29 Things to Do in Sudbury This Weekend October 30 – November 1, 2026
Discover the best events and activities happening in Sudbury this weekend.
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Halloween at Dynamic Earth: Pumpkinferno
Science North's after-dark Pumpkinferno trail of more than 7,000 themed pumpkins takes over Dynamic Earth, home of the Big Nickel, for its final night of the season on Friday, October 30. Location: Dynamic Earth, 122 Big Nickel Road, Sudbury, ON Dates: October 2–30, 2026 (in-window: Friday, October 30, 2026 — final night); 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Admission: $15 (members $7.50; prices plus HST). Tickets required — advance online timed tickets only Availability: Tickets on sale — October 30, 2026 timed slots (6:00 PM Lil' Pumpkins, 7:00–8:30 PM Halloween) listed with Purchase on Science North's official order page Reference: http://www.sciencenorth.ca/halloween
The Infirmary XIX
Northern Screams and Sudbury Events Centre present Northern Ontario's largest indoor scare attraction, a 15–20 minute live-actor walk-through haunt running Halloween weekend, October 30–31. Location: Sudbury Events Centre, 19 Regent St., Sudbury, ON P3C 4B7 Dates: Friday, October 30 – Saturday, October 31, 2026 (season October 10–31, 2026, select nights including October 29, 30 and 31); 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Admission: $25.00 + taxes. Tickets required — no reservations; first come, first served on site Availability: Tickets on sale — official site states tickets are available now, with concessions, a vendors market and gift shop on site Reference: https://www.hauntedinfirmary.ca/
Rocky Horror Show 50th Anniversary Edition
The 50th-anniversary stage musical runs all Halloween weekend in Sudbury, with a Friday night show plus a Halloween matinee and Halloween-night performance, costumes encouraged. Location: Ernie Checkeris Theatre, Thorneloe University (Laurentian campus), Thorneloe University on the Laurentian campus (top of Manitou Rd), Sudbury, ON Dates: Friday, October 30 – Saturday, October 31, 2026; 7:30 PM on Friday, October 30; 2:00 PM (Halloween Matinee) and 7:30 PM (Halloween Night) on Saturday, October 31 Admission: $45 Adult; $37 Student/Senior. Tickets required Availability: Tickets on sale via Showpass — no sold-out notice for the Oct 30 or Oct 31 performances Reference: https://www.showpass.com/rocky-horror-show-50th-anniversary-edition/
The Wandering Witches Masquerade
The Wandering Chapel and Witches & Weirdos host a 19+ All Hallow's Eve masquerade with live performances, dancing, games, a costume contest, door prizes and a late-night pizza and candy bar. Location: Polish Combatants' Hall, 291 Albinson Street, Greater Sudbury, ON P3C 3W2 Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026; 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM Admission: $25. Tickets required — Eventbrite, e-transfer or at the door Availability: Tickets on sale on Eventbrite (listed from $27.96 including fees) Reference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-wandering-witches-masquerade-tickets-2000185563865
Witches Walk Party Pass
A $15 ticketed Halloween drinks walk between Crosscut Distillery, 46 North Brewing and neighbouring Kelly Lake Road stops, with samples, witchy cocktails, bites and s'mores by the fire in support of the Sudbury Women's Centre. Location: Crosscut Distillery (walk continues to 46 North Brewing, Northern Fire, Pole Camp and the Sudbury Women's Centre's Sister's Closet), 1347 Kelly Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 5P3 Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026; 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Admission: $15. Tickets required — Party Pass sold in advance through Crosscut Distillery Availability: Tickets available — the official Crosscut Distillery ticket page lists the $15 pass as Available Reference: https://crosscutdistillery.ca/products/witches-walk-ticket-friday-october-30th
More Things to Do in Sudbury This Weekend
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OCTOBERFEST VI
BadHabits Entertainment's sixth annual multi-night Halloween festival at The Grand continues Friday with THE WARD and reaches its finale Saturday, October 31 with FEAR THREE: TWISTED TOYBOX. Location: The Grand, 28 Elgin St, Sudbury, ON P3C 5B4 Dates: Friday, October 30 – Saturday, October 31, 2026; 9:00 PM Admission: Not confirmed Availability: Listed on the organizer's official events page; ticket status not confirmed on that page Reference: https://www.badhabitsentertainment.com/
Halloween à la Place des Arts
Place des Arts opens its doors for a community Halloween arts day with slime making, themed crafts, a costume photo booth and trick-or-treating, co-presented with Carrefour Francophone and Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. Location: Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury, 27 Larch Street, Greater Sudbury, ON P3E 1B7 Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026; 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Admission: By donation at the door. No ticket required — walk up; entry by donation Availability: Free entry by donation — no registration Reference: https://maplacedesarts.ca/en/events/halloween-a-la-place-des-arts/
