Where to find Halloween treats and scares in Metro Detroit during 2026
Whether you prefer scary boos or kid-friendly candy collections, there are plenty of Halloween-themed events to choose from this fall in Metro Detroit.
If you are interested in a ticketed event, you should make reservations early. Some of the popular dates were sold out in early September, according to local venues hosting the seasonal fun.
Here are some festivities to choose from, listed by event date or by season start. A trunk-or-treat event features candy stations in a park or parking lot, with decorated vehicles. CBS News Detroit will update this list throughout the Halloween season.
Neighborhood trick-or-treat times, in communities where they are declared, will be in a separate list.
Motor City Ghosts
Sept. 14-Nov. 30
Motor City Ghosts is a walking guided tour series that begins at 100 Temple Street in Detroit, with the stories to include "historic fires, mobsters, and unsolved mysteries that leave an enduring mark on Detroit." The tours are selected dates from Sept.14 through Nov. 30.
This is a ticketed event.
Halloween Costume Swap
Sept. 14-30
This event has already taken place at the Monroe Family YMCA sites in Monroe and Dundee.
Erebus Haunted Attraction
Sept. 18-Nov. 7
The Erebus Haunted Attraction on Perry Street in Pontiac will be open on selected dates from Sept. 18 through Nov. 7. This is a walk-through haunted venue with a 25-year history. "The show changes every year, although we do keep some of the more popular scenes," the venue says.
This is a ticketed venue.
CarnEvil 2 at Glenlore Trails
Sept. 18 - Nov. 1 (selected dates)
Glenlore Trails on Newton Road in Commerce Township will continue a mysterious carnival theme for its fall lighted, evening trail walk along a forested path.
This is a ticketed event.
Eloise Asylum
Sept. 25-Nov. 1.
The Eloise Asylum haunted attraction, located at a former psychiatric hospital on Michigan Avenue in Westland, features special effects and escape rooms.
This is a ticketed venue.
Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village
Oct. 1-4, Oct. 8-11, Oct. 15-18, Oct. 22-25
Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on selected dates at The Henry Ford Greenfield Village in Dearborn. More than 50 costumed characters and live performances will be found along jack-o'-lantern paths. Visitors are invited to wear costumes, "however, swords, sharp instruments and other weapons, real or imagined, are not allowed," The Henry Ford said.
This is often a sold-out event. Ticket prices and add-ons vary.
Ypsiween Street Festival
Oct. 2
This event has already taken place in Ypsilanti.
Scarefest Scream Park
Oct. 2-Nov. 1
Scarefest Scream Park, at the corner of Gratiot Avenue and 28 Mile Road, Lenox Township, will be open to the public during the evenings on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 2 through Nov. 1. The venue also has some special events starting on Sept. 18. The scream park invites visitors to experience a wooded trail, a maze, a haunted castle or a haunted hayride.
Ticket prices vary, and advance ticket purchase is recommended for busy nights.
Octobernight 2026
Oct. 2-3
This event has already taken place in Monroe.
Historically Haunted Detroit
Oct. 3-30 (selected dates)
Detroit History Tours will host its Historically Haunted Detroit tours on selected dates from Oct. 3-30. This is a 21-and-over event with tales to feature legends and lore from Detroit's history.
This is a ticketed event.
Carleton Movie Club - Spooky Season
Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31
The Carleton Branch Library in Carleton, Michigan, will host family-friendly "fright flicks" at 1 p.m. on Saturdays in October.
Kids Costume Swap
Oct. 3
This event has already taken place in Monroe.
Dundee's Pumpkin Palooza
Oct. 3
This event has already taken place in Dundee.
Bram Stoker's Dracula and Vampire Ball
Oct. 3
This event has already taken place in Detroit.
Zoo Boo
Oct. 3-4, Oct. 9-11, Oct. 16-18, Oct. 23-25
Zoo Boo runs from 3 to 8:30 p.m. on selected dates during October at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak. This event includes a character meet and greet, live entertainment, giveaways and trick-or-treat stations. Costumes are encouraged, but the zoo has posed rules such as no full-face animal masks and no costumes "depicting hate, violence or political messaging." All visitors age 2 and older need a ticket. Parking is $8 per vehicle. Ticket prices and add-ons vary.
Halloween Market in Dundee
Oct. 4
This event has already taken place in Dundee.
Trunk or Treat at Friends of Companion Animals
Oct. 4
This event has already taken place in Frenchtown Township.
Campus Kids Day
Oct. 4
This event has already taken place in Detroit.
