We take spooky season seriously in Orillia and Lake Country! Our events calendar is packed with festive happenings over the next couple of weeks. Whether you are looking for family friendly fun or something a little more frightening, there are events to thrill everyone, happening just 90 minutes from the GTA!
Family Friendly Fun
Pack the car and gear the kids up in their costumes for endless family fun in Orillia and Lake Country. Fall festivals, a march of the monsters, trick or treating, crafty afternoons, dance parties, a food festival and a whole list of other exciting events are on the agenda!
Chappell Farms Fall Festival
Chappell Farms | Oro-Medonte | September 19 – October 31 | 10am-6pm
Bring the family for a fun day on the farm! Visit the animals, explore the sunflower maze, ride on the tricycle track and pick your perfect pumpkin! Learn more.
Hewitt’s Pumpkinfest
Hewitt’s Fun Farm | Severn | Saturdays & Sundays in October | 10am – 5pm
Celebrate the fall season at Hewitt’s Fun Farm Pumpkinfest! Take a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch to pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy over 25 outdoor farm activities, including a corn maze and friendly farm animals. Learn more.
The Haunted Mill
The Coldwater Mill | Coldwater | Fridays & Saturdays, October 9-31 | 6-9pm
Step into a world where history and horror collide within a spine-tingling maze of ghostly encounters and chilling surprises. Visitors are invited to experience an eerie evening filled with immersive sets, haunting tales, and unforgettable thrills. Learn more.
Trick or Treat Main Street
Coldwater Village | Saturday, October 17 | 12-2pm
Gather your little ghouls and goblins and head to the charming Village of Coldwater to trick or treat main street. Learn more.
Halloween Crafts
Leacock Museum | Orillia | Saturday, October 17 | 1pm & 2:30pm
Head to the Leacock Museum and get crafty! Kids will have the choice to create their monster of choice in their historic living room! iSpy cards, activity guides included in the price! Learn more.
Halloween Dance Party
Cheer Sport Sharks | Orillia | Saturday, October 17 | 7-9pm
Get ready for a spooky good time at the Cheer Sport Sharks Halloween Dance Party, specially brewed for all kids in grades 3 through 8! Grab your costumes and $10 in cash at the door for an unforgettable night of dancing and fun. Learn more.
Trunk or Treat
ODAS Park | Severn | Saturday, October 24th | 1-4pm
Children are encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costumes and then collect candy during the daylight from our field full of decorated vehicles. So much candy and so much fun! Learn more.
Delicious Days of Halloween
Peter Street | Orillia | Saturday, October 31 | 10am – 2pm
Head to Peter Street in Downtown Orillia for a day of festive fun, delicious eats and local vendors! Dress to impress for your chance to take home a prize in the costume contest. Learn more.
Monster March
Downtown Orillia | Saturday, October 31 | 11am
Dress up in your spookiest costumes and come march down Mississaga Street! Stick around after the march for local Trick or Treating! Learn more.
Ghoulishly Good Times for Grown-Ups
Why should the kids have all the fun?! Walk with the witches, rock the night away to a spooktacular drag show, get up close and personal with ghosts, paint pumpkins and drink pinot with your gal pals, and more!
Coldwater Witches Walk
The Village of Coldwater | Friday, October 16 | 4-9pm
Head to the enchanting Village of Coldwater for a wild and wicked night with the witches! This magical evening is not to be missed. Grab your hat and broom and head to Main Street for a night of magic, vendors, food dancing and more! Learn more.
Witches Night Out Mystic & Vendor Market
Brewery Bay | Orillia | Friday, October 23 | 6-10pm
Witches Night Out returns to downtown Orillia for its third annual coven gathering and vendor market! Shop witchy wares, sip on delicious bevs, and confer with oracles. Witchy attire encouraged! Learn more.
Pumpkins and Pinot
Leacock Museum | Orillia | Saturday, October 24 | 3-4pm
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with friends! The Leacock Museum is excited to provide our pumpkin painting workshop. A complimentary glass of pinot (or a non-alcoholic alternative) will be served. Learn more.
Tee Time for Murder
Bayview Wildwood Resort | Severn | Saturday, October 24 | 6-11pm
Enjoy “Tee Time for Murder,” a murder mystery dinner and show with great food, live entertainment, DJ and dancing to follow at beautiful Bayview Wildwood Resort. Learn more.
Ghost Walks on the Leacock Museum Grounds
Leacock Museum | Orillia | October 28-31 | 6pm & 8pm
The Leacock Museum is back with their wildly popular Ghost Walks! Guests can join in for the biggest year yet with surprise guests, treats, and haunted happenings on historical Old Brewery Bay that will leave you with goosebumps! Learn more.
A Temperance Town Mystery
Orillia Museum of Art and History | Orillia | Friday, October 30 | 6-8pm
Step into an immersive, interactive experience where participants investigate a suspicious parcel discovered during the height of the temperance movement. Question colourful historical characters and work together to uncover hidden clues and solve the crime. Learn more.
Witches Tea Party
Cards and Coasters | Orillia | Friday, October 30 | 7-10pm
Dress in your best witchy attire for a night of whimsy, tea or cocktails, snacks and games! There will be a prize for best dressed and magic all around. Learn more.
