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Haunted Village Returns to Burnaby Village Museum

Haunted Village Burnaby Village Museum. Source: Canva

Burnaby Village Museum: Five family-friendly evenings of roving performers, spooky scenes and Halloween treats, October 23-25 & 30-31

Dates
Oct 23-25 & 30-31
Rain or shine
Hours
4-9 pm
Every event night
Advance Tickets
$12
$7 for ages 2-12, under 2 free
Location
Burnaby Village Museum
6501 Deer Lake Ave

Haunted Village returns to Burnaby Village Museum for five evenings across two weekends: Friday to Sunday, October 23 to 25, and Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31. The museum recreates a 1920s tram-stop community on a 10-acre open-air site in Central Burnaby’s Deer Lake area, and each October its heritage streets take on a much spookier look after dark.

Last year’s event drew more than 13,000 visitors, and this year the final night falls on Halloween itself. In August, the museum also hosted satellite stages for the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival.

What to Expect

  • Roving entertainment: performers, Halloween characters and creatures throughout the village
  • Lighting & special effects: dramatic, theatre-grade lighting with no strobe effects
  • Spooky activations: a haunted graveyard, a spooky circus, bewitching stores and more
  • Dance party: DJ Dracula is back by popular demand, with his legion of dancers at Vorce Station
  • Halloween treats: themed food and warm drinks at Mai’s Café, which closes at 8:30 pm

Spooky, not scary. The displays are designed for families, with ghosts, skeletons, jack-o’-lanterns and large spiders, but no blood or gore. Costumes are encouraged.

Tickets

Buy tickets online in advance to save $3 on every adult and child ticket. Only a limited number are sold at the gate each night.

Ticket Advance Day of
Adults $12 $15
Children (2-12) $7 $10
Under 2 Free Free

Gate sales accept credit and debit, and cash only as exact change. Date or time changes cost $2 per ticket through the Shadbolt Centre Box Office at 604-205-3000. Full details are on the City of Burnaby event page.

Tips for Your Visit

  • Dress for the weather. The event runs rain or shine, and displays are viewed from outside the buildings.
  • Leave the car at home if you can. Parking is limited, and the City recommends transit or ride share. Lots are available at Burnaby Village Museum, City Hall and Deer Lake Beach.
  • Choose your gate. Enter at the main gate off Canada Way and Sperling Avenue, or the Carousel Gate on Deer Lake Avenue.
  • Bring the stroller. A paved pathway connects the village, and strollers and wagons are welcome.
  • Know before you go. The carousel is closed during Haunted Village, and pets are not permitted, with the exception of service animals.
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Terry Fox Run 2026 Returns to Stanley Park on September 20

Terry Fox Run 2026 ChatGPT Image Sep 12, 2026, 01_12_47 PM

Terry Fox Run 2026 Brings a Free 3K Loop Around Lost Lagoon and a 10K Along the Seawall to Ceperley Park, With Strollers, Wheelchairs, and Leashed Dogs All Welcome

Source: Terry Fox Foundation

Terry Fox Run 2026 Brings a Free 3K Loop Around Lost Lagoon and a 10K Along the Seawall to Ceperley Park, With Strollers, Wheelchairs, and Leashed Dogs All Welcome

Every September since 1981, communities across the country have set aside one Sunday for the same quiet ritual. In Vancouver it happens at Ceperley Park, the grassy stretch beside Second Beach in Stanley Park, where thousands gather to walk, run, or roll a few kilometres for cancer research.

There is no entry fee, no finish line clock, and no minimum pledge. Nobody wins.

Date
Sunday, Sept 20
Second Sunday after Labour Day
Distances
3K or 10K
Walk, run, or roll
Entry
Free
Pledges encouraged, no minimum
Where
Ceperley Park
Next to Second Beach

Two routes, one pace: whatever suits

The 3K starts at Ceperley Park, follows the paths around Lost Lagoon, and comes back to the Ceperley fields. It is the route most families and walkers take, and a stroller handles all of it.

The 10K leaves from the same spot, cuts through the interior trails of Ceperley Meadow, then runs the full seawall perimeter before finishing back at the celebration area. Both are non-competitive. Participants cross the line at their own pace, and light refreshments are usually laid on at the end.

Free to enter, funded by pledges

Participants pay nothing to take part and are not held to a minimum donation. The money comes from pledges gathered beforehand and donations made on the day. Registration, team pages, and pledge collection all run through the official Terry Fox Run portal, and registering ahead of time saves standing in the sign-in line on Sunday morning.

Everybody moves

The routes are built to be inclusive. Children, strollers, wheelchairs, bicycles, rollerblades, and dogs on a short leash are all welcome on the course. That is the whole point of the thing, and it is a large part of why the crowd at Ceperley Park skews so heavily toward families.

Know before you go
  • Sunday, September 20, 2026, at Ceperley Park, the grassy area beside Second Beach and the outdoor pool.
  • In recent years registration has opened at 8am with the run going from 10am to noon. Local organizers set these times, so confirm on the run page before heading out.
  • No entry fee and no minimum pledge. Donations can be made on the day.
  • Dogs on a short leash, strollers, wheelchairs, bikes, and rollerblades are welcome.
  • Parking in Stanley Park is paid and the Second Beach lot is the closest, though it fills early on event mornings. Walking or cycling in from the West End avoids the problem entirely.
  • September mornings on the water run cool before they warm up. Layers help.

A Lower Mainland story from the start

Terry Fox grew up in Port Coquitlam and played basketball and ran distance at school here before osteosarcoma took his right leg in 1977. He started the Marathon of Hope three years later. The run held in his name now reaches more than 60 countries, and over a billion dollars has been raised for cancer research through the Terry Fox Research Institute.

Around 20 runs take place across the region on the same Sunday. The hometown run in Port Coquitlam, marking its 46th year in 2026, starts at 10am at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre with registration from 8am. North Vancouver gathers at Inter River Park, 1301 Lillooet Road, with a 9am start. The full list sits on the Terry Fox Foundation site.

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Run date confirmed from the Terry Fox Foundation. Start times at individual sites are set by local organizers and are subject to change.

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