12 Halloween Events To Visit Near Toronto This Spooky Season
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In case you needed more reasons to fall in love with spooky season, Durham Region has you covered—from haunted forests to guided ghost tours and spooky street festivals to horror-themed vendor markets. The month of October has plenty of frightful fun for all ages! As the leaves change colours and temperatures begin to drop, the fall season brings comfort with warm drinks and cozy sweaters, but there's also something spooky that happens after dark... Check out this list of haunted horrors and spooky events to make the most of out this Halloween season in Durham Region.
Brawley Woods
October 10 to 31 | 1320 Brawley Road West, Whitby
Brawley Woods is a premier Haunted Halloween Walk with movie production props, some of the biggest animatronics in North America, and the most animatronics in one single haunt. Explore the spooky walk inside a real forest with two opportunities to face your fears—the Night Time Forest Walk With Live Actors, or the Brawley Woods Intense Maze. Will you survive Brawley Woods this Halloween season? Or, will you be the one who takes the chicken lane exit?
Weekends only from October 10 to 26, and Thursday to Saturday from October 30 to November 1. The event runs Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 11 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are available online. Cash only on-site. Not recommended for children.
Cannington Haunted Attraction
October 17 to 25 | 91 Elliot Street, Cannington
Don’t miss one of the spookiest, scariest events in Durham Region! Every year, a ravenous beast rises from its yearly slumber to satisfy its hunger at the Cannington Haunted Attraction! Only when it has gorged itself on the sound of screams and the uncomfortable laughs of false bravado, can it return to its slumber and wait for next October! Tickets are available online only and include all scare attractions, including two outdoor wooded trails and an indoor barn maze, all of which are transformed into immersive horror-themed environments complete with live scare actors and some shocking surprises. Side attractions include a mini-escape room, food and craft vendors, and a decorated museum.
Here for two weekends only! The event runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and tickets are available online only. Cash only on-site. Not recommended for children under the age of 8.
Cooper’s Friday Night Corn Maze
October 3 to 31 | 266 Ashworth Road, Uxbridge
There's nothing like wandering through a corn maze on a crisp fall day, but have you ever experienced it at night? While this is not a scare maze, it can be a little spooky! Think you can master the 10-acre corn maze at Cooper’s CSA Farm in the dark? You may want to bring a flashlight just in case! Guests can enjoy the Friday Night Maze Walks on weekends in October from 7 to 10 p.m.
Tickets include one pumpkin from the patch. Children three and under are free.
Fear Forest
October 3 to November 1 | 60 Celina Street, Oshawa
Something dark is lurking in the shadows at Oshawa’s Halloween Haunted House attraction—Fear Forest. Immerse yourself in your very own horror film by heading into the dark in the new indoor haunted attraction. Prepare for frightening scenes with multiple props, actors, strobes, fog, loud sounds and scares! Head into the dark without a light for a true thrilling experience and wander through nine different themes that have been designed to feed your fears! The monsters are waiting for you along the trails.
Tickets are available online and on select days from Wednesdays to Sundays. Recommended for guests 10 years of age and older, but anyone is permitted. Guests 15 years of age and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Feargrounds Haunted Attraction
October 17 to 31| 8300 Concession Road 6, Uxbridge
Get ready to scream your way through Feargrounds Haunted Attraction, where the unexpected is always around the corn(er).If you’re ready for an evening of terror, you won’t want to miss this exciting new haunted attraction set in Uxbridge! Feargrounds offers two terrifying trails and dozens of scary scenes with live actors that will leave you screaming for more.
Tickets are available online for select dates—from Thursdays to Saturdays. Not recommended for children under the age of 12.
Fear Mall
October 5 (Rickard B. Recreation Complex, Bowmanville) | October 18 (Oshawa Halloween Boo Bash)
This year, you’ll have the opportunity to visit Fear Mall not once but twice! Explore more than 50 vendors at this horror-themed market on October 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rickard B. Recreation Complex in Bowmanville. Enjoy the fifth annual Horror Vendor Market filled with strange and horribly unique items. Attracting more than 1,600 guests last year, Fear Mall has become renowned for celebrating the horror community, its small businesses, and artists. Tickets are available online for October 5 only.
Fear Mall ends its tour on October 18 from 1 to 10 p.m. at the first-ever Oshawa Halloween Boo Bash for a haunted street festival with spooky attractions, live music, and lots of scares! This family-friendly event is free to attend.
