Halloween 2026 is a Saturday. Old Town Camarillo's Boo Fest runs from noon to 3 p.m. that day, and the trick-or-treat at Camarillo Premium Outlets runs from 1 to 3 p.m., so the neighborhood's two biggest daytime trick-or-treats overlap for two hours and end at the same time.
Most of the rest happens earlier, on weeknights, at two public buildings a short drive apart: the Community Center on East Burnley Street and the Camarillo Public Library on East Las Posas Road. The schedule starts this Friday, October 23, and Wednesday the 28th turns out to be the busiest evening of the stretch.
The Community Center on Burnley Street Hosts Both Ends of the Week
The Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District uses its Community Center at 1605 E. Burnley St. twice in six days, once for adults and once for families.
The first event is the Spooktacular Bash this Friday, October 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Community Center Auditorium. It's for ages 50 and up, costs $5, and requires registration ahead of time.
Five days later, the lawn outside hosts the district's free Halloween in the Park and Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Community Center Park. PVRPD lists trick-or-treating, games, crafts, pumpkin painting, food trucks and vendors, with a costume contest starting at 6 p.m.
Holding the family event on a Wednesday puts kids in costume three days early, on a school night. The 6 p.m. contest is probably the easiest point to plan around if you're coming straight from work: arrive for the judging and stay for the food trucks.
The Library Holds Its Haunted House on Two Different Nights
The same Wednesday also carries the scarier half of the library's Halloween program. The Camarillo Public Library at 4101 E. Las Posas Road is building a walk-through Haunted House at the Library in its Community Room, with a different scare level each night.
Tuesday, October 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., is the gentler night. The library describes it this way:
No jump scares or scare actors, only friendly guides!
Wednesday, October 28, is the night with "scares and scare actors" and "more mature themes and some graphic content." The library recommends it for ages 13 and up.
A few rules cover both nights:
- Groups can be one to four people. Larger parties have to split up.
- Each person can go through up to two times.
- Neither night is age-restricted, but the recommendation is 5 and up on Tuesday and 13 and up on Wednesday.
- Children under 12 have to be with an adult on both nights.
This split works well for households with kids of different ages. On Tuesday the younger kids get the friendly-guide version. On Wednesday a teenager could do the scare-actor version while a younger sibling goes to Halloween in the Park on Burnley Street, since both events are on the same evening. The library's event page posts the Tuesday hours. If you're aiming for the Wednesday session, check that page for its time before you go.
The library is also hosting a quieter, longer-running project, which comes up at the end.
The Weekend Before Halloween Mostly Belongs to Dogs and Swimmers
Friday, October 23, has two events at the same time. Alongside the Spooktacular Bash, PVRPD runs a Spooky Swim from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Pleasant Valley Aquatic Center, 1030 Temple Ave. It costs $10 with registration for all activities, or $4 if you only want to swim.
Saturday morning, October 24, is for dogs. PVRPD's free Howl-O-Ween runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mission Oaks Dog Park, 5501 Mission Oaks Blvd., with a costume contest and a best-trick contest. Dogs have to stay on a leash no longer than six feet, except during the trick contest.
Conejo Family Farms at 5937 Ridge View St. starts that Saturday early, with Yoga at the Patch from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Check-in is at 8:45. The $25 ticket covers the class and access to the farm for the rest of the day, and you have to buy it ahead of time.
The pumpkin patch itself is open through October 31. Admission is $15 Wednesday through Friday and $20 on weekends, and children 5 and under get in free. Regular hours are 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The farm's calendar shows an earlier 3 p.m. close on October 31, so the last chance for an evening visit is Friday the 30th.
Saturday the 31st Fits Into One Afternoon
With so much of the week already done, the big day itself is short. Here's how the morning and afternoon of October 31 line up in and around Old Town:
| Time | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8 a.m. to noon | Camarillo Farmers Market, regular weekly market | Old Town, Ventura Boulevard |
| Noon to 3 p.m. | 13th Annual Boo Fest | Old Town, Ventura Boulevard |
| Noon to 3 p.m. | Free carnival during Boo Fest | Chapel City Church, Ventura Blvd. and Arneill Rd. |
| 1 to 3 p.m. | Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat | Camarillo Premium Outlets, 740 Ventura Blvd. |
| 3 p.m. | Pumpkin patch closes for the season | Conejo Family Farms, 5937 Ridge View St. |
The farmers market is the regular Saturday market run by Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice. On the 31st it ends right as Boo Fest begins on the same street, so you could shop in the morning, then trick-or-treat in the afternoon without moving the car.
Boo Fest is put on by the Camarillo Merchant Association, and it's free. The plan is trick-or-treating "up and down the Booooulevard" at participating businesses, with a costume contest at an entry spot marked on the event map. There are four categories:
- Best Dressed Families, with three winners
- Best Dressed Adult
- Best Dressed Youth
- Best Dressed Pets, judged in small, medium and large breed groups
The free carnival at Chapel City Church, on the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Arneill Road, is part of the same afternoon. Since there's a pet category, a dog dressed up for Howl-O-Ween the Saturday before can wear the costume again here.
An hour into Boo Fest, the Camarillo Premium Outlets start their own trick-or-treat. Stores with a pumpkin in the window hand out treats while supplies last. An activity zone near the Brooks Brothers Factory Store has a photobooth, a prize wheel and children's activities hosted by STEMs Grow. Visit Camarillo will also have a booth near the Canvas of Camarillo mural by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
Both events end at 3 p.m., so you'll need to decide on an order. The Outlets say treats last only "while supplies last," and Boo Fest starts an hour earlier. That makes Old Town first, then the Outlets after 1 p.m., the order that fits the posted hours best.
The Library Ofrenda Stays Up Past Halloween
The last event in Central Camarillo's calendar runs longest. The Camarillo Public Library is putting together a Día de los Muertos community ofrenda in its lobby at 4101 E. Las Posas Road. It will be on display through November 3.
Anyone can contribute. Bring a photo to the second-floor reference desk by November 1. The library prefers copies to original prints.
The ofrenda is in the same building as the haunted house, so families coming on October 27 or 28 can drop off a photo the same evening. After the costumes come off on the 31st, the display stays up in the lobby for three more days.
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