Residents and visitors to our city love to celebrate Halloween, and we’re also home to numerous world-class museums. So, why not have fun getting spooked while learning something at the same time, right? Plus, you can take a walk on the wild side at our many amazing attractions! Check out special events and exhibits with our Guide to Halloween Events at Museums and Major Attractions in Toronto and the GTA…
Halloween Events at Museums and Major Attractions in Toronto
Casa Loma: Legends of Horror
When: October 3 (Family Hours start October 18) — November 2, 2024
Spooks and surprises await as Casa Loma presents its annual Halloween installation, Legends of Horror, a self-guided tour of the historic building. Families can spend the early hours with younger children at Family Hours, which are less scary and without live actors.
City of Toronto History Museums: Halloween Events
When: October 5-31, 2024
City of Toronto’s History Museums are hosting family-friendly Halloween events again this year, including crafts, musical performances, historical tours and ghost stories!
Fort York After Dark: Lantern Tour
When: October 17-26, 2024, 7:30pm
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, to hear chilling and eerie tales of the historic buildings and surrounding grounds.
Riverdale Farm: Boo at the Barn
When:Â 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”.
Black Creek Pioneer Village: Halloween at the Village
When: October 19-20, 26-27, 2024, 11:00am-4:00pm
For a classic take on Halloween festivities, Black Creek Pioneer Village hosts some hair-raising happenings at their Halloween at the Village event, including trick-or-treating among the village’s beautiful heritage buildings.
Toronto’s First Post Office: Happy Halloween Kids Social
When: October 19, 2024, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Bring your ghosts and ghouls in-training to Toronto’s First Post Office to make a fun pumpkin paper craft at the Happy Halloween Kids Social, and also watch screening of Halloween classic “Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”.
Toronto Zoo Halloween: Boo at the Zoo
When: October 19-20 & 26-27, 2024, 9:30am-4:30pm
Go wild at the Toronto Zoo for Halloween with “Boo at the Zoo”, featuring half-off admission for kids 12 & under that are in costume and accompanied by an adult paying regular admission. Wander through a mesmerizing pumpkin patch, and find superhero character shows, cryptic surprises and spooky photo opportunities.
Ontario’s Legislative Building: Halloween Family Fun Program
When: October 26, 2024, 10:00am-12:00pm & 2:00-4:00pm
Introduce your kids to Ontario’s Parliament this Halloween at a free, interactive two-hour interactive program and tour at the historic Legislative Building. Participate in a parliamentary scavenger hunt, take part in a mock debate, and dress up in a traditional robe.
Aga Khan Museum: Aga Khan Park Fall Fair
When: Â October 27, 2024, 11:30am-6:30pm
Aga Khan Museum hosts a Fall Fair with face painting, photo station, performances, arts and crafts, and costume and pumpkin-carving contests.
Trick or Treat at the Bata Shoe Museum
When: October 27, 2024, 12:00-5:00pm
Creep over to the Bata Shoe Museum this Halloween to celebrate with free admission and a trick-or-treating scavenger hunt throughout the museum, as well as hands-on crafts, iSpy game cards and a try-on station.
More Museum Halloween Events in the GTA
Canada’s Wonderland: Camp Snoopy and Halloween Haunt
When: September 27 — November 2, 2024
Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or families looking for kid-friendly fun, Canada’s Wonderland has fun for everyone this Halloween season at two separate all-outdoor and immersive events.
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre: Brick-or-Treat Monster Party
When: September 27 — October 31, 2024
Brick-or-Treat at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Vaughan Mills lets kids create LEGO-tastic Halloween-themed creations, join a costume party and seasonal scavenger hunt, and even collect sweet treats in this boo-tacular event for the whole family.
Pickering Museum Village: Trick-or-Treat
When: October 26-27, 2024, 10:00am-4:00pm
Immerse yourself in history and have a one-of-a-kind Halloween experience at Pickering Museum Village with their newest event, Trick or Treat! At this open-air museum, families can spend time outside in nature, sample sweets, enjoy fun-filled activities, create boo-tiful crafts and learn about Halloween celebrations of the past.
Markham Museum: ScaryFest
When: October 26-27, 2024, 11:00am-6:00pm (last entry at 4:00pm)
Join the Markham Museum with their 25-acre site transformed into a ghoulishly grand Halloween town at ScaryFest, where you and your little ghouls and goblins can enjoy crafts, games, a Monster Mash dance party and more!
Bradley Museum: Halloween Harvest Festival
When: October 26-27, 2024, 12:00-4:00pm
Bradley Museum in Mississauga invites families participate in old-fashioned Halloween and harvest traditions with on-site activities, heritage demonstrations, traditional Indigenous harvest foods, games and crafts, and more.
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