Boo Bash Pumpkin Festival Debuts in Escondido, California Sept. 18
Escondido – September 16, 2026 -- Boo Bash, a seasonal pumpkin patch and family fall festival, opens its first California location on Friday, September 18 at Mershops North County Mall in Escondido, running through November 1.
The festival turns a mall parking lot into a six-week fall destination
Organizers will convert the mall's parking lot into a more than 100,000-square-foot event space divided into five distinct zones. Attractions include pumpkins for purchase, a 60-foot pumpkin bounce pad, a petting zoo, a children's racetrack, inflatable rides, zorb balls, gem panning, face painting, carnival games and local food and retail vendors.
Live music and movie nights fill the six-week calendar
Boo Bash will host live music every Friday and Saturday night, alongside select movie nights and rotating family entertainment through the run of the event.