2023 Halloween Events Guide

2023 Halloween Events Guide

Halloween Event Guide 2023 GTA Parents

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Family Friendly Halloween Events in and around the GTA

Trick or treat! It’s that time of year when kids and adults alike embrace the spirit of this spooky season! We love this holiday and the sense of community it brings as we dress-up, decorate our homes, head out to fun events, visit neighbors, and enjoy sweet Halloween treats! Discover family-friendly events in and around Toronto in this annual guide and join in the Halloween spirit with friends and family! Happy Halloween!

Parents need to know… some events in this guide may be more suited to families with older children and teens and could be scary for younger or more sensitive children. You know your child best, please use your judgement and inquire with event organizers if you are still unsure!

FEATURED

Halloween Nights of Lights & Pumpkinville

Halloween Nights of Lights is back for it’s 4th year as a walk-through experience. Bigger and better, this year will feature more than 2 million LED and RGB lights animated and synchronized to your favourite Halloween tunes. Continue the fun inside of Pumpkinville, a fun fair located at the end of the trail featuring larger than life pumpkin sculptures and village.

FEATURED

Halloween Hoopla

A thrilling extravaganza that combines the spooktacular charm of pumpkin painting, fun rides, games, lifelike animatronic dinosaurs, live entertainment, delectable food, and so much more! Immerse yourself in a world of festivities, where every corner is adorned with the spirit of Halloween. Halloween Hoopla promises a bewitching experience for all ages. Join us and become a part of this mesmerizing celebration!

FEATURED

Spooktacular Light Show

Experience the thrilling Spooktacular Light Show, a Halloween drive-through with haunting melodies and both 2D and 3D displays. Immerse yourself in a world of ghoulish wonders, bringing classic horror to life in a family-friendly adventure of colors and shapes.

 

Chappell Farms Fall Festival
Sep 5, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
Chappell Farms
From early September all the way until Halloween, Chappell Farms offers our Fall Festival! It’s an amazing place for kids and adults alike! We have all kinds of …

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Haunted Harbour
Sep 8, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
Haunted Harbour
Join us as we explore the supernatural side to Toronto’s Haunted Harbour, This 90 minute immersive storytelling boat cruise & walking experience takes you through the lagoons of …

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Pingle’s Harvest Festival
Sep 8, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Pingle’s Farm Market
Celebrate all the fall season has to offer at Pingle’s Harvest Festival! Available weekend activities: Pingle’s playland (ft. our newest family animals, the goats & zebus!), wagon rides, …

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Guess Who Escape Corn Maze
Sep 16, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Buzzing Bees Adventure Farm
There’s a mystery this Fall at Buzzing Bees Adventure Farm and you’re going to need your code breaking skills to solve it. At the crime scene, a scarecrow …

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King City Nightmares Haunted House
Sep 23, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
34 Nixon Road
King City Nightmares Haunted House event – Sept 23 to Oct 31 6pm to 11;30pm Thursday to Sunday! Created and built by Mississauga resident young hauntrepreneur Antonio Pastore …

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Camp Spooky at Canada's Wonderland
Sep 23, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Canada’s Wonderland
Camp Spooky returns to Canada’s Wonderland this fall with family-friendly daytime Halloween activities and attractions every weekend. If you’re looking for things to do with the kids this …

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Pumpkins After Dark
Sep 23, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
Country Heritage Park
Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season.  Explore the …

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Downey's Pumpkinfest
Sep 23, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Downey’s Farm Market
Downey's Play area includes the Kritter Koral, pirate ship, live Entertainment, mini putt, trike track, giant sandbox, Balloon Typhoon, Face Painting, Straw Jump, farm animals, wagon rides, and
Second Annual Halloween Haunt UP 2023
Sep 28, 2023 
to Sep 28, 2023
14 St Clements AveToronto, ON M4R 1G9
The Uptown Yonge BIA is excited to announce its Second Annual Halloween Haunt UP Event, which is completely free of charge!  This is a free, family event. Activities …

