For all of those Halloween lovers out there, here’s a list of fun family activities, haunted attractions, and adult events in and around London that can make your holiday extra spooky!
Adult Halloween Activities:
Woodland Cemetery Tour
Dive into the history of the cemetery’s architecture carved into the monuments and gravestones, and learn about the culture of death during the Victorian era.
- Oct. 23 – 24, 2021 |1:00pm, 2:00pm & 3:00pm
- Eldon House, 481 Rideout Street North, London
- $15
Mourning Jewelry: From Cradle to the Grave
Join Brenna Ardiel as she leads you through the unusual and beautiful Victorian practice of mourning jewelry.
- Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 | 7:00pm to 9:00pm
- Eldon House, 481 Rideout Street North, London
- $30 per person
The Haunted Distillery – Halloween Bash
(Paradigm Spirits)
Just because Halloween falls on a Sunday doesn’t mean the festivities have to start then!
- Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 | 7:00pm – 12:00am
- Paradigm Spirits Co., 100 Kellogg Lane, London
- $55 per person
Pink Leather Jackets Halloween Party
- Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 | 9:00pm – 1:00am
- Eastside Bar & Grail, 750 Hamilton Road, London
- $10 per person
Haunted Attractions:
The Abandoned Village
Visit the ByronScaryHouse at Fanshawe Pioneer Village for “The Abandoned Village” to see how they have transformed the buildings to haunted attractions.
- October 15 – 17, 21 – 24, 28 – 31, 2021
- Fanshawe Pioneer Village, 1424 Clarke Road, London
- $25 per person
If you want a guaranteed timeslot, make sure to book your tickets in advanced for the Abandoned Village! Ticket sales close for each night at 5pm! We only have a limited number of walk up tickets!https://t.co/3ngmiMWK4Z pic.twitter.com/QeybPWmAv5
— Fanshawe Pioneer Village (@FPVmuseum) October 20, 2021
Haunted Walkthrough on Alanbrook
A path full of horrifying creatures, spanning throughout the entire front yard with props and live scares included!
- Friday, Oct. 22, 2021
- Alanbrook St, London
- Cost is a donation for the London Food Bank Association
Cranbrook Haunted Manor
The Styles Family have been putting on this display for the past 21 years. The Haunted Manor can be viewed from the sidewalk nightly, but why not walk through and experience it all for yourself!
- Oct. 22 – 31, 2021
- 644 Cranbrook Rd, London
- Donations appreciated for The London Humane Society
Horror at Holland Cinema poster (Hyland Cinema)
Family Halloween Activities:
Horror at the Hyland
Enjoy some of your favourite horror movies in October! Details.
- Oct. 23, 29 – 30, 2021
- Hyland Cinema, 240 Wharncliffe Rd S, London
- $13 per person
Halloween Family Fun Fest
Costume parade for all ages! Fall market vendors, activities, and campfire with s’more kits available for purchase (cash only).
- Saturday, October 30, 2021 | 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM; Costume Parade | 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM
- Camp Kee-Mo-Kee, 9581 Glendon Drive, Komoka
- $5
Variété l’Obsurité – Halloween Circus Show!
(Presented by The Academy Circus)
- Saturday, October 30, 2021 | 4:30 PM & 7 PM
- Windermere on the Mount, 1490 Richmond Street, London
- General admission: under 17 – $15, adult – $20. Floor seating available, under 17 – $20, adult $25
Pumpkin Patches!
Find your perfect carvable pumpkin in a patch near you!
(Call the farms to confirm hours)
- Great Lakes Farms
- Hanes Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
- Good Family Farm Pumpkins
- Herrle’s Country Farm Market
- Fall Harvest Farm
- Kustermans Berry Farms
Seasonal Activities!
Whether it’s a corn maze or apple picking, check out the variety of fun fall activities right around the corner!
- Kustermans Berry Farms
- Clovermead Honey Shop & Adventure Farm
- Apple Land Station
- Thiessen Apple Orchards
- Tree Lane Farms
IMaze
The Thamesville corn maze’s design highlights the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent. Details
- September 4 – October 31, 2021
- Thamesville Maize, 12768 Longwoods Rd Thamesville
- $10 – $13
Halloween-themed Movies
Catch one of your favourite spooky movies at The Mustang Drive in!
- Everyday
- The Mustang Drive-In, 2551 Wilton Grove Road, London
- $13 – $38
Storybook Gardens are also hosting their own outdoor movie night starting tomorrow, Oct.22, with a screening of Hocus Pocus.
- Saturday, October 23, 2021 | Doors 6:00 PM; Show 6:30 PM
- Storybook Gardens, 1958 Storybook Lane, London
- FREE (pre-register)
Storyspook Village at Storybook Gardens
The event includes trick or treating, meet and greets with costumed characters and amusement rides at night! Don’t forget your flashlights!
- Oct. 19 – 23 & 25 – 29
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Storybook Gardens, 1958 Storybook Lane, London
- $16 per child
Halloween at the Children’s Museum
As they start to move locations, enjoy a time to explore the museum dressed as your favourite monster, superhero, or even dinosaur for the whole week!
- Oct. 26 – 31, 2021
- London Children’s Museum, 21 Wharncliffe Road South, London
- Regular admission
Downtown Candy Crawl
Trick-or-Treat at participating businesses while exploring downton London. You’re also invited to partake in a costume contest by heading to Budwiser Gardens at Jubilee Square in front of Gate 1 to enter. The winner will win the grand prize of $100 Downtown Dollars!
- Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
- Budweiser Gardens, 99 Dundas Street, London
- FREE
Covet Garden Market Halloween Pumpkin Patch (Covet Garden Market)
Covent Garden Market Halloween Pumpkin Patch
Show off your costumes and get photo ready while you enjoy some seasonal treats like pumpkin cookies and apple cider!
- Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
- Outside the Market Square — Covent Garden Market, 130 King Street, London
- FREE
Tales of the Macabre
This Halloween, CBC “About Time” host Tom Allen and harpist Lori Gemmell join London Symphonia as visitors to the world of Edgar Allen Poe, This concert will feature The Raven and André Caplet’s Conte Fantastique.
- Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm
- Online and In-person @ Aeolian Hall – Performing Arts Centre, 795 Dundas Street, London
- $17 – $35
Halloween Haunting
Family-friends run from 10K, 5K, 2,3K, and Kiddy Trot to celebrate the holiday. Dress up in your favourite costume and win prizes along the way!
- Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021
- Registration opens 8:45am
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