Halloween is just around the corner, but the fun is starting early this year! So, dust off your costumes and check out these family-friendly events happening over the next week.
Ongoing
Pumpkin patch at Tiger Lilly Farm
Until Oct. 31
10 a.m. - 4 p.m., daily
Walk or take a hayride out
to the patch.
• Pumpkins for Patients at Thrifty Foods Parksville
Until Oct. 31
7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
$1 from every B.C. pumpkin and select pumpkin items will go to Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation
• Corn Maze at Silver Meadows
Until Oct. 31
9 a.m. - 6 p.m., daily
$2, free for children 2 years and under.
All children must be accompanied by an adult
Oct. 24 & 25
Scare the Pants off You—Ultimate Horror Cave Tour
Horne Lake Caves
6 p.m.
$49 (ages 12 and up only)
Eerie location, scary stories, surprise actors, night-time forest hike and the blackest lights out you’ve ever experienced.
Oct. 25
Lighthouse Country Family Halloween Party
Lighthouse Community Hall
6 p.m.
Free
Games, prizes, fireworks and more. Children in costume receive a treat.
• Errington Halloween Dance
Errington Hall
8 -11 p.m., doors at 7:30
Admission: $20 for adults, tickets available at Cranky Dog Music, Heaven on Earth and Errington Store. Youth ages 5 - 12 are $5 at the door; children under 5 are free.
Come in costume and dance the night away to the sounds of stoke folk quintet Shred Kelly.
Oct. 28
Spooktacular at Storybook Village
Storybook Village (744 Primrose St., Qualicum Beach)
5:30 p.m.
Free
A learning event for families with children aged 0 - 10. Come in costume for snacks, activities, crafts and fun.
Oct. 28 - 31
Pumpkins on the Drive
Resort Drive, Parksville
6 - 8 p.m.
Free
Over 400 carved pumpkins await. Vote for your favourite pumpkin patch at any resortoffice and receive a treat.
Oct. 29
• Halloween Skate
Oceanside Place Arena
3:30 - 5 p.m.
Reduced rate
Dress up and skate. There are prizes for best costumes!
• Halloween Howl Swim
Ravensong Aquatic Centre
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Free
Ghosts, goblins and a piñata will entertain the kids. Adults must join if their children are under seven.
• Ballenas Haunted House
Ballenas Senior Secondary
5 - 8 p.m.
Free
All ages welcome. Concession, pumpkin walk and haunted hall hosted by the grade 12s.
Oct. 31
Library Halloween Storytime
VIRL Parksville
10:30 - 11 a.m.
Free
Join us for a fun Halloween storytime with songs, rhymes and stories. Costumes are encouraged.
• Pumpkin Trail
Errington Community Park
6:30 p.m.
Free
Costumes, hot chocolate, bonfire, hot dogs and fireworks.
• Halloween for Pets
Bosley’s (280 E. Island Hwy, Parksville)
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Free treat bags for pets in costumes while supplies last
• Downtown Trick or Treat, brought to you by the qualiucm Beach Downtown Business Asociation.
3 - 5:30 p.m.
Free
Children 12 and younger, in costume, can trick or treat around downtown Qualicum. Participating businesses will have an “Official Monster Merchant” poster in their window and orange & black balloons outside their store.