Halloween Ideas

So since Halloween is coming up, I thought I’d gather a list of Vancouver traditional Halloween attractions to spark your imaginations.

Parade of Lost Souls Secret Souls Walk
Dates: Oct 30th
Time: 5pm – 9pm
Venue: Victoria Drive, 2nd Ave
Price: Free
Website: http://publicdreams.org/event/parade-of-lost-souls-secret-souls-walk/
Activities: Community parade

Fright Nights
Dates: Oct 15th – 31st
Time: 6pm – late
Venue: Playland
Price: $28 (weekdays), $33 (weekends)
Website: http://www.pne.ca/fright-nights/
Activities: Roving performers in costume acting out your worst nightmares!, 5 Haunted Houses, Theme Park rides, themed exhibits
Comments: Recommended only for adults

Dunbar Haunted House
Dates: Oct 15th – 31st
Time: Sunday – Thursday: 1pm – 9pm; Friday – Saturday: 1pm – 12am; Sunday Oct. 31: 1pm – 12am
Venue: 6478 Dunbar Street
Price: By Donation (proceeds go to charity)
Website: http://www.dunbarhauntedhouse.com/
Activities: Live actors in costumes
Comments: Recommended only for adults, please be respectful as you are entering someone’s private residence

Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tour
Dates: Oct 8th – Nov 1st
Time: 5.30pm – 8pm
Venue: All around Vancouver
Price: $35
Website: http://www.vancouvertrolley.com/seasonal_tours.php#
Activities: Tour of the spookiest places in Vancouver, visiting graveyards and autopsy rooms
Comments: Recommended only for adults

Thrill The World
Dates: Oct 23rd
Time: 4pm
Venue: Roundhouse Community Center
Price: $10 donation for participating dancers
Website: http://www.ttwvancouver.com/
Activities: Participate in a Thriller zombie dance

Night for All Souls
Dates: Oct 30th
Time: 6pm – 10pm
Venue: Mountain View Cemetary
Price: Free
Website: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/nonmarketoperations/mountainview/allsouls/index.htm
Activities: Commemorative ceremony to remember the dead
Comments: Please be respectful

Sppoky Seas at the Vancouver Aquarium
Dates: Oct 16th – 31st
Venue: Vancouver Aquarium
Price: $28 (weekdays), $33 (weekends)
Website: http://www.vanaqua.org/
Activities: 4D Theatre
Comments: Targeted at Children

Haunted Village
Dates: Oct 28th, 29th, 30th
Time: 6pm -9pm
Venue: Burnaby Village Musuem
Price: $14
Website: http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/cityhall/departments/departments_parks/prksrc_artsan/prksrc_fclts_brnbyv/bvmevents/Haunted_Village.html
Activities: Unlimited carousel rides, some other spooky stuff
Comments: Targeted at children

Harvest Festival – Capilano Suspension Bridge
Dates: Oct 30th and 31st
Venue: Capilano Suspension Bridge, North Van
Price: $23.75 (including HST)
Website: http://www.capbridge.com/specialevents.php
Activities: Suspension bridge, Jack-O-Lantern display, fortune-telling
Comments: Targeted at children

Stanley Park Ghost Train
Dates: Oct 8th – 31st
Time: 6pm – 10pm
Venue: Stanley Park
Price: $9.82 (including HST)
Website: http://vancouver.ca/parks/events/ghosttrain/index.htm
Activities: Train ride through Alice in Nightmareland, Hat-making, Face-painting, Haunted Farmyard, Creatures of the Night Theatrical Walk
Comments: Targeted at children

With so many options, it’s really up to you to choose your own spooky adventure! Have fun!

JTang