Halloween is always a big event in Victoria with plenty to do. Check out local kids activities, ghost tours, haunted houses, bonfires, festivals and events taking place during the season of the pumpkin. And make sure to share your experiences using the hashtag #VictoriaBOO!

Kids Activities

Halloween Theme Skate

Where: Panorama Recreation Centre Arena A, 1885 Forest Park Dr.
When: Sunday October 9, 1 - 2:20 pm
Cost: Free
Website: www.panoramarecreation.ca

Halloween music, dimmed lighting and lots of costumed characters provided by Victoria Costumes. Anything goes for your costume, and as a special treat Victoria Costumes will be giving out magnets and Halloween goodies to all the kids!

Fall Family Fest

Where: Henderson Recreation Centre,  2291 Cedar Hill X Rd.
When: Friday October 14, 6 - 8 pm
Cost: $5.10 for Parent with Child
Website: Oak Bay Recreation

Celebrate Fall with a night full of friends, family and fun! Participate in a variety of activities and games for all ages including the bouncy castle, harvest crafts and pumpkin bowling.

Pro-D Craft Camp: Halloween Theme

Where: Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd.
When: Friday October 21, 9am - 12 pm & 1 - 4 pm
Cost: $35
Website: Cedar Hill Recreation

5-8 years. Halloweeeeen theme! This is Crafty's favourite camp of the year and we'll be doing all sorts of spooky crafts and games at this fun camp.

Hallowe'en Jack-o'-Lantern Jars

Where: Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Dr.
When: Tuesday October 25, 4:30 - 6 pm
Cost: $15
Website: Registration with Panorama Recreation

Join us for some crafting & creativity that you and your tot can enjoy together! Each session will give you and your child the opportunity to create a unique masterpiece (all supplies will be provided). Enjoy a complementary swim following this program!

Cute Little Spooks Kindergym Party

Where: Greenglade Community Centre, 2151 Lannon Way, Sidney
When: Thursday October 27, 9:30 - 11:30 am
Cost: Free
Website: www.panoramarecreation.ca

1-5 yrs with parent. Happy Halloween! Join us at Kindergym for a fun filled morning of ride on toys, inflatable fun, Halloween crafts and a special visit from Slider! Don't forget to wear your costume for our costume parade - it will be a spooktacular time!

Hallowe'en Special

Where: Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Dr.
When: Thursday October 27, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Cost: $15
Website: Registration with Panorama Recreation

7-12 years old: Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts & Jack-o'-Lantern Cake Pops. From cupcakes and cookies, to cheesecakes and crumbles, broaden your baking repertoire in this exiciting, hands-on class! Each session will introduce your child to a delicious baked treat that can easily be recreated at home. All ingredients and supplies will be provided. Don't forget your tupperware to take home any leftovers!

Annual Monster Bash

Where: James Bay Community School Centre, 140 Oswego St.
When: Friday October 28, 7 - 9pm
Cost: $5
Website: JBCSC

The best Halloween party for youth ages 9-13! You wont want to miss the 7th annual Monster Bash complete with music, food, costume competition, games, inflatable bouncy castle and more! Youth from various community centres around the city come together for this faboOoolous event!

Pumpkin Carving Workshop

Where: Lee Valley Tools, 314 Wale Road
When: Saturday October 29, 9:30am - 12:30pm & 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $15
Website: LeeValley.com

This workshop is just in time for Halloween! You and your child will pick a pumpkin and a pattern and learn how to carve it safely and creatively. No experience required. We will provide all the materials and tools, and will teach your child some basic through-carving skills such as transferring a pattern and tool control. After an enjoyable time working together, you and your child will leave with a finished pumpkin ready for display.

Participants must be aged 5 and up and accompanied by an adult. (Snacks and drinks provided. Please advise us of any dietary requirements or restrictions.)

Get Wired: Electrified Art Workshop

Where: Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd.
When: Saturday October 29, 1 - 3:30pm
Cost: $45
Website: Cedar Hill Recreation

8+ years. Beep, bling and buzz your way into a new way of making art with lights, switches and circuits. Make a crazy costume that lights up, just in time for Halloween! Get wired with art! Children and adults welcome. Supplies included.

