Halloween in Metro Vancouver – For the young ones
Via the latest at babyvibe.ca:
Family pumpkin carving
Prepare for Halloween night at the family pumpkin carving at Sunset Community Centre, 6810 Main St., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6 to 7:30 p.m. $1.50 per person. Pumpkins, tools and candles provided. Register by Oct. 22.
Barclay Manor Halloween
For bigger braver souls, there’s a haunted house at Barclay Manor, 1447 Barclay St., in Vancouver, on Thursday, 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. Call 604-257-8333 or visit www.barclaymanor.ca.
Coal Harbour Halloween
Visit Coal Harbour Community Centre (480 Broughton St.) in Vancouver, for the Halloween Carnival and Trick-or-treat trek, Friday, Oct. 31, 3 to 6 p.m. Enjoy creepy crafts, terrifying treats, tombstone tumbling, eerie entertainment and much more! Don’t forget to wear your costume! Pre-registration is recommended, as space is limited. Cost is $5. Call to register at 604-718-8222 or www.coalharbourcc.ca.
Halloween preschool party
Put on your costume and enjoy play gym activities, face painting, cookie decorating, arts and crafts, drinks and more at Sunset Community Centre’s Halloween preschool party for children one to five, Friday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to noon. Call 604-718-6505 for tickets which are limited.
Carnival for the older kids
Also at Sunset Community Centre, there’s a Halloween Carnival for kids over three, Friday, Oct. 31, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Carnival games, fortuneteller, crafts, treats and more. Cost is $3 per child.
Halloween carnival
Drop by Killarney’s Halloween Carnival on Friday, Oct. 31, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Killarney Community Centre. Games, bouncy castles, haunted house, face painting, grab bags and more. Wear your costume for the Halloween parade. Geared for kids three to 12. Please register at the front desk – call 604-718-8201.
Roundhouse fun
Dress up in your creepiest costume and enjoy ghoulish games and creepy crafts, and explore the creepy hollow forest, at the Halloween Carnival, Friday, Oct. 31, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., Roundhouse Community Centre, in Yaletown. Children must be supervised by an adult. Cost is $5 per child and pre-registration is required.
Yaletown Trick or Treat
Trick or treat at dozens of Yaletown businesses in Vancouver on Friday, Oct. 31, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Check online for a map and more event details.
Haunted fun at Metropolis
The Metropolis Mystery Manor returns to Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby for 14 days of scary fun from Saturday, Oct. 18 to Oct. 31. Kids are invited to the mall Oct. 25 for fun with the Metrokids Club or for trick-or-treating at 6 p.m. on Halloween Eve. The Metropolis Mystery Manor, a haunted house where kids and grown ups are dared to be scared, is located in the mall’s Grand Court with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to the Rotary Club of Burnaby-Deer Lake. This fun fright is recommended for children age seven and up. The Mystery Manor will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.
Halloween howl
Enjoy games, haunted house, candy and door prizes during the Halloween Howl at the C.G. Brown Pool, 3702 Kensington Ave., in Burnaby, on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $2.60 per person. Children under seven must be accompanied by an adult.
Halloween on the Heights
Burnaby Heights is the place to be on Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31, as they are once again putting on the very fun Halloween on the Heights. Check out the fun planned on their website at www.burnabyheights.com.
Halloween Howl
For children two to five, there’s a Halloween Howl at the Port Moody Recreation Complex, Friday, Oct. 31, noon to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a lunch, games, songs and crafts (wear your costume too!). Parent participation and you need to pre-register.
Trick or treat train
Take a ride on the Bear Creek Park Train through the Friendly Spook Alley daily from Oct. 11 to 31. Children’s fare includes a Halloween craft, game, treat and a real pumpkin to take home. Bear Creek Park Train is located at 13750 88th Ave., Surrey. For those looking for a real scare, there’s the Haunted Forest Scream Train, Oct. 17 to 31, 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Family fun night
On Friday, Oct. 31, it’s Halloween family fun night in Langley. Enjoy a Halloween costume dance, apple bobbing, ring the pumpkin, crafts, and much more. Fun nights are scheduled at WC Blair Recreation centre, 4 to 6 p.m., and Willoughby Heights, 5 to 7 p.m. Call 604-533-6170 or 604-882-0408 for details.
