SeaWorld’s Spooktacular is back with fun surprises, candy, costumes and more! Kids love trick-or-treating (with purchase of reusable bag) during this daytime event as they explore our decorated trail and meet colorful characters. This year be sure to check out all our immersive family Spooktacular Festivities and plan your visit this fall. SeaWorld Spooktacular runs on select dates starting August 29- November 1, 2026.

Saturdays and Sundays in October: We’re celebrating the return of the season of color during Autumn Festival at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. There’s fascinating wildlife, special entertainment, and delicious culinary comforts for everyone to enjoy. Head on over with family and friends to create heartwarming memories with good ol’ fashioned fun!

Marking its fifth anniversary, Howl-O-Scream is set to deliver even more thrills, chills, and unexpected frights. Howl-O-Scream transforms the once peaceful SeaWorld San Diego into a sinister, spine-chilling playground of terror. As night falls, a carnival of horrifying creatures surrounds you. Evade FIVE angry haunts through EIGHT scare zones and FOUR vile vignettes. Seek shelter indoors, only to find you've entered a house of horrors. Quench your thirst for fear with fiendishly delicious cocktails, beer, and spirits at SEVEN themed bars and FIVE speakeasies. Feel the monstrous electricity of our LIVE show. Dance the night away and deepen the thrills with a nighttime coaster ride.