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Gather your pumpkins and get ready for a family-friendly showdown at the Pumpkin Playoff. Enjoy rolling, tossing and smashing pumpkins in fun games like pumpkin bowling, with prizes for the winning team. Bring at least one pumpkin per group and be prepared to get messy.
Event cost: $5-$7 per person
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Take a relaxed 2-mile hike through the colorful autumn woods during the Fall Color Ramble. Learn about Michigan trees, fall foliage, and forest life on this guided walk that’s perfect for families and nature lovers of all ages.
Event cost: $2 per person or $5 per family
Event times: 2–3:30 p.m....
Out from the muck and slime, skeletons have come alive for Halloween fun. Families can pick up a map at the Environmental Discovery Center, then explore the trails to spot hidden skeletons and win a prize. No registration is needed.
Event cost: Free
Event times: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 31
Celebrate Halloween at Heritage Park with hayrides, s’mores, crafts, bouncers, a trick-or-treat trail, and a creepy crawly creature display. Kids and adults can join in the fun, with hayrides scheduled every 15 minutes.
Event cost: $15 resident / $20 nonresident (with hayride); $12 resident / $17 nonresident (without hayride); s’mores...
Celebrate Halloween at the Trick or Treat Halloween Stroll, a fun community event for families and kids. Enjoy a festive walk from the Village Arts Factory down Cherry Hill, with candy stations, decorations, and community fun for all ages. Volunteers and donations help make this event a success.
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Families can explore Greenmead Historical Park on a Halloween walk filled with treats and costumes. Kids can tour historic buildings, collect candy at each stop, and enjoy the festive nighttime atmosphere. Costumes and flashlights are encouraged for later time slots.
Event cost: $10 resident, $12 nonresident (ages 2-16; no charge...
Drive through a synchronized holiday light show featuring thousands of dazzling displays dancing to festive music. Families will enjoy the twinkling lights, cheerful songs, and magical atmosphere perfect for kids of all ages.
Event cost: Check website for ticket pricing per vehicle
Event times: 6-10 p.m. daily, Nov. 14-Dec. 30, 2025
Take a spooky stroll through the wooded trails of Ford Field Park during the Dearborn Haunted Trail, featuring eerie scenes, jump scares, and live entertainment. Families can enjoy a free sensory-friendly hour and Trunk or Treat on Friday evening, while adults can brave the Witching Hour for extra frights.
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Enjoy a cozy fall evening at Muskegon Luge’s Hike the Lights: Bonfire Night. Families can enjoy guided hikes, $10 zip line runs, gear demos with Earth’s Edge, and bonfires in the fire garden. Kids will love roasting hot dogs and s’mores by the fire, and dogs are welcome too.
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Take a private 20-minute tractor-drawn hayride through Marshbank Park with your group of up to 30. Enjoy cider, donuts, nature stops and cozy picnic blankets along the way.
Event cost: $135 residents, $150 nonresidents per group of up to 30
Event times: 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 10, 5-8 p.m. Oct. 16, 5-8...
