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It’s a frighteningly fun-packed time of year in York Durham Headwaters. Kids are gearing up for trick or treating and spooky Halloween fun! Here are a list of some fun highlights in the region!
1. Downey’s Farm Market
Hosting a month-long festival to celebrate the season. Get to know the lay of the land on unlimited wagon rides with entry fee. Comedy, music and magic acts can keep you entertained.
Get lost in the A-MAZE-ING eight-acre corn maze with three corny challenges. Enjoy chills in the spooky Boo Barn, plus tons more, all while surrounded by thousands of orange pumpkins. Check out Downey’s Farm Market for hours of operation.
2. Black Creek Pioneer Village
Howling Hootenanny welcomes you to get dressed up and come out to the village to decorate pumpkins, fire the apple sling-shot, brave the haunted maze, and even trick or treat the village. It is the perfect weekend adventure for the family, filled filled with spooky stories and amazing shows.
Black Creek Nightlife! Black Creek has put together a wide range of night-time scream-inducing thrills this Halloween season.
“Where Dark Things Dwell” Escape Game – Do you like solving puzzles? How about solving puzzles on a spooky night, in a historic village, with up to 60 other ghouls? Each team must work together to uncover dark secrets and break the curse on the village. If you dare...
Haunted Walks – You will find some of the oldest buildings in the GTA at Black Creek Pioneer Village. This makes it the perfect creepy backdrop for a night of spine-tingling ghost stories. Explore the supernatural side of Toronto’s historic pioneer village on a guided tour, in the dark!
Visit Black Creek Pioneer Village for more information.
3. York-Durham Heritage Railway
Take a Ride on the Halloween Train! Your kids’ costumes are their ticket. Children under 12 dressed for Halloween can get on board the one-hour York-Durham Heritage Railway train ride for just $3.99.
Your round trip journey involves Halloween-themed activities and entertainment, as well as a goodie bag for the kids.
Book your tickets online here.
4. Canada’s Wonderland-Camp Spooky
Canada’s Wonderland has family-friendly Halloween fun at Camp Spooky with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts Gang! Kids can enjoy scare-free attractions, live shows, costume parties, mazes, plus all the rides in KidZville and Planet Snoopy. Camp Spooky is included with Park Admission.
*Event takes place on weekends to Oct. 27.
5. Cannington Haunted Trail: 3 scare attractions
Charlie’s TRAIL: Ever since old, deranged Charlie dug up those graves a few years back, the town of Cannington has never been the same. Locals still talk about the night the spirits took revenge on Charlie, chasing him into the nearby forest to redeem his fate.
It’s rumored that the spirits still haunt the woods. Many locals have reported hearing eerie noises ... weeping, wailing, screaming. Others have reported sightings of the spirits, in their darkest, most evil form, still angry with the disturbances Charlie caused. Despite the warnings from officials, every year near Halloween, a crowd gathers to see for themselves. Silly, silly fools ...
Ward 3: Once an over-crowded psychiatric ward of the Ridges Hospital where the most disturbed patients were kept under lock and key. Now, sordid remains of history long forgotten. Ward 3 gained its reputation from a series of reports documenting brutality and abuse of its patients. After decades of mistreatment, retaliation and horrific incidents witnessed by authorities, Ward 3 closed its doors. At least that’s what the townspeople thought.
The Dark: Pitch. Dark. Maze. But don’t worry ... you won’t be alone.
Plus: Xtreme Sounds photo booth, vendor area, haunted museum.
Your frightening outdoor adventure awaits! This event is not recommended for children under eight years of age. Children under 10 MUST be accompanied by an adult. Starts at 6:30 p.m.
6. Pumpkin Palooza
So many reasons to come to Willowtree Farm for Pumpkin Palooza! Pick your own pumpkins, pumpkin patch, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin canon and pumpkin decorating. Come and enjoy a fun day out with the family.
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