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

Detroit Zoo · Royal Oak

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 23, 2026

Twilight Rocky Horror Shadow Cast

Five15 in Royal Oak screens The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live drag shadow cast acting it out in front of the screen on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 10 p.m. The $25 ticket includes a prop bag.

Royal Oak

Five15

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Halloween Weekend at Erie Orchards and Cider Mill in Erie — Organizer image — Organizer image · Erie Orchards and Cider Mill

Festivals & community

Oct 24, 2026

Halloween Weekend at Erie Orchards and Cider Mill in Erie

Erie Orchards and Cider Mill in Erie hosts Halloween Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25, on a working farm with apple picking, pumpkins, hayrides and a corn maze in the fall. Check the farm's site for the schedule, hours and prices.

Erie

Erie Orchards and Cider Mill

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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

Kids Markets at Wiard's Orchards in Ypsilanti — Organizer image — Organizer image · Wiard's Orchards, Cider Mill & Country Fair

Festivals & community

Oct 24, 2026

Kids Markets at Wiard's Orchards in Ypsilanti

On Saturday, October 24, noon–4 p.m., young entrepreneurs sell their own creations in the Wiard's Orchards storefront parking lot in Ypsilanti. It's free to attend.

Ypsilanti

Wiard's Orchards, Cider Mill & Country Fair

12:00 PMFree admission

Hotel Transylvania (2012) Family Matinee — Organizer image — Organizer image · Senate Theater

Cinema & screenings

Oct 24, 2026

Hotel Transylvania (2012) Family Matinee

Hotel Transylvania is a 2012 animated family film featuring Count Dracula and his monster friends. It was shown as a family matinee at the Senate Theater in Detroit.

Detroit

Senate Theater

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 24, 2026

Pandamonia: chaotic improv comedy at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Ten improvisers turn your suggestions into comedy gold on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. Lightning-fast short-form games, comedic scenes, dangerous eliminations and hilarious guests: at Pandamonia, anything can happen.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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The Unknown (1927): a nearly 100-year-old film at the Redford Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Redford Theatre

Cinema & screenings

Oct 24, 2026

The Unknown (1927): a nearly 100-year-old film at the Redford Theatre

The Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit, screens The Unknown (1927) on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's an evening show of a film that's almost a century old, back on a big movie-house screen, with tickets at $15.

Detroit

Redford Theatre

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The Shining (1980) on the big screen at the Senate Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Senate Theater

Cinema & screenings

Oct 24, 2026

The Shining (1980) on the big screen at the Senate Theater

The Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, screens The Shining (1980) on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 8 p.m.. If you've only seen it from the couch, here's your shot at the big screen in a dark room with other moviegoers.

Detroit

Senate Theater

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Bram Stoker's Dracula and a Vampire Masquerade Ball at Flint's Capitol Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)

Cinema & screenings

Oct 24, 2026

Bram Stoker's Dracula and a Vampire Masquerade Ball at Flint's Capitol Theatre

The Capitol Theatre, 140 East 2nd Street in Flint, goes full gothic on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 8 p.m.: Wandering Lantern Productions hosts a candlelit VIP Vampire Ball from 6 p.m., and Bram Stoker's Dracula screens for everyone at 8 p.m. Film-only tickets are available. The film is rated R.

Flint

Capitol Theatre, 140 E 2nd St, Flint, MI, 34566, United States

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 24, 2026

The Unknown: a single screening at the Redford Theatre

The Unknown plays the Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit, on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's a single showing on the big screen, so put it on your calendar if you want in.

Detroit

Redford Theatre

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Night of Living Dead Live with Patrick Prouty's Orchestra Cinematique — Organizer image — Organizer image · Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

Cinema & screenings

Oct 24, 2026

Night of Living Dead Live with Patrick Prouty's Orchestra Cinematique

Patrick Prouty’s band improvises a live score to George W. Romero’s 1968 classic, Night of the Living Dead, on Saturday, October 24, at 8 p.m. at Aretha’s Jazz Café at Music Hall in Detroit. Live film music in one of the city’s hippest listening rooms.

Detroit

Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

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Theatre & musicals

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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Birmingham Farmers Market: End of Season Celebration — Organizer image — Organizer image · Downtown Birmingham

Concerts

Oct 25, 2026

Birmingham Farmers Market: End of Season Celebration

Downtown Birmingham hosts the Birmingham Farmers Market End of Season Celebration on Sunday, October 25, at 9 a.m. at Public Parking Lot 6 in Birmingham. Expect Halloween-themed fun with live music and kids’ activities from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Birmingham

Public Parking Lot 6

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Food & markets

Oct 27, 2026

Samuel Adams Beer Giveaway

At Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, guests could earn points to redeem a 12-pack of Samuel Adams Octoberfest beer under specific conditions and time frames. The promotion targeted visitors without prior promotional invitations and included certain restrictions.

Mount Pleasant

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 27, 2026

Improv Student Showcase: Planet Ant's newest improvisers take the stage in Hamtramck

Who's the next big star from Planet Ant? Decide for yourself on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 7 p.m., when Training Center students wrap their term at Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, with short-form and long-form improv. Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. sharp. Tickets are only $8.

Hamtramck

Planet Ant Theatre

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Food & markets

Oct 28, 2026

Spaghetti Dinner – All You Can Eat, Dine In or Carry Out

At Zal Gaz Grotto Club in Ann Arbor, an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner is served with famous meat sauce and buttery mushrooms. Vegetarian sauce and gluten-free noodles are available, with dine-in or carry-out options.

Ann Arbor

Zal Gaz Grotto Club, 2070 W Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA

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The First Reveal: Devil's Night Film Festival at the Senate Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Senate Theater

Cinema & screenings

Oct 28, 2026

The First Reveal: Devil's Night Film Festival at the Senate Theater

Devil's Night Film Festival and the Senate Theater team up to present The First Reveal on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit. It's a community night where film and theater come together in one room.

Detroit

Senate Theater

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Cinema & screenings

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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214 results

Twilight Rocky Horror Shadow Cast

Halloween Weekend at Erie Orchards and Cider Mill in Erie

Birmingham Pumpkin Patch: A free costume party in Shain Park

Kids Markets at Wiard's Orchards in Ypsilanti

Hotel Transylvania (2012) Family Matinee

Pandamonia: chaotic improv comedy at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

The Unknown (1927): a nearly 100-year-old film at the Redford Theatre

The Shining (1980) on the big screen at the Senate Theater

Bram Stoker's Dracula and a Vampire Masquerade Ball at Flint's Capitol Theatre

The Unknown: a single screening at the Redford Theatre

Night of Living Dead Live with Patrick Prouty's Orchestra Cinematique

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

Birmingham Farmers Market: End of Season Celebration

Samuel Adams Beer Giveaway

Improv Student Showcase: Planet Ant's newest improvisers take the stage in Hamtramck

Spaghetti Dinner – All You Can Eat, Dine In or Carry Out

The First Reveal: Devil's Night Film Festival at the Senate Theater

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

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What are you in the mood for?

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