Firehouse Fright Night
October 16 to 18 | 2287 Highway 2, Bowmanville
Firehouse Fright Night returns to Watson Farms with a spooky, interactive, story-driven trail! Navigate through the three acre corn maze and see if you can survive the series of scares! The self-guided trail has many twists, turns and dead ends to trap you. Get ready to put on a brave face as you wander through sudden scares and interactive story scenes, more than 80 live and interactive creatures, and amazing special effects. The maze is about a 30-minute journey—just enough time for you to become the focus of dozens of creatures spread across more than 25 heart-pounding scenes. Be sure to watch over your shoulder, you could have a monster sneak up on you at any moment!
The event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. and is here for one weekend only! This is a great event for all ages.
Oshawa Halloween Boo Bash
October 18 | Downtown Oshawa
The Oshawa Halloween Boo Bash is set to take over downtown Oshawa for one night only! Experience the frightfully fun first-ever Halloween bash packed with pumpkins, costumes, contests, live music, trick-or-treating at local businesses, and scare zones with eerie surprises around every corner. Meet and take pictures with members of the Toronto Ghostbusters, and for those who like to "shop 'till they drop" be sure to visit the Fear Mall to explore carefully curated vendors. Bring the whole family for a night of not-too-scary thrills and ghostly good times!
This spooky family-friendly event is free to attend and takes place from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Pickering Ghost Walks & Halloween Fest
October 2 to 31 | 3550 Greenwood Road, Greenwood
Explore the Pickering Museum Village by lantern-light at the Pickering Ghost Walk experience! This spine-tingling tour will turn even the toughest cynic into a believer of the supernatural! Learn about the paranormal investigations that have taken place on site, hear the museum’s most infamous staff stories, and uncover the tragedies that have occurred in Pickering’ past. Tours take place on Fridays and Saturdays, and are approximately one hour in length (from 7 to 8 p.m. or 8:15 to 9:15 p.m.). Registration is required and guests must be ages 12 and up.
In addition to spooky tours, the Pickering Museum Village is also hosting a special family-friendly Halloween Fest weekend on October 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 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.
Scugog Spooky Tours, Carnival of Chaos & Adventures at the Boo-seum
October 3 to 31 | 16210 Island Road, Port Perry, Scugog
Join the Scugog Shores Museum Village for a Spooky Guided Tour and discover chilling tales about Scugog's past, including ghouling urban legends and ghost tales! Tours are rain or shine and take place on Fridays—October 3 to 10 from 2 to 3 p.m., and October 17 to 31 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Explore the museum grounds with magicians, fortune tellers, and more to find clues at the Murder Mystery: Carnival of Chaos event on October 18 from 2 to 4 p.m., or bring the whole family to Adventures at the Boo-seum on October 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. to enjoy the traditions of Halloween, carve a pumpkin and trick-or-treat around the village.
The Gathering: Through The Cellar Door
October 25 | 62 King Street, Bowmanville
Just in time for Halloween, The Gathering is hosting Through The Cellar Door—a spooky gathering and vendor market at Markets Ontario. Ghosts and ghouls are invited to come dressed to impress to celebrate spooky season and local alternative artists right in the heart of downtown Bowmanville. Enjoy music from a live DJ, shop local from alternative artisan vendors, and more.
The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free to attend.
The Vampire Masquerade & Haunting At The Manor
October 24 at 12 Stanley Court, Whitby | October 30 at 9-1121 Dundas Street East, Whitby
On October 24, step into the shadows and join Durham Escape Rooms at Dish Play for The Vampire Masquerade! Will you be brave enough? Enter the Crimson Court where shadows whisper and secrets hide behind every mask. Surrender to decadent themed food and drinks, crafted for creatures of the night. This is a ticketed event and includes food.
On October 30, Durham Escape Rooms is also hosting their "Haunting at the Manor". Chapter 3 will be a thrilling entrant into their Hallowe'en offerings. Nothing screams spooky season more than the thrill of hunting monsters!
Is Durham Region the most haunted place in Ontario? Check out York Durham Headwaters' list of spooky settings across Durham Region with haunted stops like Ghost Road in Scugog and the Whitby Centennial Building. While you’re experiencing all of these spooktacular festivities, tag @DurhamTourism on social media so we can follow along!
Gather at the Farm in Durham Region this seasonVisit our event calendar for more spooky fun Get lost in these giant corn mazesMake it a weekend getaway with these overnight accommodationsGetting there by bus
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