Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, Oct. 25 to Sunday, Oct. 27. Friday Singles date night: Lionfish and Oxford Social Club are partnering with the YES dating app to Host a Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice singles date night event. The night will feature a late happy hour at Lionfish with Halloween-themed cocktails. At 10 p.m., guests will go downstairs to Oxford Social Club, where they will be welcomed by a YES app photography wall, hosted table, complementary Starbucks gift cards and products from Jule Lip Gloss. The party will also have a live DJ. 9 p.m. Oct. 25. 435 Fifth Ave., San Diego. lionfishsd.com Fright Night: The third annual event is from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25 in historic downtown Vista and features haunted house at the Avo Theater, trick or treating, costume contest. Admission is free except for the haunted house, which is $6; $4 for kids 10 and younger at The Avo Ticket Box day of event. Songwriter Sanctuary: The Songwriter Sanctuary series is bringing a hip-hop edition to the Normal Heights United Church. The Neighborhood Kids, The Brothers Burns and Rob Deez will be the featured local artists. The Songwriter Sanctuary usually hosts acoustic sets and behind-the-song storytelling, but for this concert, it is showcasing hip-hop acts and emcees. The event is hosted by Jeff Berkley. Food and drinks will be served by Grace 2 Go Meals, Flying Embers and Duck Foot Brewing Company. 7 p.m. Friday. Normal Heights United Church, 4650 Mansfield St., San Diego. $10 suggested donation. lindsaywhitemusic.com/songwriter-sanctuary Marc Anthony: One of the top-selling salsa artists who has performed worldwide for over 20 years makes his way back to San Diego on his “Historia Tour.” Marc Anthony has sold more than 30 million albums and won two Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammys. Some of his hits include 2013’s “Vivir Mi Vida,” 1997’s “Y Hubo Alguien” and 2015’s “La Gozadera” with Gente de Zona. On his latest album “Muevese,” released in April, Anthony has a mix of genres to dance to including salsa, bachata and a ballard with Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar. 8 p.m. Friday. Pechanga Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego. $89-$973. pechangaarenasd.com Halloween Aglow: Birch Aquarium will host trick-or-treating, live music and games at this special event. Visitors will also have access to the Living Light Experience which shows off the ocean’s bioluminescence and fluorescence. This is a family-friendly event and ocean-themed costumes are encouraged. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. $36 for members, $40 for general public, $31 for child members, $35 for general public children, free for children under $2. aquarium.ucsd.edu/events/halloween-aglow Spooky Campover: Camp out under the stars with rescued animals from 3 p.m. Oct. 25 to 10 a.m. Oct. 26 at Lions, Tigers & Bears wildlife sanctuary, 24402 Martin Way. The overnight event includes campfire songs and s’mores, pumpkin carving, hot cocoa, a Halloween costume contest and a haunted house along with an animal trivia challenge. Donation is $80; $55 for ages 3-12 or $50/$35 for members. Tickets must be purchased in advance at lionstigersandbears.org/happenings/spooky-campover. Haunted Ghost Town: Ovation Theatre and the Heritage Ranch present Haunted Ghost Town, which will transport visitors to the doomed town of Bitter Gulch from 5 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 25-27 at Heritage Ranch, 450 Quail Gardens Drive. This year’s ghost town tour features the arrival of a ghostly pirate ship, a cursed pirate crew and bone-chilling performances by professionally trained actors. Less scary experiences for children are from 5 to 6:30 p.m. followed by more spine-tingling presentations for ages 12 and older from 7 to 9 p.m., with the last entry at 8:45 p.m. Admission is $28; $16.80 for children ages 10 and younger. Tickets are at hauntedtown.org. Haunted Hotel: The historic grounds of the Olivenhain Meeting Hall will be transformed into a Haunted Hotel Friday and Saturday nights from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 25-26 at 423 Rancho Santa Fe Road. There will be spooky scenes ranging from a Zombie Banquet, Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory and a Witches’ Lair to a Candy Mystery Trail. Actors are Scouts, ages 12 to 18. There will be games at the carnival. Tickets are $8; cash and credit are accepted at the door. The event is a fundraiser for Scout Troop 2000. For questions, email [email protected]. Halloween Fun with Poe & His Progeny: