Shelburne · Ontario · 2026 Season
33 years of scares. One small town. Every scream feeds the Shelburne Food Bank.
2025 Season · Impact
↑ 28% vs 2024 (4,810)
↓ 47% vs 2024 (4,130 lbs)
↑ 42% vs 2024 ($2,512)
Figures from 2025 · Every dollar and pound went to the Shelburne Food Bank
What To Expect
A 6,000 sq ft walkthrough of spooky pathways, eerie surprises, and scenes designed to leave you trembling.
Every thrill supports the Shelburne Food Bank. Your visit helps us give back and make a real difference in the local community.
Interactive, immersive scare zones. Mini Boo on Saturday afternoon for younger guests who want the thrill without the full fear.
Walk through 2024
A small group of volunteers, four weeks of build, 60+ live actors. Everything is built on site, every year is different.
8:33 · Haunt In The Park 2024 recap
One possible walk
The build changes every year. This is a recent pass — hover a room to hear what waits inside. Start at the street. End at the donation tote.
The doorway opens by itself. Always has.
2026 Season · Expected Schedule
Free entry. Donations welcomed. Bring non-perishable food or cash for the Shelburne Food Bank. Four nights plus Mini Boo, across the last two weekends of October — confirming final details with the Little family.
Venue · 2026 · Confirmed
Fiddle Park, Shelburne, Ontario. Returning home for the 2026 season. 2025 ran at KTH Manufacturing Inc. while Fiddle Park was under construction.
Our Haunting History
It started in 1994 with a front door that opened by itself. It became the biggest night of the year in Shelburne. Here's how we got here.
Bob and Sue Little lived on First Ave. in Shelburne with their three children. A natural prankster, Bob rigged the front door to open by itself as trick-or-treaters approached. People jumped, kids laughed, and an annual tradition was born.
At Terry and Trish Cockton's house on Victoria St., the haunt grew life-sized characters, video-triggered scares, and a reputation that pulled visitors in from Orangeville and beyond.
Andrew and Sylvia's backyard on Centre St. became a mine shaft, a polkadot room, a spider tunnel, a circus tent with a giant Jack-in-the-Box. The 'Good Witch' arrived to lead shy kids through safely. An empty tote labelled 'Food Bank Donations' came home half-full.
Moved to Fiddlepark. A roof went up thanks to Greg and Heather Holmes. By 2019, 60 volunteers a night and a 4-week build. The Little Family received the Town of Shelburne Community Excellence Award. Covid turned 2020 into a parade through town. In 2024, the Canadian Haunters Association named it the Best Canadian Walk-Through Haunt.
Thirty-three years of family, friends, neighbours, grandkids, in-laws, and fellow haunters at heart. Tool belts at the ready. Creative juices flowing. Halloween spirit in full force.
"And what will the 3rd decade of haunting bring....?"
— The Little Family
In the Press · 2024 – 2025
Thirty-plus years in, the pattern is the same: a small crew, a long build, and a lot of people coming out for a free scare that feeds the food bank.
Their haunt was very immersive and had quite a few different aspects of what the judges were looking for. They covered all the bases very well.
I think it's amazing that they do it every year. They really put on a display and do all the hard work to make it scary. It also brings togetherness for the community.
There's such a positive energy and it gives a good vibe for the town. Even as newcomers you feel like a part of it.
It's really cool that something like this has been around for this long without shutting down, and has stayed a part of the community.
They came out on top in their category and scored quite high.
From The Haunt
Every photograph is a real guest, a real scare, a real volunteer. Tap any image to step inside.
Ways To Help
Non-perishable food or cash at the gate. All of it goes to the Shelburne Food Bank.
Join the cast. We had 60 volunteers per night in 2019 — there's always room for one more scare.
Email us →Local businesses keep this free for families. Materials, cash, or in-kind — every bit helps.
Become a sponsor →Merch
Shirts, hoodies, and limited-drop items printed by Town Tees, Shelburne Ontario. Proceeds keep the build going.
Sponsors
Local businesses carry the cost so families can walk through for free. In no particular order, with our utmost respect and gratitude.
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