PNE Fright Nights Gargoyle

Taking place at Playland in October, Fright Nights at the PNE is a Vancouver Halloween tradition featuring multiple haunted houses and amusement rides.

Fright Nights runs every year on select dates between early October and Halloween, which is October 31st.

For full details about the popular and scary event, visit frightnights.ca.

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Halloween Fright Nights at the PNE

Running most evenings from early October until Halloween night, Fright Nights is Vancouver’s largest and most popular venue for celebrating Halloween. Fright Nights typically runs on select weekdays and weekends in October.

Fright Nights is not recommended for children under 13 or for people over age 65. That’s a warning, not a rule, but it’s pretty accurate. Fright Nights is a great place for older youth and adults, but definitely not for young children or people who are easily scared.

The vast majority of Fright Night-seekers when we last went appeared to be between the ages 18 and 30, which isn’t surprising.

Click Fright Nights Haunted Houses Reviews for an in-depth description of the PNE’s various haunted houses. Click Fright Nights Tips & History for a list of tips and the history of the PNE at Halloween. Otherwise, continue reading for general information about Fright Nights.

Fright Nights at Playland — The Haunted Mansion at Playland

Admission, Hours and Location

Fright Nights takes place at the PNE’s Playland location at 2901 East Hastings Street in Vancouver. It typically runs on select days from the first Friday in October until Halloween on October 31st.

Fright Nights Dates & Times

Fright Nights kicked off last year on October 4th and ran on select days throughout October (and it will likely start up around the same time in 2025). The attraction usually hosts its first haunts at 6:00 pm each night. It runs until either 11:00 pm or midnight depending on the day.

How Much Does Fright Nights Cost?

Tickets for Fright Nights ranged from about $33 to $61 for general admission last year depending on the date. Tickets include access to more than 15 carnival rides and all of the haunted houses.

Admission with Rapid Pass costs an extra $56 or so and gives you quicker access to each of the haunted houses, as well as once each for the Atmosfear, The Beast, Breakdance, Skybender and Sea-to-Sky Swinger rides.

Fright Nights gets pretty busy when the weather is good, which can make the extra price worth paying if you can afford it. On a really busy night it can be challenging to see and do everything, even with a Rapid Pass!

For tickets and full details about this year’s event, visit frightnights.ca.

Fright Nights Attractions

There is a lot to see and do at Fright Nights at the PNE, including the attractions listed below. Highlights are the various haunted houses, but also the rides. Expect large lineups for everything.

PNE Halloween Haunted Houses

Fright Nights is where you’ll find the highest concentration of haunted houses anywhere in the region. There were eight last year, including Darkness, Fear (which featured Haunted Mansion, Bloodshed and Materia Medica). There was also The Void, where scary beasts roamed thick forests and caves in the Pacific Northwest.

Expect to wait for at least 30 minutes for each of the PNE’s haunted venues on weekend evenings, and likely longer. Not sure if you have any phobias or what kind of horrors affect you most? Check out all eight venues and you’ll find out!

Click Fright Nights Haunted Houses Reviews for detailed descriptions about each of the PNE’s eight haunted attractions.

Haunted Houses Video

Watch the short video below for what you can expect at the Fright Nights haunted houses. You’ll see spooky lights and decorations, as well as scary actors roaming the attraction.

Fright Nights Amusement Rides Video

Admission to Fright Nights at the PNE also includes access to AtmosFear,* BreakDance,* The Beast,* Balloon Explorers, Dizzy Drop, Enterprise, Gladiator, Hellevator, Hell’s Gate, Kettle Creek Mine Coaster, Merry Go Round, Pirate Ship, Rock-n-Cars, Scrambler, Sea-to-Sky Swinger,* Skybender,* Tea Cups, ThunderVolt, the WestCoast Wheel and Wooden Roller Coaster.

Rides marked with an asterisk (*) offer one-time priority access to Rapid Pass ticket holders.

To see what some of the rides look like at Fright Nights, check out the video below. You’ll also see more clips of spooky roaming characters.

(Note: The music in this video is This is Halloween by UNIVERSFIELD from Pixabay.)

For tickets and full details about this year’s event, visit frightnights.ca.

Fright Nights Tips

Here are some suggestions on how to make the most of your Fright Nights experience:

TIP #1: If you want to minimize your time in the lineups either purchase the Rapid Pass or go on a rainy day. Weekends are also busier than weekdays.

TIP #2: Don’t go to Fright Nights in costume or with face paint. Also prohibited are the usual list of contraband items like firecrackers, weapons, drugs and alcohol, plus extra things like pets, cameras with detachable lenses and selfie sticks. For the complete list of what you can’t take with you to Fright Nights see PNE Guest Services. Also, expect to have your body and personal items searched upon entry, which is for everyone’s safety.

TIP #3: Re-entry is not allowed – there are no in-and-out privileges. So don’t plan to meet your friend outside part way through the night, go to McDonald’s nearby for a snack after a couple of hours or to go back to your car partway through the evening to get something.

TIP #4: There is often free on-street parking south of the PNE grounds. Just make sure not to park somewhere that says “residential parking only.”

Other Information

Click PNE Halloween Tips & History for more tips and information about Fright Nights and its admission prices, lineups and history.

Click Fright Nights Haunted Houses Reviews to learn more about the PNE’s various haunted houses.

Check out the PNE Fright Nights website for more information on this amazing Halloween venue.

Check out the following for more ideas on Halloween things to see in October:

Click PNE in August for information on the Pacific National Exhibition in the summer. Go to the Playland website for for information on access to the carnival rides at other times of the year.