Edmonton
Things to do in Edmonton this Halloween 2018
A list of family Halloween activities & adult Halloween events/parties including free Halloween events across Alberta Capital region.
Family / Teen Halloween Activities in Edmonton
Haunted Pumpkin Festival
Regular Admission
Deadmonton Haunted House
Deadmonton House is the first of its kind, haunted house located in downtown Edmonton. 12+ Event. Details
Edmonton
$25
Edmonton Ghost Tours
Tours include A Ghostly Walk Through Old Strathcona, University of Alberta/Garneau History & Haunted Hike, Pub Tours, Haunted Trolley Tours and more. Select events are 18+. Details
Oct 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 2018
Oct 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, Nov 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 2018
Haunted Halloween Trolley Tours over the High Level Bridge:Join us for a spooky and historical ride on the High Level Bridge Trolley as we travel through Old Strathcona area and over the High-level Bridge as the sun sets. Hear the history of the area and some of Old Strathcona and Edmonton’s most spooky and gruesome ghost stories. Hear about the ghosts that still wander around the Arts Barns, the Spanish Flu victims from the UofA, the ghosts from the original construction of the High-level Bridge and many more deadly tails.
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
$15 [email protected] or $16.68 Online Payment (Eventbrite)/Trolley Tours: $30
Hospital of Horror
Modelled on the traditional walk-through haunted house, but set in virtual reality, participants will be transported to an abandoned hospital full of frights, spooks and the un-dead. Because the experience is not in the real world, the frights can ignore the normal laws of physics, giving an experience unlike any other. 14+ Details
$20 to $25
Festival of Witchcraft & Wizardry
Put on your house colours, or your best cosplay, jump on your broom, and come enjoy a day of spells, charms and fantasy. Net proceeds from the event will go to the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. Details
Dr. Wilbert McIntyre Park, 8331 104 St. NW, Edmonton
Free and ticketed activities.
Great Big Boo!
The Great Big Boo! is a unique, multimedia show that combines live musical theatre with the silver screen. Our larger-than-life characters will perform both on-screen and live in theatre, bringing a one-of-a-kind, interactive experience to you and your family! Details
$22
Lakeland Haunted House
Haunted house in Sherwood Park. We welcome people of all ages within the house. We have had 3 year olds come out laughing and 10 year old run out screaming, it all depends on the child. We welcome people of all ages within the house. We have had 3 year olds come out laughing and 10 year old run out screaming, it all depends on the child. Details
FREE/donations for the food bank and for Zoe’s Animal Rescue.
Great Pumpkin Celebration
Bring the whole family down to Cabela’s Edmonton South and help us celebrate the spookiest time of the year with our Great Pumpkin Celebration. Events include free photos with the Peanuts Gang, a pumpkin toss, and kids’ crafts. Details
6150 Currents Drive NW
FREE
Kids Halloween Party
What could be better than a Halloween party with Martha Messmaker & Music With Mandy? This afternoon of interactive children’s entertainment will delight kids of all ages! Details
7525 99 Street NW
$10/person
Night of Fear Festival
Adult & Kids Events.
Do you enjoy a good scare? Make sure you check out our haunted house, and haunted graveyard located in the tent of horrors outside! Once you get in – the only way out is at the end (IF you do get out)! Just when you thought you made it through the house – our back yard is full of dead people! Good luck getting through the haunted graveyard. A few have tried, many have failed, and are now haunting the other brave souls who think they can make it through! Details
$10.5 to $15
Haunted House
Join us for our 2nd Haunted House! Details
Free
Monster House: Costume Party
Wear your Halloween costume and join us for spooky science & a delightfully frightful film! Details
$6.95 to $9.95
Fright Night
Kick off your Halloween weekend at Galaxyland with the return of Fright Night! The music will be loud, the lights dimmed and the rides unlimited! Details
$22.50 + charges
Haunted Halloween at Hangar 14
Follow the clues through spooky Hangar 14, complete the scavenger hunt, and collect your rewards.
Unleash your inner bat, bandit, or barnstormer!! Details
Regular Admission.Free admission for kids in costume.
Manning Monster Mash
Drop by any time for face painting, pumpkin decorating, a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt, and more! Plus, enter to win a $500 gift card! Hot drinks and desserts in a heated tent will be served – find us outside Cineplex Theatre at the giant pumpkin! Details
Free
Science is Magic!
