The spooky season has returned to Vancouver Island, and this year promises more thrills, chills, and eerie fun than ever before. From haunted trails and immersive ghost tours to lively costume parties and family-friendly pumpkin festivals, there’s something spooktacular for every age. Whether you’re chasing jump scares or fall festivities, these 2025 Halloween events will get you in the Halloween spirit.
Wicked Victoria
Presented by CHEK Media, the 11th Annual Thrifty Foods Wicked Victoria transforms downtown into a Halloween wonderland of costumes, music, and festive fun. Enjoy spine-tingling storytelling at Munro’s Books, live music, dance, and theatrical performances throughout the day. Kids can trick-or-treat safely with local vendors, explore the Kid Zone filled with crafts, face painting, and spooky activities, and take in the vibrant atmosphere as Government Street fills with costumed characters and Halloween cheer for the whole family.
Haunted Horse & Carriage Halloween Tours
Embark on a haunting journey through Victoria’s eerie past. Step aboard a beautifully adorned horse-drawn carriage and wind through shadowed streets as your professional guide recounts ghostly tales of restless spirits, haunted landmarks, and long-forgotten tragedies that still echo through the city. With the rhythmic clop of hooves and the flicker of lantern light, this immersive ride blends chilling storytelling with timeless charm.
Ghostly Walks Halloween Tour
Step into Victoria’s haunted past with Ghostly Walks – the city’s most famous tour of ghosts, legends, and true crime. Led by expert storytellers, these tours weave together chilling tales of restless spirits, tragic accidents, and dark deeds that shaped Victoria’s history. With more than five hundred ghost stories collected over the years, each route reveals new secrets hiding in shadowed alleyways and historic streets.
Curiosities of Craigdarroch – The After Hours Tour
Step inside Craigdarroch Castle after dark for a chilling journey into Victorian death, mourning, and mystery. This ninety-minute guided tour explores how Victorians confronted death through rituals like taxidermy, hair art, and spiritualism, all while winding through the Castle’s dimly lit halls long after closing time. Not for the faint of heart, this adults-only experience offers a rare, haunting glimpse into the darker side of the 19th century.
Zombie Walk
The undead return to the streets of downtown Victoria for the annual Zombie Walk – a gruesome, hilarious, and wildly popular Halloween tradition. Join hundreds of “zombies” to lurch, crawl, and drag your way through the city. Whether you’re screaming, snapping photos, or stumbling alongside the crowd, it’s one of Victoria’s most frightfully fun sights to behold.
The Haunted Hop | Victoria Halloween Bar Crawl
Giving partygoers access to 4+ of the city’s top bars and nightclubs, enjoy live DJs spinning hits and Halloween classics, costume contests, and hundreds of ghouls, witches, and monsters dancing their way from venue to venue. With only 500 spots available, this legendary crawl promises a night of spooky fun, outrageous costumes, and unforgettable Halloween chaos.
Haunted Manor Mini Golf
Putt your way through an 18-hole course set in a haunted manor with a ghoulish story to tell.
Treat Street
A free, family-friendly evening of festive fun for all ages, Downtown Sidney transforms into a Halloween haven as streets close to traffic and little ghosts, goblins, and princesses can trick-or-treat safely at local shops and treat stations throughout downtown.
Halloween Market
Browse an incredible lineup of handmade vendors, artisans, and local creators offering everything from eerie art to seasonal treats. This year features new events and workshops, plus live music and food to keep the festive energy flowing. A must-visit fall tradition for makers, collectors, and Halloween lovers alike.
Halloween Train
All aboard the Halloween Train! This spooktacular family tradition returns for another year of frightful fun and fall festivities. Climb aboard for an evening of Halloween magic featuring crafts in the schoolhouse, trick-or-treat stations for kids, and live entertainment by Andy McCormack. Warm up by the fire pits with hot chocolate, coffee, and snacks, or explore the decorated grounds filled with spooky surprises.
