10 terrifying haunted houses and ghost tours in Vancouver this Halloween
The most terrifying time of the year is upon us, and we’ve gathered the best ghost tours and haunted houses in Vancouver for your Halloween pleasure.
All around Metro Vancouver, you can wander alleyways haunted by history, get lost in dark and twisted corn mazes, and get spooked in chilling houses of horror.
Here are the best spots in and around Vancouver if you love ghosts – both the real and the imagined.
Fright Nights at Playland
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What: Fright Nights, one of Western Canada’s scariest haunts, is returning to Vancouver for the upcoming spooky season. And we can’t wait to visit the scream park!
The highly anticipated Playland attraction is celebrating its 22nd anniversary on select nights running through to Halloween night.
Visitors can enjoy the immersive Halloween-themed experience with seven haunted houses, over 15 heart-pounding rides, spooky décor, roaming monsters, thrilling live performances, and more.
When: Select dates from Friday, Oct. 3 until Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
Time: Various times
Where: Playland at the PNE — 2901 E. Hastings St., Vancouver
Tickets: Various prices, purchase online
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Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors
What: Do you love the feeling of being terrified? Then you’ll love Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors.
This haunted house in Surrey is actually five different haunted houses in one, plus more ways to get your blood pumping. This year, you can explore Abomination, Echoes of Abbath, New Year’s Evil, Sinneraria and Zycho Zerkus.
Cougar Creek also features sinister snack treats, a nightly stage show, and more.
When: Now until Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, plus Saturday, Nov. 8.
Time: Various times
Where: 12530 72nd Ave., Surrey
Cost: Various prices, purchase online
Reapers Haunted Attraction
What: Reapers Haunted Attraction has returned to terrify visitors at Chilliwack’s Fantasy Farms. The Reapers Maze of Terror is an insane asylum-themed haunt filled with crazed patients and twisted doctors just waiting to get their hands on a new victim.
There is almost no light in the 22,000-square-foot maze of terror. The blacked-out attraction includes a chainsaw massacre experience, complete with real chainsaws.
When: Thursday to Sunday from Oct. 4 to 26, plus Wednesday, Oct. 29 to Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: 9423 Gibson Road, Chilliwack
Tickets: $30 to $35, purchase online
Dead Fellows Haunted Brewhouse
Strange Fellows Brewing
What: For Halloween, East Vancouver’s Strange Fellows Brewing is transforming into a haunted brewhouse and brave souls are invited to take a self-guided tour through a “full-blown, walk-through Haunted House experience” filled with surprises, special effects, and frights.
When: Oct. 23 to 25 and Oct. 30 to 31, 2025
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Where: Strange Fellows Brewing — 1345 Clark Dr., Vancouver
Admission: Various prices, purchase online
Maan Farms Halloween Fright Festival
What: Abbotsford’s Maan Farms is known for its epic fall events, and this year, it is introducing a new Halloween Fright Festival.
Once the sun sets, live theatrical performances will roll out across the wine garden, the Midway, and the pumpkin patch.
Bring your appetite as Mama Maan’s Country Kitchen will serve butter chicken and chickpea curry bowls, samosas, seasonal pizzas, kettle corn, and desserts like Apple Pie Samosas.
When: Now until Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Where: Maan Farms, 790 McKenzie Rd., Abbotsford
Tickets: General admission and VIP, purchase online
Haunted Village: Legends, Tales and Other Stories
What: Burnaby Halloween Festival, presented by Tourism Burnaby, offers a wide variety of eerie events and activities throughout October.
One of the feature attractions is Burnaby Village Museum’s family-friendly Haunted Village: Legends, Tales and Other Stories, transforming the 10-acre historical attraction into a magical world from Oct. 22 to 26.
The open-air event invites guests to embark on a unique, self-guided walk and discover wondrous tales lifted from storybook pages and transformed into stunning displays.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 22 to Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025
Time: 4 to 9 p.m.
Where: Burnaby Village Museum – 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby
Tickets: $10 (adults), $5 (children two to 12 years old), purchase online
Forbidden Vancouver’s Lost Souls of Gastown Tour
Forbidden Vancouver
What: Follow the lamplight and discover Vancouver’s gruesome, tragic history on the Lost Souls of Gastown Tour. Now in its 14th consecutive year, the walking tour immerses guests in an interactive, theatrical experience as they journey deep into the historic neighbourhood.
Hear gruesome stories of the Great Fire, learn about the notorious ladies of the Gold Rush, discover a murder mystery that remains unsolved to this day, and more on this eerie tour.
When: Nightly until Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Time: Various times, with extra times on weekends and Halloween week
Where: Starts at the corner of Water and Cordova Streets, beside Monaco Cafe
Cost: From $33 for adults and $30 for students and seniors. Purchase online
Grave Tales
What: Fort Langley’s Grave Tales features local storytellers sharing eerie stories while leading the group through the historic village’s darkest and most mysterious locations. There are three different walking tours to choose from: Spirit of the Place, Graves of the Tradesmen, and Descent into Darkness, plus Youth Grave Tales.
When: Various dates from Saturday, Oct. 18 to Sunday, Oct. 25
Time: Various times
Where: Fort Langley National Historic Site – 23433 Mavis Ave., Fort Langley
Cost: Various prices, purchase online
Halloween Mystery Nights
What: Vancouver Mysteries is celebrating the spooky season by hosting Halloween Mystery Nights. Form your team of detectives and compete against other teams in this outdoor adventure in the city’s downtown. There are three games to choose from — Secret Mission, Crime in Downtown, and Ghost Patrol — and there are prizes to win and candy for everyone.
When: Thursday, Oct. 16 to Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
Time: Various times
Where: Downtown Vancouver
Tickets: Various prices, register online
DreadWorlds
What: DreadWorlds Realm of Horror is a full-sensory Halloween attraction that combines live horror theatre with captivating terror.
Award-winning filmmakers and industry-leading special effects and makeup artists are bringing the horror to life at the immersive indoor experience. Do you and your group have what it takes to make it through the hour-long nightmare? There will also be a midway, photo ops, and more.
When: Select dates from Wednesday, Oct. 1 to Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Time: Various time slots
Where: DreadWorlds Realm of Horror – 3987 232nd St., Langley Twp
Tickets: Various prices, purchase online