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Vancouver . . .

Halloween Howl *NEW*

Riley Park Community Centre is hosting a free Halloween event, Friday, Oct. 23, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dress up in your costume and enjoy spooky face painting, crafts, games and more.

Terrifying train

Stanley Park’s ever-popular ghost train is now chugging along nightly from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. until Sun, Nov. 1. In addition to the train ride, enjoy face painting, shadow puppet theatre, and a children’s haunted farmyard. Tickets are available at the gate or in advance through Ticketmaster.

Creepy carnival

Playland’s popular Fright Nights returns to scare your socks off every night from Fri, Oct. 16 to Sat, Oct. 31. On top of all your favourite Playland games and rides, the event will feature horrifying haunted houses and a grim display on the history of execution. Warning: Fright Nights can be SO freaky it could be overwhelming for little ones under the age of 12. Tickets are available at the gate or online.

Freaky fish

The Vancouver Aquarium is getting into the Halloween spirit starting Fri, Oct. 23 with a creepy critter corner, a spooky scavenger hunt, and a 4D film, “The Haunted Lighthouse.” On Halloween night itself, a Fish or Treat sleepover is being offered for especially adventurous souls. Parents must accompany children under the age of 16 and sleepover participants must be at least 5 years old. For more information and to register, call 604-659-3552.

Halloween howl

Things will get spooky at the West End Community Centre (870 Denman St.) on Sat, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon when the Halloween Howl gets underway. Ideal for little ones aged 2-6, the event will feature ghoulish games, arts and crafts, a mini haunted house, a bouncy castle, and treats. Admission is $5 per child.

Barclay horror

For bigger braver souls, there’s a haunted house at Barclay Manor, 1447 Barclay St. on Fri, Oct. 30, between 7 and 9 p.m. Suitable for ages six and up. Cost is $3 per person. Purchase your tickets in advance or at the door. Visit www.barclaymanor.ca to register online.

Superhero science

Science World (1455 Quebec St.) is hosting a superhero Halloween weekend throughout the building from Sat, Oct.31 to Sun, Nov. 1. Come dressed as your favourite superhero and put comic book tales to a scientific test!

Boo boats

The Vancouver Maritime Museum (1905 Ogden Ave.) is throwing a Halloween bash on Sat, Oct. 31 from noon to 4 p.m. Pirate activities, spooky arts and crafts, and a haunted ship will get kids warmed up for trick or treat. Admission is free for children ten and under dressed in a costume.

Harbour Halloween

Celebrate Halloween on the marina at the Coal Harbour Community Centre (480 Broughton St.). On Sun, Oct. 25, carve out your own creepy Jack O’Lantern from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Once your pumpkin is carved, be sure to get your costume ready for the centre’s Halloween Carnival and Haunted House. Treats, crafts, and an eerie haunted house will be available for little ones up to six years of age from 2 p.m. to 5p.m. Sat, Oct. 31. Admission is $5 and pre-registration for both events is recommended. To register, visit online.

Trick or Treat

Yaletown is once again marking Halloween with a Trick or Treat Parade on Sat, Oct. 31. Everyone, including furry friends, is encouraged to dress up in a costume to enjoy the event. Be sure to bring your sweet tooth since local merchants will be handing out candy from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The parade itself starts in front of the Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews) at 4:30 p.m. and will weave its way through most of Yaletown.

Halloween fun in the West End

The West End and Coal Harbour Community centres host a handful of fun Halloween events, including a Halloween Howl, Saturday, Oct. 24; Pumpkin Carving, Sunday, Oct. 25; Haunted House, Friday, Oct. 30; and Halloween Carnival, Saturday, Oct. 31. For all the details, visit www.westendcc.ca.

Halloween Spooktacular

Trout Lake Community Centre in Vancouver is hosting a Halloween Spooktacular, Saturday, Oct. 31, 1 to 3 p.m. Carnival games, crafts, parent and tot play station and lots of treats for everyone. Cost is $5 per child.

Haunted house and carnival

Enjoy an afternoon of spooktacular fun at the Halloween Haunted House and Carnival, Saturday, Oct. 24, noon to 2 p.m., Kensington Community Centre. Admission is free with your Kensington membership.

Halloween Carnival

Dress up your kids (ages 2 to 10) and bring them down to Kerrisdale Community Centre for the Halloween Carnival, Saturday, Oct. 31, 1 to 3 p.m. Cost is $5. Pre register in advance and membership is required.

Pumpkin carving too

For the older kids, five and older, and their parents, Kerrisdale Community centre is hosting a Halloween pumpkin carving, Friday, Oct. 30, 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $5 and you need membership and to register in advance.

Halloween at Kids Market

It’s Halloweenie at Granville Island’s Kids Market in Vancouver, on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free hot dogs and drink for children in costumes, and, of course, lots of fun.

Sunset Community Centre fun

Sunset Community Centre is hosting a bunch of fun Halloween programs, including a family pumpkin carving and Howl-O-ween spectacular. For all the details contact the centre.

