Surrey is big enough to have several genuinely established Halloween attractions of its own, from one of the longest-running haunted houses in the Lower Mainland to a handful of working farms with pumpkin patches.

Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors

Running for more than two decades, Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors on 72nd Avenue bills itself as the longest-running independent scare attraction in the Lower Mainland, with five separate haunted houses on one property.

Pumpkin Patches

Surrey has several working farms open for the season: Hazelmere Pumpkin Patch (18507 20 Ave) with hay rides, a mini corn maze, and petting zoos; Port Kells Nursery Pumpkin Patch (18730 88 Ave) with a straw maze, haunted house, and hay rides; and Rondriso Farms in Cloverdale (8390 172 St) for U-pick pumpkins.

City of Surrey Safety Resources

The City publishes safety tips for a fun and safe Halloween, including reflective gear, driver caution, and guidance for homeowners hosting trick-or-treaters, plus a sensory-friendly trick-or-treating initiative for families who need it.

Costume Ideas That Don’t Take a Costume Shop

The best Halloween costumes are usually the ones that come together from what’s already in the closet, plus one or two things from a dollar store or thrift shop.

Group costumes: pick a theme everyone can interpret loosely (a deck of cards, a box of crayons, a bag of jellybeans) rather than matching outfits, which is easier for mixed ages and budgets.
Layer for the weather: late October evenings are cold and often wet, so build costumes around a warm base layer and a jacket that can be part of the look, rather than fighting the costume to add one later.
Face paint over masks: masks limit peripheral vision and breathing, which matters more when kids are crossing streets after dark. Face paint (or a costume with an open, unrestricted mask) is safer for trick-or-treating.
Light it up: a strip of battery-powered LED lights sewn or clipped onto a costume, or a glow stick worn as a necklace, does double duty as both a design element and visibility for drivers.

Trick-or-Treating Safety

Halloween falls on the same date every year, but the basics are worth repeating each fall:

It gets dark early. Sunset on October 31 is typically around 6:20 to 6:30pm across the Lower Mainland and the Interior, and clocks don’t fall back until the first Sunday of November, so trick-or-treating happens almost entirely in the dark.
Be seen. Reflective tape, a flashlight or glow stick, and light-coloured costume elements all make a real difference to drivers.
Walk, don’t dart. Cross at corners and crosswalks rather than between parked cars, and treat every driveway as if a car might be pulling out.
Go in a group. An adult or older sibling with younger trick-or-treaters, and a plan for where to meet up if a group splits up, covers most of what can go wrong.
Check the treats before eating. Look for anything unwrapped, torn, or unfamiliar before kids dig in, especially for children with allergies.
Drivers: slow right down. Residential streets fill with excited kids who aren’t always watching for cars. Halloween evening is one night a year worth driving noticeably slower than usual.

At-Home Halloween Ideas

Not every household is out trick-or-treating, and even the ones that are usually have some daylight hours to fill first.

Pumpkin carving (or painting): painting is a mess-free alternative for younger kids, and both are easy to turn into a family activity with newspaper down and a good knife for the adults.
Bake something seasonal: pumpkin seeds roasted with salt (or a spice mix) turn carving into a snack, and simple recipes like caramel apples or spiced cookies don’t need much more than what’s already in most kitchens.
A Halloween movie night: something age-appropriate and a bowl of the candy that didn’t get handed out is a reasonable plan B for a rainy evening.
Decorate the porch: a jack-o’-lantern, some string lights, and a bowl left out for trick-or-treaters when you’re not home all go a long way for very little effort or cost.