Boonion Station returns to Los Angeles Union Station’s South Patio on Saturday, Oct. 31, with free admission and activities scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The party is billed as the event’s seventh annual celebration.
The Daily Bulletin reports that the event will be held at the station’s South Patio and is free to attend.
The afternoon program includes crafts, face painting, balloon artists, dancing and a costume contest, according to the report. Stilt walkers and DJ Kenyon in the Mix are also scheduled; the DJ will play music for families.
Monster-Themed Crafts and Metro Art
Metro Art is presenting a Make a Monster and Monster Poetry booth as part of the celebration, the article notes. The addition gives the party a creative, hands-on component beyond the usual trick-or-treating and games.
The event listing on Eventbrite also describes a free Halloween gathering on the South Patio and identifies this as the event’s seventh year.
Earlier Boonion Station editions
Los Angeles Union Station’s official archive identifies the Oct. 28, 2023, event as the fifth annual Boonion Station; its 2025 archive records the sixth annual celebration on the South Patio on Oct. 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those past editions had different dates and schedules from the 2026 party.
Getting There and Parking Details
The station is at 800 No. Alameda St. The report lists Metro, Amtrak, Metrolink and bicycle access, as well as station parking at $8.
Beyond the Halloween festivities, visitors passing through the station's east portal can take in Richard Wyatt's 1996 acrylic mural “City of Dreams/River of History,” which spans 80 feet, according to the same reporting.
