Halloween in Ottawa – Family & Adult Events 2018

Things to do in Ottawa this Halloween 2018

A list of family Halloween activities & adult Halloween events/parties in and around Ottawa.

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Family / Teen Halloween Activities in Ottawa 2018

Saunders Farm

The World-Famous Haunting Season at Saunders Farm is a family tradition for over 25 years. With over 35 attractions, live shows, a parade, 9 Hedge Mazes, peddle carts, 10 food booths, a huge pumpkin patch, it’s a spook-tacular experience for the whole family.

Frightfest (Night Time) at Saunders Farm is Canada’s #1 Haunted attraction with 6 fright sites (Haunts), live original shows, street theater, Ag-Arcade games, 9 food booths and a tavern. Not recommended for kids under 10.   

 Pumpkinfest

Our farm is transformed into a giant Halloween playground. Bring a picnic and come join us for a ghostly gathering in a country setting. Details

 Skreamers

Local residents and rival farmers have long suspected that something unnatural has been happening out at the Proulx Farm in Orleans, with reports of blood-curdling screams, a foul stench, unexplained power outages, and inexplicably lush & large crops.
No proof of foul-play has ever been found… Until now.
Authorities are urging the public to report ANYTHING UNUSUAL they see at the Proulx Farm, and to use extreme caution when in the Cumberland Area.. Details

 Acres of Terror

The Spooky Wagon Ride™ includes a fun-filled time exploring all the attractions and enjoying the activities we have for you. Attractions include The Spooky Wagon Ride™, The Spooky Village, Kid’s Spooky House, The Fog Maze, The House of Terror. We have approximately 50 human actors ready to scare you at any given time!

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Pumpkinferno

 Pumpkin Party!

Looking for a safe, family-friendly place to celebrate Halloween? We’re pulling out all the spooky stops with a costume parade (make sure to don your Halloween best!), face painting, and pumpkin decorating. The museum is definitely the place to be for Halloween fun! Details

 Haunt Nights

Explore Watson’s Mill as it turns spooky with our 4 level haunted house. 10+  Details

 Fairy Tale Frightfest

Join us for a family-friendly Halloween celebration. Characters from your favourite stories have taken over the Estate! Come dressed in your costume and explore Ottawa-inspired fairy tale realms. Complete fun Halloween activities, or tricks, to enjoy a delicious treat. *Please dress appropriately for weather conditions; activities will take place both indoors and outdoors.  Details

 Children’s Halloweens Party

Come to Watson’s Mill for a frighteningly good time, graveyard games, spooky crafts and more!  Details

 Haunted House on the Hill

 Incident at the Bunker

Guests will be led on an interactive adventure with the undead, deep inside the labyrinth that is the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum. This one-of-a-kind Halloween experience is a perfect combination of humour, storytelling, interactive challenges, unexpected surprises,  and of course…zombies. Details

 A Very Supernatural Overnighter

Halloween Themed Laser Tag   Details

 Barnyard Hallowe’en

It’s a Barnyard Halloween at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum! You are invited to enjoy special activities just right for the occasion. Make some ghoulish treats, create a creepy craft, learn all about bats, visit a spooky barn and take part in Halloween games. Costumed visitors young and old alike can join the costume parade. Children will be able to decorate a pumpkin to bring home too ($). Details

Halloween Hijinks

We’re exploring Halloween’s more mischievous origins at Halloween Hijinks! Before trick-or-treating became the norm, Halloween was the night all the pranksters came out to play. Follow the clues to help us identify who’s been causing mischief at the museum. Wear your costume and enjoy a few yummy treats along the way. Details

 Trick or Toccata

Featuring a performance of one of the most fear-inspiring works of all time, Bach-Stokowski’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, as well as Mussorgsky’s frantic musical nightmare “Night on Bald Mountain”, OPO pays tribute to universally recognized classical scores that conjure the darkest of our cinematic memories! Details

Halloween Dog Parade

Dogs and dog lovers from all over the National Capital Region will be celebrating Halloween by dressing up their doggos (and perhaps themselves) for an afternoon of fun, food and fido. There will be prizes for best costumed dogs, celebrity judges, food and drinks, vendors, and, of course, the Parade of Dogs.
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Halloween pARTy

Crafts, Face Painting, Photo Booth, Storytelling, Costume Parade, Bake Sale, and more! Our theme this year is inspired by sorcerers and magicians! Come Costumed!  Details

Trick or Treat with the Mayor

Come Trick or Treat with the Mayor and your favourite costumed characters outdoors on Marion Dewar Plaza. See what’s brewing in the Spooky Witches Den before visiting Dorothy, the Wonderful Wizard, and all of their friends in the nearby Land of Oz. Be wowed and get up close to some amazing little creatures then decorate your very own miniature pumpkin!The fun continues indoors with hot chocolate and cookies in the Hocus Pocus Café in Jean Pigott Place.
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Lansdowne Park Pumpkin Derby

Design a pumpkin race car, build it, and let your imagination run wild to create an eye-catching racer. Compete for prizes and bragging rights at The 4th Annual Lansdowne Park Pumpkin Derby! It’s a gravity race; the pumpkin racers roll down a ramp and hopefully make it to the finish line. Tons of fun free activities for all ages!  Pumpkin Races, Mini Derby, Carnival games, Halloween Tunnel, Loose Parts Playground , Arts & crafts, Tie dye table (bring a t-shirt), Glitter tattoos, Giant games, Inflatables,  Trick or Treat, Laser Quest,  TryUmph Gymnastics, Big Sky Ranch,  Moov Ottawa, 100% Martial Arts.
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Lansdowne Fright

