| Halloween Getaway Resort Packages for the last weekend in October for Halloween celebrations will set the scene for a scary weekend.
October 31 2011 falls on a Monday. Many events will be taking place on the weekend of October 28-30. This is a good time for family October getaway to experience the many fall activities available. Many Halloween parties will be planed on the Friday or Saturday night where a horror weekend romancing scary pumpkins for couples Romantic weekend getaways could add a new twist to a relationship (see Halloween Tips). A number of Halloween week activities are also taking place including Haunted House walks, Ghostly excursions and dress up celebrations. Get your Halloween Mask now and get ready for your long weekend. See also our suggested pumpkin routes & festivals for early fall family fun.
HALLOWEEN MARSH MONSTER MYSTERY
Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
Halloween Marsh madness!! The Wye Marsh is hosting a variety of spooktacular events October 29th and 30th. All Guys and Ghouls welcome, activities include;
Scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, Bat house building (one per family), pumpkin bowling and many more. If you are up for the challenge, stick around Saturday evening for the Marsh Monster Mystery, who will help us solve it this year?
Date: October 29th & 30th
Time: 9am-5pm (Saturday and Sunday) - Marsh Monster (Saturday ONLY) 6pm-9pm
Cost: General Admission (Marsh Monster $5.00)
www.wyemarsh.com
Contact: Information at 705-526-7809 or email - info@wyemarsh.com
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Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve
A Haunted House - October 30th
Join Haliburton Forest staff for a bone chilling night of tricks and treats. The haunted house opens at 7pm and will run until 9 pm. It features a haunted walk through a forest filled with ghosts and ghouls, ending at a spine chilling mad house. This event is suitable for all ages and admission is by donation.
www.haliburtonforest.com
MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie
The Youth Advisory Council Halloween Coffeehouse
October 28, 2011 - 6:00 pm $2
The Youth Advisory Council presents the Halloween Coffeehouse in support of Youth Haven Barrie. Learn more about Youth Haven at www.youthhavenbarrie.com. Join us in your costumed best! Enjoy live bands, acoustic and spoken word performances by talented youth from across Simcoe County. The Council will host a variety of activities to include a Halloween costume contest, youth art exhibition, button-making, face-painting, food and of course coffee! A prize will be awarded for the best costume. To rsvp or learn about how to audition visit the maclarenARTcentre page on Facebook and see our events section. https://www.facebook.com/pages/...
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Haunted Harbour At Discovery Harbour
Pentanguishene
October 26-28, 2011 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
“Haunted Harbour” will be a fun (and spooky!) evening at Discovery Harbour, where all manner of characters and creatures will take root at the historic site, sure to fright and delight even the most wary of traveller. Stroll the ghostly historic properties along candlelit paths, and peer into the historic buildings to see what awaits. Watch out for witches, a bag of bones, a giant spider, skeletons, a beating heart, eerie graveyard, “living” trees, and lots of wiggly critters – be careful where you step! Pirate fans will love the House o’ Loot where the bounty overflows, and little folks can try their hand at a special Hallowe’en craft. Admission’s just $5.00 per person plus a non-perishable food item (which will be donated to the local Food Bank). Children ages 5 and under are free.
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North Bay Haunted Hikes
This year’s Haunted Walks is already in effect and will go until October 29th. Those brave enough to join the tour will explore North Bay’s historic downtown, sharing spine-tingling stories of lost love and untimely death, and will see some of North Bay’s creepiest locations behind-the-scenes. Stay in North Bay hotels, resorts, Inns, cottages
Friday Fright Night
Barrie Public Library
Friday, October 28, 2011 7pm-8:30pm
Have some spooky fun celebrating Halloween at the Barrie Public Library when it's closed! Fright Night will feature "The Amazing Frank Clarkson" magic show at 7pm followed by crafts and other spooky activities! Children are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes.
No registration required. No fee. Recommend for ages 6 years and up. Parents must accompany any children 9 years and younger to the event.
Telephone: 705-728-1010
website http://www.library.barrie.on.ca/main.html
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3rd Annual Halloween "Spook"tacular
Barrie City Hall Downtown Barrie
Saturday, October 29, 2011 8am-noon
In partnership with the Barrie Farmers' Market we invite everyone to come down to City Hall and have a 'spook'tacular time with a variety of activities and attractions to celebrate Halloween. Costume contest (children 12 & under). Pumpkin carving contest, free face painting, free wagon rides, free apple cider, take a picture with a scarecrow.
www.downtownbarrie.ca/
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FORT FRIGHT FESTIVAL OF FEAR
Fort Henry, Kingston
September 21 –October 29, 2011
every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening 6pm – 10 pm
Fort Fright Web Site Click Here
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Haunted Walk's Halloween Season
Ottawa
October 14-31, 2011
Join us for the spookiest time of the year on our special Halloween tours. Various departure times in English and French each evening.