Halloween In The Pool

Where: Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Dr.
When: Saturday October 29, 1:30 - 3:30pm
Cost: Unknown
Website: Panorama Recreation Fall 2016

Come join us for some tricks and some treats. We will have themed crafts and themed games with yummy prizes, plus our Wibit and slide will be open at this time!

Halloween Fun Fest

Where: Victoria West Community Centre, 521 Craigflower Rd
When: Saturday October 29, 2 - 4pm
Cost: $3
Website: Victoria West Community Association

Come in costume and have a spooktacular time at our family event.  We will have ghoulish games, creepy crafts, and tricks and treats.  Ideal for familes with children under 9 years of age.

Batwings & Broomsticks

Where: GVPL Central Branch, 735 Broughton St.
When: Saturday October 29, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Cost: Free
Website: GVPL Online Registration

For ages 3-5. Get goosebumps at this Halloween storytime filled with not-so-scary stories, songs, an easy craft and a not-too-spooky short film. Register at gvpl.ca or call 250-940-GVPL (4875) for more information.

Spooktackular Halloween Skates

Where: Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St.
When: Sunday October 30, 12 - 4:30pm
Cost: Unknown
Website: Oak Bay Recreation

Wear your costumes and enjoy spooky Halloween themed games, prizes and events! Join staff in wearing your favorite Halloween costumes, and skating to spooky Halloween music. There will be games, and prizes for people that come to the skate in their Halloween costume and great door prizes!

Annual Treat Street & Spook Zone

Where: Downtown Sidney & Mary Winspear Center, 2243 Beacon Ave. W
When: Monday October 31, 4 - 6:30pm
Cost: Free
Website: Distinctly Sidney

Locate the various "treat stations" on street corners all around Sidney including some business stops. Don't miss the dog costume contest from 4pm to 6pm at Beacon Park sponsored by Sidney Pet Centre & Aquatics. Pick up and complete a Treat Street colouring page for a chance to win 1 of 3 awesome prizes! Panorama Recreation Centre is also offering fun Halloween activities from 4:00-6:30pm at the Mary Winspear Centre. All events are FREE for children and parents to attend!

Annual Halloween Party

Where: Eagle Ridge Community Centre, 1089 Langford Parkway, Langford
When: October 31
Cost: Free
Website: Eagle Ridge Centre

Fun for the whole family, we will have games, inflatables, crafts, prizes.

Spooky Splash

Where: Gordon Head Recreation Centre, 4100 Lambrick Way
When: Monday October 31, 7 - 8:30pm
Cost: Unknown
Website: Gordon Head Recreation

On Halloween, our Fun Leaders like to dress up too! Come to the Gordon Head Pool during our Fun Swim to battle a superhero on the H-Zillerator. Enjoy games, costume prizes and more!

Ghost Tours

Murder Most Foul

Where: Ross Bay Cemetery (begins at 1516 Fairfield Rd.)
When: Sunday October 9, 2 pm
Cost: $5
Website: Old Cemeteries Society

Back again by popular demand, Michael Halleran takes us to graves of murderers and their victims and tells the grisly tales he has found in coroners’ files, old newspapers and through interviews with family members. This is an annual tour, but is different each year.

Ghostly Walks

Where: Market Square, 560 Johnson St.
When: October 14 - 31, nightly at 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm and 9:30pm
Cost: Adult $15, Child $8, Student/Senior $13, Families $35
Website: Discover the Past

Behind Victoria’s old-world charm lie tales of eccentric characters, heroic deeds, intrigue, love, humour, hangings, murder… and GHOSTS! Purchase tickets directly from the guides in cash starting 15 minutes before each tour.

Original Ghost Bus-tours

Where: Oak Bay Marina, 1327 Beach Drive
When: October 22, and 28 - 31, 7 pm
Cost: $38
Website: Discover the Past

Original Ghost Bus Tours have been showcasing Victoria's most haunted places for the past twenty-two years. They are developed and conducted by well-known historian and ghost storyteller, John Adams, on behalf of the Old Cemeteries Society as one of the society's major fundraisers. They are two-hour excursions in the dark in the comfort of a luxury coach. Routes are different each year and there will be two stops for on-site ghost hunting. No special effects but lots of spooky stories. Suitable for children, but stories are geared for adults.