Write Out Loud hosts an evening with Mr. Poe and Other Authors of the Macabre Oct. 25, 26, 31 and Nov. 1 at the Villa Montezuma Museum, a historic Queen Anne Victorian building in Sherman Heights. There will be three performances each evening at 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 writeoutloudsd.com/poe-and-his-progeny/. Imperial Beach Spooktacular Trunk or Treat: The city holds its “Spooktacular” trick-or-treating event for kids all day Oct. 25 at Pier Plaza, 910 Seacoast Drive. Visit imperialbeachca.gov/625/spooktacular-trunk-or-treat. Hallows’ Eve musical celebration: Theater for Young Professionals holds its fourth annual All Hallows’ Eve Musical Revue and Halloween celebration Oct. 25-27 at 7960 University Ave. The Halloween concert, featuring well-known spooky songs, includes music, light, drama and dance. Tickets are $15-$30. Proceeds go to the nonprofit’s youth arts programs. Visit typsandiego.org. Monster Mash Wellness Bash: A free family-friendly Halloween celebration and health fair is from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at John Landes Community Center, 2855 Cedar Road. Highlights include costume contest, face painting, interactive “Boo Mobile,”  crafts, snacks, prizes and health information along with medical and dental screenings, flu vaccines, and information on Medi-Cal enrollment. Hosted by TrueCare in partnership with local agencies. Visithttps://truecare.org/blog/monster-mash-wellness-bash-friday-october-25/. Halloweekend at Campland: Halloween festivities are slated Oct. 25-31 at Campland on the Bay, ranging from costume contests, pumpkin carving and a pet costume contest to a DJ Spooky dance party, candy bar bingo and trick-or-treating. A campsite decorating and golf cart decorating contest along with a DJ dance party will take place Oct. 26. Visit www.campland.com/halloween-at-campland/. San Diego Symphony: “Romantic Fates: Tchaikovsky’s Towering Fifth”: Violinist Paul Huang and conductor Antoni Mendez join the symphony for works by Tchaikovsky, Brunch and Mendelssohn. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $39-$82. sandiegosymphony.org SACRA/PROFANA “Rumours Un-Covered”: The choral ensemble reimagines Fleetwood Mac’s album. 7 p.m. Friday. WorldBeat Cultural Center, 2100 Park Blvd., San Diego. $15-$40. sacraprofana.org ‘Echoes of Valor’ honors National City hero: Teatro Máscara Mágica presents the world premiere of this solo play by Augustin Castañeda about the life of National City native Manuel “Memo” Cavada, a highly-awarded veteran of the Vietnam War, veteran photographer and lifelong Latino rights activist who passed away in 2022. The play is produced and directed by Teatro Máscara artistic director William A. Virchis. 7 p.m. Friday. 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday. El Salon Theater, 114 W. hall Ave., San Diego. $10-$25. 619-987-5616, teatromascaramagioca.org “The Thanksgiving Play”: New Village Arts presents Larissa FastHorse’s comic satire about a terminally woke high school Thanksgiving pageant. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Select Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Through Nov. 3. 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $25 and up. 760-433-3245, newvillagearts.org “Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors”: The Old Globe presents this 90-minute parody of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel but set in the present day with a narcissistic bed-hopping playboy vampire. 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through Nov. 3. Old Globe’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, Balboa Park. $45 and up. 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org “The Importance of Being Earnest”: Lamb’s Players Theatre presents Oscar Wilde’s witty comedy about a pair of Victorian-era bachelors both romancing women under the pseudonym Earnest. 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Nov. 10. Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $38-$82. 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org Halloween Fun with Poe & His Progeny: Write Out Loud hosts an evening with Mr. Poe and Other Authors of the Macabre at a historic Queen Anne Victorian building in Sherman Heights. There will be three performances each evening. 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Villa Montezuma Museum, $30, writeoutloudsd.com/poe-and-his-progeny/. “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”: Cygnet Theatre presents this campy sci-fi/horror musical spoof about a couple who stumble upon a colorful mix of residents at a remote mansion, including the transvestite space alien/mad scientist Frank N. Furter. 