For Halloween month, you’ll have no shortage of opportunities to feel like the star of your own horror movie with the haunted houses and spooky activities that open their doors in Montreal and surrounding areas during this time. Between an immersive experience reserved for adults, gloomy mazes and an amusement park worthy of a nightmare, fear promises to be there.
To learn more about the terrors that await in the shadows this October, here are six places to put on your bucket listif you dare.
The Fright Festival in La Ronde
Price: Starting at $55 for daily access during the Fright Festival
Age: Strongly not recommended for children under 12 years old
When: October 5, 12-13, 19 and 26 from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. and October 6, 14, 20 and 27 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Address: La Ronde – 22, ch. Macdonald, Montreal, QC
Why you have to go: This year, La Ronde is transformed into a mega haunted park with nine areas, each more terrifying than the last, namely La Ferme Maudite, Poupées Flambées, L’Arène des Clowns, Théâtre Phantom, L’île des Cannibales , Realm of the Damned, Graveyard, Mordrake and Insect Colony.
There are also over 100 morbid creatures that will roam freely on the site, and a spectacle worthy of your nightmares called theAwakening will be presented at Place de l’Animation while 75 monsters will put on a most striking performance.
It’s not just the rides that will give you thrills!
La Ronde website
Malefycia ZOO’s Horror Journey
Price: Between $88 and $118 per adult
Age: 18 and over
When: Twelve evenings from October 4 to 31, 2024
Address: Lachine, Montreal, QC
Why you should go: Malefycia’s immersive parties are known for their particularly crazy scenarios, with the possibility of having access to a special object to reduce the intensity of interactions with the characters of this haunted house, as well as protections for avoid soiling your clothes. For the 2024 edition, get ready to meet creatures worthy of the worst horror films. “Welcome to Malefycia Zoo: Cruelty Guaranteed! Enter at your own risk,” we can read on the event’s website
Malefycia Internet Site
The Haunted Night Labyrinth of La Fraisière Lauzon & Fil
Price: $25 plus taxes per person aged 12 and over – Reservation required
Age: Not recommended for children under 12 years old
When: September 27-28 and 29, Thursday to Sunday in October as well as October 30 and 31 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight – It is important to consult the website or social networks of the place before traveling, because the activity may be canceled in the event of bad weather.
Address: Fraisière Lauzon & Fils – 11, rang Trait-Carré, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC
Why you need to go: Want to change your spending habits spooky season? Instead (or in addition!) of opting for a haunted house, why not get the scare of your life in a Halloween maze that will give you all the jump scares that you need.
In Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, when the sun sets, monsters and morbid creatures come to life in the heart of a cornfield, so arm yourself with a flashlight, not only to explore the place, but also to shed light on the “25 lost souls” who are lurking around and just waiting for the opportunity to scare you to death.
Fraisière Lauzon et Fils website
The haunted trail of Fantômes Montréal
Price: $32 per adult
Age: Not recommended for children under 10 years old
When: Saturdays and Sundays, every day from October 27 to November 2, 2024
Address: Fantômes Montréal – Place Royale, Montreal, QC
Why you have to go: Immerse yourself in the world of ghosts and their lugubrious stories, while discovering the insidious side of Old Montreal. With Fantômes Montréal, characters who have committed betrayals, crimes and practiced witchcraft will tell you about their misadventures, during a journey that begins at Place Royale.
It all starts at 8:30 p.m. and lasts an hour and a half, as you wander through the sinister past of this corner of Montreal, up to the time of New France.
Fantômes Montréal website
The Domaine Maudit & The Abominable Labyrinth of La Belle de Coteau-du-Lac
Price: From $20 to $35 per adult for the “Domaine Maudit & L’Abominable Labyrinthe” combo, depending on the day
Age: Not specified
When: October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27 & 31, 2024
Address: La Belle de Coteau-du-Lac – 75, rte 201, Coteau-du-Lac, QC
Why you have to go: The Festiv’Halloween event at La Belle de Coteau-du-Lac is back for the 2024 spooky season. From dusk, you can venture into a gloomy, illuminated and animated maze by sinister characters, while fear awaits you at every turn.
Then, if your nerves are strong enough, you can stroll through Le Domaine Maudit, an indoor and outdoor route that will immerse you in scenes of horror through ancestral sheds and undergrowth. Be careful, you might come face to face with other monstrous creatures.
Website of La Belle de Coteau-du-Lac
The Lune Noire ephemeral village
Price: Free
Age: Not specified at the time of publication of this article
When: October 25 to 27, 2024
Address: Parc Jean-Drapeau – Pavillon Hélène-de-Champlain, Montreal, QC
Why you have to go: During the last weekend of October, scary activities will take place at the Lune Noire pop-up village at Parc Jean-Drapeau. The full program will be revealed on the park’s website, but until then, knowthat when evening falls, the chills will be there.
Accessibility: Wheelchair and stroller accessible
Jean-Drapeau Park website
