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Featured Events
- Tinkering For Tots @ The Henry Ford Museum (Dearborn)
- FREE ‘Bedtime Stories’ with Calvin Johnson @ Gardner White (Warren)
- FREE Admission @ Detroit Historical Museum (Detroit)
- Greater Detroit Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show @ Macomb Community College (Detroit)
- Charlotte’s Web On Stage @ Music Hall Center (Detroit)
- Pumpkin Plunge @ Saline Recreation (Saline)
- Encanto Characters @ Fairytale Fun Place (Clarkston)
- FREE DIY Workshops @ Lowe’s (multiple locations)
- Sensory Friendly Movie: Hotel Transylvania 2 @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
- Funtober @ Hess-Hathway Park (Waterford)
- Train Rides @ Heritage Park Petting Farm (Taylor)
- Short film Workshop For Teens @ Boll Family YMCA (Detroit)
- Cider In The City @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- Music, Art, Creativity! Free Concerts & Classes @ Palmer Park Log Cabin (Detroit)
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- Virtual Live Drop-In Q&A: Wednesday @ 12:30pm
Fire Open Houses
- Milan – Tuesday @ 6pm
- Milford (Plus Trunk or Treat) – Wednesday @ 6pm
- Wayne – Saturday @ 9am
- Livonia – Saturday @ 10am
- Harrison – Saturday @ 10am
- Canton – Saturday @ 11am
- Birmingham – Saturday @ 1pm
- Sterling Heights – Sunday @ 11am
- Bloomfield Township – Sunday @ 11am
- North Oakland – Sunday @ 12pm
- Grand Blanc – Sunday @ 12pm
- Howell – Sunday @ 1pm
- Ferndale – Sunday @ 2pm
Fall Festivals:
- Faith & Blue Festival (Monroe): Friday
- Night of The Dragon Festival @ Stoy Creek Metropark (Shelby Township): Friday & Saturday
- Stone Wall Pumpkin Festival (Rochester Hills): Saturday
- Fall Fest @ The Petting Farm (Ann Arbor): Saturday
- Harvest Festival @ Crosswinds Marsh (New Boston): Saturday
- Appleumpkin Festival (Tecumseh): Saturday & Sunday
Halloween Events:
- Hallowe’en @ Greenfield Village (Dearborn)
- Zoo Boo @ Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Halloween Walk @ The Art Attic (Plymouth)
- Pumpkins Lanterns & Leaves @ Matthaei Botanical Gardens (Ann Arbor)
- Friendly Forest @ Clintonwood Park (Clarkston)
- Trick or Treat on the Farm @ Carousel Acres (South Lyon)
- Tot Halloween @ Lake St. Clair Metropark (Harrison Twp.)
Cider Mills
- Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill (Armada)
- Franklin Cider Mill (Bloomfield Hills)
- Wiard’s Orchards & Country Fair (Ypsilanti)
- Blake’s South Lyon (South Lyon )
- Three Cedars Farm (Northville)
- Parmenters Cider Mill (Northville)
- Dexter Cider Mill (Dexter)
- Spicer Orchards (Fenton)
- Plymouth Orchard’s & Cider Mill (Plymouth)
- DeBuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch (Belleville)
- Stony Creek Orchard & Cider Mill (Romeo)
- Japan Festival (Novi)
Hands-On Museums
- Sloan Museum of Discovery (Flint)
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (Ann Arbor)
- Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
- DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
Indoor Fun
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)
- Yoyo’s Fun Center (Clinton Township)
- Dinoland (Madison Heights)
- Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Bounce It Up (Livonia)
- Kidcadia (Dearborn)
Nature Centers + Classes
- Indian Springs Discovery Center (White Lake)
- Leslie Science and Nature Center (Ann Arbor)
- Hawk Woods Nature Center (Auburn Hills)
- Farmington Hills Nature Center
- Howell Nature Center
- Red Oaks Nature Center (Madison Heights)
- Sterling Heights Nature Center
- West Bloomfield Nature & Recreation Center
Photo: Chandler Park, Detroit