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🎃 Haunted Harbour Experience @ Friday Harbour

Have a boo-tiful day trick-or-treating along the Promenade as you fill goody bags at our shops. Embrace the spirit of Halloween with spook-tacular crafts, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and a costume contest.

📆 Saturday October 25th - 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

📍 Friday Harbour Resort Promenade

🦅 Speaking of Wildlife @ Five Points Theatre

Join in for some PA Day fun and educational live-animal presentations at the Five Points Theatre on October 24th with Speaking of Wildlife and their animal ambassadors. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and greet with incredible wildlife friends like opossums, hawks, blanding's turtles, owls and more!

📆 Friday October 24th - 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. showings.

📍 Five Points Theatre

👻 Night at the BOO-seum @ Simcoe County Museum

Attention ghouls and gals, get ready to embark on a spooktacular adventure for the whole family at the Simcoe County Museum! Night at the Booseum returns with even more enchanting Halloween fun! Rattle your bones with pulse-pounding DJ ZomBEATz, get a monster makeover, solve the mystery of our not-so-spooky Halloween mystery tours and so much more!

📆 Friday October 24th and Saturday October 25th from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

🎟️ Adult (21 – 64) -$10, Senior (65+)- $8, Youth (12 – 20)- $8, Child (4 – 11)- $5, and Preschool (0 – 3)- Free.

📍 Simcoe County Museum

🥘 Recipe of the Week: Sticky Sesame Chickpeas & Broccoli

Looking for a cheap, easy dinner that takes under 30 minutes to cook? Sticky sesame chickpeas and broccoli are calling your name. Starring an absurdly delicious glaze made from staple condiments and a few humble cans from the pantry, this simple one-pan dinner will make even a Wednesday night feel special.

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🗞️ Local Good News Stories

🌸 City of Barrie honoured in multiple categories by Communities in Bloom. Read more.

📕 Barrie Public Library celebrates Ontario Public Library week. Read more.

🐶 Barrie is getting a new dog run and it’s opening this weekend. Read more.

💁 City of Barrie reinvests $5,000 into two family reunification programs. Read more.

📈 City of Barrie’s credit rating reaches a milestone. Read more.

✉️ County of Simcoe wraps up hospice investment. Read more.

🐶 Howl-o-ween party gets pups all dolled up at new Barrie dog park. Read more.

🤝 Ontario boosts annual long-term-care funding to ‘record’ $1.92B. Read more. 

🍁 Ex-Leafs exec to share behind-the-scenes stories at local event. Read more.

🩰 ‘Dream come true’: St. Peter’s ballerina glides into esteemed school. Read more.

🏹 Dodge ball meets archery as new league hits bull’s eye in Barrie. Read more.

🏅 Barrie wins national award for livable cities, tree recovery efforts. Read more.

🛹 Teen-led club creates welcoming space for young skateboarders. Read more.

 🌆 What’s Happenin’

Friday

📕 Baby Bookworms @ Varying Locations & Times - Learn more.

🎃 Hallowalk @ Friday Harbour - 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Book tickets.

🥇 2025 Barrie Business Awards Gala @ Barrie Chamber - 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Learn more.

🎬️ Friday Flicks @ The Barrie Library Painswick Branch - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Learn more.

🎸 Blue Rodeo: “Lost Together” 40th Anniversary Tour @ Sadlon Arena - 8 p.m. Get tickets.

Saturday

👩‍🌾 Barrie Farmers’ Market @ City Hall - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more.

🎃 Hallowalk @ Friday Harbour - 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Book tickets.

🎤 Pro Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Sober Sips - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Learn more.

🏒 Barrie Colts vs. Kitchener Rangers @ Sadlon Arena - 7:30 p.m. Get tickets.

🎤 Damn Good Comedy Show @ Rec Room - 8 p.m. Learn more.

Sunday 

🧒 Family Sundays @ The MacLaren Art Centre - 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Learn more.

🎃 Accessible Halloween Village @ Oatley Vigmond Parking Lot - 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more.

🎃 Hallowalk @ Friday Harbour - 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Book tickets.

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