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Top Things To Do With KIDS In October
School might be back in session, but that doesn’t mean the family fun needs to end! Check out these exciting activities to do with your kids this Fall in Metro Detroit.
FESTIVALS & FAIRS
- Pumpkin Fest @ Wilson Barn, Livonia: Daily In October
- Deneweth’s Annual Fall Fun Fest @ Deneweth Garden Center, Macomb: October 4 – 5
- Highland Fall Festival @ Downtown Highland, October 5
- Ferndale Fall Festival @ Martin Road Park, Ferndale: October 5
- MSU Tollgate Farm Pumpkinfest @ MSU Tollgate Farm Children’s Garden, Novi: October 5 -6
- Bowers Farm Fall Festival @ Charles L. Bowers School Farm, Bloomfield Hills: October 5 – 6
- Fall Harvest: Wild Weekends @ Heritage Park Petting Farm, Taylor: October 5 – 6
- Fall Festival @ Kensington Metropark, Milford: October 5 – 6
- Harvest Day @ Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores: October 6
- Halloween Hootenanny @ Independence County Park, Whitmore Lake: October 6
- Harvest Happening – Fall Festival @ Hess-Hathaway Park, Waterford: October 6
- Fall Festival @ Clawson City Park, Clawson: October 6
- Hay Day @ Heritage Park, Farmington Hills: October 8
- Brew & Fall Fest @ Jimmy John’s Field, Utica: October 12
- Kids Weekend @ Erie Orchards & Cider Mill, Erie: October 12- 13
- Tecumseh Appleumpkin Festival @ Downtown Tecumseh: October 12 – 13
- Maybury Farm Great Pumpkin Festival @ Maybury Farm, Northville: October 12 -13
- Harvestfest Detroit @ Dequindre Cut Greenway, Detroit: October 26
- The Kacklberry Candyblast @ Kackleberry Farm, Monroe: October 24- 27
U-PICK + ORCHARD ADVENTURES
- Pick Your Pumpkin Hayrides @ Kensington Metropark Farm Center: Daily In October
- Erwin Orchard’s U-Pick Apples @ Erwin Orchards & Cider Mill, South Lyon: Daily In October
- U-Pick @ Blake Orchard & Cider Mill, Armada: Daily In October
- Blake’s Haunted Attractions @ Blake’s Big Apple, Armada: Weekends In October
- Pumpkin Patch Wagon Rides & Corn Maze @ Wolcott Mill Farm Center: Weekends In October
- Blast Corn Maze @ Blast Corn Maze, Dexter: Weekends In October
- Hayride Central @ Heritage Park, Farmington Hills: Fridays In October
- Autumn Adventure Hayrides @ Oakwoods Metropark, New Boston: October 5
- Pumpkin Extravaganza @ Erie Orchards & Cider Mill, Erie: October 5 -6
- Great Pumpkin Hunt @ Indian Springs Environmental Discovery Center, White Lake: October 12
- Princesses Pirates & Pumpkins Galore @ Kackleberry Farm, Monroe: October 12
- Harvest Hike And Hunt @ Rotary Park, Livonia: October 12
- Fall Wagon Rides @ Stoney Creek Nature Center, Shelby Township: October 12, 19, & 26
- Hayrides With A Naturalist @ Marshbank Park, West Bloomfield: October 17 – 18
- Evening Lantern Tours @ Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center: October 18- 19, 25- 26
- 2019 Halloween Hayride @ Pleasant Ridge Community Center, Pleasant Ridge: October 26
- Fall Harvest: Trackless Train Rides @ Heritage Petting Farm, Taylor: October 26 – 27
FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSE
- Fire Station Open House @ Fire Department, Canton: October 5
- Fire Station Annual Fall Open House @ Fire Station No. 1, Monroe: October 5
- Fraser Fire Fighter Open House @ Steffens Park, Fraser: October 5
- Macomb Fire Department Open House @ Fire Department Station # 3, Macomb: October 6
- WBFD Open House @ Fire Station #1, West Bloomfield: October 6
- Fire Department Open House @ Wixom Fire Department, Wixom: October 12
