All Hallows' Eve Craft Market
Craft market featuring a free raffle and Sunday balloon twister.
45 family-friendly fall activities in New Westminster and nearby.
New Westminster hosts a multitude of family-friendly Halloween events, with activities found at farms, community centres, and even local businesses. From larger, ticketed attractions to free neighbourhood trick-or-treating, there's plenty to choose from.
Consider a popular attraction like Central Spark, or perhaps a free, community-based option. Local choices are balanced by events in neighbouring municipalities like Burnaby and Surrey, offering a diverse set of Halloween experiences.
Multilevel Halloween party at Science World featuring live cirque performers and DJs.
Features a haunted house offering three different scare levels.
Live readings of spooky Canadian stories performed on stage by local actors.
Live paranormal investigation demonstration inside a heritage house museum.
See all trunk-or-treats, pumpkin patches, and kid-friendly events nearby.
Grab a wagon at the entrance before hitting the field, and set a size rule before kids start hunting, since the giant one costs the most and rolls off the wagon. Check the bottom for soft spots, keep stems as handles kids will snap, and pay by weight farms reward medium picks. Load pumpkins last so they don't crush the snacks.
Farm food is fun but slow and pricey at peak: cider donuts and one treat as the event, real meals before or after. Lines shortest before 11:30 am. Bring water bottles and a backup protein snack per kid, and check payment types, since some stands are cash-only while others are card-only. Picnic tables fill by noon, so scout your base early.
Read the policy before buying: farms usually offer rain checks for another day that season rather than refunds, while ticketed indoor events run regardless. Light drizzle often means a gloriously empty farm, so don't auto-cancel. Keep one indoor backup, a museum day, library event, or home carving afternoon, planned for each outdoor weekend so the costume doesn't go to waste.