Come out on Saturday, October 27th to witness magic unfold in the form of science! Classes offered this year include Care of Magical Creatures, Charms, Muggle Studies, Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts and many more! Let’s Talk Science has organized a series of magic-themed hands-on science activities, demonstrations and shows for children ages 5 – 15 to participate in. Details
Free
Halloween Slime’tacular!
Come dressed up and join our Halloween parade! Enjoy our colour changing slime station and enter for your chance to win a Goosebumps giveaway. Details
Free
Skate and Scare
Get in the spirit of Halloween with this FREE themed skate at Kinex Arena! Enjoy games, hot chocolate, and timbits. Details
Free
Ghoulish Garden Party
Get your capes, dresses, cowls or masks ready for our Halloween event. You’ll have a ‘ghoulishly’ good time and make a Halloween craft, get some treats and play some games! It’s family fun for everyone. Details
Regular Admission.
Mini Monster Bash
The City of Spruce Grove, the Town of Stony Plain and Parkland County are pleased to present the annual Mini Monster Bash! Join us for a variety of spooktacular Halloween activities designed for mini monsters and their families.
Non-perishable donation for the Parkland Food Bank.
Carnage Caverns
Be prepared to SCREAM! Carnage Caverns is a horror experience that is born from nightmares. Can you make it all the way through? Bring your little one’s to the Haunted Howler next door.. Details
$5 (with food bank donation) $20 family of 5
Monster Mash-Up Movie Marathon
Every year at Halloween there are those movies you just have to watch. Those classic scary flicks that make your skin crawl & keep you up at night, but the unspoken thrill you get from re-watching them year after year is tradition!
This year we’re bringing that tradition to the giant screen with our 2nd annual Monster Mash-Up Movie Marathon.
Some films are 18+ and you will be asked to show I.D. Details
$9.95
Halloween Howl
Join us for spooks, ghouls and family fun at our annual Halloween Howl! Wear your costumes and practice your scares for Halloween. Details
11510 153 Ave NW, Edmonton
$7 to $9
Trunk or Treat
Wear your costume and come on out to Legacy Park and trunk or treat for treats! Details
$2/person
Spooky Organ Concert
Be prepared to be entertained in a spooky, mysterious atmosphere and experience the return of the Halloween Spooky Organ Concert! This ghoulish event features three organists – Ria Busink, Ashley Tenbrinke, and Tammy-Jo Mortensen playing some seasonal favourites and is not for the faint of heart! There will be some sweet treats as well. Come in costume – if you DARE! Details
Adults $15, Child $5
The Garneau Ghost Light Tour
Get a rare glimpse at the history and hidden spaces of Edmonton’s grand Art Deco Garneau Theatre. Your host Dave Clarke takes you on a tour of the Garneau’s storied past and backstage haunts. We can only accommodate a few for the tour – book early to avoid disappointment.
Edmonton
$5.
Spooky Saturday
Spooky Saturday is waiting..The ghosts come out as the Museum lights are dimmed. Enjoy Halloween activities with your family and friends and try out your costumes early. Flashlights recommended. Details
$5/person, ages 2 & under free
Headless Carrot Halloween Party!
Get your freak on at The Carrot. An evening of spook-tacular fun for young adults, and adults.Trick or treat?! Prizes for best costume. Join us for fire pits, marshmallows, music, games, and more spooky fun!
Edmonton
Free
Halloween Movies at Metro
Join Metro’s monster mob for a devilish double feature treat this Halloween. Are you ready to meet the very special guest that dwells in the depths of The House on Haunted Hill? Features live gimmicks and classic cartoons. Details
Varies; 1:00 PM movies Free admission for kids 12 & under, Ghostbusters by food bank donation,
Halloween Comicfest
Get Free Comics during Halloween Comicfest. Head to a participating comic shop to get free comics! Also be on the look-out for mini-comic packs that will be available in comic shops which are great to pass out to trick-or-treaters on Halloween! Details
Free
Boo at the Zoo
Get Closer…Be not afraid this Halloween! Wear your coolest costume, bring your reusable trick-or-treat bags, and “get closer” to the spooky wonders of the animal kingdom. Details
Regular admission
Norman Foote’s Halloween Howl
Norman Foote is a JUNO award-winning entertainer who has received International acclaim for his song writing, outrageous props and off beat sense of humour. His musicality is like no other, mixing clever hooks, witty wordplay and comedy all to great effect. In “The Howl”….music, costumes and Halloween all come together in an engaging concert for youth and families. Norman will share the stage with the most creative and colourful children’s choir you will ever see, his “animated wall of costumed singers”. Details
$20
Halloween Howl
The Halloween Howl Fun Run and Walk, supports life-changing diabetes research through family fun and exercise. Additionally, the Halloween Howl helps raise brand awareness for both the Alberta Diabetes Foundation and our valued partners. Details
Edmonton
$20-$45
Hallow-whinny
Make a Halloween Craft, Watch the Parade of Halloween costumed horses, treats for kids in costumes and more! Details
Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association, 12504 Fox Drive Northwes, Edmonton
$15 per family
Howloween
Bring your pets for some trick AND treating (get a treat for a trick!) to enjoy home made pet treats baked with love by our volunteers and some special treats from Bone & Biscuit. Human candy will be on site too for our two-legged family members! Finish off the afternoon with a trip to our SPOOKY haunted house! Details
Rossdale Community Hall, 10135 96 Ave, Edmonton
$10
Virtual Reality Haunted House!
