The Santa Cruz Port District is excited to announce that Haunted Harbor will return this year for an evening of spooky fun and trick-or-treating on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 4 PM to 7 PM.

Bring your family and friends for an eerie evening by the sea! Trick-or-treat along the waterfront and collect candy from our ghostly hosts and spooky sailors.  Don't miss Harbor Patrol's haunted pirate ship! 

The free inner-harbor water taxi has been pirate-commandeered and will be ferrying ghoulish guests from 11:00 AM until dusk. Please click here to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.

Follow the treasure map below to find all the tricks, treats, and haunted happenings throughout the harbor. Costumes are encouraged—if you dare!