Halloween Ceílí Dance 2026
Sudbury Irish Arts' Halloween céilí pairs live traditional musicians with called group dancing, storytelling and crafts on Sunday afternoon — no partner or experience needed. Location: Moose Lodge, 230 Frood Rd, Sudbury, ON Dates: Sunday, November 1, 2026; 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Admission: From $20. Tickets required — advance purchase recommended; $25 at the door if still available Availability: Tickets on sale via the organizer's Zeffy link — organizer notes it often sells out, but no sold-out notice for this date Reference: https://www.sudburyirisharts.com/events
The Reigning Witches Tour
Drag Race UK winner BONES and Canada's Drag Race winner VAN GOTH bring their multi-queen Halloween tour to Sudbury with local guests MaDam Kalitah and Ivy Love Taylor. Location: Zigs Bar, 54 Elgin Street, Greater Sudbury, ON Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026; 9:00 PM Admission: From $29.41. Tickets required Availability: Tickets on sale — no sold-out notice found Reference: https://www.itsvangoth.com/the-reigning-witches-tour
The Rocky Horror Picture Show ShadowCast
Mooncrater Theatre presents a live shadowcast performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with performers acting out the cult film in front of the big screen. Location: Sudbury Indie Cinema, 162 Mackenzie Street, Sudbury, ON Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026; 7:00 PM Admission: Not confirmed. Tickets required Availability: Tickets on sale Reference: https://sudburyindiecinema.com/events/therockyhorrorpictureshowshadowcast/
Shrek — Horizon Drive-In at New Sudbury Centre
Horizon Drive-In brings its pop-up outdoor cinema to New Sudbury Centre for a screening of Shrek under the stars, watched from your own vehicle with movie audio broadcast over FM radio. Location: New Sudbury Centre (Horizon Drive-In pop-up), 1349 Lasalle Blvd, Sudbury, ON P3A 1Z2 Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026; Not confirmed Admission: Not confirmed. Tickets required — sold via Showpass; parking is first-come, first-served by vehicle type; an outdoor viewing pass zone is also offered; a working FM radio is required for in-vehicle audio Availability: Event listed on Showpass, the official ticketing page for Horizon Drive-In; no sold-out notice appears on the page — ticket availability status not confirmed in the page text Reference: https://www.showpass.com/shrek-october-30th-sudbury/
Sensory Sunday at Science North
A quieter, sensory-friendly day at Science North with sounds turned down or off, lighting adjusted, sensory break spaces and a special sensory-friendly IMAX screening at noon. Location: Science North, 100 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 5S9 Dates: Sunday, November 1, 2026; 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Admission: From $22.50 (child ages 4–12 $22.50; youth/seniors $24.50; adult $28; members free). Tickets required — general Science North admission Availability: Open — runs during regular Science North hours (Monday to Sunday, 10 AM – 4 PM per the official Visit page); no registration or sold-out indication Reference: https://www.sciencenorth.ca/index.php/science-north/
Super Simple Songs: Halloween Spooktacular — Cineplex Family Favourites
A sing-along Halloween special made for the big screen, with Noodle & Pals, Caitie and Finny the Shark — costumes encouraged for little moviegoers' Halloween morning. Location: SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas (Cineplex), 355 Barry Downe Road, Greater Sudbury, ON P3B 4K4 Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026; 11:00 AM Admission: From $3.99. Tickets required Availability: Tickets on sale — listed as Coming Soon for Saturday, October 31, 2026 on Cineplex's official Family page at $3.99 Family Favourites pricing (in-theatre price, plus tax; online booking fees apply); no sold-out indication Reference: https://www.cineplex.com/events/family
Lil' Pumpkins
A new-for-2026 early, gentler Pumpkinferno session that lets toddlers and preschoolers experience Halloween at Dynamic Earth before dark and before bedtime. Location: Dynamic Earth, 122 Big Nickel Road, Sudbury, ON Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026; 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (timed entries at 6:00 and 6:30 PM) Admission: $15 (children 3 and under free). Tickets required — advance online timed tickets Availability: Tickets on sale — Lil' Pumpkins Purchase options open for 6:00 PM and 6:30 PM on October 30, 2026 on Science North's official ticketing page; no sold-out indication Reference: https://order.sciencenorth.ca/overview/180411
Hallo-Wine: Seven Deadly Sips
