Sara Flores as Cinderella with her Fairy Godmother during the 2023 Halloween Carnival at Los Alamitos Race Course.

© William Zuazo

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–OCTOBER 14, 2024–The Halloween Carnival at Los Alamitos Race Course returns with a fun-filled evening of carnival games for the entire family on Saturday, October 19.

The track's popular costume contest will be one of the highlights of the night with seven different age categories offering cash prizes throughout the night. The Carnival will begin at approximately 6 p.m. Admission is only $3 and kids 17 and under are admitted FREE. Los Alamitos also features free general parking. The Halloween Carnival is held in conjunction with the live horseracing program.

Staged on the track's large grandstand area facing the finish line, the Halloween Carnival provides a safe, enclosed place for all to enjoy an evening filled with more than 25 fun carnival games and goody bags for all costume contest participants. Individual game tickets will be available on the night of event for as low as 50 cents each (please note that some games require more than one ticket).

In addition to the large variety of carnival games, other fun activities include pony rides, football toss, and a photography booth.

Even the on riders at Los Alamitos Race Crouse get in on the Halloween night fun!. © William Zuazo

The annual costume contest attracts approximately 350 participants each year, making it one of the largest costume contests in Orange County. There will be seven different age divisions, with first place in each of the categories worth $200, plus $125 for second place and $100 for third.

Everyone that participates in the costume contest will receive a goody bag filled with candy. Age categories include 2 & under; 3 & 4-year-olds; 5 & 6-year-olds; 7 & 8-year-olds; 9-11-year-olds; 12-15-year-olds; and 16 and up. The winners of each divisional category will qualify for the $500 grand prize.

"I think this will be the best carnivals that we've had, and we've had some great ones," said Orlando Gutierrez, the track's marketing director.  "The costumes that we see are always great and expect a lot of families from our community to come out for this night. We are also very excited to raise funds during the Halloween Carnival for a great organization."

Proceeds from the Halloween Carnival will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Anaheim-Cypress.

The evening's activities will also feature live Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing. Los Alamitos Race Course hosts the premier quarter horse race meeting in the world with live year-around racing taking place on Saturday and Sunday nights. Los Alamitos Race Course also hosts daytime Thoroughbred racing on December 6-15. For more information, please call 714-820-2800.

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