Things to do in Victoria this Halloween
A list of family Halloween activities, haunted houses & adult Halloween events/parties in and around Victoria.
Contents:
I. Haunted Attractions (Family & Adults)
II. Family Halloween Activities
III. Adult Halloween Activities/Events/Parties
I. Haunted Attractions (Family & Adults)
Carnevil
Carnevil is a PG-13 haunted house experience, featuring over 6,000 square feet of terrifying thrills. Known as one of Victoria’s largest and most intense haunted houses, Carnevil delivers spine-chilling scares designed for older teens and adults. With elaborate sets, eerie lighting, and unexpected frights around every corner, this attraction is not for the faint of heart. For those who feel they might not make it through the entire experience, there are three designated Chicken Exits if you need to escape! Details
October 11 – 13, 17 – 31 , 2025 | 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Galey Farms, 4150 Blenkinsop Road, Victoria
$26.49
Festival of Fear
Festival of Fear – signature event has two main venues, Corn Maze of Horror featuring a Haunted House for kids in the Old West Town, and the Crazy Train. Family friendly fun by day, but gets much spookier at night. Details
October 11 – 13, 17 – 31 , 2025 | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Galey Farms, 4150 Blenkinsop Road, Victoria
$21.04 – $26.49
II. Family Halloween Activities
The Pumpkin King at Haunted Manor Victoria
Haunted Manor is an immersive and interacive twist on the game of mini-golf. Pou’ll putt your way through an 18-hole course set in a haunted manor with a ghoulish story to tell! Details
September 22 to November 2, 2025
Haunted Manor Victoria
$17.95 – $24.95
Ghostly Walks for Halloween
Whether you are new to ghost stories or have been on our tours before, our special Halloween route has something for everyone. Some of the highlights from previous years include: the ghost of the star-crossed Chinese lover, the ghost in the Broad Street bordello, a famous doppelgänger, the mysterious ghost in Trounce Alley, hauntings in Helmcken Alley and classic tales from Bastion Square, the story of the ghost of Belle Adams who slit her boyfriend’s throat, a Jack-the Ripper-style murder and more. Details
on until November 2, 2025
From the archway entrance to Market Square, 560 Johnson Street, Victoria
Adults $23, Students and Seniors $18, Children (6-11) $13
Pumpkinfest
Pumpkinfest is a great time for the whole family! Featuring hay rides to the pumpkin patch, u-pick pumpkins, train rides, corn maze, Old West Town, children’s haunted house, and fantastic seasonal displays! Take lots of pictures for lasting memories of fantastic fun for everyone. Details
October 11 – 14, 18 – 20, 24 – 27 & 31, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Galey Farms, 4150 Blenkinsop Road, Victoria
$21.04 – $24.31
BEWITCHED MARKET (METCHOSIN)
Join us for a spellbinding weekend filled with talented psychics, energy practitioners, and mystical vendors. Discover witchy and metaphysical treasures, enjoy delicious food truck fare and bring the kids for treats & wands! Witchy Swag Bags for the first 30 guests each day!! Details
October 24 – 26, 2025
Metchosin Community Hall, 4401 William Head Road Victoria
Free
Cowichan Fall Fest & Chili Cook-Off
Get ready for an unforgettable day filled with laughter, delicious treats, a charity chili cook-off, and so much more. Come celebrate fall – rain or shine!
