Edmonton
Things to do in Edmonton this Halloween 2017
A list of family Halloween activities & adult Halloween events/parties including free Halloween events across Alberta Capital region.
Family / Teen Halloween Activities in Edmonton
1. Haunted Pumpkin Festival
$15
2. Deadmonton Haunted House
Deadmonton House is the first of its kind, haunted house located in downtown Edmonton. 12+ Event. Details
November 3 to 5, 2017
Edmonton
$24
3. 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
4. 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
$10 & up
5. Galaxyland’s Haunted House
Grab your bravest friends and try to make it through Edmonton’s scariest haunted house…and don’t say we didn’t warn you. Details
$4
6. Halloween Howl Bonfire
Get out your best costume and come join us at the Nature Centre for our free Halloween Howl Bonfire! Go on a spooky nature walk, tell some ghost stories, and play some ghostly games. Make sure you don’t forget a chair and a reusable mug for some tasty hot chocolate. Details
Free
7. 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
8. Haunted House
We love Halloween and enjoy giving people a place to get into the Halloween spirit. We welcome people of all ages to test their bravery within the house. In the past years we have had 3 year olds go through no problem and 10 year olds run out screaming. It all depends on the child. We are happy to watch the nervous ones while you go through the house. We do not use real people within the haunted house to scare you but don’t worry, we have plenty to get the hair raising on the back of your neck. Details
Free/Donations accepted for Food Bank and 2 animal rescue societies
9. Spooktacular
Bring the whole family to this spooky evening full of tricksters, games, treats, and more! How brave are you? The deeper into the Park you explore toward 1885 Street, the spookier and scarier your experience. There will be roving entertainers, and something for everyone in your family to enjoy. Details
$23.80
10. Halloween Monsters
Drop-in event. Tempt fate and take a roll with a 20-sided dice to create spooky and zany monsters. Take inspiration from Faye Heavyshield: Calling Stones (Conversations), with its stark shapes and contrasting colours. Survive the studio and walk away with something to scare away any monster (or trick-or-treater) this Halloween! Details
$15
11. School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
From magical plants to explosive demonstrations, see how magic can be achieved with a little help from science. The day will host a series of magic-themed hands-on science activities for children ages 7 – 12 and their families. Details
87 ave and 114 st, Edmonton
Free – Tickets on sale -Oct 1
12. Halloween Howl
The Halloween Howl is a fun, family friendly event that includes a 3K and 5K fun run/walk and a chip-timed 10K competitive run. Participants are encouraged to dress up and prizes are awarded for the best costumes. Bringing out an enthusiastic and diverse crowd of individuals, teams and families this event also includes an ever growing Lifestyle Expo and Kidzone. Details
$20 to $40
13. 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
14. Fright Night
Kicking off Halloween weekend, we are pleased to announce the return of Fright Night! The music will be loud, the lights dimmed and the rides unlimited. There will a costume contest, on-site special effects and DJ Chad Cook from HOT 107 will keep the fun going all night long. Admission also includes a walk through Edmonton’s scariest haunted house, so make sure to bring your bravest friends to help you make it through! Details
Regular Admission
15. 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
$7.50 to $12.00
16. Pumpkin Patch Pyramids
Something spooky is going down at the Muttart. Put on your capes, dresses, cowls and masks and have a ‘ghoulishly’ good time. Make a Halloween craft, get some treats, play some games and make some cool new friends. And don’t forget to take in our Feature Pyramid ‘Curse of the Chrysanthemummies’. Details
Regular Admission.
17. 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.
18. Deadwood 2017
Journey through the Fort Saskatchewan Museum during this haunted tour. Details
10006 – 100 Avenue, Fort Saskatchewan
TBA
19. 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
20. 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
$3 to $5
21. Trunk or Treat
Wear your costume and come on out to Legacy Park and trunk or treat for treats! Details
$2/person
22. Haunted Halloween Skate
Come dressed in your favourite costume, bring your family and enjoy this Halloween themed skating event! Halloween themed music, Haunted House, Treat, Prizes for costumes.
