🎃 5th Annual Halloween Haunt UP! 👻
Presented by Uptown Yonge BIA
Five Years of Frights, Fun & Fantastic Halloween Memories!
Get ready for a spooktacular celebration as Halloween Haunt UP returns for its 5th year, bigger, better, and BOO-tiful than ever!
Join the Uptown Yonge Business Improvement Area (BIA) for a FREE, family-friendly Halloween celebration packed with thrilling entertainment, creative costumes, sweet treats, exciting contests, and plenty of spooky surprises!
📍 Main Event Location: Basketball Court, 20 Castlefield Avenue, Toronto
🎟️ Admission: FREE! All ages welcome.
👻 Here's What's Haunting Uptown Yonge!
🥁 Halloween Parade with the NTCI Marching Band
Kick off the festivities with the North Toronto Collegiate Institute Marching Band as they lead a spirited Halloween parade north along the west side of Yonge Street, making their way to the main event at 20 Castlefield Avenue.
🍬 Trick-or-Treat Along Yonge Street
Little ghosts, witches, and superheroes can collect sweet treats from participating Uptown Yonge businesses along Yonge Street, between Roehampton Avenue and Glengrove Avenue. Support local while filling those candy bags!
🧙♀️ Meet the Friendly Witch & Brides of Frankenstein!
Keep your eyes peeled for our larger-than-life stilt walkers roaming the neighbourhood in spectacular Halloween costumes, bringing playful scares, photo opportunities, and Halloween magic to the streets!
🎃 Pumpkin Carving at Sheridan Nurseries
Get creative at Sheridan Nurseries, 2827 Yonge Street, with a hands-on pumpkin carving experience. Limited to the first 50 participants, first come, first served!
🍿 Fresh & Flavoured Popcorn by Shane's Popcorn
What's Halloween without a delicious treat? Shane's Popcorn is bringing the irresistible aroma of freshly popped, movie-style popcorn to Halloween Haunt UP! Grab a bag of fresh popcorn to enjoy while exploring the festivities.
🍭 Sweet & Fluffy Cotton Candy!
Add a little extra sweetness to your Halloween adventure with colourful, freshly spun cotton candy! Enjoy a selection of three to four delicious flavours, including Vanilla Pink, Strawberry, and Cherry. A fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth treat that's perfect for kids and grown-ups alike!
🎧 Live DJ & Halloween Dance Party
Dance to spooky beats with our live DJ, then join Happy Feet Dance and Fitness for an energetic, interactive, teacher-led Halloween dance party designed especially for young children and families.
🪄 Magic Show & Stage Games
Expect magical surprises, laughter, interactive games, and plenty of opportunities for kids and families to join the fun!
🫧 Spectacular Bubble Shows by Yulia Finn of Julipo
Prepare to be amazed by giant bubbles, shimmering creations, and bubbly fun! Enjoy four incredible 45-minute performances throughout the event. Don't miss the bubble magic!
📸 360° Photo Booth & Halloween Photo Stations
Strike your spookiest pose, capture memories with friends and family, and take home unforgettable Halloween moments!
🎨 Creative Halloween Fun
There's plenty to keep little monsters entertained, including:
- Halloween-themed face painting
- Balloon twisting
- Spooky arts and crafts
- Halloween-themed photo opportunities
🏆 Halloween Costume Contests: Dress to Impress (or Scare!)
Come dressed in your Halloween best and show off your creativity! Our judges will be looking for the most imaginative, fun, and unforgettable costumes.
🐾 Pet Costume Contest
6 winners receive $50 each!
🧛 Kids Costume Contest (Ages 0–18)
8 winners receive $50 each!
🧟 Adult Costume Contest (Ages 18+)
3 winners receive $100 each!
That's $1,000 in costume contest prizes!
Whether you're a tiny pumpkin, a spooky superhero, a glamorous vampire, or a four-legged Frankenstein, it's your time to shine!
🧡 Five Years of Bringing Our Community Together!
Halloween Haunt UP is more than a Halloween party. It's a celebration of our neighbourhood, our local businesses, and the incredible community that makes Uptown Yonge special.
For five years, we've been bringing families, neighbours, and local businesses together to create Halloween memories, and this year we're ready to do it all over again!
So grab your costumes, bring your family, invite your friends, and get ready to Haunt UP Uptown Yonge!
🎃 FREE ADMISSION | FAMILY-FRIENDLY | ALL ARE WELCOME
Presented by Uptown Yonge Business Improvement Area (BIA).
Event venue
Green P Carpark 39, Green P Carpark 39, 20 Castlefield Ave, Toronto, ON M4P 2H7, Canada
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.