The leaves are changing, providing the perfect scenery for fall festivities and Halloween activities. Take a hayride to pick the perfect pumpkin, make your way through a corn maze or hang out with the animals at a petting farm. Oakland County is full of fall and Halloween activities for all ages, so use our list below and make more autumn memories.
Make sure to verify hours and locations for the day before you head out. Updated 10/24/2023.
Auburn Hills
- Oct. 6: Halloween Movie Night
- Oct. 7: Fall Festival in the Woods
- Oct. 21: Trick-or-Treating and Malloween at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Berkley
- All October: BOO!kly Nights
- Oct. 19: Tail on the Trail
Beverley Hills
Oct. 28: Halloween Hoot
Birmingham
Oct. 29: Birmingham Farmers Market – End-of-Season Celebration
Bloomfield Hills
- Oct. 14-15: Bowers Farm Fall Fest
- Oct. 21-22: Halloween Science
- Oct. 25: Trick or Treat at the Library
- Oct. 27: After Hours Spooky Tales on the Youth Terrace
Charter Township of Oakland
Oct. 14: Lost Lake Nature Park and Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve – Open House: Skulls!
Clarkston
- Oct. 7: Friendly Forest
- Oct. 14: Clarkston Family Farm Hoedown
- Oct. 19: Pumpkins & Pastures
- Oct. 20: Clarkston Independence District Library – Trunk-or-Treat
- Oct. 21: Creatures of the Night Hike at Wint Nature Center
Clawson
- Oct. 22: Clawson Youth Assistance Trick or Treat Trail
- Oct. 28: Trick or Treasure
Commerce
- Sept. 22-Oct. 29 (Thursdays-Sundays): Glenlore Trails – The Haunted Forest: CarnEvil
- Oct. 27 – Trail or Treat
Davisburg/Springfield Township
Oct. 21: Tricks! Treats! Trail!
Farmington/Farmington Hills
- Sept. 29-Oct. 31: Grand Raven Festival
- Sept. 29- Nov. 3: Hayride Central
- Oct. 7: Farmington Hills Police Department and Faith & Blue Present Trunk or Treat
- Oct. 29: Farmington Concert Band- Halloween Concert
Ferndale
- Oct. 7: Fall Festival
- Oct. 28: Trick or Treat Downtown Ferndale
Franklin
Oct. 28: Franklinstein Frenzy
Hazel Park
- Oct. 24: Family Fun Night: Trick or Treat at the Library
- Oct. 27-28: Teen Halloween
- Oct. 28: Trunk or Treat
Highland
Last week of September-Oct. 31: Haunted Highland
Holly
- Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 28: Phantom’s Feast
- Oct. 28: Trunk or Treat
- Oct. 28: 30th Annual HollyWeen, 2023
Independence Township
Oct. 7: Friendly Forest
Lake Orion/Orion Township
- Oct. 6-29 (Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays): Canterbury Village — Halloween Stroll
- Oct. 13: Boo Bash
- Oct. 18: Halloween Extravaganza
Lathrup Village
Oct. 28: Lathrup Village Trunk or Treat
Madison Heights
- Oct. 19: Haunted Library
- Oct. 21 (rain date Oct. 22): Pumpkin Walk
- Oct. 28: Trunk or Treat
Milford
- Oct. 17: Halloween Crafts and Play
- Oct. 17: Homeschool STEAM Club: Halloween
- Oct. 23-30: Teen Take & Make: Mini Pumpkin Painting
- Oct. 26: Halloween Hullabaloo Evening Storytime
Northville
- Oct. 6: Skeletons are Alive Launch Party
- Oct.6-29 (Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays): Maybury Farms — Corn Maze
- Oct. 17: Halloween Spook-tacular
- Oct. 28: Streets of Treats & Halloween Parade
Novi
- Oct. 7-8: MSU Tollgate Farm Pumpkinfest
- Oct. 21: 2023 Jack O’ Lantern Jubilee
Oak Park
- Oct. 18: Teen Halloween Fest
- Oct. 28: Trunk or Treat
Oxford
- Saturdays and Sundays in October: Upland Hills Harvest Festival
- Oct. 25: Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree
Pontiac
- Oct. 5: Oakland County MDHHS & Pontiac Public Library Presents: Trunk or Treat
- Oct. 7: Harvest Festival
- Oct. 25: Annual Angel’s Night Fun Fest and Trunk or Treat
- Oct. 27: D-MAN’S 11th Annual Hollywood Horror Night
Rochester/Rochester Hills
- Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October: TreeRunner Park — HallowGlow
- Oct. 13: RARA Boo Bash!
- Oct. 14: Stonewall Pumpkin Festival at Van Hoosen Farms
- Oct. 20-22: Halloween Hoot
- Oct. 21: Trick-or-Treat Downtown & Halloween Fest
- Oct. 21: Hoot N’ Howl Hayride
- Oct. 22: Meadow Brook Hall-oween
Rose Township
Oct. 21: Rose Heritage Fall Event
Royal Oak
- Oct. 7-9, 14-15, 20-22: Detroit Zoo Boo
- Oct. 21, 28, and 29: Fall Color Walk
- Oct. 22: Royal Oak Spooktacular
- Oct. 27: Halloween Fest at Normandy Oaks Park
Southfield
- Oct. 26: Halloween Happiness
- Oct. 28: Boo Bash 2023
- Oct. 28: Full Moon Owl Prowl
- Oct. 29: Southfield Police Department — Trunk or Treat
Troy
- Oct. 11: Troy High Trunk or Treat
- Oct. 13: Campfire Stories
- Oct. 20-21: Trick-or-Treat: Fairy Tales and Folklore
- Oct. 21-22, 28-29 and 31: Boogah and Hoogah’s Haunted House Party
- Oct. 26: Troy Police Halloween Safety Bash
- Oct. 28: Daisy Knight Dog Park — Howl-O-Ween
- Oct. 29: Trick or Treat Among The Trees
- All October: Scarecrow Row
Walled Lake
- Oct. 26: LaFontaine Walled Lake Halloween Spooktacular
- Oct. 29: Trunk or Treat
Waterford
- Oct. 14: Funtober at Hess-Hathaway Park
- Oct. 28: Trick or Treat at the Market
West Bloomfield
- Oct. 12, 13,19 and 20: Marshbank Park — Group Hayrides
- Oct. 10, 17 and 24: Spooky Animal Story Time
- Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October: TreeRunner Park — HallowGlow
- Oct 29: Marshbank Park — Trick or Treat Trail
White Lake
- Sept. 18- Oct. 29 (Weekends only): Bonadeo Farms Opening Day
- Oct. 14-20: Great Skeleton Scavenger Hunt at Indian Springs Metropark
- Oct. 21: Fisk Farm Halloween: Trunk or Treat
Wixom
- Oct. 14: City of Wixom Panther Hunt 2023
- Oct. 21: Spooktacular Treat Hunt
Did we miss any fun, family-friendly Fall or Halloween activities? Let us know by emailing us at socialmedia@oakgov.com or leaving a comment below.
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