Halifax
A list of family Halloween activities, haunted houses & adult Halloween events/parties in and around Halifax.
25 Haunted Attractions in Nova Scotia
Family / Teen Halloween Activities in Halifax 2018
Get lost at the Maze and get a warty pumpkin for Halloween.
Fear the Darkness Haunted house
$12/person; $40/VIP Experience
Pumpkin Carving
Participants will have the opportunity to both have fun and express themselves creatively by carving/decorating pumpkins. No restrictions on the theme of entries, however they must be family friendly. Pumpkins will be provided. Participants must bring their own carving tools and/or decorations, snacks, and water. Dress for weather conditions. Details
Rain date: Sunday, October 7
Meet at the green space by the gatehouse at the entrance to the park
Regular admission
Zombie Chicken Apocalypse
Zombie Chicken Maze. Details
Mount Denson, NS
Adults $10; Kids under 12/Seniors: $5; Under 3 Free
Pumpkin Food & Folklore Festival
Come join us at the Market. Details
Pumpkin Carving
Participants will have the opportunity to both have fun and express themselves creatively by carving/decorating pumpkins. No restrictions on the theme of entries, however they must be family friendly. Pumpkins will be provided. Participants must bring their own carving tools and/or decorations, snacks, and water. Dress for weather conditions. Details
Rain date: Sunday, October 7
Meet at the Boat Launch at the park
Regular admission
Annual Halloween Spooktacular
Trick or treaters, young and old, join us for our closing weekend, in a spooky way. Campsite decorating contest, pumpkin carving contest, and back again for the second year, “The Haunted House”! Bring your Halloween decorations and pumpkins to carve. Don’t forget about treats for the little trick or treaters! Stop by the Campground Host Site to cast your vote for best pumpkin and best decorated campsite. Then head to the Haunted House at the Ron Lawson Building for 9 PM, park staff will be there to greet you! Details
Please note that regular camping fees apply.
Haunted Hollow
When the cold night air fills your lungs and you can’t stop shivering, we dare you to wander through the woods of the Haunted Hollow. We promise it will be one of the most terrifying thrills you have ever experienced!!! Come and visit us and try your chances at staying alive. Details
$15/person -Cash only; $13 with coupon
Bluenose Ghosts Festival
Selfie Haunted Park $3; Simulated Casket Ride $5; Captured escape room $5
The Secret in the Wings
In this contemporary play about the telling of old stories, the tales are Grimm, gory, and gruesome. A child is left at home with a frightening babysitter. The parents do not sense the danger. Through the weaving together of lesser-known fairy tales, Mary Zimmerman spins cautionary stories, taking the child and the audience on a theatrical journey into the dangerous territory of childhood, where fantasy and nightmares are often tangled together in dreams. Details
Evening performances | 7:30 PM
Matinees Saturday | 2:00 PM
Dalhousie Arts Centre, 6101 University Avenue, Halifax
$10 – $15
Ghosbusters
Come join us for a family movie night! Details
Alderney Landing Theatre, Dartmouth
Free
Harvest Weekend
Come out to the Farm for a special two-day celebration of harvest traditions and activities: food preparation and preservation, textile and handcraft demonstrations, woodworking and blacksmithing along with some seasonal fun. The Rose and Kettle will be serving traditional harvest fare and home baked goodies. Details
Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum, 471 Poplar Dr, Cole Harbour
Admission by donation to support the Farm.
Harvest Moon Festival
The Historic Properties Courtyard will be completely transformed into a country farm in the fall. The Courtyard and Market will be fully dressed in the splendour of fall colours. Come and sit on the giant cornucopia apple barrel and take a selfie, enjoy apple cider at Grounded Café and come back at night to see the amazing artistic installations in the courtyard for Nocturne on October 13th. Details
Nocturne: Art at Night | Saturday, October 13
Historic Properties Mall
1869 Upper Water Street, Halifax
Parking can be found along the waterfront as well as at the Marriott Hotel and Purdy’s Wharf.
