Ann Arbor Halloween is a very busy time. Over the years, I’ve discovered that there are tons of great events. Plus, it is always the month that generates the most page views on Ann Arbor with Kids. With this in mind, I’ve compiled the 2016 Ann Arbor Halloween Guide.
My Favorite Ann Arbor Halloween Events
For years my favorite Ann Arbor Halloween event is the Main Street Treat Parade. I can’t believe it’s been 6 years since we’ve participated (we last participated in 2011 when my daughter was in Kindergarten).
Now that my daughter has gotten older, one of our favorite Halloween activities is the UM Museum of Natural History’s Family Halloween Party held the Sunday before Halloween. Be warned that it is typically a very crowded event – and probably more so this year since the museum will be closed for a 2018. It is best to arrive early.
My Pick for a Newer Event
Last year was the first year for ypsiGLOW. ypsiGLOW is from WonderFool Productions – the organizers of FestiFools and FoolMoon. On Friday, October 27 there will be a procession of illuminated art, live music, etc on Washington St. in Downtown Ypsilanti. My daughter and I had a great time at last year’s inaugural event.
Events Beyond the Ann Arbor Area
Beyond the immediate Ann Arbor area, there are a few other great events that are worth a trip.
We can’t wait to go to Halloween at Greenfield Village again this year. Get your tickets now because many time slots are sold out.
The Toledo Zoo’s Little Boo at the Zoo and Pumpkin Path are great events that my daughter always loved. Unfortunately our schedule is so busy with sports and scouts that we haven’t had the time to attend Pumpkin Path in recent years.
Cedar Point also offers fun Halloweekends with the spooky Haunt at night and the kid-friendly Great Pumpkin Fest during the day. Plus, there are plenty of thrills with the roller coasters.
Upcoming Events
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | October 26, 2025
10:00am-3:00pm |
Halloween Fun On The Farm
at Carousel Acres, South Lyon Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 26, 2025
10:00am-1:00pm |
Kids Trunk N Treat
at BIG: Best in Games, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Sensory Friendly Not-So-Scary Haunted House
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 26, 2025
11:00am-3:00pm |
Halloween Spooktacular
at Blast Corn Maze, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
11:30am-3:00pm |
AADL Costume Contest
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
11:30am-3:00pm |
Halloween Downtown Trick or Treat
at Main Street Area, Ann Arbor MI The Main Street Treat Parade is on Sunday, October 26. Activity Schedule: 11:30a - Gather at AADL Downtown for the Costume Parade noon - Join the parade down 5th St from E. William to Washington St. 12:15-1:30p - Trick or Treat at local businesses 1:30-3p - Spooktacular Activities on Main...Read More |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
11:45am-12:45pm |
St. Aidan's Trunk-or-Treat
at St Aidan’s Episcopal Church, Ann Arbor Michigan |
October 26, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
|
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
12:30pm-4:00pm |
Not-So-Scary Haunted House
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 26, 2025
1:00pm-4:00pm |
Eeeeerie Trunk-or-Treat
at Lake Erie Metropark, Brownstown Michigan |
| 💙 | October 26, 2025
1:00pm-4:00pm |
Fairytale Trick or Treat
at Ballet Chelsea, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
1:00pm-1:45pm |
Paws & Claws Pet Costume Showdown
at Wurster Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
1:00pm-4:00pm |
Scio Township Fire Department Halloween Party
at Scio Township Fire Department, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
1:00pm-3:00pm |
Ypsilanti Township Trunk or Treat
at Ypsilanti Township Community Center, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 26, 2025
2:00pm |
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Rehearsal Space, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
3:00pm-5:00pm |
Treats & Strolls
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
3:00pm-4:30pm |
Trunk or Treat with St Paul Lutheran School
at St Paul Lutheran School, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 26, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Dancer's Edge Halloween Party
at Dancer’s Edge Dance Studio, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 26, 2025
4:00pm-5:00pm |
Halloween Concert
at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | October 26, 2025
4:00pm-9:30pm |
Nightmare on Cross St
at Depot Town, Ypsilanti Michigan October in Depot Town: Where the Strange & Wonderful Come Out to Play! Step into a whirl of delight every Weekend night this October in historic Depot Town! We’ve conjured up a month-long celebration packed with chills, thrills, and one-of-a-kind fun for all ages: Mini-Haunted Caboose & Selfie Booth: The...Read More |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Trunk or Treat at Revel Run
at Revel Run, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 26, 2025
4:00pm-9:30pm |
Zoo Boo
at Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 26, 2025
4:30pm-6:30pm |
Trunk or Treat
at Goldfish Swim School, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | October 26, 2025
5:00pm-7:00pm |
Halloween Trunk or Treat
at Westside United Methodist Church, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
5:00pm-7:00pm |
Slaughter Creek Manor Haunted House - 1/5 Scare Level
at Slaughter Creek Manor Haunted House, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 26, 2025
5:00pm-6:30pm |
Spooky Species at The Creature Conservancy
at The Creature Conservancy, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 26, 2025
5:30pm-7:30pm |
St Paul Trunk or Treat
at St Paul United Church of Christ, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 26, 2025
6:00pm-10:00pm |
Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village
at Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 26, 2025
6:00pm |
