Here is some of this week’s dining news and food events from across San Diego County:
Hotel Del’s haunted happenings: The Hotel del Coronado, which is famously haunted, will host several Halloween-inspired haunted events this month. Haunted Happening tours, at 7 and 9 p.m. daily through Oct. 31, will lead guest in the footsteps of Kate Morgan, a guest who checked into the hotel in November 1892 and whose body was found on the hotel’s beach steps five days later. Tickets are $36.05. There are also Ghost Roast Beach Bonfire parties for up to 10 guests at 6 and 8 p.m. nightly through Oct. 31. $285 per party, includes firepit reservation, items to make s’mores and more. The hotel is also offering Halloween pumpkin-carving events on weekends at 3, 5:30 and 6:30 through Oct. 31. Tickets are $35 and include pumpkin and decorating tools. 1500 Orange Ave., Coronado. https://www.hoteldel.com/experiences/#!/
Boos & Brews: Nason’s Beer Hall is now hosting a pop-up bar with Tuesday night tarot and astrology readings, spooky cocktails, a Witching Hour happy hour menu, Halloween movie night screenings and Monster Mash dance parties. Now through Oct. 31. Pendry Hotel, 550 J St., San Diego. pendry.com
Black Magic and Mystique: Camdem Hall (formerly Oxford Social Club) will host an evening of magic, craft cocktails and live entertainment by magician and mentalist Siegfried Tieber, along with other magicians. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 29. Pendry Hotel, 550 J St., San Diego. $35-$50. pendry.com
Lost Temple Tavern: Margaritaville Hotel San Diego will open this haunted jungle pop-up inside its LandShark Bar & Grill beginning Saturday. A tropical spin on Halloween, it will feature creepy jungle vines, and spooky twists on food and cocktails. At 7:30 p.m. each Friday and Saturday, the tavern will become more of a nightclub with DJs and live entertainment. Guests are invited to arrive in costume. The Lost Temple Tavern installation will run from 7 a.m. to close, through Oct. 31. 435 Sixth Ave., downtown. margaritavilleresorts.com/
Masquerade After Dark: Top of the Hyatt will host an immersive masked cocktail experience in its 40th floor luxury lounge that will run through Oct. 31, when there will be a party with DJs. 4-11 p.m. daily. 1 Market Place, San Diego. topofthehyatt.com/happening/masquerade
Halloween Brunch at Arlo: Arlo at the Town & Country Hotel will host a Halloween-themed brunch with a DIY bloody mary bar, black magic pancakes, witchy shakshuka and spooky cocktails. Costumes are encouraged. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 25. Town & Country Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego. arlosandiego.com
Cloak & Petal Dia de los Muertos celebration: Mexico’s Day of the Dead returns Nov. 1 and 2, and to commemorate this years tribute to loved ones who have passed, Cloak & Petal is building a large ofrenda (altar). Guests who bring in a photo of a deceased of love one or pet from Monday through Nov. 2 will receive a $10 gift card for future use at the Japanese fusion restaurant. Chef Robert Cassidy has several Mexican-inspired items on the menu, including a Oaxacan Trade Winds cocktail and an Abuelita (grandmother) sushi roll, made with pepper-crusted tuna, shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, smoked serrano ponzu, spiced lime crema, guajillo shio and micro cilantro. 1953 India St., San Diego. cloakandpetal.com
Taste of East Village postponed: The East Village Association announced Monday that it is postponing until 2027 its planned Taste of East Village event, which was scheduled to take place Oct. 14 and 15, with more than 30 participating restaurants and drinking establishments in the 130-block downtown neighborhood. For updates, visit eastvillagesandiego.com.
Bagels and science: On Saturday morning, Marigold Bagels in North Park will host Nobel Prize Laureate in chemistry Sir Dave McMillan for a discussion on science, bagels and more. Marigold owner Michael Rabinowitz is a retired organic chemist who used his scientific background to create a New York-style bagel shop in San Diego. Princeton professor MacMillan will answer questions about science for all who atten on the shop’s patio. The event is a fundraiser for the STEM learning-focused nonprofit Treobytes. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. 2850 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego. marigoldbagels.com
Nat at Night is back: The San Diego Natural History Museum’s Friday-evening rooftop parties has returned, with events weekly through Dec. 18 (excluding Oct. 30 and Dec. 4). Events include a no-host cocktail bar, food for sale and a DJ. 5 to 11 p.m. Fridays, every week through Dec. 18, excluding Oct. 30 (the Nat’s “Adultologists” Halloween party for ages 21 and up) and Dec. 4 (December Nights). 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego. $12.50, adults. $8.50, youth. sdnhm.org/calendar/nat-at-night/