Tag: halloween
Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre’s Annual Pumpkin Smash (Nov 3-4, 2012)
As we decorate our doorways with cobwebs, carve our pumpkins, and buy candy for trick-or-treaters there is little thought put toward the scariest part of Halloween – the frightening number of pumpkins thrown into the garbage! It’s estimated that over 730 tonnes of pumpkins go to the landfill each year, where decomposition without oxygen can [...]
Pumpkin Smash – compost your old Halloween pumpkins! (Nov 5-6, 2011)
Everyone loves Halloween, especially the jack-o-lanterns you see outside almost every house. The problem is wondering what to do with your pumpkins once Halloween has passed and they slowly start to collapse at your doorstep. You could throw it in your trash, but here’s a better, more environmentally friendly way to get rid of those [...]
Enchanted Halloween at Heritage Acres (October 28-30, 2011)
On October 28 through to October 30, Heritage Acres in Central Saanich will be transformed into a Halloween landscape as the second annual Enchanted – Halloween at Heritage Acres takes place. Heritage Acres is typically home to the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society, but on this particular weekend it will be bathed in dramatic lighting and [...]
Halloween Events in Victoria (2011)
Events will be added almost daily. Check back often to see the latest events. Click on event names for more information, or use our map below to zoom in and find events in your area! If you would like to have your event listed, or know of any events we should know about, email us! [...]
Octoberfest at Oldfield Orchards (Oct 15-16 & 22-23)
Oldfield Orchards in Central Saanich is hosting its own Octoberfest for the 21st year in a row. Taking place on two weekends in October, October 15-16 and October 22-23, you and your family can enjoy hayrides, a Haunted House, a Labyrinth-Cedar Tree Maze, Graveyard Alley, a hay maze, candy toss competitions, tractor displays, pumpkin ring [...]
Festival of Fear (October 13th – 31st)
The Festival of Fear is back at Galey Farms with new and scarier features! Open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct 13th to Halloween night, the Festival of Fear will spook even the bravest of folk. Check out the fully animated Cornfield of Horror, the Crazy Train showing over a mile of seasonal displays, [...]
