Oakland County is full of autumnal and Halloween-themed activities for children and teens. Use our list of family-friendly activities below to make a few fall memories.
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Addison Twp./ Leonard
Sept. 26: Fallin’ Into Fun at Addison Oaks
Auburn Hills
Sept. 12: DASV Oktoberfest
Oct. 3: Halloween Movie Night at Riverside Park
Oct. 4: Fall Festival in the Woods at Hawk Woods Park & Campground
Oct. 18: Malloween Trick-or-Treat at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Berkley
Sept. 4- Oct. 25: BOO!kly
Oct. 2: Cider, Donuts & Fun!
Oct. 2: Outdoor Movie: Hotel Transylvania 2
Oct 27: Yarn Monsters (for kids) at Berkley Public Library
Beverley Hills
Oct. 25: Halloween Hoot
Bloomfield Hills
Sept. 5: Farm After Five at Bowers School Farm
Oct. 3-25: Fall Festival 2025 at Bowers School Farm
Oct. 25: Halloween Science 2025 at Cranbrook Institute of Science
Oct. 28: Snack Lab: Spooky Snacks
Clawson
Sept. 27: Fall Claws N’ Paws Festival
Oct. 20: Halloween Trick or Treat Trail
Oct. 25: Trick or Treasure
Clarkston/ Independence Twp.
Sept. 20: Monster Mayhem at Independence Oaks County Park
Sept. 26: Glow-Bye Summer
Sept. 27: Apple Cider Pressing at Independence Oaks
Oct. 4: Artisan Market – Boo Bash!
Oct. 11: Friendly Forest
Oct. 30: Trick-or-Treat at Serene Gardens of Clarkston
Nov. 7: Michigan Myths and Cryptids at Independence Oaks
Nov. 8-9: Dinosaur Forest – Ice Age Experience
Nov. 25: Turkey Shoot Basketball Free Throw Contest
Commerce Twp.
Sept. 25-Nov. 2 (Thursdays-Sundays): Glenlore Trails: Witching Hour
Davisburg/ Springfield Twp.
Oct. 18: Tricks! Treats! Trail! at Shiawassee Basin Preserve
Farmington/Farmington Hills
Sept. 19: Heritage Celebration & Hayrides
Sept. 19: Full Moon Night Hike
Sept. 26 | Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31: Hay Ride Central
Oct. 2: Grand Raven Festival Opening Night at Riley Park
Oct. 7: Hay Day/Fly & Fry at Heritage Park
Every Thursday in October: Victorian Book Walk
Oct. 11: Tales from the Cryptids
Oct. 12: Fall Color Walk
Oct. 25: Haunted Farmers Market
Oct. 25: Halloween Story Time with the Farmington Community Library at Dinan Park
Oct. 25: Trick-or-Treat at Downtown Farmington Businesses
Oct. 26: Boo Bash at Heritage Park
Nov. 28: Thanksgiving HIKE and SEEK
Ferndale
Oct. 4: Fall Festival 2025
Franklin
Oct. 25: Franklinstein Frenzy
Hazel Park
Oct. 11: Haunted Hazel Park Halloween Art Fair
Highland
Sept. 27: Haven Hill Festival at Highland State Recreation Area
October: Haunted Highland
Oct. 11: Spirits of October Fundraiser
Oct. 23: Trunk-Or-Treat at LaFontaine Cadillac Buick GMC
Holly
Sept. 27-28: Ciderfest
Oct. 3: Downtown Holly Witches Night Out
Oct. 24: Holly’s Mischief & Magic
Huntington Woods
Oct. 4: Hay Dy & Public Safety Touch-a-Truck
Keego Harbor
Oct. 25: Keego HarBOO
Lake Orion/Orion Township
Sept. 5-6, 12-13 & 19-20: Canterbury Village Ghost Walk
Sept. 6-7: Donut & Cider Fest in Canterbury Village
Sept. 20: Fall Festival of Family Fun at Camp Agawam
Sept. 26: Glow-Bye Summer at Friendship Park
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening in October: Canterbury Village Halloween Stroll
Oct. 4: Popping Up Pumpkins Market at Canterbury Village
Oct. 4: Spooky Terrarium Craft (for teens) at Orion Township Public Library
Oct. 17: Boo Bash
Oct. 18-19: Witches Day Out at Canterbury Village
Oct. 25-26: Shadow & Spells Weekend: A Dark Fairy Tale Inspired Adventure at Canterbury Village
Lathrup Village
Oct. 26: Ghostly Glow Party
Madison Heights
Sept. 20: Fall Crafts & Fun at Red Oaks
Oct 3: Glow Ball Golf Scramble at Red Oaks Golf Course
Oct. 4: The Madison Heights Downtown Touchdown
Nov. 8: Autumn Appreciation Drum Circle at Red Oaks Nature Center
Nov. 9: Nature Clay, Play and Display at Red Oaks Nature Center
Nov. 15: Oh Deer! Herd Hike at Red Oaks Nature Center
Milford
Oct. 9: Fun on the Farm: Pumpkins at Kensington Metropark
Oct. 11-12, 18-19 & 25-26: Pick your Pumpkin Hayrides at Kensington Metropark
Oct. 11-12: Fall Festival at Kensington Metropark
Oct. 18: Trick-or-Treat Along the Trail at Kensington Metropark