Psychic Ghost Walk

Where: Ross Bay Cemetery (begins at 1516 Fairfield Rd.)
When: Sunday October 23, 2pm
Cost: $5
Website: Old Cemeteries Society

Once again we have been asked by John Adams to lead the Psychic Ghost Walk of Ross Bay Cemetery. This walk is so popular and funds raised go towards the Old Cemeteries Society to support the amazing work they do. We are delighted to be joined once again by two wonderful mediums Debra Doerkson and Diana-Lynn Beatty who were fantastic last year and are excited to walk with us again. As usual we will have a range of paranormal equipment you can try out or use your own intuition to see if you can connect with any spirit energy.

Haunted Victoria Tours

Where: CVS Tours, 721 Government Street 
When: October 23, 24, 30 & 31, 6:30pm
Cost: Adult $43, Child (5-12 years) $22
Website: CVS Sightseeing

Visit some of the most haunted locations in North America, with a historical look at the unexplained happenings from the past. Travel by bus and on foot to search out the undead in locations such as Bastion Square, Pioneer Square & the Helmcken House grounds!

Horse Drawn Ghost Tours

Where: Victoria Carriage Tours, Belleville & Menzies St.
When: October 27 - 30, 5:30 - 8:30pm
Cost: Adult $20, Senior/Child $14
Website: Victoria Carriage Tours

Prepare for Halloween by learning about Victoria's spooky history. We will travel through the most haunted parts of James Bay telling the best ghost stories the city knows. This 45 minute tour is fully narrated by one of our ghostly guides and to make it even more real, every story told is true! The tour was written by the renowned local spooky historian John Adams! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are non-refundable, unless cancelled due to weather. Call for reservations.

Annual Ghost Tour

Where: Ross Bay Cemetery (begins at 1516 Fairfield Rd.)
When: Sunday October 30, 2pm
Cost: $5
Website: Old Cemeteries Society

One of the OCS’s most popular annual tours is based on ghost stories linked to people buried at Ross Bay Cemetary. On some of the graves the occupants might even seem to come to life and tell their tales. Extra guides will be on hand for large numbers. Part of the Ghosts of Victoria Festival.

Spooks 'n Spokes Ride

Where: Centennial Square 
When: Sunday October 30, 6 - 9 pm
Cost: By donation
Website: GVCC

One of the most popular GVCC rides! Join us on the easy 15 km ride and learn about the ghosts and spirits who haunt the city. As this is a night ride, front and rear lights are required. Costumes and decorated bikes are highly encouraged! The ride starts and ends in Centennial Square.

Haunted Houses & Escape Rooms

Festival of Fear

Where: Galey Farms, 4150 Blenkinsop Road
When: October 13 - 31, 6 - 10 pm
Cost: $12 adult, $8 child. Second tickets are $6.
Website: www.galeyfarms.net

Festival Of Fear - signature event has four main venues, featuring a Haunted House  for kids, and the much, much scarier 6000 square foot Carnevil Haunted House for adults. The Cornfield of Horror is fully animated and features The Haunted Mansion, Pirates Island, The Addams Graveyard and many more fabulous displays. Fun for all ages during the day, but gets much spookier after 6 pm. The Crazy Train has over a mile of animated seasonal displays and great seasonal fun for all ages.

Madame Isabella's Seance is a theater room where everything comes to life and tells a ghost story of years past - it is a little scarier. Carnevil is Victoria's most amazing 6,000 square foot Haunted House of terror (PG13) and has even more new features for this year. Now with 3 chicken exits for the faint of heart. Enter if you dare.

Monsters Haunted House: Fear on the Pier

Where: Pier A, 203 Dallas Rd.
When: October 13 - 31, 6:30 - 11 pm
Cost: $13
Website: Monsters Haunted House

Our haunted houses are where your most frightening dreams become reality. As soon as you enter the front door, you will be transported into a realm of terror - a dark twisting maze through rooms populated with creatures from your worst nightmares. Your only goal will be to elude the predators who stalk you through the darkness - to be a survivor, not a victim, of the house.

Monsters Haunted House is located in a giant warehouse. Most of our waiting line is inside. No pets. No weapons. No alcoholic beverages. No cameras. It is also recommended to leave your valuables at home.