Happy Haunting at The Village Shops
Join us at Pondside Amphitheatre in The Village Shops for a SPOOK-TAC-ULAR evening of trick or treating, ghoulish games, giveaways and fireworks. Details
Dartmouth Crossing, 34 Logiealmond Close, Dartmouth
Pumpkin Regatta
At this years Pumpkin Regatta watch our competitors row, row, row their way across Lake Pesaquid
to raise awareness for their favourite charity. Details
Lake Pesaquid, Falmouth to Windsor
Harvest Moon Festival Great Pumpkin Art Contest
The Great Pumpkin Art Contest will take over the Historic Properties Mall starting October 19 until October 21, 2018, with stunning Halloween pumpkins elaborately decorated by NSCAD and NSCC Culinary Arts students. The winner will receive $1,000 from Historic Properties and the runner up, $500 from Develop Nova Scotia. Details
Historic Properties Mall
1869 Upper Water Street, Halifax
Parking can be found along the waterfront as well as at the Marriott Hotel and Purdy’s Wharf.
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Hospital of Horror
Hospital of Horror is a Virtual Reality (VR) experience, similar to a traditional haunted house, but much more immersive. Come get transported to an abandoned hospital set in the 1940s.. Details
$15 – $20
Hal-Con Halloween Parade
Sixth Annual Hal-Con Halloween Street Parade. Details
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM @ Playful Paws Inc.
Downtown Dartmouth Halloween Spooktacular
Save the date for the Downtown Dartmouth Halloween Spooktacular! Enjoy a family costume parade featuring free treats, cake, live music and much more. Details
Downtown Dartmouth
Harvest Moon Festival Safe Halloween
Families can enjoy activities and receive candy in a safe and fun environment. The Courtyard and Market will be decorated with spooky touches. We will have a photo booth, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin checkers, face painting, popcorn, cotton candy and of course candy treat bags for kids. Come visit TapSnap digital fun photo booth and take your family Halloween photo! Details
Historic Properties Mall
1869 Upper Water Street, Halifax
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
Ghostly Gala @ the Farm Museum
The Storytellers Circle of Halifax presents a Ghostly Gala at the Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum. Prepare for a truly spooky experience as the professional storytellers recite ghostly tales from around the very city we live. By the end of the evening, you’ll be filled with the spirit of Halloween!
Not recommended for anyone under the age of 8. Anyone under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Student tickets are available to anyone under 18 or anyone with a valid Student ID. Details
471 Poplar Drive, Halifax
$8 – $12. Tickets also include a hot drink and cookie during the event.
Spooktacular Science Family Halloween Party
Wear your most spectacular Halloween costume to Discovery Centre’s 5th Annual Spooktacular Science Halloween Party on Saturday, October 28th from 10am-5pm. Join the staff and volunteers for the most epic Halloween-themed party of the season. With family friendly experiments, eye-popping demos, costume competitions and Halloween crafts all included with the price of admission it’s sure to a bone chillingly good time. For an additional $2 add on a seat in one of our special immersive dome theatre shows to marvel at the more gruesome legends of the night’s sky. Details
Discovery Centre
1215 Lower Water Street, Halifax
Regular Admission
Halloween Hay Ride & BBQ
Includes horse drawn wagon rides, hamburgers and fries, DJ & dancing, Rubber rodeo, ride the mechanical bull & zip lines, campfires (weather permitting). Details
1840 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains
All in Advance Tickets: $36; Tent site: $60/person; Cabin $105/person; Bunkhouse $90/person
Wild About Halloween
Come to the park for tricks and treats, where the animals can see your Halloween costumes. Surprise our wildlife with your outfits and we will have some surprises for you. Details
149 Creighton Rd, Shubenacadie
Regular park admission applies
Halloween Comicfest
Get Free Comics during Halloween Comicfest. Head to a participating comic shop on October 28 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
Trick or Treat at MHFM
Bring your kids to the market on Sunday, Oct 28th dressed up (if they wish)! Trick or Treat around the market (to participating vendors)! Bring your own bags to pick up your usual market goodies! With 2 new vendors starting this week it’s a great day to bring a friend who has never been to the market!! Details
