Burnaby Haunted Village

One of the best places for children to dress up in costume and visit at night in October is the Haunted Village at Burnaby Village just before Halloween.

Last year’s outdoor museum was open on select days between October 23rd and 27th (which was much shorter than in previous years).

TIP: Other top kid-friendly Halloween attractions in the Lower Mainland include the Howl Over Canada film at FlyOver Canada, the Ghost Train at Stanley Park and Canyon Frights at Capilano Bridge. There are also family-friendly activities at Britannia Mine and other museums and pumpkin patches and corn mazes at Fantasy Farms, Maan Farms, Taves Family Farms and the Greendale Acres in the Fraser Valley).

See our article about Vancouver Halloween Activities for Kids for ideas on other great places to take children to this Halloween season. Click Burnaby Halloween Festival to see what else the City of Burnaby has to offer during October.

Continue reading to learn more about Burnaby Village in late October.

This article contains the following information about Haunted Village:

Location | Admission | Activities | Tips & Advice | Other Information

Halloween at Vancouver’s Burnaby Village

Last year, the Legends, Tales and Other Stories Halloween event took place from October 23rd to 27th. Daily hours were from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Although Halloween is traditionally supposed to be for children, most haunted house venues in the Lower Mainland are scary even for adults. They aren’t always suitable for young children.

Burnaby Village, however, is one of the few really good places where kids can have fun and see Halloween scenes without getting totally freaked out. There is some spooky stuff, yes, but all within reason.

HORROR MOVIES IN BURNABY

The Vancouver Horror Show is a film festival that showcases horror movies. The festival takes place in Burnaby, at Metrotown around the second week in October. The films also screen at Cineplex International Village in Vancouver towards the end of October.

Haunted Village Location

Burnaby Village Museum is at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, at the edge of Deer Lake Park. The park is a nice place for a walk before dark and pretty with its fall colours this time of year.

Admission at the Haunted Village

Although Burnaby Village is free in the summer and in December for the Christmas season, there is a charge during special occasions, including at its Haunted Village special event.

The cost is about $10 for adults, seniors and youth, and $5 for children ages 2 to 12. Kids under two have free admission.

Burnaby Village Street Car at Halloween — Halloween Monster in the Burnaby Village Street Car

Haunted Village Activities

Burnaby Village is full of Halloween decorations during its short Halloween season. Most of the buildings are closed, but inside all the windows are spooky sights to see.

Last year, Burnaby Village’s Legends, Tales and Other Stories attraction was where you could find all sorts of visual displays based on famous storybooks. You could expect to see scenes from Alice in Wonderland, The Monkey King, Sleeping Beauty, and other cultural stories.

There were also performances by the Vancouver Circus School, along with several bandstand parties for all to enjoy. Costumes were encouraged.

In previous years, there were also trick-or-treating candies for children and free carousel rides for everyone. However, things have been different since COVID-19. Carousel rides weren’t available a couple of years ago. At the time of writing, it was unclear whether trick-or-treating happened last year. Whether free carousel rides and trick-or-treating happen in 2025 is to be confirmed.

Ghost Mummy with Umbrella — A Mummy on Stilts With an Umbrella in the Rain

Haunted Village Tips & Advice

Below is some useful advice and information to keep in mind when visiting Burnaby’s Haunted Village.

TIP #1: If you have kids, be sure to go on the carousel ride in years when it’s offered. It’s not every day that the rides are free and unlimited. Expect there to be a lineup, though.

TIP #2: There are some scary scenes in various display windows some years, but there isn’t the usual gore you’ll find at most haunted houses elsewhere. If you have particularly timid children it’s not difficult to avoid most of the spookier stuff, so in general it’s a pretty good kid-friendly place to go.

TIP #3: The Halloween event at Burnaby Village is very family-friendly. Expect most of the children there to be somewhere between about age 3 and 11, with 5 to 10 probably being the perfect age for the event.

TIP #4: Parking in the area isn’t great. If the main parking lot is full there is sometimes parking along the road on Sperling Avenue nearby, or just a short walk up the same street in the Deer Lake parking lot.

TIP #5: Don’t forget to wear your costume! Lots of other kids will be dressed up too. Think of it as a dress rehearsal for trick-or-treating on October 31st.

TIP #6: If the forecast is for rain, don’t forget your raincoats and umbrellas. Although it’s a museum, everything is outdoors (and even more so than in the summer).