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10+ Best Halloween Events in Ontario

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Things To Do For Halloween 2024 in Ontario

Halloween Events Near You Or Worth The Drive! 

Adults and children alike enjoy a treat of candies and snacks and exciting games on this popular holiday. Halloween activities and organized events near you bring the entire neighborhood community together no matter the ages. Adorning spooky, creative, and funny costumes designed exclusively for this day is the norm. 

Halloween, which means “hallowed evening” marks the beginning of winter and the close of the harvest season. Each year, celebrating it on Oct 31 is a tradition, and a host of fun Halloween events 2024 await you. 

You can indulge in trick-or-treating, wear unique costumes, carve jack-o-lanterns, and make the most of festive gatherings.

From among the Ontario Halloween events in the pipeline, be a part of those that most excite you. These are the most popular (and Halloweenie) of our website calendar Halloween events

Hallowalk @ Friday Harbour Resort
Innisfil

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Opening on Friday, October 11th The Hallowalk will take visitors on a journey through the many wonders of Halloween in the Nature Preserve. Travel through the woods along a lit path with spooky décor and themed zones. For available dates, times, and tickets, please visit our website.

Date: Select days starting October 11 and running until October 27th. 

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Trick or Treat the Promenade @ Friday Harbour Resort
Innisfil

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Celebrate Halloween with a day of fun for the whole family including trick or treating, a costume contest, and more.  

Date: October 26th, 2024.

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Halloween @ Wye Marsh
Midland, Ontario

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Calling all Ghosts, Goblins, Fairies, and creatures of the night! Put on your Halloween finery and explore the Wye Marsh trails.

Put on your Halloween finery, pick up a “passport” for each child (while supplies last) then explore our trails at Wye Marsh. Meet a variety of well dressed woodland “spirits”. Collect five or more stamps, and show your passport for a sweet treat* in the Visitors’ Centre. 

Date: October 27th, 2024.

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Stalking Dead
Otonabee, Ontario

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This year’s 2024 The Stalking Dead has a new story, new puzzles, new Zombies and is sure to be another season to remember.

“The circus came to town and set up the midway on a farm. The circus left long ago, but locals have spotted some of the carnies and human freaks from the circus hiding in ditches, under trees and in abandoned sheds. Is there still a circus to visit? What else can be happening on the overgrown farm?
 
NOT Recommended for players 13 years of age and younger. Those under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

This experience recommends a minimum of 4 players per group.There is a maximum of 10 players per group.

This experiences opens October 3, 2024 and runs select dates through October 31st.

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Dark Waters @ Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Toronto, Ontario

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Surrounded by mysterious creatures from the deep, explore Ripley’s haunting galleries, dance the night away as DJ Cozmic Cat spins until midnight, capture your best spooky pose at eerie photo-ops, and indulge in devilishly good snacks and themed cocktails at specialty bars! 

This year, Ripley’s is extra excited to present the return of our infamous costume contest, hosted by the one and only fierce drag sensation, BOA! Channel your most terrifying, creative, or outrageous costume for a chance to win some jaw-some prizes! The competition will be fierce!

So, whether you’re coming to scare or slay, bring your A-game and let BOA crown you the ruler of the deep! 

Sink into the abyss this Halloween and secure your Early Bird Tickets today!

Age 19+ event.

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Pumpkins after Dark
Milton, Ontario

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Prepare to be entranced by Pumpkins After Dark, Canada’s largest and most acclaimed outdoor Halloween event, where jack-o’-lanterns come alive at night.

Sample tantalizing fall treats while you embark on a 1 km walkthrough adorned with hand-carved pumpkins, spooky sculptures and live pumpkin carvings. Look for the escaped pumpkin twins for a chance to win a weekly prize.

This experience opens September 28th and runs select dates through October 30. 

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Pumpkin Mania
Elmvale, Ontario

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From September 21st onwards, Rounds Ranch will be open on weekends only – Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 5pm. Although staff-operated activities will close at 5pm, you’re welcome to stay for all non-staff-operated activities until 6 pm. Furthermore, during October, Rounds Ranch will open on Saturdays from 5pm to 10pm for Flashlight Corn Maze, and for just an extra $3.00 per ticket, you can add this fun activity to your Saturday ticket!

This experience opens September 20th, 2024. 

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Flashlight Cornmaze
Elmvale, Ontario

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Can you solve the interactive maze puzzle to find the secret…in the dark? Bring your flashlight and try to navigate your way through the twists and turns. Try not to get lost! The Flashlight Corn Maze package also includes a Campfire. Come early to enjoy a wagon ride out to the patch and PYO pumpkin ANY size.

Date: In October the event is open on Saturdays from 6pm to 10pm.

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Candlelight Halloween: Horror Movie Soundtracks (Toronto)

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Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Toronto. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Horror Movie Soundtracks at Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Date: October 19 & 25, 2024.

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Movie in the Vineyard – Halloween

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Join Adamo Estate Winery if you dare for a spine-tingling movie night featuring Halloween. Gather your friends, cozy up under the stars, and enjoy an evening of wine and chills!

Date: October 18, 2024

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Halloween Weekend Getaway at Bayview Wildwood Resort

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Get ready for a Spooky Halloween Weekend at Bayview Wildwood Resort from October 25-27, 2024. Enjoy a weekend filled with fun and thrills for the whole family, including a spooky lantern walk on Friday evening and a lively costume dance party on Saturday night. With lots of entertainment, themed activities, and eerie surprises around every corner, it’s the perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit. Don’t miss out on this fang-tastic experience – book your spooky stay today!

Date: October 25 – 27, 2024.

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Port Elgin Pumpkinfest

Saugeen Shores Award Winning Port Elgin Pumpkinfest. Welcome to Port Elgin Pumpkinfest! One of Ontario’s most unique events. Featuring two GIANT Vegetable Weigh Offs, one of Ontario’s LARGEST two day outdoor Car Shows, craft & marketplace vendors for all your Shopping needs and tons of FAMILY FUN Attractions, Port Elgin Pumpkinfest is THE place to be! Held in downtown Port Elgin.

Kreepy Kortright

This outdoor event is organized by the Kortright Centre for Conservation from 2024 TBA. To celebrate the spirit of the festival, get set for scary Halloween events from 8:30 pm onwards.

A haunted house tour and a frightening forest walk with live owls are some of the store’s activities for you. Families with children can together enjoy this creepy experience.

Howling Hootenanny

Black Creek Pioneer Village is planning a spooktacular fun treat in October. They are taking measures to limit visitors’ flow in one go so you can have an intimate family outing.

While in this historic village, you can treat yourself to a wacky science show, and brave the haunted maze. Challenge your family members by competing against each other in a pumpkin bowling competition. 

Halloween Haunt at Canada’s Wonderland

This fall, Halloween Haunt returns to Canada’s Wonderland.

Select nights, Sept. 27 – Nov. 2, 2024

Get your fright on this fall, when Halloween Haunt returns to Canada’s Wonderland! The theme park transforms into a scream park filled with Halloween attractions that offer unforgettable thrills and unspeakable horror.

Immerse yourself in the nightmare of Haunt, with seven terrifying scare zones, hundreds of monsters, thrilling night rides, amazing live entertainment and six mazes including the new Demons of the Deep where you’ll discover horrifying creatures lurking in a deserted underwater lab.

If you’re looking for things to do – or places to scream – this fall in the Toronto area, don’t miss Canada’s largest Halloween event.

Please note: This event is not recommended for children under 13. Guests will not be permitted into Halloween Haunt if wearing make-up/costumes. Guests must arrive to Haunt prior to 11pm (10pm on Thursdays and Sundays). No entry will be permitted after this time. Re-entry to Haunt is not permitted at any time. Bag policy in effect.

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Charity Halloween Events in Ontario

Looking to have some Halloween fun while giving back to the community or to a local charity? The following events are Halloween themed events that are not-for-profit or are fundraising for charities. 

Grosvenor’s Haunted Lodge
London, Ontario

Grosvenor’s Haunted Lodge in London Ontario is an annual fundraising event run the last 2 weekends in October for adults and student over 12 years of age. The event allows guests to see how the historical home can be transformed for a Halloween haunt, with this year’s theme of ‘Waking Nightmares”. All proceeds go to Heritage London Foundation (HLF, an innovative charitable organization founded that advocates for the preservation of significant heritage properties. HLF now provides viable contemporary uses for two beautiful houses, the Elsie Perrin Williams Estate and Grosvenor Lodge, to preserve, protect and promote London’s built heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Charity: Heritage London Foundation
Also accepting donations for the Western University Student Food Bank.

More information: Grosvenor’s Haunted Lodge 2024 | Halloween Events London Ontario (grosvenorhauntedlodge.ca)


If you’re craving more spooky adventures, check out our guide to haunted spots in Ontario! From the eerie Fort George to the chilling story behind Ontario hotels and inn, these haunted destinations offer thrills for Halloween and beyond. Discover the full list here.

ToDoOntario10+ Best Halloween Events in Ontario