- Royal Oak Fire Fighters Open House @ Firefighters Local 431, Royal Oak: October 12
- Birmingham Fire Dept. Open House @ Adams Fire Station, Birmingham: October 12
- Fire Station Open House @ Downtown Lake Orion Fire Station 1: October 13
- Fire Department Open House @ Clawson Fire Department, Clawson: October 13
HALLOWEEN
- Boo Bash @ Trenton Cultural Center, Trenton: October 5
- Hallowe’en Fairy Tale Feast @ Greenfield Village, Dearborn: October 11 – 13, 17 – 20, & 24- 27
- Hallowe’en In Greenfield Village @ Greenfield Village, Dearborn: October 11- 13, 17 – 20, & 24- 27
- Zoo Boo @ Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak: October 11 – 13, 18 – 20 & 25 – 27
- Brandenburg Boo Bash @ Brandenburg Park, New Baltimore: October 11
- Halloween Lego Contest @ Whistle Stop Hobby & Toy, Inc., Lake St. Clair Shores: October 12
- Monster Mash @ Rolling Hills Park, Ypsilanti: October 12
- Trick-or-Treat Along The Trail @ Hudson Mills Activity Center, Dexter: October 12
- Halloween Festival @ Nankin Mills Park, Westland: October 12
- Haunted Barn Stroll @ Wilson Barn. Livonia: October 12, 13, 19, 20, & 27
- Halloween Trick Or Treat Open House @ Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center, Livonia: October 13
- Fire Station Open House @ Downtown Lake Orion Fire Station 1: October 13
- Gymnastic Boo Bash @ Franklin Athletic Club, Southfield: October 13
- Fire Department Open House @ Clawson Fire Department, Clawson: October 13
- Halloween Hysteria @ Mill Race Village, Northville: October 13
- Halloween Hysteria @ Mill Race Village, Northville: October 13
- Kids First Trunk Or Treat @ Kids First Pediatric Dentistry, Lincoln Park: October 13
- Monster Mash @ Wixom Community Center, Wixom: October 17
- Halloween Hoopla @ Macomb Township Parks & Rec, Macomb: October 18
- Halloween Hoot @ Dinosaur Nature Preserve, Rochester Hills: October 18 – 20
- Haunted Nature Center @ Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, Shelby Township: October 18 – 19
- Sterling Freights Halloween @ Dodge Park, Sterling Heights: October 19
- Hysterical Halloween With Cowboy Alex @ Royal Oak Senior Community Center: October 19
- Legend Of Sleepy Howell @ Downtown Howell, October 19
- Fall Harvest Boo Barn @ Heritage Petting Farm, Taylor: October 19 – 20
- Harvest Trunk Or Treat @ Jefferson Barns Vitality Center, Westland: October 19
- 3rd Annual Mall-O-Ween Spooktacular @ Westland Shopping Center, Westland: October 19
- Monster Mash @ The Village Theater At Cherry Hill, Canton: October 19
- Town Center Trick Or Treat @ Novi Town Center, Novi: October 19
- Spooktacular @ Franklin Athletic Club, Southfield: October 19
- Southfield Boo Bash @ Southfield Parks & Recreation, Southfield: October 19
- Trick Or Treating @ Downtown Rochester: October 19
- Trick Or Treat Along The Trail @ Kensington Metropark, Milford: October 19
- Trick Or Treat Trail @ Northville Community Center, Northville: October 19
- Pumpkin Palooza @ Downtown Plymouth: October 20
- Trick Or Treat Amoung The Trees @ Stage Nature Center, Troy: October 20
- Halloween Sweets & Treats @ Trenton Cultural Center, Trenton: October 23
- GCBA 2019 Trunk Or Treat @ Garden City Parks & Rec, Garden City: October 24
- Fun On The Farm: Halloween @ Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford: October 24
- Boo Bash @ Heritage Park, Farmington Hills: October 20Monster Mash @ Community House Brimingham, Birmingham: October 25
- Trunk Or Treat @ Waterford Recreation Center, Waterford: October 25
