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Halloween Celebration: The Yokai Masquerade
Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum, Balboa Park · San Diego
2215 Pan American Rd E, San Diego, CA 92101
An after-hours Halloween evening in the garden themed on Japanese yōkai folklore. It includes exhibit viewing, a dessert bar, flash tattoos, tarot readings, carnival games, a live DJ, performances and a yōkai parade, and costumes are encouraged.
When
- Sat, Oct 31Check-in 5:30 p.m.; event 6–10 p.m.
Tarot and cash bar 6–9:30 p.m., flash tattoos 6:30–9:30 p.m.; live DJ until 10 p.m.
Forecast: 72° · 92% rain · Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Dates are stated explicitly by the source.
Getting in
$60 non-members, $45 garden members
Pick up wristbands at the Front Gate Ticket Booth from 5:30 p.m. The ticket doesn't cover the cash bar, food and merchant vendors, or parking. Under-18s are recommended to come with an adult.
- Under-18s are recommended to come with an adult.
- Ticket excludes cash bar, food and merchant vendors, and parking.
Where
Sources
- niwa.org organizer
Oct 31, 2026 (from the ticket link); check-in 5:30 PM; DJ 6–10 PM; tarot, tattoos and bar 6–9:30 PM; $45 member / $60 non-member - niwa.org organizer
6–10 PM with check-in at 5:30; all ages, with under-18s recommended to come with an adult; what the ticket includes and excludes; address - kpbs.org media
Saturday Oct 31, 2026, 6–10 PM; all ages; $45–$60; costumes and yokai parade