Get your costumes ready and join us for a haunting good time at Canatara Park! With free, self-guided haunts for all ages, trick-or-treat stations, and more, Fright Night at Cana-Scare-A-Park is a chance for some Halloween fun the whole family can enjoy.
Where: Canatara Park, main entrance located off
Lake Chipican Drive, just west of the animal farm
When: Oct. 25, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Animal Farm
Who: Hosted by the City of Sarnia, in partnership with the Seaway
Kiwanis Club
Self-guided haunts
Make your way through the event route and check out one of several haunted areas and houses. Each will feature a different level of scariness to ensure there is something for everyone.
Haunted area descriptions
Twisted Maze
(1/4 Scare Level) Begin your self-guided haunt with the least scary haunted house, featuring a short maze through family friendly scares and displays!
Witches’ Coven
(Scare Level 1/4) Meet the witches in the Witches’ Coven for some short stories and a haunting good time!
Witch’s Hut
(Scare Level 2/4) Try the Witch’s Hut Escape Room. The witch has stolen a priceless family heirloom from you. You and your group of up to 7 people must enter her hut, find the heirloom and escape before she comes back.
Graveyard
(Scare Level 2/4) Take a stroll through the graveyard and check out the humorous inscriptions on the gravestones.
Maze of Horrors
(Scare Level 4/4) Enter the Maze of Horrors if you dare! All tricks and no treats, this haunted house will take you through a series of winding hallways featuring jump scares and nightmares come to life.
Monster Mash
(Scare Level 1/4) Join all the monsters in a fun-filled, spooky-themed dance party.
The Bone Collectors
(Scare Level 1/4) Check out the Bone Collector garbage truck fully decked out for the spooky season.
Pumpkin Alley
(Scare Level 1/4) Take a scare break, and stroll through Pumpkin Alley to take a look at over 200 lit, carved pumpkins!
Goblin Grub food sales
Looking for a quick snack that doesn’t bite back? Stop by Goblin Grub at the Carriage House to grab hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and/or water. Food costs apply.
Sarnia Transit shuttle service
Sarnia Transit will offer a shuttle service between Northgate Plaza and the event on October 25, 2025. Regular fares apply. Buses departing Northgate will leave every 30 minutes starting at 4 p.m. the last bus departs Northgate at 10 a.m.
Return shuttles will depart Canatara Park (jus south of the Cathcart Boulevard entrance) every half hour starting at 4:15 p.m. The last shuttle will depart Canatara Park at 10:15 p.m.
Volunteer opportunities
Help us deliver a night of frightful fun on Oct. 25, sign up to be a Fright Night Volunteer. We’re looking for volunteers aged 14 and up for a variety of event positions. Learn more and sign up via our Fright Night Volunteer Registration Form.
Fright Night Volunteer Registration Form
Park impacts
Starting October 14 volunteers will begin installing decoration and displays in the area near the Animal Farm for the event. We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we get set up for the event.
To facilitate the event the Park Service Road / Catchcart Boulevard west of Lake Chipican Drive will be closed from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on October 25, 2025.