October 16-22 (Peel)

👋 Hey everyone! It's a short week, so let's jump right in. We're officially at PEAK pumpkin spice season—fall activities are everywhere and things are getting wonderfully spooky with Halloween events. Have an amazing week!

My Top 5 Picks This Week Around Peel

1. 🎴 Sports & Trading Card Game Show (Leafs players meet & greet! See below for promo code) – MISSISSAUGA

2. 👻 Boo Bash (FREE downtown Halloween fun with bouncy house, free ice cream & hot chocolate) – BRAMPTON

3. 🎃 Halloween Harvest 2025 (petting zoo, s'mores & face painting!) – MISSISSAUGA

4. 🧙 Wicked Witches Halloween Market (FREE 40+ vendors & costume contests!) – MISSISSAUGA

5. ✨ Diwali Drone Show (200+ drones light up the sky!) – CALEDON

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🎃 Fright Nights | BRAMPTON
Friday, October 17 | 5:00 PM–9:00 PM
Location: Cassie Campbell Community Centre
Cost: FREE admission with a food bank donation | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
A thrilling night of family fun at Fright Nights! What to Expect: Haunted Selfie Museum, Magician, Games and activities, Dance Party, and more!

🪔 DiwaliFest 2025 (Day 1/4) | BRAMPTON
Friday, October 17 | 12:00 PM–11:00 PM
Location: Brar's Grand Buffet
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Celebrate Diwali with Brar's — your one-stop shop for all mithai, snacks, gift baskets, and festive essentials. Free chai for all customers, Festive heated tents, A wide selection of premium mithai and snacks, Fresh food station & live milk cake making, Gift baskets available for purchase, Free activity books for kids, A fun, family-friendly Diwali shopping experience.

👻 Ghostly Greenhouses at Davis Family Farm | CALEDON
Friday, October 17 | 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
Location: Davis Family Farm
Cost: $5 entry (kids under 3 are free) | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Davis Family Farm is turning their 2 greenhouses into a spooky walk through experience for charity! All proceeds go to Cystic Fibrosis Canada and Celiac Canada.

🎃 Halloween at the "Booseum" | BRAMPTON
Saturday, October 18 | 10:30 AM–4:00 PM
Location: PAMA (Peel Art Gallery Museum & Archive)
Cost: $11 + HST (free for members) | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Enjoy a day of monstrous creations and messy experiments at PAMA this Halloween season! Messy Laboratory: Join PAMA for gooey games and slimy crafts. Invent your own slime, make creepy creations, and try experiments that ooze, bubble, and squish. Registration required for time slots: 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM. Frankenstein's Monster Creation Station: Drop-in activity from 10:30 AM–4:00 PM. Make your own one-of-a-kind monster creation using creepy and colourful bits and bobs. From furry fiends to ghastly goblins—what Halloween creation will you make? Drop-in activity included with PAMA Admission.

👻 Boo Bash | BRAMPTON
Saturday, October 18 | 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Location: Garden Square (12 Main St N)
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details 
Get ready for an afternoon of frightful fun in the heart of downtown! Balloon Selfie Stations, Pirate Bouncy House, Halloween Games & Crafts, DJ Zoe spinning kid-friendly tunes. Special events: Candy Crawl (2:00 PM–4:00 PM, FREE registration required), Superheroes vs. Villains Showdown, Hala on Stilts and Hoop Zone, Ms. Marianne's Performing Arts "Thriller" Dance Performance (2:30 PM–3:00 PM), Mad Scientist Party at The Rose Studio (3:00 PM–5:00 PM). Costumes highly encouraged!

🍦 Boo Bash at Nitro Cow | BRAMPTON
Saturday, October 18 | 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Location: Nitro Cow - Downtown Brampton
Cost: FREE Hot Chocolate or Ice Cream (with social media review/tag) | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Visit Downtown Brampton for some spooky fun at the Boo Bash! Bring the kids for a FREE Hot Chocolate ☕ or a FREE Scoop of Ice Cream 🍦!

🎨 Cat Scratch Art Market | BRAMPTON
Saturday, October 18 | 4:00 PM–9:00 PM
Location: The Old Shoe Factory
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Cat Scratch is a unique one-day event celebrating zines, comics, crafts, and underground art made by primarily Brampton-based creators.

🪔 DiwaliFest 2025 | BRAMPTON
Saturday, October 18–Sunday, October 19 | 9:00 AM–11:00 PM
Location: Brar's Grand Buffet
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Celebrate Diwali with Brar's — your one-stop shop for all mithai, snacks, gift baskets, and festive essentials. Free chai for all customers, Festive heated tents, A wide selection of premium mithai and snacks, Fresh food station & live milk cake making,

🎄 Indigo Holidays Play Days: Tonies | BRAMPTON
Saturday, October 18 | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM (doors open at 12:30 PM)
Location: Chapters Brampton
Cost: $5 + fees | Age: 3+
🔗 Event Details
Explore the world of Tonies through festive activities, creative colouring sheets, and a hands-on toy demonstration that brings storytelling to life. Plus, take home a holiday Tonies character!

