Ready for another year of tricks and treats in Victoria? This city is a great place to spend Halloween, from corn mazes, kids activities, pumpkins, ghost walks, tours, and even haunted houses. So here are a few fun and spooky things to do during this spooktacular season!

The Pumpkin King at Haunted Manor Victoria

Where: Haunted Manor Victoria
When: September 26 – November 5
Cost: $18-$25
Website: Haunted Manor 

Haunted Manor is an immersive and interactive twist on the game of mini-golf. You'll putt your way through an 18-hole course set in a haunted manor with a ghoulish story to tell.

Ghostly Walks - Halloween Tour

Where: Market Square
When: 7:30pm or 9:00pm in October
Cost: $16 - $21
Website: Discover the Past 

On our annual Halloween tour, we make sure to tell many of our favourite gruesome tales but we also include new and previously untold stories. Though we always start our Halloween Ghostly Walks from Market Square, the route is different every year. Whether you are new to ghost stories or have been on our tours before, our special Halloween route has something for everyone. Some of the highlights from previous years include: the ghost of the star-crossed Chinese lover, the ghost in the Broad Street bordello, a famous doppelgänger, the mysterious ghost in Trounce Alley, hauntings in Helmcken Alley and classic tales from Bastion Square, the story of the ghost of Belle Adams who slit her boyfriend’s throat, a Jack-the Ripper-style murder and more.

Carnevil

Where: Galey Farms
When: Various times and dates
Cost: $18
Website: Galey Farms

Carnevil is Victoria's most amazing 5,000 square foot Haunted House of terror (PG13). Enter if you dare! Three chicken exits for those who need it.

Festival of Fear

Where: Galey Farms
When: Various times and dates
Cost: $15-$21
Website: Galey Farms

All tickets include a train ride and the Cornmaze. Hop aboard and enjoy the train. You will go through our spooktacular displays decorated for Halloween. Entrance to our two hector corn maze and through the Ghost town and family-friendly haunted house. A family tradition for all ages. Note: we do not go to the pumpkin patch at night. If booking Carnevil tickets as well please allow 60 minutes between ticket times. We cannot accommodate walk-ins, all tickets must be purchased online.

Pumpkinfest

Where: Galey Farms
When: Every weekend in October including Thanksgiving Monday and Pro D Day on Oct 20th
Cost: $15-$21
Website: Galey Farms

All tickets include a train ride. Hop aboard and enjoy the 1.8km of track around the perimeter of our crop-producing fields and along Blenkinsop Creek. You will go past our pumpkin patch and thru our spooktacular displays decorated for Halloween. After your train ride you will enter our two-hectare corn maze which winds you thru our sphinx, graveyard, pirates island, dinosaur town, a ghost town and our family-friendly haunted house.  You are then invited to our pumpkin patch, you can either take a leisurely stroll or you’re welcome to ride on one of our haywagons upon availability to get there.

Frankenstein

Where: Craigdarroch Castle
When: Multiple Dates
Cost: $33
Website: Eventbrite

Actor Jason Stevens, known for his popular one-man production of Charles Dickens’ 1843 classic, A Christmas Carol, is set to bring back Mary Shelley’s horror story in the Castle’s dance hall, located on the fourth floor (there are 87 steps and no elevator in the Castle).

Beaded Spider Brooch Workshop

Where: Point Ellice House
When: October 18 and 25, 2:00pm
Cost: $25
Website: Facebook

Enter the enchanting world of Victorian-era fascination with a macabre twist at Point Ellice House Museum's Beaded Spider Brooch Workshop! Delve into the curious Victorian fascination with spiders as you create your very own beaded spider brooch within the elegant confines of a 19th-century historic house. Our expert instructors will guide you through the intricate art of beading, allowing you to design and craft a unique, bewitching spider brooch. These delicate yet intriguing accessories were all the rage in the Victorian era, making them the perfect conversation piece for any occasion.

Dinosaur Halloween Themed Story Time

Where: Dino Lab
When: October 20, 12:00pm
Cost: $15
Website: Dino Lab

Is your child dreaming of a life studying dinosaurs? Do you hear dinosaur facts every second of the day? Are you suspecting your child may be secretly digging for fossils in your backyard? If you answered YES to any of the above questions, have we got great news for you! DinoLab Inc is introducing a dinosaur story time in our museum space for children and their guardian to experience the wonder of the prehistoric together. This program for budding paleontologists (ages 3-10 recommended) combines curiosity and play with the world of science.

