October 30-November 5 (Toronto)

What happens when the World Series collides with Halloween in one epic week? Productivity goes out the window! This is your permission slip to embrace the chaos—rally behind the Birds, hit every Halloween event you can squeeze in and eat all the candy you have to confiscate from your kids during the post-trick-or-treat audit.

Happy Haunting and Let's Go Blue Jays! ⚾💙🎃

My Top Picks This Week Around Toronto

1. 👻 Downtown Yonge Halloween Spooktacular with Paw Patrol meet & greet – DOWNTOWN

2. 🦕 Staples National Geographic Dig Event - SCARBOROUGH

3. 🎃 Davisville Pumpkin Parade with smashing pumpkins contest – MIDTOWN

4. 💀 Day of the Dead Celebration at Beaches Sandbox (all weekend) – EAST END

5. 🌽 East Toronto Harvest Fest with trackless train & bouncy castle – EAST YORK

⚾ Toronto Blue Jays World Series Viewing Parties | DOWNTOWN
Multiple games: Oct 29, 31, Nov 1 | All games start 8:00 PM
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays at free viewing parties for all World Series games! Watch the game live on a giant screen with a DJ between innings to keep the energy high. Wear a jersey, make a sign or paint your face and help turn Nathan Phillips Square into a sea of blue. Bring blankets or chairs to sit on, snacks and water if you wish.

🎃 Downtown Yonge Halloween Spooktacular | DOWNTOWN
Friday, Oct 31 | 4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Location: College Park
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Get ready for free activities, pumpkin painting and more! Plus, don't miss a special Paw Patrol meet and greet, where your favourite characters will be on site for photos and high-paw fives. Come dressed in your best Halloween spirit and celebrate with us downtown!

🎃 Halloween Mamas and Minis Hang with Queen West Mamas | DOWNTOWN
Friday, Oct 31 | 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Location: Blue Moon Brewery at STACKT Market
Cost: FREE to attend, participants responsible for own purchases | Age: Moms and babies
🔗 Event Details
Join us for a parade of the cutest little ghosts and ghouls! Swing by for swag bags filled with goodies from popular baby brands and fun prizes you'll love – plus all the spooky, sweet, and social vibes. This is a special family event – everyone's invited! Costumes encouraged.

🎃 Mommy Connections Halloween Stroller Social | EAST END
Friday, Oct 31 | 11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Location: Jimmie Simpson Park
Cost: FREE (must sign up to attend) | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Join us for an afternoon of spooky, cute fun! Get your pictures taken with East End based photographers, Lemon & Ants Photography, followed by music with the amazingly talented Ned Gordon Music. Costumes are encouraged! Although free, you must sign up to attend.

🎭 Halloween Event at Gerrard Square | EAST END
Friday, Oct 31 | 4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Location: Gerrard Square
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Join us for free treats (while supplies last), glitter tattoos, a stilt walker, and a strollin' magician! Come in Halloween costume and bring your candy bags—it's first come, first serve. No registration needed. Only children 12 and under will receive a goody bag.

💀 Day of the Dead Celebration at Beaches Sandbox | EAST END
Saturday-Sunday, Nov 1-2 | 10:00 AM–3:30 PM
Location: Beaches Sandbox
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Join us for a vibrant weekend celebrating Día de los Muertos! Experience interactive, hands-on activities for all ages, pop-up performances, vendors and more. Drop in throughout the weekend or pre-register to secure your spot in limited-space workshops and demonstrations. Beaches Sandbox is an accessibility facility. All are welcome!

👻 Halloween in Riverdale Park West | EAST YORK
Friday, Oct 31 | 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Location: Riverdale Park West
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Trick-or-treat with Toronto Police 51 Division officers! Free treats, safety tips, and glow bracelets courtesy of Cabbagetown BIA. Costumes encouraged!

🌽 East Toronto Harvest Fest | EAST YORK
Sunday, Nov 2 | 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Location: East Toronto Coffee and Honda parking lot
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
We're excited to host the annual East Toronto Harvest Fest! We'll have a trackless train, a bouncy castle, and face painting. Bring your Halloween costume—just another reason to dress up! Oak Park will be closed from Danforth Ave to 1 Oak Park.

🎃 Halloween Songs with Nash + Kids Zone Party | ETOBICOKE
Thursday, Oct 30 | 5:00 PM–6:30 PM
Location: Gym & Juice Etobicoke
Cost: Parent(s) & Baby for Songs with Nash: $30, Additional Child Age 3-8 in Kids Zone: $20 | Age: Ages 0-8
🔗 Event Details
Join us for a 45-minute program with Songs with Nash! Dress up with your little boo and enter our costume contest for a chance to win a FREE two-week Unlimited Class Intro (valued at $49)! Children ages 3-8 can enjoy a supervised class in the Kids Zone. All tickets include pizza and a drink.

🎃 Trick or Treat Warm Up Party | ETOBICOKE
Friday, Oct 31 | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM
Location: Eglinton Square
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Discover trick-or-treat stations throughout the mall, where Mirabel from Encanto and Spider-Man will be handing out treats and posing for photos. Kids can colour their own trick-or-treat bag, and families can haunt the photo booth and take home a fang-tastic free family photo.

🎨 Michaels Sunday Makebreak: Floral Ornament | ETOBICOKE
Sunday, Nov 2 | 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Location: Michaels Etobicoke
Cost: FREE (must purchase the empty ornament) | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Join us in-store to create a floral-filled ornament to help kick off the holiday season. All you need to do is purchase the empty ornament and Michaels will provide the rest. This event is happening at multiple Michaels locations in the Toronto region.

