Halloween in 2020 in LA is a different kind of Halloween…but in the effort to embrace the new normal, drive-in theatres are back and there are tons of family-friendly, kid-friendly and teen Halloween drive-in movies this year! From Freddy Kreuger to the Marshmallow Man, the throwback style the LA drive-in experience is teaming up with our favorite Halloween classics, and there are lots options for kids and teens!! Here’s the mega list of Halloween themed drive-in movies in Los Angeles this year for Halloween 2020:
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Level 8 Drive-In Fright Nights Movies at the Grove

Take this Halloween season to new heights at the Grove with a classic Halloween movie and picnic dinner at the Level 8 Outdoor Drive-In Theater. Enjoy a selection of spooky eats, complimentary popcorn and treats.
October 21: Ghostbusters (1984)
October 28: Beetlejuice
Tickets start at $60 Per 2-person car, and includes picnic dinner for two.
Ghostbusters at the Roadium Drive-In (SOLD OUT)
Looking for some old school ghostly fun? Pack up the car and head on over to the Roadium to catch Ghostbusters! This classic is only playing Saturday, October 10th, 2020 – one night only so grab tickets early.
$25 a car, and advance reservations strongly recommended.
See the Complete List of Halloween Events in Los Angeles here!
Fright Night at the Roadium Drive-In with Nightmare on Elm Street
Want to show your teens what scary movies looked like back in the day? Catch Freddy Kreuger in A Nightmare on Elm Street at the Roadium Drive-In only on October 29th, 2020!
$30 per vehicle, advance tickets recommended.
HALLOWEEN at the LA Arts Society Drive-In Cinema
Teens don’t know Michael Myers? He’s looking for his next victims! Catch the original Halloween at the Gardena Cinema drive-in – two dates only Friday October 16th and Saturday October 17th.
Advance tickets recommended.
Nightmare Before Christmas at the LA Arts Society Drive-In Cinema
See what happens when Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, becomes bored with the same annual routine of frightening people and accidentally stumbles on Christmastown! Family favorite! Showing at the Gardena Cinema on October 16th and October 17th.
$30 per vehicle. Advance tickets recommended.
See the Complete List of Pumpkin Patches Open in Los Angeles in 2020!
A Nightmare on Elm Street at the LA Arts Society Drive-In Cinema
Another chance to catch this classic horror flick with your teens and watch Freddy Kreuger in A Nightmare on Elm Street playing Friday October 16th and Saturday October 17th at Gardena Cinema, hosted by the LA Arts Society.
$30 per vehicle, advance tickets recommended.
Beetlejuice at the LA Arts Society Drive-In Cinema
It’s showtime!! Not to mention the fact that you’re talking to a dead man! Childhood faves you can share with your [age appropriate] kids! Kick off the Halloween month with Beetlejuice at the Gardena Cinema on October 2nd and October 3rd.
$30 per vehicle. Advance tickets recommended.
LA Zoo Drive-In Halloween Movies

There’s something for everyone at the LA Zoo Drive-In Halloween Movies! Gather the brood for ghoulishly fun-yet-safe night as the Zoo’s parking lot transforms into a creepy-cool classic drive-in theater, offering boo-tiful photo ops, treat bags with candy and fun swag. Theater fare will be available via mobile ordering, and arrive early for a special pre-show video presentation with the Zoo’s biggest animal stars, trivia challenges, and more. See non-Halloween Movies at the La Zoo Drive-In options here – which are considerably cheaper.
· Thursday, October 29 – Clue (1985, PG)
· Friday, October 30 – Goosebumps (2015, PG)
· Saturday, October 31 – The Addams Family (2019, PG)
· Sunday, November 1 – Poltergeist (1982, PG-13)
$100 per vehicle for up to two guests; $140 per vehicle for three or more guests – members save $15 with their discount code.
Kids Fest Drive-In Experience

Enjoy a contactless “trick-or-treat” (characters bring candy to your car), live music, a mobile pumpkin patch, costumes, and a drive-in movie.
Individual tickets required. Car entry starts at $25, individual tickets are $12/kid and $18/adult.
please review movies closely for appropriate ages – some of the movies above are for teens and older!
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Halloween Movie Lineup from Freeform
Want to stay in and catch some spooky flix? 31 Nights of Halloween starts October 1st, and they’ve cast a spell-binding line-up. Let them cast a spell on you all October long. Check out the full silly spooky schedule below. All times in Eastern time zone.