80-1 Avenue, Ardrossan
Free
23. 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
24. Halloween Mash
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? If that doesn’t thrill you how about a madman murdering with all the plagues of Egypt at his fingertips in The Abominable Dr. Phibes? Even better than trick or treating this double dose of terrifying chills and gruesome guffaws will fill your evening with devious delights. Features live gimmicks and classic cartoons. Details
$9.00 – $12.00
25. 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
26. Spooky Science
This Halloween Weekend things at the science centre are getting a little bit eerie! Join us for some ghostly fun…. BOO! Details
Regular Admission
27. Halloween Extravaganza
ACTSS’ 17th Annual Halloween Extravaganza, Edmonton’s pet and family friendly fundraiser that raises much needed funds to subsidize pet cancer treatments in Alberta. Fetch your family and friends for an extraordinary evening of food, fun and fantastic finds in the raffles, silent and live auctions! Details
$20 to $85
28. Paranormal Tour
Learn paranormal investigation protocol and techniques while conducting a live paranormal investigation the night before Halloween! We encourage you to wear your Halloween costume to this program if you would like to. Visions Intuitive Paranormal Services, based out of Edmonton, will guide participants through the Historical Village at the Fort Heritage Precinct in search of signs of paranormal activity while explaining the process of paranormal investigation. 14+ Details
Fort Saskatchewan
$30 (join for waitlist)
29. Murder Mime the Musical
Max Barnicus is a talented opera singer with a bright future, until he loses his voice in an unfortunate singing accident. His dreams crushed, he finds himself in a multitude of hapless circumstances involving betrayal, loss, jealousy, heartbreak, and reality TV. Spoiler alert: there is also murder and miming. This black comedy is an original work written, composed, and produced right here in Edmonton. 14+ Details
10330 84 Ave NW, Edmonton
$20 to $25
30. The Monster
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
31. 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
32. Halloween Bash for Youth
Join us for a haunted house, games, a dance, candy and more. Prize for best costume. For 11 to 17. Details
$5
33. 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
34. Trick or Treat a Gator
Stop by your local Martin Deerline in your Halloween costume and get a FREE small toy gator. Details
Free
35. Trick or Treat Halloween BBQ
Tricks to be Played & Treats to be won!
Haunted BBQ and Halloween Goodies, Eerie Treats for your Four Legged Friends, Car Savings Worth Screaming About, Chance to Win 4 Tickets to Deadmonton Haunted House for October 31st, And Much More. Details
Free
36. Halloween Glow Party
Glow necklaces, Glow bracelets
Halloween Music, Halloween Line Dance
Candy Bag to fill, Candy, Chocolate, Prizes. Details
$5 per person
37. Trunk or Treat
If you are out and about Trick or Treating why not stop by and say hi! 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. We look forward to seeing you and all the amazing costumes. Details
6712 Delwood Rd, Edmonton
Free
38. Happy Hauntings Halloween Fun
Join us at the Happy Hauntings Halloween event for trick-or-Treating with almost all of our retailers participating! At the event there will be: Special effects photobooth, Balloon artists, Virtual Reality haunted theme game, Halloween themed games and crafts and most importantly CANDY for all! Details
Free
Adult Halloween Events & Parties in Edmonton 2017
1. Halloween Paint Night!
$75
2. FESTIVAL OF FEAR International Film Festival
Film Festival’s Genres, include, Horror Films, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Cult, Fantastic, and much more. Details
$12 & up
3. Midway Monstrosities
Back for another night of fright, kittens? Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Edmonton’s only traveling historical live action horror show possesses the 1920 Johnny J Jones Midway at Fort Edmonton Park. Details
$28.57 & up
4. Ode to Poe Radio Show
Experience classic stories from master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe, presented as a live radio show. Watch Poe’s terrifying characters come to life before your very eyes, accompanied by spooky sound effects, spine-chilling music, and more live on stage in the vintage Capitol Theatre! Details
$23.80
5. Room 237 & The Shining
Perhaps one of the most classic horror and suspense films ever made, director Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining will take you on a twisted trip of growing paranoia as you watch a family’s sanity unravel when they stay as caretakers at the desolate and creepy Overlook Hotel. Details
$15.00 to $17.14
6. DEDfest
DEDfest is Western Canada’s premiere horror, cult and sci-fi film fest! Details
8712 109 Street, Edmonton
Varies
7. Monster Mash-Up Movie Marathon
Maybe they inspired nightmares and kept you up at night, or maybe they made your skin crawl with an unspoken thrill — either way, these cult-horror classics left an impression. Details
The Monster Squad (1987)on Friday, October 27 at 7:00 PM PM
$9.95 for 1 movie
8. Scary Nasty
Watch Kids in the Hall Kevin McDonald and Die-Nasty Improv Troupe act out comedy sketches that are more kooky than spooky, and enjoy the lighter side of the scariest time of the year. And remember: with improv comedy, you never know what will happen – or who else will show up… Details
$23.80
9.Theresa Caputo
Theresa Caputo, psychic medium and star of the hit TLC show, Long Island Medium, will give interactive readings to audience members throughout the show and will also share personal stories about her life and her unique gifts. (This is not a Halloween themed event) Details
$39.75 – $89.75
10. The Witching Hour
Let your imagination run wild after dark at our Spooktacular 2017: The Witching Hour. The further into the park you go, the scarier it gets in this nightly indoor and outdoor event filled with terrors that are sure to get you in the Halloween mood. Details
11. Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner
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
12. Zombie Godfather: Films of George A. Romero
Join DEDfest and The Metro Cinema as we celebrate the life and career of the godfather of zombie films, George A. Romero (1940 – 2017). On the night of October 1st, 1968, the world was exposed to one of the most influential, ground-breaking genre films in the history of cinema: The Night of the Living Dead. Romero did more than anyone else to sustain the horror genre, and he never abandoned his vision. Luckily for us his works endures, so come be brought back to life with this film tribute. . Details
Friday October 27, 2017 | 9:30PM
$12.00
The Rocky Horror Picture Show on October 26 & 28 @ Garneau Theatre
13. Fears & Phobias
Are you afraid of the dark? Feel anxious in confined spaces? Does the thought or sight of spiders make your skin crawl? For most of us, there is one thing that inspires our deepest, darkest fears..Guest experts will explore what fear is, why some fears are really common, and whether or not these fears are founded. Details
$19.95 to $25.95
14. Halloween Howler
100.3 The Bear and Nitza’s Pizza Wye Road Present The 25th Annual Halloween Howler
Special guests include Comedy Daredevil Ryan Stock and AmberLynn and DJ Harman B. 18+ Details
