Halloween in the Peterborough / Kawarthas region isn’t just one night—the spooky season stretches through October with events to delight all ages. Below is an updated guide featuring event details to help you plan your haunt-filled itinerary.
🧟♂️ The Stalking Dead – Escape Maze (“The Midnight Riders”)
When: September 30 to October 31, 2025, nightly from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Where: Escape Maze, 156 Cedar Bank Road, Peterborough
Details: An outdoor haunted escape experience where participants follow trails, solve puzzles, and evade spectral riders. Not recommended for those 13 or younger; under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
👻 Spooky All Hallows’ Eve at Lang Pioneer Village Museum
Dates & Time: Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Details: The village transforms into a Halloween-themed setting with ghostly graveyards, witches’ lairs, wagon rides, fortune telling, and more.
🕯️ Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
When: October 24, 2025 at 8:45 pm (doors typically open ~45 minutes beforehand)
Where: Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, Peterborough
Details: A one-hour candlelit concert of Halloween-inspired classical and cinematic music. Late arrivals generally not permitted.
🎃 Haunted Halloween for Kids – Hutchison House Museum
When: Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: Hutchison House Museum, 270 Brock Street, Peterborough
Details: A family-friendly event that includes museum tours, crafts, fortune telling, treats, and light spookiness (upper levels made a bit “haunted,” but not intended to frighten). Costumes encouraged.
🍂 McLean Berry Farm Pumpkin Fest
Dates & Hours (2025): Runs on four weekends in October, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturdays & Sundays
October 4 & 5
October 11 & 12
October 18 & 19
October 25 & 26
Details: Admission includes access to pumpkin patch, corn mazes (including haunted maze), haunted forest, wagon rides, fun activities, and the pumpkin cannon.
Halloween is not just one night in Peterborough and the Kawarthas, It is a whole season to enjoy the spooky and fall season!