Publication select ▼
C & G's Halloween & Fall Fun Events page is sponsored by Hodges Subaru, 21205 Woodward Ave. in Ferndale. Find a Subaru that's right for you today.
FEATURED STORIES:
Oct. 12
Halloween arrives early at ‘Haunted Hazel Park’ art fair
HAZEL PARK — The Haunted Hazel Park Halloween Art Fair gets underway on Saturday, Oct. 12, next to the Community Center at Green Acres Park, 620 W. Woodward Heights Blvd. (Read more)
Oct. 13
Kick off spooky season with pumpkin painting
SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — The Kiwanis Club of Utica-Shelby Township is starting off the spooky month with a pumpkin painting party from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 13. This free event is open to the community and will include yummy treats, mini pumpkins and painting supplies. (Read more)
Oct. 20
Halloween Fun Fest comes back to St. Clair Shores
ST. CLAIR SHORES — Halloween Fun Fest is back Oct. 20 with all the treats you want and no tricks. (Read more)
Oct. 25
NHS to host Halloween event
STERLING HEIGHTS — Things will get spooky for the Philip S. Killoran Chapter of the National Honor Society when it holds its third annual Frights & Delights Halloween fundraiser from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 25. (Read more)
Oct. 25-26
Tour to ‘awaken the spirit of Halloween’ this year
ST. CLAIR SHORES — Get ready for stunning displays and a taste of the Halloween spirit at this year’s Halloween Tour Oct. 25-26. (Read more)
Oct. 26
Skelebration offers family fun
ST. CLAIR SHORES — Halloween fun and giant skeletons will greet eventgoers Oct. 26 at the Downtown Skelebration in St. Clair Shores. (Read more)
Ongoing
Detroit Zoo’s Fall Fest activities in full swing
ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoo is hosting several spooky events throughout the month of October to celebrate the spirit of Halloween. (Read more)
Glenlore Trails opens for fourth Halloween season
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP — The Glenlore Trails “Enchanted” forest experience, an immersive and interactive Halloween light show, opened for its fourth season on Sept. 21. (Read more)
Booming apple crops this year add to fall fun at local orchards, cider mills
METRO DETROIT — As the weather begins to cool in Michigan, there’s no better way to warm yourself up than with a cup of hot apple cider and mouth-watering doughnuts this fall. (Read more)
Hayrides, city open house herald fall in Farmington Hills
FARMINGTON HILLS — Hayride Central is scheduled to take place every half hour 5:30-7:30 p.m., with the last rides at 7 p.m., Fridays Sept. 27-Nov. 1 at Heritage Park. (Read more)
GALLERIES:
Fall Festival
FERNDALE — Ferndale celebrated the season with face painting, hayrides, pumpkin decorating and more during its Fall Festival Oct. 5 at Martin Road Park. (See photos)
Pumpkinfest
NOVI — The MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center in Novi hosted wagon rides, a pumpkin patch, garden strolls, a maze, farm animals, face painting and more during its Pumpkinfest fundraiser Oct. 5-6. (See photos)
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Oct. 9
Fall flavors and appetizers: Learn to cook for the season, 6:30 p.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - South Branch, 35679 S. Gratiot Ave. in Clinton Township, cmpl.libnet.info/event/11206293
Oktoberfest: Hosted by Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra, free for GPSO donors and ticketed for others, includes tastings of four Munich-brewed beers, also traditional German dishes such as sauerkraut and wurst, 7 p.m., Tompkins Center at Windmill Pointe Park, 14920 Windmill Pointe Drive in Grosse Pointe Park, gpsymphony.org
Paranormal Tourism in Michigan: Author shares stories about haunted restaurants, hotels, attractions, tours and festivals around state, 6:30-8 p.m., Farmington Community Library, 23500 Liberty St. in Farmington, registration preferred, farmlib.org