The 67’s host the Sudbury Wolves in the annual Halloween Fright. The staff and mascots will be dressing up so you should too! Everyone in attendance is encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to the game and join us for a Costume Parade in the game. The Ottawa Orchestra will be there as well playing spooky music with 3D printed instruments!  Details

From Beyond the Grave

On Halloween night, the grounds of Rideau Hall will be transformed into a haunted Victorian cemetery. You are invited to follow a path through the grounds where you might encounter the ghost of a governor general, a zombie chef, or a headless coachman. One thing is certain: the dead will not be forgotten.Rideau Hall staff will be on hand to distribute goodies to trick-or-treaters of all ages.  Details

 Toddler Halloween Hunt

Come dressed up in your favourite costume. Discover spooky (and cute) ghosts and monsters throughout the museum to collect treats. There’s plenty of open space to run around and have fun in the Bunker. Feel free to bring a lunch and eat in our cafeteria!   Details

 Halloween Supper

Come and eat a three course meal in the prison cells which will be completely transformed for this Halloween event. After dinner, you will be treated to a spooky tour of the old jail.   Details

 Haunted Jail

People of all ages are invited to come and take part in our fun and spooky event. There will be a section reserved for younger children and another section for those who would like a more frightening experience. There will also be Halloween treats to be handed out to trick or treaters.    Details

Adult Halloween Events & Parties in Ottawa

1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

A live musical version of the timeless cult classic.   Details

2. Murder Mystery – The CodFather

Join the Delivisata “Family” as they mourn the passing of Eddy The Shark Delivista, in “The CodFather”, a gut-bustingly funny tribute to disorganized crime. Dress up in your best mobster-wear and get reunited with long lost relatives, but be careful! There’s a killer at large and a body is bound to drop when you least expect it. This is definitely a memorial service you’ll never forget!!   Details

3. Cliff Hanger

4. St James Cemetery Walk

Join us on this dark and daring tour through St. James Anglican Cemetery! You’ll learn about local history while meeting some of those buried here and hear about burial customs, brazen grave robbers and more!   Details

5. Frankenstein, It’s Alive…with Orchestra

The Rideau Lakes Orchestra performs the musical score under the dialogue of the 1931 classic horror film Frankenstein. This is the Ontario premiere of Michael Shapiro’s haunting musical score!  Details

6. Haunted Horaceville

Immerse yourself in the legends and lore of the Ottawa Valley…if you dare. Bring your friends and gather around the fire for a live storytelling program that will truly take history beyond the ordinary. These ghostly tales will leave you unsettled, a familiar feeling to early settlers during Hallow’een. A lantern-lit tour of the house and grounds will add to the atmosphere and hot apple cider will be served for a seasonal treat. Featuring guest storyteller Marie Bilodeau. Details

7. A Night on Death Row

The ultimate Halloween experience! This package includes a premium Ghosts and the Gallows tour followed by a night in an authentic (3 foot by 9 foot) single cell on the haunted 8th floor of the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel! Are you brave enough to stay the night? On this premium tour you will hear the many ghost stories of the jail and will have extra time to explore the cells and take part in unique activities. Check in is after the tour and requires photo ID. Check out is 11am. Free continental breakfast included! Details

8. Halloween in a Warehouse

Deep Therapy showcases the sounds of deep and cutting edge house music in a unique and inviting atmosphere that defies the ordinary. It’s your remedy from the mainstream, and it’s cheaper than a psychiatrist!!  Details

9. Halloween Emocore 2

mbrs of We Were Sharks/Premonition performing Taking Back Sunday, My Friend PJ performing Jimmy Eat World, Mosely performing Thrice, Slip performing My Chemical Romance’s Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge.  Details

10. Great Pumpkin Ball

Join 750 costumed-revelers at Ottawa’s BIGGEST and BEST annual Halloween event. Party on 2 floors at one of the city’s most unique event venues – the St. Brigid’s Haunted Castle located in the Byward Market. This year marks our 10th anniversary with the theme “Poison: Descent into Darkness”.   Details

11. Spectrasonic Hallowe’en Party

 With The Lazys, The Standstills Details

12. WitchCRAFT Halloween Party!

13. Halloween Charity Ball

Every Halloween Barrymores brings together people from a diverse range of Ottawa’s spiritual and cultural communities to celebrate Hallowe’en while giving back to the local community. It has been Ottawa’s BIGGEST Halloween party for the past 16 years and this year will be no exception.   Details

14. Victorian Séance

15. Victorian Séance

Discover one of the more mysterious sides of Victorian history with a traditional séance led by a psychic medium. Did you know… spiritualism was a popular trend of the Victorian era reflecting a widespread fascination with questions of the afterlife as well as the enigmatic workings of emerging communication technologies like the telegraph and telephone. Light refreshments will be served.   Details

16. More Ottawa Halloween Parties & Events on October 26

1. Halloween Nightmares @ The Bourbon Room, 400 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa
2. The Sober Second Thoughts Presents: First Annual Halloween Spooktacular @ Vimy Brewing Company

14. More Ottawa Halloween Parties & Events on October 27

1. Ottawa Fright Night @ The Show Ottawa

15. More Ottawa Halloween Parties & Events on October 28

1. Monkey Rock Music Halloween Party @ Lone Star Texas Grill

16. More Ottawa Halloween Parties & Events on October 31

1. Ottawa Halloween Party @  The Bourbon Room, 400 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa
2. Halloween Thriller @ The Show Ottawa

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