VANCOUVER SCAVENGER HUNT
A Skeleton Scavenger Hunt in Downtown Vancouver
A Vancouver scavenger hunt just in time for Halloween!
Vancouver Mysteries is hiding tiny skeleton fairies (otherwise known as “scairies”) in 10 top secret locations in downtown Vancouver. Each day for 10 days beginning on October 13 Vancouver Mysteries will post a clue to one tiny skeleton’s location on Instagram.
Can you solve the puzzles and find the skeletons?
INSTAGRAM RULES OF PLAY
🔎 Follow the clues via @vancouvermysteries
📸 Snap & post an Instagram photo of the ‘scairy’ (skeleton fairy!)
📍 Tag & follow @vancouvermysteries, the business, and @downtownvan on Instagram
➕ Add hashtag #downtownskeletonhunt
☝ Only one entry accepted per ‘scairy’ (posting the same scairy more than once doesn’t count).
😍 Find 5+ and be entered into our GRAND PRIZE
Thank You Downtown Van and Downtown Vancouver Businesses!
This Vancouver Scavenger Hunt is a free event in downtown Vancouver and would not be possible without the generous support of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association Downtown Van, not to mention the 10 fun businesses in downtown Vancouver who agreed to host our skeletons! For more info about Downtown Van, visit dtvan.ca.
Halloween Mystery Nights | October 13 – 31 2023 | Downtown Vancouver | 7PM | $35/player
Play Ghost Patrol in October during Halloween Mystery Nights, a Vancouver Halloween event outdoors where teams compete for the top score (and prizes!). The ghosts of downtown Vancouver want to communicate with you but sometimes it is a challenge to crack their coded messages. Can you solve the mystery? Play Vancouver Mysteries’ new game Ghost Patrol and find out! Halloween in Downtown Vancouver – Halloween Mystery Nights.
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Eligible Entries
You will be entered into a prize draw for each skeleton you post and tag correctly. There will be 10 skeletons hidden in downtown Vancouver businesses (in most cases, in their shop windows), so there is a maximum of 10 entries per person. The contest runs from October 13 to 31 – you can post photos of any of the 10 skeletons during that time to enter (but only post each skeleton ONCE). Looking for something fun and Halloween-y to do with coworkers during your lunch hour or as a free team building activity? (Maybe some friendly competition between colleagues?). This free scavenger hunt is also a fun Halloween activity with friends or family. And of course, if you are already out there playing an outdoor Vancouver Mysteries game, you may spot some of these skeletons along our game routes!
Participation in the contest grants us permission to share your posts online.
Prizes
There are 10 prizes to be awarded, the first nine will be announced between October 15 and 31 (9 announcements: Oct 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31). The grand prize will be announced on Friday November 3 (approximate value $). Prizes will be gift cards to the 10 businesses participating in this downtown Vancouver scavenger hunt. Prizes will vary – some gift cards will be $100 value and some will be $50 value. Two tickets to Halloween Mystery Nights (value $70, info about this event below) will accompany $50 gift card prizes. The Grand Prize includes a gift cards to local businesses plus a gift certificate for an outdoor Vancouver Mysteries game for up to 6 players (approximate total value of grand prize $550).
Winners
Winners will be announced on Vancouver Mysteries Instagram. We will tag you on Instagram and we will send you a direct message. We will only message you from @vancouvermysteries – please look at the messages you receive carefully for scams. You can also call or email our Experience Team to verify your prize.
A HEAD START
If you have made it this far, you deserve a head start with a clue to help you find your first skeleton! Visit the Downtown Van website to see an example of a scairy so you know what to look for. They have posted it here: Downtown Skeleton Scavenger Hunt.