✨ Diwali Drone Show | CALEDON
Saturday, October 18 | 7:30 PM
Location: Brampton Fairgrounds
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
The award-winning Diwali Drone Show will return, featuring over 200 drones illuminating the night sky with dazzling displays of symbols that reflect the spirit and traditions of Diwali. This event is weather dependent. In the event of inclement weather, the drone show will be rescheduled for Sunday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m.

👻 Ghostly Greenhouses at Davis Family Farm | CALEDON
Saturday, October 18 | 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Location: Davis Family Farm
Cost: $5 entry (kids under 3 are free) | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Davis Family Farm is turning their 2 greenhouses into a spooky walk through experience for charity! All proceeds go to Cystic Fibrosis Canada and Celiac Canada.

🎴 Sports & Trading Card Game Show | MISSISSAUGA
Sunday, October 19 | Trade floor 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Location: Mississauga Convention Centre
Cost: Kids 12 and under FREE, General admission $20 ($3 off with code MAYHEM) | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Family friendly fun with Pokemon minigames, kids under 12 free, meet Pokemon mascots like Pikachu, Eevee, Gengar, and more! Meet Toronto Maple Leafs players Jake McCabe and Chris Tanev! 50+ vendors ready to buy, sell, and trade sports cards and TCG, like Pokemon! See website for specific signing times for special guests.

🎃 Halloween Harvest 2025 | MISSISSAUGA
October 18 + 19 | Time slots: 12:00 PM–2:00 PM or 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Location: Bradley Museum
Cost: $0-$12.13 | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Come in costume and experience the charm of traditional Halloween and fall festivities. Activities include: Heritage demonstrations in the barn, Roast Marshmallows and make S'mores at the fire pit, Games, crafts and face painting, Petting Zoo, Samples of biscuits with apple jelly made from our apple trees and caramel and candy apples, Warm apple cider, Scavenger Hunt with prizes.

🧙 Wicked Witches Halloween Market | MISSISSAUGA
Friday, October 17 | 6:00 PM–10:00 PM
Saturday, October 18 | 4:00 PM–9:00 PM
Location: Vic Johnston Community Centre
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Explore 40+ witchy vendors, psychics, costume contests & Halloween fun. Family-friendly event.

🎄 Indigo Holidays Play Days: Tonies | MISSISSAUGA
Saturday, October 18 | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM (doors open at 12:30 PM)
Location: Indigo Square One
Cost: $5 + fees | Age: 3+
🔗 Event Details
Explore the world of Tonies through festive activities, creative colouring sheets, and a hands-on toy demonstration that brings storytelling to life. Plus, take home a holiday Tonies character! Various locations offered.

🥕 Lakeview Farmers' Market | MISSISSAUGA
Sunday, October 19 | 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Location: Small Arms Inspection Building
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Shop from local farmers and artisans, with live music available. Runs every Sunday until October 26. Great for local shopping and enjoying live music. Cost of purchases varies.

🎃 Jessica's Crafty Corner - Kids Craft Workshop 2 (Beginner) | MISSISSAUGA
Sunday, October 19 | 11:30 AM–12:45 PM
Location: Lorne Park Hall
Cost: $22.63 | Age: Kids 6+
🔗 Event Details
This beginner workshop will be Halloween themed! The kids will be making their own "BOO" Banners. All materials and instruction will be provided in the 1 hour session and the kids get to take home their creations to display for many Halloween's to come! Doors open at 11:25am.

🪔 Diwali Mela Festival (Day 4/4) | BRAMPTON
Monday, October 20 | 4:00 PM–10:00 PM
Location: Sesquicentennial Park
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Come join in for the third annual Diwali Mela, a free family-friendly celebration of the Festival of Lights. This year's event will showcase live performances by local and international artists, food vendors, a new drone show and a fireworks display. Free shuttle service available from multiple city hubs.

👶 Mommunity - October Walks | BRAMPTON
Wednesday, October 15 | 10:30 AM
Location: Chinguacousy Park
Cost: FREE | Age: Parents + babies/toddlers
🔗 Event Details
Creating a space for moms to connect, laugh, and walk together. Meet at Sandra Hames Center.

👻 Farmer's Nightmare Haunted Forest Walk | CALEDON
Thursday, October 24 & Friday, October 25 | Starting at 6:30 PM (30-minute walks every half hour)
Location: Trinity's Well, 18070 Duffy's Ln, Palgrave
Cost: Early time slots $25/person, Later time slots $30/person (Ages 5 and under FREE) | Age: All ages (earlier times recommended for young children)
🔗 Event Details | Oct 24 Registration | Oct 25 Registration
Farmer's Nightmare is back! Join for a haunted forest walk at Trinity's Well. Starting at 6:30pm, the walk gets spookier with every half hour. By the end of the night, it will be terrifying! Each walk is 30 minutes. Arrive 15 minutes prior to your time slot. Halloween music and warm drinks available. Do you have what it takes to conquer the Farmer's Nightmare?

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