Horror Escape

Where: 523 Broughton Street
When: Various dates and times
Cost: $27
Website: Horror Escape

"Thrilling entertainment!" you will be solving a horror or mystery based narrative in an immersive setting, with dim lighting and creepy soundtracks. Your experience is based around working together and solving puzzles to escape, our intention is for you to have fun, not to make you never come back!

Zombie Apocalypse Victoria - Scavenger Hunt Survival Game

Where: Downtown Victoria
When: Multiple Dates
Cost: $29
Website: Eventbrite

The game leads you through the city, where you will have 60 minutes to collect supplies to survive during this interactive scavenger game. With the whole world in chaos and zombies outnumbering the living 10 to 1, small colonies of the living are doing all they can to survive. Using your smartphone, your team will be tasked with scavenging the city for food, supplies, weapons, and shelter. The more things you find, the more points you get, the more likely you are to survive. Along the way, you will be asked to do a challenge or answer a trivia question in order to be rewarded with virtual weapons to ward off the zombies. The area is crawling with relentless zombies, and rival colonies are moving in. If you get too relaxed, rival colonies will take what you worked hard to find. The goal is to find all of the items in hopes that you will survive the zombie apocalypse.

Cinecenta Presents: The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Where: Cinecenta
When: Multiple Dates
Cost: From $10
Website: Eventbrite

We’re doing the Time Warp again! Join Brad and Janet as they’re taken on a psychedelic journey of the bizarre by Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Costumes encouraged! FREE medium popcorn with advance tickets purchased online, redeem at the Munchie Bar Concession night of screening.

Halloween at Bilston Creek Farm

Where: Bilston Creek Farm
When: Multiple Days
Cost: General Admission is free. Pumpkin decorating & treasure hunt is $15 per child. Fire pit reservations are $30 for up to six guests.
Website: Bilston

We are excited to host your family for Halloween at Bilston Creek Farm! Pre-Halloween fun at the farm: October 21 & 22. Come take photos in our pumpkin patch, buy a pumpkin to take home, treat yourself to warm seasonal and specialty drinks, reserve a fire pit and roast marshmallows an hot dogs, and have fun playing games in the Orchard. Halloween Weekend – October 27, 28, 29: Halloween will be in full swing with pumpkin decorating and a treasure hunt, Golden Pumpkin Hunt, a pumpkin patch for photos, fire pits with s’mores, fun games and activites for the family AND….spooky treats made by the incredible Bits of Bliss Confectionery in Sooke! *A ticket is required for those wishing to participate in pumpkin decorating and the treasure hunt. And of course, it is encouraged to wear your costume!

Halloween Market

Where: Da Vinci Centre
When: October 14, 11:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $5, free for under 12
Website: Do250

Come and get ready for the spooky season!  Shop for handmade items ranging from the spooky to the sweet. This year we welcome 50+ vendors, food trucks and will have a sip & shop featuring Howl Brewing. DJ Bryan Boitano will be spinning a great selection of your favourite tracks with some spooky goodies mixed in throughout the day. Costumes encouraged!

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Where: Christ Church Cathedral
When: October 14, 9:00pm, October 26, 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Cost: From $31
Website: Feverup

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Victoria. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Halloween Classics at Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria) under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Halloween Pumpkin Express

Where: Heritage Acres
When: October 20 and 21 4:00pm – 8:00pm, October 22 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Cost: $3
Website: Heritage Acres

Located at Heritage acres, Vancouver Island Model Engineers operate a miniature railway where the public can enjoy a ride on one of their model trains.

Halloween Craft Day

Where: Victoria West Community Association
When: October 21, 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: Allevents

Join us at the Victoria West Community Centre for an afternoon of arts & crafts and complimentary pumpkin carving! This family fun event runs from 1:30 - 4:00 and there will be tons of activities for kids including face painting a bouncy castle and more! This event is open to all but pumpkins are limited and will be given out on a first come first served basis and we ask that parents share pumpkins with their kids so that more kids get an opportunity to carve a pumpkin!

Halloween Murder Mystery

Where: Cook Street Village Activity Centre
When: October 27, 1:00pm
Cost: $5 Members, $7 General
Website: Facebook

Its that time of the year again, where we challenge your detective skills in our latest murder mystery. Join us as we unravel this years captivating murder case! If you have a flair for acting and want to be apart of the action, contact Lily for audition details. Rehearsals will be held early October. And don’t forget to secure your tickets before Monday, October 21 - they wont be available after that!

