Toronto is a fantastic place to spend Halloween in, with the leaves falling and pumpkins adorning many residents’ homes. No matter which of our city’s many areas you live in, you can also find fun festivals and events to mark the mysterious occasion! Many business improvement associations are also getting involved, with pumpkin giveaways, movie showings, parties for families and pets, ghost walks and more. Creep around our list of Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events in Toronto…
Downtown Yonge BIA: Fall Fest 2025
Date: October 8-31, 2025
Celebrate spooky season with a boo-tiful bunch of events downtown at College Park and Sankofa Square, including Fall Maker’s Market on October 8, Monster Mash on October 24, and the Hallowe’en Spooktacular on Halloween night!
Monster Mash at Sankofa Square
Date: October 24, 2025, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Have a spooktacular time in Sankofa Square and dance the night away, with live DJs, spooky attractions, eerie photo ops and an outdoor screening of “Ghostbusters”!
Halloween in Corso Italia
Date: October 25, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Gather all your little goblins for some Halloween trick-or-treating in Little Italy, with family fun activities such as face painting, bouncy castles, and a spectacular house made of pumpkins!
Riverdale Farm: Boo at the Barn
Date: October 25-26, 2025, Saturday-Sunday 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Riverdale Farm offers a free weekend of fun with pumpkin carving, crafts, face painting and exploring the spooky “Boo Barn”.
Allan Gardens Children’s Conservatory: Pumpkin Carving
Date: October 25 & 29-30, 2025, Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Wednesday-Thursday 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Carve a mini-pumpkin jack-o-lantern at Allan Gardens Children’s Conservatory with their Pumpkin Carving event — costumes are welcome!
The Bentway: Howl’oween
Date: October 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Halloween fun at The Bentway is back with Howl’oween, including a costume contest, prizes, music, warm drinks, and local fur-endly vendors.
Bloorcourt BIA: Halloween Block Party
Date: October 26, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Receive a free pumpkin, groove to some live music and indulge in a sweet treat or two at this family event at Bloor & Concord.
Church-Wellesley Village: Halloween on Church
Date: October 31, 6:30 PM- Midnight
On Halloween night, Church Street closes to traffic and becomes the city’s most wicked free street party! Have a hauntingly good time checking out everyone’s costumes and dancing to DJs, plus live performances and drag shows.
Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events — West End
High Park: Halloween Howl in High Park
Date: October 19, Sunday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM & 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
High Park Nature Centre hosts Halloween Howl in High Park, celebrating all things spooky at this all-outdoor nature-themed family-friendly Halloween event.
Revue Cinema: The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party (Halloween Edition)
Date: October 25 & 26, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Join the historic Revue Cinema for a sugar-laden all-Halloween-themed cartoon explosion of nostalgia, including with three full hours of retro cartoons, perfect for all those young at heart.
The Kingsway BIA: Pumpkinfest
Date: October 25, 2025
The Kingsway is celebrating Halloween with Pumpkinfest, with pumpkin decorating and costume contests, trick-or-treating, crafts and more.
The Junction Farmers Market: Halloween Fest
Date: October 25, 2025, Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The Junction Farmers Market continues through October, ending the season with some spooky community fun at their Halloween fest! The event includes a dog Halloween costume contest, live music, face painting, pumpkin painting, and more.
Bloor West Village BIA: Halloween Fest
Date: October 25, Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Feel the spirit of Fall and Halloween returns to Bloor West Village with entertainment, pumpkin carving, free professional digital photos taken at the Fall backdrop, and trick-or-treating at select merchants.
Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events — East End
The Fox Theatre: Klassic Kidz – Hocus Pocus
Date: October 10 & 13, 2025, 1:00 PM
Head down to this indie movie theatre in the Beaches for the classic Disney movie “Hocus Pocus”. In it, two teens and a magical cat have to stop a coven of evil witches from becoming immortal!
Golf the 6ix: Dentonia Park Halloween Party
Date: October 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
FORE!!! Dentonia Park Golf Course is the place to be for a Halloween family party, complete with pumpkin decorating, music on the patio, games and prizes, plus treat bags for all kids!
Riverside BIA: Family Halloween Fest
Date: October 26, Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Kids of all ages are welcome to join the Riverside Family Halloween Fest and Dog Costume Party, with free activities for both people and dogs!
Sorauren Farmers’ Market: Halloween Harvest
Date: October 27, 2025, Monday 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
For the last farmers’ market date at Sorauren Park, celebrate Halloween with a pot luck and Fall activities, such as people and dog costumes, face and pumpkin painting, plus trick-or-treating from the many vendors.
Evergreen Brickworks: Good Mourning Festival
Date: November 1 & 2, 2025, Saturday-Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Celebrate Día de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead), a Latin American holiday where people welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives, including an explosion of colour and activities for both children and adults, plus shopping and delicious food and drink.
Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events — Uptown & North York
Fairbank Village: Pumpkin Giveaway
Date: October 24, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Starting at Eglinton & Hartley (west of Dufferin), kids can participate in a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt, find participating business that are giving away candy. Plus, free hot dogs and pumpkins!
Uptown Yonge BIA: Halloween HauntUP
Date: October 25, Saturday 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fun for the whole family, this daytime event includes face painting, pumpkin carving, costume contest, treats, live music and more.
Downsview Park: Howl-o-ween Unleashed
Date: October 26, 2025, Sunday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Drop by Dogsview Park and have a spook-tacular, fun-filled day at the off-leash dog park within Downsview Park for their Howl-O-Ween Unleashed event.
Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events in the GTA
City of Brantford: Scare in the Square
Date: October 3-4, 2025, Friday 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Saturday 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Get dressed up in your Halloween best for a weekend of fang-tastic memories when Brantford turns into a spook-tacular place filled with Fall and Halloween-themed events.
Downtown Oakville: Acorn Fest, Halloween Edition
Date: October 18, 2025, Saturday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Halloween is creeping into Oakville’s Acorn Fest this year at Towne Square. Along with a giant 8’×6′ acorn, families can also enjoy Halloween-themed entertainment, including live shows, family-friendly games, local food & drinks, and more.
Clarkson Village BIA: Halloween in the Village
Date: October 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Along Lakeshore Rd. West in the Clarkson Village neighbourhood of Mississauga, families can come in costume and trick-or-treat at participating businesses, plus enjoy free activities such as bouncy castles, games, and more.
Main Street Markham: Main Street Trick-or-Treat
Date: October 25, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Dress up in your most creative costumes in a spooktacular day of Halloween fun on Main Street Markham, with businesses along Main Street handing out Halloween treats.
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville: Halloween on Main
Date: Saturday, October 25, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Get ready for a spooktacular time at Halloween on Main for a fun-filled day of family-friendly Halloween activities and trick-or-treating along Stouffville’s Main Street, as well as activities in Civic Square and inside 19 on the Park.
Streetsville BIA: Streetsville Spooktacular
Date: October 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
In the Streetsville area of Mississauga, this free family event includes face painting, crafts such as pumpkin painting and temporary tattoos, as well as live entertainment and character meetings.
Main Street Unionville: Halloween on Main
Date: October 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Join the party in Unionville for a frightfully fun time, including pumpkin mug pottery painting (registration required), face painting, and Halloween Entertainment.
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