Toronto, the spooky season is here! For those who dare to venture into dark stories and paranormal tales, here are some events you can attend to celebrate Halloween and learn more about the city’s history in the process.
Toronto History Museums are inviting thrill seekers to connect with the city’s frightening past and attend some chilling tours through remarkable homes and sites that include scary tales, paranormal activities and historic facts.
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Fort York After Dark: Lantern Tours
Dates: Oct. 16 – Oct. 25
Location: Fort York National Historic Site (100 Garrison Rd.)
Where better to hear ghost stories than in centuries-old historic buildings? This tour of Fort York and surrounding areas will not only teach you about Toronto’s intriguing history, but also get you in the spooky mood, as you’ll have the chance to hear about the region’s paranormal mysteries after dark.
In this tour, you’ll take a lantern-lit tour through some of Fort York’s 200-year-old buildings, and learn about local chilling tales, the area’s haunted lighthouse, bloody Battle of York, and walk through the military burial ground.
The spooky experience is recommended for those 12 years and older, while youth under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The tour includes walking outside and inside buildings in the dark.
Tours begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., departing from the Historic Fort’s west gates, and tickets go for $25. For more information and tickets, click here.
After Dark Tours: The Unexplained at Colborne Lodge
Dates: Oct. 21 – Oct. 31
Location: Colborne Lodge Museum (11 Colborne Lodge Dr.)
Halloween is that time of the year when we put our courage hats on, and take on spooky stories, ghosts, and haunted houses, and this event is just the place for that. This tour through High Park’s Colborne Lodge is a chilling adventure, exploring 1800s ideas about death and the afterlife and true paranormal tales at the site. Attendees will visit the gravesite of the lodge’s original owners, John and Jemima Howard, and hear the museum’s darkest stories, for a real spine-chilling time!
This event will be partly held outside, and the experience is recommended for those above 12 years old, while those under 16 need to be accompanied by an adult.
Tours will take place from Tuesday to Friday between Oct. 21–31 at 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, and 9 p.m., and tickets are $18. Click here for more information and tickets.
Montgomery’s Inn Lantern Tours
Dates: Oct. 25 – Oct. 30
Location: Montgomery’s Inn (4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke)
You can find even more scary stories at Montgomery’s Inn this October, where visitors will be getting a guided tour of the house and learning about some spooky tales from past residents of the Inn and the Old Town of Islington. Participants will explore the historic site and the Islington burying grounds, while hearing about some eerie Victorian death practices and learning more about Toronto’s history. Guests will also enjoy a fire and refreshments at the historic Inn after the tour.
However, guests are warned that this tour can be disturbing for some audiences, with discussions about death, illnesses, and other sensitive topics, and is only open for those 12 and older, with teens under 16 having to be accompanied by an adult.
This event will be happening from Oct. 25–30 between 6–8 p.m. and 8–10 p.m., and non-refundable tickets cost $15.
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