We have no age restrictions so long as the child is (a) accompanied by adult supervision, and (b) wants to go through on his/her own will with no one forcing him/her through. All kids are different. If you think your children will enjoy the scares, then bring them down. Please use appropriate judgement, and remember there are no refunds. Our attractions are not intended for younger audiences.

VIME Pumpkin Express

Where: Heritage Acres, 7321 Lochside Dr.
When: October 21, 4:30 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $7 per carload
Website: Heritage Acres BC

This event will be a shared event between VIME (Vancouver Island Model Engineers) and SHAS (Saanich Historical Artifacts Society). There will be a ton of creepy things for the younger crowd that aren’t too scary. Pumpkin carving, face painting, and lots of other fun things. A Haunted House, and several other surprises in store for you and your family. A concession stand will be open to keep your tummy happy. Come on out and bring the kids! They will have a great time, scarenteed!

Heritage Haunted House

Where: 3808 Heritage Lane
When: October 31, 5 - 9:30 pm
Cost: By donation
Website: Facebook Page

There will be volunteers from Help Fill A Dream, to accept cash, check or credit card donations. Please use discretion when bringing your children. There WILL be loud noises, gruesome sights and unexpected surprises. You know what your child can handle more than anyone else :) We recommend one parent go through at a time while the other stays back at the entrance with the kids. There will be miniature candies given out at the end of the driveway to small children and large cowards unable to endure the entire haunt. More candy will be given upon exiting. If you survive that is...

Epic Escape Victoria

Where: 19 Bastion Square
When: Wednesday to Friday 3 - 9pm, Saturday 11 am - 9 pm, Sunday 11 am - 7 pm
Cost: 6 people $120, 12 people $240
Website: Epic Escape Victoria

EPIC ESCAPE is a unique experience that will challenge you on every level. In each of our rooms, you will be transported to a different place and time and will be dared to think differently and work as a team. You can book as a team of two or have up to a maximum of 6 people per room. With our "dueling rooms" you will be able to challenge another team to an Epic Escape.  Both teams will have 60 minutes to attempt to get out of identical rooms - however, you're not just battling the clock this time!

Horror Escape Victoria

Where: 523 Broughton St.
When: Monday to Thursday 3 - 10 pm, Fridays & Saturdays 1 - 11 pm, Sundays 1 - 9 pm. Scare Actor after 6pm on Fridays, October 7 - 28.
Cost: $20 - $42/player
Website: Escape Room Games Victoria

If you're a fan of Horror Escape, you will know that every experience we have had, offered a fully immersive and unique soundtrack to match. You will be solving a horror narrative in a horror themed set....unless you come on the Select Scary nights, you might have something extra to worry about! We can also get a special events liquor license upon request. Up to 26 players, with youth and student party packages available.

Bonfires

If you live in Saanich you can hold your own Halloween bonfire and fireworks so long as you acquire the appropriate permits by 12 noon on October 31.

Bonfire at Fireman's Park

Where: Fireman’s Park, 1703 Monterey Avenue
When: Monday October 31, 6 pm
Cost: Free
Website: Pumpkin Art Tour

The Municipality of Oak Bay hosts a giant bonfire in Fireman’s Park, adjacent to the Oak Bay Police Department and Firehall. Enjoy hot dogs, hot chocolate, a Halloween costume contest, and a chance to spray fire hoses!

Bonfire at Archie Browning

Where: Archie Browning Sports Center, 1151 Esquimalt Rd.
When: Monday October 31, 6 - 9pm
Cost: Free
Website: Esquimalt Recreation

Hosted by the Esquimalt Lions, this is one of Esquimalt's favourite community events. Enjoy the huge bonfire while sipping hot chocolate and eating a hot dog. There is also a costume contest for all ages. Hot dogs and hot chocolate are by donation with proceeds going to the Esquimalt Lions' community fundraising efforts. Esquimalt residents may drop off clean, untreated wood anytime betwen 10:00am and 5:00pm on Monday, October 31st at the Archie Browning Sports Centre rear parking lot in the designated drop off area.