Burnaby . . .

Bloodcurdling Burnaby

The Burnaby Village Museum (6501 Deer Lake Ave.) is offering a family-friendly 1930s Halloween Wednesday, Oct. 28 to Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There’ll be trick or treating for children throughout the village as well as a creepy carnival mystery to solve. Admission is available at the door at $15 for adults, $10 for children.

Haunted fun at Metropolis

Metropolis at Metrotown (4720 Kingsway)in Burnaby will once again bring a spooky Mystery Manor to the mall’s centre court from Sat, Oct. 17 to Sat, Oct. 31. The haunted house will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. All proceeds for the haunted house will go to the Rotary Club of Burnaby.

Tri-Cities . . .

Day of the Arts

Coquitlam’s Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave.), an arts centre and music school, is holding a Halloween-themed arts and crafts day for children from kindergarten to Grade 5 on Fri, Oct. 23 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. Participants will get the chance to sing Halloween songs, create a creepy comic book, or boogie down to ghostly grooves. To view a list of workshops available and for registration info, visit www.placedesarts.ca.

Fraser Valley . . .

Bear-y scary

Surrey’s Bear Creek Park Train (13750 88th Ave.) is hosting a child’s Halloween fair and train ride daily from now until Sat, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ride through a Halloween forest display, create creepy crafts, and take home your own pumpkin. Entry for kids aged 2 to 12 is $6; $3.50 for tots under 2. Or, if you’re feeling especially brave, check out the even spookier night train from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Spooky stroll

Enjoy a frightening ghost walk through Fort Langley (6-9110 Glover Rd.) from Fri, Oct. 16 to Sun, Oct. 25. Learn about local deceased residents and drink some hot cocoa at the end to warm yourself up. Walks begin at 7 p.m. most evenings and at 9 p.m. Then, from Thurs, Oct. 29 to Sat, Oct. 31, take an even eerier “boo” tour through the site from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Advance tickets are recommended and can be booked online through www.fortlangley.com.

Haunted heritage

The Kilby Historic Site (215 Kilby Rd.) in the township of Harrison Mills is hosting a haunted Halloween fiesta from Fri, Oct. 23 to Fri, Oct. 30. The 103-year-old general store and museum will feature a zombie theme and will offer up a Halloween flick, arts and crafts, and yummy treats. The scare factor is mild, so little ones of all ages are welcome to attend. Admission is $5 per person; free for children aged 3 and younger.

Eerie river rides

Check out the beauty and wildlife of the Fraser River and then get spooked by ghosts and ghouls. Fraser River Safari is offering special Haunted River Rides that’ll scare the whole family on Sat, Oct. 24 and Sun, Oct. 25. While trekking through B.C.’s largest river, the tour will stop off at a creepy site where friendly ghosts and goblins await. All ages are welcome. The daily launch time is 11 a.m. and advanced bookings are recommended. Call 1-866-34 TOURS for details.

The Ghost Ridge

The annual Ghost Ridge Haunted House makes a scary comeback to Maple Ridge’s Albion Fairgrounds (23448-105 Ave.) from Sat, Oct. 24 to Fri, Oct. 30, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The haunted house event, which benefits local charities, will feature a fireworks finale on the evening of the 30th. A kids’ Ghost Ridge will also be available Sat, Oct. 31st from noon to 5 p.m. for costumes, candy, and a carved pumpkin contest. For more information, call 604-463-6922.

Scary Surrey

It’s baaaaack! Surrey’s Halloween Costume Parade and Pumpkin Power returns for its 9th year of freaky fun. Get your costume on and get ready to join the trick or treat parade at the Surrey Museum Plaza (the corner of 56 Avenue and 176 A St.) between 1 p.m. and 1: 50 p.m. The free, supervised parade gets started at 2 p.m. sharp. Pumpkin lovers will also have the chance to decorate their own Jack O’Lantern and sample some pumpkin pie during the parade.

Halloween in the forest *NEW*

Have some fun in a pumpkin patch, carve your own pumpkin and follow natural trails to meet creatures of the forest at Surrey Nature Centre at Green Timbers, 14255 96th Ave., Surrey. Cost is $5 per pumpkin. Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information please phone 604-588-6825 or e-mail naturecentre@surrey.ca or visit www.surrey.ca/naturecentre.

North Shore . . .

Scarier suspension bridge

As if walking the world’s largest suspension bridge wasn’t creepy enough! North Vancouver’s Capilano Suspension Bridge (3735 Capilano Rd.) is hosting an eerie Halloween on Sat, Oct. 31 complete with Jack O’Lantern displays, fortune telling, crafts, and musical entertainment. Be sure to show up in costume if you want some candy!

Richmond . . .

Let’s go boo-ling

Work on perfecting your bowling game while helping out a worthy cause at BMO’s Boo-la-thon on Sat, Oct. 24 and Sun, Oct. 25. Head over to The Zone (14200 Entertainment Blvd.) in Richmond and bowl a few frames while decked out in your costume. All proceeds go to Kids Help Phone.