Oct. 10
Halloween party: Wear costumes and enjoy treats and activities, 6:30 p.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - South Branch, 35679 S. Gratiot Ave. in Clinton Township, cmpl.libnet.info/event/11128092
Oct. 11
Halloween Spooktacular: Free trick-or-treating for residents (fee for nonresidents), half-hour time slots from 6-7:30 p.m., Heritage Lake, 52700 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, registration required, register.shelbytwp.org
Spooky Movie Night: Watch “Beetlejuice” (1988), 6:30 p.m., Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, btpl.org/as_post/get-in-on-hallo-month-fun
Oct. 12
Stone Wall Pumpkin Festival: Pumpkin carving, pumpkin bowling, live entertainment, crafts, food, cider and doughnuts, professional pumpkin carving display and more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., also see pumpkins lit 7-9 p.m., Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Eventbrite
Pumpkin patch: Also win prizes, 2-7 p.m., Lake Shore Presbyterian Church, 27801 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, sales continue noon-5 p.m. Sundays and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays until Oct. 31, facebook.com/lakeshorepresbyterianchurch
Haunted Hazel Park: Halloween art fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Green Acres Park, 620 W. Woodward Heights Blvd., facebook.com/CityofHP
Read the story: Halloween arrives early at ‘Haunted Hazel Park’ art fair
Oct. 13
BeWitched & BeDazzled: Hosted by Meadow Brook Theatre Guild with mistress of ceremonies Karen Carter (meteorologist at CBS News Detroit and Detroit 50), includes luncheon, vendors, caricaturist, psychic readers, photo booth, costume contest, raffles, silent auction and door prizes, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Petruzzello’s Banquet and Conference Center, 6950 Rochester Road in Troy, meadowbrooktheatreguild.com/bewitched-bedazzled
Pumpkin Painting Party: Also treats, pumpkins and paints supplied, costumes encouraged, noon-4 p.m., Whispering Woods Kiwanis Park, 11000 21 Mile Road in Shelby Township
Read the story: Kick off spooky season with pumpkin painting
Oct. 15
Haunted Library Investigation: Motor City Ghost Hunters presents findings about Harrison Township Public Library and shares information on ghost hunting and spirit world, 6:30 p.m., HTPL, 38255 L’Anse Creuse (Suite A), registration required, htlibrary.org/events/event/motor-city-ghost-hunters-haunted-library-investigation
‘Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses’: Virtual presentation by author Dianna Stampfler, hosted by Fraser Public Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m., register at fraserpubliclibrary.org
'Michigan Mysteries': Author Ross Richardson shares stories of hauntings and disappearances as well as techniques used to solve cold cases, 7 p.m., Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, btpl.org/as_post/get-in-on-hallo-month-fun
Oct. 16
Mysteries of the Moorings: A Spooky Tour: Includes drink ticket, storytelling and candle light tour of 1910 Alger House, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, warmemorial.org/eventcalendar11/mysteryatthemoorings
Halloween dance: For ages 16 and older with special needs, features music, dancing, games and pizza, 6-7:30 p.m., Macomb Township Recreation Center, 20699 Macomb St., registration required, facebook.com/MacombTwpParksandRec
Oct. 17
Trunk or treat: 6-8 p.m. (rain date Oct. 24), Rafih Auto Group, 45441 Dequindre Road in Shelby Township, aninneman@rafihautogroup.com
Oct. 18
Haunted Nature Center: Sensory friendly hour includes games, animals and ventriloquist, 4-5 p.m., Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, 4101 River Bends Drive in Shelby Township, facebook.com/TheShelbyTwp