Metchosin Halloween & Bonfire

Where: Municipal Grounds at 4450 Happy Valley Road
When: Monday October 31, 6 - 9 pm
Cost:  Free
Website: District of Metchosin

The Metchosin Volunteer Firefighter's Society and the District of Metchosin will be hosting our annual Halloween party at the firehall on Halloween night.  Doors open at 6pm, costume judging at 7pm and fireworks to begin immediately after sunset. This year we are stepping it up a bit on the scare factor and have put together a ‘haunting hall’ for the brave of heart to enter.  Not to worry, for the wee little ones we have our traditional Halloween costume contest, preschool corner,  free hot dogs & juice, a huge bonfire and of course fireworks!

At last year's event we had well over 600 people on the grounds enjoying the entertainment, games and community spirit.  We served in excess of 500 hot dogs and 40 gallons of juice. Glow-sticks & candy are always popular items with the kids, and our firefighters enjoyed the extra attention. Metchosin can also boast the largest Halloween bonfire in the Western Communities, if not all of Victoria!

Bonfire at Centennial Park

Where: Centennial Park, 7526 Wallace Dr.
When: Monday October 31, 7:30 pm
Cost: Free
Website: Central Saanich

Join us for the annual Bonfire and Fireworks display put on by the Central Saanich Volunteer Fire Department.  The bonfire will start at 7:30p.m. with fireworks display at 8:00p.m. The Central Saanich Lions Club will be there selling hotdogs, coffee and hot chocolate by donation.

Festivals & Events

Vancouver Island Corn Maze

Where:  Pendray Farms, 9537 West Saanich Rd.
When: Thursday through Sunday, October 1 - 31st, 1 - 9pm
Cost: Adult $10, Child $5
Website: Vancouver Island Corn Maze

Vancouver Island Corn Maze was started in 2015 at Pendray Farms. After a definite interest and positive feedback in our first year, we decided to move full throttle towards a bigger, better and more inclusive maze. Each year, the theme of the maze is centered around something we feel is important to our community.

Tuesday & Wednesday by reservation only for school groups, birthday parties, or private functions. If it has been raining overnight or for any period of time, you will need boots. On sunny days, bring sunscreen. The maze can take over two hours to complete, so make sure you wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. A flashlight or headlamps are recommended if you are planning to come after dark. Four legged friends are not allowed into the maze, so please leave your dogs at home.

Pumpkinfest

Where: Galey Farms, 4150 Blenkinsop Road
When: Every Saturday & Sunday, October 8 - 30th, 10am - 4pm
Cost: $12 adult, $8 child for the Corn Maze or Train Ride. Family combo pass available for $48.
Website: www.galeyfarms.net

Pumpkinfest is a great time for the whole family! Featuring live entertainment, face painting, kids games, hay rides, u-pick pumpkins, train rides, corn maze, playground, petting farm, children's haunted house, fantastic seasonal displays and this year our new Cow Train! Don't forget to bring your camera!

Intro to Tarot Workshop in the Parlour

Where: Nourish Kitchen & Cafe, 225 Quebec Steet
When: Friday October 14 6:30-8:30pm, Saturday October 15 9-5pm, Sunday October 16 9-3pm
Cost: $350 (meals included)
Website: Picot Event Page

Nourish your body and spirit this October with a three day intensive tarot reading retreat-style class led by intuitive reader and energy worker, Tegan Forbes. We will be learning the ins and outs of tarot card reading in the beautiful Parlour Room at Nourish Kitchen and Cafe Oct 14th, 15th, and 16th. This weekend experience is open to anyone who is curious to learn more about tarot. No experience necessary.

Victoria Zombie Walk

Where: Centennial Square, downtown Victoria
When: Saturday October 15, 3:30 pm - 12 am (midnight)
Cost: Free (Afterparty: $10 at the Walk, $15 at the door. Kids 10 and under free!)
Website: Facebook Event Page

This year's Victoria Zombie Walk will be a bigger event and more of an all day event, with activities for kids, an all-ages afterparty at the Victoria Event Centre, and a 19+ after party for adults. Who says Halloween only comes once a year?

The Rocky Horror Show: Live

Where: Metro Studio Theatre, 1141 Quadra St.
When: October 19 - 29, various times
Cost: $15
Website: TicketRocket

Newly engaged Brad and Janet become stranded with a flat tire during a storm - their only ray of light the mansion of a seductive mad scientist. As their innocence is tested, they meet a houseful of wild characters. Directed by Atomic Vaudeville's Britt Small, and featuring some of Victoria's biggest performance and design talent, this show is big city banging tied with island innovation. Not to be missed.