😱 Halloween Mask Making | MIDTOWN
Thursday, Oct 30 | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library - Armour Heights Branch
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
This spooktacular event is perfect for little ghouls and goblins to unleash their creativity. Join us for hands-on craft activities, where kids can make their own spooky masks. All materials will be provided, and everyone will go home with their own Halloween creations to show off!

🎵 FREE Halloween Music and Movement Class | MIDTOWN
Thursday, Oct 30 | 10:00 AM
Location: Tiny Tots Midtown
Cost: FREE | Age: Ages 12 months+
🔗 Event Details
Join us for a fun Halloween music and movement class! Costumes are encouraged, but not mandatory. Ms. Saira is bringing treats for the adults and little ones! Limited spots available.

🧹 Inner Mom Social: Halloween Backyard Playdate | MIDTOWN
Friday, Oct 31 | 11:00 AM–1:30 PM
Location: St.Clair/Oakwood area (exact address provided after sign up)
Cost: $27/mom | Age: Moms and babies
🔗 Event Details
Looking for an easy way to get out of the house, meet other moms and enjoy all the Halloween baby cuteness? Join us for a laid-back backyard playdate with lots of hot coffee, cozy fall drinks, lunch, snacks & treats for you and your baby, interactive toys, bubbles, and swag. Bring your baby and enjoy a few hours where you can relax while your little one explores (or naps!).

🕯️ Good Mourning Festival 2025 | UPTOWN
Saturday-Sunday, Nov 1-2 | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Location: Evergreen Brick Works
Cost: FREE to attend, some workshops are paid | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
The festival invites the public to come together to reclaim death as a special part of life. Through workshops, food, shopping, art installations, walks and more, we create a space where grief can be expressed, shared and understood. A meaningful event exploring the significance of mourning in public spaces.

🎃 Davisville Pumpkin Parade | MIDTOWN
Friday, Nov 1 | 6:30 PM–8:00 PM
Location: June Rowlands Park, Davisville Garden
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
It's time for our annual pumpkin parade celebrating 14 years of detailed designs and creative carvings! Don't forget our famous smashing pumpkins contest—where you and your friends & family can practice your slam dunk skills AND sustainably compost your ghoulish gourds. BYO candles and lighters if possible.

🎃 Halloween Bingo | NORTH YORK
Thursday, Oct 30 | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library - Downsview Branch
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Join us for a game of BINGO where everyone has a chance to win a Halloween-themed prize! This event takes place in the Story Room. No registration required, limited capacity.

🎃 SpookySide Up Haunted House | NORTH YORK
Thursday, Oct 24 & Friday, Oct 25 | 5:00 PM–9:00 PM | Also Oct 26 & 31
Location: 273 Princess Ave
Cost: $5 | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Frightfully fun haunted house experience! Four nights of chills, thrills, and Halloween fun for the whole family.

🎃 Ooo'oualhen Halloween | NORTH YORK
Friday, Oct 31 | 5:30 PM–7:00 PM
Location: Parking lot behind 4685 Yonge St
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Kick off your trick-or-treating with candy-filled games, loot bags, a surprise K-Pop star guest, a spooky sing-along, and captivating dance moves! Snap photos with special characters and enjoy an evening full of festive fun.

💪 Mighty Mom Demo Week | NORTH YORK
Saturday-Thursday, Nov 2-7 (times vary)
Location: Bayview & Sheppard, Dufferin & Steeles, Dufferin & Sheppard
Cost: $10 | Age: Baby and Mom
🔗 Event Details
Curious what Mighty Mom North York feels like indoors? Now's your chance to join the fun, community, and energy we're all about! Every class is postpartum-safe, baby-friendly, and built for all fitness levels. Multiple locations and times throughout the week.

🎵 Scarborough Moms and Minis Baby and Tot Music Class | SCARBOROUGH
Friday, Oct 31 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Location: North Scarborough (Kennedy and Finch - exact address emailed after registration)
Cost: $15/parent, $5/additional adult | Age: Moms and babies
🔗 Event Details
Come join us for a fun and interactive music session with Shirley's Music Studio! This event is perfect for moms and their little ones to enjoy together. Let's sing, dance, and play along to catchy tunes that will have everyone smiling.

🎃 Halloween Trick or Treat and Magic Show at Bridlewood Mall | SCARBOROUGH
Friday, Oct 31 | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM
Location: Bridlewood Mall
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Join us for Bridlewood Mall's annual Mall-O-Ween event featuring retailer trick-or-treating (4–5 PM) and a mystifying magic show (5 PM)! Little ghouls and goblins can pick up a free Halloween Passport from the Pumpkin Passport Station and visit participating stores to collect stamps and coupons. Return with all stamps to redeem for a special gift!

🦕 Staples National Geographic Dig Event | SCARBOROUGH
Wednesday, Nov 5 | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Location: Staples Victoria Park Store
Cost: FREE | Age: Ages 6+
🔗 Event Details
What will you dig up?! Unearth dinosaurs and fun with the National Geographic Dinosaur Dig Activity—your gateway to prehistoric adventure. Registration is required. This event may also be offered at other Staples locations in Toronto.

🎃 Councillor Bravo's Halloween Party | WEST END
Friday, Oct 31 | 4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Location: Councillor Bravo's Community Office & Susan Tibaldi Parkette
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Visit our recently-reopened Community Office, play Halloween-themed games at Susan Tibaldi Parkette, enjoy pumpkin carving, button making, and apple cider, and learn more about our Rat Response Plan. Two locations: 1240 Bloor St W and 357 Margueretta St.