Historical Haunts Strolling Dinner: Also live music and silent auction at former century-old home of auto baron, 6:30-10 p.m., Chalmers Estate, 5263 Franklin Road in Bloomfield Township, event hosted by Preservation Bloomfield in support of Barton Farmhouse and Craig Log Cabin at Bowers School Farm, RSVP at preservationbloomfield.org/events
Oct. 19
Halloween Spooktacular: Free events include trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treating inside parking structure, kid-friendly haunted hallway, cake walk and more, noon-3 p.m., also Rosco the Clown show at 1 p.m., downtown Mount Clemens, facebook.com/DowntownMountClemens
An ‘Addams Family’ Costume Party: Two packages available with raffle and game tickets, bottomless drinks, DJ and dancing, and more, 6-8 p.m., Owen Jax Community Center, 8207 E. Nine Mile Road in Warren, warrencivic.org/costume-party.html
Masquerade at the Museum: Strolling fundraiser featuring seasonal snack stations, costume contest, scavenger hunt and drink ticket, make mask on site or bring own, 7-11 p.m., Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, rochesterhills.org/news_detail_T9_R366.php
Oktoberfest: Live band, German buffet, cash bar, door prizes, raffles, cornhole tournament, beer pong and more, 5:30-10 p.m., St. Josaphat Banquet Centre, 26440 Ryan Road in Warren, purchase tickets at church office by Oct. 14, (586) 755-1740
Monthly Movie Night: Outdoor viewing of “Goosebumps” (2015), bring own popcorn and snack or purchase on site, 7-9 p.m., Fraser Public Library, 15260 15 Mile Road, fraserpubliclibrary.org
Boo Bash: Crafts, games, trick-or-treating for ages 2-12 and live DJ, 1-4 p.m., also hayrides until 3:30 p.m., costumes encouraged, Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, bit.ly/SfldBooBash24
HallowPalooza: Trick or treating, cider and doughnuts, noon-2 p.m., Lobbestael Elementary School, 38495 Prentiss St. in Harrison Township, registration recommended, harrisontownshipmi.gov
Oct. 19-20
Macomb County HarvestFest: Trick-or-treat stations, hayrides, inflatables, movies, music, magic, princesses, airbrush tattoos, pumpkin patch, pumpkin carvers, games, birds of prey and reptile shows, food drive, food trucks and more, costumes encouraged, noon-5 p.m., Freedom Hill County Park, 14900 Metropolitan Parkway in Sterling Heights, macombcountyharvestfest.com
Oct. 20
Costumes and Candy: Halloween event for special-needs children, includes trick-or-treat stations, pumpkin decorating, cider and doughnuts, games, karaoke and more, 1-4 p.m., Play-Place Autism & Special Needs Center, 42301 Mound Road in Sterling Heights, registration required, autisticplayplace.org/cc2024
Oct. 21
Pumpkin painting: Decorate a mini gourd and enjoy treats, 6:30-7 p.m., Berkley Public Library, 3155 Coolidge Highway, berkleymich.libcal.com/event/13151399
Oct. 24
Monster Mash: A Spooktacular Middle School Dance: Awards for most creative and festive costumes (no masks or overly scary outfits), lemonade and chips or candy provided (additional snacks for sale), 6:30-8:30 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, warmemorial.org/eventcalendar
Spooky Spaghetti Dinner: Hosted by Royal Oak Woman’s Club with proceeds supporting scholarships for local students, Halloween-themed event includes all-you-can-eat pasta, plus salad, garlic bread, drinks and dessert, 4:30-7 p.m., 404 S. Pleasant St. in Royal Oak, rowc.org/events
Trunk or treat: 5-7 p.m., Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Administration and Education Building, 28050 Grand River Ave., (947) 521-8000
Oct. 25
Frights & Delights Halloween fundraiser: Benefit for Friends of Foster Kids in Macomb County, indoor/outdoor event includes trunk or treat, games, haunted hallway, and concessions with cider, doughnuts and more, costumes encouraged, 7-9 p.m., Sterling Heights High School, 12901 15 Mile Road, shhs.psk.nhs@gmail.com
Read the story: NHS to host mom-to-mom sale, Halloween event
Trunk or treat: Also free hot dog, cider and doughnuts, 6-8 p.m., Lake Shore Presbyterian Church, 27801 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, facebook.com/lakeshorepresbyterianchurch
