Metro Vancouver events this weekend as spooky season begins [Video]

The calendar has flipped to October, there’s an autumn chill in the air, and many of the events on offer this weekend in Metro Vancouver are, accordingly, Halloween-themed.

Here are some spooky and not-so-spooky activities to check out:

Fright Nights at the PNE

The PNE’s annual Halloween attraction Fright Nights kicks off Friday.

Billed as “the largest haunt in Western Canada,” the event features multiple haunted houses, Playland night rides, spooky foods and more.

Fright Nights will be open Friday through Sunday this weekend, then Thursday through Sunday for the next two weekends and every night from Oct. 24 through Halloween night. Admission starts at $33 this weekend, but rises to $51 or more on later dates. 

Pumpkins After Dark

More than 10,000 pumpkins – some real and some synthetic, but all hand-carved – will be on display in Burnaby’s Central Park beginning Thursday night.

“Pumpkins After Dark” features a “magical pathway of lit pumpkin sculptures and displays, with music, sounds and …