Free
Ghosts and Maritime Folklore Tour
Get geared up for Hallowe’en and join Andrew Aulenback, Heritage Interpreter, Historical Re-enactor, Librarian and Folklorist for a hair-raising tour of some of the Museum’s darkest corners. He’ll be recounting tales of the Sambro Island Light, Sable Island also known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic and many more. Remember to stay with your group at all times…. Details
Adult Halloween Events & Parties in Halifax 2018
1. Ghost Walks/Tours
- Tattle Tours ghost walks of historic Halifax on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday | 7:30-9:30 PM | $15/person
- Halifax Citadel National Historic Site ghost tour Thursdays – Saturdays, until October 27, 2018 | 8:30 PM (for 70 minutes) | $8 – $14
- Halifax ghost walk on October 6, 12, 14, 20-21, 24-30, 2018 | 8:30 PM @ Meet at the old town clock | Free – $15
Nocturne at the Museum
The Museum takes part in Nocturne: Art at Night to explore this year’s theme, “Nomadic Reciprocity,” through the lens of immigration. Details
Free
Laing House Masquerade Ball: Fire & Ice
The Laing House Masquerade Ball, now in its twelfth year, is one of the hottest parties in Halifax. Guests enjoy a fabulous night out with friends and colleagues, all in support of youth living with mental illness. Details
Regular ticket $200; Grand ticket $250
Night of Horror at Splash Adventure
Our yearly Carnival of Terror presents Nights of Horror with not one, but TWO haunted houses! Visit us for the best scares in the HRM! The Awakening will be paranormal themed and the Horror Castle will have a scary carnival theme. Details
$12 for one haunt or $20 for both. If you bring a non-perishable food item to support Feed Nova Scotia you’ll get $2 off the double haunt price.
Deep Stories Halifax: Nightmare on Gottingen Street
Come down to The Seahorse Tavern for an evening of frightfully true live, personal storytelling by our favourite Haligonians!! Details
Advance $10; Door $15
Halloween Hellraiser
Dressed 2 Kill and My Other Brother Alice have joined forces this year for Halloween Hellraiser at The Seahorse Tavern !! Details
Door $15
Alert The Medic’s – Big Halloween Thing
Head to Sniggily Wiggily’s BIG HALLOWEEN THING featuring Alert the Medic with Long Range Hustle and The Royal North. Details
$15
That 90s Night Halloween Party
SOS Slowcoaste R + Elephant skeletons + Norc. Details
$10
Halloween Dance
Musquodoboit Harbour
Science, Spirits and Boos
As the sun goes down this all hallows’ eve, dress in your most spooktacular costume and head to our adult-ONLY Halloween party! Experience four floors of interactive fun, including our featured exhibit Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks. Plus enjoy hands-on experiments, eye-popping demos, special guests, costume contests, a one-night-only spooky star show, wicked DJ, cash bar, and snack station! Please remember to grab tickets early as they sell quickly. Make sure you get in on one of the best Halloween events of the year. Details
Discovery Centre
1215 Lower Water Street, Halifax
$15 – $17
Halloween movie night
Come join us for a movie night- The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is the story of a rambunctious ghoul named Jack who presides over Halloweentown. When Jack accidentally stumbles into Christmastown, he concocts a plan to kidnap Santa Claus!
Planning to deliver a yuletide load of bats and spiders to the children of the world, Jack disrupts the natural balance of the seasonal holidays – and the consequences just might be disastrous! Details
Alderney Gate Library, 60 Alderney Dr., Dartmouth
Free
RobieScope Fall Screening
Come out and enjoy a movie with a beer on the gastroturf. Details
October 14 – Half Baked (at Good Robot)
October 21 – Last Waltz (at Good Robot)
October 28 – Hocus Pocus and The Craft (double feature at Good Robot)
October 31 – The Grudge and I Know What You Did Last Summer (double feature at Good Robot)
2736 Robie Street, Halifax
Halloween Thriller: Halifax 2018
DJ Savory, DJ MIke G. Costumes Mandatory. 19+. Details
Advance $15; Door $20
Home Bass Halloween ~ Sister Mary
Ahhhhh, fall…. one of our favourite times of year! We shed our silly summer selves & don our cozier, seasonally depressed winter cocoons. A short stint of Pumpkin Spice Latté’s & ScareThePantsOffYa Bass before the big freeze! Halloween is undoubtedly one of our wildest gatherings of the year & we’re thrilled to host All Hallow’s Eve this year!! Details
$8 Before 11:00PM; $10 After
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