Activities
Event space is accessible. Should you have specific accessibility requirements, please contact us at events@barrie.ca or 705-739-4285 to discuss and plan ahead.
In addition to the below activities happening throughout the event, don't miss the scheduled activities, including performances, scary stories & the costume contest!
FREE activities happening throughout the evening include:
- Haunted house
- Inflatables & games provided by Moonwalk Entertainment
- Interactive photo booth
- Live performances
- Professor Kurio’s Travelling Oddity Display
- Dance party with DJ Delta Juliet
- Costumed characters
- Fire pit
- Craft corner provided by Bradford Greenhouses
- Meet and greet with Barrie Police, Barrie Fire and Barrie Transit; learn about what they do
- Mini mobile escape experience provided by Escape Room Barrie: "The Candy Heist: A Sweet Escape" – Learn more about this escape experience!
Paid activities include:
- Airbrush face painting & body art
- Vendor market & food trucks
About "The Candy Heist: A Sweet Escape"
This Halloween, something sticky is brewing beneath the town gym... Hollow Jack, the mischievous candy thief, has stolen every last sweet and hidden them in his underground Candy Tunnel! You and your friends have snuck inside his hideout. Can you outsmart Jack’s candy-themed tricks and unlock the Candy Vault before he returns?
Win, and you’ll save Halloween by restoring the town’s treats. Lose, and all the candy melts into goo as Jack cackles in victory.
Lightly scary, mischievous fun for families, friends, and brave candy hunters of all ages! Provided by Escape Room Barrie.
Food & Merchandise Vendors
- Banana Café Bike
- Barrie Soccer Club
- BeaverTails Simcoe Muskoka Mobile
- Came to Fil Up
- Creations by Zoe
- Dominos Pizza
- Donkey Kone
- Drizzled By Adrienne
- Foodiez Barrie
- MDK Crystals and Crafts
- Miss Richie's Kitchen
- Nates Cakes & Co.
- Smoke's Poutinerie
- Space Station Sweets
- Yummy Hotdogs
Sponsors
Family Fright Fest is generously supported by:
Family Fright Fest is Barrie’s annual Halloween celebration, drawing thousands for a free evening of fun! Now in its 5th year, the event transforms Lampman Lane Park and Community Centre into a Halloween wonderland with a haunted house, busker performances, inflatables, crafts, and the ever-popular costume contest. Families can also explore the vendor market, enjoy tasty treats, and take on the escape room challenge.
The event is family-friendly and suitable for all ages. While the event takes place 4–9pm, younger ghosts and goblins, or those with sensitivities are encouraged to come early as the event will get scarier as the evening progresses. Parents/guardians are encouraged to use their discretion when deciding whether to participate in Family Fright Fest. Please note the below hours are catered to the following audiences: