Sep 11,2026
Creep It Real OC 2026 — Halloween Festival at Heritage Museum
The decorations went up in your garage before the leaves changed. You already know. You've been waiting since last November.
Creep It Real OC returns for its 7th year at the Heritage Museum of Orange County, September 11–13, with this year's Vintage Halloween and Hometown Halloween theme hitting the exact frequency your childhood still broadcasts on. Over 130 vendors fill the grounds with handmade horror art, vintage collectibles, and things that look like they were pulled from someone's attic in 1983. Roaming characters, live music, photo ops, and food trucks round out a weekend that smells like October even though September hasn't finished.
Kids 10 and under get in free with a paid parent ticket. Pets are welcome and encouraged to come in costume — because of course they are. This is kid-friendly and pet-friendly and perfectly weird.
This is not a haunted house. This is the feeling of being twelve years old and knowing exactly which house in the neighborhood goes hardest. Except now you're surrounded by a thousand people who all grew up on that same block.
The decorations went up in your garage before the leaves changed. You already know. You've been waiting since last November.
Creep It Real OC returns for its 7th year at the Heritage Museum of Orange County, September 11–13, with this year's Vintage Halloween and Hometown Halloween theme hitting the exact frequency your childhood still broadcasts on. Over 130 vendors fill the grounds with handmade horror art, vintage collectibles, and things that look like they were pulled from someone's attic in 1983. Roaming characters, live music, photo ops, and food trucks round out a weekend that smells like October even though September hasn't finished.
Kids 10 and under get in free with a paid parent ticket. Pets are welcome and encouraged to come in costume — because of course they are. This is kid-friendly and pet-friendly and perfectly weird.
This is not a haunted house. This is the feeling of being twelve years old and knowing exactly which house in the neighborhood goes hardest. Except now you're surrounded by a thousand people who all grew up on that same block.
Creep It Real OC returns for its 7th year at the Heritage Museum of Orange County, September 11–13, with this year's Vintage Halloween and Hometown Halloween theme hitting the exact frequency your childhood still broadcasts on. Over 130 vendors fill the grounds with handmade horror art, vintage collectibles, and things that look like they were pulled from someone's attic in 1983. Roaming characters, live music, photo ops, and food trucks round out a weekend that smells like October even though September hasn't finished.
Kids 10 and under get in free with a paid parent ticket. Pets are welcome and encouraged to come in costume — because of course they are. This is kid-friendly and pet-friendly and perfectly weird.
This is not a haunted house. This is the feeling of being twelve years old and knowing exactly which house in the neighborhood goes hardest. Except now you're surrounded by a thousand people who all grew up on that same block.
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Friday, September 11, 2026
10:00 AM PDT – 6:00 PM PDT
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The decorations went up in your garage before the leaves changed. You already know. You've been waiting since last November.
Creep It Real OC returns for its 7th year at the Heritage Museum of Orange County, September 11–13, with this year's Vintage Halloween and Hometown Halloween theme hitting the exact frequency your childhood still broadcasts on. Over 130 vendors fill the grounds with handmade horror art, vintage collectibles, and things that look like they were pulled from someone's attic in 1983. Roaming characters, live music, photo ops, and food trucks round out a weekend that smells like October even though September hasn't finished.
Kids 10 and under get in free with a paid parent ticket. Pets are welcome and encouraged to come in costume — because of course they are. This is kid-friendly and pet-friendly and perfectly weird.
This is not a haunted house. This is the feeling of being twelve years old and knowing exactly which house in the neighborhood goes hardest. Except now you're surrounded by a thousand people who all grew up on that same block.
Creep It Real OC returns for its 7th year at the Heritage Museum of Orange County, September 11–13, with this year's Vintage Halloween and Hometown Halloween theme hitting the exact frequency your childhood still broadcasts on. Over 130 vendors fill the grounds with handmade horror art, vintage collectibles, and things that look like they were pulled from someone's attic in 1983. Roaming characters, live music, photo ops, and food trucks round out a weekend that smells like October even though September hasn't finished.
Kids 10 and under get in free with a paid parent ticket. Pets are welcome and encouraged to come in costume — because of course they are. This is kid-friendly and pet-friendly and perfectly weird.
This is not a haunted house. This is the feeling of being twelve years old and knowing exactly which house in the neighborhood goes hardest. Except now you're surrounded by a thousand people who all grew up on that same block.
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