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Spooktacular Light Show - Halloween Drive Thru
Sep 29, 2023 
to Oct 30, 2023
1389 Brock Rd, Pickering
Experience the thrilling Spooktacular Light Show, a Halloween drive-through with haunting melodies and both 2D and 3D displays. Immerse yourself in a world of ghoulish wonders, bringing classic …

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Legends of Horror at Casa Loma
Sep 29, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
Casa Loma
Each October, the grounds of Casa Loma will once again be transformed into an immersive theatrical experience, Legends of Horror. Done in the presentational form considered “promenade theatre”, …

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Halloween Nights of Lights & Pumpkinville
Sep 30, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
Scarborough Town Centre
Halloween Nights of Lights is BACK FOR THE FOURTH YEAR as a walk-through experience for the 2023 season. Bigger and better, this years experience will feature more than …

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Pumpkinville
Sep 30, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
Scarborough Town Centre
Pumpkinville features larger-than-life pumpkin sculptures, pumpkin houses and village inside of a candy forest all made with over 30,000 REAL pumpkins. Join us for the newest interactive Pop-Up …

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Brick-or-Treat Monster Party
Oct 1, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto
There’s an awesome LEGO® Brick-or-Treat Monster Party happening this Halloween and you’re on the guest list! It’s non-stop Halloween party fun, with BOO-tastic Halloween decorations, amazing LEGO® activities, …

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Elora Monster Month
Oct 1, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
Town of Elora
An Annual favourite! Dozens of activities are scheduled during the month-long celebration, a self-guided tour leads visitors through Elora’s historic downtown and showcases a hauntingly beautiful collection of …

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Pumpkinferno
Oct 4, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Discovery Harbour
A spooky start to Halloween! Pumpkinferno creeps into Discovery Harbour for a hauntingly good time! Experience the phenomenon of PumpkInferno’s magical outdoor exhibits of artificial hand-carved pumpkins! For …

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PumpkinFest Toronto
Oct 6, 2023 
to Oct 9, 2023
Downsview Park
Enjoy a weekend filled with unlimited midway rides, unlimited inflatable fun, a sprawling pumpkin patch, local food trucks, live entertainment, tons of family photo ops, and so much …

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Mountsberg Spooktacular Halloween
Oct 6, 2023 
to Oct 8, 2023
Mountsberg Conservation Area
Mountsberg’s family-friendly Spooktacular Halloween starts October 6th and runs Friday to Sunday evenings from 4:30 pm to 10 pm until October 29th. Register to bring your ghouls and …

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Spooky at illumi
Oct 6, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
7174 Derrycrest Dr, Mississauga, ON
The world’s largest light, sound and multimedia show is back for its second year with Spooky at illumi. Pumpkins, ghouls, witches, enormous spiders, monsters and ghosts will be …

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Halloween & Harvest Festivities at Drysdale's
Oct 7, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Drysdales Farm
The Halloween spirit howls at Drysdale’s Haunted Harvest Village beginning October 7, 2023 and running each weekend until Halloween. Be it their first Halloween or recapturing memories of …

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StoryBOO
Oct 12, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Storybook Gardens
From October 12 to the 29, visit Storybook Gardens for a spooky (but not scary) Halloween event geared towards young children and families. Weekly events will take place …

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Halloween Hoopla
Oct 13, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Square One Shopping Centre
Welcome to Halloween Hoopla – a thrilling extravaganza that combines the spooktacular charm of pumpkin painting, exhilarating rides, engaging games, lifelike animatronic dinosaurs, captivating live entertainment, delectable food …

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Hallowalk at Friday Harbour
Oct 13, 2023 
to Oct 30, 2023
Friday Harbour Resort
Brace yourself for the return of Hallowalk at Friday Harbour on October 13. Journey through the woods of the Nature Preserve – a lit trail of terror including …

