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 unsure.
FEATURED
Nights of Lights & Pumpkinville
- September 27 – November 1, 2025
- CF Sherway Gardens, 25 The West Mall Etobicoke, ON
- Save 15% with code: CHILDSLIFE
Step Into the Glow: A Completely Transformed 2025 Experience! Explore the magic like never before with a brand-new layout that lets you move freely between the immersive light show and Pumpkinville at your own pace. Wander the maze with over 1.5 million lights, then pop into Pumpkinville, a vibrant fall fair featuring glowing photo ops, installations, midway rides, carnival games, and over 15,000 pumpkins! Tickets are limited so grab yours before they disappear!
FEATURED
Boofest: Tricks, Treats & Fun
- October 18, 19, 25, 26, 2025
- Assembly Park, 80 Interchange Way, Vaughan, ON
- October 25 & 26, 2025
- Cloverdale Mall, 250 The East Mall, Etobicoke, ON
Step into the magic of Halloween at Boofest 2025! This year, the spooky fun is bigger than ever with two exciting locations! Our brand-new home at Cloverdale Mall and the return of our original haunt at Assembly Park. Enjoy haunted houses, carnival games, delicious treats, and festive fun for all ages. Join us for a spooktacular Halloween adventure you won’t forget!
Pumpkinmania
Sep 20, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Rounds Ranch
Soak up a full day of Ranchland 25+ activities — complete with a Pick-Your-Own (PYO) FREE pumpkin, any size, any colour! Breathe in the fresh country air and enjoy safe, outdoor adventures with over 25 exciting activities that will keep the whole family smiling for hours! From our adorable Petting ...
Brick-or-Treat Monster Party
Sep 25, 2025
to Oct 31, 2025
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto
From September 25th – October 31st, families can get into the Halloween spirit as LEGO® Monsters take over LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto and throw a Monster Party you don’t want to miss! Brew up fun at the Potion Kitchen, a place to create potions of all sorts by combining your ...
Camp Spooky at Canada's Wonderland
Sep 27, 2025
to Nov 2, 2025
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 Halloween, look no further! Included with park admission, Camp Spooky features trick-or-treating, a kids’ Halloween costume parade, live shows with The PEANUTS ...
Nights of Lights & Pumpkinville
Sep 27, 2025
to Nov 1, 2025
CF Sherway Gardens
Step Into the Glow: A Completely Transformed 2025 Experience Halloween Nights of Lights is back for its sixth year — and has been completely reimagined for 2025! Use Promo Code: CHILDSLIFE15 (in all caps) for 15% OFF Single and Family Pack Tickets! This year, guests can explore the magic like ...
Elora Monster Month
Oct 2, 2025
to Oct 31, 2025
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 illuminated sculptures created by artist Tim Murton called The Twilight Zoo — ghosts, skeletons and other ghoulish creatures – that have decorated ...
Pumpkinferno
Oct 3, 2025
to Nov 1, 2025
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 those looking to test their courage, make your way to Grim Reaper’s Grove and Macabre Manor! Our 40-acre historic site is transformed ...
Mountsberg Spooktacular Halloween
Oct 3, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Mountsberg Conservation Area
Mountsberg’s family-friendly Spooktacular Halloween starts October 3 and runs Friday to Sunday evenings from 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm until October 26. Spooktacular is a unique Halloween experience that blends haunted fun with a chance to learn about wildlife. We encourage you to come in costume and capture your memories ...
Pumpkins After Dark
Oct 3, 2025
to Nov 1, 2025
Storybook Gardens
London, ON October 3 – November 1, 2025 Located at Storybook Gardens. Free Onsite Parking Address: 1958 Storybook Lane London ON, N6K 4Y6 Pumpkins After Dark is North America’s largest award-winning Halloween event! Experience a 1km outdoor walk-through where 10,000+ hand-carved jack-o-lanterns come to life after dark! Make Pumpkins After ...
Legends of Horror at Casa Loma
Oct 4, 2025
to Nov 1, 2025
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”, in which the audience walks at their own pace through a 2 km trail commencing in the lower gardens of Casa Loma ...
