Whether you’re into family-friendly frights or full-on terror, the 562 region delivers. And yes — 562 LIVE Radio is throwing its own bone-chilling online event, The Sinister Symphony (details below). Here’s your haunted itinerary.
🎃Top Halloween Highlights Around Long Beach
1. Dark Harbor at the Queen Mary
Arguably the crown jewel of Long Beach’s Halloween offerings: the haunted mazes, immersive sets, and roaming scare actors aboard the Queen Mary turn the ship into a nightmare. The Queen Mary's Dark Harbor
If you like your fears maritime and loud.
2. Scarium of the Pacific & Fright Dive (Aquarium of the Pacific)
A gentler terror for families or those who prefer sea monsters over demons. Scarium offers themed exhibits, costume contests, trick-or-treating among aquatic vistas.
Fright Dive (21+) adds cocktails, live DJs, and a nighttime twist.
3. Historical Cemetery Tours
Stroll through Long Beach’s older cemeteries with guided tours of ghost stories, lore, and history. It’s spooky but locally grounded.
4. El Dorado Park Howl-O-Ween Festival
A pet-friendly, family event with arts & crafts, costume parades, bounce houses, even a “Bark-o-Treat.”
5. Haunted Tours: Whisper in the Walls & More
If strolling through old mansions or historic homes with a ghost whisperer sounds fun, check out “Whisper in the Walls” tours in Long Beach. Hunt Halloween+1
6. Belmont Shore Trick-or-Treat & 2nd Street Festivities
On Oct 31, Belmont Shore hosts trick-or-treat on 2nd Street. A classic neighborhood vibe for those who prefer candy over carnage. Visit Long Beach
7. Spooky Art / Pop-Ups / Glow Events
Check local galleries and downtown for Halloween pop-ups, glow events, spooky markets, and the like. HuntHalloween lists events like “Spooky Boogie Night” and glow painting in LB. Hunt Halloween