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Best Halloween Rainy Day Activities in Vancouver

October 5, 2024

Don’t worry if it’s rainy around Halloween in 2024. There are lots of great indoor things on October 31st in Metro Vancouver, both for kids and adults.

Below is a description of some of the best ways to celebrate Halloween indoors.

Vancouver Rainy Day Activities at Halloween

Below is a list of Halloween-ish activities that are indoors, or at least mostly indoors. Also, be sure to check out Vancouver’s October Events Calendar or Vancouver’s Best Rainy Day Activities for the best indoor things to do in general. For nightclub activities, see our article about Halloween Activities for Adults. For a list of both indoor and outdoor Halloween activities, click Vancouver Halloween Events.

Vancouver Rainy Day Halloween Activities

Great rainy day Halloween-themed things to do in the City of Vancouver in 2024 include the following.

Nightmare Before Christmas Market – an indoor Halloween-themed artisan market at the Maritime Labour Centre in Vancouver on October 19th and 20th.
Dia de Muertos Latin Market – a free Latin American Heritage Month event featuring food stalls, market vendors and entertainment on Granville Island in the afternoons and evenings of November 2nd and 3rd (so a little after Halloween).
FlyOver Canada – the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place has a Halloween theme in the late afternoons and evenings. In 2024 the HowlOver Canada film runs from October 3rd until October 31st.
Fright Nights – the haunted houses and rides are back at the PNE in 2024! That means that there are both indoor and outdoor things to do at the popular Halloween attraction. You’ll still get wet as you go from one house to the other, but just think – the line ups won’t be as long as if the weather was good!
Halloween Cruises with Vancouver Boat Parties – a fun place to be on a rainy weekend night around Halloween is on a party boat in the waters of False Creek and Coal Harbour. You’ll want to be on an inside deck though, or wear a waterproof costume if it’s raining. This year’s Halloween Boat Party takes place on November 1st on the Burrard Queen.
Vancouver Horror Show – the horror movie film festival has shows at Cineplex International Village in Vancouver from October 25th to 27th. There are also screenings at Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown from October 18th to 20th.
Silent Movie Mondays – Vancouver Civic Theatres hosts a classic movie night at the Orpheum about once a month. In 2024, on Monday, October 28th, the film is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, which first came out in 1920.
The Case of the Hotel Detective – indoor murder mystery games at a hotel in downtown Vancouver. Hosted by Vancouver Mysteries, with the game you have two suitcases full of evidence and a couple of hours to solve the murder! (On Thursdays and Saturdays.)

Burnaby Indoor Halloween Activities

Vancouver Horror Show – the horror movie film festival has shows at Cineplex at Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown from October 18th to 20th. There are also shows at Cineplex International Village in Vancouver from October 25th to 27th.

New Westminster Indoor Halloween Activities

Halloween Spooktacular Concert – spine-chilling music with the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra. The repertoire includes the “Nightmare Before Christmas Medley” as well as music from the “Phantom of the Opera”, “Psycho” and other famous shows. (October 27th, 2024)
Halloweekend on the River – the Fraser River Discovery Centre in New Westminster has special sturgeon mystery activities and challenges on the last weekend of October as well as on the day of Halloween. (October 26th, 27th and 31st in 2024)

Langley Indoor Venues

Brinkworth Dungeon – located at 22260 48th Avenue, this is an impressive indoor haunted house. Inside you can expect to see a variety of wax museum-quality scenes including a number of them from famous horror movies. There is a lot to see outside, but the house itself is all indoors.

Indoor Squamish Region Activities

FANG-Tastic Halloween at Britannia Mine – in 2024 the Halloween fun happens at Britannia Mine on the Saturdays and Sundays of October 19th & 20th and 26th & 27th. It’s not all indoors, but much of it is.

Dry Surrey Halloween Places

Dreadworks Haunted House – a new attraction in 2024 at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre in Cloverdale. It combines elements of traditional haunted houses, escape rooms and live theatre. Most of the fun happens indoors. The event runs from September 27th until November 3rd.
Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors – a few of the Lower Mainland’s best and scariest haunted attractions are at 12530-72nd Avenue in Surrey. Formerly known as Potter’s House of Horrors, the lineup area is under cover and the houses are indoors. The place is open on select dates between October 4th and November 2nd this year.

Indoor North Vancouver Events

Haunted Histories – a special presentation by the Vancouver Paranormal Society at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver on October 29th.

Other Halloween and Fall Activities

In addition to the above, other recreation and community centres put on special Halloween swimming and skating events over the weekend before Halloween, and many shopping malls and districts offer fun trick-or-treating opportunities to dress up at too. Check the websites of centres near you.

There are many more great haunted houses scattered throughout the region as well. Check out our full list of Lower Mainland Haunted Houses for more information.

For a list of other things to do at Halloween with children, including outdoor trains and haunted museums, see Vancouver Children’s Halloween Activities.

For more ideas on things to do in the fall in the Lower Mainland at other times, check out the following: