🍦No Tricks, All Treats

🍁 🥾 Halloween Hike @ Wye Marsh

Calling all Ghosts, Goblins, Fairies and creatures of the night! Come in your halloween costume and explore Wye Marsh for free this weekend (normally $12). Pick up your passport at the visitor centre and explore the trails to find a variety of well dressed woodland spirits. Collect five or more spirit stamps to get a sweet treat on your way out (while supplies last). 

Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre features over 25 kilometres of trails. The majority of the trails are hard packed and suitable for wagons and strollers. Take advantage of the fresh and sunny weather this Sunday to explore unique flora and fauna that resides in the Marsh. 

⌚️ Saturday October 27th 10 am to 2 pm.

🎫 Free for everyone wearing a Halloween Costume

📍 Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, 16160 Highway 12 East, Midland

🗺️ Wye Marsh Trail Map

🎃 👻 Get Spooked @ Family Fright Fest

Looking for a spooky Saturday evening with the family? Join the City of Barrie’s free Family Fright Fest at Lampman Lane Park! The event runs on Saturday October 26th from 3 pm to 9 pm and features lots of fun activities for the whole family including:

• A haunted house

• Inflatables & games

• Craft Corner

• Costume Parade

• Scary storytime with the Barrie Public Library on a Barrie Transit Halloween-themed bus

• Barrie Police, Fire & Paramedic vehicles to check out

• Vendor Market

• Photo Booth

• Food Trucks & Treats

• Fire Pit

• Live performances & dance party

• The event gets spookier as the evening progresses

🎫 Free for all ages

⌚️ Saturday October 26 from 3 pm to 9 pm.

📍 59 Lampman Lane. Barrie.

🎃 🏠️ Best Barrie Neighbourhoods for Trick-or-Treating

Let’s face it, there are just some neighbourhoods that go all out for halloween. If your neighbourhood doesn’t have a lot of young families, here are the best neighbourhoods to take your brood to that are guaranteed to impress with decorations.

• Ardagh Bluffs West Barrie - with 5 schools and plenty of parks, this neighbourhood has packed with families and trick or treaters

• Holly Meadows South West Barrie - parks, schools and the community centre attracts families galore.

• Barrie South East / Tollendal - the neighbourhood west of Wilkins Trail is home to many families and halloween aficionados.

• Letitia Heights - with a mix of older century homes and newer subdivisions, this neighbourhood has a great mix of families and halloween spirit.

  

👻 Easy DIY Mom Costumes

Are you looking for a last minute halloween costume? 🖐️ Try these easy DIY costumes with things you have around the house:

• Workout Barbie (put your hair in a high pony, grab your runners, leggings, headband and tie up any bright t-shirt)

• Mama Bear (tie your hair in two buns for ears, draw on a brown nose with eyeliner and wear your biggest brownest sweater)

• Morticia from the Addams Family (wear a fitting black dress, straighten your hair and put on some red lipstick)

• Taylor Swift (pick your favourite era and throw on any cute dress in that colour scheme - or better yet - throw on some Kansas City Chiefs merch, put on red lipstick and call it a day)

• Men In Black (borrow a suit, put on some sunglasses and order a blow up alien)

🚨 Halloween Skate / Swim Passes on Sale

Trick, treat or PLAY! Passes cost 50¢ and can be redeemed for one free skate or swim for participants 14 years and under.

Get your passes until October 31 (or while quantities last) at Allandale Rec Centre, East Bayfield Community Centre, Peggy Hill Team Community Centre, Parkview Centre and City Hall.

🗞️ Local Good News Stories

💐 Barrie wins gold medal in Community in Blooms and special mention for it's Waterfront Strategic Plan. Read more.

📕 Barrie Library’s first fall book sale a success. Read more.

🪙 An Orillia treasure hunter returns valuables he finds from the deep. Read more.

🌎️ Local Conservancy teaming up with youth to help the environment. Read more.

👪️ ‘Unusually Normal’, family documentary to be featured at Barrie Film Festival. Read More.

🥗 Community invited to experience ‘authentic’ Indian culture at feast this Saturday October 26th. Read more.

 🌆 What’s Happenin’

Friday

👻 Night at the Boo-Seum - 6 pm to 8:30 pm @ The Simcoe County Museum. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children. Click here to learn more

📽️ Barrie Film Festival: ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’  - 7 pm @ Galaxy Cinemas on Commerce Park Drive. Tickets are $10, order them here.

Saturday 

🍬 Trick or Treat the Promenade @ Friday Harbour - Noon to 6 pm. Admission & Parking are free. Click here to learn more.

🍬 Trick or Treat @ Park Place - 11 am at the Village Courtyard. Free admission and parking. Click here to lean more.

🎃 Family Fright Fest - 3 to 9 pm @ Lampman Lane Community Centre. Admission is free, learn more here.

📽️ Barrie Film Festival: Short Film Showcase + Filmmakers Party - 6:30 pm @ Galaxy Cinemas on Commerce Park Drive. Tickets are $10, order them here.

🏒 Barrie Colts vs. Guelph Storm - Halloween Night - 7:30 pm @ Saldon Arena. Get your tickets here.

🍾 Beach Club After Dark Carn-Evil Party (19+ Halloween Party) - @ Friday Harbour Beach Club, doors open at 9 pm - Get your tickets here.

Sunday

🎃 Barrie’s Accessible Halloween Village - 2:30 to 4:30 pm @ 151 Ferris Lane. Admission is free, get your tickets here

🥾 Halloween Hike - 10 am to 2 pm @ Wye Marsh Conservation Centre. Admission is free, learn more here.

👻 Hallowalk - 6 pm @ Friday Harbour. Tickets are $10, order them here.

🍂 🌞 🌧️ Barrie Weekend Weather

Friday - 12 🌡️ 7 l ☀️ l 40% 🌧️ l 14 kmh 🌬️ 

Saturday - 9 🌡️ 3 l ☀️ l 40% 🌧️ l 25 kmh 🌬️ 

Sunday - 10 🌡️ 3 l 🌤️ l 20% 🌧️ l 22 kmh 🌬️ 

Thank You ❤️ 🍦 

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