Halloween 2025 in Victoria, BC is shaping up to be terrifyingly good. The shows that are being performed this year promise chills, thrills and perhaps more! This year’s lineup spans immersive cabaret, dance tributes to classic monsters, sketch comedy, and even site-specific shows. From werewolves to phantoms, and from haunting elegance to campy chaos, there’s something for every spooky season fan.
DOPPELGÄNGER
Oct 23–Nov 2, 2025 (selected evenings)
Victoria Event Centre
1415 Broad St
Atomic Vaudeville’s 90th Cabaret mines uncanny doubles, surreal sketches and live music in a feverish, comedic horror romp. Sliding scale tickets $20–60; VIP tables available. Equal parts laugh and goosebump — a late-October must for fans of weird, wild cabaret.
This season, the show moves to a more intimate venue to heighten its eerie energy and bring audiences closer to the action.
BEETLEJUICE JR!
Oct 24–26, 2025, 7:00 PM Belmont Secondary
3041 Langford Lake Rd
“It’s showtime!” Get ready for a delightfully dark and wildly entertaining ride with Beetlejuice Jr. A musical comedy packed with heart, humour, and a whole lot of haunting fun. This junior adaptation of the Broadway hit brings the outrageous world of the afterlife to the stage in a high-energy production that’s perfect for all ages.
DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
Oct 17–18, 2025, 7:30 PM Metro Theatre
1411 Quadra St
Presented by Pandora’s Box Cabaret, this immersive burlesque descends through all nine circles of Hell with drag, pole, and contemporary dance. Ages 19+; dress code: macabre elegance (black & red).
Bring your most decadent dark finery — this is theatre with a bite. The piece explores themes of guilt, temptation and redemption through provocative choreography and visual metaphors.
HIGH MOON
Oct 15 onward, evening Heritage Acres 7321 Lochside Dr
A tense, character-driven piece set late in the Civil War where two brothers face impossible choices. Choices will have to be made. A curse must be faced. Who is right? In this a moody, intimate theatrical experience, many will find out!
For an interview, see this feature. Period atmosphere and close-quarters drama — perfect if you prefer your Halloween with grit, not gore. Expect ambient soundscapes and subtle stage illusions to amplify the sense of dread.
Haunted Histories: An Improvised Ghost Tour
Oct 23, 2025, 4:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Market Square
Main Gate
560 Johnson St
This isn’t your typical ghost walk. Join D’Arcy Briggs and guest performers for an improvised, audience-inspired ghost tour blending local folklore, eerie legends, and spontaneous storytelling. Tours last about an hour; tickets $20.
Part ghostly history, part improv comedy — a one-of-a-kind haunted experience shaped by you. The route may shift at a moment’s notice based on audience suggestions, making every tour unique.
Rocky Horror Picture Show (All-Drag Cast)
Oct 23–26, 2025 (four nights)McPherson Playhouse
3 Centennial Square
A riotous drag-cast revival of the cult classic. 19+ only; theatre-approved prop kits required; costumes encouraged. Seating is GA or VIP tables. High camp, big energy, and the ultimate Halloween weekend tradition — don’t dream it, be it.
Expect audience participation cues and surprise callbacks to original film moments.
Sketch Night Live
Oct 31, 2025, 8:00 PM Metro Theatre
1411 Quadra St
Victoria’s sketch troupe serves a Halloween-themed evening of original comedy sketches and improv. Expect quick jolts, crowd riffs, and costume callbacks. Light on horror, heavy on laughs — ideal for a fun, late-night Halloween outing.
Universal Horrors
Oct 10–11, 2025 Metro Studio Theatre
1411 Quadra St
Broken Rhythms reanimates monster-era cinema through rhythmical contemporary dance, inspired by early gothic films like The Phantom of the Opera. Duration ~50 minutes; all ages welcome. A nostalgic, physically inventive tribute to the original screen terrors.
WitCH PERFECT
Oct 11, 2025, 8:00 PM McPherson Playhouse
3 Centennial Square
The hysterical award-winning spooktacular, Witch Perfect, is a live-singing, comedy parody of Disney’s Hocus Pocus. Starring RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Tina Burner, Scarlet Envy, and Alexis Michelle. Campy, musical, and unapologetically fun — the Sanderson sisters like you’ve never seen them before.
Tickets start at about $49.25, and the show runs approximately 90 minutes with one intermission.
In Montreal, Quebec, a first-time visitor may well feel overwhelmed with what can be found here! Fortunately, my mission was to enjoy the Fantasia Film Festival, and to be transparent, I was doing remote coverage of this event. Had I truly been in this city, I’d be hitting up as many restaurants as possible! Instead, in what I feasted on were two films that played together to sate my appetite in other strange ways.
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