Join the fun in the Village between State and Oak streets for a party that has taken over the streets.  Roads will be closed to traffic and filled with fun activities that include:

• Halloween-themed carnival games and jump houses
• Costume contests for people and pets 
• Meet Shelob the spider 
• Halloween story telling
• Community partner booths with games and activities
• Hands-on art making activities
• Safe costume checks
• Face painting
• Live music and entertainment
• Food available for purchase

And more…

The party extends into the heart of the Village and includes the following activities:

• Halloween activities at the farmers’ market from 1 – 5 p.m. (2930 Roosevelt St.)
• Trick-or-treating at several retailers throughout the Village (look for the giant candy corn in the window).  See participating businesses.
• Haunted areas:
• Haunted House at Boys & Girls Club from 1 – 6 p.m. (3115 Roosevelt St.)
• Haunted Path at Kelsall & Associates from 1 – 6 p.m.  (2921 Roosevelt St.)
• Enjoy food and retail discounts at participating businesses.  See discount offers.

Schedule of activities 

Skeleton Graveyard Stage schedule 

Rules

All participants will be given a Halloween costume contest number upon arrival. Participants must wear the number throughout the Halloween costume contest. The participants will walk up and on to the Skeleton Graveyard Stage on Oak Avenue for the judges to rate their costumes.  Criteria used for judging includes originality, creativity and craftsmanship. All judges’ scores are final.

****Please collect your costume contest number at information booth in the Fun Zone between 1-4 p.m. Meet back at the information booth in the Fun Zone area at the times below to be escorted to the Skeleton Graveyard Stage.

Times 

Categories

Adult, youth and pets

Prizes

Prizes are courtesy of local sponsors including SEA LIFE Aquarium and Kahoots Pet Store.

Road closures

Halloween on Elm will take place South of Carlsbad Village Drive on State Street and west of Tyler Street on Oak Street.  For the safety of attendees, these roads will be close to traffic.  Trick-or treating takes place in the Village.  

Parking

Parking is plentiful in the Village. All surface streets are available for public use as well as four free all day public parking lots. Please avoid parking where parking is prohibited.  There are no special parking exceptions for this event.

The following photo consent information will be posted at Halloween on Elm:

Consent to be photographed

The City of Carlsbad will be taking pictures of people, including minors, at this event to be published in various documents that promote the City and community of Carlsbad. By your presence at this event, you hereby consent to and assign all rights to your portrait, picture, videotape and sound recording (collectively “Photograph”) of you or in which you may be included intact or in part, composite or distorted in character or form, without restriction to the City of Carlsbad, a municipal corporation, and you hereby authorize the reproduction, copyright, exhibition, broadcast, cablecast, Internet posting, and/or distribution through any and all media now or hereafter known of said Photographs without limitation for purpose of this use. You waive the right to any fees, royalties, or control, now or in the future, and you grant full permission for the use of your Photograph, including without limitations, your likeness, performance, voice, name and biography for the purpose of publicizing, advertising, or promoting any City of Carlsbad matter or program. You relinquish any right that you may have to examine or approve the completed product or products or the advertising copy or printed matter that may be used in conjunction therewith or the use to which it may be applied.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE ABOVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST LEAVE THIS EVENT NOW. IF YOU STAY AT THIS EVENT, YOUR PRESENCE WILL BE DEEMED TO BE YOUR CONSENT TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED.