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.
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 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM
Ouellette Ave (from Wyandotte to Pitt)
Register
Halloween events at Park House Museum
All Hallows’ Eve candlelit tour | October 23 – 24, 2026 | 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Legends and Lantern | October 30 – 31, 2026 | 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Park House Museum, 214 Dalhousie St, Amherstburg
Wycked Run/Walk 5k – Halloween fun for a cause
October 24, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Windsor Riverfront — Big Canadian Flag at Ouellette & Riverside
Register
LaSalle Truck or Treat
The annual Truck or Treat Halloween event is held at the Vollmer Complex on Saturday, October 24, 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 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Vollmer Complex, 2121 Laurier Parkway, LaSalle
$3 per child, while parents and guardians enter for free
Theatrical Ghost Stories
As darkness falls over one of Ontario’s oldest neighbourhoods, the shadows of Olde Sandwich Towne begin to tell their stories. Join legendary storyteller Robert Tymec for an atmospheric evening of theatrical ghost stories, forgotten history, strange encounters and tales of the unexplained. Details
October 16, 2026
Sandwich Brewing Co., 3232 Sandwich Street, Windsor
$20
Spooky Paint & Sip at the Gallery
Create your own painting and enjoy a glass or two! Your ticket includes 2 glasses of wine, all supplies, admission, and a snack! Details
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Art Windsor-Essex, 401 Riverside Drive West, Windsor
$48.66
The Haunted Station
This Halloween, explore the darker side of imagination for The Haunted Station, an exhibition celebrating dark art, horror, the macabre, folklore, the supernatural, and everything deliciously unsettling. Whether your work is creepy, mysterious, gothic, surreal, or simply strange, we want to see what lurks in the shadows. Details
October 15 – November 1
Closing Reception & Halloween Party | Saturday, October 31
Gibson Gallery & Artisan Shoppe, 140 Richmond St., Amherstburg
Scream Queens – Songs of Spells and Shadows
Abridged Opera teams up with Music Moves Kids and local professional singers to bring you a concert full of mystical and macabre vibes. Expect eerie melodies and spellbinding performances that will chill and enchant you all at once. Don’t miss this unique blend of voices and stories that dive deep into the shadows and magic of song. Details
October 21, 2026 | 5 PM, 7:30 PM
October 23, 2026 | 5 PM and 7:30 PM
Willistead Manor, 1899 Niagara Street, Windsor
$17.31 – $43.93
Family Monster Mash
Join us for the Family Monster Mash on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Lakeside Park Pavilion. Details
October 23, 2026 | 6 PM – 8 PM
Lakeside Park Pavilion, Kingsville
The cost is $5 per child, while adults attend free.
Halloween Edition – Murder at Water’s Edge: Stand-Up Comedy Murder Mystery
Enjoy a full night of live stand-up comedy with a murder mystery happening right in the middle of it. Six comedians will take the stage performing their regular stand-up sets, but there’s one catch: one of them is secretly the killer. Throughout the night, you’ll watch a real stand-up comedy showcase while clues, evidence and suspicious details are revealed between performances. Details
October 24, 2026 | 8 PM – 10 PM
Water’s Edge Event Centre, 2879 Riverside Drive East, Windsor
$40 – $46.43
Candlelight: Halloween Classics
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Windsor. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Halloween Classics at Water’s Edge Event Centre under the gentle glow of candlelight. Details
October 30, 2026 | 6:30 PM
Water’s Edge Event Centre, 2879 Riverside Drive East, Windsor
$26.50 – $67
Witch Paddle
Enjoy a fun afternoon celebrating the witchy season while supporting our own cities woman’s shelter!! Details
October 24, 2026 | 3 PM
Urban Surf Company, 55 East Pike Creek
$52.66 – $105.31
Windsor Spitfires – HALLOWEEN
Get into the Halloween spirit with costumes, candy, and hockey! Celebrate Halloween with family friendly fun and spooky surprises around every corner. Please come dressed up for a chance to win a Windsor Spitfires gift card. Details
October 24, 2026 | 7:05 PM
WFCU Centre, Windsor
Friedreich’s Fighters’ Fright Night
Enjoy food, live music and Halloween fun while supporting people living with Friedreich’s ataxia. Details
October 30, 2026 | 7 PM – 1 AM
St. Clair College Centre for the Arts, 201 Riverside Dr W, Windsor
$75 per adult, $40 per student
Nightmare in Sandwich Town
Many events have been planned, including: ghost walks & stories w/Robert Tymec, ive music, children’s ghost stories, a dance party, karaoke, pets’, kids’ and adults’ costume contests, movies, trivia w/Mack Flash, tricks, treats AND MORE!! Details
October 30 – 31, 2026
Sandwich Street, Windsor
Free and ticketed
Halloween Hallows at Coopers Hawk Vineyards
Join us at Cooper’s Hawk Vineyards for a spooktacularly fun family afternoon filled with Halloween fun for the whole family! Details
October 25, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cooper’s Hawk Vineyard, 1425 Iler Rd, Harrow
Entry is a donation: Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation.
Halloween at the Races
Spooky Fun at Leamington Raceway! Join us for a Halloween celebration filled with thrills on and off the track! Details
October 25, 2026 | 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 24, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Lacasse Park, Lacasse Park
Free
HOG O’WEEN
GOC Leamington along with our friends from Canadian Veterans Freedom Riders Kingsville invite you to join us for their annual Trunk or Treat event. There will be candy, games, music. Details
October 25, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
310 Sherk Street, Windsor
Free
Halloween Trunk or Treat
Bring the kids for Halloween fun and help us make a difference!! Details
October 24, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Harrow Soccer Complex, 2225 Roseborough Rd, Harrow
Please bring a non-perishable food item or hygiene product to support Harrow’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank.
Trick or Treating Through The Village
Participate in Halloween crafts and activities. Visit the Heritage Village and stop at the various historic buildings for candy, chocolate, and other treats!! Details
October 30, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village, 6155 Arner Townline, Kingsville
$5.00 per child
Wicked Wednesdays: Haunted Heritage Tours
Walk the pathways of the haunted Canadian Transportation Museum Heritage Village, learn about the history and haunted stories surrounding the village, and maybe even see a ghost! Details
Wednesdays, September 9 – October 28, 2026
The Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village, 6155 Arner Townline, Kingsville
$20 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under
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, 2026
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 8:00 pm, in the upper bowl
Downtown Kingsville
Halloween Extravaganza
Come dressed up in your costumes for a day of fun and trick-or-treating on the farm! Details
October 24, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Thiessen’s Apple Orchards, 400 Talbot Rd E, Leamington
$13 – $25 + HST; Haunted Barn is $6.00 per person.
Jane’s Walk 2026
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
Various dates from October 17 – 24, 2026
Various locations
The Witching Hour Murder Mystery
Step into the Town of Ender Haven and discover who killed the Minister by touring through the various buildings and speaking with the residents. Details
October 23 – 25, 2026
The Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village, 6155 Arner Townline, Kingsville
$15/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 every weekend, 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
Weekend, October 3 to 31, 2026
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, 2026 | 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
Gatsby Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise
Murder is on the Menu for this Gatsby themed voyage. During prohibition there were many gangsters bringing booze across the Detroit River. Risky business deals topped with greed, jealousy, hu
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 6 PM – 9 PM
Windsor Premier Cruises, 78 Riverside Dr W, Windsor
$150 per person
Scared Evil Haunted House
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 11 – October 31, 2026
Scarehouse Windsor, 1441 McDougall Street, Windsor
Various Packages $31 – $88.50
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
October 2 -30, 2026
Scarehouse Windsor, 1441 McDougall Street, Windsor
$99 plus taxes and gratuity
Howl at the Moon Dinner – Hunter’s Moon
Enjoy delicious food, delightful wine and wonderful live music on our outdoor patio. Enjoy the outdoors, with our fireplace, heaters and blankets…. get cozy, and enjoy the beauty of Autumn! Live music by Nick Hedden. Details
October 26, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Oxley Estate Winery, 533 County Road 50 East, Essex
Book
Witches in the Woods
Get ready for a spooky night out in the great outdoors! Join us for Witches in the Woods, an in-person event where magic and mystery come alive among the trees. Whether you’re a seasoned spellcaster or just curious, it’s the perfect chance to mingle, explore, and enjoy some eerie fun under the stars. Don your best costume and prepare for an unforgettable evening! Details
October 26, 2026 | 7:00 PM
Oxley Beach Golf Course, Essex
$39.55
Halloween Costume Party at Walkerville BOO-wery
Join us at Walkerville BOO-wery Saturday, October 31st from 7-12AM, for a Halloween Costume Party! Come dressed in your spookiest attire and have a witchingly wicked time! Ghoulishly good vibes with DJ Vodkasoda, Costumes encouraged. 19+. Details
October 31, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM
Walkerville Brewery, 525 Argyle Road, Windsor
No cover
Halloween Day Party
Get your costumes ready, rally your crew, and get ready to make this Halloween one for the books! Details
Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
53 Pitt Street, Windsor
$99 plus taxes and gratuity
Spirit Market – Halloween Edition
Join us for a magical Halloween Market! We are gathering local makers, creators, and mystical vendors to celebrate community, magic, and autumn vibes. Details
Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
1295 Ottawa Street, Windsor
$99 plus taxes and gratuity