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…

Riverdale Farm: Boo at the Barn
When: October 19-20, 9:30am-3:30pm
Riverdale Farm offers a free weekend of fun with pumpkin carving, crafts, face painting and exploring the spooky “Boo Barn”.

Downtown Yonge BIA: Fall & Halloween Spooktacular
When: October 20-31, 2024
Celebrate spooky season with a boo-tiful bunch of events downtown at College Park and the TMU Quad, including Howl-O-Ween on October 20, Monster Mash on October 25, and the Hallowe’en Spooktacular on Halloween night!

Friends of Regent Park: October Funfest
When: October 26, 1:00-3:00pm
Head to the bake oven in Regent Park for this annual event with a BBQ, pumpkin carving, music, dancing, candy and fresh apple crisp.

The Bentway: Howl’oween
When: October 26, 12:00-4:00pm
Halloween fun at The Bentway is back with Howl’oween, including a costume contest, prizes, music, warm drinks, and local fur-endly vendors.

Halloween in Corso Italia
When: October 26, 1:00-5:00pm
Gather all your ghouls & 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!

Church-Wellesley Village: Pumpkins in the Park & Halloween on Church
When: October 31, starting at 7:00pm
On Halloween night, Church Street closes to traffic and becomes the city’s most wicked free street party.

Revue Cinema: The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party (Halloween Edition)
When: October 19 & 26, 2024, 10:00am-1:00pm
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.

High Park: Halloween Howl in High Park
When: October 20 & 27, 2024, 3:30-5:00pm & 6:00-7:30pm
High Park Nature Centre hosts Halloween Howl in High Park, celebrating all things spooky at this all-outdoor nature-themed family-friendly Halloween event.

Bloor West Village BIA: Halloween Fest
When: October 26, 10:00am-3:00pm
Fell 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.

Bloorcourt BIA: Bloorcourt Pumpkins
When: October 27, 1:00-5:00pm
Receive a free pumpkin from the pumpkin patch at Westmoreland Parkette, groove to some live music and indulge in a sweet treat or two.

The Fox Theatre: Halloween Kids Video Dance Party
When: October 19, 2024, 10:00-11:30am
Dance in the aisles to 90 minutes of family-friendly music videos at the Fox Theatre, a classic movie house in the Beach, with a spooky dance party that’s fun for the whole family! (Recommended for kids ages 4-8, but all ages are welcome.)

Riverside BIA: Family Halloween Fest and Dog Costume Party
When:
October 27, 10:00am-3:00pm
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!

The Beach BIA: SPOOK-tober Free Movie Showing
When:
October 27, 4:00pm
Join The Beach BIA to celebrate Halloween with a FREE showing of a Halloween family movie at Cineplex Cinemas Beaches.

Evergreen Brickworks: Good Mourning Festival
When: November 2-3, 2024, 10:00am-3:00pm
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.

Fairbank Village: Pumpkin Giveaway
When: October 25, 2024, 4:00-5:00pm
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: Halloween Haunt-Up
When: October 26, 11:00am-5:00pm
Fun for the whole family, this daytime event includes face painting, pumpkin carving, costume contest, treats, live music and more.

The Kingsway BIA: Pumpkinfest
When: October 26, 2024
The Kingsway is celebrating Halloween with Pumpkinfest, with pumpkin decorating and costume contests, trick-or-treating, crafts and more.

Regal Heights Village BIA: Pumpkin Carving Event
When: October 26, 1:00-4:00pm
Head to Santa Chiara Parkette, on St. Clair West in the Regal Heights Village, for a free and fun-filled afternoon of pumpkin carving.

Downsview Park: Howl-o-ween Unleashed
When:
October 27, 1:00-5:00pm
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, which is back for its third year.

City of Mississauga: Celebration Scare
When: October 19, 12:00-3:00pm
Get ready for a spook-tacular afternoon at the City of Mississauga’s Celebration Scare, with stories and songs, crafts, treats and photo-ops.

Main Street Markham: Main Street Trick-or-Treat
When:
October 26, 12:00-2:00pm
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.

Downtown Brampton BIA: Spooktacular
When: October 26, 12:00-3:00pm
Come dressed in costume to Brampton’s Garden Square to receive a treat bag and map, then start collecting goodies from the many participating businesses, plus fun activities in laneways with a DJ and a free photo booth.

Clarkson Village BIA: Halloween in the Village
When: October 26, 11:00am-2:00pm
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.

Streetsville BIA: Streetsville Spooktacular
When: October 27, 2024, 12:00-4:00pm
In the Streetsville area of Mississauga, this free family event includes face painting, crafts such as temporary tattoos, as well as live entertainment.

Halloween on Main
When: October 27, 2024; Art: 1:00-2:30pm, Celebration: 2:00-4:00pm
In Unionville, kids can join an art workshop at the Varley Art Gallery and then head over to the Millennium Bandstand for the spooky celebration, featuring live entertainment, balloon twisting, and face painting!

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