Want to get extra spooked this year? While there are plenty of Halloween events intended for families during the day, there are also a scary number of more mature thrills and chills to be had when the sun goes down, ideal for older kids and teens. Even some major attractions and museums are getting involved in the scary fun. If you’re looking for what goes bump in the night, check out our Guide to the Best Ghost Walks and Haunted Houses in Toronto and the GTA!
Ghost Walks and Haunted Houses in Toronto
Toronto’s Haunted Harbour
Date: September 12 — November 1, 2026
Set sail with Toronto’s Haunted Harbour, presented by Pirate Life Theatre in partnership with The Haunted Walks of Toronto. This immersive 90-minute storytelling and boat cruise experience takes you on a spooky Halloween season nautical adventure.
Casa Loma: Legends of Horror
Date: October 2-31, 2026
Spooks and surprises await as Casa Loma presents its annual Halloween installation, Legends of Horror. This self-guided tour of the historic building and property is known as “promenade theatre”.
City of Toronto History Museums: Halloween Events
Date: October 3-31, 2026
City of Toronto’s History Museums host their After Dark Series for those aged 12 and up, including chilling tales of the historic buildings and ghost stories!
Fort York After Dark: Lantern Tour
Date: October 22-24 & 29-30, 2026
Go back in time this Halloween at Fort York National Historic Site for its After Dark lantern tour to hear chilling and eerie tales of the historic buildings and surrounding grounds.
Ontario’s Legislative Building: Halloween Evening Ghost Tour
Date: October 23 & 29-30, 2026
Ontario’s Legislative Building hosts its Halloween Evening Ghost Tour, where you can hear unique details and folklore about Queen’s Park.
Canadian National Exhibition: Ghosts of the CNE – FREE Haunted Walking Tour
Date: October 24, 2026
Families looking for a few chills and some pre-Halloween fun can join the Canadian National Exhibition for Ghosts of the CNE, a FREE Haunted Walking Tour of Exhibition Place, exploring the history and ghost stories in five of the CNE buildings.
Ghost Walks and Haunted Houses in the GTA
Canada’s Wonderland: Halloween Haunt
Date: September 25 — November 1, 2026
Thrill-seekers, skulk around Halloween Haunt, which transforms the Canada’s Wonderland theme park into a “scream park”, featuring seven terrifying scare zones, six mazes, hundreds of monsters, thrilling night rides, and amazing live entertainment.
Pickering Museum Village: Pickering Ghost Walk
Date: October 1-31, 2026
Join a guided tour at the historic Pickering Museum Village at night to hear stories about paranormal investigations that have found evidence of spirits and ghosts.
Haunted Hollows Scream Park
Date: October 2 — November 1, 2026
Creep into East Gwillimbury for a haunted attraction with eight different scenes, all filled with dark environments, disturbing scenes and unexpected scares.
SCREEMERS
Date: October 9-31, 2026
Packed with eerie props, captivating stage shows, and plenty of entertainment, SCREEMERS is the ultimate Halloween experience! There are seven terrifying haunted mazes, along with unlimited rides and food trucks.
Mountsberg Conservation Area: Halloween Skelebration
Date: October 3-31, 2026
Mountsberg’s Halloween Skelebration is a unique Halloween experience, blending haunted fun with learning about the environment and wildlife. Come in costume and capture memories at one of the Halloween photo stations!
Oakville Historical Society: Ghost Walks
Date: October 13-30, 2026
Enjoy an eerie but family-oriented walk into 1850s Olde Oakville with Oakville Historical Society. The tours are led by a Ghost Walk Leader who tells stories about the town’s history from a ghostly perspective.
Museums of Burlington: Ireland House After Dark
Date: October 16-30, 2026
With the theme of “Victorian Mourning”, guests can visit Ireland House after dark to learn about death and mourning in the Victorian era.
More Spooky Events
Novotel Toronto Centre: The Burton Experience (13+)
Date: October 1-31, 2026
The Burton Experience returns by eerie demand, where fans of Tim Burton’s movies can step into a wonderfully strange Halloween pop-up experience featuring immersive décor, themed cocktails and bites, live entertainment, and plenty of surprises.