WEEK OF OCTOBER 1
Thursday, Oct. 1
- 12:30p/11:30c – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- 3p/2c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 5p/4c – Casper (1995)
- 7p/6c – Hotel Transylvania
- 9p/8c – Hocus Pocus
- 12a/11c – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Friday, Oct. 2
- 11a/10c – The Goonies
- 1:30p/12:30c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 3:05p/2:05c – Casper (1995)
- 5:10p/4:10c – Hotel Transylvania
- 7:15p/6:15c – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 8:55p/7:55c – Beetlejuice
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horro-thon
Saturday, Oct. 3
- 7a/6c – Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins
- 7:30a/6:30c – The Goonies
- 10a/9c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 12:30p/11:30c – Ghostbusters II
- 3:05p/2:05c – Beetlejuice
- 5:10p/4:10c – Hocus Pocus
- 7:20p/6:20c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 9:25p/8:25c – Addams Family Values
- 11:30p/10:30c – The Craft
Sunday, Oct. 4
- 7a/6c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 9:30a/8:30c – Ghostbusters II
- 12p/11c – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- 2:05p/1:05c – Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
- 3:05p/2:05c – Casper (1995)
- 5:10p/4:10c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 7:15p/6:15c – Addams Family Values
- 9:20p/8:20c – Hocus Pocus
- 11:30p/10:30c – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
WEEK OF OCTOBER 5
Monday, Oct. 5
- 11:30a/10:30c – Casper (1995)
- 1:30p/12:30c – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 4p/3c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 6:30p/5:30c – Ghostbusters II
- 9p/8c – Beetlejuice
- 12a/11c – Boxtrolls
Tuesday, Oct. 6
- 11a/10c – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 1:30p/12:30c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 4p/3c – Ghostbusters II
- 6:30p/5:30c – Beetlejuice
- 8:30p/7:30c – Hotel Transylvania
- 12a/11c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Wednesday, Oct. 7
- 11a/10c – Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
- 12p/11c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 2p/1c – Matilda
- 4p/3c – Hotel Transylvania
- 6p-11p / 5-10c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horro-thon
- 12a/11c – Jumanji (1995)
Thursday, Oct. 8
- 12p/11c – Matilda
- 2p/1c – Jumanji (1995)
- 4:30p/3:30c – Goosebumps (2015)
- 7p/6c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 9p/8c – Addams Family Values
- 12a/11c – Warm Bodies
Friday, Oct. 9
- 11:30a/10:30c – The Mummy (1999)
- 2:20p/1:20c – Goosebumps (2015)
- 4:45p/3:45c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 6:50p/5:50c – Addams Family Values
- 8:55p/7:55c – Hocus Pocus
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Saturday, Oct. 10
- 7a/6c – The Mummy (1999)
- 10a/9c – The Mummy Returns
- 1:05-3:35p / 12:05-2:35c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
- 3:35p/2:35c – Casper (1995)
- 5:40p/4:40c – Hotel Transylvania
- 7:45p/6:45c – Freeform Premiere Hotel Transylvania 2
- 9:50p/8:50c – Freeform Premiere Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- 12a/11c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Sunday, Oct. 11
- 7a/6c – The Mummy Returns
- 10:05a/9:05c – Casper (1995)
- 12:10p/11:10c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 1:50p/12:50c – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 3:30p/2:30c – Hotel Transylvania
- 5:35p/4:35c – Hotel Transylvania 2
- 7:40p/6:40c – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- 9:50p/8:50c – Twitches
- 11:55p/10:55c – Twitches Too
WEEK OF OCTOBER 1
Monday, Oct. 12
- 7a/6c – Freeform Premiere The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- 12:30p/11:30c – Halloweentown
- 2:30p/1:30c – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
- 4:30p/3:30c – Scared Shrekless
- 5p/4c – Shrek
- 7p/6c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 9p/8c – Addams Family Values
- 12a/11c – Freeform Premiere The Scorpion King
Tuesday, Oct. 13
- 11a/10c – The Goonies
- 1:35p/12:35c – Scared Shrekless
- 2:05p/1:05c – Shrek
- 4:10p/3:10c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 6:15p/5:15c – Addams Family Values
- 8:20p/7:20c – Hocus Pocus
- 12a/11c – Casper (1995)
Wednesday, Oct. 14
- 1p/12c – Casper (1995)
- 3-9p / 2-8c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
- 9p/8c – Beetlejuice
- 12a/11c – Boxtrolls
- Thursday, Oct. 15
- 7a/6c – Scream 3
- 11a/10c – Jumanji (1995)
- 1:30p/12:30c – Beetlejuice
- 3:30p/2:30c – Scream
- 6p/5c – Scream 2
- 8:30p/7:30c – The Craft
- 12a/11c – Jumanji (1995)
Friday, Oct. 16
- 11:30a/10:30c – The Craft
- 2p/1c – Matilda
- 4p/3c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 6p/5c – Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story of TERROR!
- 6:30p/5:30c – Disney and Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
- 8:30p/7:30c – Disney and Pixar’s Monsters University
- 12a/11c – Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story of TERROR!