$59.95 + charges
15. Are you Afraid of the Dark?
The Crazed Doll Maker is on the prowl. So beware and take care – her chosen “doll” parts will horrify you. When the lights go out, the dolls will rise …. to greet you. Who is behind this gruesome craft – solve the mystery and you may get out alive! Details
$15
16. 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
$89.95 to $129.95 + charges
17. Bad and Boojee Halloween Massive
W/ Al V, Dj Grizz And TNT. 18+ Details
$20.00 – $25.00
18. Halloween Masquerade
Join us in the Empire Ballroom for the Halloween Masquerade of the year! The spook will roll in and the mystery behind the mask will envelop you for the evening. The Phantom of the Opera 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
19. Dial R for Refinery
Celebrate the darker side of Refinery this Halloween with Danse Macabre – the Dance of the Dead. Taking inspiration from current exhibitions, this late-night art party conjures ideas of morality and mortality. Details
$22.50 – $45
20. Beaumont’s Best Halloween Bash
Join us for the 10th Annual Beaumont’s Best Halloween Bash! Live Music from RadioActive, Shaguar and Hudson Cruiser. Details
$20
21. Dead Roses Halloween Party
Ft. Stylust Beats. Starting off as a Hip Hop DJ in 98’, Stylust Beats quickly got into the production game. While spending many years exploring many genres, finding his own sound and honing his craft, Stylust has emerged to be a prominent producer in the bass music scene.. Details
$25
22. Headless Carrot Halloween Party!
Get your freak on at The Carrot. An evening of spook-tacular fun for young adults, and adults. Prizes for best costume! Music, treats, games, D.J. , and more! Licensed event. We will be having: Bonfires, Dia de los muertos Face Painting, ‘Altar’ Food Donations (to be donated to Highlands School), Thriller Dance-Off, Best Costume Prize, DJ, Creepy Crafts & Games! Tasty Treats and more!
Edmonton
Free
23. Other Halloween Events
1. Halloweekend
Regina’s DJ Reid Bourgeois is back and there’s $1000 in cash prizes for your best costumes! Details
2. Night Of The Living Punks
A Classic Halloween Horror Party Featuring – KLUSTERFUNK, ABANDIN ALL HOPE , THE CODEINES, UNABN JACE
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4. Mung, LAMS, Bogue Brigade, The Unwashed
10030 102 Street Northwest| $12
5. The Black Dahlia Murder
Suffocation, Decrepit Birth, Necrot, Worm Witch Details
6. Halloween Bands As Bands
7. HALLOWEEN HOWLER PUBCRAWL
5000 partiers, 100 buses, 12 bars, ONE record breaking pubcrawl! Details
8. EDMONTON SPOOKFEST 2017
Edmontons premier Halloween party is back for another round of memories ! This intimate atmosphere creates a unique Halloween boutique experience. If you’re tired of the bar scene, and want some place that wont take away all the work you put on your COSPLAY COSTUME or if you’re just simply wanting a fun/safe enviroment that isnt the bar or a giant ‘howler’ party then SPOOKFEST is your best bet! ! Details
9. ‘IT’ Halloween Party
Come celebrate Halloween weekend at On The Rocks with IT Theme. Dress up like any kinda of clown! There will be prizes for best costume.
10. Student Tours Club Crawl
TWO starting locations to choose from — Beercade & Pint Downtown! Details
11. 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!! Oh yes! Great way to disguise and have a great time!! To start the night, a dance lesson for 45 min, and then we switch over to DJ LEO RL and a mystery DJ for the rest of the night. Details
12. Get Out – Scary Movie Night
13. Scaraoke
14. Big Screamer Jam
15. All Hallows Eve
16. Halloween Bash!
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