Bloor West Village Halloween Fest — Pumpkins, Candy and Free Photos
Enjoy Bloor West Village Halloween Fest October 24 with free pumpkins, trick-or-treating at 50+ shops, photos and family activities.
Event details
Categories: FREE EXPERIENCES · Family & Kids · Festivals & Fairs · Halloween
When: · Ends 15:00 Toronto time
Where:
St. Olave’s Church and Bloor West Village, 360 Windermere Avenue, Toronto, ONCost: Free admission
About the event
Bloor West Village’s free family Halloween Fest takes place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Start at the BIA tent at St. Olave’s Church, 360 Windermere Avenue, to collect the event map and a Halloween tote bag, subject to availability. Trick-or-treating runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at more than 50 participating businesses. The wider festival continues until 3 p.m., with a village-wide scavenger hunt with prizes, a free pumpkin giveaway while supplies last, professional digital photos at a seasonal backdrop, costumed characters, games, music and crafts. A guided fall-colours walking tour runs from 9 to 11 a.m., before the festival begins. The poster and supplied verified brief say pumpkins, tote bags and treats are limited, but publish no exact giveaway quantities. A dog costume swap and gently used pet-toy donations are also listed.
Why It’s Worth Checking Out
Families can explore more than 50 trick-or-treat stops, a scavenger hunt, free digital photos and seasonal activities across Bloor West Village.
Halloween Fest activities
- Free family event; admission is not quantity-limited.
- Trick-or-treating at more than 50 participating businesses, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
- Free pumpkin giveaway while supplies last; no exact quantity is published.
- Village-wide scavenger hunt with prizes.
- Professional digital photos at a seasonal backdrop.
- Costumed characters, games, music and crafts.
- Dog costume swap and gently used pet-toy donations.
- Guided fall-colours walking tour, 9–11 a.m., before the festival.
The festival runs until 3 p.m., but participating-business trick-or-treating ends at 1 p.m. Pumpkins, tote bags and treats are limited; the organizer has not published exact quantities.
Participation: Trick-or-treating ends at 1 p.m., two hours before the festival ends. Collect the map and a Halloween tote at the BIA tent by St. Olave’s Church, subject to availability.
Find it under: EVENTS · FAMILY EXPERIENCES · Deals, Pop-Ups & Freebies · Free Experiences · Events · Family & Kids · Halloween · Bloor West Village · Pumpkin Giveaway · Trick-or-Treating · October 2026
Official sources and Toronto discovery
Bloor West Village BIA — Halloween Fest — Details are from the supplied verified brief and event poster. The Bloor West Village BIA event page is the official source. The supplied brief notes that the BIA also published an October 6 seasonal article about the event. Pumpkin, tote bag and treat quantities are not stated.
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