Fall Fest and Chili Fest are community-centered events designed to bring families, locals, and visitors together in Chemainus. The festival will feature a chili contest, a pumpkin baking contest, a pumpkin carving contest, and fundraising efforts to support Chemainus Harvest House. Details
Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Waterwheel Park, Chemainus
Free
Witches Nite In Halloween Market
Spooktacular market, psychic readings, mini spell bags for first 30 lucky souls, glitter tattoos & treats for goblins! Witchy & other costume attire is a MUST! Don’t be a scaredy-cat, join the fun! Our cauldron is bubbling over with talented psychics, artisans and amazing witchy vendors! Country Crepes Food Truck!! Details
October 31 – November 1, 2025
Metchosin Community Hall, 4401 William Head Road Victoria
Free
Emily Carr Inspired Art Class: Spooky Antique Photo Painting
Get in the Halloween spirit by drawing and painting on antique photos and more! Details
Friday, October 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Carr House National Historic Site, 207 Government Street, Victoria
$43.93
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Victoria. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Halloween Classics at Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria) under the gentle glow of candlelight. Details
Friday, October 24, 2025 | 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM
Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Avenue, Victoria
$45 – $63.50
Halloween at Bilston Creek Farm
Halloween will be in full swing over TWO WEEKENDS with pumpkin decorating and a treasure hunt, Golden Pumpkin Hunt, a pumpkin patch for photos, fire pits with s’mores, pizza, Country Crepes food truck and fun games and activities for the family. Details
October 18 – 19, 25 – 26, 2025
Bilston Creek Farm, 4185 Metchosin Road
General Admission: Free; Kids Halloween Experience $10
A-Scare-ium of the Salish Sea
Join us for spooks, scares, sweets and other treats!
Bring your ghouls, vampires, superheroes, fairies, etc. to trick or treat under the sea while supporting two local causes — The New Marine Centre Society and Habitat Acquisition Trust.
There will be darkness, there will be lights, there will be eerie (but not TOO scary!) displays. Challenge — search for sunken jack-o-lanterns. Details
Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM (last entry 7:45 pm)
Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea, 9811 Seaport Place, Sidney
$5.00/per person
11th Thrifty Foods Wicked Victoria
Join us for the 11th Thrifty Foods Wicked Victoria on Sunday, October 26, 2025, as Government Street transforms into a spooktacular Halloween celebration! This free, family-friendly festival is the perfect way to kick off Halloween week with thrilling entertainment, lively performances, interactive activities, and plenty of treats!! Details
Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Government Street and Bastion Square
Free
Howl-owe’en Pet Parade
BARK BARK! It’s time for our 5th Annual Pet Parade sponsored by James Bay Veterinary Clinic. Join us for a free, family-friendly outdoor event featuring crafts, costumes, prizes, and more! Details
Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 1:00 PM
207 Government Street
Free
Halloween Trunk or Treat!
A FREE family-friendly car show hosted by M2 Graphix & Light ‘Em Up.TV! This is a Halloween-themed car show, where guests can ‘trunk or treat’ to each vehicle, collecting candy. An entirely free community event! Details
Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
1047 Langford Pkwy, Victoria
Treat Street Halloween Spooktacular
Downtown Sidney transforms into a pedestrian-only zone for a safe, family-friendly Halloween celebration. Children can visit Treat Stations at local businesses and enjoy a festive community-wide trick-or-treating experience. Details
Friday, October 31, 2025 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Downtown Sidney
Museum Tots – Spooky Sea Halloween
This weekly program introduces children ages 3 – 5 to the fun world of museum learning. Each week’s program revolves around a new theme, encouraging children to learn through crafts, play, song, and dance. There is a new maritime theme every week. Details
October 25, 2025 | 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria
Free, Included with admission or membership
Halloween at the Royal BC Museum
Join museum educators as they lead us through a Halloween tour of our handling collection and bust some myths about animals we connect with Halloween. Are bats really spooky? Do spiders creep you out? We all have different feelings about the animals we share our world with find out why we should have respect and appreciation for the fascinating animals of Halloween! Time for Q&A in this interactive live session. Details
October 30, 2025 | 11:10 AM – 11:50 AM
Online
Free
Spooky Everyone Welcome Skate
Halloween is just around the corner. Come on out and test out your Halloween costume and get ready for a spooky skate for all ages! Get an early start to your trick or treating as well! Details
October 25, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich
Regular admission rates apply.
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Treat Street Halloween Spooktacular
Downtown Sidney will be closed to traffic and invites little ghosts, goblins, and princesses to enjoy a family trick-or-treating event on Halloween eve! Visit various businesses and treat stations around Sidney as well as many local merchants. Free fun for the entire family! Details
Friday, October 31, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Downtown Sidney
Free
Boo Bash @ Kindergym
Pop on your favorite costume and step into our spooky Halloween event. Themed activity stations, decorations, and paint tattoos, will take place in addition to our regular Kindergym equipment. Ages 1-5 yrs. Details
October 30, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich
$4/child. Reserve online or drop in if space is available.
