What to KnowMidsummer ScreamAug. 7-9, 2026Long Beach Convention CenterPre-sale began at 10 a.m. Feb. 28 and concludes March 1 at 11:59 p.m.The pre-sale provides up to 40% off general admissionHALLOWEEN is the pre-sale code
February may not be New October, what with Valentine’s Day at the heart of the month, but a few frightful SoCal celebrations have a way of making a cameo while winter is still wintering.
Look to the Spooky Swap Meet, a Half-O-Ween festivity that will alight at Heritage Square Museum over the final weekend of April 2026. Tickets for the shop-around happening, which also gives guests the chance to trick-or-treat among the historical destination’s Victorians, went on sale earlier in the month.
And another Heritage Square Half-O-Ween event, or pair of events, also materialized, or at least tickets did, in February: Street Food Cinema’s Boo-ze, Bites, and Frights: Half-O-Ween evenings, which will bring “Sinners” and “28 Days Later” screenings to the Arroyo Parkway-close attraction on May 1 (the night for “Sinners”) and 2 (“28 Days Later” is the film).
Now one of the grandest and ghoul-iest conventions in all the land is making a showing, and just hours before February concludes: Midsummer Scream, the mega Halloween/horror expo, is throwing a quick and not-so-creepy presale event.
The pre-sale code is HALLOWEEN, because of course.
Find up to 40% off at the event’s site through 11:59 p.m. on March 1. And once you have your pass in hand? You won’t have to wait for too long: The eerie extravaganza returns to the Long Beach Convention Center in early August.
True, that is around five months away, or just a bit over, but as any SoCal spirit knows, the months leading up to the Halloween season around Los Angeles do have a way of revving up, and staying spooky, right around the middle of spring.
That’s not too long from now. Check out the Midsummer Scream sale, and start planning your costume-up, eek-out adventure from Aug. 7-9, 2026.