Arkenham Abbey

Where: Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Crescent
When: October 19 - 31, various times
Cost: $28
Website: Craigdarroch Castle

Due to popular demand, last year’s sold out hit Arkenham Abbey is back! Set in Post Edwardian England in an Abbey-turned-sanatorium for the unethically psychotic, the inmates of Arkenham Abbey, meant to perform a play for the public, have instead taken over the asylum and threaten to kill all of the visitors and staff. An homage to everything Batman, from the costumes, to the criminals, to a clever re-creation of all the characters themselves.

WARNING: Due to the close proximity of actors to audience, parents with children under 16 years old should be advised that the show does contain blackouts, screaming, and moments of extreme violence.  Not recommended for children.

Esquimalt Pumpkin Swim

Where: Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser Street
When: Sunday October 23, 1 - 3pm
Cost: $2.75/child, $3/youth, $5.75/adult, $11.50/family
Website: Township of Esquimalt

You don't want to miss this one-of-a-kind family event! A fun leader will be on duty to play spooky and exciting Halloween themed games. At the end of the swim each family may take one pumpkin home to carve for Halloween. Regular admission rates apply - or, free with your Esquimalt Recreation or Regional Recreation Pass.

Pumpkin Pursuit: Halloween in Downtown Victoria

Where: Downtown Victoria
When: Monday October 24, 10am to Monday October 31, 6 pm
Cost: Free
Website: DVBA

Pick up your map and explore Downtown Victoria's businesses and search for your favourite Jack-o-Lantern in the Pumpkin Pursuit. Vote for your favourite and you will be entered for a chance to win 2 Harbour Air flights. The Pumpkin Pursuit map will highlight Downtown Trick or Treat locations as well as Downtown's spooktacular Halloween decorations!

Oktoberfest

Where: Monterey Recreation Centre, 1442 Monterey Ave.
When: Tuesday October 25, 5:30 - 8 pm
Cost: $24 (Monterey Member Cost: $15)
Website: Oak Bay Recreation

After a delicious dinner of Jaeger schnitzel (pork cutlet topped with a rich mushroom and bacon sauce), German fried potatoes, braised red cabbage and black forest cake for dessert, Ron Sera will entertain with some great polkas and other tunes, on his accordion. Advance tickets required.

Halloween On Ice

Where: SEAPARC Leisure Complex, 2168 Phillips Road, Sooke
When: Tuesday October 25, 7 - 8:15pm
Cost: Unknown
Website: Seaparc CRD

Grab your Halloween costumes and skates and treat yourself to some spooky skating during our all ages public skate. Spooktacular prizes for best costume.

Pumpkin Art in Oak Bay Village

Where: Oak Bay Village, 2167 Oak Bay Ave.
When: October 27 - 31, 5 - 9pm (10 pm Halloween night)
Cost: By donation
Website: Pumpkin Art Tour

Hundreds and hundreds of carved pumpkins will be displayed behind the Oak Bay Municipal Hall featuring the likes of local personalities, cartoon characters, the Royal Family, the Beatles and more. Admission is by donation and the proceeds benefit the Oak Bay Kiwanis Eliminate Project, which aims to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Halloween Swim

Where: SEAPARC Leisure Complex, 2168 Phillips Road, Sooke
When: Friday October 28, 6 - 9pm
Cost: Unknown
Website: Seaparc CRD

Come in if you dare!!! SEAPARC’s pool deck will be transformed into a Haunted House full of spooky staff and creepy crawlies.

Dinner Show: Who Killed Mike Fraser? A Murder Mystery

Where: Oak Bay Beach Hotel, 1175 Beach Drive
When: Friday October 28 & 29, 6 - 10pm
Cost: $94
Website: OBBH

Mike Fraser was on top of the world. His charm made him a lot of friends, and his temper made him just as many enemies. He was larger then life, living every second like it was his last… until an unfortunate series of events brings him to his last breath. He is no longer with us, but can you figure out what caused his death? Join us in 1950’s era attire if you dare, for a show featuring an exciting, light hearted cast as they guide you through a murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last second.