Inception VR is back at Londonderry for a TWO day VR Haunted House! It will feature experiences both scary and kid friendly, so all ages are welcome! If you’re ready to experience ghosts, ghouls and goblins in virtual reality, check us out. Details
The Phantom of the Opera
No tricks or treats, just a late-night Halloween tradition! Bring your ghoulfriend to this silent horror-comedy, screened to live organ accompaniment, followed by a spooktacular party in the Winspear lobby. Details
$24.00
World’s Largest Indoor Trick or Treat Festival
Enjoy trick or treating in a fun, safe and warm environment! Participants can pick up their candy bag and map at Guest Services or at any of the six pickup locations across the Mall. Participating retailers will also be handing out candy to little ones dressed in Halloween costumes. For those under 13-. Details
Free
Happy Haunting
This Halloween, come to Mill Woods Town Centre before a night of trick or treating for a fang-tastic experience of games and delicious treats at our 6 stations throughout the mall. Details
2331 66 Street., Edmonton
Free
Trunk or Treat
Come to our annual Trunk or Treat event. Warm yourself up by the fire and have a cup of hot chocolate. We will even have some hotdogs for you to munch on while the kids go from Trunk to Trunk collecting candy. Details
6712 Delwood Rd, Edmonton
Free
Halloween Party Kidco
A spooktacular afternoon filled with crafts, activities, and snacks!
And don’t forget to wear a costume for the chance to win some amazing prizes in our costume contest!! Details
1925 – 105 Street, Edmonton
Free
Happy Halloween Fun
Join us at the Happy Halloween event for trick-or-Treating with almost all of our retailers participating! At the event there will be: Special effects photobooth, Balloon artists, Halloween themed games and crafts and most importantly CANDY for all! Details
Free
Trick or Treating!
Join us on October 31st for some spooky trick or treating! Stay warm and collect delicious treats from all your favourite retailers. There will also be three candy stations set up throughout the mall! ! Details
Edmonton
Free
Family Friendly Trick-or-Treat
Stay warm and come down to the facility with the little ones to trick-or-treat this Halloween! Take a picture of your cuties in their best costumes and tag #muttarthalloween for a chance to win prizes, passes and more!! Details
Regular Admission
Haunted Showhome Fundraiser
Sterling Homes present First Ever Haunted Showhome Fundraiser. There will be animatronic’s, fog, strobes and live animations. We will be collecting donations for Santa’s Anonymous and the Edmonton Food Bank for entry. Details
FREE
Adult Halloween Events & Parties in Edmonton 2018
Murder at Makeout Point
CHIMPROV – Halloween Edition on October 27, 2018 | 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM
$12 to $14
FESTIVAL OF FEAR
Film Festival’s Genres, include, Horror Films, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Cult, Fantastic, and much more. Details
$14.95 – $78.00
Dead Centre of Town XI
Edmonton’s only live action horror show inspired by true history possesses the Blatchford Field Air Hangar at Fort Edmonton Park. Forget what you know: the 11th Annual Dead Centre of Town presents its most immersive, horrifying experience yet.18+. Details
$25 to $30
DARK
DARK will be here to haunt you to your core. There is nowhere to hide on the DARK streets of Fort Edmonton Park nestled deep in the river valley. Feel the adrenaline pump through your veins this Halloween as your mind is sent into a state of terror you’ve never felt before as you experience three horrifying attractions. Rated 14A Details
$30 for all three haunts
A. Hitchcock Horror Film Double Bill R
The Birds: A wealthy San Francisco socialite follows a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Psycho: Phoenix secretary Marion Crane, on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis, is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm. Travelling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung proprietor Norman Bates, a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a difficult relationship with his mother. Details
$10.00 to $11.42
DEDfest
