Camarillo Costco Opening October 30: Your Fall 2026 Guide

Costco opens its Camarillo warehouse on Oct. 30. Texas Roadhouse opens eleven days before that, on Oct. 19. Both are on Ventura Boulevard. Costco's arrival follows years of planning and a court fight. And both land in the last two weeks of October, when Camarillo's own Halloween events are already packed close together.

For years the Costco story was about dates that kept slipping. That's over now. What's left to plan around is how much happens at once: the warehouse opens one day before Old Town's Boo Fest, two days after Halloween in the Park, and a few days after Peace Lutheran's Pumpkin Fest and the Camarillo Ranch Foundation's Autumn Tea. Late October in Camarillo has always been full. This year the city's two biggest retail openings in a long time are part of it too.

The Two Dates, and What's Behind Them

Texas Roadhouse is up first. The Ventura County Star reported on Sept. 18, 2026 that the restaurant will open Oct. 19 at 650 E. Ventura Blvd., in the Promenade at Camarillo Premium Outlets near Finney's Crafthouse. It's the chain's first Ventura County location and will employ 220 people.

Costco follows on Oct. 30 at 431 W. Ventura Blvd. Costco's own store page shows the same date. The Camarillo Acorn reported on Sept. 19 that the warehouse sits south of Highway 101 near Springville Drive. The paper said it covers about 160,000 square feet and will have a bakery, pharmacy, optical and hearing aid centers, a tire center, a food court and more than 877 parking spaces. The Acorn also reported that the new warehouse is expected to sell freshly prepared sushi, which many older Costco locations don't carry.

Part of the site has been running for months. A 32-pump Costco gas station opened there in May, so members haven't had to drive to the Oxnard location to fill up.

The gap between those two dates is what makes the second half of October unusual. Here's how the boulevard's new arrivals line up:

Stephen's Grill is worth knowing about before the national chains arrive. The West Ventura County Business Alliance reported that the restaurant opened in April 2026, held its grand opening July 25, and planned to start monthly Greek Nights in September. That gives the boulevard a recurring local event that has nothing to do with any opening day.

How Costco Got Here

The Oct. 30 date comes at the end of a process that started in earnest in 2022. That year Costco applied to change previously approved plans for the vacant property, which had been approved for a shopping center back in 2007 that was never built. The Camarillo Planning Commission approved the Costco project 4-1 in December 2023, and the City Council upheld that approval in February 2024.

A group called Ventura County Citizens Against Mega Gas then sued under the California Environmental Quality Act. A Ventura County Superior Court judge ruled for the city. In February 2026, a three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld the approval, and the group did not take the case to the California Supreme Court.

City officials have talked about more than convenience. Georg Winkler, Camarillo's economic and business development manager, told the Los Angeles Times in September that the store would help "recapture what we call retail leakage from the other cities." Until now, Camarillo members have shopped at the Oxnard, Simi Valley or Westlake Village warehouses. Camarillo's sales tax rate is 7.25%, compared with 9.25% in Oxnard.

Winkler also told the Times that people in town were "changing our weekend routines" to make room for the new store. Traffic is another concern near the site. A nearby resident who signed the lawsuit over traffic concerns told the Times that most of her neighbors are excited to shop there, but "on Ventura Boulevard, it's going to be packed."

What Still Isn't Confirmed

With a month to go, a few details people will want haven't been published by a source that can confirm them:

• Warehouse hours. Costco's Camarillo store page shows the opening date but not store hours yet. Expected hours are circulating, but they come from third parties, not Costco.
• Gas station hours on the Camarillo listing. The station is open, but the Camarillo page doesn't list its hours. Check with the station directly.
• A car wash. None has been reported for this site. The Acorn describes a freestanding fuel facility.
• An opening-day traffic plan. No city or Costco traffic plan for opening day has been published, and recent coverage doesn't say whether any road or signal work near Ventura Boulevard and Springville Drive is finished.
• In-N-Out. The Ventura County Star reported that the Camarillo location closed Aug. 17 to expand its parking lot and drive-through lane, and could reopen "as early as the end of September or early October." That August estimate is the latest report available here, so check before you head over.

The Rest of October, in Date Order

Camarillo's fall calendar was already full before either opening date was set. Here's how it lines up with the new arrivals:

1. Through Oct. 31: Conejo Family Farms pumpkin patch. The season started Sept. 18 at 5937 Ridge View Street and runs through Halloween.
2. Oct. 12 to Nov. 1: Día de los Muertos Community Ofrenda. The Camarillo Public Library at 4101 E. Las Posas Road is accepting photo copies for its community altar, which stays on display through Nov. 3. The library's calendar gives Oct. 12 as the first day for submissions, while one community listing says Oct. 13.
3. Oct. 13 to 31: "The Birds That Haunt Us." A new exhibit at the WFVZ Bird Museum, 439 Calle San Pablo.
4. Oct. 17: Trail or Treat. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Camarillo Grove Park Nature Center, 6968 Camarillo Springs Road, $10 per child. The Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District listed the Camarillo Grove Park Hiking Trail as open in its Sept. 9 field conditions update.
5. Oct. 19: Texas Roadhouse opens.
6. Oct. 21: VCDCSS 5th Annual Trunk or Treat. Free, 4 to 6 p.m. at 5171 Verdugo Way.
7. Oct. 24: Peace Lutheran Pumpkin Fest. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 71 Loma Drive, free entry, pumpkins for sale.
8. Oct. 25: Autumn Tea at Camarillo Ranch. 2 to 5 p.m. at 201 Camarillo Ranch Road, with tea, food, an auction and a house tour, run by the Camarillo Ranch Foundation.
9. Oct. 28: Halloween in the Park. Free, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Community Center Park, 1605 E. Burnley St., with games, pumpkin painting, food trucks and trick-or-treating.
10. Oct. 30: Costco opens.
11. Oct. 31: Old Town Camarillo's 13th Annual Boo Fest. Free, noon to 3 p.m. at 2222 Ventura Blvd., with trick-or-treating at local businesses and a free carnival at Chapel City Church.

Halloween Weekend Now Starts on Friday

The last three items on that list are the ones to plan around. Halloween in the Park on Wednesday the 28th, Costco's opening on Friday the 30th and Boo Fest on Saturday the 31st put three of the month's biggest draws within four days, and two of them are on Ventura Boulevard. The Acorn pointed out the timing itself: the warehouse opens one day before Halloween, just as households are buying candy in bulk.

This is Boo Fest's 13th year in Old Town, with a free carnival at Chapel City Church and trick-or-treating at local businesses. Halloween in the Park and Trail or Treat are Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District programs. The new stores are joining a calendar that was already in place.

November is quieter. Camarillo Ranch's monthly garden tours continue Nov. 15, 11 a.m. to noon, at $5 for adults and free for children under 12. The library's ofrenda comes down Nov. 3. And by then, people will know what a normal Saturday on West Ventura Boulevard looks like with Costco open.

I've lived in Camarillo my whole life, and I've watched this Costco site sit empty through more than one approved plan. If you're curious how the new warehouse and restaurants might affect the streets around your home, or you just want to talk about how the town is changing, Rick Pena is always glad to talk it over. Let's Connect.