Vancouver Children’s Halloween Activities
Halloween season brings plenty of opportunities for little kids, older children and families to enjoy fall activities around Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, gardens, museums, outdoor attractions, and Halloween-themed adventures all offer different ways to celebrate the season.
Halloween Activities for Kids Around Vancouver
The Lower Mainland offers many ways for children to enjoy Halloween without visiting a traditional haunted attraction. Farm visits provide pumpkins and corn mazes, while Vancouver attractions offer gardens, interactive games, aerial adventures, and seasonal displays.
The variety of Halloween activities also means families can choose an experience based on their children’s ages and interests. Some attractions focus on fall traditions, while others add costumes, monsters, science, or spooky decorations to the experience.
The options below include Halloween activities for kids in Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Sea to Sky region, and nearby communities.
HowlOver Canada at Flyover
201–999 Canada Place, Vancouver
Flyover at Canada Place adds a Halloween theme to its popular flying ride with HowlOver Canada. The special experience follows Biker Mama the Witch and her cat, Tiger Moon, on a magical journey across Canada.
The attraction combines large-scale aerial footage with sensory effects such as wind, mist, scents, and movement. The experience offers Halloween entertainment without the traditional haunted-house format, making it an option for families looking for something different.
In 2026 HowlOver Canada runs from October 15th until November 1st.
To learn more about this attraction, visit the official experienceflyover.com website.
Halloween at Britannia Mine Museum
150 Copper Drive, Britannia Beach
Britannia Mine Museum adds Halloween programming to its historic mining attractions with Monsters, Machines, & Mischief in 2026.
The event features six monster characters based on different types of mining machinery, along with Halloween-themed science demonstrations, a scavenger hunt, and a special version of the underground mine experience.
The 2026 event takes place on October 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th. Regular museum attractions also give families opportunities to explore the historic site and learn about mining.
For more details, see our article about Britannia Mine Museum at Halloween or click britanniaminemuseum.ca.
Halloween Fun at VanDusen Garden
5251 Oak Street, Vancouver
VanDusen Botanical Garden celebrates the fall season with Harvest Days, bringing seasonal displays and family activities to the gardens. Colourful autumn scenery, pumpkins, decorations, and entertainment create a festive setting for a family outing. Families can explore the garden while taking part in seasonal activities and enjoying the changing colours of fall.
Harvest Days runs on weekends from September 26th to October 18th, 2026, with an additional opening on Thanksgiving Monday.
For more information about this event, visit the Vancouver’s Best Places website.
Heroes & Villains with Vancouver Mysteries
Coal Harbour, Vancouver
Vancouver Mysteries offers Heroes & Villains, an outdoor adventure that combines elements of a scavenger hunt and escape room. The game takes place around Coal Harbour and the Vancouver Convention Centre area.
The family version puts children and adults into the role of superheroes who must work together to stop the Muck Monster from causing trouble in the city. The family edition is designed for children as young as six when accompanied by adults.
The interactive format gives families a chance to explore downtown while solving puzzles and following the game’s Halloween-inspired storyline.
To learn more about the company’s games in October, see our article about Halloween Mystery Nights or click vancouvermysteries.com.
Canyon Frights at Capilano Bridge
3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver
Capilano Suspension Bridge adds Halloween decorations and spooky atmosphere to its forested attractions during Canyon Frights.
The event gives families an opportunity to explore the suspension bridge, Treetops Adventure, and cliffside paths surrounded by seasonal decorations and lighting. Costumes are encouraged, and special activity areas may offer additional Halloween entertainment for children.
Canyon Frights runs daily from October 9th to November 1st, 2026.
For more details, see our article about Canyon Frights or visit capbridge.com.
Pumpkin Picking at Taves Family Farms
333 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford
Taves Family Farms offers a full fall experience through its Magic of Fall attraction. The seasonal visit includes outdoor activities, a corn maze, play areas, and an apple orchard.
The pumpkin patch opens later in the season, giving families the chance to choose pumpkins as Halloween approaches. Hayrides, a petting barn, and a farm store add more activities to the visit.
The attraction runs through October and provides a traditional Fraser Valley farm experience for families during the Halloween season.
To learn more about this event, see our Taves’ Magic of Fall article or click tavesfamilyfarms.com.
Chilliwack Corn Maze at Greendale Acres
41905 Yale Road West, Chilliwack
Greendale Acres offers one of the Fraser Valley’s classic fall outings with its Chilliwack Corn Maze.
Children can enjoy play structures, farm animals, giant jumping pillows, pedal carts, and other outdoor activities. Families can also visit the pumpkin patch during the fall season and make a full day of their visit.
The combination of pumpkins, farm activities, and the corn maze makes Greendale Acres a popular destination for families looking for Halloween activities near Vancouver.
For full details about the attraction, visit greendaleacres.ca.
Petey’s Pumpkin Patch at Fantasy Farms
9423 Gibson Road, Chilliwack
Fantasy Farms offers Petey’s Pumpkin Patch as a seasonal Halloween activity for families with younger children. The farm provides pumpkin-picking opportunities and other activities in a festive fall setting.
The pumpkin patch is separate from the farm’s more frightening Reapers haunted attraction, making Petey’s a better fit for families seeking a milder Halloween experience.
The pumpkin patch operates throughout October and gives children an opportunity to enjoy traditional fall and Halloween activities on the farm.
For more information about the pumpkin patch, visit peteyspumpkinpatch.ca.
Halloween Experience at Hologram Zoo Vancouver
50 Smithe Street, Vancouver
Hologram Zoo Vancouver is a new attraction that offers zoo-like experiences, but indoors with holographic images instead of real animals in cages. They offer a number of different tour options at different times of the year, including ones with dinosaurs, exotic animals and sea creatures. The shows change seasonally. For the Halloween season, in October, they have a special tour that features spooky creatures.
The regular Halloween Experience is fun for audiences ages 8 and older. There are also scarier episodes on select dates at night, and extra bonus activities on October 31st.
To learn more about this activity, see our article about the Halloween Hologram Experience or visit the Hologram Zoo Vancouver‘s website.
Halloween at Burnaby Village Museum
6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby
Burnaby Village Museum takes on a spooky seasonal atmosphere with its Haunted Village event in late October. The open-air museum features Halloween decorations, themed displays, and mild spooky elements throughout the historic village.
The experience focuses more on festive Halloween atmosphere than intense scares, making it suitable for families with younger children. Visitors can walk through the historic streets while discovering the seasonal decorations and activities. Burnaby Village Museum provides a different type of Halloween outing, combining local history with a child-friendly Halloween setting.
To learn more about this event, see the Vancouver’s Best Places website.
Other Information
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Lower Mainland Pumpkin Patches
- Vancouver’s Halloween Calendar of Events
- Halloween Activities for Adults
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