Keilani-Davis, winner of the 3 & 4-year-old group at the 2024 Los Alamitos Halloween Carnival.

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LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 27, 2025–Do you have your costume ready for Halloween? If so, add Los Alamitos Race Course to your list of October festivities for the track’s annual Halloween Carnival on Saturday night, October 18.

One of the highlights each year at Los Alamitos Race Course returns, the Halloween Carnival returns with a fun-filled evening of carnival games for children of all ages, plus a live horse racing program.

The night will also feature the track’s popular costume contest with seven different age categories offering cash prizes throughout the night. The Carnival will begin at approximately 6 p.m. Admission is only $3 and kids 17 and under are admitted FREE. Los Alamitos also features free general parking.

The Halloween Carnival is held in conjunction with live racing action.

Staged on the track’s large grandstand area facing the finish line, the Halloween Carnival provides a safe, enclosed place for all to enjoy an evening filled with more than 25 fun carnival games and popcorn bags for all costume contest participants. Individual game tickets will be available on the night of the event for as low as 50 cents each (please note that some games require more than one ticket).

In addition to the large variety of carnival games, other fun activities include pony rides, football toss, and a photography booth.

The annual costume contest attracts approximately 350 participants each year, making it one of the largest costume contests in Orange County. There will be seven different age divisions with first place in each of the categories worth $200, plus $125 for second place, and $100 for third.

Age categories include 2 & under; 3 & 4-year-olds; 5 & 6-year-olds; 7 & 8-year-olds; 9-11-year-olds; 12-15-year-olds; and 16 and up. The winners of each divisional category will qualify for the $500 grand prize.

"We are always amazed by the creativity of the costumes that we see each year,” said Orlando Gutierrez, the track's marketing director.  “Our staff puts together a fun night for the community and it’s so much fun to see a lot of families enjoying a safe night of Halloween fun. As always, we are thrilled to raise funds during the Halloween Carnival for a great organization.”

Proceeds from the Halloween Carnival will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Anaheim-Cypress.

The evening's activities will also feature live Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing. Los Alamitos Race Course hosts the world's premier Quarter Horse race meeting, with live year-round racing on Saturday and Sunday nights.

Los Alamitos Race Course also hosts daytime Thoroughbred racing from December 5 to 14. For more information, please call 714-820-2800.

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