Wander's three-night Hallo-Wine takeover pairs seven sin-themed mini cocktails — build a flight of three or share all seven — with a confessional, a favourite-sin vote, a mugshot station and mini desserts. Location: Wander Food & Wine, 112 Durham St, Sudbury, ON P3E 3M7 Dates: Thursday, October 29 – Saturday, October 31, 2026; From 4:00 PM nightly Admission: Not confirmed. Reservations strongly recommended; walk-ins welcome as space allows Availability: Running October 29–31 per Wander's official post — reservations open, walk-ins welcome as space allows; no sold-out notice Reference: https://www.wanderfoodandwine.ca/post/hallo-wine-at-wander-seven-deadly-sips-a-little-evidence
Tannin Tour at Wander
Wander's month-long stand in Sudbury's Rotary Tannin Tour wine-and-food fundraiser: a drop-in Riesling & Tarte Flambée pairing for $30 + HST, plus pre-booked Wine & Chips, Wine & Sliders and Sparkling Wine & Mini Dessert pairings, with 10% of featured sales to the Rotary Club of Sudbury Sunrisers. Location: Wander Food & Wine, 112 Durham St, Sudbury, ON P3E 3M7 Dates: Thursday, October 1 – Saturday, October 31, 2026; During regular Wander hours (Friday 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM; Saturday 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM) Admission: From $30 + HST. No ticket required for the drop-in pairing — walk up; the three additional pairings must be pre-booked through Wander Experiences Availability: Available anytime Wander is open throughout October, ending Saturday, October 31 — drop-in pairing is limited supply daily Reference: https://www.wanderfoodandwine.ca/post/if-sudbury-is-doing-a-wine-food-tour-you-know-the-wine-bar-is-going-to-show-off-a-little
Halloween Rumba
A free Halloween night with a Latin twist — salsa, merengue, reggaeton and bachata, a costume contest, and food and drinks for purchase at Pho Viet Delight downtown. Location: Pho Viet Delight, 183 Cedar Street, Greater Sudbury, ON P3E 1B5 Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026; 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM Admission: Free. Free RSVP — register on Eventbrite (limited capacity, register early) Availability: Free registration open on Eventbrite — not sold out; listing states limited capacity Reference: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/halloween-rumba-tickets-2003368071832
Latin Night - Halloween
The Halloween edition of Sudbury's monthly Latin Night in Garson — Latin rhythms from DJ Ritchie Rich and a free salsa class taught by organizer Zoi Monroy at 8:45 PM. Location: Timberwolf Golf Club, 1930 Maley Dr, Garson, ON P3L 1M5 Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026; 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM Admission: Not confirmed (free salsa class at 8:45 PM confirmed by the organizer) Availability: Listed as upcoming on the organizer's official events page; no sold-out indication Reference: https://www.zoimonroy.com/event
Spiderville's Halloween Food Drive
A Garson home haunt with 40+ handmade spiders — including a 27-foot roofbreaker arachnid and animatronics — lit nightly to collect food-bank donations: 'give a can and get a scare.' Location: Spiderville (private residence display) — William's Spiderific Halloween Food Drive, 233 Old Skead Road, Garson, ON Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026 (final night; runs October 10–31, 2026); 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Admission: Free — non-perishable food donations supporting the Sudbury Food Bank encouraged. No ticket required — walk up Availability: Free — no registration; lights-on hours posted by the organizer through October 31 Reference: https://sudbury.spaces.ca/things-to-do/spidervilles-halloween-food-drive-74373
FROM TURTLE ISLAND TO ABYA YALA
A temporary photography exhibition pairing Nadya Kwandibens' Red Chair Sessions with Bats'i Lab's The Jungle's Reasons, exploring Indigenous resistance and resurgence across Canada and Chiapas, Mexico. Location: Art Gallery of Sudbury | Galerie d'art de Sudbury, 174 Elgin Street, Sudbury, ON Dates: Friday, October 30 – Saturday, October 31, 2026 (exhibition runs October 3 – November 28, 2026; gallery closed Sundays); 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Admission: Admission by donation. No ticket required — walk up Availability: Open to the public during gallery hours (Tuesday–Saturday, 11 AM – 5 PM) Reference: https://artsudbury.org/en/whats-on/exhibitions/from-turtle-island-to-abya-yala/
Black Zombie
Maya Annik Bedward's documentary traces the zombie from Hollywood horror to the haunted cane fields of colonial Haiti, reclaiming it as a symbol of survival and spiritual resistance. Location: Sudbury Indie Cinema, 162 Mackenzie Street, Sudbury, ON Dates: Saturday, October 31 – Sunday, November 1, 2026; 4:45 PM (Oct 31); 6:30 PM (Nov 1) Admission: $10 members / $14 non-members. Tickets required — advance online or box office (opens 30 minutes before showtime) Availability: Tickets on sale Reference: https://sudburyindiecinema.com/event-list-performances/
Halloween
