Trick-or-Trade: Halloween Costume Swap

FREE EVENT

Combining Halloween spirit with environmental stewardship, this event will explore the scary reality of plastic waste.

Halloween costumes for kids are often made from plastic materials and are frequently outgrown or discarded after a single use. This not only leads to unnecessary plastic waste but also impacts our aquatic ecosystems.

This event is your chance to participate in a fun costume exchange! Bring the pre-loved children’s Halloween costumes that are haunting your closets and swap them for something new-to-you.

By reusing costumes, you’ll help reduce plastic waste and keep Halloween costumes out of the landfill. You will also help to lessen the demand for new plastic-containing costumes and find unique, cost-effective costumes to make this a spine-chilling and sustainable Halloween.

Pre-registration is not required.

Halloween costumes will only include children’s costumes. Costumes brought to the exchange must be recently cleaned and in usable condition.

This event is intended for Ages 6+:

• Beginner level information
• Activities and concepts that are friendly for all ages
• Intended audience includes children, youth, and adults

If you have any questions about this event, please contact sarah.wenzl@trca.ca.

Downsview Park is accessible by vehicle (free parking), Go Transit (23-minute walk), TTC subway (Downsview station, 18-minute walk), or TTC bus (Keele and Sheppard stop, 3-minute walk).

TRCA is committed to creating an accessible experience for all participants. If you require an accessibility accommodation, please email sarah.wenzl@trca.ca at least seven days prior to the event.

This project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the federal Department of Environment and Climate Change.

Ce projet a été réalisé avec l’appui financier du gouvernement du Canada agissant par l’entremise du ministère fédéral de l’Environnement et du Changement climatique.

This event supports the Floatable Waste Collaborative Action in Lake Ontario and Toronto’s Inner Harbour project collaboratively delivered by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), University of Toronto Trash Team, Swim Drink Fish, and A Greener Future.