- Hallow-Palooza @ Heritage Park, Taylor: October 25
- Halloween Party @ Dearborn Historical Museum, Dearborn: October 25
- Shadows From The Past Halloween @ Greenmead Historic Village, Livonia: October 25
- Halloween At The Y @ Livonia Family YMCA, Livonia: October 25
- Paradise Parks’s Halloween Bash 2019 @ Paradise Park, Novi: October 25
- Tween & Teen Halloween Lock-In @ Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham: October 25
- Autumn Egg Hunt @ Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center, New Boston: October 26
- Boo At The Nature Center @ Belle Isle Nature Center, Detroit: October 26
- Trick Or Treat At The Market @ Oakland County Farmers Market, Waterford: October 26
- Zombie Apocalypse Survival @ Kensington Metropark, Milford: October 26
- Trick Or Treat At The Farm @ Wolcott Mill Farm, Ray: October 26
- Halloween Spooktacular @ Yankee Air Museum, Belleville: October 26
- Trick Or Treat @ Downtown Dearborn: October 26
- Little Goblins’ Night Out @ Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores: October 26
- Haunted Halloween Family Party @ Arab American National Museum, Dearborn: October 27
- Halloween Spooktacular @ Yankee Air Museum, Belleville: October 26
- Trick Or Treat @ Downtown Dearborn: October 26
- Little Goblins’ Night Out @ Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores: October 26
- Streets Of Treats @ Downtown Northville: October 26
- Halloween Storytime And Downtown Trick Or Treating @ Downtown Farmington: October 26
- Trick-or-Treasure Time @ Downtown Clawson: October 26
- Spooktaculer @ Downtown Auburn Hills: October 26
- Funtastic Halloween-ROPL Style @ Royal Oak Public Library: October 26
- Boo Bounce @ BounceU, Troy: October 26
- Trick Or Treat Along The Trail @ Indian Springs Environmental Discovery Center: October 26
- Downtown Ferndale Trick Or Treating @ Downtown Ferndale: October 26
- Halloween Bash @ Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center, Ann Arbor: October 26
- Spooktacular Halloween Trick Or Treat Trail @ Veteran’s Memorial Park, Roseville: October 26
- Fraser Lions Club Children’s Halloween Party @ Fraser Lion’s Club, Fraser: October 27
- Halloween Science @ Cranbrook Institute Of Arts, Bloomfield Hills: October 26 – 27
- Halloween Tea With Descendants @ Townsend Hotel, Birmingham: October 27
- Royal Oak Spooktacular @ Downtown Royal Oak: October 27
- Birmingham Pumpkin Patch & Halloween Parade @ Shain Park, Birmingham: October 27
- Halloween At The Village @ The Village Of Rochester Hills, Rochester Hills: October 27
- Trick-or-Treat Trail @ Marshbank Park, West Bloomfield: October 27
- Trick Or Treat Trail @ Clawson City Park, Clawson: October 27
- Haunted Halloween Family Party @ Arab American National Museum, Dearborn: October 27
- Treats In The Streets @ Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit: October 27
- Trick-Or-Treat In The Gardens @ Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn: October 28
- Trick Or Treat Parade @ Summit, Canton: October 30
- Downtown Belleville Trick Or Treat @ Downtown Belleville: October 31
- Halloween Party @ Adams Butzel Recreation Center, Detroit: October 31
- Farwell Trunk Or Treat @ Farwell Recreation Center, Detroit: October 31
- Halloween Carnival And Theater Bash @ Lasky Recreation Center, Detroit: October 31
- Trick Or Treat At Crowell @ Crowell Recreation Center, Detroit: October 31
- Halloween At Rouge Park @ Rouge Park, Detroit: October 31
