Halloween in Montreal isn't just about spending questionable amounts of money on entry fees and themed cocktails. It starts innocently enough—a haunted maze here, a horror film screening there—but by the time October 31 actually rolls around, the whole city has committed to the bit.

Underground techno raves stretch until breakfast. Cult film screenings require audience participation and prop bags. Dive bars host karaoke in costume. Even La Ronde gets in on it, turning roller coasters into scare zones and hiring a small army of creatures to lurk in the fog.

The result is a sprawling, chaotic celebration where you can spend Halloween however you want: screaming on rides, sweating in a basement, or watching someone in fishnets do the Time Warp for the 50th year running.

Here's where to find it all.

La Ronde Fright Fest: Montreal's biggest haunted playground

La Ronde transforms into a massive open-air haunted house every weekend from October 4 to 26, plus Friday the 24th. Seven distinct scare zones—including the new Clown Carnage—crawl with nearly 100 roaming creatures ready to jump out from the shadows. The Awakening Show returns with a revamped 25-minute production featuring over 50 terrifying performers at Place d'Animation. Beyond the scares, rides stay open in the dark, food stalls serve themed snacks, and you can buy a "No Boo" necklace for scare immunity if that's more your speed. It's part theme park, part horror spectacle, and entirely committed to the bit.

Festival Spasm: Strange cinema gets its Halloween moment

For 24 years, Festival Spasm has been Montreal's home for genre films that refuse to play it safe. Horror, sci-fi, comedy, and the gloriously unclassifiable all get their moment across screenings from October 22 to November 1. This year's Halloween programming includes a double feature on October 31 at Théâtre Plaza—Les Insolites Québécois 2 at 6:30 p.m., followed by the main event. Doors open at 6 p.m., and your ticket gets you both films. The festival thrives on discovery, late-night energy, and audiences who appreciate cinema at its strangest. By Halloween weekend, the theatre feels less like a screening room and more like a carnival of the bizarre.

Halloween in Montreal isn't just about spending questionable amounts of money on entry fees and themed cocktails. It starts innocently enough—a haunted maze here, a horror film screening there—but by the time October 31 actually rolls around, the whole city has committed to the bit.

Underground techno raves stretch until breakfast. Cult film screenings require audience participation and prop bags. Dive bars host karaoke in costume. Even La Ronde gets in on it, turning roller coasters into scare zones and hiring a small army of creatures to lurk in the fog.

The result is a sprawling, chaotic celebration where you can spend Halloween however you want: screaming on rides, sweating in a basement, or watching someone in fishnets do the Time Warp for the 50th year running.

Here's where to find it all.

La Ronde Fright Fest: Montreal's biggest haunted playground

La Ronde transforms into a massive open-air haunted house every weekend from October 4 to 26, plus Friday the 24th. Seven distinct scare zones—including the new Clown Carnage—crawl with nearly 100 roaming creatures ready to jump out from the shadows. The Awakening Show returns with a revamped 25-minute production featuring over 50 terrifying performers at Place d'Animation. Beyond the scares, rides stay open in the dark, food stalls serve themed snacks, and you can buy a "No Boo" necklace for scare immunity if that's more your speed. It's part theme park, part horror spectacle, and entirely committed to the bit.

Festival Spasm: Strange cinema gets its Halloween moment

For 24 years, Festival Spasm has been Montreal's home for genre films that refuse to play it safe. Horror, sci-fi, comedy, and the gloriously unclassifiable all get their moment across screenings from October 22 to November 1. This year's Halloween programming includes a double feature on October 31 at Théâtre Plaza—Les Insolites Québécois 2 at 6:30 p.m., followed by the main event. Doors open at 6 p.m., and your ticket gets you both films. The festival thrives on discovery, late-night energy, and audiences who appreciate cinema at its strangest. By Halloween weekend, the theatre feels less like a screening room and more like a carnival of the bizarre.

Halloween in Montreal isn't just about spending questionable amounts of money on entry fees and themed cocktails. It starts innocently enough—a haunted maze here, a horror film screening there—but by the time October 31 actually rolls around, the whole city has committed to the bit.

Underground techno raves stretch until breakfast. Cult film screenings require audience participation and prop bags. Dive bars host karaoke in costume. Even La Ronde gets in on it, turning roller coasters into scare zones and hiring a small army of creatures to lurk in the fog.

The result is a sprawling, chaotic celebration where you can spend Halloween however you want: screaming on rides, sweating in a basement, or watching someone in fishnets do the Time Warp for the 50th year running.

Halloween in Montreal isn't just about spending questionable amounts of money on entry fees and themed cocktails. It starts innocently enough—a haunted maze here, a horror film screening there—but by the time October 31 actually rolls around, the whole city has committed to the bit.

Underground techno raves stretch until breakfast. Cult film screenings require audience participation and prop bags. Dive bars host karaoke in costume. Even La Ronde gets in on it, turning roller coasters into scare zones and hiring a small army of creatures to lurk in the fog.

The result is a sprawling, chaotic celebration where you can spend Halloween however you want: screaming on rides, sweating in a basement, or watching someone in fishnets do the Time Warp for the 50th year running.