After a long hiatus, the Queen Street East Costume Parade & Candy Crawl is back!
Happening as part of the 2026 Riverside Halloween Fest on Sunday, October 25th, the Queen Street East Candy Crawl (3-4pm) is a fun guided parade that will take costumed participants along Queen St E sidewalks, dropping by participating businesses to grab some free Halloween candy.
No tricks here, just treats! Here’s everything you need to know about the much awaited return of the Queen Street East Costume Parade & Candy Crawl:
How It Works
In their Halloween costumes, participants will be visiting select Riverside businesses along Queen St E to get free Halloween treats from our lovely BIA members.
Pre-registration for a free ticket via Eventbrite is required. After clicking on “Reserve a spot”, select “3-4pm Queen St E Candy Crawl & Costume Parade”, finish the checkout process and you’re all set!
Sign up for the Queen Street East Costume Parade & Candy Crawl HERE.
Where To Meet
Participants of the Queen Street East Candy Crawl will get together at 2:45pm at Joel Weeks Park’s iconic squirrel sculpture (10 Thompson St). Wem you arrive, just approach a Riverside BIA team member/event volunteer to be checked in.
What To Expect
The Queen Street East Costume Parade & Candy Crawl will start at 3pm and take about an hour. The final stop will be at Glass House Garden Centre and Cafe (771 Queen St E), where the program will culminate with Spooky Story Time hosted by the Queen/Saulter Library Branch.
We highly encourage bringing your own bag for the Queen Street East Candy Crawl OR grab a Halloween bucket from us, courtesy of Riverside’s local Tim Hortons. Limited quantities!
Also, we will be doing a quick raffle draw. There will be (3) winners of local gift cards so be sure to stay ‘til the end!
Important reminder: Be sure to check in at the meeting point so you are entered into the raffle.
This year’s Riverside Halloween Fest has quite the line-up of free activities and programming. Read the blog post linked below for a preview:
BLOG: Riverside Halloween Fest is back October 25th! What’s Happening This Year?
Don’t forget to follow @riverside_bia on Instagram and check the Riverside Blog regularly for updates on the Riverside Halloween Fest and our other upcoming events!
In the meantime, get your FREE tickets to the Riverside Halloween Fest by clicking on the RSVP button below!
This programming is made possible thanks to funding support from the Transit Construction Mitigation Fund of the City of Toronto and Fed Dev Ontario. This programming is also funded and coordinated by the Riverside BIA.