Red Maple Festival

Event date: 30 October 2025 - 5 November 2025Categories: All Ages

Celebrate the spirit of fall and Halloween in Grand Falls-Windsor with the Red Maple Festival! From October 30-November 5, enjoy a week packed with family fun, local entertainment, community events, and spooky seasonal favourites – from Trail or Treat and Halloween Storytime to the Monster Mash Night Market, free skating, and the always-popular Community Bonfire.

There’s something for everyone, so grab your costume, bring your friends, and join in the fun!

See the list of events below!

Best Decorated Halloween House & Business Contest
Show off your spooky spirit! As part of the Red Maple Festival, residents and businesses are invited to enter the Best Decorated Halloween House or Business Contest.

Register by calling 709-489-0450. Deadline to register is October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Prizes: 1st Place – $100, 2nd Place – $75, 3rd Place – $50
Judging: November 3, 6:00-8:00 PM
Winners announced: November 4th at 10:00 AM on the Town’s Facebook Page

Let’s see your most creative (and frightful!) Halloween displays!

October 30	Bowling Exploits Lanes \| 1:00-5:00 PM \| $5.00 per person per hour Trail or Treat Corduroy Brook Nature Centre \| 3:00-5:00 PM \| FREE! GFW Community Kitchen Trunk or Treat St Alban’s Anglican Church (Masters Ave) \| 5:00 PM \| FREE! Monster Mash Night Market Memorial United Church \| 6:00-9:00 PM \| Admission by donation The Improvisers Comedy Show Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts \| 8:00 PM \| $37.00 \| Tickets available through the Box Office
October 31	Preschool Skating Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 9:15-10:15 AM \| FREE! Adult Skating Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 10:30-11:30 AM \| FREE! Red Maple Halloween Storytime Harmsworth Public Library \| 10:30 AM \| Ages 0-5 \| Call 709-489-2303 to register \| Special Guest Readers: Mayor Mike Browne & Holly Dwyer \| Children & parents are encouraged to wear costumes Shinny Hockey Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 11:50 AM-12:50 PM \| Ages 18+ \| FREE! \| Helmet, stick & gloves required (full gear recommended) Seniors’ Spooky Halloween Event Holy Trinity Anglican Church – E.M Bishop Hall \| 1:30-3:30 PM \| Registration required – call 709-489-0450 to register Crimestoppers Trunk or Treat College of the North Atlantic parking lot \| 4:30 PM \| FREE! Halloween Kitchen Party Friendly 50+ Club (Main Street) \| 8:00 PM \| Admission by donation Free Movie The Classic Theatre \| 11:00 PM (Doors open 10:30 PM) \| FREE! \| Feature: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
November 1	Fall Family Fun Day Sanger Park \| 1:00-4:00 PM \| FREE! \| Horse rides, games, decorated pumpkin contest, scavenger hunt, Cupcake Walk, treats, free popcorn and hot chocolate, and a photo op set-up \| Bring your own decorated or carved pumpkin to display – three winners will be drawn for prizes! \| Food available for purchase from the 4^th Grand Falls Scouts Free Swims Exploits Valley YMCA \| Swim times: 2:15 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:00 PM \| Registration will open on October 31. To register, participants must call the YMCA’s Service Desk (709-489-9622) to register. Please note that voicemail messages will not be accepted as registration. Families may register only for their own household \| Each swim will be approximately 55 minutes. Supervision regulations apply for children under 16 (please check with staff when registering) Fall Family Fun Movie Sanger Park \| 6:30 PM \| Feature: Monsters vs. Aliens 120s Card Game Elks Club \| 7:30 PM \| Ages 19+ \| $8.00 \| 6 Prizes
November 2	Pumpkin Drop-Off Corduroy Brook Nature Centre \| 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Family Skating Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 1:20-2:40 PM \| FREE! Halloween Howl Walk Church Road Park \| 3:30-5:00 PM \| Participants invited to wear costumes \| Free hot chocolate and loot bags will be provided
November 3	Preschool Skating Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 9:15-10:15 AM \| FREE! Adult Skating Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 10:30-11:30 AM \| FREE! Shinny Hockey Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 11:50 AM-12:50 PM \| Ages 18+ \| FREE! \| Helmet, stick & gloves required (full gear recommended) Collage-Making Workshop Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society (7 Scott Avenue) \| 1:00-2:30 PM \| FREE! \| All materials provided Judging for Best Decorated Halloween House/Business (Exterior) 6:00-8:00 PM
November 4	*[POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 6TH]* Pea Soup and Dumpling Sale Exploits 50 Plus Club (Edwards Place) \| 11:00 AM-3:00 PM \| $12 \| Take-out only *[CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER]* Trail Walk & Bonfire Exploits Nordic Ski Club \| 7:00-9:00 PM \| Weather permitting Fun Night Friendly 50+Club (Main Street) \| 7:00 PM \| Admission: $2.00 \| 120s, 500s, Rummoli
November 5	Preschool Skating Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 9:15-10:15 AM \| FREE! Adult Skating Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 10:30-11:30 AM \| FREE! Shinny Hockey Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium \| 11:50 AM-12:50 PM \| Ages 18+ \| FREE! \| Helmet, stick & gloves required (full gear recommended) 120s Card Game Friendly 50+ Club (Main Street) \| 1:30 PM \| Admission: $6.00 \| Prize games [POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 6TH] Community Bonfire Red Cliff Rocks Campground \| 6:00-8:00 PM \| Free popcorn and hot chocolate provided