Arbor Annie’s Weekend Roundup – October 11-13

Start celebrating Halloween & more around Ann Arbor this weekend. Plan your weekend with Arbor Annie’s Weekend Picks. 

Arbor Annie’s Weekend Picks

This should be a great fall weekend. The events calendar is full of great events – many for Halloween. Unfortunately, that means lots of great events at the same time.

After a week with highs near 70s, fall temperatures return for the weekend. That makes it perfect to celebrate fall and Halloween.

For us, the top picks for the weekend are on Sunday. We are finally planning to Trick or Treat on the River at Gallup Park. My daughter is bringing out her Ravenclaw student costume again – perfect for grabbing lunch at Naked Burrito’s Yer a Wizard Taco Party first.

Friday night is the first Hallowe’en at Greenfield Village. It’s always a fun event, but I prefer their Holiday Nights program.

Saturday’s highlights include Ann Arbor Wayzgoose & Printing Festival at AADL, Trick or Treat on the Trail at Hudson Mills, and Monster Mash at Rolling Hills.

The Not Just For Kids series kicks off for 2019-2020 season on Sunday with The Magic School Bus – Lost in the Solar System at Michigan Theater. My daughter loved Magic School Bus when she was younger.

Celebrate Fall with a to an apple orchard or cider mill. 

Or head to a Corn Maze. Just watch for muddy conditions after the rain on Friday. Also, be sure to take precautions for mosquitos particularly if you go at night.

Top Weekend Event Picks

Friday Picks

10:00am A Dog's Journey - Free Morning Movies at Quality 16

4:00pm-8:00pm Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Memorabilia Show at Girl Scouts Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor Regional Center

5:00pm-9:00pm Pets & Pajamas Movie Night at Humane Society of Huron Valley

6:00pm-7:30pm Family Game Night at Learning Express Toys of Ann Arbor

6:30pm-9:00pm Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village at Henry Ford Museum

7:00pm-8:00pm National Coming Out Day Poetry Reading and Performance at Downtown Branch of AADL

Saturday Picks

8:30am-11:00am Run Scream Run at Wiard’s Orchard

9:00am-4:00pm Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Memorabilia Show at Girl Scouts Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor Regional Center

9:00am-6:00pm Tecumseh's Appleumpkin Festival at Downtown Tecumseh

10:00am A Dog's Journey - Free Morning Movies at Quality 16

10:00am-12:00pm MAKEbreak Halloween T-Shirts at Michaels

10:00am-2:00pm STEAM Day at Nicola’s Books

11:00am-5:00pm Ann Arbor Wayzgoose & Printing Festival at Downtown Branch of AADL

11:00am-12:00pm Paint Your Own Unicorn at Learning Express Toys of Ann Arbor

12:00pm-3:00pm Monster Mash at Rolling Hills County Park

1:00pm-4:00pm Mother & Son Rock N Bowl at Maplewood Lanes

1:00pm-4:00pm Mother-Son Trip to Alber's Orchard at Alber’s Orchard

2:00pm-3:00pm Farmer's Day Scarecrow at Westgate Branch of AADL

2:00pm-3:00pm Saturday Sampler Tour: Read & Look "The Museum" at Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

3:00pm-5:00pm ypsiGLOW Workshop at Ypsilanti District Library – Downtown

4:00pm-6:00pm Trick or Treat on the Trail at Hudson Mills Metropark

6:30pm-9:00pm Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village at Henry Ford Museum

Sunday Picks

8:56am-12:00pm The Dicken Run at Dicken Elementary

10:00am A Dog's Journey - Free Morning Movies at Quality 16

10:00am-5:00pm Tecumseh's Appleumpkin Festival at Downtown Tecumseh

11:00am-1:30pm Fire Department Open House at Pittsfield Township Public Safety Building

11:00am-9:00pm Yer a Wizard Taco Party at Naked Burrito

11:00am-4:00pm ypsiGLOW Workshop at Riverside Arts Center

12:00pm-4:00pm Fire Department Open House at Chelsea Fire Department

12:00pm-5:00pm Trick or Treat on the River at Gallup Park

1:00pm-4:00pm Pinhole Camera Building & Photo Developing at Downtown Branch of AADL

1:00pm-3:00pm Pumpkin Carving Party at Hudson Mills Metropark

1:00pm-2:00pm Spider Web Art at Westgate Branch of AADL

2:00pm-2:45pm Storyfest: Family Story Fun at Traverwood Branch of AADL

3:00pm-5:00pm Ghostly Grove Non Scary Kids Day at Ghostly Grove

3:00pm-4:00pm Not Just For Kids: The Magic School Bus - Lost in the Solar System at Michigan Theater

4:00pm-6:00pm Drawing Workshop at Nicola’s Books

5:30pm-7:30pm Coloring with Cats at Tiny Lions Lounge & Adoption Center

6:30pm-9:00pm Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village at Henry Ford Museum

Movies

The Free Fall Movies at Quality 16 continue this weekend. This weekend’s movie is is A Dog’s Journey

Get into the Halloween spirit with this weekend’s new release – The Addams Family – an animated spin on the classic TV show.

Also new this weekend is Gemini Man (PG-13).

The Lion King also returns with several matinee showings.

Other films in the theater include:

• Downton Abbey
• Ad Astra
• Judy

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