With A Vengeance. DEDfest is Western Canada’s premiere horror, cult and sci-fi film fest! DEDfest is returning from the grave for one more special presentation this October 18-20! Featuring action, horror, sci-fi, cult, and documentary films from across the globe, DEDfest With A Vengeance will blow the roof off the house for one glorious weekend! Details
8712 109 Street, Edmonton
Varies
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Let’s do the Time Warp again! The adventure begins where it always does, as newly engaged Brad and Janet encounter car trouble in rainy weather. When they stop to look for help, they find themselves at the castle of the charming transvestite, Dr. Frank-N-Furter. They’re offered shelter for the night, but will they want to stay? Audience participation is encouraged. Dress up, bring props, and sing along! Shadow cast by Edmonton’s Low Down Cheap Little Punks… Details
October 26 & 27, 2018 | 10:00 PM
$16
Annual Halloween Mash
Once again Metro Cinema invites you to join us for a spooky Halloween night celebration. This time around we are presenting a pair of 3D classics, along with vintage cartoons and maybe some special surprises. Details
Edmonton
$8 to $13
Halloween Howler
You’re never too old to rock out at Halloween! Get dressed in your best costume and shake your bones in the heart of Edmonton’s River Valley with a deadly line-up! 100.3 The Bear, Nitza’s Pizza Wye Road and Trixstar present the 26th annual HALLOWEEN HOWLER featuring Stone Temple Pilots with guests 18+ Details
$74.65 + applicable charges
Never Murder on Halloween
Halloween themed Murder Mystery during cocktails and dinner with seven professional actors dispersed amongst the guests incognito until…all hell breaks loose. Details
4810 Calgary Trail South, Edmonton
$89 + charges
Are you Afraid of the Dark?
From Count Dracula to the Wolf Man, and the Mummy to Frankenstein, do you dare to meet these legendary monsters in the dark? Walk our museum gallery and meet monsters from our ghoulish movie past. Details
$15
Scream
SCREAM… the undisputed champion of Halloween events in Western Canada for over 10 years. It’s no surprise that SCREAM sells out every year – boasting massive DJ LINE-UP’s combined with amazing production and décor. 18+ Details
$89.00 to $124 + chargess
Ghostly Residents
Join us in the Empire Ballroom for the Halloween event of the year! The spook will roll in, and the mystery behind all of our ghostly history will envelop you for the evening. The Ghostly figures will inhabit our corridors and possibly entice some of our other shadowed guests to come out of the woodwork in honour of the night!! Details
$125 + GST
All Hallows Eve
Whether or not it’s a dark and stormy night, All Hallows’ Eve at your AGA will be the place for vintage chills and thrills. Halloween is taking over the gallery and ghosts and ghouls, witches and skeletons, and all things that go bump in the night are coming out to play. Details
$39 Early Bird
Halloween High Tea
High tea inspired by Halloween. Our High Tea includes an amuse bouche, a 3-tiered tea tray with savouries, pastries and petit fours, and your choice of our exclusive tea selection. Details
$65
Halloween Brewmaster’s Dinner
Executive Chef Peter Skwaruk invites you to a spooky edition of our Brewmaster’s Dinner on Tuesday, October 30th. This month we’ve partnered up with Big Rock Brewery to create a completely custom four-course dinner and craft beer pairing. Details
$60
Adults only trick-or-treat night.
Spend your evening trick-or-treating with other adults and enjoying pumpkin flavoured beer and spooky drink specials at Culina. Wear your best costume, share a picture on social media using the hashtag #muttarthalloween and be entered to win prizes. Details
Regular Admission
CREATING THE PARANORMAL
This evening gala is all about separating reality from fantasy in the paranormal field, including dinner in the historic Starlite Room’s new restaurant, The Revival.
Join us for an immersive evening into paranormal research, explore real cases, hear about encounters in the Starlite Room itself, and learn how we influence the environment around us. Details
$39.95 – $79.95
Graveyard Spirits
Be our #polterguest this halloween season with our first annual CanScare Halloween Party and Fundraiser!
