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Date(s): Sunday, October 26, 2025
Time: 11:30am-3:00pm
Venue: Downtown Branch of AADL
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Ann Arbor District Library’s annual Halloween Costume Contest is happening during the Main Street Ann Arbor’s Downtown Trick or Treat and Parade. While you’re at the library, be sure to check out the Not-so-Scary Haunted House.
To enter, be sure to stop by between 11:30a-2p and be seen by the judges. The awards ceremony will be at 3p.
There will be a photo booth in the lobby from noon-3p.
Target Gift Cards ($50) will be awarded in these categories:
- Best Overall Kids Costume
- Best Overall Teen Costume
- Best Overall Adult Costume
- Best Overall Family Costume
Medals will be given in these categories
- Best Simple, Yet Sophisticated
- Best Book Character
- Best Popular Character Costume
- Most Creative Family Costumes
- Most Creative Group Costumes
- Best Parent & Baby
- Most Esoteric
- Most “Locally Inspired” Costume
- Most “Of the Moment”
- Best Use of Special Effects
- Most Hilarious
- Most Complex
- Best & Brightest Colored
- Most Disgusting/Gross
- Best Robot
- Best Flying Object
- Best Baby in Costume
Find all the Ann Arbor Halloween Happenings
Ann Arbor and the surrounding communities love Halloween. There are so many great events each year, that it is not possible to attend them all. Our listing of Washtenaw Halloween Happenings helps you plan your Halloween season and pick the best events for your family. We are continuing to add events for 2025, so be sure […]
- Date(s): Sunday, October 26, 2025
- Time: 11:30am-3:00pm
- Cost: Free
- Event Website
- Organizer: Ann Arbor District Library
- Organizer Phone: Not Provided
- Organizer Email: Not Provided
Venue: Downtown Branch of AADL
Address: 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
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- Babies
- Elementary
- Free
- Halloween
- High Schoolers
- Middle Schoolers
- Parents
- Preschoolers
- Toddler
Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be cancelled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, or we can make mistakes.
