Upland Hills Farm in Oxford hosts its Harvest Festival every Saturday and Sunday from October 3 through October 31, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with a hayride, pumpkin patch, magic show, farm show and even cow milking included in the $13 admission. Kids 24 months and under get in free, and it runs rain or shine.
Dexter Cider Mill's Apple Daze comes to downtown Dexter on Saturday, October 3, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with free hayrides running out to the mill, which has been pressing cider since 1886 and is in its 140th season.
Preservation Detroit leads a downtown walk through Detroit’s LGBTQ history, from early gay bars to the Palmer Park scene, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. from the Guardian Building. Tickets are $23.18–$28.52 on Eventbrite.
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Guardian Building
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Organizer image · City of Ferndale Parks & Recreation
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.
Hy's Cider Mill in Romeo is open Saturdays and Sundays, October 3 through November 1, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., with a wagon ride out to the U-Pick apples (picking ends at 5 p.m.). Check the mill's site for prices.
Romeo
Hy's Cider Mill
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Organizer image · Detroit Harvest Fest at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy throws Detroit Harvest Fest on Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, 11 a.m.–8 p.m., at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, with live entertainment, local vendors, a food truck rally, full bars, a pumpkin patch and kids' activities. Tickets are $5 in advance or $8 at the door, free for 3 and under, 65+ and active military.
Detroit
Detroit Harvest Fest at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy brings back Detroit Harvest Fest on Saturday–Sunday, October 3–4 at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park in Detroit. Two days of live music, family programming, fall activities, trick-or-treating, and dozens of local food trucks.
Detroit's own Ballet Folklorico dancers tour the regions of Mexico through costume, music and footwork in a one-hour family show at the DIA's Detroit Film Theatre on Saturday, October 3, at noon. It's free with general admission, and Tri-County residents get in free with ID.
Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black and Dr. LaKisha Simmons sit down on Saturday, October 3, at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Public Library Main in Detroit. They’ll dig into Combee, a deep study of Harriet Tubman’s 1863 Combahee River Raid.
Detroit Historical Society hosts a guided tour at the Ossian Sweet House on Saturday, October 3, at 2 p.m. in Detroit, led by Daniel Baxter of the Ossian Sweet Foundation. Step into the 1925 civil rights landmark and dig into the case’s legacy. Tickets: $25 members, $35 general admission.
Spirited comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 3 p.m.. It happens just once, so put it on your calendar if you're interested.
The Detroit Zoological Society's merry-not-scary Zoo Boo fills the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak with trick-or-treat stations, live entertainment and costumed characters on October 3–4, 9–11, 16–18 and 23–25, from 3 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $21–$25 ($27 at the gate) through the zoo's webstore.
RRCA’s Hardy Hall Series kicks off with Darin Vandermolen and Kevin Wolpoff on Saturday, October 3, at 6 p.m. at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee. It’s the season opener, and admission is free.
Manistee
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, 101 Maple Street, Manistee, MI, 49660, United States
Detroit Social Walk Club leads a women’s walk on Saturday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m., starting at Cullen Plaza in Detroit. You’ll stroll the Riverwalk along the waterfront; registration is through the organizer.
Specter comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 7 p.m.. It happens just once, so put it on your calendar if you're interested.
The RE/STRICT Film Festival takes over Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Tickets are for ages 21 and up only, and nobody under 21 gets in. If you can, add a small donation to your ticket: it funds a limited number of free tickets for people who couldn't otherwise afford to come.
Every Saturday from October 3 through October 31, 7–10 p.m., Upland Hills Farm in Oxford runs family-friendly, not-haunted evening hayrides with a cup of cider, a fresh donut and bonfire access. It's $10 per person, free for 24 months and under, and no reservations are needed.
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Upland Hills Farm
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