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Halloween Rainy-Day Activities in Vancouver

October 5, 2025

Don’t worry if it’s rainy around Halloween. There are great indoor things to do in Metro Vancouver during the spooky season, 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 2026 include the following.

Nightmare Before Christmas Market – an indoor Halloween-themed artisan market at the Maritime Labour Centre in Vancouver that runs on October 9th to 11th.
FlyOver at Canada Place – the multi-dimensional theatre had a Halloween theme in the late afternoons and evenings. In 2026 the HowlOver Canada film runs from October 15th until November 1st.
Fright Nights – the haunted houses and rides are back at the PNE in 2026! That means that there are both indoor and outdoor things to do at the popular Halloween attraction. You might still get wet as you go from one house to the other, but just think – the line ups won’t be as long compared to nights when the weather is good!
Vancouver Horror Show – the horror movie film festival has shows at Cineplex International Village in Vancouver from October 14th to 18th.
Silent Movie Mondays – Vancouver Civic Theatres hosts a classic movie night at the Orpheum about once a month. In 2026, on Monday, October 26th, the film is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Vancouver Mysteries – the company hosts different indoor murder mystery games at a downtown Vancouver hotel, including The Case of the Hotel Detective and The Legend of the Gastown Gold.
Halloween at the Roundhouse – there’s a Halloween Spooktacular event at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown on October 31st.

Dry Latin American Heritage Month Event

In addition to the above, there are the following Latin-themed events around Halloween.

Day of the Dead Latin Market – was a Mexican-themed event full of market vendors, food and live music. It operates on the weekend of October 24th and 25th at The Amazing Brentwood in Burnaby. It will also likely happen on Granville Island the following weekend, but that’s to be confirmed.
Brazilian Halloween Party with LAHM – was an adults-only celebration with live music, food and drinks at the Latin Plaza Hub in Gastown last year. It will hopefully return in 2026.

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’s a lot to see outside, but the house itself is all indoors. (NOTE: This attraction likely won’t open until November in 2026.)

North Vancouver Indoor Attractions

Wickedly Wonderful at Capilano Mall – operated at 935 Marine Drive last year. Visitors followed a Yellow Brick Road theme through the mall for an afternoon of Trick-or-Treating. The event’s status for 2026 is TBC.
Dovercourt Crypt – was at 3637 Maginnis Avenue. They offer tents and umbrella stations to help avoid the rain, but lines and waiting areas are outside, so the event is not fully indoors.

Indoor Squamish Region Activities

Monsters, Machines and Mischief – in 2026 the Britannia Mine Museum celebrates Halloween on the weekends of October 17th & 18th, and 24th & 25th. The museum isn’t all indoors, but much of it is, and the Monsters, Machines and Mischief activities are all inside.

Dry Surrey Places

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 were indoors. The place is open on select dates between October 2nd and November 1st in 2026.

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 offered fun trick-or-treating opportunities to dress up at too. An example of this was the Wickedly Wonderful event at Capilano Mall. Check the websites of centres near you.

There were 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 or visit VancouverHalloweenEvents.ca.

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