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Fall Festival and Halloween Parade

Downtown Anaheim will come alive with costumes, classic cars, entertainment and a hometown Halloween tradition on Saturday, Oct. 24, as the Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade returns.


The day starts with the Anaheim Fall Festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Center Greens next to City Hall. The free, family friendly festival features artists and small businesses, costume contests, performances, a scavenger hunt and more.

A Classic Car Show takes over Center Street Promenade with American-made classics, vendors, food, local brews and live entertainment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


This year’s special guest judge is Pete Wittenberg, founder of Pete’s Rod & Custom in Anaheim.


The day wraps up with the Anaheim Halloween Parade, which starts at 7 p.m. and runs about two hours through downtown Anaheim.


The festival, parade and car show are free to attend.

Visitors should plan for road closures and parking changes throughout downtown on the day of the event. 

See the map below for road closures, parking locations and other event-day information.


For details on the festival, parade and car show, visit AnaheimFallFestival.org.

Community open house coming to your district

Community open house meetings are back for October, giving residents the chance to connect directly with their city and learn what’s happening in their neighborhoods.

The informal, drop-in format lets you stop by anytime during the two-hour meeting and visit city booths and tables based on topics and issues that matter most to you.

You can also meet with city leaders and staff, ask questions and share feedback about your community.

All meetings run from 5 to 7 p.m. Here’s the schedule:

District 1: Wednesday, Oct. 7

West Anaheim Youth Center, 320 S. Beach Blvd.

District 2: Thursday, Oct. 8

TGR Learning Lab, 1 Tiger Woods Way

District 3: Wednesday, Oct. 14

Downtown Anaheim Community Center, 250 E. Center St.

District 4: Thursday, Oct. 15

Roosevelt Elementary School, 1600 E. Vermont Ave.

District 5: Wednesday, Oct. 21

Rio Vista Elementary, 310 N. Rio Vista St.

District 6: Thursday, Oct. 22

East Anaheim Library, 8201 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road

Not sure of your district? Use the interactive district map to find out.

For more details and updates, visit Anaheim.net/OpenHouse.

Anaheim voters will weigh in on four Anaheim City Council seats along with state, county, school board and other races on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

Important dates

• Oct. 5: Mail-in ballots start going out from the Orange County Registrar of Voters
• Oct. 19: Last day to register to vote for the Nov. 3 election
• Nov. 3: Election Day and the deadline to return ballots by mail. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

There will be nearly 30 vote centers and ballot drop boxes across Anaheim.

You can also return your completed, signed ballot by mail through Election Day, with a postmark no later than Nov. 3.

For a full list of ways to cast your vote, click here.

On the Anaheim city ballot:

• Mayor: All Anaheim voters will see this race
• Districts 2, 3 and 6: Council races will appear only for voters in those districts

District 2 covers part of west Anaheim. District 6 includes east Anaheim. District 3 covers areas in and around downtown Anaheim.

City Council members serve four-year terms, starting in December.

Seats for Districts 1, 4 and 5 are not on the 2026 ballot and will appear in 2028 as City Council terms are staggered.

The Nov. 3 ballot also includes California governor and other state offices and measures, the 4th District Orange County Board of Supervisors race, school board trustee races and more.

We don’t get into individual candidates or issues here — we’ll leave those important decisions to you. Your official voter information guide is a great resource for researching what’s on your ballot.

For Anaheim candidate information, visit Anaheim.net/votes.

For countywide election information, visit OCVote.gov.

Join us for our final sustainable landscape workshop of the year!

Get into the fall spirit while learning how sustainable landscaping can help transform your home, conserve water and save money on your water bill.

At this free, hands-on workshop, Anaheim residents can decorate and take home their own pumpkin centerpiece while learning simple ways to create a beautiful, water-efficient landscape.

The workshop is on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to noon at

the Anaheim Public Utilities Sustainability Education Center at 888 S. Rose

Place off Vermont Avenue near East Street.

The event is free with registration strongly encouraged as space is limited.

Register here.

Participants must be Anaheim residents and will need to provide

proof of Anaheim residency through valid ID or utility bill.

We hope to see you there!