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Through Nov. 2. Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town San Diego. $39 and up. 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.com Saturday The Haunted Pavilion: Spreckels Organ Society presents a haunted organ concert featuring civic organist Raul Prieto Ramírez and “Phantom of the Opera” songs by soprano Caroline Nelms and tenor Bernardo Bermudez. 6:30 p.m. Saturday (family program begins at 5:30 p.m.). Spreckels Organ Pavilion, 2125 Pan American Road, Balboa Park. Free. spreckelsorgan.org Howl-O-Ween Harvest Family Festival: The Helen Woodward Animal Center is hosting a family-friendly Halloween event, filled with children’s activities, critters and creatures, pumpkins and more. The Howl-O-Ween Harvest Family Festival will offer hands-on encounters with reptiles and farm animals, face painting, an arts and crafts area, trick-or-treat stations and a mini pumpkin patch. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 6461 El Apajo, Rancho Santa Fe. $5-$17.75. (858) 756-4117, animalcenter.org/howl-o-ween-harvest North Park Book Festival: The annual North Park Book Festival, hosted by Verbatim Books, returns with author readings and signings and bookish vendors such as independent bookstores, comic book artists and local craftmakers. Throughout the event, there will also be live music performances, including a sound bath, and a storytime for kids. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. North Park Way between Ray Street and Granada. Free. verbatimbooks.com/events/#event=verbatim-books-presents-the-north-park-book-fair Alan Maisel Comedy Show: San Diego’s cardiologist-comic will perform, with opening act Victor M. Paz Jr.  8 p.m. Saturday. Point Loma Playhouse, 3035 Talbot St., San Diego. $20. pointlomaplayhouse.com Trunk or Treat at car museum:  The San Diego Automotive Museum puts on its annual Trunk or Treat from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at 2080 Pan American Plaza in Balboa Park. Children collect candy from the museum’s collection of classic and exotic cars on the museum floor. Costumes are encouraged. Admission is free for children under 12 and for parents accompanying their children in costumes. Visit www.sdautomuseum.org. “Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help”: North Coast Repertory Theatre presents this family comedy about two sisters navigating the Catholic Church’s rules on women’s reproductive rights in the 1970s. Opens Saturday and runs through Nov. 24. 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. $52-$74. 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org Once Upon a Halloween: Stroll the haunted halls of Old Poway Park’s Haunted House. Highlights include haunted carnival games and a ride aboard the Poway Midland Railroad. 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road, Poway. Admission to the haunted house is $1; small fee for train rides, carnival games and treats. poway.org/Halloween. Pumpkinfest: The annual Pumpkinfest hosted by the Escondido High School Agriculture Department is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Escondido High School, 1535 N. Broadway, behind the baseball field. Admission is free. Pumpkins grown by students will be sold. The festival includes tractor rides, carnival games, a petting zoo, face painting, crafts, food, plants, music and entertainment along with a classic car show put on by the Escondido High Auto Shop Department. Proceeds benefit students of the Escondido High Agriculture Department. Visit ehscougars.com. Spooktacular Trunk or Treat: Lemon Grove Little League hosts its third annual Spooktacular Trunk or Treat from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at 7701 Nichals St. for the community with a costume contest, music, entertainment and prizes for trunk decorations. For event updates, visit lemongrovebaseball.com. Spooktacular Halloween: Oceanside Parks and Recreation presents a free Halloween event from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 26 featuring a “Trunk-or-Treat” with trick-or-treating from trunk to trunk for kids 12 and younger at Mance Buchanon Soccer Fields, 425 College Blvd. Highlights include games, crafts and inflatables. Visit ci.oceanside.ca.us. Oceanside Halloween Spooktacular: Free Halloween trick-or-treating event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Mission Marketplace, 427 College Blvd. Children will get a free bucket to decorate and use for trick-or-treating at participating Mission Marketplace businesses during the event, which includes a chance to meet FrankenStilt. Wear a costume. Visit missionmarketplaceoceanside.com. Sunday Bach Collegium San Diego presents “Bach 52”: Tenor Nicholas Phan joins the baroque ensemble for two concerts of Bach cantata arias. 