- Zombieland @ Chandler Park, Detroit: October 31
- Day Of The Dead Celebration @ Clark Park, Detroit: October 31
- Trick Or Treat At The Mill @ Parmenter’s Cider Mill, Northville: October 31
- Halloween Party @ Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor: October 31
MOVIES IN THE PARK
- Pop-Up Movie Night: Hocus Pocus@ Riverside Park, Auburn Hills: October 4
- Halloween Spooktacular & Movie Night: Hotel Transylvania @ Heritage Garden Lake, Shelby Charter Township: October 11
- Movie In The Courtyard: Men In Black @ Trumbell & Porter Hotel, Detroit: October 19
- Inaugural Movies At The Park: Hocus Pocus & Scream @ Bay Court Park, Clarkston: October 25
- Movie In The Courtyard: Hocus Pocus @ Trumbell & Porter Hotel, Detroit: October 26
SPEND TIME OUTSIDE
- Nature’s Little Artists @ Heritage Park, Farmington Hills: Mondays In October
- Young Explorers @ Heritage Park, Farmington Hills: Thursdays In October
- Nature Tales For Preschoolers @ Burgess Shadbush Nature Center, Shelby Township: October 3
- Mommy & Me Hikes @ Marshbank Park, West Bloomfield: October 3
- Honoring All Scouts! “Be Prepared” For Fun @ Kacklberry Farm, Monroe: October 3 – 6
- Wee Stroll @ Hawk Woods Nature Center, Auburn Hills: October 4
- Beginner’s Astronomy Night @ Maybury State Park, Northville: October 5
- Star Parties @ Heritage Park, Farmington Hills: October
- Full Moon Friday-Night Hike @ Heritage Park, Farmington Hills: October 11
- Paint With Nature @ Hawk Woods Nature Center, Auburn Hills: October 16
- Knee High Naturalists @ Stage Nature Center, Troy: October 17 – 18
- Haunted Zip Lining @ Camp Dearborn, Milford: October 19
- Tiny Pumpkins 2019 @ Northville Community Center, Northville: October 22
- Tale On The Trail @ Jaycee Park, Berkely: October 24
- Howl-o-ween Hustle 5K/8K & 1 Mile @ Lake St. Clair Metropark, Harrison Township: October 26
- Halloween Kids Shoot @ Riley Archery Range, Farmington Hills: October 26
- Glow Bike Parade @ McKinley Park, Fraser: October 26
- Halloween Weekend At The Orchard @ Erie Orchards & Cider Mill, Erie: October 26 -27
- 4th Annual Frightful 5K & 1K Pumpkin Family Fun Run @ Troy Community Center: October 27
DETROIT ACTIVITIES
- Project Art @ Detroit Public Library Elmwood Branch, Detroit: Tuesdays & Thursdays In October
- Open Gym @ Ganbaru Detroit Ninja Gym, Detroit: Saturdays In October
- Cider In The City @ Beacon Park, Detroit: Saturdays In October
- Hocus Pocus Live @ Redford Theatre, Detroit: October 4 – 5
- Belle Isle Nature Hike @ Belle Isle Nature Center, Detroit: October 5
- Mother: The Summit @ The Garden Theater, Detroit: October 11
- Rent @ Fox Theatre, Detroit: October 11 – 12
- Peppa Pig Live @ Fox Theatre, Detroit: October 13
- Detroit Lions Watch Party @ Beacon Park, Detroit: October 14
- Disney On Ice Presents Dream Big @ Little Caesars Arena, Detroit: October 17 – 20
- Thursdays At The Museum: Sugar Skulls @ Detroit Institute Of Arts, Detroit: October 17
- Alloy Orchestra Presents: Speedy @ Detroit Film Theatre, Detroit: October 20
- Halloween Family Fun Day @ Beacon Park, Detroit: October 26
- Brilliant Detroit Harvest Festival @ Brilliant Detroit, Detroit: October 26
- Ballet Folklorico De Detroit @ Detroit Institute Or Arts, Detroit: October 26 – 27
COMMUNITY EVENTS – WAYNE COUNTY
- Coffee Club @ Lake Erie Metropark, Brownstown: October 5
- Southgate’s 8th Annual Touch A Truck @ Southgate Park And Rec, Southgate: October 5
- Kids Night Out Ages 5 – 12 @ Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center, Livonia: October 18
