{"id":497293,"date":"2026-10-15T20:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/497293\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T20:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:48:11","slug":"things-to-do-this-weekend-halloween-films-fall-fest-and-a-free-la-opera-bash-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/497293\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do this weekend: Halloween films, fall fest, and a free LA Opera bash \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Street Food Cinema’s Boo-ze, Bites & Frights:<\/a> Heritage Square Museum keeps busy throughout the fall with a host of otherworldly events, but four nights on the October calendar are all about ghoulish grown-up delights. “Obsession” and “Companion” will screen Oct. 16, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare” are the Oct. 17 flicks; themed cocktails, peeks inside the ghostly Victorian mansions, and eeky offerings add to the atmosphere. Stay tuned for Oct. 23 and 24, when the series returns with other cinematic scares and loads of chilling charm.<\/p>\n

Last… Remains:<\/a> In the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, in one of the city’s oldest theaters, two frightful treats will shimmer on the silver screen. “Clue” is solving mysteries at 1 p.m. Oct. 17 and, later that night, “The Shining” delivers the frosty fear. LA Conservancy is behind both screenings, and there are tours of the vintage venue for members. Tickets are still available, and you’ll want to dress in your best “Clue” or mountain wear, or perhaps an outfit that pays homage to the dearly missed Tim Curry, a star of the first film.<\/p>\n

Original Farmers Market Fall Festival:<\/a> You say you’ve been stomping and clapping and twanging it up at this wholesome autumn revelry since it was founded? My goodness: You’ve been enjoying this free 3rd & Fairfax festivity for over 90 years, then. It started in 1934, just a few months after the quaint public market debuted, and has brought delivered seasonal cheer, pigs for petting, and songs that often include a washboard and\/or banjo. The hoedown is going down on Oct. 17 and 18, with craft-making and a pumpkin patch upping the general fall-a-tude.<\/p>\n

Opera at the Beach and Opera in the Park:<\/a> “Carmen” is the dramatic story unspooling, with fabulous flair and emotive performances, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion starting Oct. 17, but LA Opera aficionados don’t have to be in DTLA to enjoy the show. LA Opera will broadcast Opening Night on the big screen at Santa Monica Pier and in Hacienda Heights. There’s some pre-show activities and performances by local musicians, so arrive on the early side. Entry? Mi mi mi: It’s free.<\/p>\n

Wildlife Day:<\/a> P-22 Day and Urban Wildlife Week are awesome and animal-inspired October traditions, but before they arrive there is another celebration to roar over: A Pasadena Humane event devoted to honoring our regional critters. Highlights of the Oct. 17 happening, which is free, include appareances by ambassador animals, expert talks about bears, wild parrots, and other icons of the Southern California wildlife scene, and activities for kids. <\/p>\n

Fall-O-Ween at Heritage Hill Historical Park:<\/a> It’s true that the second half of October can feel far more hectic than the month’s earliest days. But there is a peaceful way to find the joys of the season, and a few spooky sights, too, and it doesn’t cost anything. This multi-night offering, which sprouts in Lake Forest each year, is about the serene side of autumn and Halloween, with decorations, lights, and a scavenger hunt to keep things a little lively. Leashed pups are welcome, too, sweet. Be there Oct. 16-18 and Oct. 23-25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Street Food Cinema’s Boo-ze, Bites & Frights: Heritage Square Museum keeps busy throughout the fall with a host…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[713,1431,585,48,52,51,47,50,49,1399,611,420],"class_list":["post-497293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-animals-and-wildlife","tag-family","tag-halloween","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-movies","tag-orange-county","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}