🏃 Running Con Ganas 5K (Sylmar): Charity 5K raising money for 2027 scholarships for Valley students.

Runners get a medal. Walkers, families, and dogs welcome. Plus refreshments.

Free spots for students.

$29 family run, $56 general. Saturday, November 7, at 9 AM at LA Mission College East Campus (12890 Harding St.).

Register for the race →

Still making Halloween plans? I'm giving away two pairs of tickets to Mostly Monsters (North Hollywood).

Halloween comedy show starring E.G. Daily (Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls), Olivia Edward (Better Things), Frankie Loyal (Mayans M.C.), Maya Murillo (Pero Like), Lidia Porto (Get Shorty), and Edie Pilar Monroy.

Friday, October 30 through Sunday, November 1 at Theatre 68 (5112 Lankershim Blvd.)

Winners picked Friday around 11 AM PT.

Grab your seats before the giveaway ends.

💪 Group Fitness Classes (Sherman Oaks): New small-group strength classes, capped at 10 people. $20 per class. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at Thrive Studios (15003 Califa St.).

🐴 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Glendale): Original adaptation of Washington Irving's Headless Horseman tale, staged in a brewery. $18. Thursday, October 29 and Saturday, October 31, at 8 PM at Brewyard Beer Company (906 Western Ave.). ★ Sponsored

🪄 Harry Potter & the Stoned Sorcerer (Sherman Oaks): Improvised Wizarding World comedy built from audience suggestions. 21+. $10. Thursday, October 29, from 8 to 10 PM at The Green Room on Ventura (14082 Ventura Blvd.).

🎶 Music Bingo (Canoga Park): Bingo with song clips instead of numbers, plus prizes. Free. Thursday, October 29, from 7 to 9 PM at 8one8 Brewing (8953 De Soto Ave.).

🐕 Studio City Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade (Studio City): First annual dog costume parade with photos and prizes. Free. Friday, October 30, from 4:30 to 6 PM at 4032 Whitsett Ave. ★ Sponsored

🍸 The Last Halloween Party (Studio City): Halloween party at a post-apocalyptic cocktail bar. Costumes, drinks, food, and a spooky movie. 21+. Free. Friday, October 30 through Saturday, October 31 at The Last Canteen (10964 Ventura Blvd.). ★ Sponsored

🎪 Halloween Carnivals (Valleywide): Multiple rec centers host free Halloween carnivals. Costumes, games, and candy. Free. Friday, October 30, mostly from 4 to 8 PM. A few run Saturday.

🛹 Halloween Skatefest (Burbank): Costume skate night for all ages and levels. No registration. Free. Friday, October 30, from 6:30 to 9 PM at Valley Skate Park (1625 N. Valley St.).

🧟‍♂️ Hollywood Monster Night (Studio City): 21+ costume party with DJs, live entertainment, and a costume contest. Running since 1999. From $65. Friday, October 30, starting at 9 PM at Romanov (12229 Ventura Blvd.).

🕯️ Día de los Muertos (Van Nuys): Annual celebration with altars, live music, food, and a Catrina contest. Free. Friday, October 30, from 4:30 to 9 PM at Van Nuys Civic Center (14410 Sylvan St.).

🧁 Cupcake Decorating (Burbank): Kids decorate fall-themed cupcakes with frosting. $50. Friday, October 30, from 4 to 7 PM at Play All Day LA (817 S. Victory Blvd.).

🌹 Wild at Heart (North Hollywood): David Lynch, Nic Cage, Laura Dern cult classic returns in 4K. $14–$17. Friday, October 30 at 10 PM; Saturday, October 31 at 1:20 PM; and Sunday, November 1 at 7 PM at Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd.).

🕺 Thriller Halloween Night (North Hollywood): Family Halloween party with a Thriller dance lesson, trick-or-treating, and a costume contest. Free. Saturday, October 31, from 4 to 6 PM at Dream Big Dance Studio (5933 Vineland Ave.). ★ Sponsored

🍹 Halloween at Vignette (Studio City): Costume party with a magician, a costume contest, and $13 margaritas. Free. Saturday, October 31, from 8:30 to 11 PM at Vignette (12023 Ventura Blvd.).