7 p.m. Saturday at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 3459 Manchester Ave, Cardiff; 4 p.m. Sunday at All Souls Episcopal Church, 1475 Catalina Blvd., San Diego. $17.85 and up. bachcollegiumsd.org/bach52 Bayside Boo: Seaport Village offers Halloween fun such as music, a costume contest and a DJ dance party. Seaport Village will be transformed into an underwater wonderland with sea creatures. The event is co-hosted by the Seaport Fudge Factory. Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Seaport Village, 849 W. Harbor Drive. Free. seaportvillage.com. Violinist Eugene Drucker and Friends: CCAE kicks off its “Intimate Classics” series with works by Haydn, Brahms and Schubert. 3 p.m. Sunday. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., $30-$66. artcenter.org Halloween at the Station: Liberty Station puts on its annual free, family-friendly Halloween celebration with trick-or-treating throughout Ingram Plaza along with a Hollywood car show, live DJ entertainment, crafts, inflatable obstacle courses, crafts and costume contest for all ages with prizes. Attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food donations for the Feeding Heroes initiative to help local military families in need. Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Halloween at the Station is at 2751 Dewey Road. libertystation.com/events/halloween-at-the-station. “Legacy of Wayne Shorter”: La Jolla Music Society a concert of works honoring the late jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader’s career, featuring Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade and Mark Turner. 7 p.m. Sunday. Baker-Baum Concert Hall, Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $48-$93. theconrad.org Duo Alloro: Cellist Erica Erenyi and guitarist Fred Benedetti perform works by Boccherini, de Falla, Offenbach and Piazzolla. 4 p.m. Sunday. Village Church, 6225, Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe. Freewill offering. duoalloro.com Trunk or Treat and car show: Pride of Vista Lions Club hosts its Muscles on Main Street Car Show with a Halloween twist from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at 25 Main St. with trunk-or-treating. Highlights include a costume contests for kids, adults (and even cars), cake walk, scavenger hunt, DJ and music, and classic cars and motorcycles. Check-in starts at 7:30 a.m. Car registration entry fee is $40. Proceeds support the Lions Sight Program. Visit musclesonmain.square.site. Haunting gondola ride:  ‘Haunting in Venice’ cruises start at 5 p.m. with cruises departing every half hour until 9:30 p.m. Oct. 27-31, run by The Gondola Company. The 50-minute voyage goes through the canals of Coronado Cays at dark on gondolas helmed by masked and caped gondoliers. Cost is $99 plus 6% online booking fee. Visit www.gondolacompany.com. Trunk or Treat: Hosted by El Cajon Elks Lodge from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 27. Families can bring their kids to 1400 E. Washington Ave. for candy, games and prizes. Haunted House at Templars Hall: The spooktacular haunted house in Templars Hall at Old Poway Park is back from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27-30. Admission is $1 per person; not recommended for children under 5. Visit poway.org. Family Trunk-or-Treat: The Village Church hosts a free family-friendly Halloween event featuring trick-or-treating candy and snacks from several decorated cars parked next to the church playground along with games and crafts and stories about the love of Jesus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at 6225 Paseo Delicias. Church-friendly costumes are welcome. Visit VillageChurch.org/trunk-or-treat. Little Italy Trick-or-Treat: The annual event on India Street is from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 with local vendors, Halloween music and a “Nightmare Before Christmas”-themed extravaganza along with trick or treating. West Cedar through West Grape Streets will be closed for the event. Halloween Carnival: The 67th annual event is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27 at Solana Vista Elementary School, 780 Santa Victoria. Highlights include games, bounces houses, pony rides, performances for children, along with treats. Costumes are encouraged. Proceeds benefit the school’s Discovery Labs. Visit cityofsolanabeach.org/en/events/solana-vista-and-skylines-67th-annual-halloween-carnival