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Ottawa Halloween Family Activity & Events Guide

September 25, 2019

Looking for family-friendly Halloween fun in the Ottawa Capital Region? We have trick-or-treat information, spooky story times, ghost and witch crafts or other Halloween family fun! Click the event name for the full listing on our calendar and go #FindYourFamilyFun! We will update this list often so bookmark it and check back for updates. Don't forget to check our calendar for other fun events and activities HERE.  

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October 1
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 2
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 3
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 4
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 5
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Halloween Costume Exchange at Lindenlea Community Association
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 6
Creepy & Kooky Family Craft Day at the Goulbourn Museum
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 7
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 8
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 9
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 10
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 11
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 12
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 13
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 14
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 15
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 16
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 17
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 18
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 19
Annual Costume Swap at Dovercourt Rec Centre
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Everything Pumpkin at Osgood Township Museum
Halloween Dog Parade at Dovercourt Recreation Centre
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 20
Chillings Estate Halloween Party at Billings Estate
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 21
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 22
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 23
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 24
Haunt Nights at Watson's Mill
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Halloween Boogie with Monkey Rock
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 25
Annual Halloween Event at the Minto Recreation Complex
Haunt Nights at Watson's Mill
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Halloween Boo Bash! at Fallingbrook C.E.S.
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 26
A Barnyard Halloween at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Children's Halloween Party at the Rideau Club
Haunt Nights at Watson's Mill
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Halloween Fun at the Bank of Canada Museum
Indigo Kids: Halloween at Indigo Barrhaven
Mall-O-Ween at Carlingwood Shopping Centre
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Spooktacular Halloween Party at the Greenboro Community Centre
Trick or Treat with the Mayor at Ottawa City Hall
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 27
A Barnyard Halloween at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Awesome Ice Age Halloween Party and Magic Show at the Canadian Children's Museum
Frakendance 2019 - A Halloween Festival for Kids at the Glebe Co-Operative Nursery School
The Fifth Annual Lansdowne Pumpkin Derby at Lansdowne Park
Halloween Fun at the Bank of Canada Museum
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Halloween Hijinks at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
Halloween Scavenger Hunt at Boston Pizza
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Mansion Mayhem at the Goulbourn Museum
Monkey Rock Halloween Party at Overflow Brewing Company
Spooky Stories and Urban Legends at the Nepean Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
Pumpkin Engineering at the Canada Museum of Science and Tech (registration required)
October 28
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 29
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 30
Candy Hunt at the Osgood Township Museum
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
October 31
Creative Thursdays: Halloween Makeup at the National Gallery of Canada
Toddler Halloween Hunt at the Diefenbunker
The Haunted Community Centre at Dovercourt
Haunting Season and Frightfest at Saunders Farm
Halloween Party at the Overbrook Community Centre
Mammoth Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Canadian Children's Museum
Pumpkin Fest at Proulx Farm
Trick or Treat at St. Laurent Shopping Centre