Spooktacular fun
Douglas Recreation Centre in Langley is holding its own Halloween soiree for parent and tots on Friday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to noon. Enjoy games, a movie, prizes, and more. Wear your costumes! Cost is $3 per child or $3.50 for family. Call 604-514-2865 for more.
Haunted House and fireworks
Check out one of the Fraser Valley’s best haunted houses at the Ghost Ridge Haunted House at the fairgrounds on 105 Avenue off the Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge. Haunted house runs from Oct. 26 to 30.
Halloween House
The MSA Museum Society presents Hallowe’en House of History, Friday, Oct. 31, 4 to 8:15 p.m. Enjoy a costume contest at 4 p.m., crafts, games, prizes, and more. Then at 6:15 p.m., the house will reopen as the Halloween House, Horrors from History. For all the details, visit online.
babyeats goes Bonkers!!
As a small part of babyeats’ Halloween madness they will have Bonkers the fantastic, creative musical duo perform interactive, imaginative songs, Friday, Oct. 31, 1 p.m. Make sure your child wears a spooky costume! This will be a ticketed event but admission to babyeats is included with the concert ticket to Go Bonkers. babyeats is located in North Vancouver.
Pumpkin patch party
Highlands elementary, 3150 Colwood Dr. in North Vancouver is hosting their annual pumpkin patch party on Saturday, Oct. 25, from noon to 4 p.m. at. Rides, haunted house pumpkins for sale and more.
Spooky FX Tours
The Thomas FX Group in North Vancouver is offering Spooky FX Tours, Oct. 26 to Oct. 31, daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Get a behind the scenes view of movie special effects in a spooky themed environment. Check out their special Halloween effects and decorations for sale too. For more details, call 604-929-5455.
Fireworks
After a busy night of trick or treating, bring the family down for the Halloween Family Fireworks Spectacular, Oct. 31, 8:30 p.m., at the Inter River Park. Park for free at Capilano University and ride the free shuttle to the event.
Terror Hall
Take a terrifying trip through Terror Hall at the East Richmond Community Hall, 12360 Cambie Rd., Richmond, Oct. 28 to 31, 5 to 9 p.m.
Frights and delights
Aberdeen Centre in Richmond is hosting lots of Halloween fun on Friday, Oct. 31, 3 to 7 p.m. in the central atrium. Don’t miss out on the trick-or-treating. For all the details on the Halloween Frights and Delights at Aberdeen Centre, visit online.
Halloween fireworks
Minoru Park in Richmond is having an evening of fireworks and fun on Friday, Oct. 31. Entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. music, magician, balloons, face painting, clowns, fire juggling and more.
More fireworks
Also on Friday, Oct. 31, there’s other fun fireworks scheduled for King George/Cambie Community Park, 7:45 to 8:15 p.m.; West Richmond Community Centre, 7:30 p.m.; and South Arm Community Centre, 8 p.m.
Annual pumpkin fest
Ladner Village is hosting their annual Pumpkin Fest on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the village of Ladner on 48th Avenue. Rain or shine.
Pumpkin Yard
Check out more than 100 works of pumpkin art Oct. 30 and 31, 5 to 9:30 p.m., at 2527 Fernwood Rd. (between Bay and Haultain) in Victoria.
Ogden Point art
The pumpkins are back with the Pumpkin Art at Ogden Point in Victoria, Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 1 to 9 p.m. daily. For more details, visit www.pumpkinart.ca.
Pumpkin patches . . .
Laity Pumpkin Patch
Have lots of fun for the whole family at the Laity Pumpkin Patch, 21145 128th in Pitt Meadows. Patch features interactive displays, small tractor ride, animal farm, corn maze, and a huge pumpkin patch. Admission is $2 (children under 12 months 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, the pumpkin patch makes for a great place for a family photo.
Willowview Farms
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.
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 including a baby horse, a colt named Blaze, and Lavender, the pig, had babies on Oct. 1. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, until Oct. 31.
Country Farms
Richmond is home to a great pumpkin patch at Country Farms, 12900 Steveston Hwy. Sing along hayrides, petting zoo, live entertainment, corn maze and much more. Hours are Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday (and holidays) 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free admission for children under two. Weekday admission is $7 and on weekends admission is $10, which includes a kid-size pumpkin.
Peteys Pumpkin Patch
In Chilliwack, check out Peteys Pumpkin Patch and the Kids Zone. Take a train out to the pumpkin patch, little goblins can play in a Dora pirate ship, and much more. For a scarier trek, check out Reapers and the Dark Maze.
