Ottawa Halloween Events 2026

Your guide to the best Halloween events in Ottawa and nearby

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Ottawa offers Halloween 2026 near Parliament Hill with ghostly tours, haunted heritage walks, and autumn street fairs across ByWard Market and nearby streets.

The calendar fills with ghost tours, Halloween carnivals, and autumn street fairs, plus family-friendly trick-or-treat routes and spooky market stalls.

Editor's Picks

  1. Behind the Screams: Midway Massacre
    Indoor horror carnival built inside a working film production studio.
  2. sKreamers Haunted Forest
    Volunteer-run haunt featuring a wagon ride and two horror barns.
  3. Ghosts of the Bytown Museum Tour
    Explore haunted history and chilling ghost stories at the Bytown Museum.
  4. Day of the Dead Festival Ottawa
    Cultural celebration honoring Dia de los Muertos with art, music, and food.
  5. Hex Appeal
    Occult-themed cabaret and night market staged inside a deconsecrated church.
  6. Halloween Hintonburg Night Market
    Outdoor market featuring local art, vintage goods, street food, and music.

Events Happening Soon

Hintonburg Howl-O-Ween Sat, Oct 17 View →
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Nan's Parlour Peelers Halloween Fri, Oct 23 View →
Lee Valley Tools Ottawa Store - Carve a Stack of Wooden Pumpkins Sat, Oct 24 View →
Top-Floor Halloween Party 2026 Sun, Oct 25 View →
The Office Trivia Night - Halloween Edition Tue, Oct 27 View →

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Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties

1 of 22 The Office Trivia Night - Halloween Edition Ottawa

Trivia competition focused entirely on The Office's Halloween episodes.

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Family-Friendly Fall Activities

1 of 14 Day of the Dead Festival Ottawa Ottawa

Cultural celebration honoring Dia de los Muertos with art, music, and food.

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Haunted Experiences

1 of 9 Behind the Screams: Midway Massacre Ottawa

Indoor horror carnival built inside a working film production studio.

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Halloween Movies, Theater, and Entertainment

1 of 3 Hex Appeal Ottawa

Occult-themed cabaret and night market staged inside a deconsecrated church.

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Unique & Unusual Halloween Events

1 of 15 Halloween Hintonburg Night Market Ottawa

Outdoor market featuring local art, vintage goods, street food, and music.

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Halloween in Nearby Cities

Gatineau 4 mi away · 2 events Nepean 6 mi away · 6 events Fallingbrook 11 mi away · 5 events Kanata 12 mi away · 17 events Clarence-Rockland 22 mi away · 3 events Cornwall 55 mi away · 7 events
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Kingston 91 mi away · 23 events Saint-Jerome 86 mi away · 6 events

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