Toronto is a fantastic place to celebrate Halloween because of its picturesque qualities, like falling leaves and pumpkins adorning many residents’ homes. No matter which of our city’s many areas you live in or visit, you can also find fun festivals and events to mark the mysterious occasion! Many business improvement associations and local haunts also get involved, with pumpkin giveaways, movie showings, parties for families and pets, trick-or-treating, nature walks, and more. Even better, most events are free! Creep around our list of Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events in Toronto…
Downtown Yonge BIA: Fall Fest 🆓
Date: October 5-31, 2026
Celebrate spooky season with a boo-tiful bunch of events downtown at College Park and Sankofa Square, including Fall Maker’s Market on October 7, Howl-O-Ween on October 24, and the Halloween Spooktacular on Halloween night!
Old Town Toronto BIA & Toronto Dog Moms: Fur Ball 2026 🆓
Date: October 18, 2026
Old Town Toronto BIA & Toronto Dog Moms host the Fur Ball at St. James Park, where you can dress up your dog and participate in (or just watch) the costume contest and dog parade, and shop from pup-centric local vendors.
Allan Gardens Children’s Conservatory: Pumpkin Carving
Date: October 24 & 28-29, 2026
Carve a mini-pumpkin jack-o-lantern at Allan Gardens Children’s Conservatory with their Pumpkin Carving event — costumes are welcome! (free, donation suggested)
Halloween in Corso Italia 🆓
Date: October 24, 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 castle, and a spectacular house made of pumpkins!
Friends of Regent Park: October Funfest 🆓
Date: October 24, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Warm up at the bake oven in the Regent Park neighbourhood’s “Big Park” on Dundas East, and be entertained with free Halloween activities, including pumpkin carving, music, crafts and treat bags, plus snacking on freshly baked apple crisp.
Bloorcourt BIA: Halloween Block Party 🆓
Date: October 25, 2026, 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.
Sankofa Square: Halloween Spooktacular 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Bring the whole family to Sankofa Square and celebrate their Halloween Spooktacular with free activities, festive fun and special appearances featuring The Toronto Ghostbusters, Bluey and Bingo!
Church-Wellesley Village: Halloween on Church 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026, 8:00 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, dancing to DJs, and enjoying live performances and drag shows.
Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events — West End
Bloor West Village BIA: Halloween Fest 🆓
Date: October 24, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Bloor West Village BIA returns with its free Halloween Fest, including a pumpkin giveaway, scavenger hunt, trick-or-treating, entertainment, a nature walking tour, and more.
Revue Cinema: The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party (Halloween Edition)
Date: October 24-25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Join the historic Revue Cinema for a sugar-laden, all-Halloween-themed cartoon explosion of nostalgia, including three full hours of retro cartoons, perfect for all those young at heart.
The Kingsway BIA: Pumpkinfest 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026
The Kingsway BIA celebrates Halloween with the free neighbourhood event Pumpkinfest, including a costume contest, face painting, trick-or-treating at participating neighbourhood stores, live entertainment, and more.
Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events — East End
The Fox Theatre: Klassic Kidz – “ParaNorman”
Date: October 10 & 12, 2026
Head down to the Beaches and this historic indie movie theatre for matinée screenings of the classic animated movie “ParaNorman”. In it, a boy named Norman (who can speak with the dead!) finds out about a centuries-old witch’s curse on their town, and only he can stop it!
Riverside BIA: Family Halloween Fest 🆓
Date: October 25, 2026
Riverside’s Family Halloween Fest welcomes families and their pups for free activities, including costume contests for both people and dogs, pumpkin decorating, Halloween treats, face painting, live DJs playing spooky-fun music, and more surprises!
Evergreen Brick Works: Good Mourning Festival 🆓
Date: October 24-25, 2026
Mark Día de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead) at Evergreen Brick Works’ Good Mourning Festival, a free, family-friendly festival about death, grief and mourning, bringing people together through workshops, art installations, music, peer support and more.
GreekTownDanforthBIA: Fall in GreekTown Festival 🆓
Date: October 24, 2026
Bring the kids to Alexander the Great Parkette in the middle of GreekTown for a full day of autumn magic, including free pumpkin decorating, friendship bracelet making, kids’ crafts, and then an outdoor Movie Night Under the Stars!
The Beach BIA: Halloween on Queen 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026
Join The Beach BIA for a fun, family-friendly afternoon on Queen Street East, including a Costume Parade for both kids and dogs (and parents too!), plus trick-or-treat bags, colouring tables, games, and more.
Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events — Uptown & North York
Mount Pleasant Village BIA & Toronto Public Library: Halloween Show & Costume Parade 🆓
Date: October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM
Halloween fun is coming to Mount Pleasant Village’s TPL Branch, where little witches, superheroes, princesses, monsters and magical creatures can see a spooktacular Kids Halloween Show and join a costume parade along Mount Pleasant Road.
Downsview Park: Howl-o-ween Unleashed 🆓
Date: October 25, 2026
Drop by Dogsview Park and have a spook-tacular, fun-filled day at the off-leash dog park in Downsview Park for their Howl-O-Ween Unleashed event.
Golf the 6ix: Don Valley Halloween Pumpkin Party 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
FORE!!! Don Valley 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!
Uptown Yonge BIA: Halloween HauntUP 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fun for the whole family, this FREE daytime event includes pumpkin carving, costume contests for both people and pets, face painting, live music & buskers, and more.
Golf in the 6ix: Humber Valley Halloween Pumpkin Party 🆓
Date: October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bring your family and friends to Humber Valley Golf Course in Etobicoke for a fun-filled and family-friendly Halloween party, including pumpkin decorating, free treat bags for kids, food and drink specials on the patio, and interactive games.
Neighbourhood and BIA Halloween Events in the GTA
Town of Elora: Monster Month
Date: October 1 — November 1, 2026
The picturesque town of Elora becomes one of Ontario’s must-see Halloween destinations, including 31 days of spooky events and activities, such as eerie walking tours, a community dance, comedy and drag shows, a murder mystery, and more.
City of Brantford: Scare in the Square 🆓
Date: October 2-3, 2026, 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.
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!
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville: Halloween on Main 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026
Get ready for a spooktacular time when the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville hosts Halloween on Main, a fun-filled day of family-friendly activities, such as trick-or-treating from local businesses.
Streetsville BIA: Streetsville Spooktacular 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
In the Streetsville area of Mississauga, this free family event includes face painting, crafts such as games, face painting and crafts,
an interactive hula hoop zone, and a monster mash dance party with DJ Carlos.
Clarkson Village BIA: Halloween in the Village 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026, 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.
Downtown Oakville: Tiny Tots & Tails & Treats 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026, Saturday 10:00 AM (Tiny Tots) & 1:00 PM (Tails & Treats)
Halloween is creeping into Oakville this year with the Tiny Tots event, where families can go trick-or-treating at participating businesses in the morning and dress up their four-legged friends in the afternoon for Tails & Treats.
Main Street Markham: Main Street Trick-or-Treat 🆓
Date: October 31, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Dress up in your most creative costumes for a spooktacular day of Halloween fun on Main Street Markham, with businesses along Main Street handing out Halloween treats.
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