• The Sanctuary of the Evil Haunted House — 7-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7-9 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 1. Visit the spider room, wind your way around the corn maze and take "The Last Ride." 936 Carpenter Road, Oakley. Haunted house $5, coffin ride $3, both $7. Proceeds benefit Girl Scout Troop 31437 and Venture Crew 152. Call 925-206-3339 or visit www.sanctuaryofevil.com.

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  • Harvest Festival and Scarecrow Contest — 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 24. Children, teens, adults and businesses can enter a scarecrow-building contest and win a prize. More fun includes children's activities; food and wine sampling; artisans, vendors and live music. Lakeview Business Plaza, Discovery Bay Boulevard at Highway 4. Scarecrows must be free-standing and in good taste. Registration required: 925-408-8332 or amanda@deltasuntimes.com.

  • Fall Festival — 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 24. Wear a costume and join in the fun and food. Activities include crafts, games, stories and more. Free. Antioch Church on the Rock, 50 Walton Lane. Call 925-757-4359 or visit www.antiochchurchontherock.org.

  • Oakley Harvest Festival — Noon-4 p.m. Oct. 24. Featuring a costume and pie-eating contest and scarecrow contest for groups,
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    families or organizations. Children will make crafts, meet local animals at the petting zoo and bounce around the jumpy house. Free refreshments. Oakley Civic Center, 3231 Main St. Call 925-625-7041.

  • Brentwood Hometown Halloween — 5-8 p.m. Oct. 24. Youth are invited to a fun evening of safe trick-or-treating. Wear a costume and bring a treat bucket for lots of goodies and toys. Sponsored by Brentwood businesses. Oak and First streets. Call 925-634-3344.

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  • Halloween Concert — 7 p.m. Oct. 26. The Pittsburg Community Band and the Hillview Junior High School Wind Ensemble present an annual Halloween concert. Participate in a costume contest. Hillview Junior High School, cafeteria, 333 Yosemite Drive, Pittsburg. 925-473-2380.

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  • Howl La La Boo Story Time — 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Halloween stories, games and crafts. Participants are encouraged to come in costume. Free for children preschool-fifth grade. Oakley Library, 1050 Neroly Road. Call 925-625-2400.

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  • CC Café Annual Halloween Party and Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. Oct. 30. Best costume contest, door prizes, bingo and lots of goodies. For adults 60 and older. Ambrose Community Center, 3105 Willow Pass Road, Bay Point. $2 donation. Reservations required. Call Deborah Simmons, 925-458-2662, between 9 and 11:30 a.m.

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  • Pittsburg Halloween Costume Parade — Noon-2 p.m. Oct. 31. Wear your costume to the farmers' market for some spooky fun and treats. Parade runs between Fifth and Sixth streets. Call 925-432-7301 or visit www.pittsburgchamber.org.

  • Circus Hallelujah Night — 6-9 p.m. Oct. 31. Food, rock climbing wall, hay rides, carnival games, jumpy houses, pony rides and more. Special area for children 5 and younger. Bikes given away every 15 minutes. Sponsored by Harvest Time Church, 2200 Ventura Drive, Brentwood. Free and open to all. Call 925-516-1908.

  • Halloween on Hollow Hills — 1-4 p.m. Oct. 31. Have a frighteningly good time at this festive event featuring games, crafts, scavenger hunts and more. Learn the history of the hills and meet some of the park's creepiest creatures. Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, 5175 Somersville Road, Antioch. Parking fee $5. Call 510-544-2750.

  • Halloween Spooktacular — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 31. Enjoy a free movie at the Brenden Theatres, kids rides, face painting, balloons, free pumpkins for the first 200 children in costume, trick-or-treating and the Tri Delta Transit Haunted Bus. Presented by Sierra Pacific Properties, Brenden Theatres, Tri Delta Transit and Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce. Century Plaza Shopping Center between Brenden Theatres and Burlington Coat Factory. Call 925-432-7301 or visit www.pittsburgchamber.org.

  • Holy Eve Carnival — 5-9 p.m. Oct. 31. Food, concerts series, carnival rides, rock-climbing wall, roller skating, pony rides and more. Sponsored by Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch. Contra Costa Fairgrounds, 1201 W. 10th St., Antioch. This is a free event open to all. www.gbfofantioch.org.

  • Antioch Historical Society Museum Trick or Treat — 1-4 p.m. Oct. 31. Bring your children in costume for trick-or-treating through the rooms of the museum. 1500 W. Fourth St. Call 925-757-2409.