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Things to do in Kitchener-Waterloo Region and beyond this Halloween 2019
A list of family Halloween activities, haunted houses & adult Halloween events/parties in Kitchener-Waterloo Region and beyond.
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Screampark
Gone are the days where you get to have breaks and compose yourself in between haunts…now you’ll have ONE CHANCE to gather your courage before entering one terrifying trek through NINE horrifying “testing sites”. Details
Admission: $30 (online), Gate $34.95
Paintball Zombie Hunt
Recruit family, friends, neighbours, co-workers and other Zombie Hunters, climb aboard our authentic military truck, leave the safety of Bingemans Screampark and travel to Ground Zero where the outbreak began. Your mission is simple… eliminate the zombies with paintball guns and save humanity. Details
$16.00
Family Fall Fun
Enjoy a family fun time at the farm. There are over 16 attractions, 5 food areas, farm fresh bakery and over 100,000 pumpkins. Attractions include 5 Acre Corn Maze, Petting Zoo, Natural Playground, Pirate Ship, Pedal Cart Track, Jumping Pillow and more. Adults and older children, check out the 2500 sq ft. Haunted house. Details
Saturday – Sunday, October 19 – 20, 26 – 27, 2019 | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Monday – Friday | October, 2019 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Synder’s Family Farm, 936685 Blenheim Rd, Bright
Weekend Admission: Online $13.99, Gate $14.99/person (+ HST); Children 2 years & under are Free, October Weekday $9.99 + HST
Fear Farm
Complete with 6 haunt experiences, 6 food areas, beer garden and entertainment throughout the Farm. This isn’t your average haunted house, it’s the Legendary Haunted Farm.
Fear Farm’s intended audience is 16 and up. Children 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Children under 8 will not be allowed entrance. Details
Synder’s Family Farm, 936685 Blenheim Rd, Ayr
General $29.99; Fast Pass: $59.99
1 pass includes all 6 haunted attractions: famous haunted hayride, 3 indoor haunted houses, 2 outdoor corn maze haunts.
Halloween @ the Library
From Halloween themed games, crafts, storytime to family Halloween dance party there is something for kids of all ages at the Public Library.
Few programs require registration
Kitchener Zombie Walk 2019
The Unliving will rise once again, and walk the streets of Kitchener! Dress up like a zombie and go for a walk. Details
Non perishable food item
Halloween Train
Join us for our Halloween Train. Trick or treat on the train for some goodies too! The round trip is approximately an hour and a half. Ride as long as you’d like! Details
Adult: $19.99; Child: $14.99; Children 13 or under wearing their fun and spooky costumes get on free.
Kids’ Hallowe’en Workshop
In combination with our exhibit Going Places, we want to make your trick or treating experience road safe. Create your own reflective, environmentally-friendly, and reusable treat bag. Learn about street safety to fully prepare you to enjoy this outdoor holiday event. After the workshop check out the Going Places exhibit from 3 to 5 p.m. included in your admission. Recommended for children 4 to 10 years of age. Details
$15 plus HST, One parent free per paying child.