Nosferatu
at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙 | October 27, 2025
5:00pm-8:30pm |
Splitters Spooktacular Stroll & Haunted Lincoln Trail
at Lincoln Middle School, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 28, 2025
10:00am-11:30am |
Second Annual Trick or Treat
at Lockwood Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 28, 2025
5:00pm-6:30pm |
Skelementary
at U of M School of Education, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | October 28, 2025
7:00pm |
All Hallows Concert
at Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | October 28, 2025
7:00pm |
Halloween Concert -- Dexter HS Orchestra
at Dexter High School, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 29, 2025
9:00am-2:00pm |
Trick or Treat at Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | October 29, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Trick or Treat in Depot Town
at Depot Town, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 29, 2025
5:30pm-6:30pm |
Wonder Walks: Spooky Plants
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 29, 2025
6:00pm-7:30pm |
Handmade Felt Food: Pumpkins
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 30, 2025
4:00pm-7:00pm |
Trick-or-Treat Tour
at Stone Chalet Events, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 30, 2025
4:15pm-6:15pm |
Haunted House Dance Party
at Hide and Seek Play Boutique, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 30, 2025
5:00pm-8:00pm |
Boo Bash
at Briarwood Mall, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 30, 2025
5:00pm-7:00pm |
Trunk or Treat
at LaFontaine KIA Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti MI |
| 💙 | October 30, 2025
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Trunk or Treat
at Kensington Hotel, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 30, 2025
6:30pm-8:00pm |
Chelsea's Best Trunk or Treat
at Lake Trust Credit Union, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 30, 2025
7:30pm-8:30pm |
Tricks and Treats - Washtenaw Community Concert Band
at Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🎟 | October 30, 2025
8:00pm |
Carnival of Souls
at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | October 31, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Jumpstart: Halloween Storytime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
10:30am-11:00am |
The Halloween Show
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 31, 2025
11:00am-3:30pm |
Halloween Craft and Play Party
at Hide and Seek Play Boutique, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
11:30am-12:00pm |
The Halloween Show!
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
1:00pm-3:00pm |
Community Trick or Treat
at The Cedars of Dexter, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
1:00pm-4:00pm |
Downtown Dexter Trick or Treat
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
3:00pm-4:00pm |
Custom Monster Paper Dolls
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 31, 2025
3:30pm-5:00pm |
Monstrous Mangafternoon
at Chelsea District Library, Chelsea Michigan |
October 31, 2025
4:00pm-10:00pm |
Halloween on the Yard
at Dixboro Project, Ann Arbor Michigan |
|
| 💙 | October 31, 2025
4:00pm-9:30pm |
Nightmare on Cross St
at Depot Town, Ypsilanti Michigan October in Depot Town: Where the Strange & Wonderful Come Out to Play! Step into a whirl of delight every Weekend night this October in historic Depot Town! We’ve conjured up a month-long celebration packed with chills, thrills, and one-of-a-kind fun for all ages: Mini-Haunted Caboose & Selfie Booth: The...Read More |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Traver Village Trick or Treat
at My Urban Toddler Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
5:30pm-7:00pm |
Halloween Rest Stop
at Chelsea First United Methodist Church, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
6:00pm-8:00pm |
Halloween Costume Contest & Party
at Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 31, 2025
6:00pm-9:00pm |
Slaughter Creek Manor Haunted House - 5/5 Scare Level
at Slaughter Creek Manor Haunted House, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 31, 2025
6:30pm |
Volloween with Michigan Volleyball
at Crisler Center, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | October 31, 2025
7:30pm |
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Rehearsal Space, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🎟 | October 31, 2025
9:30pm |
Night of the Living Dead
at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | November 1, 2025
9:00am-10:00am |
The Great Pumpkin Roll
at Mill Pond Park, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | November 1, 2025
10:30am-12:00pm |
Pumpkins for Pigs - CANCELED
at Blueville Acres, Belleville Michigan |
November 1, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
|
| 💙🆓 | November 1, 2025
12:00pm-5:00pm |
New Harvest - Harvest Fest
at New Harvest, Dexter Michigan |
| 🎟 | November 1, 2025
5:00pm-8:00pm |
PTYMI Halloween Party
at PYTMI, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | November 1, 2025
6:00pm-9:00pm |
All Hallows Illumination
at Frog Island Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙 | November 1, 2025
7:00pm-8:30pm |
Halloween Skate
at Veterans Ice Arena, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🎟 | November 1, 2025
7:30pm |
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Rehearsal Space, Ann Arbor MI |
November 2, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
|
| 💙🎟 | November 2, 2025
2:00pm |
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Rehearsal Space, Ann Arbor MI |
November 8, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
|
November 9, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
|
November 15, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
|
November 16, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
|
November 22, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
|
November 23, 2025
12:00pm-4:00pm |
Hayrides
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
