Port Moody is honestly one of the quieter cities on this list for Halloween – there’s no pumpkin farm or corn maze inside city limits, and the bigger regional draws (Coquitlam RCMP’s BOOchanan Square trick-or-treat on October 30, or Burnaby's City-run Central Spark at Central Park on October 30) are a short drive away. What Port Moody does have is small, heritage-scale, and genuinely worth a visit if you’re not chasing a big attraction.

Halloween on the Train

The POMO Museum's Halloween on the Train runs on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from noon to 5pm at 2734 Murray St, with trick-or-treating on the heritage train. The museum also screens Movie Night on the Train: House of Dracula (1945) on Saturday, October 24 at 5pm, with check-in from 4:30pm and tickets at $10.

Library Programming

Port Moody Public Library has three Halloween programs this year: Paint a Trick or Treat Bag for kids on Wednesday, October 28, 4 to 5pm (registration required, and it is currently waitlisted); Writers in Our Midst #32: Halloween for adults on Wednesday, October 28, 7 to 8:30pm (drop-in); and a Baby Halloween Party on Friday, October 30, 11 to 11:45am (drop-in). Details are on the library's programs page.

A bowl of Halloween sweets and a lit carved pumpkin on a front step of a Port Moody British Columbia house at dusk, warm porch light, autumn leaves

Fireworks Rules

Port Moody does not allow fireworks to be bought or sold, and setting any off needs a permit from Port Moody Fire Rescue — Halloween night included. Port Moody Police repeated the year-round rule in early October 2026. See the City's fireworks permit page for details.

Costume Ideas That Don’t Take a Costume Shop

The best Halloween costumes are usually the ones that come together from what’s already in the closet, plus one or two things from a dollar store or thrift shop.

Homemade Halloween costume craft supplies laid out on a workbench in a Port Moody British Columbia home, orange paper, cardboard, glue and scissors under a warm lamp

Group costumes: pick a theme everyone can interpret loosely (a deck of cards, a box of crayons, a bag of jellybeans) rather than matching outfits, which is easier for mixed ages and budgets.
Layer for the weather: late October evenings are cold and often wet, so build costumes around a warm base layer and a jacket that can be part of the look, rather than fighting the costume to add one later.
Face paint over masks: masks limit peripheral vision and breathing, which matters more when kids are crossing streets after dark. Face paint (or a costume with an open, unrestricted mask) is safer for trick-or-treating.
Light it up: a strip of battery-powered LED lights sewn or clipped onto a costume, or a glow stick worn as a necklace, does double duty as both a design element and visibility for drivers.

Trick-or-Treating Safety

Halloween falls on the same date every year, but the basics are worth repeating each fall:

It gets dark early. Sunset on October 31 is around 5:55pm in Port Moody, so trick-or-treating happens almost entirely in the dark.
Be seen. Reflective tape, a flashlight or glow stick, and light-colored costume elements all make a real difference to drivers.
Walk, don’t dart. Cross at corners and crosswalks rather than between parked cars, and treat every driveway as if a car might be pulling out.
Go in a group. An adult or older sibling with younger trick-or-treaters, and a plan for where to meet up if a group splits up, covers most of what can go wrong.
Check the treats before eating. Look for anything unwrapped, torn, or unfamiliar before kids dig in, especially for children with allergies.
Drivers: slow right down. Residential streets fill with excited kids who aren’t always watching for cars. Halloween evening is one night a year worth driving noticeably slower than usual.

At-Home Halloween Ideas

Not every household is out trick-or-treating, and even the ones that are usually have some daylight hours to fill first.

A community hall in Port Moody British Columbia decorated for a children's Halloween party, paper bats, balloons, long wooden tables with pumpkin decorations and tall windows of warm light

Pumpkin carving (or painting): painting is a mess-free alternative for younger kids, and both are easy to turn into a family activity with newspaper down and a good knife for the adults.
Bake something seasonal: pumpkin seeds roasted with salt (or a spice mix) turn carving into a snack, and simple recipes like caramel apples or spiced cookies don’t need much more than what’s already in most kitchens.
A Halloween movie night: something age-appropriate and a bowl of the candy that didn’t get handed out is a reasonable plan B for a rainy evening.
Decorate the porch: a jack-o’-lantern, some string lights, and a bowl left out for trick-or-treaters when you’re not home all go a long way for very little effort or cost.