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This second annual offers 5K and 1K Halloween-themed courses to run or walk. Costumes encouraged; crafts and family-friendly activities follow. Registration required.
Take a hayride to the patch to pick a free perfect pumpkin or oddly shaped gourd for your jack-o'-lantern.
The petting farm hosts tractor rides, carnival games, crafts for kids, barbecue and, of course, animal visits.
Hoots and Haunts Halloween at Indian Springs Metropark Environmental Discovery Center in White Lake
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Bring your pint-sized goblins for a night of kooky fun, creepy characters, treats and activities. Ages 10 and under.Registration required. Starts at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
This Halloween party teaches kids about creepy critters including bats, vultures, owl, ravens, spiders and snakes. Registration required.
Times are as follows:
7-8:30 p.m. Friday (teens)
5-6:30 (6-plus) and7-8:30 p.m. (teens) Saturday-Sunday
A floating pumpkin patch, pool games and crafts are in store at this unique Halloween celebration.
BOO! The History of Halloween at Lake Erie Metropark Marshlands Museum in Brownstown
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Learn how family-favorite traditions like pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating and costumes came to be – and find out who that "Jack" guy was.
Kids ages 12 and under head to a haunted hub to take a hayride and collect candy from monsters.
This harvest and Halloween event features a kids scavenger hunt and seasonal games, plus opportunities to learn about 19th century customs.
Explore Halloween customs of the 19th century. Enjoy crafts and light refreshments, too.
Have a blast with some ghostly golf, creepy crafts, spooky skating, hayrides, trick-or-treating and more. Registration required.
Children will learn all about pumpkins through stories, crafts and activities. They will decorate their own pumpkins and scarecrows. Snack and cider, too. Ages 3-6. Registration required.