When you’re a condo kid in downtown Toronto, Halloween can be a little different from the norm. Some condos with a decent amount of kids let them trick or treat in the building, but many condo buildings don’t have many kids and thus no such plans exist. There are some downtown neighbourhoods with houses to knock on, but if deep in the core those are sometimes hard to come by.
One Halloween option for downtown kids is jumping on the ferry and heading out to Ward’s Island. Purchase your ticket online and head for the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street. There are typically three ferries leaving downtown, so ensure you get the one for Ward’s Island.
(Yes, you can get to the ferry docks by transit: Queens Quay (Ferry Docks) station is across the street from the ferry docks – and is one underground streetcar stop from Union Station.)