Kids Seaside Trick or Treat:

Sunday, October 29th from Noon to 2 PM throughout Ventura Harbor Village

Ventura Harbor Village welcomes families for a Spooktacular Seaside Trick or Treat event on Sunday, October 29, 2023, from Noon to 2 PM. Here’s what’s in store:

Trick-or-Treating at Ventura Harbor Village Businesses

Families dressed in festive costumes can bring their own trick-or-treat bags and explore the Village. Select Ventura Harbor businesses will be giving out tricks and treats. Look for witchy hats with green twirling hair to identify participating shops and restaurants. Sweet treats are available while supplies last.

Seaside Skeleton Hunt

Join the spooky spirit and hunt for more than a dozen escaped skeletons around Ventura Harbor. Visitors are encouraged to canvass the waterfront Village, locate all the skeletons, and snap photos of them. Post your findings on social media using #SeasideSkeletons in the caption and tag @venturaharbor for a chance to win a Harbor Halloween prize pack from select Harbor shops.

Craft Station, Slime, and Face Painting

Stop by the complimentary Craft Station for kids hosted by Las Posas Children’s Center, where each child can get creative on a Halloween-themed art project. Face painting by Happy Rainbow, and Halloween slime activity will also be available for a small fee.

Professional Pumpkin Carver

What will the jumbo pumpkin be this year? Swing by the Seaside promenade stage to see professional pumpkin carver, Dawn Reily, of Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts, create an intricately carved masterpiece in real time.

Halloween Hearse and Photo Ops

Experience a festive Halloween Hearse, decorated to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. Families can take photos with multiple backdrops in the courtyard and other scenic vantage points throughout the Village. Hearse courtesy of the Joseph P. Reardon funeral home in Ventura, CA.

Thriller Zombie Dance:

Sunday, October 29th from 2:15 PM on the Village Main Lawn

Watch zombies come to life in the iconic Thriller Zombie Dance, taking place at 2:15 PM on the Ventura Harbor Village’s Main Lawn. Sponsored by FitZone Ventura, this Halloween favorite is sure to delight die-hard Halloween fans. Want to join in and learn the dance? Sign up on VenturaHarborVillage.com.

Following the Thriller performance, a Spooky DJ invites all spectators, ghosts, and goblins to join the fun as haunted dance tunes play until 2:30 PM to round out the afternoon. Fun for all ages!