Samhain (Halloween) Tartan Tea
We invite you to join us for one of McDougall’s ever-popular Tartan Teas. This time it is Halloween though and guests are invited to dress up in their favourite Halloween costume. There will be cucumber sandwiches, scones with jam and cream, and more. Details
$15 plus HST
Escape the Haunted Post Office
The doors in the Creative Studios at the Old Post Office are locking behind you! Join us for our Halloween Escape Room and see if you can solve the clues to free yourself from the haunted Old Post Office. Ages 13+. Details
Free; Register
PD Day: Monster Mash
Calling all scary monsters, funny monsters, and cute monsters! Come join Idea Exchange in Preston for some monstrous activities. Search for monsters in the library, touch a monster’s brain, make a monster, and do the Monster Mash! You can even dress up like a monster and take a picture in our photo booth. Details
Free
Halloween in the Village
Halloween in the Village is a family friendly event that will include Halloween Safety information, trick-or-treating, crafts, refreshments and more! Costumes are encouraged. A portion of the event occurs outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Details
$3.50 (online only, tickets will not be available at the door)
Horror Trail Run
The course is a 2.5km loop: Well maintained and marked trail through the forest on Camp Heidelberg property of the Optimist Club of Kitchener-Waterloo. 5km, 10km, 25km, 50km, & a 6 Hour Ultra event. Details
$25 – $75
Spooktacular Pre-Teen Halloween Bash
Yu’re invited for a night of spooky Halloween fun. Dress in your most extravagant, spooky, or silly costume and show off your skeleton or zombie inspired dance moves. This pre-teen dance will include guided exploration through SPECTRUM. Refreshments and glow-in-the-dark accessories will be available for sale (cash only). Ages: 9 – 12. Details
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
PD Day: Halloween Haunt
Free
PD Day: Halloween Hoopla
Wear your costume to the Queen’s Square location of Idea Exchange and join us for lots of spooky fun in this program to celebrate everything Halloween! Details
Free
Halloween Party
For our Halloween party, wear your spooktacular costume and be ready to have fun and sweet treats! Enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride and stroll through the lantern lit Village. What tricks will you do and what games you will play at each stop to fill your treat bag? Scary boo crafts and activities are also inside the Museum. The Halloween Party is appropriate for children up to the age of 12 years and must be accompanied by an adult. Details
$10 per child plus HST, up to two adults free with each child ticket. Children under 1 are free and do not need a ticket. $11 plus HST per EXTRA adult. Only applicable if more than two adults per paid child are attending, or for adults attending only with an infant under 1 year old.
Monster Mash Halloween Party
Dress up your little one as their favourite little monster (or any fun costume) and join us for our fun, family Halloween party!
Treats and music will be enjoyed and the Kitchener Public Library will be onsite, doing stories and crafts. Details
Free; donations for The Food Bank of Waterloo Region accepted
Hallowe’en Pumpkin Party
Don’t miss Schneider Haus’ first annual Hallowe’en Pumpkin Party! Carve a pie pumpkin right from our garden, decorate spooky bat cookies, make a scarecrow, and go on a Halloween scavenger hunt throughout the Museum. We’ll be baking pumpkin treats in the woodstove and telling folklore stories. Details
Regular admission
A Vintage Halloween
Bring the gang down for McDougall’s Family Halloween Spooktacular. It’s our annual Samhain (Halloween) Celebration and there’s something for everyone.
We’ll have treats, like home-made Scottish toffee, a “neep” (turnip) carving demonstration, and lots of fun games and crafts for the whole family. Grab a free toffee recipe while you’re there and give it a try at home.
Costumes are encouraged but not required! Details
$3 per child plus HST, adults by donation
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid!
This concert focuses on music inspired by the many traditions of Halloween; ghosts, magic, witches, cauldrons, and costumes. The composers chosen are known for their success in writing dramatic pieces for the concert hall and the opera stage. Mr. Chung is taking us to the dark side (but only for part of the concert) with Modest Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain; Hector Berlioz, March to the Scaffold from Symphonie fantastique; and Paul Dukas, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Details
Adult $20, Senior (60+) $15
Spooktacular Bash
If you dare, wear your costume and celebrate Halloween at our Spooktacular Boo Bash! Play scary boo games and make crafts to celebrate this spooky holiday inside our Museum. Details
Included with regular admission: $11 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students, $5 Children, Children four and under free, Families $25, all admissions plus HST.
Halloween Tot Parade
Dress your little ones as skeletons, spirits, and sprites, THEMUSEUM’s annual Halloween Tot Parade is here! Get ready to make a wicked goodie bag to carry all of the sweet and salty treats you collect through Halloween. The parade starts at 11:30am and will be carried around Downtown Kitchener’s local businesses. The group will be accompanied by a team of interpreters to lead the tots. Details
Halloween “Candy Buy Back” Event
Back for its 5th year, it’s our annual Halloween Candy “Buy Back” Event!
We want to make it even bigger and better than the last 4 years! Last year we collected just over 138.5 pounds of candy, and with your help, we think we can go even bigger still!!! Details
- PD Day: Mini Makers Spooktacular Crafts on Friday, October 25, 2019 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM @ Old Post Office
- Halloween Photobooth on Saturday, October 26, 2019 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM @ Old Post Office
- Halloween Party at BP – Halloween Party at BP!