Spirit Market
Oct 4, 2025
to Oct 4, 2025
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Homer Watson showed an interest in spiritualism at an early age, which influenced both his personal life and his artwork. In the 1920’s, Homer Watson’s interest in spiritualism was deepened with the passing of his wife loving Roxana. The Spirit Market carries on the tradition of the exploration and practice ...
Treat Accessibly Halloween Villages
Oct 4, 2025
to Oct 4, 2025
Queens Drive
Treat Accessibly Halloween Villages are happening across Ontario this October! Join Canada’s largest neighbourhood event series championing accessibility and inclusion for all children this Halloween. Treat Accessibly is a grassroots movement that began in Toronto in 2017 when 6-year-old Siena Padulo asked how a child using a wheelchair could trick-or-treat ...
Treat Accessibly Halloween Villages
Oct 5, 2025
to Oct 5, 2025
Queens Drive
Treat Accessibly Halloween Villages are happening across Ontario this October! Join Canada’s largest neighbourhood event series championing accessibility and inclusion for all children this Halloween. Treat Accessibly is a grassroots movement that began in Toronto in 2017 when 6-year-old Siena Padulo asked how a child using a wheelchair could trick-or-treat ...
MAD MAGIC - A Halloween Magic Show - Hamilton
Oct 7, 2025
to Oct 7, 2025
The Staircase Theatre
SHOWS AT 2:00 and 4:00 PM Mad Magic. A magic show packed with audience participation. Professor Presto makes his spectators laugh, gasps and scream as he navigates impossibilities through magic and science. He will Make kids float. Turn 2 Balls into lots… and make a picture come to life before ...
PumpkinFest Toronto
Oct 10, 2025
to Oct 13, 2025
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 more! Admission Includes: Unlimited Midway Rides Unlimited Bouncy Castles & Inflatables Daily SuperDogs Shows Tractor Pulled-Hayrides Daily Stage Performances Trackless Train Rides ...
Safari Niagara Boo at the Zoo
Oct 10, 2025
to Oct 12, 2025
Safari Niagara
Join us in October, to trick or treat your way through the park at our most anticipated event of the year, BOO AT THE ZOO! New this year Due to popular demand we are adding a second weekend. Oct 4/5 from 10:00am to 5pm. Along with our usual dates Oct ...
Screemers
Oct 10, 2025
to Nov 1, 2025
Assembly Park
Get ready for the ultimate Halloween experience at SCREEMERS, Toronto’s scariest haunted event! 🕸️ What’s Included: 7 Haunted Walk-Through Mazes featuring over 120 live actors ready to spook you at every turn. Unlimited Rides on the Midway of Madness – enjoy classic carnival fun with a terrifying twist. Walk-Around Entertainers ...
The Great Pumpkin Trail at Royal Botanical Gardens
Oct 16, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Royal Botanical Gardens
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. Savor the flavors of the season with a selection of sweet and savory delights while enjoying live entertainment and pumpkin themed activities. New this fall, 10,000 REAL ...
Kreepy Kortright
Oct 17, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Kortright Centre for Conservation
Celebrate the Halloween spirit with spooky activities at Kortright. Discover a haunted house, a frightening forest walk, Halloween activities, bonfire and more. Fun for children 10 and under. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please note this is an outdoor event, come dressed for the weather. Advance tickets required. ...
Deadly Dew St in King City
Oct 17, 2025
to Oct 31, 2025
137 Dew St, King City, L7B1L
A family friendly interactive Halloween display which features animatronic figures, light effects, inflatables, walk through maze and volunteers. Display is a fundraiser held on behalf of Special Olympics Ontario, York South to assist their athletes in participating in various sports at local and regional tournaments.
Little Canada Halloween Mini Mission
Oct 18, 2025
to Oct 31, 2025
Little Canada
Calling all GIANT Ghouls On October 18th until October 31st, embark on our new Halloween Mini Mission at Little Canada. Hidden throughout our miniature world are spooky little Halloween scenes, each with a letter next to it. Collect all the letters, unscramble the riddle and unlock the final phrase. It’s ...
BooFest
Oct 18, 2025
to Oct 19, 2025
Assembly Park
Step into the spooky world of BooFest—a Halloween extravaganza filled with the enchanting allure of a spine-tingling haunted house, thrilling carnival games, delicious treats, and more! Immerse yourself in a realm where every corner is alive with the spirit of Halloween. Whether you’re donning your most mysterious mask, navigating the ...
