The month of October is here, so you should be getting ready for some scares because Halloween will be here before you know it.
Credit: Nightmare Project
New Brunswick hosts haunted houses and is home to truly haunted locations across the province, so there are quite a few places for you to get ‘your scare on.’ To help you decide where to go to have a lot of eerie fun, listed below, you will find 25 Halloween activities in New Brunswick.
Nightmare Project
Explore this haunted trail with a spine-chilling zombie section, a creepy arachnophobia zone, and more. Experience terrifying sections and thrilling trails that promise to deliver a hauntingly unforgettable fright, immersing visitors in a world of horrors hidden along its eerie pathways. Details
Select dates: October 16 – 18, 22 – 25, 29 – 31, 2026
251 Howard Road, Upper Blackville
Donations appreciated.
Trick or Treat at Market Square
Explore Market Square and visit 10+ trick-or-treat stations throughout the building to fill those treat bags with goodies!! Details
Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 4:0 PM
Market Square, Saint John
Free
Kick Axe Halloween Party
Get ready for a kick Axe Halloween Party—a spooktacular night of music, food, and family fun at the brewery! Join early for kid-friendly treats and decorations, then rock out with Nathan Carr Band. Details
Friday, October 30, 2026
5–7:30 PM | Kids & Family Halloween Fun
9 PM–Midnight | Nathan Carr Band
Big Axe Brewery, 537 Otis Drive, Nackawic
$5 Cover Fee
Frankenstein
Experience the legendary 1931 classic Frankenstein like never before, as this iconic film is projected on the big screen with a brand-new original score performed live by core members of Symphony New Brunswick. Composed by Andrew Reed Miller, the music breathes fresh life into one of cinema’s most enduring horror stories. Details
October 23, 2026 | 7:30 PM @ Saint John High School, 200 Prince William Street, Saint John
October 24, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM @ The Playhouse, 686 Queen Street, Fredericton
November 1, 2026 | 2:00 PM @ Capitol Theatre, 811 Main Street, Moncton,
Various locations in NB
General Admission $20; Students $10
Virtuoso 2: Dances & Spells (Ventus Machina)
Just in time for Halloween, All Souls and All Saints Day: a program of intense, lively, and scary music. Details
October 25, 2026 | 7:30 PM @ Trinity Anglican Church, 21 Fowler Ave, Sussex
October 28, 2026 | 7:30 PM @ Resurgo Place, 20 Mountain Rd, Moncton
October 29, 2026 | 7:30 PM @ Kinsella Auditorium, McCain Hall, St. Thomas University, 9 Duffie Drive, Fredericton
October 30, 2026 | 7:30 PM @ St Malachy’s Memorial High School, 20 Leinster Street, Saint John
Various locations in NB
$20 – $35
Go-Go’s Fifth Annual Trunk-or-Treat Event!
We’re excited to announce the return of our 5th annual ‘Go-Go Trunk or Treat’ event on Sunday, October 25, 2026. We invite your little ones to join us, in their Halloween costumes, for a fun-filled afternoon of trick-or-treating out of “trunks” of many local organizations – all in support of The Chalmers Foundation for pediatric needs at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital and Stan Cassidy Center for Rehabilitation. Details
Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 12 PM – 3:30 PM
30 Knowledge Park Drive, Fredericton
$17.26
Boo at the Zoo
This family-friendly Halloween event features decorations throughout the Zoo’s 40-acre park and mild, moderate, and scary Halloween venues. Enjoy a variety of Halloween activities and visit with the animals. Details
October 17 – 18, 24 – 25, 31, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Zoo de Magnetic Hill Zoo, 125 Magic Mountain Road, Moncton
$19
Haunted and Lit
This Halloween, Saint John gets a little darker. Whether you’re coming with your crew, your partner, or ready to meet some new faces, HAUNTED & LIT is where the city comes alive after dark. Get dressed to impress, step into the Halloween energy, and get ready for a night of music, costumes, drinks, dancing, and unforgettable vibes. Details
Friday, October 30, 2026 | 11 PM – 2 AM
Lounge, 32 Grannan Street, Saint John
$15 – $20
Haunted Corn Trail at The Green Pig Country Market
At night, for only three days, the corn trail at the Green Pig Country Market becomes haunted. You are never sure what will jump out and scare you once you enter the trail. Ensure you are on-site and in line by 9 pm to guarantee you get to see the haunts. Details
2026 dates TBA
October 23 – 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
2927 Fredericton Rd, Salisbury
TBA
APEGNB Freddy Fright Fest
The 6th annual Freddy Fright Fest collaborates with Paramedic’s Association of NB Nightmare for a downtown Fredericton Halloween event, supporting the Charlotte Street Art Centre and Fredericton Hospice. Experience a haunting house-style tour with diverse themed stations and manifold terrors, benefitting local organizations. While the thrilling tour, encompassing jump scares and eerie ensembles, isn’t age-restricted, caution is advised. Running every 15 minutes, the 10-20 minute adventures warmly welcome pre-bookings and walk-ins. Encounter unforeseen frights yet depart with joyful fright!
October 22 – 31, 2026
Low Scare Haunted Tour | October 24 | 10 AM – 3 PM
575 Queen Street, Fredericton
Low Scare $5 – $10; High Scare $22
Hanwell’s Haunted Trail
EnjoyCalling all Halloween creators! Get ready to bring your best spooky ideas to life at Hanwell’s Haunted Trail!
