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Top 5 things to do in Montreal on October 31

It's Halloween! The Day of the Dead is here, and we've rounded up the best things to do in the city for the next 24 hours.

Laura Osborne
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Laura Osborne
Editor, Time Out Canada
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It's Halloween in Canada's spookiest city! And while a few of the city’s Halloween activities have come to a close, there are plenty of ways to keep the Day of the Dead celebrations going.

Here's our top 5 favourite things to do on October 31 in Montreal.

1. Take a haunted tour of downtown

A former mortuary turned supper club? A forgotten graveyard? Hotels with paranormal activities? Downtown Montreal is home to all of that and more. Sign us up.

2. Attend a candlelit Halloween concert

Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Chapel features renditions from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Halloween, Psycho and more surrounded by flickering candles. Bring your own goosebumps.

Candlelight Concerts by Fever
Photograph: Eugenia Hanganu

3. Check out the Botanical Gardens

This kid-friendly Halloween experience includes visits to a ghost tree, a sorcerer roaming the greenhouse and a potions workshop. For complete programming, click here.

Jardin botanique | Jardins de lumière / Botanical Garden | Gardens of Light
Photograph: Anderson De Vargas Lange

4. Get tickets to the Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Mainline Theatre presents Richard O’Brien’s Halloween classic The Rocky Horror Show. Tickets include a complimentary drink at the bar, Damn It, Janet!


5. Be dazzled by Spooky Illumi's world of lights

A dazzling lights and lanterns experience awaits at Illumi Laval's Spooky Illumi. Think glowing pumpkins that hide ghosts and witches along a path lit up by 25-million lights.

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