Movie Under The Maltworks: Shaun Of The Dead

Where: Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
When: Friday October 28, doors at 6pm
Cost: $20
Website: Victoria Film Festival

Start off Halloween right with great beer, some friendly biting and a little bit of bloodshed. Join us for the rom zom com of the season and get cozy under the Maltworks at Phillips Brewery! Bring your own chair and blankets! Rental chairs are limited. Admission includes 1 film + 1 beer + 1 gory jello shot, and a ZOMBIE costume contest is taking place with a prize to win!

Halloween Miked 3KO Tennis Tournament - Ghost & Goblins

Where:  Panorama Recreation, 1885 Forest Park Dr., North Saanich
When: Friday October 28 - Sunday October 30
Cost: $50/Team
Website: Team Registration with Panorama Recreation

Each team is guaranteed 3 matches. Play starts on Friday and continues through Sunday afternoon. Costumes optional.

Haunted Night Zipline Tours

Where: AdrenaLINE Zipline Adventure Tours, 5128C Sooke Road
When: October 28 - 31
Cost: $84
Website: AdrenaLINE Zipline Tours

Haunted Night Zipline Tours are full of terror and fun! There are strange creatures running amok and spooky tales to be told. Ghosts, monsters and tall tales are all a part of this very interactive experience, available only around Hallowe’en. (You can take Haunted zip tour during the day for a less spooky experience. Space on our Haunted Night Zipline Tours is very limited, so please book as early as possible in order to avoid disappointment!

Halloween Cocktails & Mocktails

Where: Silk Road Tea, 1624 Government Street
When: Saturday October 29, 11 - 11:45am
Cost: Free
Website: Silk Road Tea Store

Bedazzled by how fun and easy it is to create Halloween themed cocktails and mocktails infused with tea.  From the Goblin’s Brew to the Vampire’s Kiss, you’ll get tricks & trips for foolproof recipes, along with delicious samples to sip throughout the class. This class is free, but space is limited.

Saxe Point Annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest

Where: Saxe Point Park, Esquimalt
When: Saturday October 29, 11 am - 1 pm
Cost: Registration $15, Attendance by Donation (proceeds donated to Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island)
Website: Facebook Event Page

Join us for a day of Diving, Food, Fun, and Prizes! For those of you who are unfamiliar with this event, Wilson Diving will be carving scary pumpkins in the depths of Saxe Point Park Beach where divers from far and near can come to challenge their carving skills.

Bear Mountain Monster Run

Where: Bear Mountain Golf Club & Academy, 1999 Country Club Way
When: Saturday October 29, 11am
Cost:  $25 - $50
Website: Bear Mountain

Choose to run 1K, 3K or 5K in this untimed event and trick or treat along the way! Trick or treat your way through the course collecting goodies generously donated by our sponsors! Run the distance or just walk between stations but be sure to let out your inner Monster and have fun filling your official Monster Run loot bag.

Zombie Zoo: A Public Skate Event

Where: Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Road
When: Saturday October 29, 2:30 - 4pm
Cost: $2, limited skate rentals $3.25/pair
Website: Township of Esquimalt

Dress up you ghosts and ghouls, goblins and creepers. You witches and mummies, reapers and peepers. Limp and lurch with tremendous fear, for our spookiest skate of the entire year.  Saturday October 29th  will be quite a scare so lace up your skates only if you dare!  You may screech and scream and even boo! …But no one will hear you at the Zombie Zoo. Free glow sticks while quantities last.

Extreme Halloween Party

Where: Greenglade Community Centre Teen Lounge, 2151 Lannon Way, Sidney
When: Saturday October 29, 6 - 8 pm
Cost: Free
Website: www.panoramarecreation.ca

Join us for an Extreme Halloween Party complete with scary movies and Fear Factor challenges! Don't forget your costume!

Victoria Masquerade Ball

Where: Fairmont Empress, 721 Government Street
When: Saturday October 29, 6:30pm - 12am
Cost: $175
Website: Victoria Masquerade Ball

Join revelers of all ages at the Fairmont Empress for the party of the season – a night full of sensational entertainment, featuring live opera and dance performances, and exceptional live and silent auctions. Enjoy delectable hors d’oeuvres and festive cocktails while dancing the night away to a live band in the Crystal Ballroom.