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 7 PM – 11:30 PM
Hanwell Place, 5 Nature Park Drive, Hanwell
Free
Stay At The Algonquin Hotel in St. Andrews
The Algonquin is another haunted hotel that you can stay at in New Brunswick. The hotel has attracted guests from around the world, but some never left. Room 473 is claimed to be haunted by a ghostly bride who was abandoned at the altar. The Algonquin Tower has been closed for years, but the lights come on, and a woman dressed in white has been seen looking out of the windows. Book a stay and find out whether the rumours are true. Details
184 Adolphus Street, St. Andrews
FEARFest
Details
October 21 – 25, 2026
Various locations, Grand Falls, NB
Free and ticketed events
Esoterica Market
Join us for a curated market featuring an eclectic mix of oddities, dark art, alternative fashion, metaphysical creations, tattoos, and unique crafters. Details
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Capital Exhibit Centre, 361 Smythe Street, Fredericton
Free
Haunted Trails
Join us after dark to get frightened in the trails at Daly Point! Dressed-up volunteers are there to scare you throughout the trails! Come alone or in a group, must sign in before accessing the trails! A flashlight/headlamp will be required. Please be advised that the after-dark Haunted Trails are not recommended for young children under the age of 13. Details
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Family Halloween Walk | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Haunted Trails | 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Daly Point Nature Reserve, 2105 Carron Drive, Bathurst
The registration fee will be a donation in the amount of your choice.
Dia de los Muertos
Dia de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican festival that celebrates art, culture, and community while honouring those who have come before us. The event is a welcoming experience that is built on diversity and inclusion and will add a new layer to the urban vibrancy that Saint John has come to be known for. Details
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 5:00 PM
Grannan Street, Saint John
Free
The Forbidden Forest Haunted Horror Trail
Visit a fractured farm, twisting it into 5 different journeys through our latest collection of HORRORS, oddities, and just plain grotesque scenes of FRIGHT. Details
October 16 – 18, 23 – 25, 29 – 30, 2026
Boyle Family Adventure Farm & Petting Zoo, Riverview
$15 – $30
Halloween Costume Skating Party
Come dressed in your favourite Halloween costume and enjoy an afternoon of skating, face painting, hot chocolate, treats, and more. Details
Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Rothesay Arena, 65 Hampton Road, Rothesay
Free; Non-perishable food items in support of the KV Food Basket will be accepted
Retro Film – A Nightmare on Elm Street
In Wes Craven’s classic slasher film, teenager Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) and her boyfriend (Johnny Depp) must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer. Details
Monday, October 26, 2026 | 7:00 PM
Imperial Theatre, 12 King Square South, Saint John
$10
Dia de los Muertos Atlantic Canada
Step into the magical world of Alebrijes, where imagination comes to life through vibrant dance, music, visual art, and storytelling.
Inspired by the iconic creatures of Mexican folk art, this original multidisciplinary production celebrates creativity, cultural connection, and the power of imagination. Presented as part of the Dia d lose Muertos Atlantic Canada Festival, Alebrijes invites audiences of all ages on a colourful journey where tradition and fantasy come together in a joyful celebration of art, culture and community. Details
Sunday, November 1, 2026 | 5:00 PM
Imperial Theatre, 12 King Square South, Saint John
$50
The Skyway Lodge in Miramichi
The Skyway Lodge may be the most haunted apartment building in New Brunswick. It is said that around 100 ghosts haunt the building, with the most notable one being a girl named Lily, who committed suicide after finding her mother dead and still walks the halls to this day. There is also rumoured to be a ghost axe murderer in the basement.
Details
5 Cole Crescent, Miramichi
Find Rebecca Lutes’ Grave in Moncton
The story of Rebecca Lutes is one of Moncton’s most popular ghost stories. Rebecca Lutes was said to be a witch because it was rumoured that she was able to tell the future. In 1876, she was found guilty of sorcery and hung from a branch of a large poplar tree. She was claimed to be buried upside down and her grave was covered in concrete. Her grave has been the spot of many unusual occurrences, including strange lights, mysterious fires and more.
Details
Gorge Rd, Moncton’s
Free
Explore the Grey Island Cemetery
In the Grey Island Cemetery, there is a white stone statue that looks like a woman, who is claimed to be the woman in the grave. The story goes that she was murdered and her husband spent hours every day talking to the statue. When he died, his body was found at the base of the statue. Today, it is said that the statue will tap your shoulder if you walk around it three times and stand with your back to it. The hand of the statue has been removed but people still claim to feel the tap.
Details
Grey Island Rd, Hillsborough
The Dungarvon Whooper
At one of the many logging camps in the 1800s, an Irishman named Ryan was murdered by another logger for the money belt Ryan had been wearing. The night after the murder, loud whooping noises and screaming were heard. The sound is still said to be heard today on the banks of the Dungarvon.
Blackville
Capitol Theatre
The Capitol Theatre is one of Moncton’s most iconic buildings and is also the most famous for being haunted. It is said to be haunted by the spirit of Alexander ‘Sandy’ Lindsay, a volunteer firefighter who was killed in 1924 when battling a fire on the main stage. He causes cold winds to blow through the theatre and even appears seated when the auditorium is empty.
Details
811 Main St, Moncton
Charlotte Country Court House
The Charlotte Country Court House was built in the 1840s and is the oldest courthouse in Canada. It is right across the street from the country gaol, which was used up until the 1870s. The Court House is said to be haunted by the convicts who were hung at the gaols. Some people have reported cold spots and feeling watched when they visited the courthouse.
123 Frederick St, Saint Andrews