Haunted Mansion- Halloween Show and Party

Where: Victoria Conference Centre - Crystal Garden
When: October 28, 6:00pm
Cost: From $40
Website: Eventbrite

This Halloween Passion and Performance Arts Inc. is bringing you into our Haunted Mansion, an immersive horror experience. Join us at the Crystal Garden for this terrifying event. Passion and Performance’s annual themed parties are one of our most sought after events in Victoria, and the Halloween adaptation is even more popular. With our last Halloween event almost selling out, this is sure to be in high demand, get your tickets early so you’re not left without!

Halloween on the Farm

Where: The Briar Patch Farm
When: October 28 – 29, 10:00am – 12:00pm or 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Cost: $42.50/child $13/adult
Website: Ponies & Pipsqueaks

Show off your Halloween costume and join us for fun on the farm with Roddy the Pumpkin Elf! We will start with a ghost hunt in the barn, followed by a visit with Roddy the Pumpkin Elf to tell you the tale of Halloweens past. We top off your visit with a craft, castle playtime, pony grooming and of course, a pony ride!

Halloween Skate

Where: Archie Browning Sports Centre
When: October 29, 1:00pm
Cost: Kids in full costume free
Website: Esquimalt

Join us for a spooky everyone welcome skate! Kids in FULL costume get in for FREE!

RBC Annual Ghost Tour

Where: Ross Bay Cemetery
When: October 29, 2:00pm
Cost: $5 for non-members, $2 for members
Website: Old Cem

One of the OCS’s most popular annual tours is based on ghost stories linked to people buried at RBC. 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.

Tot Tuesday — Halloween Under the Sea

Where: Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea
When: October 31, 10:30am – 11:30am
Cost: Standard admission rates apply
Website: Salish Sea Centre

Bring your preschooler to the Centre for a morning of fun! Parents and preschoolers are invited to join our educators on Tuesday mornings at 10:30am for special ocean-themed stories, crafts and activities. this week’s theme is Halloween Under the Sea. No registration is required however numbers will be limited due to physical space.

Trick-or-Treat on Cook Street

Where: Cook Street Village Activity Centre
When: October 31, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: Facebook

Stop by anytime we are open today (8am to 4pm) and Trick-or-Treat. We want to see kids of all ages (especially the adults who are big kids) dressed up and looking for fun. Come and see what our staff and volunteers have dressed up as today. We’ll have the treats waiting for you.

Creep, Crawl and Slither

Where: Online
When: October 31, 1:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: RBC

Happy Halloween! Some kinds of arthropods have wings and antennae. The quantity and types of these body parts, and how they are arranged, tell you if an animal is an insect, spider, millipede, or centipede. There are reptiles that also can fly, but they don’t have wings. How many reptiles do you know from British Columbia? Join curator of vertebrate zoology Dr. Gavin Hanke and curator of entomology, Dr. Joel Gibson for this live program. You'll leave with a new appreciation for animals that creep, crawl, and slither! 

Virtual Tour: Halloween

Where: Online
When: October 31, 2:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: Maritime Museum

Looking for a spooky adventure this Halloween season? Join us on Facebook Live for a virtual tour this Halloween season!

Treat Street Halloween Spooktacular

Where: Downtown Sidney
When: October 31, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: Peninsula Celebration

Downtown Sidney will be closed to traffic and invites little ghosts, goblins, and princesses to enjoy a family trick-or-treating event on Halloween eve! Visit various businesses and treat stations around Sidney as well as many local merchants. Free fun for the entire family!

Halloween Firehall Spooktacular

Where: Esquimalt Fire Hall
When: October 31, 6:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: Esquimalt

Join Esquimalt Rec and the Esquimalt Firefighters for a night of Halloween fun! Visit inside the truck bays for spooky sights, awesome activities, and more Halloween fun. The Esquimalt Lions will have the concession open for hot dogs, chips, and other food for purchase. 

Halloween Murder Mystery

Where: Board with Friends Cafe
When: October 31, 6:00pm
Cost: From $33
Website: Eventbrite

Looking for something different to do? Test your wits with our Murder Mystery Halloween Party! This year our theme takes place in Sugar Plum Valley where all Fairytale characters live together. Evil and Good, they live to co-exist, but something happened in their lovely town! A Murder! What we thought was Happily Ever After, has come to an end for one of the residents of Sugar Plum Valley... Come enjoy a night full of mystery, fun, food, drinks, and social interactions.