About New Tecumseth Ghost Walks
The New Tecumseth Ghost Walks deliver one of the most exceptional ghost tour experiences in Ontario. Founded in 2018 by Tottenham resident and York University instructor, Cael Cohen, PhD, New Tecumseth Ghost Walks set a high standard for Canadian ghost walks with a focus on quality, depth, value, atmosphere, and historical impact. The New Tecumseth Ghost Walks brings the paranormal and haunted histories, architecture, and folklore of Alliston, Beeton, and Tottenham to life.
Free walks with a community purpose
Our guided walking tours are always free, happen rain or shine (apart from thunderstorms) and run concurrently across all three communities during Halloween week, bringing together residents and visitors for an unforgettable, spooktacular experience. Ghost walks are offered in New Tecumseth at two other times during the year: Tottenham Community Week, the first week of July, and Alliston Potato Festival, in early August.
Our mission is to build community spirit, foster neighbourly connections, and celebrate our shared heritage. Through compelling storytelling, New Tecumseth Ghost Walks promotes local history and preserves paranormal ghost stories and folklore.
What makes the walks unique
What makes the New Tecumseth Ghost Walks unique and rank with ghost walks around the world, such as in London and Edinburgh in UK, are:
Stories with substance
Engaging, well-researched stories grounded in historical fact, local legends, and documented paranormal encounters. Psychic Mediums have vetted many of the stops on the New Tecumseth Ghost Walks.
Atmospheric storytellers
Exceptional storytellers who wear period costumes or black hooded cloaks and carry lanterns to set the mood, using step stools and portable microphones so everyone hears every detail.
Always free
Cost: 100% Free! Funded via sponsorship and volunteer-run. Optional cash donations accepted for Our Town Foodbank (Beeton and Tottenham) and My Sister’s Place (a safe place for women and their children in Alliston) accepted at the end of walks. No registration required. Just show up. Please expect large groups.
A warm ending
Free hot chocolate or hot apple cider and Halloween sweets and treats at the end of each ghost walk.
Come in costume – OPTIONAL
Prize for best costume! Halloween costumes optional.
Ghost Walk Allies
Valued friends who make the walks possible
Argus Security helps New Tecumseth Ghost Walks move safely in the dark from one haunted, paranormal location to the next. The safety of the ghost walks depends on Argus Security helping our large groups cross streets and travel our routes. We are deeply appreciative of their support in preserving New Tecumseth’s heritage, folklore, and paranormal stories. Argus protects businesses, properties, people, and communities across Ontario and Alberta since 2007. Backed by experienced leadership, Argus Security delivers professional security personnel, mobile patrols, event security, parking enforcement, investigations, and process serving. Argus is built on professionalism, integrity, and accountability. Contact Argus today to discover how they can protect what matters most to you.
McGoey Insurance in Tottenham has insured the New Tecumseth Ghost Walks since 2018. We could not bring New Tecumseth’s paranormal history to life without McGoey Insurance. We are immensely grateful for their steadfast partnership in keeping New Tecumseth's folklore alive and supporting our local storytelling traditions. McGoey Insurance Brokerage is proud to be one of the longest-standing, locally owned brokerages in Ontario—serving families, farmers, and businesses for over 125 years. McGoey Insurance has built a legacy on deep community roots, trusted expertise, and dedicated personal service since 1900. McGoey Insurance lives and works in the same communities you do, and that matters. McGoey Insurance’s roots in agriculture, commercial, auto, and home insurance run deep, and so does their commitment to supporting the people who make this region of Ontario thrive.
Tottenham Paint & Paper, your neighborhood consultants for all your home renovation and decorating needs, generously allows the New Tecumseth Ghost Walks to stand in their driveway and tell not only one full ghost story, but also reference history to two other stories on the Tottenham Ghost Walks. Tottenham Paint & Paper is proud to be so much more than a trusted Benjamin Moore retailer. Whether you are breathing new life into a single room or planning a complete home makeover, our team of in-house professional interior decorators, experienced painters, and skilled renovation consultants is here to guide and assist you every step of the way. From selecting the perfect palette to executing your vision, we combine expert design advice with personal service to make your dream space a reality. As an authorized retailer, we share the core mission and values of Benjamin Moore: setting the standard for excellence through premium quality, continuous product innovation, and an unwavering commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly solutions. Grounded in community stewardship and craftsmanship, Benjamin Moore strives to elevate the spaces where we live and work, a dedication to quality, integrity, and beauty that we proudly bring to every project at Tottenham Paint & Paper.
www.tottenhampaintandpaper.com
19 Queen Street N.
Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0
905-936-3818
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