Fear not! The Halloween season doesn’t mean you necessarily need to spend a small fortune to entertain yourself in the city of angels.

Complied below is a laundry list of free festivities, activities, celebrations, and meet-ups you can take part in over the course this October, all designed to help you have max fun while spending min dollars.

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From movie nights to art walks, neighborhood fiestas to a free haunted house in The Valley, there are plenty of options to choose from.

This month’s list starts below, listed in chronological order. Numbered only for reference.

Enjoy!

1. [OCT 1-2] DTLA Oyster Festival

2. [OCT 6] Free tour of old LACMA Campus

3. [OCT 6] The LA Central Library hosts Noche at the Library

4. [OCT 7, 14, 21 & 28] Front Porch Cinema at The Santa Monica Pier

5. [OCT 8] Taste of South Lake in Pasadena

6. [OCT 8] Star Party at Griffith Observatory

7. [OCT 8] Culver City Art Walk

8. [OCT 8-9] The Rotary Art Show in Studio City

9. [OCT 9] Feria de Los Moles 2016 at Olvera Street

10. [OCT 9] Discover Marina Del Rey Community Event

11. [OCT 9] 7th Annual Redondo Beach Taste of the Pier

12. [OCT 13] Taste of Xocolatl at Union Station

13. [OCT 15] Echo Park Lake movie screening: West Side Story

14. [OCT 15] Los Angeles Archives Bazaar

15. [OCT 15] Taste of Soul

16. [OCT 16] Sherman Oaks Street Fair

17. [OCT 16] CicLAvia: Heart of the City

18. [OCT 16-17] Found LA: Festival of Neighborhoods

19. [OCT 21, 22, 28 & 29] Beware the Dark Realm haunted house.

20. [OCT 21] Bluecollar Halloween Pack Walk at Echo Park Lake

21. [OCT 22] Pasadena ArtWALK 2016

22. [OCT 29] A big day of free events in DTLA called Grand Ave: All Access

23. [OCT 30] Old Pasadena Day of the Dead Family Fiesta

BONUS: Here’s a Cheat Sheet of Free Museum Days in L.A. For October (2016)

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