Family-Friendly Fall Fun in Oakland County

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

Online

Nov. 19: Fireside Chats: Waterways, Trails, Artifacts and Wild Rice: Indigenous Connections to Our Oakland County Parks

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

Sept. 6: 36th Annual Village Corn Roast Festival

Did we miss any family-friendly fall or Halloween activities? Email socialmedia@oakgov.com or leave a comment below.


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