BooFest
Oct 18, 2025
to Oct 19, 2025
Assembly Park
Step into the spooky world of BooFest—a Halloween extravaganza filled with the enchanting allure of a spine-tingling haunted house, thrilling carnival games, delicious treats, and more! Immerse yourself in a realm where every corner is alive with the spirit of Halloween. Whether you’re donning your most mysterious mask, navigating the ...
Ajax Pumpkinville
Oct 18, 2025
to Oct 18, 2025
Greenwood Conservation Park
Join us October 18, 2025 at the picturesque Greenwood Conservation Area (2290 Greenwood Rd.) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a variety of activities. In addition to the live stage, we will also have children’s games and activities, interactive experiences, community displays and exhibitors, sensory zone, and our infamous ...
Pumpkin Fest
Oct 18, 2025
to Oct 18, 2025
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. Events & Activities: Busker Pitch Strolling Stilt Scarecrow Inflatable Maze & Games Mini Golf Caricature Artist Face Painting Tractor & Wagon rides ...
Family Fright
Oct 18, 2025
to Oct 18, 2025
Georgina Village Museum
Attention all spooky seekers! Join us for a bone-chilling Family Fright if you dare! Dress up in your most terrifying Halloween costume and prepare to be entertained with live performances and games. Date: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 Time: 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Cost: $2 per person
Elora Monster March Parade
Oct 18, 2025
to Oct 18, 2025
Downtown Elora
Part of Elora Monster Month. Monster March is back!!! Bigger and Better than ever. Sensational Elora Presents Monster March and Wicked Wagons: This non-motorized free event is a great opportunity for the whole family to get in disguise (including pets). We encourage all parade participants, individuals and groups, to wear ...
Zoo Boo
Oct 19, 2025
to Oct 19, 2025
High Park Zoo
Brought to you by the Friends of High Park Zoo. Join us Sunday, October 20, from 12 pm to 3 pm (rain or shine) for the FHPZ’s Zoo Boo! Come dressed in costume for a fun-filled, Halloween-themed afternoon with games, mask-making, a bouncy castle, and more. The llama pen will ...
Halloween Howl in High Park
Oct 19, 2025
to Oct 19, 2025
High Park Nature Centre
Come and celebrate all things spooky at this fun family Halloween event. This all outdoor event will begin with a hike through the woodlands. We’ll stop to learn the not-so-scary truth about owls, spiders, bats, decomposers, Witch Hazel trees and more. After the hike, your group can warm up around ...
Halloween Howl in High Park
Oct 19, 2025
to Oct 19, 2025
High Park Nature Centre
Come and celebrate all things spooky at this fun family Halloween event. This all outdoor event will begin with a hike through the woodlands. We’ll stop to learn the not-so-scary truth about owls, spiders, bats, decomposers, Witch Hazel trees and more. After the hike your group can warm up around ...
Rumi's K-Pop Halloween Spooktacular
Oct 19, 2025
to Oct 19, 2025
334 Rossland Road. East
Presented by Bibbity Bobbity Princess Parties… ✨ Rumi is bringing the ultimate K-Pop Halloween party to Durham Region! ✨ Only 2 shows on Oct 19 – 2 PM & 4:15 PM in Ajax 👻 Sing-along concert 🎃 Costume parade 🍬 Sweet treats 📸 1-on-1 photos & autographs Tickets are LIMITED ...
Free Pumpkins, Costumes and a Musical Halloween
Oct 21, 2025
to Oct 21, 2025
Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC)
Join Great Lakes Music Together for a not-scary Halloween celebration filled with music, dancing, a Halloween story, and a small take-home treat. Costumes encouraged—for kids and grownups! Date: Monday, October 27 Time: 11:30AM Location: Guelph Youth Music Centre Cost: FREE (limited spots – please register) Bring your little pumpkins for ...
Night at the Boo-seum
Oct 23, 2025
to Oct 25, 2025
Simcoe County Museum
Attention ghouls and gals, get ready to embark on a spooktacular adventure for the whole family at the Simcoe County Museum! Night at the Booseum returns with even more enchanting Halloween fun! Rattle your bones with pulse-pounding DJ ZomBEATz, get a monster makeover, solve the mystery of our not-so-spooky Halloween ...