Join us for spooky drinks, performances and lot’s of tricks and treats as we countdown to the witching hour in style! CanScare’s expert team of designers will be transforming the venue in to a detailed and immersive graveyard, with lot’s of special effects and surprises! Details
$20
Halloween at Grindstone Theatre
With grizzly ghouls and wicked witchcraft this one of a kind, ONE NIGHT ONLY, story telling experience is the perfect way to spend the spookiest day of the year. Join Leeboyes this Halloween for cheeky chills and camp thrills as he brings to life Bloodbath Peak! Details
The Besties are back for their second cabaret! This time, our intrepid best friends (Joyanne Rudiak and Trish van Doornum) share some spooktacular Halloween-themed musical delights and maybe a costume change or two. They’ll also be giving out treats for the best audience costumes – so bring your best, worst, and anything in between! Details
$12
Other Halloween Events
Studio 54 Halloween Party
Journey Back to 70’s with the ultimate DISCO party as we turn Halley’s club into Studio54 for one night only. The ARCHITEKS: 7-piece dance band playing all your favorite disco songs live on the BIG STAGE! 8 pm – 11 pm. Voted Edmonton’s Best DJ, TyCo of Hot 107 will be keeping the party WILD all night long! 11 – 2 am
Halloween Weekend
The Full Circle, The Betty ALice Effect, SLant SIx ,Mooney’s Bay.
A Very Bohemia Halloween
Come get spooky and weird in the spirit of Halloween with us here at Bohemia. Dress up, or don’t . Great Music, Food & Drinks! Featuring Escape Goat, Departers, The Ray Joseph Band, The Belle Reve Escape
Bad X BOOjee
Edmontons Biggers Urban Halloween Party. HIP HOP RNB DANCEHALL OLD SCHOOL PARTY ANTHEMS ALL NIGHT!!!
Halloween Bash
Come out to our 4th annual pre halloween show and party, featuring Neiva Nyx, Bonglord and the Dongswords – doing some Medical Pilot covers, and new band The Cat Sass.
Halloween 2 Anthem
with Larry Enticer!
GRIESBACH HALLOWEEN BASH!
Featuring live music by the BRIDGE MOTEL band.
Night of the Living Bass Head
Krafty Kuts & Rene La Vice at Chvrch Of John presented by UBK. Details
EURO Discoteka NIGHT
Halloween EURO DISCOteka NIGHT
Costumes are OPTIONAL! But the Best costume wins a big prize!
DJ Jacus and the Best dance Hits from around the world!
Euro, Latin, Top 40!
Halloween-Wine Down
Halloween Party.
Phantom of the Opera Halloween
A dark, mysterious and intimate Masquerade Ball! The Million Dollar Dreamers: 9-piece big band playing all your favorite modern hits back into the swing era on the BIG STAGE! 8 pm – 11 pm. Tyler Collins (TyCo) of Hot 107 will be keeping the party mysterious all night long! 11 – 2 am. Hosted by the Fabulista himself Randall MacDonald, bringing his experiences of attending the worlds most extravagant parties to Edmonton’s classiest venue. Details
SBK Freak Nights
SBK Freaks Night is a Halloween party with a Latin flavor. This night is a great night to dress up, take a dance lesson, and dance the night away incognito!! Details
Divine Trash: Halloween 2018
The worlds best Divine Impersonator is coming to #yourgaybar – along with superstar DJ Pornstar and Casey Everett — and over $1000 in costume prizes.
Halloween Revue
Candy & Beer Pairing
Come thirsty and bring your sweet tooth to this pairing! We sat down with our brewers and figured out what the best Halloween candy is to pair with our different styles of beer. Details
Halloween on Halloween
Edmonton’s Best Dance Club celebrates everyone’s favorite holiday – with a wild Wednesday, Sauza-special, $1000 in cash prizes, and more! Details
Halloween Party
Up for a scary good time? Join The Rec Room for their Halloween party with DJ DephBoy. Details
Harry Potter Hallowe’en Feast and Trivia
This event will feature a 50 question trivia round From the Harry Potter Movie Series, as well as a Themed Costume contest with cash prizes. The night will also include special food and drink menus. Details
W, Edmonton
My Chemical Bromance Halloween show!
My Chemical Bromace (A MCR cover band) will be hitting Denizen and playing all the best My Chemical Romance hits you remember! Details
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