Travel Canada: 7 Thanksgiving and Halloween celebrations

Originally titled "A host of Thanksgiving and Halloween celebrations," from the October 2007 issue of Canadian Living Magazine, on newsstands or click here to purchase online.

• Thanksgiving Festival at Kings Landing Historical Settlement. The entire family can celebrate an 1800s Thanksgiving, including harvest chores and a traditional turkey dinner. Oct. 6 to 8. Kings Landing, N.B.

• Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest. Willkommen! It’s Canada’s long-running Bavarian festival with oompah music, dancing, a treasure hunt, Miss Oktoberfest Gala Ball, even an Oktoberfest Idol. Oct. 5 to 13. Don’t miss the colourful Thanksgiving Day Parade on Oct. 8. Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.

• Town of Russell Beef and Barley Festival. The lineup for the annual fête includes the King and Queen Pageant, a car rally and craft fair. Oct. 5 to 8. Russell, Man.

• Aboriginal Music and Arts Festival. Enjoy five days of aboriginal music, arts, crafts and the Northern Lights Thanksgiving Pow Wow. Oct. 4 to 8. Prince Albert, Sask.

• Davison Orchards Family Pumpkin Festival. Enjoy wagon rides, pumpkin picking and more. Oct. 13 to 14. Davison Orchards, Vernon, B.C.

• Ghost Walk of Historic Halifax. Take a nighttime stroll amid eerie reminders of the Titanic disaster and whispers of Oscar Wilde. Until Oct. 31. Meet at the Old Town Clock on Citadel Hill, Halifax.

• Harbour Haunt: The Nightmare Returns. The ghosts of long-dead fishermen lurk in the dark shadows of St. John’s, Nfld. Oct. 11 to Nov. 4, starts at 7 p.m. 351 Walter St., St. John’s.