Pre-Halloween Horror Hoedown

Where: Imagine: Studio Café, 31 Erie Street
When: Saturday October 29, 8 - 10:30pm, doors at 7pm
Cost: $15 advance, $18 door
Website: Facebook Event Page

A night of murder ballads and other spooky songs with best-selling true-crime writer and award-winning songwriter Bob Remington, acoustic bass maven Kelly Sherwin and fiddler extraordinaire Ivonne Hernandez. Costumes (optional) will be rewarded. Zombies will be shot on sight with non-lethal weaponry.

BC Underwater Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza (Mainland vs Island vs Interior)

Where: Beacon Avenue, Sidney
When: Sunday October 30, 10 am - 1 pm
Cost: Free
Website: Facebook Event Page

Dive into Halloween by taking part in the Annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving event. This event is open to all divers, from any dive level. Just bring your gear, your carving tool kit and your pumpkin; we'll bring the treats, the cameras and the media to show the rest of the province just how talented we are! If you don't dive, join in on the fun on land where there will be food, prizes and of course, pumpkins.

Haunted Whale & Wildlife Tour

Where: Fisherman's Wharf, 1 Dallas Rd.
When: Sunday October 30, 10 am & 2 pm
Cost: $73.25 - $95.75 (plus tax)
Website: Eagle Wing Tours

3 hour tour on 4 Ever Wild hybrid catamaran with seating inside and outside. Children 12 and under ride FREE when accompanied by an adult. Children must be in costume for this tour; adults costumes are optional. Adults and youth in costume get a 25% discount! Prize for best costume (3-6 years of age and 7-12 years of age), and Halloween treats for all on board. Reservations required.

WICKED VICTORIA

Where: Government Street
When: Sunday October 30, 12 - 5pm
Cost: Free
Website: GVFS Wicked Victoria

Government Street will be closed to motor vehicle traffic and will be transformed into frightfully fun family activities on every block! Costumes are encouraged and everyone is welcome to join us for a wickedly fun day!

Halloween Edition Chocolate & Tea Pairing

Where: Silk Road Tea, 1624 Government Street
When: Sunday October 29, 1 - 1:45am
Cost: Free
Website: Silk Road Tea Store

Nibble & sip your way through a Halloween edition of our renowned chocolate & tea pairings while you uncover the secrets of pairing tea and chocolates. This class is free, but space is limited.

Sands Victoria Community Pumpkin Carving

Where: Sands Victoria, 1803 Quadra St.
When: Sunday October 30, 1 - 3pm
Cost: Free
Website: Facebook Event Page

Join us for the 5th annual Sands Victoria Community Pumpkin Carving event. This year there will be face painting, free pumpkins and everything you need to carve and decorate your pumpkin, hotdogs and Halloween treats!

Halloween Spooktacular

Where: Royal Theatre, 753 View Street
When: Sunday October 30, 2:30 pm
Cost: $20
Website: Royal & McPherson

Trick or treat to a wicked beat and celebrate the magic and mystery of Halloween. Ghosts and goblins come out from every corner of the orchestra to play frightful favourites. Listen to Halloween favourites from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, Paul Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite. There will also be a few musical surprises, maybe even including music from a Harry Potter film. Come dressed in costume for some pre-concert trick or treat fun!

Trick or Treat on the Avenue

Where: Oak Bay Village, 2200 Oak Bay Ave.
When: Monday October 31, 2 - 5 pm
Cost: Free
Website: Pumpkin Art Tour

Each Halloween, Oak Bay Village hosts a giant community Trick or Treat! Oak Bay Avenue merchants offer treats in stores from Foul Bay Road to Monterey Avenue. Participating merchants are identified by the pumpkin poster in their window. Following the trick or treat, the Municipality of Oak Bay hosts a bonfire in Fireman’s Park with hot dogs, hot chocolate and a Halloween costume contest.

Halloween at Bear Mountain

Where: Bear Mountain Golf Club & Academy, 1999 Country Club Way
When: Monday October 31, 3 - 8 pm
Cost:  Free
Website: Bear Mountain

On Halloween night, join us for a spooktacular evening of treats & fireworks! There will be live entertainment, carnival games and nibbles & bites for all ages. The festivities start at 3pm. Come early to get a great viewing spot. Fireworks start at dusk!