Sudbury Indie Cinema screens John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic Halloween on Halloween night itself, billed by the cinema as its special Halloween-night presentation. Location: Sudbury Indie Cinema, 162 Mackenzie Street, Sudbury, ON Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026; 7:00 PM Admission: $10 members / $14 non-members. Tickets required — advance online or box office (opens 30 minutes before showtime) Availability: Tickets on sale Reference: https://sudburyindiecinema.com/event-list-performances/
Halloween Party
Downtown's cheese-and-wine bar throws its Halloween party with a charcuterie & candy graze table, a fully stocked bar, a live DJ from 9 PM to 2 AM and prizes for the funniest, scariest and best couples costumes. Location: La Fromagerie, 80 Elgin Street, Greater Sudbury, ON P3E 1A2 Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026; 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM Admission: $25 per person. Tickets required — purchase places you on the guest list; no physical tickets Availability: Tickets on sale on the venue's official calendar, which urges buying before they're gone; no sold-out notice Reference: https://www.thefromo.ca/calendar/
Hallowe'en Paintball Game
A special Hallowe'en paintball game day on Nickel City Paintball's outdoor wooded fields on Maley Drive, running 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Halloween. Location: Nickel City Paintball and Airsoft, 2597 Maley Drive, Sudbury Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026; 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Admission: Not confirmed Availability: Listed for October 31 with no sold-out or full notice on the listing Reference: https://sudburyevents.com/e/halloween-paintball-game/
Homemade Baking Co. Pop-Ups at HSN
Homemade Baking Co. sets up a cookie and themed-treats pop-up in the Health Sciences North main lobby, with proceeds supporting the HSN Foundation. Location: Health Sciences North - main lobby, beside the lottery kiosk, Not confirmed Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026; 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Admission: Not confirmed. No ticket required - walk up Availability: Scheduled date on the HSN Foundation's published 2026 pop-up schedule (next date after this one is December 18, 2026); walk-up sales, no registration, not sold out Reference: https://hsnfoundation.com/events/
Rustic Rebel Sourdough
Capreol's Rustic Rebel Sourdough donates 20% of all bakery sales to the HSN Foundation on the last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each month - October's block ends Friday, October 30. Location: Rustic Rebel Sourdough bakery, 101 Young Street, Capreol, ON Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026 (final day of the October 28-30 monthly fundraiser block); Not confirmed Admission: Not confirmed. No ticket required - walk up Availability: Recurring monthly fundraiser block on the HSN Foundation's published 2026 schedule; walk-in retail, no registration, not sold out Reference: https://hsnfoundation.com/events/
Joyful Home Candles - Light for Diane
Lively candle maker Joyful Home sells its special Crisp Apple and Dark Roast Coffee HSN Foundation candles for $20, with 100% of proceeds to cancer care, through the final day of the fundraiser on Friday, October 30. Location: Joyful Home Inc. Gift Studio, 240 Regional Road 24, Lively, ON Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026 (final day of the October 1–30, 2026 fundraiser); Not confirmed Admission: $20 per candle. No ticket required — walk up (also available online) Availability: On sale in-store and online through October 30, 2026 per the HSN Foundation's official events page; no sold-out notice Reference: https://hsnfoundation.com/events/
TATCHA EXCLUSIVE IN STORE EIB
Sephora's New Sudbury Centre store hosts an exclusive in-store Tatcha open-house event on Friday, October 30, inviting shoppers to discover and try the brand's latest skincare products and trends. Location: Sephora, New Sudbury Centre, 1349 Lasalle Blvd, Unit 32, Sudbury, ON P3A 1Z2 Dates: Friday, October 30, 2026; From 10:00 AM (end time not confirmed) Admission: Free. No ticket required — walk up (open house event) Availability: Listed under Events at NEW SUDBURY CENTRE on Sephora's official store page for Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM; no registration-closed or sold-out notice Reference: https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/happening/stores/ontario-new-sudbury
FIRST AID BEAUTY EXCLUSIVE IN STORE EIB
Sephora's New Sudbury Centre store hosts an exclusive in-store First Aid Beauty open-house event on Halloween Saturday, October 31, with hands-on discovery of the brand's latest skincare products and trends. Location: Sephora, New Sudbury Centre, 1349 Lasalle Blvd, Unit 32, Sudbury, ON P3A 1Z2 Dates: Saturday, October 31, 2026; From 11:00 AM (end time not confirmed) Admission: Free. No ticket required — walk up (open house event) Availability: Listed under Events at NEW SUDBURY CENTRE on Sephora's official store page for Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM; no registration-closed or sold-out notice Reference: https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/happening/stores/ontario-new-sudbury
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