Can you believe it?! Halloween is just around the corner! I know my littles are super excited.
Gear up with these 31 family-friendly Halloween events in southeast Michigan. Please note many of these sell out, so if there is something you want to attend, I’d highly recommend purchasing tickets in advance.
Pick Your Pumpkin Hayrides at Kensington Metropark {Milford}
Oct. 1-31 | Weekdays: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Weekends: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Cost is $7/day; hay rides are $5 for adults, $3 for children 3-12 and seniors and children two and under are free. Pumpkins are individually priced. | More info.
Harvest Festival at Upland Hills Farm {Oxford}
Weekends during October | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Admission is $9 per person. Children 24 months and under are free. | More info.
Trenton Scarecrow Festival {Trenton}
Oct. 2-4 | Friday: 6 p.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10:30 p.m., Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Ghoultide Gathering {Chelsea}
Oct. 3 | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. | $5 entry fee | More info.
Pumpkin Party at the Howell Nature Center {Howell}
Oct. 3 | 10-10:30 | $7 {ages 5+} | More info.
Fall Fest at Marshbank Park {West Bloomfield}
Oct. 3 | 2-5 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Harvest Happening {Waterford}
Oct. 3 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | FREE | More info.
How-To Halloween {Lansing}
Oct. 3 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Admission is $6 | More info.
Fall at The Farm at Northfolk Outback {Webberville}
Oct. 3, 10, 24 | 12 p.m. – 4p.m. | $12/person, age 2 and under are free. | More info.
Halloween Ghosts and Goodies at Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad {Flint}
October 3-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and 28-31 | Weekdays: 5-9 p.m., weekends: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. | Admission is $10-$13 for adults and children 12 months and up. | More info.
Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo {Royal Oak}
Oct. 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 | 5-8 p.m. | Advance tickets are $8 per person, ages 2 and older. Children younger than 2 are FREE. Parking is $6. {Buy tickets in advance!} | More info.
Hallowe’en in Greenfield Village {Dearborn}
Oct. 9-11, 15-18, 22-25 | 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Sundays | Cost: Free with village admission, which is $16/ages 3+, ages 2 and under are free and $5 for parking {Coupon for $2 off} | More info.
Stonewall Pumpkin Festival at Van Hoosen Farm {Rochester Hills}
Oct. 10 | 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. | Cost: $7 {includes a pumpkin}, children 2 and under are free | More info.
Hilton Fall Festival {Ferndale}
Oct. 10 | 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Apple Butter Festival at Fenner Nature Center {Lansing}
October 10-11 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Free, but suggested donation of $2/adults and $1/child | More info.
Pinckney Spooktacular {Pinckney}
Oct. 16 | 6-8 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Boo at the Zoo at Potter Park {Lansing}
Oct. 17-18, 24-25 | 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Cost is admission. $4 for resident adult; $10 for non-resident, children {3-16} are $2, children under 3 are free. | More info.
Pumpkin Palooza {Plymouth}
Oct. 18 | 12-3 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Trick or Truck with dump trucks, fire engines and more! {Novi}
Oct. 22 | 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Cost for residents is $8; non-residents is $10 | More info.
Annual Halloween Treat Trail {Auburn Hills}
Oct. 22 | 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Legend of Sleepy Howell {Howell}
Oct. 24 | 6-9 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Rock O’Ween and Halloween Spooktacular at the Max. M. Fisher Center {Detroit}
Oct. 24 | Rock O’Ween {ages 2-6} is at 10 a.m. and is $12; Halloween Spooktacular {ages 6+} is at 11 a.m. and tickets range from $15-$40 | More info.
10th Annual Spooktacular {Downtown Auburn Hills}
Oct. 24 | Magic shows are at 12:45 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Little Goblins Night Out at Ford House {Grosse Pointe Shores}
Oct. 25 | 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | $10 | More info.
Spooktacular in Downtown {Royal Oak}
Oct. 25 | 2-4 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Trick of Treat Trail {West Bloomfield}
Oct. 25 | 3-3:45 p.m. and 4-4:45 p.m. | $6 per child for residents, $8 for nonresidents {register by 10/22} | Ages 3-12 | More info.
Treats in the Streets at Detroit Historical Museum {Detroit}
Oct. 25 | Noon – 3 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Trick or Treat in the Garden: Henry Ford Estate {Dearborn}
Oct. 26 | 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | $6/child | More info.
Halloween Party at Kensington Metropark {Milford}
Oct. 29 | 10 a.m. | Cost: $5/child, $7/park vehicle entry. For ages 2-5. More info.
Great Pumpkin Walk {East Lansing}
Oct. 29 | 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. | FREE | More info.
Halloween Treat Parade {Ann Arbor}
Oct. 30 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | FREE | More info.
What events are you hoping to check out this year?
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