Delta area . . .

Pumpkin fest

Love pumpkins? Head over to White Rock on Sat, Oct. 24 for the West Beach Pumpkin Festival. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. West Beach (14970 Marine Dr.) will come alive with hay rides, pumpkin carving, and live entertainment.

Annual pumpkin fest

Ladner Village is hosting their annual Pumpkin Fest on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the village of Ladner on 48th Avenue. Rain or shine.

Vancouver Island . . .

Nanaimo nightmare

Head over to Yawning Acres (1949 Cedar Rd.) for a haunted hayride from Fri, Oct. 23 to Sat, Oct. 31. After some sightings of ghouls and ghosts, the ride ends with a cup of hot cocoa around a bonfire. Rides are $5 per person and registration is required. Call 250-713-6304 for details.

Terrifying tour

Join John Adams from the Old Cemeteries Society in Victoria for a 2-hour ghost bus tour. Running Fri, Oct. 23 to Fri, Oct. 30, the tour treks through some of Victoria’s most haunted neighbourhoods. Be sure to book in advance by calling 250-384-6698.

Terrible trolley

Hop on a horse-drawn carriage to learn about the haunted heritage of Victoria’s James Bay neighbourhood. The tours will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thurs, Oct. 29 and Fri, Oct. 28. Reservations are required. Call 250-383-2207 for details.

Jack O’Lanterns galore!

Victoria’s Festival of Jack O’Lanterns is now entering its 13th, and final, year of Halloween fun. Check out tons of unique pumpkin art at The Pumpkin Yard (2527 Fernwood Rd.) from Fri, Oct. 30 to Sat, Oct. 31 between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Admission is by donation.

Monster mash

Enjoy a free Halloween-themed swim at Campbell River’s Strathcona Gardens (225 South Dogwood St.) on Fri, Oct. 30. Games, a costume contest, and fun in the pool will all be on offer from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Around the Okanagan . . .

Pumpkin fest

Vernon’s biggest Halloween event, the Davison Orchards Family Pumpkin Festival returns again this year on Sat, Oct. 17. Enjoy a ride to the pumpkin patch and learn how to make your own scarecrow. The festivities run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admission is $6.

Ghost train

Visit the Kamloops Heritage Railway Ghost Train at 510 Lorne St. for a ghoulish good time. Learn about the history of the railway and get up close and personal with some ghouls. The tour leaves at 7 p.m. from Fri, Oct. 16 to Fri, Oct. 30.

A goblin of a good time

Kelowna’s Parkinson Recreation Centre (1800 Parkinson Way) is once again hosting the family- friendly Little Goblin’s Halloween Howl on Sun, Oct. 25. Ideal for kids aged 4 to 10, the event runs from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets will not be available at the door so be sure to book in advance by calling 250-469-8800.

Treat trail

Go out for trick or treating and enjoy a bevy or free Halloween events in downtown Salmon Arm from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Pumpkin patches . . .

Pumpkin patch

Head out to the country to the Willowview Farms, 288 McCallum Rd., in Abbotsford, to pick out the perfect pumpkin. Saturdays in October are Pumpkin Daze, featuring a hay maze, petting zoo, and a hayride to the pumpkin patch. In October, the farm is open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays. FYI: they also sell a tasty apple cider.

Chilliwack pumpkin patch *NEW*

Every year in Chilliwack, Petey's Pumpkin Patch and Boo Tours features the most beautiful, picturesque pumpkin patch ever! Visit www.ffinc.ca for more. At night for the older ones they have a haunted house, www.reapers.ca.

Some more pumpkins

Have lots of fun at the Laity Pumpkin Patch, 21145 128th in Pitt Meadows. The patch features interactive displays, small tractor ride, animal farm, corn maze, and a huge pumpkin patch. Admission is $3 (children under 2 years are free) and pumpkin prices range from $2 and up. Visit www.laitypumpkinpatch.com for hours and directions. With the Golden Ears Mountains as the backdrop, this pumpkin patch makes for a great place for a family photo.

Apple Barn

Apple Barn, 333 Gladwin Rd. in Abbotsford is open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The Apple Barn has a play pass for kids for $6.50, which includes hayrides, hay maze, bin maze, slides and petting zoo. Adults are $3, which can be refunded for $3 worth of apples. Pony rides are available on weekends for $4.50, and hayrides are available sometimes on weekdays.

Aldor Acres

Venture out to Langley to check out Aldor Acres, 24990 84th Ave., Langley. Cost is $6 per person or $27 per family, includes hayride, petting farm with many baby animals. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, until Oct. 31.

Country Farms

Check out the pumpkin patch at the Richmond Country Farms (12900 Steveston Hwy.) from now until Sat, Oct. 31. In addition to some plump pumpkins, the farm is offering a corn maze, hay rides, and a petting zoo. Admission is $7 on weekdays, $10 on weekends.

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