The Sugar Factory is a vibrant, celebrity-endorsed restaurant and candy shop known for its over-the-top sweets, colorful cocktails, and Instagram-worthy desserts. With locations across the U.S., including a popular spot in Chicago, it offers a fun, high-energy dining experience for all ages. Signature items like the smoking goblet drinks and towering milkshakes make it a go-to destination for celebrations and special occasions.

Gather your ghoulfriends, little ghosts, and goblins for this fun-filled family event. Check out the creatures, creepy crawlers, and more in your costumes at the Halloween-themed event that's perfect for family photo ops. All ages are in for a fang-tastic time, and the kids will leave with a sweet treat. 

This working farm opens its pumpkin patch, complete with fall activities, every day in October for family fun. In addition to the pumpkin patch, your family can enjoy a corn maze, meet friendly farm animals, check out their exotic aviary, walk through the sunflower maze, take a tractor ride, and more!

With its sprawling acres and gorgeous views, Tanaka Farms is everything you want in a pumpkin patch! Kids will love the themed decor, wagon & ATV rides, pumpkin cannon, games, and navigating the corn maze. Be sure to check out the petting zoo, featuring goats, sheep and alpacas. Nachos, churros, hot dogs, and other yummy treats are available for purchase. Tanaka also offers a wonderful assortment of pumpkins ranging from orange, white and green to to pink and speckled varieties.

Kids will love the authentic pumpkin farm experience at Gilchrist Farm. Escape from the straw bale maze, meet some local animals at the petting zoo, and take a wagon or pony ride! They also offer fall crafts, pumpkin decorating, live entertainment, pig races, and even a goat milking demonstration! If the kids get hungry, there are plenty of good eats including food trucks, caramel apples, roasted corn on the cob, and bake sale goodies!

Pa's Pumpkin Patch has been in operation for more than 40 years, offering a wonderful assortment of pumpkins along with tons of fall family fun! Kids love the up-close animal encounters at the petting zoo and pony rides, and parents love the delicious assortment of fair food like BBQ and funnel cake! In addition to pumpkins, they sell gourds, corn stalks, haystacks, and other fall decor. Pa's has lots of great spots to take photos of the kids, so don't forget your camera!

For the ultimate corn maze experience, head to Forneris Farms! Families can hunt for hidden riddles throughout the 4 acre maze, and if you find all 12, you'll get a prize! Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult in the corn maze, but there aren't any spooky surprises, so it's perfect for all ages. Forneris Farms also features a pumpkin patch, tractor pulled train ride, and more! Note, the farm is cash-only!

If a sprawling corn maze is too much for your little ones, be sure to check out the tot-friendly straw maze at Tina's pumpkin patch. Kids will also love their pony rides, petting zoo, and inflatables. Of course, no trip is complete without stocking up on your festive fall pumpkins!

Check out an array of fun attractions, including gem mining, pumpkin painting, tractor rides, and super slide. Water and snacks are available for purchase, and a limited number of complimentary wagons offered for use on a first come, first served basis.

An L.A. area favorite since 1987, Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch is the place for autumn family fun! Pick from their colorful assortment of pumpkins, get lost in their kid-friendly straw maze, and take advantage of lots of other great activities like giant rocking horses, face painting, pony rides, spider bounce, pumpkin decorating, and more. Tickets can be purchased on-site or online.

With classes taught exclusively by professional actors, writers and directors, the Actors Training Center offers the perfect opportunity for aspiring thespians to learn from seasoned experts in their craft. In fact, they focus their programs on training actors to work, providing the tools and tips necessary to make it in this highly competitive industry.

Race a pumpkin down Manhattan Beach Boulevard and take part in the spectacle of the Manhattan Beach Pier area transformed into Pumpkin Race Land, where creativity runs wild. The Pumpkin Race Festival is a free event where you and your family can enjoy fun activities for all ages, make your own pumpkin racer and enjoy this fun and unusual Halloween event!

The Halloween spirit will be in full swing for two frightfully fun weekends at the L.A. Zoo, with trick-or-treating stations featuring premium candy, plus animal pumpkin feedings, themed photo ops, education stations, and more. Costumes are encouraged!

The City of Glendora's Halloween Carnival features carnival games, bounce houses, food, attractions, and more!

The Schaumburg Township District Library’s kidsZone features a magical Enchanted Forest, with three‑dimensional murals, themed toys, and immersive play areas inspired by classic books and nursery rhymes—perfect for creative adventures and storytelling. Children can explore hands-on learning with a STEM table that demonstrates gravity, engage in puppet shows, shop in pretend marketplaces, and build with MagnaTiles.

The Barrington Area Library’s Youth Services area is a super‑fun play space where children can climb through playhouses, stage puppet shows, try out a giant Light Bright wall, shop in a pretend marketplace, and even slide around—all in one vibrant room! It also hosts exciting storytimes, STEM and art workshops, live music, and theater experiences that spark creativity every month. Older kids can hang out in Studio Kids or the game room, and families can borrow Activity Kit backpacks to take the adventure home. 

Addison Public Library is a warm and inclusive space where kids can dive into self-guided play and learning, with toys, books, and computers available even without a library card—and fun after-school snacks, homework help, and activities offered every day. It encourages early reading through programs like the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” and the “500 Book Challenge,” challenging young readers to grow their literacy skills in playful ways.

Sillman Family Aquatic Center is your source for indoor waterpark fun all year-round! The activity pool features a zero-depth entry and a water play structure, which includes six platforms, over 30 different water jets, two water guns, two slides, and three overhead rope pulls. The Aquatic Center also offers a lap pool and lazy river.