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Halloween Treats & Activities
October 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am – October 29, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Dress up your little ghosts and goblins this Saturday and bring them downtown for Halloween treats and activities!
Trick or Treat! Several Downtown Businesses will have Halloween treats to hand out to children on Saturday from 12pm – 4pm (While Supplies Last):
| Business | Location | Details |
| Simms Home Hardware | 190 King Street | Handing out treats for anyone in a costume |
| MacTavish’s Source for Sports | 228 Queen Street | Handing out treats |
| Clay Cafe | 356 Queen Street | Handing out treats to anyone in a costume |
| BackTrails by The Radical Edge | 386 Queen Street | Show off your Halloween Costumes! Candy will be handed out to all who dare to trick or treat! |
| Smoke’s Poutinerie | 99 York Street | Handing out treats for kiddos and free snack size poutines for parents! |
| Wasted Fashion | 72 York Street | Handing out treats |
| Room2Remember Clothing and Home | 92 York Street | Handing out treats |
| Room2Remember Kitchen and Baby | 100 York Street | Handing out treats |
| Hanson Road Flower Co. | 445 King Street | Handing out treats, plus will have a spooky photoshoot in their “Petrifying Pod”! Prize for favourite costume of the day and watch for other spooky surprises around the store! Pop-up vendor “Shop Lupin & Lilac” will also be on site with clay earrings including some halloween/fall themed products. |
| Lulujo | 480 Queen Street | Handing out treats |
| The Squeeze | 81 Regent Street | Handing out treats |
| Gallery 78 | 796 Queen Street | Join the “Gingerbread Pumpkin Cookie Decoration” afternoon where children will do their own decorating and can take their cookie home with them (plus other treats will be handed out for the little ghosts and goblins!) |
More family activities taking place downtown:
Monarch Nightclub – trick or treating available starting at 3pm, plus hosting an all ages dance party from 4-7pm, costumes encouraged!
Science East: APEGNB Haunted Tour (Low Scare) For All Ages
October 28 & 29, 10am-5pm
Each year Science East’s low-scare tour uses the wonders of science to reimagine Halloween themes in creative, fun ways-all with the backdrop of mystery and illusion of the old York County Jail. Come one, come all, and enjoy this annual Halloween event that is sure to captivate the whole family! *Tickets Required https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/scienceeast/items/334148/calendar/2023/10/?fbclid=IwAR3ggaT5KtvlGhAmQ6Cp7tcfMSE3UYz-Fmkpx8cMAIop668Z5botNdgtkHs&full-items=yes
Fredericton Public Library
Saint John String Quartet Concert for Families
Saturday, October 28, 10:30am-11:00am at the Fredericton Public Library
Families are invited to a free musical concert at the Fredericton Public Library by the exceptionally talented Saint John String Quartet. Come and join the fun as they present a thrilling classical concert for the whole family. No need to register for this free event. https://www.facebook.com/events/1675917462885502
Student Hunger Month Storytime
Saturday, October 28, 12:00pm-12:30pm at the Fredericton Public Library
October is Student Hunger Month! Join us at the library on Saturday, October 28 from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. for a family-friendly story time and information session with staff from the Fredericton Community Kitchens. Learn about food security in our community, how you can access resources, and help those in need around you. We will also be graciously accepting donations to the Fredericton Public Library’s Community Fridge! Story time is at 12:00, and the information booth will be set up from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/309716508438619
Spooktacular Storytime Party
Tuesday, October 31, 10:30am-11:15am at the Fredericton Public Library
BOO! If you’re looking for some not-so-scary fun on Halloween, you’ll have a scream at our spooktacular storytime party on Tuesday, October 31 at 10:30am! Children of all ages are invited to come dressed for fun stories, ghostly crafts, and trick-or-treating. And, as an added bonus, we will be giving out candy and hand stamps to costumed trick-or-treaters all day (10am-5pm.) No registration required for this free program. https://www.facebook.com/events/740300841258637/?ref=newsfeed