Trunk or treat: 6-8 p.m., Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Research Institute, 3811 W. 13 Mile Road in Royal Oak, (248) 898-5000
A RARE Nightmare: Variety and magic show, monster mash dance, pumpkin patch and decorating, games and crafts, cider and doughnuts, and indoor treat trail scavenger hunt, 6-8 p.m., Recreational Authority of Roseville & Eastpointe, 18185 Sycamore St. in Roseville, rare-mi.org
Broadway Fright Night: Vocalists perform and discuss songs from eerie and fantastical musicals, 7:30 p.m., Macomb Center for the Perfoming Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, macombcenter.com
Halloween Happy Hour: Mocktails, snacks, crafts and freebies for all ages, 2-4 p.m., Harrison Township Public Library, 38255 L’Anse Creuse (Suite A), htlibrary.org/events/event/all-ages-library-halloween-happy-hour
Spooky Fun at Suburban Ford of Ferndale: Indoor trick-or-treating, snacks, balloons and glitter tattoos with Tootsee The Clown, 4-6 p.m., 21600 Woodward Ave., (313) 644-4532
Oct. 26
Harvest Treat: Trick-or-treating, free pumpkins, face painting and selfie station, noon-2 p.m., Warren Community Center, 5460 Arden Ave., facebook.com/warrenparks
Friendly monster story time: For ages 2-5, 6:30 p.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - North Branch, 54100 Broughton Road in Macomb Township, registration opens Oct. 12, cmpl.libnet.info/event/11129583
Trunk or treat: Also Halloween events inside, 5-7 p.m., Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum, 16600 Stephens Road in Eastpointe, mimths.org
Halloween craft: Make stenciled trick or treat pillowcases, 1-2 p.m., Harrison Township Public Library, 38255 L’Anse Creuse (Suite A), registration required, (586) 329-1261
Truck or treat: Touch a truck, treats (costumes encouraged), food trucks, vendor tables, bounce house, face painting and more, 1-3 p.m., Civic Center Park, 300 W. 13 Mile Road in Madison Heights
Halloween Boo Bash and Trunk or Treat: Games, treat bags, crafts, music, photo booth, cider and doughnuts, and other food and snacks, 1-4 p.m., Utica United Methodist Church, 8650 Canal Road in Sterling Heights, facebook.com/UticaUnitedMethodistChurch
Family Fun Fall Festival: Face painting, games, pumpkin carving and spooky storytelling, costumes encouraged, pumpkins, hot dogs, cider and doughnuts for sale, 3-6 p.m., Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 4230 Livernois Road in Troy, beaconcongregation.org
Trunk or treat: Hosted by Southfield Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Southfield Chapters of the Divine Nine and others, event also includes resource tables focused on youth programming, free books and toothbrushes, and voter registration information, 4-6:30 p.m., Hope United Methodist Church, 26275 Northwestern Highway in Southfield, RSVP at deltasac.org/upcoming
Oct. 27
Trunk or treat: Also games, food and activities, 3-5 p.m., Metropolitan Church of the Nazarene, 18945 Frazho Road in Roseville, (586) 778-5010
Halloween Spooktacular & Trunk or Treat: Features trunk-or-treat trail, touch a truck, crafts, cider and doughnuts, pumpkin decorating, games and petting zoo, noon-4 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, RSVP by Oct. 26, warmemorial.org/eventcalendar
Oct. 28
Haunted art activity: For teens, 6 p.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - North Branch, 54100 Broughton Road in Macomb Township, registration opens Oct. 14, (586) 226-5083, cmpl.libnet.info/event/11140185
Día De Los Muertos celebration: Learn about Mexican holiday, the altar and what should be placed on it, and decorate sugar skull cookies, 6:30-8 p.m., Farmington Community Library, 23500 Liberty St. in Farmington, farmlib.org
Oct. 30
The Village Pumpkin Patch: $5 per pumpkin through Oct. 30, scan QR code on site and pick up at Festival Park, 104 N. Adams Road in Rochester Hills, 100% of funds go to The Rainbow Connection