Chemainus Fall Fest & Halloween Maze
Get ready for an unforgettable day of festive fun, delicious food, and community spirit at the Chemainus Fall Fest & Chili Cook-Off. This free, family-friendly celebration brings downtown Chemainus to life with food, games, contests, and spooky seasonal excitement – rain or shine!
Spooktacular Halloween
Get ready for a frightfully fun day! Visitors can meet creepy creatures up close – from slithering snakes and scaly lizards to hairy tarantulas and tenrecs. Expert handlers will be on-site to share fascinating facts and let you safely interact with these spooky stars. Kids can stop by the free face-painting station to complete their Halloween look, and donations are welcome in support of The Anthony Seddon Fund.
Halloween Video Dance Party at The Nanaimo Bar
Get ready for Nanaimo’s ultimate Halloween bash with legendary DJ El Devine. This immersive video dance party blends live-mixed music videos, classic horror film clips, and Halloween visuals projected across The Nanaimo Bar. Dance the night away to a killer mix of 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, pop, disco, hip-hop, R&B, new wave, and dance hits.
Return to the Pumpkin Patch
Celebrate Halloween’s history and traditions in this family-friendly mini exhibit. Explore the lighter side of Halloween through festive foods and Samhain customs, then dive into the darker myths of ghosts, bats, and Tarot. Saturdays feature hands-on crafts where kids can make paper pumpkins or ghosts, and on October 25, guests can BYOP – bring your own pumpkin – for a special painting day.
Beban Park Haunted House
Beban Park transforms once again into Nanaimo’s premier haunted house with A Canary’s Warning. Step inside the cursed Prosper Peak Mine, where the echoes of long-lost miners and the faint song of ghostly canaries linger in the dark.
Hells Bells Halloween Costume Party
Back by popular demand, the Halloween Costume Dance Party returns to Cavallotti Hall for a night of music, dancing, and frightful fun. Slip into your spookiest, silliest, or most creative costume and join fellow ghouls on the dance floor as the DJ spins crowd favorites late into the night.
Halloween Happenings
Enjoy free, family-friendly Halloween fun at Country Club Centre. Snap photos in the farmyard-style pumpkin patch, explore the LEGO® exhibition, and bring your little ones in costume to trick-or-treat.
Halloween Walk
Now in its 14th year, this beloved local tradition features two unique experiences – a Spooky Walk perfect for families of all ages, and a Scary Walk designed for those who dare to face frights after dark. With over 175 pumpkins lighting the trails, concessions by the Nanoose Bay Lions Club, and proceeds supporting the Ballenas Whalers Football Society and Nanoose Bay Elementary School, this event promises a festive mix of Halloween magic and community heart.
Scarecrow Spectacular
Stroll through Scarecrow Lane, where local businesses and community groups showcase their creativity with one-of-a-kind scarecrow displays. Visitors can admire the imaginative designs, vote for their favourite, and enjoy the Gardens’ vibrant fall atmosphere. It’s a festive, family-friendly event that captures the spirit of the season.
Witchyville Thrill: A Spellbinding Time for Little Ghouls
Put on your Halloween costume and step into Witchyville at the Parksville Museum! Meet a friendly coven of witches, enjoy trick-or-treating through historic buildings, catch live music by Woodstick, and take home Halloween crafts. Food trucks will also be onsite serving tasty treats.
Halloween in the Village
It’s creepy, kooky, and oh-so-spooky in Qualicum Beach Village! Dress up and join the annual Halloween Candy Walk. Local shops will be handing out treats to every ghoul, goblin, and ghost who dares to stop by.
Halloween is for treats, not messy tricks! When the haunted fun is over, let Lemon Tree Housekeeping take care of the cleanup. Serving communities from Victoria to Qualicum Beach, our professional cleaners are here to take care of the post-party cleanup so you don’t have to. Book your cleaning today!