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Here’s your guide to what’s on this weekend in the Toronto Area
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Runs through October – Halloween Haunt at Canada’s Wonderland
Canada’s Wonderland takes on a much darker mood for Halloween Haunt, swapping daytime family fun for haunted attractions and unexpected scares. Watch the theme park transform into a scream park filled with unforgettable thrills, including the immersive attraction The Conjuring: Beyond Fear. Face your fears in terrifying scare zones and haunted mazes, encounter hundreds of monsters, enjoy thrilling night rides, and sinister live shows.
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Where: 1 Canada’s Wonderland Drive, Vaughan
When: Runs through October, Select Times
Admission: Ticketed
(Halloween Experience)
Runs through October – Pumpkins After Dark Milton
Pumpkins After Dark Milton offers a colourful way to get into the Halloween spirit, with plenty to take in along the trail. Guests can explore illuminated pumpkin displays, enjoy live entertainment and pumpkin-carving demonstrations, indulge in seasonal treats, and capture incredible photos along the way. Perfect for families, friends, and Halloween lovers of all ages.
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Where: Country Heritage Park
When: Runs through October, Select Times
Admission: Ticketed
(Halloween Experience)
Runs through October – Runway Reels
Trade the usual cinema setting for a movie night on the YZD runway. Runway Reels brings outdoor screenings to a space with a distinctly Toronto backstory, offering a different way to spend a fall evening with friends. You can see the schedule of movies here
Where: YZD Runway, 10 Hanover Rd., Toronto
When: October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 & 24
Admission: Ticketed
(Outdoor Movie Screenings)
October 2nd to 31st – Pumpkins After Dark Markham
Markham Museum provides the backdrop for an evening of illuminated pumpkin displays. Wander through Pumpkins After Dark and take in the seasonal sights, whether you’re planning a family outing or meeting friends for a fall night out.
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Where: Markham Museum
When: October 2nd to 31st
Admission: Ticketed.
(Halloween Experience)
October 2nd to November 1st – Martino Manor
Martino Manor invites visitors into an eerie Halloween setting designed to keep them on edge. If your ideal October outing involves haunted-house thrills and a few nervous laughs, approach this with a brave group of friends.
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Where: 7 McIntosh Avenue, Toronto
When: October 2nd to November 1st
Admission: Ticketed
(Halloween Experience)
October 3rd to 31st – Legends of Horror Casa Loma
Casa Loma’s immersive Halloween experience, Legends of Horror, returns to its historic grounds from October 3rd to 31st, inviting guests to explore the castle’s lower gardens, underground tunnels, and haunted Stables after dark.
Where: Casaloma, 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto
When: October 3rd to 31st, Select Times
Admission: Ticketed
(Halloween Experience)
October 3rd to 31st – Spooktacular Light Show
The Spooktacular Light Show brings a special, colourful Halloween outing this season. Take in the illuminated displays and seasonal atmosphere for an evening that offers a different way to celebrate October.
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Where: 462 Kingston Rd E, Ajax
When: October 3rd to 31st,
- Fridays and Saturdays, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- Other Days of the Week, 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(Halloween Experience)
October 7th – DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow brings his sample-driven sound and boundary-pushing approach to electronic music to HISTORY.
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Where: HISTORY, Toronto
When: October 7th, 7:00 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(Concert)
October 7th – beabadoobee: The Powerlines Tour
beabadoobee brings her melodic guitar sound and intimate songwriting to Scotiabank Arena.
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Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
When: October 7th, 8:00 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(Concert)
October 7th – Kelela
Kelela brings her blend of R&B and electronic music to the Danforth Music Hall.
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Where: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
When: October 7th, 7:00 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(Concert)
October 7th – Julia Wolf
Julia Wolf takes the stage with an alternative pop sound and emotionally charged songwriting.
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Where: The Opera House, Toronto
When: October 7th, 7:00 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(Concert)
October 8th – Indigenous Grooves
Enjoy an evening of live music celebrating Indigenous creativity at Revival with talented acts
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Where: Revival, 783 College St, Toronto
When: October 8th, 7:00 pm – Late
Admission: Ticketed
(Concert)
October 8th – King’s Hawaiian Friendsgiving at The Bentway
King’s Hawaiian is bringing Canada’s Longest Friendsgiving Table to The Bentway, inviting hundreds of Torontonians to gather around one continuous table for a free Thanksgiving meal.
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Where: The Bentway, Toronto
When: October 8th, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
(Pop-Up Event)
October 9th – Brand New
Brand New brings their emotionally intense alternative rock to Coca-Cola Coliseum.
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Where: Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto
When: October 9th, 8:00 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(Concert)
October 9th to 31st – Screemers
Screemers brings haunted attractions and scare-filled encounters to Assembly Park. Go with friends who enjoy the thrill of Halloween and find out who keeps their composure when the atmosphere gets a little more unsettling.
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Where: Assembly Park, Vaughan
When: October 9th to 31st
Admission: Ticketed
(Halloween Experience)
October 9th to November 1st – A Nightmare on Strip Street
A Nightmare on Strip Street gives Halloween a theatrical twist at The Royal Theatre. Consider it for a night out that puts a spooky stage show at the centre of the evening rather than a walk through a haunted attraction.
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Where: The Royal Theatre, 608 College Street, Toronto
When: October 9th to November 1st
Admission: Ticketed
(Halloween Experience)
October 10th – Mind Against
Mind Against brings their atmospheric electronic sound to CODA for a late-night dancefloor outing.
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Where: CODA, 794 Bathurst Street, Toronto
When: October 10th, 10:00 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(Concert)
October 10th – Beaches Artisan Market
Browse locally made goods and discover independent makers at an artisan market in Kew Gardens.
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Where: KEW Gardens, 2075 Queen St E, Toronto
When: October 10th
Admission: Free
(Small Business Market)
October 10th – Toronto FC v CF Montréal
Watch Toronto FC take on CF Montréal in a Canadian rivalry match at BMO Field.
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Where: BMO Field, 170 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto
When: October 10th
Admission: Ticketed
(MLS Soccer Game)
October 10th – All The Feels R&B
All The Feels R&B turns The Opera House into a night dedicated to the genre. Bring friends who know the words and spend the evening enjoying the songs that make an R&B party feel familiar from the first chorus.
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Where: The Opera House, Toronto
When: October 10th, 9:00 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(R&B Party)
October 10th to 12th – Woodbridge Fair
Woodbridge Fair brings an agricultural celebration to Thanksgiving weekend, offering a seasonal change of pace and a chance to spend part of the long weekend enjoying a traditional fair outing close to the city.
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Where: Woodbridge Fair, 100 Porter Avenue, Woodbridge
When: October 10th to 12th
Admission: Ticketed
(Agricultural Fair)
October 11th – Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry
Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry share a bill that blends hardcore intensity with powerful hip-hop.
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Where: The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto, Toronto
When: October 11th, 7:00 pm
Admission: Ticketed
(Concert)
As always, you can keep up with all the fun happenings in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area on efosa.