Web: http://www.hauntedwalk.com/
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Haunted Walk Kingston
September 5 – October 31, 2011
Join us for The Original Haunted Walk of Kingston through the streets of the limestone city, or Ghosts of the Fort which explores the haunting at Old Fort Henry
web; http://www.hauntedwalk.com/
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Thunder Bay Pumpkinfest
Thunder Bay
September 24 – October 31, 2011Tons of Pumpkins, 'BOO' Barn, Pumpkin Catapult, 7 Mazes, Pumpkin Train, Pumpkin Slingshots, Pumpkin Pie. Family Fun!
Web: www.gammondalefarm.com
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Thunder Bay Haunted Corn Field
Thunder Bay
October 13-28, 2011 (Fridays and Saturdays)
Dare to be Scared! 'High Startle! NO GORE!' The nightmare lasts about 1 hour! How fast can you run? Daring souls under 18 must come with a brave adult 21 or over!
Web: http://www.gammondalefarm.com/haunted_cornfield.htm
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Halloween Week at Dynamic Earth
Sudbury
October 27 –30, 2011
Aboveground THE BIG NICKEl CIRCUS Family-friendly activities for all ages including a magician, sheep eye and kidney dissections, Halloween crafts, live Dr. Dread Science Show, circus food & games, a haunted house and more!
Underground: CARNIVAL PRIKASA BRAVE SOULS ONLY dare to go underground for the TUNNEL OF TERROR! Find out what happened to Carnival Prikasa in 1921 The underground experience is recommended for ages 12 and older.
NEW: HALLOWEEN WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS at Dynamic Earth. Is yours the scariest house in the neighbourhood on Halloween? Do you like to scare people? This year, Dynamic Earth is brewing up a variety of gruesome workshops for adults! Pre-registration is required for these workshops. Please call (705) 523-4629 or (800) 461-4898 to register.
web http://sciencenorth.ca/dynamic-earth/index.aspx
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Great Pumpkin Trail
Huntsville
October 31, 2011
Annual favourite where trick or treaters follow the lit footpaths to decorated pioneer buildings where they receive their treats. All this in a vehicle free environment.
website www.muskokaheritageplace.org/en/
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Halloween Haunt –Friday, Saturday & Sundays in October 7 pm to midnight
The Asylum, Mother Noose, Clowns of Midnight, Miner’s Revenge, Red Beard’s Rage, Cornstalkers, Bloodshed, Castle Carnage
The Halloween Haunt is not part of park admission and costs extra
Canada’s Wonderland- Vaughan
Halloween Family Fun Event
Camp Spooky: Saturdays & Sundays in October 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
It's Halloween fun for the whole family!
Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang for Camp Spooky – a fun Halloween event for the whole family! With children's rides, spooky mazes, a treasure hunt and Charlie Brown’s Trick or Treat, an all-new live show, Camp Spooky at Canada's Wonderland will make your kids scream for more!
The Halloween Family Fun Event is included with park admission.
Canada’s Wonderland web Site Click Here
Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre -Haunted House
October 26-31, 2011
For five days only – the Museum is transforming into a Haunted House for kids aged 6 and up*. All who enter should be prepared to be greeted by witches, ghosts and goblins! *Parental Discretion advised – kids 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
http://www.brucemuseum.ca/calendar/haunted-house/
Saunders Farm
Haunting Season
Munster, ON near Ottawa
Weekends October 1-31, 2011
For young children: Mazes, Harvest Hayride, Famer Bill’s Barnyard Tree House, Captain Aidan’s Playful Pirate Ship, Kid’s Discovery Barn, Pumpkin Patch
Evening Weekends October 3- 31 Weekday Evenings October 26-31 6 pm -10 pm
Barn of Terror, Field of Screams, Haunted Hayride, Gathering of the Ghouls, aMAIZEing Corn Cannon
Saunder Farm Web Site Click Here
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Peterborough Ghost & Gore Walk
Peterborough, Ontario
October 20-23, 2010
Ghostly truths or ghastly fiction? Find out during this 90 minute haunted walk through Peterborough's spooky downtown. Who can tell the real ghost stories from great storytelling? Take the challenge this Halloween season with family and friends. Don't come alone!
Advanced tickets only - call to reserve. 705-745-4404
Peterborough ghost walk website
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