SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, California — October 30, 2026. Halloween weekend in Santa Barbara County offers an October 31 market at the historic El Presidio, plus a separate Sunday Día de Muertos event in the same state park. Santa Barbara’s local listings also identify neighborhood candy walks and a Halloween costume paddle.

Saturday, October 31: events and important date distinctions

Farmer and the Flea Halloween Market

When: Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.. Where: El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 East Canon Perdido Street.

State Historic Trust calendar and tourism listings confirm a free market of local makers, live music, food and community activities. Original listing or organizer.

Milpas Street business trick-or-treat

When: Saturday, Oct. 31, 2–5 p.m.. Where: Milpas Street, Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara Independent reports participating businesses using balloons to show where children can trick-or-treat. Original listing or organizer.

Día de los Muertos Market and Craft Day

When: Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.. Where: El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park.

The State Historic Trust advertises community art, remembrance and cultural activities on Sunday. Original listing or organizer.

How to organize a realistic day

The Saturday market and Milpas candy route partly overlap; the market is 10–3 and the treat walk is 2–5. Families can combine them with reasonable downtown travel time. Sunday at the Presidio is a separate remembrance event, not a repeat of Saturday’s market.

What else to know for the weekend

The Santa Barbara harbor’s Witchy Paddle is listed for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. meet and 11 a.m. paddle, with a fee. Participants should check ocean safety and reservations.

Public-safety and accuracy reminders

Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Date-specific source calendars are linked above. Programs may move because of rain, public safety, organizer decisions, limited capacity or staffing. Check actual venue and ticket pages again immediately before leaving, and do not assume the hours of an earlier year’s event. Some cultural remembrance programs occur on Sunday, November 1 and should be described distinctly from Halloween. Use sidewalks, crosswalks and supervised treat routes.

For roads, Caltrans QuickMap shows state-highway conditions. Explore Santa Barbara County local reporting. Send confirmed corrections and original event notices to california58com@gmail.com.

California58 date-verified weekend guide; researched October 30, 2026. Events not confirmed for October 31 are explicitly labeled or omitted.

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