Nov. 5-12: DIY Giving Thanks Pillow (18+) at Milford Public Library
Northville
Oct. 11: Great Fall Festival at Maybury Farm
Novi
Sept. 20: Fall Plant Sale at MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center
Oct. 4-5: Pumpkinfest at MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center
Oct. 12-15: Holiday Novi Pet Expo at Suburban Collection Showplace
Oct. 16: Diwali Fest
Oct. 18: Trunk or Treat at the Farm at MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center
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Ortonville
Sept. 27: Furry Friends Festival
Oct. 4: Fall Fun Day at Wojo’s Greenhouse
Oxford
Sept. 6: Open Barn Event at Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary-PEAS
October (Saturdays & Sundays): Harvest Festival at Upland Hills Farm
October (Saturdays): Harvest Moon Hayrides at Upland Hills Farm
Oct. 8: Harvest and Halloween
Oct. 12: Fall Festival Fun and Fundraiser at Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary-PEAS
Oct. 22: Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree at Seymour Lake Township Park
Nov. 1: Turkey Trot
Pontiac
Sept. 6: Flavors Food and Music Fest
Sept. 20: Harvest Gathering at Mucha Fruta Farm
Oct. 4: Harvest Festival
Oct. 15: In Search of Oakland County History: A Bus Tour
Oct. 25: Haunted Mansion at the Oakland Historical Center
Oct. 25: Pontiac Moose Lodge Trunk or Treat
Nov. 1: Day of the Dead Celebration at Pontiac Creative Arts Center
Rochester/ Rochester Hills
Sept. 5-7: Arts & Apples Festival
Sept. 30 | Oct. 14-28 | Nov. 4: Flashlight Tours at Meadow Brook Hall
Oct. 4: Haunted Exhibition Opening Reception at Paint Creek Center for the Arts
Oct. 4-18: The Village Pumpkin Patch at the Village of Rochester Hills
Oct. 8-Nov. 2: Catch Me If You Can at Meadow Brook Theatre
Oct. 11: Stone Wall Pumpkin Festival at Van Hoosen Farm
Oct. 16 & 23: Mystery Dinner at Meadow Brook Hall
Oct. 18: Boo Bash at RARA
Oct. 18: Trick-or-Treat Downtown and Halloween Fest
Oct. 26: Meadow Brook Hall-oween at Meadow Brook Hall
Nov. 2 & 4: Storytime Adventure – Gobble Gobble Crash
Nov. 16 & 18: Storytime Adventure – Have You Seen My Acorn
Royal Oak
Oct. 4-5, 10-12, 17-19 & 24-26: Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo
Oct. 19: Royal Oak Spooktacular
Southfield
Oct. 14: Indigenous Heritage Celebration
Oct. 18: Boo Bash at Southfield Pavilion
Oct. 22: Halloween Happiness
Oct. 23: Pumpkin Pop-Up & Cider Social
South Lyon/ Lyon Twp.
Oct. 10-31: Scarecrows On The Grand
Oct. 18: Goodies On The Grand
Nov. 22: Giving On The Grand
Troy
Sept. 13: Monarch Madness
Sept. 13 | Oct. 11 | Nov. 8: Family Night Out
Oct. 11: Family Fall Fest
Oct. 24-25: Trick-or-Treat: Out of this World! at the Troy Historic Village
Oct. 26: Frightful 5K & Pumpkin 1K
Oct. 26: Trick or Treat Among the Trees
A Parent and Child Autumn Adventure
Waterford
Sept. 6: Annual Corn Roast at Oakland County Farmers Market
Oct. 3: Trivia and Terror at Waterford Oaks
Oct. 5: Harvest Happening Fall Festival at Hess-Hathaway Park
Oct. 14: Haunting Harmonies featuring Waterford Kettering Bands, Choirs & Orchestras
Oct. 18: Fall Arts & Crafts Show
Oct. 18: Halloween BINGO at Rustic Leaf Brewing Company
Oct. 24: Trunk or Treat at Bethel United Church of Christ
Oct. 25: Trick or Treat at the Market
Nov. 14: NERF Battle
Nov. 20: Craft, Create & Consume at Oakland County Farmers Market
Nov. 22: United Hmong of Michigan Annual Hmong New Year 2025–2026
West Bloomfield
Oct. 10, 16 & 17: Group Hayrides at Marshbank Park
Oct. 14, 21 & 28: Spooky Animal Storytime
Oct. 16 & 17: Community Hayride at Marshbank Park
Oct. 26: Trick-or-Treat Trail
Nov. 8: Pumpkin Playoff: A Family Competition
White Lake
Sept. 20: Night of the Dragon Festival at Indian Springs
Oct. 11: AutumnFest
Oct. 11: MetroBarks: Paws, Pose & Play at Indian Springs Metropark
Oct. 11-31: The Great Skeleton Scavenger Hunt at Indian Springs Metropark
Oct. 18: Trunk or Treat at Fisk Farm
Wixom
Sept. 20: Wixom Block Party
Oct. 11: Panther Hunt
Oct 18: Downtown Wixom Trick or Treating
Wolverine Lake
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