

A costume contest is at noon, with prizes for Most Eco-friendly, Best Animal Theme and Most Creative. Highlights include environmentally-friendly craft-making, live animal encounters with bats, reptiles and raptors, a bounce house, and interactive nature activities. 16 at San Dieguito County Park, 1628 Lomas Santa Fe Drive. Not So Scary Eco Fest: A free nature-themed Halloween family day is set for 10 a.m. Petting zoo and play center, along with a pumpkin patch from 9 a.m. Pumpkin Station: Festivities include a carousel, rides, giant slides, Ferris wheel, train jump, 29-30 by “The Log” at One Paseo to visitors dressed in their best costumes. Trick-or-treating: Candy will be passed out from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Kids can see a magic show and get a balloon ghost or cat. There will be a craft activity area in the open-air shopping center with buckets for kids to decorate for trick-or-treating. 30 at participating shops in the Piazza Carmel shopping center, 3810-3890 Valley Centre Drive. CARMEL VALLEYįamily Trick-or-Treat: Kids can put on their Halloween costumes and go trick-or-treating from noon to 3 p.m. Tickets are $60 a portion benefits The Animal Pad and Second Chance Dog Rescue. Murder Mystery Beer Pairing Dinner: Second Chance Beer Co., the Carmel Mountain-based “Pups First, Drinks Second” brewery, hosts its third annual Murder Mystery Beer Pairing Dinner at 7 p.m. The band Hullabaloo will perform from 3 to 5 p.m. Children receive a bucket to collect candy. 29 at The Forum Carlsbad, 1923 Calle Barcelona. Halloween Spooktacular: Trick-or-treating in costumes, Halloween activities, creepy characters, photo booths and tunes from 2 to 6 p.m. Visit /en/events/trick-or-treat-29344.html. 31 and participating stores and restaurants will hand out goodies, while supplies last, at The Shoppes at Carlsbad, 2525 El Camino Real. Trick-or-Treating at The Shoppes at Carlsbad: Families can bring kids for the event from 4 to 7 p.m. There are marigold and lavender fields, a hay pyramid and farm animal petting. Corn maze is $10 tractor rides, $10 or $7 for kids 6-12. Admission is $6 free for kids 5 and younger. Pumpkin Patch: Tractor rides, corn maze and the pumpkin patch.
