camarillo
Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Witches Paddle – Ventura Harbor
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Boo and the Zoo – Santa Barbara
Storytelling Festival – Ojai

October 26, 2024

Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
“Boo at the Zoo” – America’s Teaching Zoo Moorpark
Howl-O-Ween Halloween Dog Event – Camarillo
HOWL-O-WEEN Dog Costume Contest – Ventura Harbor
Halloween at the Train Depot – Simi Valley
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Channel Islands Harbor’s Annual Parade of Frights – Oxnard
Las Posas Plaza Trick or Treat – Camarillo
FREE Boo Fest – Camarillo
Halloween Bash – Ojai
FREE Pumpkin Fest – Newbury Park
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Classics at Corriganville Movie Night – Simi Valley
Trick-or-Treat Trail of Conejo Valley – Oak Park
FREE Movie “Addams Family” – Moorpark
Dia de Los Muertos – Camarillo
Boo and the Zoo – Santa Barbara
Storytelling Festival – Ojai
Halloween Street Fair – Simi Valley
Day of the Horse – Thousand Oaks
Character Dress-up Fun – Thousand Oaks
Tent-or-Treat – Ventura Camp Arnaz

October 27, 2024

Ghostwalk – Santa Paula
“Boo at the Zoo” – America’s Teaching Zoo Moorpark
Halloween at the Train Depot – Simi Valley
Iceoplex Trunk or Treat – Simi Valley
Kids Seaside Trick or Treating – Ventura Harbor
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Taste of Ojai – Ojai
Channel Islands Harbor Sunday Farmers Market – Oxnard
Boo and the Zoo – Santa Barbara
Storytelling Festival – Ojai

October 28, 2023

BooFest – Camarillo
Trick-or-Treat and Costume Contest – Downtown Ventura
“Boo at the Zoo” – America’s Teaching Zoo
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula
Parade of Frights – Channel Islands Harbor
Ghostwalk – Santa Paula

October 29, 2024

Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 30, 2024

Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

October 31, 2023 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Youth Halloween Carnival – Simi Valley
Halloween Carnival – Oak Park
FREE Halloween in the Park – Camarillo
Nights of the Jack – Calabasas
Haunted High Street – Moorpark
Trunk or Treat – Fillmore
Underwood Farms Fall Harvest Festival– Moorpark
Prancer’s Farm Fall Festival – Santa Paula

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Cascia Smith
Cascia was born and raised in the Arizona heat. While receiving her Pre-Med degree at HIU in California, a blonde, surfing, skateboarding boy stole her heart. In 2004, she married Chuck and had many adventures living in Arizona, California and Colorado. They now call Simi Valley home and have three wild and curious children - Becker (10), Bodie (7) and Lyla (6). She has been blessed to be a teacher, summer camp staff/program director, SAHM and now the owner of Ventura County Mom Collective. Playing guitar, writing songs, and reading any and every parenting book helps keep her sane and happy! A good cup of coffee or a bubbly La Croix can usually be found in her hand! She tries to live by the motto "I'd rather recover from failure than live with regret.

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