Start planning a weekend full of family fun with the top kid-friendly things to do in Metro Detroit this weekend!

It’s hard to believe but this weekend starts October! Hold on to fall and check out our list of top things to do in October.

Make the most of the early evenings and check out the FREE Halloween themed Bostick Family Light Show or go for a stroll through Glenlore Trails’s CarnEVIL Haunted Forest.

Check off all the items on your fall bucket list at Wiard’s Country Fair.

Get lost in a corn maze. Here’s a family guide to corn mazes in metro Detroit.

Fire Prevention Week events kick off this weekend in Grosse Ile. Check out the Open House and check out our list of local Fire Station Open House events to find one near you.

Find a touch-a-truck event in Pontiac on Friday from 5pm to 7:30pm. Wheels and Squeals is at Hawthorne Park.

Cranbrook Institute of Science’s latest traveling exhibit debuts Sunday. Reach for the stars and learn about Galileo: Scientist, Astronomer, Visionary.

It’s fall festival season, here’s the line-up for the weekend:

If you’re looking for a little Hocus Pocus, here are uncoming events you don’t want to miss.

Are you birthday party planning? Here’s a list of 101 Awesome Birthday Party Locations in Metro Detroit.

The DNR Outdoor Adventure Center hosts a Sensory-Friendly morning on Sunday from 10am to 12pm.

Fall is here and the LittleGuide Detroit FREE digital Fall Magazine is LIVE! Find fall fun all in one place – check it out.

Here are more ideas for the weekend!

MUSEUMS

VISIT THE PLAYGROUND

INDOOR PLAY

Find more family events on our Event Calendar

Photo credit: Bostick Family Light Show