Trunk or treat: Also hayride, cider and doughnuts, cake walk, and prizes, 6-8 p.m., Fellowship Chapel, 12875 E. 14 Mile Road in Sterling Heights, facebook.com/forMacomb
Trunk or treat: Also hot cocoa and DJ, 6:30-8 p.m., Stony Creek Church, 45835 Van Dyke Ave. in Utica, donations of Hats and gloves for adults and toiletries for Blessing Box supply drive appreciated, facebook.com/CityofUticaMichigan
Michigan’s most dangerous women: Author Tobin Buhk shares true crime stories, event intended for adults, 3:30 p.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - North Branch, 54100 Broughton Road in Macomb Township, registration opens Oct. 16, cmpl.libnet.info/event/11206413
Halloween party: Witches and wizards theme with catered meal, 50-50 drawing and prizes drawings, noon-2 p.m., St. Clair Shores Senior Center for Active Adults, 20100 Stephens Road, RSVP by Oct. 23, (586) 445-0996
Boo Bash: Face painting, Halloween movie, costume contest, games, monster mash, mask making, pumpkin painting, cider and candy, 5-8 p.m., Fraser Public Library, 15260 15 Mile Road, fraserpubliclibrary.org
Falloween Market: Find eerie artwork, seasonal décor, accessories, jewelry and more, also themed cocktails, costumes encouraged, 5-9 p.m., Mother Handsome, 14661 W. 11 Mile Road in Oak Park, glartisanmarkets@gmail.com
Oct. 31
Widowed Friends Halloween lunch: Costumes optional, 1:30 p.m., Mavrix Restaurant & Bar, 50308 Schoenherr Road in Shelby Township, RSVP to Vicky at (586) 260-8679 by Oct. 24
Ongoing
Fall Fest at Detroit Zoo: Includes Zoo Boo (treat stations, 5-9 p.m. Fridays and 2-9 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays Oct. 11-13 and 18-20) and Jack O’Lantern Journey (illuminated pumpkin displays, live entertainment and more, 5-10 p.m. Oct. 25-27), 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak, detroitzoo.org
Read the story: Detroit Zoo’s Fall Fest activities in full swing
See horror films in Gothic-inspired ballroom: Watch “Dracula” (1931) Oct. 31 and “The Birds” (1963) Nov. 7, also three-course dinner and cash bar, 6:30-9 p.m., Meadow Brook Hall on campus of Oakland University, 350 Estate Drive in Rochester, registration required, meadowbrookhall.org/events/dinner-and-a-movie
Downtown BOO!kley: Fall-themed events include Witches Night Out (Oct. 10), Ghost Chase (Oct. 18), Trick-or-Treat Stroll & Monster Mash (Oct. 26) and Vampire Blood Drive (Oct. 29), various locations in Berkley, facebook.com/DowntownBerkley
Enchanted: Immersive and illuminated forest walks, 1-mile tours take approximately one hour to complete and start around dusk with final entries around 10:15 p.m., held Thursdays-Sundays until Nov. 3 (except Halloween) with special event programming on select nights, Glenlore Trails, 3860 Newtown Road in Commerce Township, glenloretrails.com
Read the story: Glenlore Trails opens for fourth Halloween Season
Private group hayrides: Maximum of 30 people can ride for 20 minutes (includes “nature-knowledge stops”), plus cider, doughnuts and four roll-up picnic blankets, slots available 5-8 p.m. Oct. 10-11 and 17-18, Marshbank Park, 2805 Hiller Road in West Bloomfield, (248) 451-1917, lazoury@wbparks.org
Hayride Central: Traverse trails of Heritage Park, then stick around for cider and s’mores, half-hour slots available 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays until Nov. 1, 24915 Farmington Road in Farmington Hills, register here
Read the story: Hayrides, city open house herald fall in Farmington Hills
Autumn Landscape Guided Tour: 11 a.m. Tuesdays-Sundays until Oct. 31, then 10 a.m. Tuesdays-Sundays until Nov. 10, Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores, fordhouse.org/events/autumn-landscape-guided-tour
‘Ghostly Affair’: Halloween-themed exhibition featuring 52 Michigan artists, on display until Oct. 24, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, 407 Pine St. in Rochester, pccart.org/pccas-2024-halloween-exhibition
