Riverside Halloween Fest

Get your costumes ready for the spook-tacular annual Riverside Halloween on Sunday, October 27th with kids activities from 10-3 at Riverside Common Park and fun for the pooches in Joel Weeks Park! Plus, get your ticket to join our Riverside Ghost Walk, details below:

IN RIVERSIDE COMMON PARK (657 Queen St E) -10am-3pm:

• Pumpkin patch - grab and glam your pumpkins and Cookie/Cupcake Decorating (while quantities last!)
• Haunted House
• Live DJ with Halloween music to groove those spooky feet!
• Halloween Treats – candy from local Riverside BIA businesses that'll cast a delicious spell (limited quantities available!)
• Facepainting by Merlin and Laura
• Plus, head on over to our Free Photobooth in Joel Weeks Park
• ...More surprises await!
• Reserve your free ticket - first 25 to come by and show their ticket will get a special treat!

IN JOEL WEEKS PARK (10 Thompson St) - 10am-3pm:

• 12pm Dog Costume Contest with judging and prizes! Sign up link (COMING SOON!)
• Free Photobooth -courtesy of Jenny & Shane Sage Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
• Free treats (while quantities last)
• Halloween Dog Vendors
• Free to attend but gladly accepting new or gently used dog toys and supplies to be donated
• ...and more fun!

PLUS, join our Riverside Ghost Walk from 1-2pm:

• Get your ticket for just $5 our Riverside Ghost Walk with spooky local stories, led by Shari Kasman
• Your ticket includes a snack at a local Riverside business and entry to our prize draw!
• Ticket proceeds to be donated to a local charity
• Walk stories are geared toward teens/ adults

Please make sure to reserve your ticket to participate in the Halloween activities! Please note that we cannot guarantee free items as quantities are limited

*Note, the free tickets provides access to the Event and any free activities therein as well as entry into the draw. This ticket does not entitle the bearer to any free items/services from vendors within the market that are not advertised as such at the event.

THANK YOU to Our Generous Community Supporters of this event:

This is event is hosted and supported annually by the Riverside BIA. Our 2024 Photobooth i Joel Weeks Park is courtesy of Jenny & Shane Sage Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage. We are hosting the Riverside HOWL-O-WEEN event in collaboration with our friends Toronto Dog Moms.

More About Riverside BIA & 2024 Events @ Riverside Common Park

The Riverside Business Improvement Area (BIA), established in 1980, is one of Canada’s first BIAs, located along Queen Street East between the Queen Street Viaduct to just past De Grassi Street. Rich in history, green spaces and public art, the BIA is composed of over 100 unique eateries, retail shops, boutiques and a range of professional services.

Host or Publisher Riverside BIA, Toronto