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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 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (as well as a couple Thursdays) between October 4th and 27th in 2024. There are also special youth edition tours on the Thursdays of October 17th and 24th. The adult tours are quite scary, hugely popular and sell out well in advance.

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, Dreadworks Haunted House and 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 Canada 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 nearly every day of the month in October. (TIP: With this, on weekdays other than Fridays, if you select the Family Experience Package online you can get a free kid’s ticket with each paying adult ticket!) Canyon Frights at Capilano Suspension Bridge is 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 on Thursdays and Saturdays.

You can play most of their games pretty much any time of the year. Between October 18th and 31st in 2024, 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. The Heroes & Villains game is also popular this time of year.

To learn more see the Vancouver Mysteries website.

Halloween Movies, Music and Theatre

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 2024 from October 18th to 20th at Metrotown in Burnaby. It also happens the following weekend, from October 25th to 27th, at the Scotiabank Theatre in Vancouver.
Silent Movie Monday – Vancouver Civic Theatres hosts the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at the Orpheum Theatre on October 28th, 2024. The 1920 black and white film is one of the most famous German films of its era.
Halloween Spooktacular Concert – spine-chilling music with the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra at the Sanctuary on 6th. Pieces performed include the Carpenter’s “Halloween Theme” and music from “Psycho”, the “Nightmare Before Christmas Medley”, “Phantom of the Opera” and more. (October 27th, 2024)
The Woman in Black – a scary play showing at the Metro Theatre in South Vancouver on select dates between October 12th and November 2nd in 2024. It’s like watching a horror movie or really freaky mystery, but it’s live theatre!
Die Fledermaus Opera – presented by Vancouver Opera, the opera by Johann Strauss II is at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. It’s not a “Halloween” show. It does involve costumes and a masquerade ball, however. It’s also comical and the most-performed operetta on the planet!

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

They aren’t films or theatre, but they are related to films and theatre, so you might also be interested in a couple of other events. There is Fancon HalloweenFest which is a pop culture tradeshow at BCIT in Burnaby on Sunday, October 20th. 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. Later in the month, there is also Haunted Histories which is a special event hosted by the Vancouver Paranormal Society at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver on Tuesday, October 29th.

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 2024 there is the Halloween Havoc Boat Party on November 1st with Vancouver Boat Parties. This dance party cruise departs from downtown Vancouver at 8:00 pm and returns at midnight.

The party takes place aboard a two-floor yacht with multiple dance floors and live DJs, bars, food, and the opportunity to cruise around the Vancouver coastline while living it up on a fancy boat.

Halloween Pub and Nightclub Events

Gigantic! The East Van 90s Halloween Costume Party – a 90s music-only party at the Cobalt Cabaret on Main Street. There are prizes for those with the best costumes and plenty of dancing beginning at 11:00 pm. Tickets cost around $17. (Friday, October 25th, 2024.)
Coffin Club Halloween – socializing and dancing at The Red Room in Vancouver from 9:00 pm until 2:00 am the next day. There is alternative, ’80s and post-punk music. Tickets cost as low as $21 each. (Sunday, October 27th, 2024.)
Halloween at the Fox – the 10th annual Halloween-themed dance party at The Fox Cabaret nightclub. There are typically two floors of fun, a selfie station and a costume contest. The event begins at 10:30 pm and tickets start at $20. (Thursday, October 31st, 2024.)
Sunwave Halloween – A Haunting at Heritage Hall III is a techno party at the Vancouver Heritage Hall. The rave kicks off at 6:00 pm and continues until midnight. There is then an afterparty at a different location until 6:00 am. Tickets start at about $25 per person. (Friday, November 1st, 2024.)

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 $5 are encouraged. In 2024, the parade is on Friday, November 1st.
65 Roses Gala – an annual fundraising event hosted by Cystic Fibrosis Canada at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver. The 2024 event takes place on November 2nd with a MasCUREade theme.
Haunted Histories – the Vancouver Paranormal Society hosts a special event at North Vancouver’s Presentation House Theatre on October 29th.
Fancon HalloweenFest – a popular culture fan expo-style tradeshow at BCIT’s campus in Burnaby. The event features market vendors, celebrity appearances, superhero and cosplay costumes, art and more on Sunday, October 20th, 2024. There is also a cosplay costume contest with a $1000 cash grand prize!
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.