Outdoor Activity: Halloween Illumi
The Illumi multimedia trail is back in Laval this year for a third completely revamped presentation that begins this Thursday with a special Halloween trail. On foot or by car, visitors will be able to travel through the New Féerie de Lumières, set up in a space twice the size of the previous edition. With monsters, ghosts, witches, oversized candies and some 2,000 pumpkin lanterns, this extraordinary Halloween party promises to be the brightest in the world, according to organizers. Illumi will switch to the Christmas theme at the end of November.
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Outdoor activity: Halloween at the Jardins de la Pépinière
PHOTO FROM THE JARDINS DE LA PÉPINIÈRE FACEBOOK PAGE
The Halloween party will be celebrated in a big way in the Jardins de la Pépinière, in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district, in Montreal.
The large terrace, open all year round in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, is transformed during Halloween weekend. Young and old are invited to dress up to enjoy free activities organized by La Pépinière – Collective spaces. Saturday evening, hosted by DJ Blaster, is aimed more at older people, while Sunday will be devoted to families; the storyteller Jérôme Bérubé will be on site from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and we have heard that a witch will visit the place between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., not to mention the make-up stations and the distribution of candies.
Consult the page of La Pépinière
Outdoor activity: Haunted Safari Park
PHOTO PROVIDED BY PARC SAFARI
The Hemmingford Safari Park will conclude its 2021 season with a Halloween course.
Parc Safari closes its season by celebrating Halloween until October 31. We promise several adventures over a course that will begin with a completely furnished haunted house, followed by a pumpkin hunt, a quest where visitors will be invited to go in search of the dolls of Zoe, the mascot of the Safari Park, as well as than a brand new treasure hunt that will take place in the Découvertes pavilion, where young and old can find snakes, chameleons and other bearded dragons. The most seasoned adventurers will be rewarded with gourmet surprises and, of course, costumes are a must!
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On television: Halloween on Teletoon and the Disney channel
IMAGE PROVIDED BY CORUS MÉDIA
The secret of the mummy
On the occasion of Halloween, Teletoon and Corus Media’s Disney channel are offering a terribly entertaining program. In Teletoon, see Scooby-Doo! and the legend of King Arthur Saturday at 4 p.m. (replay Sunday at 10 a.m.). And on Sunday, starting at 7 a.m., special programming will be made up of halloween episodes from several series such as Teen Titans Go!, Hotel Transylvania: The Series, Extreme daycare, etc. On the Disney channel, we will be able to see The secret of the mummy (Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m.) as well as thematic episodes of various programs, Sunday from 7.15 a.m.
At the museum: Railway ghosts at Exporail
PHOTO PROVIDED BY EXPORAIL, THE CANADIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM
Until Sunday, the Great Gallery of Exporail, the Canadian railway museum, is specially decorated for Halloween.
Specters and other ghosts boarded the trains of Exporail, the Canadian railway museum in Saint-Constant, until Sunday. Young and old are invited to discover the fifty vehicles on display in the Grande Galerie, specially decorated for Halloween. Do you dare to ride in this tram full of spiders or in this car where two skeletons have lunch? On weekends, two walks are also offered to visitors: one on board a passenger train, the other on a miniature railway.
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In the dining room: extravagant brunch
PHOTO PROVIDED BY TIME OUT MARKET MONTREAL
Halloween Extravangaza, with Barbara from Barbados, arrives at Time Out Market Montreal on Sunday.
Who could say better for a Halloween brunch than an animation by Barbada de Barbados, accompanied by three guest accomplices, namely Phoenix Vyxen, Kelly Torrieli, and Bobépine? That’s what awaits you this Sunday at Halloween Extravaganza, organized by Drag Brunch Montreal, in concert with Time Out Market Montreal. On the menu: drag performances, dishes concocted by several of the best chefs in town (with new names this year, including Passé Composé, Taj, Campo), even a costume contest! Two shows are scheduled, at 12 p.m. then at 3 p.m. From $ 85 for two.
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Online: horror in his living room thanks to the SPASM festival
He is celebrating his 20e edition, still with as many thrills: the SPASM festival will be staging its great evening of screening of horror films from October 29 to 31. With the evening organized at Club Soda being sold out, it will always be possible to freeze your blood toasty from your sofa, since the selected titles will be available online, on video on demand. A range of Quebec short films (Regret, My black fears, Timothy, Dumplings) and international (Lovemaking of Trolls, Julia, Mira, You are dead Hélène, Suspense, The Last Christmas in the Universe) will inject a nice dose of angst on Halloween 2021.
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Indoors : Benedetta in special presentation
PHOTO VIANNEY LE CAER, INVISION / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belgian actress Virginie Efira at the premiere of the film Benedetta at the London Film Festival on October 16
Benedetta, new film from the director of Basic Instinct, Paul Verhoeven, will be screened as a Quebec premiere during a special presentation organized on the occasion of Halloween, Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Unveiled as a world premiere and official selection at the Cannes Film Festival last July, the film starring starring Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling and Lambert Wilson mixes fantastic visions and erotic scenes in a historical drama set in 17th century Italye century. The event, presented as part of the Cinémania Film Festival, which officially begins on November 2, will take place at Cinéma L’Amour.
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