By Shirley
Image by Beate Felten-Leidel from Pixabay
Fall is time for apples, apple cider, donuts, corn maze, candy and Halloween!
There are several seasonal activities for you to enjoy in the area. Here is a selection:
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Amrita Farms
4301 Ann Arbor-Saline Road,
Ann Arbor, MI
Pumpkins, Lanterns and Leaves
October 13, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Learn how to create a lantern, shadow puppet show, Jack-o-lantern trail, parade of lights, scavenger hunt and more.
Tickets $20 per person
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
1800 N. Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
For more information, visit their website
The Nightmare Before Christmas
October 15, 1:30 pm
Watch or re-watch Tim Burton’s film at the
Michigan Theater
603 East Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Free for kids 12 and under
For more information, visit their website
Pumpkin Carvings and Arts and Crafts
October 21, 10 am to 2 pm
Norfolk Park
1815 Norfolk Avenue,
Superior Township (Ypsilanti), MI 48198
For more information, visit their website
12th Annual Boo Bash!
October 26, from 4PM-5:30PM children can trick-or-treat with participating retailers throughout the mall. From 4:30-7PM there will be a variety of family activities including photo stations, crafts, entertainment from The University of Michigan's Groove Performance Group, The Moonlight, Music and Mystery Group, and more!
Briarwood Mall
100 Briarwood Circle,
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Free Event
For more information, visit their website
Downtown Milan Trick or Treat
October 27, 5:30 to 7:00 pm
Milan Area Chamber hosts Downtown Trick or Treat with area merchants, businesses, and organizations passing candy from their storefronts as well as stations in Tolan Square.
3 East Main Street
Milan, MI 48160
Free Event
Halloween Downtown Ypsilanti
October 27, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Trick or treat in the downtown Library Plaza with music, sweet treats, and a visit to the haunted BOOmobile and costume contest! At 6:45 PM, join in for a costume procession through downtown
229 West Michigan Avenue
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Free Event
For more information, visit their website
Animal Haunts at Leslie Science and Nature Center
October 28, 6 to 9 pm
Animal Haunts returns for another year of candy free, merry-not-scary family fun! Travel through the woods, meeting costumed characters and collecting clues to solve our Mystery Hike. Meet wildlife at our Critter House, try a spooky science experiment, and make your own harvest craft. Wear your costume and join in our Haunt Parade, and try your hand at our Harvest Carnival!
Leslie Science and Nature Center
Black Pond Hike Trail
1905 Traver Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Tickets $ 8 / $ 10
Purchase your tickets here
Downtown Ann Arbor Trick or Treating
October 29
Downtown Trick or Treating – noon to 2:30 pm
Main Street Area businesses invite all costumed characters to trick-or-treat. Look for black and orange balloons in store fronts to see who’s participating.
Downtown Ann Arbor Trick or Treater Parade – 11:45 am
Costumed kids gather at Main and William to parade down Main Street.
For more information, visit their website
Halloween Costume Contest
October 29, 12 to 3 pm
Prizes in several categories
Ann Arbor Library
Downtown Branch
First Floor Lobby
343 South Fifth Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Visit their website
The Halloween Show
October 31, 10:30 am and again at 11:30 am
Join AADL storytellers for a fun Halloween-themed show with stories, puppets, songs, and rhymes. Wear your costumes and gather treats afterward.
Downtown Library
Downtown Branch
First Floor Lobby
343 South Fifth Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Visit their website
All Hallows Illumination of Frog Island
November 1, 7 to 9 pm
Walk, bike, or drive your jack-o’lanterns to the Frog Island amphitheater to light it with our aged to perfection jacks. The more jacks, the more magical it is. Costumes encouraged of course for this FREE event. Fire Spinners Ypsi Spin Jam/Great Lakes Flow will start at 7 pm (tips encouraged).
Frog Island Park
699 Rice Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Free event
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