- Harvest Festival @ Crosswinds Marsh Wetland Interpretive Preserve, New Boston: October 19
- Spooky Swim @ Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center, Livonia: October 25
- Kids Cooking Series: Cupcake Baking & Decorating For Halloween @ Grosse Pointe War Memorial, Grosse Pointe Farms: October 26
COMMUNITY EVENTS – OAKLAND COUNTY
- Little Trekkers @ Heritage Park, Farmington: Tuesdays In October
- Kindermusik @ West Bloomfield Recreation Activities Center: Wednesdays In October
- Snapology: Kinderbpts: @ Troy Community Center, Troy: October 1 & 8
- Homeschool Nature Class: Harvest Time @ Stage Nature Center, Troy: October 2
- Creepy Crawly Pj Storytime @ Milford Public Library, Milford: October 3
- Masco Free First Friday @ Cranbrook Institute Of Science, Bloomfield Hills: October 4
- Skeletons Are Alive Launch Party @ Downtown Northville: October 4
- Minecraft Night @ The Robot Garage, Birmingham: October 4
- Parent’s Night Out @ BounceU, Troy: October 4
- Mom & Superhero Dance Party @ William Costick Activites Center, Farmington Hills: October 4
- 2019 Heroes Vs. Villians Kids 1 Mile Run @ Rara Recreation Complex, Rochester: October 5
- Annual Panther Hunt @ Gilbert Willis Park, Wixom: October 12
- Funtober @ Hess-Hathaway Park, Waterford: October 19
- Pumpkin Dunkin At The Pool @ South Lyon High School, South Lyon: October 19
- GFA Pet Expo & Adoption Event @Madison Place, Madison Heights: October 19 – 20
- Family Fun Night At The Zoo: Arctic Adventure @ Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak: October 25
COMMUNITY EVENTS – MACOMB COUNTY
- Train Rides @ Joy Park, Clinton Township: Every Sunday
- Fall Scout Weekend @ Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill, Armada: October 4 – 6
- Mom & Son Date Night @ Recreational Authority Of Roseville & Eastpointe: October 4 – 6
- Kids Cooking Class: Chocolate @ Macomb Township Parks & Rec, Macomb: October 8
- Daddy Daughter Dance @ Century Banquet Center, Sterling Heights: October 10
- Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show @ Macomb Community College, Warren: October 11 – 13
- Villians Caberet @ Little Door Theatre: October 18
COMMUNITY EVENTS – WASHTENAW COUNTY
- Little Scientists Club @ Ann Arbor Hands On Museum: Tuesdays & Saturdays In October
- Scarecrow Mystery Dash @ Independence Lake County Park, Whitmore Lake: October 5
- Professer Ray: Spooky Science @ Ann Arbor Hands On Museum, Ann Arbor: October 5 – 6
- Dia De La Familia @ Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor: October 10
- Pumpkins, Lanterns, & Leaves @ Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor: October 18 – 19
- Sensory Friendly Saturday @ Frederic H. Peases Auditorium, Ypsilanti: October 19
- ScienceFest Monster Mash @ Ann Arbor Hands On Museum, Ann Arbor: October 26 – 27
SPORTS
- Detroit City Football Club Home Game @Keyworth Stadium, Hamtramck : October 8 & 19
- Detroit Lions Football Home Game @ Ford Field, Detroit : October 20 & 27
- Detroit Red Wings Preseason Games @ Little Caesars Arena: October Games Schedule
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About Mary Furgason
Mary Furgason is a fitness instructor and writer on LittleGuide Detroit. She lives in western Oakland County with her husband and four kids. Mom of kids in pre-school through high school she knows the ins and outs of motherhood and the best things to do with kids of all ages.
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