Trunk or Treat in China Township
Oct. 9
This event has already taken place in Yax Park.
Wyandotte Police Trunk or Treat
Oct. 9
This event has already taken place at Wyandotte City Hall.
Halloween in Frenchtown Township
Oct. 9-10
This event has already taken place in Frenchtown Township.
Trunk or Treat in Farmington Hills
Oct. 10
This event has already taken place in Farmington Hills.
Trunk or Treat in Brighton
Oct. 10
This event has already taken place at the Brighton post, Michigan State Police, on Buno Road, Brighton.
Howl-O-Ween Bark in the Park
Oct. 10
This event has already taken place at the Riverfront Park Parking Lot Gazebo in Monroe.
Halloween Festival at Nankin Mills
Oct. 10
This event has already taken place in Westland.
Center Line Halloween Town
Oct. 10
This event has already taken place at Center Line Parks and Recreation.
Indoor Trick-or-Treat Trail in Port Huron
Oct. 10
This event has already taken place at Cross Current Church.
Sanilac Museum's Haunted Village
Oct. 10, 17
This event has already taken place in Port Sanilac.
Trunk or Treat at Huron High School
Oct. 11
This event has already taken place at Huron High School.
Trick or Treat on the Huron River
Oct. 11
This event has already taken place at the Gallup Canoe Livery in Ann Arbor.
Spooky Swim
Oct. 13
This event has already taken place in Livonia.
Ford House After Dark
Oct. 15, Nov. 19
Ford House After Dark is an evening event for those age 21 and older at the main residence of The Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. There will be storytelling and soft lighting during the tours on Oct. 15 and Nov. 19.
This is a ticketed event.
Witch's Night in Dundee
Oct. 15
This event has already taken place in Dundee.
Ghosts, Goblins and Grief Trunk or Treat
Oct. 16
This event has already taken place in Monroe.
Sterling Frights
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Sterling Heights.
Hallowcrawl: Nightmare on Main Street
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Royal Oak.
Not-So-Haunted Trail in Monroe
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Monroe.
Oak Park Trunk or Treat
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Oak Park.
Trick or Treat at Great Lakes Crossing
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Auburn Hills.
Trails of Treats 2026
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Rochester Hills.
Hallohaven in Woodhaven
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Woodhaven.
Trunk or Treat in Casco Township
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Casco Township.
Trucks and Treats in Port Huron
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Port Huron.
The Legend of Sleepy Howell
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Howell.
Spooktacular Village Open House
Oct. 17
This event has already taken place in Westland.
Monroe County Teen Ambassadors Trunk or Treat
Oct. 18
This event has already taken place in Monroe.
Boo Bash in Ann Arbor
Oct. 18
This event has already taken place in Ann Arbor.
Monroe County Young Marines Trunk or Treat
Oct. 20
This event has already taken place in Monroe.
Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree
Oct. 21
This event has already taken place in Oxford.
Troy Police Halloween Safety Bash
Oct. 22
This event has already taken place in Troy.
Boo Fest at Green Oak Village Place
Oct. 23
This event has already taken place in Brighton.
Livingston County First Responder Trunk or Treat
Oct. 23
This event has already taken place in Howell.
Trunk or Treat in Allen Park
Oct. 23
This event has already taken place in Allen Park.
Top Lights Trunk or Treat
Oct. 23
This event has already taken place in Lapeer.
Taylor Hallow-Palooza
Oct. 23
This event has already taken place in Taylor.
Trick or Treat on Washington Street
Oct. 23
This event has already taken place in New Baltimore.
Streets of Treats in Northville
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Northville.
Auburn Hills Spook-tacular
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Auburn Hills.
Little Goblins at the Ford House
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Grosse Pointe Shores.
Trunk or Treat in Ecorse
Oct 24
This event has already taken place in Ecorse.
Trunk or Treat at Crayton Event Center
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Detroit.
This is a free outdoor event, candy donations are welcome.
Downtown Monroe Trick or Treat
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Monroe.
Trunk or Treat at Christ Lutheran Church
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Sterling Heights.
Downtown Dearborn Trick or Treat
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Dearborn.
Trunk or Treat in Raisin Township
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Tecumseh.
Washtenaw County Halloween Bash
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Ypsilanti.
Hallowpalooza
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Harrison Township.
Birmingham Pumpkin Patch
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Birmingham.
Holly-Ween
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Holly.
Trunk or Treat at United Methodist Church in Southfield
Oct. 24
This event has already taken place in Southfield. (See video.)
Meadow Brook Hall-oween
Oct. 25
This event has already taken place in Rochester.