🎃 Halloween Improv Show (Burbank): Costumed improvisers face off in a spooky improv show. $8. Saturday, October 31, from 8 to 10 PM at LA Connection Comedy Theatre (3435 W. Magnolia Blvd.). ★ Sponsored

🎻 Andrew McIntosh & Friends (Northridge): Early Romantic piano trios by Schumann, Schubert, and Mendelssohn, played on an original 1825 fortepiano. $10–$22. Saturday, October 31, from 3 to 5 PM at Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall (18236 Nordhoff St.). ★ Sponsored

🐩 NoHo DooDoo Pet Parade (North Hollywood): 18th annual neighborhood pet parade. Group photo at the fire hydrant. Free. Saturday, October 31, starting at 6 PM at Willowcrest Ave. and Huston St.

🪦 Trick-or-Treat at the Cemetery (Sylmar): Trick-or-treating at a cemetery. Free. Saturday, October 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery (14451 Bledsoe St.).

🌾 Pumpkin & Scarecrow Fest (Tarzana): Fall festival with games and a pumpkin carving contest. Free. Saturday, October 31, from 11 AM to 3 PM at Tarzana Recreation Center (5655 Vanalden Ave.).

🐾 Happy Pawloween (Woodland Hills): Pet trick-or-treat with treats and goodie bags. Free. Saturday, October 31, from 10 AM to 6 PM at California Pet Center (21906 Ventura Blvd.).

🪩 Boos & Booze Halloween Party (Woodland Hills): Neighborhood pub turns into a Halloween dance party. $10–$15. Saturday, October 31, from 10 PM to 1 AM at The Local Peasant (22901 Ventura Blvd.).

💐 Día de los Muertos Family Festival (Canoga Park): 26th annual street festival. Catrina contest, altars, folklórico, and a car show. Free. Sunday, November 1, from 10 AM to 5 PM on Sherman Way between Canoga Ave. and Topanga Canyon Blvd.

🦆 Duck Pond by Circa (Northridge): Acrobats reimagine Swan Lake with ducks. $49–$109. Sunday, November 1, at 3 PM at The Soraya (18111 Nordhoff St.).

🎨 Valley Art Fair (Northridge): Third annual art fair with shoppable art, music, food, and a kids' art wall. Free. Sunday, November 1, from 12 to 4 PM at The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (18904 Nordhoff St.).

🪴 Plant Bingo & Lotería (Chatsworth): Bingo and lotería. Every player goes home with a plant. $35. Sunday, November 1, from 2 to 4 PM at Valley Hive (10538 Topanga Canyon Blvd.).

🎬 Sceneworks Launch Mixer (West Hills): Networking mixer for TV, film, and theater writers and actors. Free. Monday, November 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Crave Cafe (22950 Vanowen St.).

💀 Day of the Dead Community Celebration (San Fernando): Community celebration with mariachi, folklórico, traditional food, and altars. Monday, November 2, from 4:30 to 8 PM at San Fernando High School (11133 O'Melveny St.).

🔥 S'More Scary Stories (Hollywood): Halloween variety show of comedy sketches, tales, and scares. $22.80. Thursday, October 29 at 7 PM; Friday, October 30 at 7 and 9 PM; Saturday, October 31 at 7 PM at The Broadwater Black Box (6322 Santa Monica Blvd.). ★ Sponsored

🪦 Ghosted Costume Party (Hollywood): Y2K Halloween costume party with a $200 best-costume prize and specialty cocktails. 21+. $15–$20. Saturday, October 31, from 8 PM to 2 AM at Zero Lounge (1710 N. Hudson Ave.).

🐱 Cat’s Meow: New cat café and vintage boutique in Chatsworth. Spend time with adoptable cats.

🥫 Food Pantry Demand: The North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry says it needs food. It handed out 386 bags in one day. (NBC LA)

📹 Bonus: A woman makes a wool sweater from scratch. Shearing, cleaning, dyeing, spinning, setting, and knitting wool for four months.

❓️ The Warner Bros. lot in Burbank wasn’t actually built by Warner Bros. Who built it in 1926?

Last week's question: Part of Mulholland Drive isn't open to cars. Where is it?

Answer: Dirt Mulholland, the unpaved stretch just west of Encino Hills Drive, closed to cars since the late-’90s.