Trick or Treating in Vancouver

Trick or Treating

Trick or Treating is a annual tradition in Vancouver.

Most residential streets in Vancouver will have homes that will give out candies to those trick or treating!

Now, it also common for malls and commercial businesses to participate in Trick or Treating on Halloween day.  Malls are good for trick or treating because they are indoors and we all know that the weather in Vancouver can be poor on Halloween!

The Kids Market on Granville Island also has an annual indoor Trick or Treating event!

Many of the Business Improvement Associations(BIAs) in Vancouver have trick or treating by some of the businesses in their district for a few hours on a specific day on or before halloween.  The BIAs that do it annually are:

• Robson Street
• Dunbar Village
• Commercial Drive
• Yaletown
• West End
• East Village
• West Broadway
• Mount Pleasant
• Marpole Village

The International Village Mall is having a Halloween Kids Party on the Saturday prior to Halloween.

Starting at 2pm, there will be party games, photo booths, halloween painting workshop, and balloon twisting!

From 4pm-4:30pm, there will be Trick or Treating!  Note: There will NOT be trick or treating at the mall on October 31, 2024.

Dates: Saturday October 26, 2024
Times: 2pm-4pm, trick or treating at 4pm-4:30pm
Ages: kids
Location: : 88 W. Pender St, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Instagram: International Village Mall

New in 2024, participating businesses on Robson Street will be handing out candy to kids on Halloween on Robson St between Burrard and Jervis.

Get your free kids Halloween tote bag, treat trail map, and create a fun kids craft at the Robson St. Parklet (1091 Robson st.)

Dates: October 31, 2024
Times: 4pm-6pm
Ages: kids
Location: : start at 1091 Robson St Vancouver
Cost: Free
Instagram: Robson Street Trick or Treat Trail

Participating businesses in the Dunbar Village will be handing out candy to kids on the Saturday before Halloween.

This non-scary Halloween event that is taking place in all three areas of Dunbar Village, come out to trick-or-treat in a toddler-friendly environment.

Dates: Saturday October 26, 2024
Times: 3pm-5pm
Ages: kids
Location: : Dunbar Village, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website: Trick or Treat in Dunbar Village

There is indoor trick or treating in the Kids Market on Granville Island.

Bring your own bag to collect treats which are free while they last.

Dress up in a costume and get a spooky photo in a halloween themed Photo booth.

Dates: Sunday October 27, 2024
Times: 11am-2pm
Ages: kids
Location: : Kids Market, Granville Island, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website: Kids Market events

About 60 participating businesses in the Commercial Drive area will be handing out candy to kids on Halloween afternoon!

Look for 'Treats Here' posters on display at participating merchants to get treats(while supplies last).

This appears to be one of the largest trick or treat opportunties among the Business Improvement areas!

Dates: Thursday October 31, 2024(TBC)
Times: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Ages: kids
Location: : Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website and map of participating businesses: Halloween on the Drive

Participating businesses in Yaletown will be handing out candy to kids on Halloween afternoon.

Dates: October 31, 2024
Times: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Ages: kids
Location: : See map above, Yaletown, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website: Trick or Treating in Yaletown

Tip: Kids, you can double your Halloween haul by going to Yaletown Trick-or-Treating which starts at 3:30pm first before the Denman Street Trick-or Treating which starts at 4:30pm!

This is an annual trick or treating event on West Broadway for kids and pets!

Visit over 70 merchants for free Halloween candy, sweet treats, and pet treats all along West Broadway between Collingwood to Larch St.  Just look for the pumpkin in the window and the wagging tails!

Starts at West Broadway at Macdonald.

Participants can pick up their FREE treat bag and map of participating locations, and enter to win prizes!

Dates: October 26, 2024
Times: 1pm-4pm
Ages: kids/pets
Location: : West Broadway in Kits (between Collingwood and Larch st), Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website: Howl-O-Ween Kids and Pets Trick or Treat

There is trick or treating on Hastings Street annually put on by the East Village Business Improvement Association.

There will be candy, spooky surprises, and more at the Hastings/Kamloops Outdoor Plaza.

Dates: TBA for 2024
Times: 12pm-3pm
Ages: kids
Location: : East Village, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website: Trick or Treat on Hastings St

The annual Mount Pleasant Trick or Treat is where Children dressed up in a costume look for the pumpkin posters in the windows of participating businesses to enjoy a safe trick-or-treat from a local merchant.

Kingsgate Mall will be hosting some Halloween activities also.

Dates: October 31, 2024
Times: 3pm-6pm
Ages: kids
Location: : Main St between 7th Ave and 28th Ave, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website: Mount Pleasant Trick-or-Treat

The 18th annual Great Marpole Trick or Treat is where Children dressed up in a costume look for the pumpkin decal to enjoy a safe trick-or-treat from a local Marpole merchant.

Dates: October 31, 2024
Times: 4pm-5pm
Ages: kids
Location: : Granville St between 63rd and 71st Ave, Marpole Village, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website: Great Marpole Trick-or-Treat

Participating businesses on Denman Street will be handing out candy to kids on Halloween afternoon.

Children are encouraged to dress up in their scariest costume to go Trick-or-Treating!

Dates: October 31, 2024(TBC)
Times: 4:30pm-6pm
Ages: kids
Location: : Denman Street, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Website: Haunted House at Barclay Manor

For 2024, the River District will be having a Scavenger Hunt throughout the community!

There will be sweet treats and a photo booth that you can find with clues.

Pickup your activity info(i.e. clues) starting on October 26, 2024 at the Harlin Presentation Centre(3455 Sawmill Crescent) from 11am-4pm.

Dates: October 31, 2024
Times: 4pm-7pm
Ages: kids
Location: : River District Crossing and East Kent Ave South (right by the River District Apiary)
Cost: Free