- 12:30-2a / 11:30-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Saturday, Oct. 17
- 7a/6c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 8:55a/7:55c – Matilda
- 10:55a/9:55c – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 12:35p/11:35c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 3:05p/2:05c – Ghostbusters II
- 5:40p/4:40c – Beetlejuice
- 7:45p/6:45c – Hocus Pocus
- 9:55p/8:55c – Halloweentown
- 12a/11c – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
Sunday, Oct. 18
- 7a/6c – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- 9:30-11a / 8:30-10c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
- 11a/10c – Twitches
- 1:05p/12:05c – Twitches Too
- 3:05p/2:05c – Beetlejuice
- 5:10p/4:10c – Hocus Pocus
- 7:20p/6:20c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 9:25p/8:25c – Addams Family Values
- 11:30p/10:30c – Gremlins
WEEK OF OCTOBER 19
Monday, Oct. 19
- 11a/10c – Matilda
- 1p/12c – Gremlins
- 3:30p/2:30c – Casper (1995)
- 5:30p/4:30c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 7:30p/6:30c – Addams Family Values
- 9:30p/8:30c – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 12a/11c – Matilda
Tuesday, Oct. 20
- 11a/10c – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- 1p/12c – Casper (1995)
- 3p/2c – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 5:30p/4:30c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 8p/7c – Ghostbusters II
- 12a/11c – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Wednesday, Oct. 21
- 11a/10c – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 1:30p/12:30c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 4p/3c – Ghostbusters II
- 6:30-11p / 5:30-10c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Thursday, Oct. 22
- 11a/10c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 12:35p/11:35c – Jumanji (1995)
- 2:35p/1:35c – The Mummy (1999)
- 5:45p/4:45c – The Mummy Returns
- 8:55p/7:55c – Hocus Pocus
- 12a/11c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Friday, Oct. 23
- 11a/10c – Jumanji (1995)
- 1:30p/12:30c – Scream
- 4p/3c – Scream 2
- 6:30p/5:30c – Beetlejuice
- 8:30p/7:30c – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Saturday, Oct. 24
- 7a/6c – Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
- 8a/7c – Halloweentown
- 10:05a/9:05c – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
- 12:05p/11:05c – Beetlejuice
- 2:10p/1:10c – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 4:40p/3:40c – Hocus Pocus
- 6:50p/5:50c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 8:55p/7:55c – Addams Family Values
- 11p/10c – Freeform Premiere Ghostbusters (2016)
Sunday, Oct. 25
- 7a/6c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 9a/8c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 11:30a/10:30c – The Craft
- 2p/1c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 4:05p/3:05c – Addams Family Values
- 6:10p/5:10c – Ghostbusters (2016)
- 9:20p/8:20c – Hocus Pocus
- 11:30p/10:30c – The Craft
WEEK OF OCTOBER 26
Monday, Oct. 26
- 11a/10c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 1p/12c – Casper (1995)
- 3p/2c – Twitches
- 5p/4c – Twitches Too
- 7p/6c – Hotel Transylvania 2
- 9p/8c – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Tuesday, Oct. 27
- 11a/10c – Casper (1995)
- 1p/12c – Scared Shrekless
- 1:30p/12:30c – Jumanji (1995)
- 4p/3c – Hotel Transylvania 2
- 6p/5c – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- 8p/7c – Hocus Pocus
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Wednesday, Oct. 28
- 12p/11c – Jumanji (1995)
- 2:30p/1:30c – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 4:30p/3:30c – Matilda
- 6:30p/5:30c – Disney and Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
- 8:30p/7:30c – Disney and Pixar’s Monsters University
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Thursday, Oct. 29
- 12p/11c – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 2:30p/1:30c – Ghostbusters II
- 5p/4c – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 6:30p/5:30c – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 9p/8c – Beetlejuice
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Friday, Oct. 30
- 11a/10c – Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
- 12:05p/11:05c – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 2:35p/1:35c – Beetlejuice
- 4:40p/3:40c – Hocus Pocus
- 6:50p/5:50c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 8:55p/7:55c – Addams Family Values
- 12-2a / 11-1c – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Saturday, Oct. 31
- 7a/6c – Twitches
- 9a/8c – Twitches Too
- 11a/10c – Halloweentown
- 1p/12c – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
- 3p/2c – Hocus Pocus
- 5:10p/4:10c – The Addams Family (1991)
- 7:15p/6:15c – Addams Family Values
- 9:20p/8:20c – Hocus Pocus
- 11:30p/10:30c – Ghostbusters (1984)
What Halloween movies are playing on TV on October 31st?
7a/6c – Twitches
9a/8c – Twitches Too
11a/10c – Halloweentown
1p/12c – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
3p/2c – Hocus Pocus
5:10p/4:10c – The Addams Family (1991)
7:15p/6:15c – Addams Family Values
9:20p/8:20c – Hocus Pocus
11:30p/10:30c – Ghostbusters (1984)
Catch 31 Nights of Halloween all October long on Freeform. Please note, all programming subject to change without notice, refer to Freeform.com for the most up-to-date Halloween movie schedule.
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