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Enjoy a magic show, clown performances, crafts and other fall-themed activities.
This annual will feature live music, hayrides, a straw maze, photo opportunities, inflatables, rides, cider and donuts and candy for all children 12 and under. The first 400 kids get a free pumpkin.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 15, 2022
Watch a Halloween movie as you decorate a premade haunted house to take home. Starts at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. each day. Registration required.
This Halloween celebration offers camping, trick-or-treating, a haunted house, family games, a costume dance, campsite decorating contest, crafts and more. Times TBD (overnight).
Find carnival games, balloons, magic, bounce houses, face painting, a fire truck and of course candy. Family-friendly costumes welcome.
Enjoy dance performances, traditional costume dress-up, crafts, a parade and more in celebration of the holiday.
Join the Great Lake Apparition Seekers for a night of ghost hunting at and around the museum. Registration required.
Take an old-fashioned train ride and meet the conductor and crew. After, get your fill of cider and doughnuts courtesy of Blake's Cider Mill. Departs at 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m.
This 32nd annual bash features spooky nature fun, including trail walking, campfire entertainment and more. Registration required.
Event cost: $10/person, free/under 3
Event times: 5:40-9:10 p.m. Oct. 20-22, 2023
Take a hayride to the woods and a guide will tell stories of Michigan's history. You will encounter various characters on a pumpkin-lit path, but it's not a haunted attraction. Ages 8-plus. Registration required.
Catch classic Halloween flicks Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (Oct. 5), It Came From Outer Space (Oct. 12) The War of the Worlds (Oct. 19) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Oct. 26). Unrated.
Learn how sugar skulls fit in with Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexican and Mexican-American communities. Then decorate your own.




