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Vancouver Adult Halloween Activities and Events

October 16, 2024

Halloween activities for adults in Metro Vancouver include nightclub events, haunted houses, costume parties and other fun yet spooky stuff.

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Halloween for Adults in Metro Vancouver

Below is a list of fun Halloween things to do for adults. Activities include walking tours and haunted houses, plus other fun events. Fun activities for adults that take place include Halloween Boat Parties. There are also lots of amazing haunted houses in the Lower Mainland as well as a number of nightclub-themed events.

Another place to look for things to do is our article about Vancouver on the Halloween Weekend.

Spooky Adult Walking Tours

Walking tours aren’t only for tourists! They are also a fun way for adults to have fun, especially at Halloween. There are spooky tours in both Gastown and Stanley Park with Forbidden Vancouver. There are also Grave Tales walking tours in Fort Langley.

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours is a local family-owned company that offers a selection of guided walking tours throughout the year, including fabulously spooky ones in October. Small groups are guided through the streets and back alleys of downtown Vancouver, or along the Seawall and forested trails of Stanley Park, all depending on which tour you select. Forbidden Vancouver’s Lost Souls of Gastown tour makes for an exceptional Halloween-themed activity.

In addition to the above tours with Forbidden Vancouver, there is also an exceptional walking tour in Fort Langley. Hosted by the Fort Langley National Historic Site, the Grave Tales tours happen on select dates in October. The adult tours are quite scary, hugely popular and sell out well in advance each year. There are usually youth edition tours on a couple of days too. 2025 dates are to be confirmed.

Haunted Houses at Halloween

There are dozens of great haunted houses in the region. Places that offer exceptional haunted experiences include Brinkworth Dungeon in Langley, Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors in Surrey, the Haunted Corn Maze at Maan Farms in Abbotsford, and Reaper’s Maze of Terror in Chilliwack.

In Vancouver there is Fright Nights at Playland, which features amusement rides, haunted houses, midway games and other entertainment.

FlyOver at Canada Place isn’t a haunted house, but it’s a fun place to visit in its own right. The attraction offers an awesome family-friendly experience at Halloween. The HowlOver Canada film shows from October 9th to 31st in 2025. Canyon Frights takes place at Capilano Suspension Bridge from October 10th until Halloween night this year. It’s also a family-friendly attraction, as well as a great romantic date destination. (And at the bridge attraction an annual pass is the same price as a single day ticket for residents of British Columbia.)

A few of the above are suitable for older children, and a couple are good for little kids too. Most, however, are best for older teens and young adults.

Click Lower Mainland Haunted Houses to learn about the above and other spooky places in Vancouver and the surrounding region during Halloween month in October. There are lots of them!

Halloween Adventure Games

Vancouver Mysteries offers games for groups of between two and six friends in downtown Vancouver. The games are like escape room challenges, but ones where everything is outside in the streets and on the sidewalks of the city. There’s also the Case of the Hotel Detective, which takes place inside the Delta Hotel Vancouver Downtown Suites.

You can play most of their games pretty much any time of the year. Between specific dates in October, however, the company offers Halloween Mystery Nights. That’s when teams can compete for prizes by playing Secret Mission, Crime in Downtown and Ghost Patrol. 2025 details are to be confirmed. The Heroes & Villains game is also popular this time of year.

To learn more see the Vancouver Mysteries website.

Halloween Movies and Music

There are a number of great films to see during the Halloween season, and a scary play too.

Vancouver Horror Show – the horror movie film festival takes place in 2025 from October 15th to 19th at various venues in Vancouver.
Silent Movie Monday – Vancouver Civic Theatres hosts the film Phantom of the Opera at the Orpheum Theatre on October 27th, 2025. The 1925 film is accompanied by a live orchestra, choir and organist.
Rigoletto Opera – presented by Vancouver Opera, the opera by Giuseppe Verdi shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on October 25th and 30th, as well as on November 2nd. It’s not a “Halloween” show. It does, however, feature a tragic story with a dark backdrop.

In addition to the above, there is also the family-friendly HowlOver Canada film which runs daily at FlyOver in downtown Vancouver.

Speaking of films, you might also be interested in Metro-Con. It’s a pop culture tradeshow at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown in Burnaby. The 2025 event runs on October 4th and 5th. Expect to see lots of cosplay characters and merchandise from the science fiction, superhero and anime film industries at this event, plus even a few celebrities.

Nightclub Halloween Parties & Cruises

On the weekend and week leading up to Halloween various adult-only events take place in Metro Vancouver. They include boat parties and nightclub events.

Halloween Boat Parties

There is at least one and sometimes more Halloween Boat Party events each Halloween. In 2025 there is the Halloween Boat Party on October 31st with Vancouver Boat Parties. This dance party cruise departs from downtown Vancouver at 9:00 pm and returns at midnight. The event takes place aboard a three-level yacht with two dance floors, four live DJs, a bar and food.

Halloween Pub and Nightclub Events

Cave of Bats / The Dark Eighties Halloween Party – this event takes place on October 24th from 8:00 pm onwards. It’s held at The Skylight Warehouse at 1800 Main Street. Expect to hear music from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. There’s lots of dancing and costumes are encouraged. Tickets cost around $13.
The Rocky Horror Music Show – an event at the Fox Cabaret nightclub on October 30th starting at 7:00 pm. The soundtrack from the classic movie is performed live, plus the Crypt Keepers play Halloween-themed songs. Tickets cost about $30 if purchased in advance.

Other Halloween Events for Adults

There are a number of other Halloween events that are great for people of all ages, but especially for adults. These include the following:

Parade of Lost Souls – a grassroots Halloween parade event starting at 7:00 pm where the exact location isn’t revealed until midnight on the Friday before Halloween. Donations of $10 are encouraged. In 2025 the parade is on Saturday, November 1st.
Click Vancouver Haunted Houses for a list of more spooky places in the Lower Mainland.

Halloween Activities for Children

Of course, Halloween isn’t just for adults. For a list of family-friendly and only-moderately-spooky fun check out Vancouver Children’s Halloween Activities.

Activities you’ll find here include miniature train rides and attractions designed especially for children and young families.