Halloween Mixed Doubles Triple Knockout Tennis Tournament
Each team guaranteed at least 3 matches! This is an unsanctioned, non-ranking tournament. Matches will be scheduled Friday evening and throughout the day Saturday/ Sunday. Details
October 31 – November 1, 2025
Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich
Reserve your spot.
Halloween Under the Sea
Bring your preschooler to the Centre for a morning of fun! Parents and preschoolers are invited to join our educators on Tuesday mornings at 10:30am for special ocean-themed stories, crafts and activities. A new topic is explored every week, from Squishy Squids to Turtle Time and more! Suitable for ages 3–5! Details
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea, 9811 Seaport Place, Sidney
Standard admission rates apply; Annual Passes and memberships accepted
Spooktacular Self Storage Grand Opening
Join us on Saturday, October 25th, from 11 AM to 2 PM at Make Space Storage for a family-friendly Halloween-themed event filled with treats, activities, and giveaways to celebrate the grand opening of our brand-new self-storage facility. Details
Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Make Space Storage, 1921 Mills Road West North Saanich
Free
III. Adult Halloween Activities/Events/Parties
GHOST ALMANAC Live Score by MONTOPOLIS
What if the devil was a VJ? What if MTV broadcasted from hell?
Ghost Almanac features the best scenes from classic horror films soundtracked live by the vintage synthesizer enthusiasts of Montopolis. Tales from the Crypt meets VH1 in this 80 minute roller coaster ride of terror and old school beats. Details
Friday, October 10, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Cinecenta, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria
$17.40
Haunted Histories: An Improvised Ghost Tour
Come out and explore the eerie, mysterious, and improvised side of Victoria with Haunted Histories: An Improvised Ghost Tour. This isn’t your typical ghost tour! Join us for a guided and unique blend of spooky storytelling and audience-inspired suggestions that will send shivers down your spine! Details
October 25, 2025 | 4 PM & 6 PM
Main gate entrance at Market Square, 560 Johnson St.
$22.63
HIGH MOON – A WEREWOLF WESTERN
Hang onto your ten-gallon hats, grab your silver bullets, and brace yourself for a night of fright with 31 Iguana’s High Moon: A Werewolf Western. Recommended for ages 12+. Details
October 15 – 31, 2025
Heritage Acres, 7321 Lochside Drive, Saanichton
$25 – $35
Halloween Murder Mystery
Looking for something different to do? Test your wits with our Murder Mystery Halloween Party! This year our theme is “Death Under the Big Top”. The Callahan Traveling Circus is known for its spectacle—fire breathers, trapeze artists, clowns, and illusions that blurred the line between danger and wonder. On a brisk autumn evening in the town of Alderbrook, the main tent filled with hundreds of wide-eyed spectators, eager for a night of thrills!! But on this night, tragedy struck…… someone was MURDERED! Come enjoy a night full of mystery, fun, food, drinks, and social interactions. Details
Friday, October 31, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Board with Friends Cafe, 705 Johnson Street, Victoria
On Sale 6 Oct 2025 at 8:00 AM
Classic Horror Movie Nights at Craigdarroch Castle
Join us for a spooky evening at Craigdarroch Castle for a Classic Horror Movie Night! Located at 1050 Joan Crescent, this in-person event will transport you to a different era of horror. Grab your friends and get ready to scream at the top of your lungs as we showcase some of the most iconic horror films of all time. Don’t miss out on this thrilling experience! Details
October 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025
Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Crescent Victoria
$15
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s just a jump to the left… Join Brad and Janet as they’re taken on a journey of awakening by Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Costumes encouraged ! There will be PRIZES! Come help celebrate 50 by doing the Time Warp… Again!! Details
October 24 – 25 & 30, 2025
Cinecenta, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria
$11.98
Nosferatu Live at Cinecenta
Join us at Cinecenta for a special Halloween screening of a beautiful HD colour- tinted restoration of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922). Featuring live piano accompaniment from musician and University of Victoria Music professor Bruce Vogt.
This new colour-tinted restoration of Nosferatu, accompanied by an eclectic and dynamic interpretive soundtrack, will allow you to experience this 100 year-old horror masterpiece like never before! Details
October 25 – 26, 2025
Cinecenta, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria
$11.98
The Phantom Carriage Live w/Bruce Vogt
Join us at Cinecenta for a special spooky screening of a beautiful restoration of The Phantom Carriage (1921). Featuring live piano accompaniment from musician and University of Victoria Music professor Bruce Vogt.
This special presentation, accompanied by an eclectic and dynamic interpretive soundtrack, will allow you to experience this 104 year-old masterpiece like never before! Details
Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 3:30 – 6:30 PM
Cinecenta, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria
Halloween Market YYJ
An annual Halloween market showcasing handmade vendors from the spooky to the sweet on October 25 & 26, 2025 at the Da Vinci Centre. Join us for a low-sensory shopping hour that gives you first dibs on our market’s magical offerings. Details
October 25 & 26, 2025
da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay Street, Victoria
Early Bat tickets are $15 in advance; General Admission $5
Haunted Halloween Tours
Experience the dark and twisted past of Victoria’s most-infamous haunted buildings and hear spine-tingling tales of their resident ghosts with Tally-Ho Carriage Tours!! Details
October 1 – 31, 2025
Tally-Ho Carriage Tours, Victoria
$310 per carriage
CASINO after dark: Halloween Party & Play
Halloween in Victoria just went next level. Step into Casino After Dark for a night of international beats, live entertainment, and unforgettable energy at the city’s most glamorous venue.
This is more than just another club night — it’s a global music showcase. World-class DJs, live performers, and casino vibes come together for one of the must-attend Halloween parties of 2025. Details
Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 9:00 PM
Elements Casino Victoria, 1708 Island Highway, Victoria
$33.40 – $44.06
Haunted Trolley Tours
Our Halloween Haunted Trolleys are back! Join us on a spooktacular ghost tour of the James Bay Neighbourhood. Details
October 29 – 31, 2025
James Bay, Victoria
$26 – $30
Retromania: Fright Fest Movies at The Vic Theatre
Come on down to the Vic Theatre to see some classic movies! 19+. Details
“Halloween” on Halloween | October 31, 2025 | 8:30 PM
The Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St., Victoria
$14.29 Plus Service Fee
Haunted Hollywood – Halloween Show and Party
Walk the red carpet if you dare. The chandeliers glow, the cameras roll — and Hollywood’s darkest scenes are about to come alive in the ultimate Halloween experience. Details
Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM
Victoria Conference Centre – Crystal Garden, 713 Douglas Street Victoria
$46.13 – $90.86
HALLOWEEN
Murder on the dance floor! DJ Low playing deadly current and classic bangers. Bloody good drink specials and costume prizes. All killer, no filler. Details
Friday, October 31, 2025 | 10:00 PM
Lucky Bar, 517 Yates St, Victoria
$11.32
RuPaul’s Tina Burner’s Witch Perfect
The hysterical award-winning spooktacular, Witch Perfect, is an all live-singing, comedy parody based on the cult-classic and audience favorite Disney film Hocus Pocus! It features Emmy-winning stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race: S13’s Tina Burner as Winifred, Season 11, All-Stars S6, and UK vs the World S2’s Scarlet Envy as Sara, and Season 9 and All Stars S8’s Alexis Michelle as Mary. Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Royal and McPherson Theatre, 3 Centennial Square
$49
Canadian Horror Story – Your Halloween Party!
Get ready for the most unforgettable night of the year — Canadian Horror Story: Your Halloween Party! Inspired by the twisted worlds of American Horror Story, one immersive event filled with dark glamour, music, and fear. Details
Friday, October 31, 2025 | 7:00 PM
18 Bastion Square, Victoria
$43.93
Victoria Halloween Bar Crawl 2025
Get ready for the biggest Halloween Bar Crawl in Victoria on Saturday, Nov 1st. Hit the city’s top bars & clubs!! Details
October 31 & November 1, 2025
TBA Victoria
$23.76
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All the Oak Bay events were cancelled this year