Trunk or Treat in South Rockwood
Oct. 25
This event has already taken place in South Rockwood.
Southfield Police Department Trunk or Treat
Oct. 25
This event has already taken place in Southfield.
Trunk or Treat in Taylor
Oct. 25
This event has already taken place in Taylor.
Trunk or Treat Family Fun Night
Oct. 28
A Trunk or Treat Family Fun Night will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Opportunity Center at ALCC on Eastchester Street in Monroe.
This event includes activities in the community center gym, food and resources in the social area, and a trunk-or-treat in the alley near the building.
Neighborhood Trunk or Treat
Oct. 28
MiSide Community Impact Network will host a Neighborhood Trunk or Treat from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at MiSide, 5716 Michigan Ave., Detroit.
This is a free event with costumes and candy.
Trunk or Treat in Monroe
Oct. 29
A trunk or treat event will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 29 in the parking lot of ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics | Gynecology - Monroe on East Elm Avenue. There will be food trucks, entertainment games and candy.
Halloween Monster Bash
Oct. 29
A Halloween Monster Bash will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at Jefferson Recreation Center on Williams Road in Newport. This includes music, games and trunk-or-treat.
Admission is $3 per child.
Trunk or Treat
Oct. 29
A trunk or treat that was announced by the American Indian Health and Family Services for Oct. 29 has been canceled because of construction delays at the agency's Health and Wellness campus in Detroit.
Hall-Oween: Bewitching Hour
Oct. 29
Meadow Brook Hall will host Hall-Oween: Bewitching Hour, an adults' Halloween party, on Oct. 29. There will be "grown-up trick-or-treating," special cocktails, snacks and a lighted woodland path to explore.
This is a ticketed event; prices vary.
Detroit Fright Crawl
Oct. 29-31
Detroit Fright Crawl events for those age 21 and older are scheduled from Oct. 29 through 31. Check-in is at The Social Brews, with participants checking out the scene from Greektown to Corktown.
This is a ticketed event and wristbands will be checked.
Harvest Fest at Franklin Wright Settlements
Oct. 30
A harvest fest will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Franklin Wright Settlements on Charlevoix Street, Detroit. The party includes a DJ, costume contest, dance contest and treats.
Halloween Concert Over the Cove
Oct. 30
A Halloween Concert Over the Cove with the Kalkaska quartet will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 30 at The Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores.
This is a ticketed event.
Downtown Milan Trick or Treat
Oct. 30
The Downtown Milan Trick or Treat will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 with treat stations set up in and around Tolan Square in downtown Milan.
Hallowed Eve
Oct. 31
DABO Detroit will host its Hallowed Eve Halloween alternative party from 1 to 4 p.m Oct. 31. There will be music, games and candy at the event aimed at ages 12 and younger with their families.
Registration is required to attend.
Hallowicked 2026
Oct. 31
AEG presents Insane Clown Posse for Hallowicked 2026 on Oct. 31 at the Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit.
This is a ticketed event.
Halloween Safety Night in Sumpter Township
Oct 31
The Sumpter Township fire and police departments will host a free candy safety check and kids' winter attire giveaway from 6 to 8 p.m. at the fire station on Sumpter Road in Belleville.
Trunk or Treat at Got Chocolate
Oct. 31
A trunk or treat party will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 31 at Got Chocolate on Woodward Avenue, Highland Park.
This is a free event and will include food, music and candy.
Spooky Spectacular Halloween at Orchestra Hall
Oct. 31
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will host a Spooky Spectacular! Halloween performance with spooky sounds and music to match the occasion at 11 a.m. Oct. 31 as part of its Young People's Concert series at Orchestra Hall.
This is a ticketed event.
Downtown Dundee Halloween Bash
Oct. 31
The Downtown Dundee Halloween Bash, hosted by the Dundee Downtown Development Authority, will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the municipal parking lot in downtown Dundee. There will be cider, prizes, hot dogs and donuts.
Downtown Monroe Halloween Pub Crawl
Oct. 31
A Downtown Halloween Pub Crawl will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. at participating venues in downtown Monroe. The craw begins at 7 p.m. at The Dive Bar and The Wine and Beer Portal.
Halloween in the D
Oct. 31
More than 20 locations across Detroit, including Detroit police precincts, fire stations and other city locations will host trunk or treat events on Oct. 31 as part of the Halloween in the D celebrations. More than 30,000 people attend these events across the city.
A list of locations and times is on the city's website.
The above video originally aired on Oct. 13, 2026.
