Spooky season is in full swing, Greater Victoria!

This week brings 25 local experiences plus 8 Halloween-themed events, and we've rounded up 10 pumpkin patches across Greater Victoria to help you find the right one for your family.

Our Family Fun picks: pumpkin hunting, a View Royal talent show audition for aspiring performers, and Spooky 2 - an outdoor market meets Halloween event.

This week's News Bites bring the fun and the serious: Colwood's hunting for calendar-worthy photos, Oak Bay Rec Centre is hitting its 50th birthday, and there's talk of Victoria and Saanich merging into one city with voters getting the final say next year.

Plus chocolate tasting, because October needs chocolate.

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