Are you looking to get extra spooked this year? While there are plenty of Halloween events intended for families during the day, there are also a scary amount 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. For all those who are searching for the things that go bump in the night, creep over to our Guide to the Best Ghost Walks and Haunted Houses in Toronto and the GTA!
Ghost Walks and Haunted Houses in Toronto
Casa Loma: Legends of Horror
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
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
Go back in time this Halloween at Fort York National Historic Site for their After Dark lantern tour. With this year’s theme of “Lurking in the Shadows”, hear chilling and eerie tales of the historic buildings and surrounding grounds.
Toronto’s Haunted Harbour
Set sail with Toronto’s Haunted Harbour, presented by Pirate Life Theatre in partnership The Haunted Walks of Toronto. This immersive 90-minute storytelling and boat cruise experience takes you on a spooky Halloween season nautical adventure.
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC): Halloween Fest at Bay Station
The TTC hosts Halloween Fest for families in their “secret” subway station, Bay Lower Station, with a haunted subway train for older kids and teens (parental discretion is advised), plus younger kids can trick-or-treat on a Halloween-themed subway train.
Ghost Walks and Haunted Houses in the GTA
Canada’s Wonderland: Halloween Haunt
Thrill-seekers, skulk around Halloween Haunt, 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.
Friday Harbour: HALLOWALK
Gather at Friday Harbour on Lake Simcoe for a spooktacular Halloween celebration spanning three weekends, including the HALLOWALK trail of terror through the Nature Preserve.
King City Nightmares Haunted House
Voted one of the scariest haunted houses in the GTA, the King City Nightmares walkthrough attraction is back for Season 3. It features live actors and scares around every corner… enter if you dare!
Pickering Museum Village: Pickering Ghost Walk
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.
Oakville Historical Society: Ghost Walks
Enjoy an eerie but family-oriented walk into 1850s Olde Oakville with Oakville Historical Society. The tours is lead by a Ghost Walk Leader who tells stories about the town history from a ghostly perspective.
Shadows & Shivers Halloween Fest
Spend an epic Halloween weekend in Vaughan at the Shadows & Shivers Halloween Fest, filled with events and activities, including a haunted house and haunted maze, which is clearly marked for patrons aged 12+.
SCREEMERS
Packed with eerie props, captivating stage shows, and plenty of entertainment, SCREEMERS is the ultimate Halloween experience! There’s seven terrifying haunted mazes, along with unlimited rides and food trucks.
Family-Friendly After-Dark Events
For younger kids who want to tip-toe into the scary stuff, here are some ideas…
Greenwood Conservation Area: Pumpkinville in Ajax
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!
Halloween Nights of Lights
Halloween Nights of Lights is back for a fifth eerie and quirky season, returning to CF Sherway Gardens with their popular immersive walk-through experience!
High Park Nature Centre: Halloween Howl in High Park
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.
Kortright Centre for Conservation: Kreepy Kortright
For families with children 10 and under, find Halloween activities, discover a haunted house, go on a frightening forest walk, and hang around a bonfire.
Mountsberg Conservation Area: Spooktacular Halloween
This family-friendly outdoor festival that lets children and caregivers wear their Halloween costumes and go on an illuminated forest night walk. So, bring a flashlight!
Pumpkins After Dark
Get ready for spooky family fun with Pumpkins After Dark, an award-winning outdoor Halloween experience returning to Milton’s Country Heritage Park!
Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG): Great Pumpkin Trail
RBG’s Great Pumpkin Trail creates a magical evening as families follow the candlelit glow of hundreds of jack-o-lanterns guiding the way through the Hendrie Valley South Bridle Trail.
Toronto Zoo: Wolf Howl
Take a moonlight hike to visit with nocturnal creatures like the Arctic wolves, then watch a special nighttime feeding by the Zoo’s wildlife care staff.
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