2024 Halloween Costumes in Vancouver, Canada

Wearing a Halloween Costume and celebrating Halloween in Vancouver is growing each year!

Vancouver's Halloween spirit is incomplete without its incredible array of costumes and costume stores.  As the holiday approaches, the city's residents begin their quest to find the perfect outfit to transform themselves into their favorite characters, creatures, and phantoms.  Fortunately, Vancouver offers an abundance of options, ensuring that everyone can unleash their creativity and embrace the Halloween spirit.

The city boasts a wide variety of costume shops, each with its own unique charm and selection.  Granville Island's costume stores are known for their theatrical and high-quality costumes, perfect for those seeking an authentic look.  On the other hand, Main Street's vintage and thrift shops offer a treasure trove of costume possibilities for the budget-conscious and eco-conscious individuals who prefer to recycle and repurpose.

For those craving a truly immersive costume shopping experience, Commercial Drive's boutiques offer a delightful blend of offbeat and traditional attire.  The neighborhood's vibrant and eclectic atmosphere makes finding the ideal costume an adventure in itself.

Vancouver's costume stores cater to all ages and interests.  Whether you're searching for classic Halloween staples like witches, vampires, and zombies, or you want to dive into the latest pop culture trends, you'll find a costume store that has you covered.  Additionally, many stores offer costume accessories, makeup, and prosthetics to ensure every detail of your transformation is perfect.

What truly sets Vancouver apart is its dedication to sustainability.  Many costume stores in the city prioritize eco-friendly options, with a focus on reusable and locally sourced materials.  This commitment to reducing the environmental impact of Halloween costumes reflects Vancouver's progressive and eco-conscious culture.

In summary, Vancouver's Halloween costume scene is a testament to the city's creativity and inclusivity.  Whether you're a professional cosplayer, a parent shopping for a child, or simply someone looking to have fun for a night, Vancouver's costume stores have everything you need to make your Halloween dreams a reality.  With the wide variety of options available, you're sure to find the perfect costume that will make you the star of the night during Vancouver's spookiest season.

Following is a list of some stores that sell Halloween costumes in the city of Vancouver:

The most popular costumes for Halloween 2024 are:

• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
• Pop Stars(Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX)
• Inside Out 2 Characters
• Deadpool and Wolverine
• Hawk Tuah Girl (social media)
• Beetlejuice
• Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
• The Joker and Harley Quinn
• Bridgerton
• Glinda and Elphaba from Wicked
• Minions

Here is a list of the best stores in Vancouver to get Halloween Costumes.

Arguably the best place to get costumes and halloween decorations is Spirit of Halloween.

Spirit of Halloween has thousands of halloween costumes, accessories, props, decorations, and animatronics.

For 2024 there is only 1 Spirit of Halloween location in the city of Vancouver at: 2306 Granville St.

They also have stores in West Vancouver, New Westminster, Richmond, Coquitlam, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack.

Dates: Now until November
Times: 10am-10pm Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm on Sundays)
Ages: All Ages
Location: 2306 Granville St, Vancouver
Website: SpiritHalloween.com

Money Saving Tip: They have a 20% off any single item coupon for online(promo code: 381686) or in store at this link: store info and 20% off coupon

Amy's on Davie is a dollar store on Davie Street in the West End That sells costumes.

They also have accessories and decorations.

Dates: open everyday
Times: Mon/Tues: 10am-6:30pm, Wed-Fri: 10am-7pm, Sat: 10am-6:30pm, Sun: 11am-5pm
Ages: All Ages
Location: 1050 Davie St, Vancouver
Website: AmysOnDavie.ca

Just Imagine Fun Clothing, Costumes, and Dance Gear is a store that sells costumes year-round.

It sells high-quality costumes primarily aimed at the 3-8 year olds, but has some costumes for younger and older.

Additionally, they have a few larger costumes for Halloween and adult costume accessories such as hats!

Note: This store is located in the Kids Market on Granville Island.

Dates: open everyday
Times: 10am-6pm
Ages: 3yrs-8yrs
Location: Granville Island, 1496 Cartwright St, Vancouver
Website: JustImagineCostumes.com

Merchant of Dreams is a large 2 floor store downtown with a huge selection(over 5000!) of Halloween costumes for men, women, and children and costume accessories.

This store has a huge amount of accessories like wigs, mustaches, hats, make-up, and fake weapons.

Dates: open everyday
Times: Daily 10am-10pm
Location: 804 Granville St, Vancouver
Website:

October 24, 2024 Update: The store was really busy with shoppers.  They have lots of costumes available.  They have more adult women's costumes than men's costumes.  Supposedly, Men's costumes have been selling fast.  They don't have time to re-order before Halloween, so what they have is all that they will have for Halloween.  They did receive an order today so are still stocking up the shelves.

Camouflage Military Surplus is a store downtown with a large selection of Halloween costumes during the Halloween season.  The staircase and top floor are filled with Halloween costumes.

Dates: open everyday
Times: 10am-8pm(9pm Fri/Sat)
Location: 888 Granville St, Vancouver
Website:

October 24, 2024 Update: They have mainly female adult costumes(lots of them!), but only about 5 mens costumes...odd, but true!  There prices are better than the other big halloween shop on the same block of the street.

Canadian Tire sells indoor and outdoor Halloween decor, Animated Halloween characters, Halloween costumes and Accessories, and Pumpkin Carving Kits and Accessories.

Dates: open everyday
Times: varies per store
Location: 3 locations in Vancouver
Website: CanadianTire.ca

October 24, 2024 Update: We were in a Canadian Tire today.  They only had a few costumes, mainly kids costumes.  They had lots of items for your Halloween display at your home.

Dressew the fabric and sewing supply store has halloween costumes and accessories.

Update: October 11, 2024: Dressew just advertised that all their Halloween costumes and accessories are 50% OFF!.

Dates: Tuesday to Saturday
Times: 9am-5pm
Location: 337 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Website: CanadianTire.ca