2025 Halloween Spooktacular Party at Amazing Adventures
Oct 24, 2025
to Oct 24, 2025
Amazing Adventures Playland (Wolfedale Location)
Get ready for a frightfully fun night the whole family will love! Amazing Adventures Playland invites you to our Spooktacular Halloween celebration, filled with candy, costumes, and plenty of spooky surprise Halloween Bucket to take home filled with nut free treats & candies! Decorated Event Space Spooky Games for 30 ...
Owl's Howl Kids Night Out (Ages 5-8)
Oct 24, 2025
to Oct 24, 2025
Enjoy The Process Art
A non-spooky Halloween celebration where mystery meets creativity. Children ages 5-8 will sculpt clay owls and create with foraged materials in an indoor-outdoor art experience. Inspired by nature’s whispers and the changing season, this workshop invites children to express their authentic ideas through connecting with nature. A pizza dinner will ...
Haunted Halloween Hike
Oct 24, 2025
to Oct 24, 2025
Sharon Museum and Gardens
Join us for the Haunted Halloween Hike event at the Sharon Museum and Gardens. Come dressed in your costume and enjoy a walk through the spooky forest, DJ live music dance party, and visit our vendor booths at the Mystical Market. Date: Friday, October 24, 2025 Time: 5:30 to 8 ...
Heartland Forest Pumpkinfest
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 25, 2025
Heartland Forest
Fall has arrived and it’s time for our 18th Annual PumpkinFest. This will be a “Spooktacular” Outdoor Halloween Celebration that includes a family friendly haunted tree house, Tootsie Express train ride, field games, activities, craft, and our signature Trail of Treats! You can register for the morning or the afternoon ...
Pickering Halloween Fest
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Pickering Museum Village
Get ready for a spooktacular time at the Pickering Museum Village! Enjoy a variety of Halloween-themed games, activities, crafts, and treats that are sure to delight visitors of all ages! Explore the museum at your own pace and uncover the fascinating history of Halloween traditions. Costumes are encouraged at this ...
Halloween Fest
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Pickering Museum Village
Get ready for a spooktacular time at the Pickering Museum Village! Enjoy a variety of Halloween-themed games, activities, crafts, and treats that are sure to delight visitors of all ages! Explore the museum at your own pace and uncover the fascinating history of Halloween traditions. Costumes are encouraged at this ...
ScaryFest Presented by The Friends of Markham Museum
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
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 the site and many family friendly activities as well as toys and candy! Entrance is by timed ticket, please pick the entrance ...
BooFest
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Assembly Park
Step into the spooky world of BooFest—a Halloween extravaganza filled with the enchanting allure of a spine-tingling haunted house, thrilling carnival games, delicious treats, and more! Immerse yourself in a realm where every corner is alive with the spirit of Halloween. Whether you’re donning your most mysterious mask, navigating the ...
Saturday Cooking Workshop - Creepy Confectionaries
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 25, 2025
Rosedale United Church
Join Rooks to Cooks for 3 hours of cooking fun! Participants will learn all the tricks (and treats!) of the trade through the creation of three creepily creative confectionaries: Goulmet candy apples, homemade Crunchie candy bars, and spooky eyeball gummies. In this three-hour Halloween-inspired workshop, students will explore sweet techniques, ...
Hallowe'en Fest
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 25, 2025
Pickering Museum Village
Get ready for a spooktacular time at the Pickering Museum Village! Enjoy a variety of Halloween-themed games, activities, crafts and treats that are sure to delight visitors of all ages. Explore the museum at your own pace and uncover the fascinating history of Halloween traditions. Costumes are encouraged for this ...
Bloor West Halloween Fest
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 25, 2025
Bloor West Village
Dress up in your best costume and strike a pose for a FREE Halloween photo, then head out on our spook-tacular Trick-or-Treat Trail and Village-wide Scavenger Hunt! Decorate pumpkins, join in fall-themed activities, and discover even more fang-tastic surprises along the way! Please bring a non-perishable item to donate to ...
