Arts & Culture

Candlelight Open Air: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

About the Event

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Diego. Get your tickets now to discover the spookiest Halloween inspired music at Mt. Helix under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
Venue: Mt. Helix Park
Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes (doors open 1 hour and 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
Please note all guests will be transported to the amphitheater by a trolley. See your confirmation email for more details
Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
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Program

Thriller – Michael Jackson
This Is Halloween from The Nightmare Before Christmas – Danny Elfman
In the Hall of the Mountain King – Edvard Grieg
Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – John Williams
Ghostbusters (Theme) – Ray Parker Jr.
Beetlejuice (Theme) – Danny Elfman
Halloween (Theme) – John Carpenter
The Addams Family (Theme) – Vic Mizzy
Psycho (Theme) – Bernard Herrmann
Danse Macabre – Camille Saint-Saëns
Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist) – Mike Oldfield
Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Richard O’Brien and Richard Hartley
Selections from String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor (Dresden Quartet), Op. 110 – Dmitri Shostakovich

Performers

String Quartet – Range Ensemble

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