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Night at the Creepy Creek
Oct 13, 2023 
to Oct 13, 2023
Cold Creek Conservation Area
Wear your costume and join us for an evening filled with Halloween activities. Come out to learn about creepy crawly worms and create your own Halloween lantern to …

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Ajax Pumpkinville
Oct 14, 2023 
to Oct 14, 2023
Greenwood Conservation Park
Join us October 14 at the picturesque Greenwood Conservation Area (2290 Greenwood Rd.) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a variety of activities. Check back for more …

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Pumpkin Fest
Oct 14, 2023 
to Oct 14, 2023
Henderson Memorial Park
Celebrate the fall season ​at the Annual Pumpkin Fest. Events and activities for families and friends to enjoy! Activities will be available free of charge to event participants.​ Pre-registration …

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Mad Magic – Mississauga
Oct 15, 2023 
to Oct 15, 2023
The Rec Room
Mad Magic – The Worlds funniest mad scientist magician comes to Mississauga on Oct. 15th TWO SHOWS – 1:30 and 4:00 PM A magic show packed with audience …

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The Great Pumpkin Trail
Oct 20, 2023 
to Oct 22, 2023
Hendrie Park
Celebrating 10 years of magic, the Great Pumpkin Trail returns to RBG! Follow the candlelit glow of hundreds of jack-o-lanterns deep within the recesses of the Hendrie Valley. …

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Mountsberg Spooktacular Halloween
Oct 20, 2023 
to Oct 22, 2023
Mountsberg Conservation Area
Mountsberg’s family-friendly Spooktacular Halloween starts October 6th and runs Friday to Sunday evenings from 4:30 pm to 10 pm until October 29th. Register to bring your ghouls and …

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Spooktacular Halloween Market
Oct 20, 2023 
to Oct 22, 2023
Andrews Farm
No TRICKS  just plenty of TREATS 🍬friends!!! You’re invited to join us for a SPOOKTACULAR 👻 fun-filled, weekend Oct 20-22nd for our Halloween Vendor Market 🎃 Located at …

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Kreepy King City at 137 “ Deadly “ Dew St
Oct 21, 2023 
to Oct 31, 2023
Kreepy King City
Formerly located in Richmondhill for the past twenty years is now in King City at 137 Dew St, King Rd and Keele St. will be open for the …

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Halloween at the Village
Oct 21, 2023 
to Oct 22, 2023
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Take part in ghastly activities and hair-raising happenings this Halloween. Spine-tingling adventures await! Help with grisly experiments during the Slimy Science Show, using gooey concoctions to bring a …

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Halloween Event for Kids 2023
Oct 21, 2023 
to Oct 30, 2023
205 Main St S. Newmarket
Ahoy, little ghouls and goblins of GTA! Are you ready for a spooktacularly silly Halloween event that’ll make your broomsticks shake with excitement? Join us for a Halloween …

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Halloween at Black Creek Pioneer Village
Oct 21, 2023 
to Oct 21, 2023
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Prepare for eerie excitement at the Village this Halloween. Take part in ghastly activities and hair-raising happenings! Help with grisly experiments during the Slimy Science Show, using gooey …

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Hallows Express High Tea & Train Ride
Oct 21, 2023 
to Oct 21, 2023
York-Durham Heritage Railway, Uxbridge Train Station
Calling all fans of the Wizarding world of Harry Potter! The Hallows Express High Tea & Train Ride. Immerse yourself in the magical ambiance as you embark on …

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Creepy Crafts
Oct 21, 2023 
to Oct 21, 2023
Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum & Community Centre
Get into the Halloween spirit with this registered program! Participants will enjoy all things creepy with staff-led crafts and science experiments, including pumpkin painting and mask making. Ages …

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Elora Monster March Parade
Oct 21, 2023 
to Oct 21, 2023
Downtown Elora
Part of Elora Monster Month. Monster March is back!!! Bigger and Better than ever. We have added a Wicked Wagons contest to the event this year. We encourage …