Trivia Escape Rooms: SHACKLED — A Horror Movie Escape Game (Mature Audience)
Date: October 15 — November 15, 2026
Trivia Escape Rooms brings back its fan-favourite horror experience, SHACKLED: A Horror Movie Escape Game, where players enter a twisted study of horror and use their knowledge of classic slasher films to solve puzzles, crack codes, and escape within an hour.
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada: Dark Waters (19+)
Date: October 30, 2026
The spooky sea-son arrives at Ripley’s Aquarium, where you can dive into a themed evening event featuring dancing, eerie photo-ops and devilish cocktails, live pumpkin carving, Tarot Card readings, giveaways, and more.
Family-Friendly After-Dark Events
For younger kids who want to tip-toe into the scary stuff, here are some ideas…
⭐️ Pumpkins After Dark
Date: Milton: September 26 — October 31, 2026; Markham & London: October 2-31, 2026
Pumpkins After Dark returns to bring spooky family fun back to the GTA, returning to Milton and London, and making its haunting debut in Markham this year! Even better, Family Fun Toronto readers get 15% off all tickets again this year with the discount code FAMILYFUN at all locations!
Halloween Nights of Lights
Date: September 25 — November 1, 2026
Halloween Nights of Lights returns to CF Sherway Gardens for its immensely popular immersive Fall and Halloween experience, featuring all-new glowing installations and interactive photo opportunities.
Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG): Great Pumpkin Trail
Date: October 15-18 & 23-25, 2026
Royal Botanical Gardens returns with the Great Pumpkin Trail, where families can enjoy a magical evening as they follow the candlelit glow of hundreds of jack-o’-lanterns that guide the way through the Hendrie Valley South Bridle Trail.
Bronte Creek Provincial Park: Camper Halloween Weekends
Date: October 16-18 & 23-25, 2026
Bronte Creek Provincial Park invites families to celebrate the spooky season in the great outdoors with two Camper Halloween Weekends, where campers can decorate their sites, go trick-or-treating, and enjoy a Saturday evening guided hike.
Greenwood Conservation Area: Pumpkinville in Ajax
Date: October 17, 2026
Celebrate Halloween with Pumpkinville in Ajax at the picturesque Greenwood Conservation Area for a variety of activities, including live shows, trick-or-treating and the infamous haunted house!
TRCA: Haunt and Howl at Bruce’s Mill Conservation Park
Date: October 18, 2026
Join the spooky spectacle this Halloween with the Haunt and Howl at Bruce’s Mill Conservation Park event. Dress for the season to go on a guided walk through the enchanting forest, enjoy a spooky craft, and indulge in hot apple cider and tasty seasonal snacks.
Great Lakes Philharmonic: “Symphony of Shadows”
Date: October 23 & 25, 2026
The Great Lakes Philharmonic presents the family-friendly “Symphony of Shadows” Halloween concert, featuring classical and contemporary music, plus a costume contest!
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC): Halloween Fest
Date: October 24-25, 2026
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) returns with its Halloween Fest for families at the new location of Danforth Garage near Coxwell Station, where families can brave the haunted bus bay, go trick-or-treating, and enjoy fang-tastic kids’ activities, a bounce house, a maze and more.
Toronto Zoo: Boo at the Zoo
Date: October 24-25 & 31, 2026
Go wild at the Toronto Zoo for Halloween with its “Boo at the Zoo” event, including The Marquee of Mysteries, where something spooky is hiding inside. Do you dare to brave this spooky walk-through?!
High Park Nature Centre: Halloween Howl in High Park
Date: October 25, 2026
Take a hike through the High Park woodlands to learn about owls, spiders, bats, and decomposers, then warm up around the campfire with some hot chocolate and marshmallows, and make Halloween-themed art.
Toronto Zoo: Halloween — Bump in the Night: Wolf Howl
Date: October 27-28, 2026
Experience Halloween Season evenings at the Toronto Zoo with their “Bump in the Night: Wolf Howl” event, including biofacts and ambassador animals.
Have a ghoul of a time with more Halloween events on our website here!