Halloween in Clarkson Village 2025
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 25, 2025
Clarkson Village BIA
Come in costume and enjoy games, bouncy castles, trick-or-treating at participating businesses and much more! Please note that this event includes a road closure along Lakeshore Rd. W. from Clarkson Rd. N. to Meadow Wood Rd. Please plan your route and parking accordingly.
Halloween Haunt UP
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 25, 2025
Yonge Eglinton Centre
Toronto, come celebrate Halloween at the 4th annual Halloween HauntUP at UPtown Yonge! 🎃 Enjoy Live Music & Buskers, Games, Tasty Treats, Sidewalk Sale, Costume Contests for Adults, Kids, and Pets, Pumpkin Carving, Face painting, Costume Parade with Marching Band and more! Date: Saturday October 25, 2025 Time: 11 am-5 ...
Prowl at the Park
Oct 25, 2025
to Oct 25, 2025
Jungle Cat World
It’s spooky season, and you know what that means… 👀 Prowl at the Park is creeping back to Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park on Saturday, October 25 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.! Get ready for a family-friendly Halloween adventure with: 🍬 Trick-or-treating stations throughout the park 🐾 Up-close animal experiences ...
Riverside Halloween Fest
Oct 26, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Riverside Toronto
Get your costumes ready for the spook-tacular annual Riverside Halloween on Sunday, October 26th! Our festival features free kids activities from 11am-3pm including pumpkin decorating, treats, haunted house, DJ tunes, face painting, vendors and more! There’s also free fun for your dogs, including a dog costume contest with judging and ...
TSO's Tricks, Treats ‘n’ Tunes - Relaxed Performance
Oct 26, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Roy Thomson Hall
Relaxed Performances are designed for the Neurodiverse and Disability communities, and those who enjoy a more relaxed concert setting created for comfort and inclusivity. This concert is recommended for ages 4-10 Get ready for a silly and spooky afternoon of Halloween fun! You’ll be spellbound as the orchestra performs ghoulish ...
Trick or Treat at the BSM
Oct 26, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Bata Shoe Museum
BOO! This Halloween we will be celebrating in costume and invite you to join us! We will have family friendly crafts, a museum-wide “trick-or-treat” inspired scavenger hunt, and a chance to show off your costume on our Halloween runway! Our ever-popular iSpy game cards and try-on station will also be ...
Howl-O-Ween Unleashed 2025
Oct 26, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
dogsview Park
Drop by the Meadow and Dogsview Park, our off-leash dog park within Downsview Park on October 26th for spook-tacular, fun-filled day. This year, we are collaborating with Toronto Dog Moms to bring you a fang-tastic vendor market, where you can find a variety of products and services for your furbabies! ...
TSO's Tricks, Treats ‘n’ Tunes
Oct 26, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Roy Thomson Hall
This concert is recommended for ages 4-10 Get ready for a silly and spooky afternoon of Halloween fun! You’ll be spellbound as the orchestra performs ghoulish grooves and bewitching beats with plenty of musical tricks and treats. Be sure to come in costume and join us for a frightfully fantastic ...
TSO's Tricks, Treats ‘n’ Tunes
Oct 26, 2025
to Oct 26, 2025
Roy Thomson Hall
This concert is recommended for ages 4-10 Get ready for a silly and spooky afternoon of Halloween fun! You’ll be spellbound as the orchestra performs ghoulish grooves and bewitching beats with plenty of musical tricks and treats. Be sure to come in costume and join us for a frightfully fantastic ...
2025 Halloween Spooktacular Party at Amazing Play
Oct 30, 2025
to Oct 31, 2025
Amazing Adventures Playland (Oakville Location)
Get ready for a frightfully fun night the whole family will love! Amazing Adventures Playland invites you to our Spooktacular Halloween celebration, filled with candy, costumes, and plenty of spooky surprises! Halloween Bucket to take home filled with nut free treats & candies! Decorated Event Space Spooky Games for ...
Grimsby Glows Pumpkin Parade
Nov 1, 2025
to Nov 1, 2025
Coronation Park
The trick-or-treaters may have come and gone but the Halloween fun continues for one more night! Bring your jack-o’-lantern, to display one more time – over 500 pumpkins will be lit ! Want to be part of the fun? Drop off your Halloween pumpkin and we will place it along ...
