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Spooky Spirits: A 21+ Halloween costume bash at the Detroit Zoo ↗

Detroit Zoo · Royal Oak

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Ferndale Fall Festival: Family fall fun at Martin Road Park — Organizer image — Organizer image · City of Ferndale Parks & Recreation

Festivals & community

Oct 3, 2026

Ferndale Fall Festival: Family fall fun at Martin Road Park

Ferndale Parks & Recreation throws its fall festival at the Detroit Curling Club at Martin Road Park on Saturday, October 3, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., with hay rides, pumpkin painting and a trick-or-treat trail. Tickets are required: $8 early bird through October 1, $10 after.

Ferndale

Detroit Curling Club at Martin Road Park

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 9, 2026

My Daddy is Haunted!: Planet Ant's original horror comedy in Hamtramck

The Maplesquatch family vacations at an evil warlock's ancient castle, dormant for 164 years, and soon something starts happening to dear old dad. Planet Ant's original horror comedy My Daddy is Haunted! plays the Ant Hall in Hamtramck on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $30 online or $35 at the door.

Hamtramck

Planet Ant Theatre

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Dykes After Dark! Sapphic Halloween Party — Organizer image — Organizer image · The Divas of Detroit

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Oct 11, 2026

Dykes After Dark! Sapphic Halloween Party

The Divas of Detroit throw a big sapphic Halloween party with dancing, burlesque, games and prizes at Ferndale’s Orchid Theatre on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 8 p.m. Ages 21+, costumes required; tickets are $17.85.

Ferndale

Orchid Theatre

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 15, 2026

An Evening in the Comedy Cauldron: a witches' night out at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

It's a witches' night out! Comedy troupe The Weirdos Mister invoke the spirit of cult classic The Craft at the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., and it's all improvised. Tarot readings follow the show, and spooky cocktails flow all night.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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Birmingham Pumpkin Patch: A free costume party in Shain Park — Organizer image — Organizer image · City of Birmingham Parks & Recreation

Festivals & community

Oct 24, 2026

Birmingham Pumpkin Patch: A free costume party in Shain Park

The City of Birmingham throws a free Halloween costume party in downtown's Shain Park on Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., with costume contests, bounce houses, an exotic zoo, food trucks and dance parties. Kids can pick and decorate a pumpkin, get their faces painted and ride the train.

Birmingham

Shain Park

10:00 AMFree admission

Trick or Treat Downtown Ferndale — Organizer image — Organizer image · Downtown Ferndale

Festivals & community

Oct 24, 2026

Trick or Treat Downtown Ferndale

Downtown Ferndale businesses host a trick-or-treat afternoon on Saturday, October 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Downtown Ferndale in Ferndale. Kids and pups get treats, with community stations from Ferndale Fire and Police around town.

Ferndale

Downtown Ferndale, Woodward Ave. & Nine Mile, Ferndale, MI, 48220, United States

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Oct 24, 2026

The Halloween Burlesque Circus at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale

Skylar Courtney presents The Halloween Burlesque Circus on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 9:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale: a haunted night of comedy, burlesque and clowning, hosted by Skippy Rose. It's 18 and over.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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Meadow Brook Hall-oween: Trick-or-treating at a historic mansion — Organizer image — Organizer image · Meadow Brook Hall

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Oct 25, 2026

Meadow Brook Hall-oween: Trick-or-treating at a historic mansion

On Sunday, October 25, Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester lets kids trick-or-treat along the estate's woodland paths and through the first floor of the historic mansion, with games, crafts, cider and donuts in a heated Garden Tent. Advance timed-entry tickets are required ($20 youth, $10 adults), and every slot is expected to sell out.

Rochester

Meadow Brook Hall

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 28, 2026

The Scream Returns: a killer Halloween musical revue at the Ringwald Theatre

They're back: The Scream Returns: A Killer Musical Revue hits the Ringwald Theatre at Affirmations, 290 West Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Eric Van Tielen directs a Halloween night of spine-tingling songs, and proceeds benefit Together We Can, an LGBTQ recovery conference. Tickets from $30.

Ferndale

The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

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Oct 28, 2026

Cicada: I Was a Teenage Horror Movie! at Planet Ant in Hamtramck

In 1997, teens shot a VHS horror epic; nearly 30 years later, they edited it as a comedy. Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, screens Cicada: I Was a Teenage Horror Movie! on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 8 p.m.: a bloody twist on vampire lore and an endearing portrait of young filmmakers.

Hamtramck

Planet Ant Theatre

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Hall-oween: Bewitching Hour – Grown-up trick-or-treating at Meadow Brook Hall — Organizer image — Organizer image · Meadow Brook Hall

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Oct 29, 2026

Hall-oween: Bewitching Hour – Grown-up trick-or-treating at Meadow Brook Hall

On Thursday, October 29, 7–9:30 p.m., Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester invites grown-ups to trick-or-treat in costume at the historic hall, with live music, a self-guided tour and a cash bar. Tickets are $50, or $45 for members.

Rochester

Meadow Brook Hall

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Ferndale Fall Festival: Family fall fun at Martin Road Park

My Daddy is Haunted!: Planet Ant's original horror comedy in Hamtramck

Dykes After Dark! Sapphic Halloween Party

An Evening in the Comedy Cauldron: a witches' night out at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Birmingham Pumpkin Patch: A free costume party in Shain Park

Trick or Treat Downtown Ferndale

The Halloween Burlesque Circus at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale

Meadow Brook Hall-oween: Trick-or-treating at a historic mansion

The Scream Returns: a killer Halloween musical revue at the Ringwald Theatre

Cicada: I Was a Teenage Horror Movie! at Planet Ant in Hamtramck

Hall-oween: Bewitching Hour – Grown-up trick-or-treating at Meadow Brook Hall

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