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Halloween Haunt at Canada's Wonderland
Oct 22, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Canada’s Wonderland
Halloween Haunt – Select Nights, Sept. 22 – Oct. 29, 2023 This fall, Halloween Haunt returns to Canada’s Wonderland with a sinister transformation, turning the theme park into …

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Adventures at the Boo-seum!
Oct 22, 2023 
to Oct 22, 2023
Scugog Shores Museum Village
Are you looking to have a spook-tacular time? Enjoy at fun-filled day at the Scugog Shores Museum as you learn about the origins and traditions of Halloween. Make …

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Halloween at Black Creek Pioneer Village
Oct 22, 2023 
to Oct 22, 2023
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Prepare for eerie excitement at the Village this Halloween. Take part in ghastly activities and hair-raising happenings! Help with grisly experiments during the Slimy Science Show, using gooey …

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The Great Pumpkin Stroll
Oct 26, 2023 
to Oct 26, 2023
Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum
The Great Pumpkin Stroll returns on Thursday, October 26th from 4pm to 8pm. The Great Pumpkin Stroll is an annual event that brings the community together for an …

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Mountsberg Spooktacular Halloween
Oct 27, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Mountsberg Conservation Area
Mountsberg’s family-friendly Spooktacular Halloween starts October 6th and runs Friday to Sunday evenings from 4:30 pm to 10 pm until October 29th. Register to bring your ghouls and …

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Mad Magic-Hamilton
Oct 27, 2023 
to Oct 27, 2023
The Zoetic Company Ltd.
15% OFF TICKET PRICE (Limited Time) Mad Magic. The Worlds funniest mad scientist magician. A magic show packed with audience participation. Professor Presto makes his spectators laugh, gasps …

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ROM After Dark Trick or Treat (19+ Event)
Oct 27, 2023 
to Oct 27, 2023
Royal Ontario Museum
ROM After Dark is the popular monthly adult (19+) event series that features curated music, visual arts, performances, and distinctive food and drink. Combining nostalgic fun with genuine …

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ScaryFest
Oct 28, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Markham Museum
Join us as we transform our 25-acre site into a ghoulishly grand Halloween town – a family event perfect for kids 10 and under! Come in costume, experience …

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Halloween Harvest Festival 2023
Oct 28, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Bradley Museum
Put on your costume and join us at Bradley Museum in Mississauga where you’ll participate in old-fashioned Halloween and harvest traditions. On October 28 and 29, from 12 …

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Halloween Howl in High Park
Oct 28, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
High Park Nature Centre
Come and celebrate all things spooky at our popular annual nature-themed family friendly Halloween Howl in High Park. This all outdoor event will begin with a hike through …

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Scaryfest presented by the Friends of Markham Museum
Oct 28, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Markham Museum
A family event perfect for kids 10 and under! Join us as we transform our 25-acre site into a ghoulishly grand Halloween town – a family event perfect …

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Mad Magic
Oct 28, 2023 
to Oct 29, 2023
Wychwood Theatre
Mad Magic is a high energy magic show, jam packed with audience participation. It keeps the kids and adults laughing, gasping and screaming the entire way through. Ps. …

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Tiny Tots Trick or Treat in Downtown Milton
Oct 28, 2023 
to Oct 28, 2023
Downtown Milton
Tiny Tots Trick or Treat in Downtown Milton gives kids and families a fun way to enjoy Halloween! Hosted by the Downtown Milton Business Improvement Area with participation …

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Halloween Fun in the Village
Oct 28, 2023 
to Oct 28, 2023
Bloor West Village
Join us *Saturday, October 28th* from 10am – 2pm! Location: Meet us at Bloor St W & Willard Ave (the North East corner, at the heart!) Check in …

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Trick or Treat at the BSM
Oct 28, 2023 
to Oct 28, 2023
Bata Shoe Museum
This Halloween we will be celebrating in costume and invite you to join us! Youth and kids aged 17 and under who visit in costume will receive FREE …

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