Come dressed up and trick or treat at Boston Pizza! There will be fun games, colouring contest. October 27, 2019 @ Boston Pizza - Kids In Costume Eat For Free on Halloween! on Thursday, October 31, 2019 | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM @ Boston Pizza Cambridge South
- Tickets sales for Doon by Lantern Light Tours and Starry Night opens on Tuesday October 15, 2019 | 9:30 AM
- Howl-o-Ween Parade on Saturday, October 26, 2019 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM @ Kitchener City Hall
Adult Halloween Events & Parties in Kitchener-Waterloo Region 2019
Evening Ghost Walk
Put on your comfy walking shoes and join McDougall staffer Joleen Taylor, as she takes us on a spooky nighttime adventure of history, hauntings and strange tales of Galt. Participants are asked to dress for the weather and to bring a flashlight. Suitable for ages 14 plus. Details
Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | 7:00 PM
$10 plus HST. Call to pre-register
12th Annual Halloween Barn Bash
Don’t miss out on the 12 Year Anniversary of the Heatley-Smith’s Halloween Barn Bash! 19+. Details
$20
Halloween Murder Mystery
Murder Tastefully Executed invites you to put on you detective hat and solve a case during an interactive evening at the Cambridge Hotel and Conference Centre. Join us for this spooky dinner and show! Show us your Halloween Spirit – come dressed in a costume for a chance to win some spook-tacular prizes! Details
Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre, 700 Hespeler Road, Cambridge
$75/person
Witch+ Wellness Night
It’s going to be a fun filled night with lots of crystals and high vibes. Come discover your archetype through our quiz and learn all about mental wellness, get a first look at our new wonderfully witchy collections including upcycled hand painted denim/faux leather jackets (studded with crystals!), crystal malas with interchangeable guru beads and essential oil “potions,” or even get a flash soul tattoo by Off-Grid Ink. Details
The Moonshine Co, 305 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo
$0 – $50
Wicked Moon a Bellydance Extravaganza
Come check out our 6th annual Halloween Belly Dance show , where spookiness, creativity and belly dance collide. Details
Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre, 9 Princess Street East, Waterloo
$15
La Llorona – A Latin Halloween
The biggest and scariest LATIN Halloween party in KW is happening! The best LATIN mix with then best LATIN DJ’s. Details
$10
Halloween Dance
Halloween Dance featuring the awesome band, The Dirty Old Men! Fundraiser for The Schwaben Club Donau Dancers. Includes Late night buffet and various Costume Awards. Details
Schwaben Club, 1668 King St E, Kitchener
$15 in Advance, $20 at the Door
Ghost Hunts of the Old Post Office
Featuring a Ghost Hunt style made popular with years of testing. Night features free time to wander and use of investigative tools. Led by Ghost Walks. Ages 18+. Details
Old Post Office, 12 Water Street South, Cambridge
$10.00 + HST
Murder Mystery Night
Join us for an Edgar Allan Poe themed mystery night, “Murder at Poe’s Raven Party.” You have received an invitation to a raven party at the Poe Mansion in the gloomy crime-ridden city of Wraith’s Cove. The town gossips are chattering about the disreputable people on Eddie Poe’s guest list. Nevertheless, you are intrigued by the thought of a Gothic dinner party held in honour of the fiendish bird. This is where your story begins.
Themed-costumes are welcome and we’ll have props on site to help you get into character! Ages 16+. Details
Free; Register
Rocky Horror Picture Show
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is a magical phenomenon unlike anything ever before seen onscreen. Based on the stage musical by Richard O’Brien (who also appears in the film as Riff Raff), the film comes alive with unforgettable song-and-dance numbers that have come to represent the sexual liberation of the 1970s. Details
$15
Masquerade | Succumb to the Eve of St. George
With the performers as your guide and your mask as your keeper, who will you become when no one knows who you are? 19+. Details
$45
Please verify all details from official websites/organizers. Prices are indicative and may vary.
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