Edmonton Halloween Events 2026 | Things to Do with Kids

Your family guide to pumpkin patches, not-so-scary events, trick-or-treats, and spooky fun across the Edmonton area

Halloween in Edmonton is so much more than one night of door-knocking. From pumpkin patches and glowing pumpkin walks to costume parties, indoor trick-or-treats, and haunted houses for every nerve level, there's weeks of family fun to work with — you just have to bundle up for it. This hub rounds up the best of it by category so you can find the right kind of spooky for your crew, then dig into our detailed guides for each.

It’s outdoor scary movies, indoor movie screenings, costume parties, trunk or treats and a full month of spooky festivals that you can enjoy with your kids. Every year, we share our family’s favourites on this Edmonton Halloween Guide.

New events are added all October long, so bookmark our Edmonton Family Events Calendar for this year's dates and times, and start planning with the guides below.

Pumpkin patches & corn mazes

The classic fall outing, and usually the first Halloween fun to open each season — most farms pair U-pick pumpkins with hay rides, petting zoos, and mazes for a full day out.

  • Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm (Bon Accord)
    A Haunted Pumpkin Festival with a pumpkin patch, corn maze, train rides, bale mazes, and a gentle "not-so-haunted" house for younger kids. Costumed kids 12 and under often get in free.

  • Edmonton Corn Maze (Spruce Grove)
    A giant maze with a fresh design each year, spud cannons, and jumping pillows, plus after-dark Flashlight Nights for a thrill without the jump scares.

  • Somerset Farms
    A quieter, picturesque U-pick that's gentler for toddlers.

Not-so-scary events for little ones

Costumes and candy, zero nightmares — the family favourites, and the ones that sell out first.

  • Boo at the Zoo (Edmonton Valley Zoo)
    A scare-free zoo trick-or-treat over the last couple weekends of October. Book an early timed slot.

  • Pumpkins After Dark (Borden Park)
    A one-kilometre walking path of thousands of glowing, hand-carved pumpkin sculptures set to music. All ages, more art than scares.

  • Halloween Skelebration (TELUS World of Science)
    Indoor Halloween fun and a Halloween-day treat pickup, ideal for a cold or rainy day.

Indoor & community trick-or-treating

Edmonton Octobers are cold, so indoor trick-or-treats are a lifesaver — and a great warm-up or backup for the big night. The malls go all out: the West Edmonton Mall Trick or Treat Festival, Halloween at Bonnie Doon, Kingsway, and Londonderry all run candy trails, and historic sites like John Walter Museum offer daytime trick-or-treating. For the full list, see our guide to where to trick-or-treat indoors in Edmonton.

Community leagues also host family Halloween parties throughout the month — you’ll find the best Edmonton halloween parties for families, on the event calendar.

Trunk-or-treats

A warmer, contained alternative to walking the block — kids go trunk-to-trunk through a decorated parking lot, often with a bonfire, hot chocolate, and games. Community halls and churches across the region host them, from Vantage Point to the Fort Saskatchewan Trunk or Treat.

Free Halloween fun

Plenty of spooky season costs nothing at all — a self-guided tour of the best-decorated houses on the Haunted Halloween map, library programming, store make-and-takes (Michaels crafts, LEGO builds), and Howl-ween at the Edmonton Humane Society.

We round it all up at Free Things to do in October

Haunted houses — know the scare level

Edmonton's haunts range from giggle-worthy to genuinely terrifying, so check the age guidance before you go:

  • Family-friendly / not-too-scary: Prairie Gardens' "not-so-haunted" house and Kiwi Nurseries' daytime kid hours are built for younger visitors. Maisie’s Haunted/Christmas House.

  • For older kids, teens & brave adults (parental discretion): Deadmonton House, DARK at Fort Edmonton Park, Delwood's Kingdom of Lost Souls, and Field of Screams are full-scare attractions — not for young children.

Halloween Day (October 31)

When the big day arrives, we map out the whole thing — daytime events for little ones, spooky public swims, mall trick-or-treats, and where to go once the sun sets — we’ll map this out for you every year in October.

Planning tips

Dress in layers — snowsuits under costumes is an Edmonton tradition. Book timed tickets early for the events that sell out (Boo at the Zoo and Pumpkins After Dark top the list). .

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