October signals the return of haunted houses, pumpkin patches, and spooky spectacles across the region. From eerie mazes and ghost walks to family-friendly festivals, there are plenty of ways for both thrill-seekers and children to get into the Halloween spirit.
Credit: Kingsville Pumpkin Parade
Here’s a look at some of the events happening in the Windsor-Essex area this season.
Nightmare on Beerie Street
October 4, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM
WindsorEats Food Hall, 400 Erie St. E.
Harvest Cake Workshop
Choose your cake flavour and learn how to properly ice and decorate your own two-layer 4” cake plus you can make a fun Halloween inspired design just in time for spooky season! Details
October 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lakeside Bakery, 286 Erie St. South, Leamington
$60 per person
The Windsor Zombie Walk & Parade
Join the Walking Dead or a Night of Frights, Fun, and Fear in Downtown Windsor! Shamble your way downtown for a frightfully fun night of ghoulish glee! Whether you’re undead or just drop-dead fabulous, this spine-chilling spectacle is one you don’t want to miss. Details
October 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Ouellette Ave (from Wyandotte to Pitt)
Register
Halloween events at Park House Museum
The Park House Museum will be unveiling three spooky experiences this October! All Hallows Eve Candlelit Tours, hispers Within the Walls, an exclusive Jane’s Walk tour experience, and Legends and Lanterns! Details
All Hallows Eve candlelit tour | October 17, 2025 | 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Whispers within the Walls | October 18, 2025 | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Legends and Lantern | October 24 – 25, 2025 | 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Park House Museum, 214 Dalhousie St, Amherstburg
$8 – $12
Free Admission Day at Chimczuk in Celebration of Halloween
Calling all little ghosts and goblins!! Come celebrate Halloween with the opening of the temporary exhibition Windsor’s Magic Circle: Celebrating 75 Years & partake in a Halloween themed scavenger hunt. Everyone is welcome to come in costume. Free Admission. The public is highly encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Windsor Youth Centre. Details
October 25, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Chimczuk Museum, 401 Riverside Dr W, Windsor
Free
Wycked Run/Walk 5k – Halloween fun for a cause
October 25, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Ambassador Park Trail – Riverside Dr. W, Windsor
$25 per person
Fall craft show and trick or treat Event
Join us for a fun-filled day at our 8th Annual Fall Craft Show & Trick-or-Treat, hosted inside the WFCU Banquet Room! Details
October 25, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
WFCU Centre, 8787 McHugh Street
LaSalle Truck or Treat
The annual Truck or Treat Halloween event is held at the Vollmer Complex on Saturday, October 25 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Families are encouraged to dress up for Halloween and collect goodies from an exciting lineup of unique vehicles, including; emergency and construction vehicles, trucks, and more! Details
October 25, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Vollmer Complex, 2121 Laurier Parkway, LaSalle
Free
Nightmare in Sandwich Town
Many events have been planned, including a Halloween Black Market, Sympathy for the Devil’ Tribute to the Rolling Stones, Halloween Trivia w/Mack Flash, and Asylum Dance Party @ Dominion House. There will also be ghost walks, ghost tours, kids & pets costume contests, paranormal investigations, children’s ghost stories, and more! Details
October 24 – 31, 2025
Various Locations in Sandwich Town
Free and ticketed
Halloween Hallows at Coopers Hawk Vineyards
Lots of events are brewing at Halloween Hallows? Details
October 26, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cooper’s Hawk Vineyard, 1425 Iler Rd, Harrow
Your entry is a donation of non-perishable goods, helping support local families in need.
Halloween at Leamington Raceway
Spooky Fun at Leamington Raceway! Join us for a Halloween celebration filled with thrills on and off the track! Details
October 26, 2025 | 1:00 PM
Leamington Raceway, 194 Erie St N, Leamington
Free
The Optimist Club of St. Clair Beach Trunk or Treat
The Optimist Club of St Clair Beach is excited to invite local businesses and community partners to be part of this year’s Trunk or Treat!
Join us in creating a safe, fun, and memorable Halloween experience while connecting with families in our community. Details
October 25, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lacasse Park, Lacasse Park
Free
The Lumberjack Dine with the Dead
Dare to Dine with the Dead: A Haunted Dinner Séance with Psychic Ms. Barbara, The Lumberjack Restaurant. Details
October 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM
The Lumberjack Restaurant, 475 Tecumseh Road East, Windsor
$121.85
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced “Eye-gore”), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds. Details
October 17 – 19, 24 – 26, 2025
The Bank Theatre, 10 Erie St S, Leamington
$25 + HST
Halloween Bake Club at Circuit in Ford City
Inspired by the viral cake picnic, the bake club is a gathering of like-minded individuals who are here to do two things: enjoy some tasty treats and vibe out on the patio!! Details
October 26, 2025 | 1:00 PM
Circuit, 1055 Drouillard Rd, Windsor
$17.31
Halloween Trunk or Treat
A FREE outdoor event, where kids can participate in trick or treating from our participants’ vehicles. There will be contests, dance party and always a spooky time! Details
October 26, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
McGregor Columbian Club, 9560 Walker Rd, Amherstburg
Free
Trick or Treating Through The Village
Get ready for Halloween by going trick or treating at Heritage Village! Come and enjoy the festivities with crafts, games, activities, and more – don’t forget to wear your costume and bring a bag for tasty treats!! Details
October 26, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village, 6155 Arner Townline, Kingsville
$5.00 per child
Pumpkin Parade
Each November 1, following Halloween, Kingsville holds its annual Pumpkin Parade.
Show off your creativity by donating your jack-o-lanterns to the Pumpkin Parade. Then, walk the lighted pumpkin trail at Lakeside Park to see all the fantastic creations on display. Pumpkins are donated to local farms as livestock feed following the parade. Details
November 1, 2025
Drop off pumpkins from 12 pm to 5 pm at the Lakeside Park parking lot off Queen Street
Walk the trail from 6:30 pm to 8 pm in the upper bowl
Downtown Kingsville
Halloween Extravaganza
Come dressed up in your costumes for a day of trick-or-treating on the farm! Details
October 18, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Thiessen’s Apple Orchards, 400 Talbot Rd E, Leamington
$10 – $25 + HST
Spooky Jane’s Walk 2025
This October, Windsor and Essex County stir with stories of mystery, history, and the unexpected. Spooky Jane’s Walk returns with guided tours through historic quarters, candlelit museums, cemeteries, and neighbourhoods full of intrigue. Details
October 24 – 27, 2025
Various locations
$25 + fees
The Last Howl Murder Mystery
The Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village presents: The Last Howl Murder Mystery.
Step into the Town of Thornwick and discover who killed the werewolf by touring through the various buildings and speaking with the residents. Details
October 24 – 27, 2025
The Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village, 6155 Arner Townline, Kingsville
$12/person
Bernie’s Haunted Farm Maze
Haunted maze, farm friends and Halloween-inspired goodies!
That’s what Bernie’s Farm has to offer this Spooky season. Starting October 3rd every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Haunted maze will be open! The farm shop will be open during the week as well and you’re welcome to take a look at the display. Our animal friends will only be out on the weekends. Details
Friday – Sunday, October 3 to 31, 2025
Bernie’s Farm, 2062 Lakeshore Road 215, Lakeshore
Admission is free, but there will be a donation box to go towards our farm friends.
Wicked Wednesdays: Haunted Heritage Tours
Haunted Heritage Tours. A ghost tour steeped in haunted history.
The village remembers… do you dare to listen? Details
Wednesday, September 10– October 30, 2025 | 8:30 PM
Canadian Transportation Museum, 6155 Arner Townline, Kingsville
$20 General Admission | $10 (Ages 12 & under)
Phantoms of the Canard Ghost Tour
A 2-hour ghostly historical tour on the water in historic River Canard. Details
Fridays & Saturdays in October until All Hallows Eve
River Canard Outpost, 9350 Malden Road, LaSalle
$25 per person
Ghost Ship Cruise
An early Halloween Cruise–Saturday, October 18 from 7-10pm. Boarding at 6PM. A Sunset cruise with a spooky flare. DJ Chino will be mixing the beats to make this Ghost Ship event spooktacular! Come dressed to enter the costume contest.
Lucky 1st place winner will receive 2 Sunset passes-valued at $110. Runner up will receive 2 Sightseeing passes-values at $90. Ages 19+. Details
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Windsor Premier Cruises, 78 Riverside Dr W, Windsor
$59.99
Halloween Family Cruise
Come join us on our last Sightseeing cruise of the season. Fully commentated with the rich history of Windsor & Detroit
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 1:30 PM
Windsor Premier Cruises, 78 Riverside Dr W, Windsor
$34.99 – $49.9
Essex Centre StreetFest – The Haunted Edition
There’s something for everyone – Dress up and trick-or-treat, Costume contest, Scary street walkers lurking about, Vendors full of frightfully fun shopping, Delicious food trucks, and Live band. Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Talbot St N & Centre St, Essex
Free
Gatsby Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise
Dinner will be served in the Dining Room. Murder mystery will also take place in the Dining Room. Passengers will not be required to go outside.
To make it fun passengers are encouraged to dress in 1920’s & 30’s attire. Let’s see who the murderer is on this special Gatsby themed event.
Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 5:00 PM
Windsor Premier Cruises, 78 Riverside Dr W, Windsor
$149.99
Halloween Town Pop-Up at WindsorEats
Windsor’s spookiest pop-up bar is creeping its way into the WindsorEats Food Hall! Get ready for Halloween Town Pop-Up, a frightfully fun, over-the-top Halloween takeover packed with creepy cocktails, eerie eats, and all the haunted vibes you can handle. Details
Every Friday & Saturday in October 2025
WindsorEats Food Hall, 400 Erie St. E.
Free to enter — just bring a ghoulish thirst and appetite.
Scared Evil Haunted House
The spookiest of attractions are waiting for you at Scarehouse Windsor.
From crazy zombies and frightening nightmares locked behind doors to horrors lurking in the dark, they have everything that can possibly scare you out of your mind.
Select days, September 12 – November 21, 2025
Scarehouse Windsor, 1441 McDougall Street, Windsor
Various Packages $35 – $100
Phantoms of the Canard Ghost Tour
That’s what Bernie’s Farm has to offer this Spooky season. Starting October 3rd every Friday, Saturday and Sunday we will be running the Haunted maze! Of course our farm shop will be open during the week as well and you’re welcome to take a look at the display. Our animal friends will only be out on the weekends. Details
Friday – Sunday in October 3 – 31, 2025
Bernies Farm, 2062 Lakeshore Road 215, Lakeshore
Admission is totally free, but there will be a donation box to go towards our farm friends.
Essex Centre StreetFest – The Haunted Edition
There’s something for everyone – Dress up and trick-or-treat, Costume contest, Scary street walkers lurking about, Vendors full of frightfully fun shopping, Delicious food trucks, and Live band. Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Talbot St N & Centre St, Essex
Free
Immersive Dinner Experiences at the Scarehouse
Haunted House attraction with Immersive Dinner Experiences catered by Nico Taverna. Enjoy a 90-minute VIP private-themed immersive dining experience. You and your friends will savour over a multi-course meal and then venture thru all 3 of Scarehouse’s attractions. Details
September 13 to October 31, 2025
Scarehouse Windsor, 1441 McDougall Street, Windsor
$99 plus taxes and gratuity