Halloween in Grand Rapids

Autumn Family Activities in Michigan’s Farm Garden at Meijer Gardens invite young guests and their families to experience the sights, textures and rhythms of the fall harvest through interactive, drop-in activities. Fridays-Sundays in October.

Board The Great Pumpkin Train  , a West Michigan family tradition, for a riotous ride with a wacky cast of singing and dancing characters, plus a fun gift from and candy from The Pumpkin and her sidekicks at the end of your ride. October Saturdays & Sundays.

Zoo Goes Boo is nine days of trick-or-treating, costumes, otherworldly entertainment  and more at John Ball Zoo. Oct 31-Nov 1.

The Care Carnival at Union High School is a free, fully accessible community celebration for children with disabilities and their families. There will be games, candy, food, resources and a costume contest. Oct 31.

Kids can dress up and gather goodies without going from house to house at these trunk or treat and business trick or treat events:

Northeast:

• Grand Valley Trunk or Treat and Chili Cookoff, Oct 30

Northwest:

• LaFontaine Ford Trick n Treat, Oct 28

• Westside Trunk or Treat, Oct 29

Southeast:

• Deep Roots 2026 Trunk-or-Treat, Oct 30

• GR Skate Trunk or Treat, Oct 31

• Lowell Moose Lodge Trunk or Treat, Oct 31

Southwest:

• Trunk or Treat en el Barrio, Oct 30

• Zeeland’s Trick or Treat on Main Street, Oct. 30

• Grandville Baptist Church Trunk or Treat, Oct 31

• American Legion Post 179 Trunk or Treat, Oct 31

These events and attractions offer fun for all ages:

Autumn Weekends at Meijer Gardens offer live music, immersive family activities, festive traditions and a harvest beer garden on October Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

The Spooky Forest at Cannonsburg Ski Area is a family-friendly Halloween trail walk blending eerie excitement with festive fun. Oct. 29-30.

TreeRunner HallowGlow at TreeRunner Grand Rapids Adventure Park invites you to climb through treetop courses surrounded by vibrant colors and a festive atmosphere. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from Oct. 2-31.

Boo Bash! at RiverTown Crossings Mall in Grandville offers mall-wide trick-or-treating, a DJ and dancing, costume contest, photo ops and more. Oct 31.

Dave & Buster’s Kentwood Boo Bash includes a pancake banquet, costume contest, scavenger hunt, coloring, Monster mash music and more. Oct 31.

The 14^th annual Alger Heights Halloween 5K invites you to wear a costume and run, jog, walk or stroll through a scenic city neighborhood on Halloween morning. You must register for the race but the costume contest is open to everyone. Oct 31.

Boo Ball is a two-day Halloween street soccer experience featuring fast-paced small-sided soccer, costumes and music at The underground in Wyoming. Come for the High School Boo Ball tournament on Oct 30 and the Youth Boo Ball tournament the next morning (Oct 31).

Friendship Miles Glide with Pride: HALLOWEEN is a morning of movement, celebration and community in honor and support of the city’s LGBTQIA+ family. Enter a 1.5-mile walk, 1-mile beginner run, 3-mile run or 6-mile run then enjoy snacks, coffee, mimosas and community connection after. At downtown GR’s Gazelle Sports Oct 31.

Test your fear factor on a trek through hair-raising attractions and spooky city streets:

Experience 50,000 sq. ft. of pure terror at The Haunt  – a Grand Rapids Halloween tradition for 25 years. This year’s event features five insane themes. Sep 25-26, Oct 2-3, 9-11, 15-18, 22-25 and 29-31, with Blackout Nights Nov 6-7.

New Salem Corn Maze  dares you to enter the Haunted Corn Maze or the two twisted trails in the Witches Woods. Fridays & Saturdays from Sep 26-Oct 31. A Daytime Corn Maze on Sundays is appropriate for younger ones.

The Haunted Forest at Cannonsburg Ski Area is a trail walk where you’ll encounter deranged clowns, dark demons and a butcher slaughter zone. Not for the faint of heart! Oct 29-30.

The Haunting of Storybrook Hollow, once featured on ABC-TV’s “The Great Halloween Fright Fight,” is a private home whose front and back yards are filled with characters and exhibits each Halloween. Opens early mid-October at 4970 Biddeford Dr NW in Comstock Park.

The Hot Cider Hustle at Millenium Park offer half-marathon, 10K & 5K distances over a fast and flat course – and caramel apples and hot apple cider at the finish line. Oct 31.

Learn about the city’s ghostly history on a guided ghost tour from Paranormal Michigan , Tours Around Michigan and/or Grand Rapids Ghost Tours.

Ghosts of Grand Rapids: Explore the Haunted Past! is an outdoor exploration game featuring 10 haunted locations across downtown GR – use your smartphone to guide you and find wandering spirits. Play at your own pace or compete with friends, anytime.

The Comedy Project hosts a Halloween Sketch Comedy Show Oct 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31. 

Log Cabin Lodge hosts its annual Halloween Bash featuring rock cover band Project 90s. Come dressed in your finest costume – bonus points if its 90s themed – for a chance to win awesome prizes. Oct 30.

Grand Rapids Symphony present Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert – watch the film on the big screen while the Symphony performs the score. Oct 30 & 31.

Spruced Studio in northeast GR offers an array of DIY workshops: A Hauntingly Good Charcuterie Workshop (Oct 29) and Spooktacular Kids’ Craft Day! (Oct 30 & 31).

All Hallows Eve Gathering: Mullein Intention Torches is a hands-on workshop in creating a traditional mullein torch (aka a witch’s candle). At Gathered Botanicals Oct. 31.

Tandy Leather on 28^th Street is conducting a Mini Leather Pumpkin Class on Oct 30 and a Candy Corn Charm Bag Class on Oct 31. They provide all the materials, you just bring a snack and a drink.

Three Blue Brushes presents a Glitter & Glam Pumpkins workshop where you’ll turn an ordinary faux pumpkin into a spectacular piece of fall décor. Oct 31.

Brush Studio Paint & Sip leads an All Hallows Eve Paint Night on Oct 29, a Zombify Your Love Paint-Your-Date Night on Oct 30 and a morning Pumpkin Bouquet paint party on Oct 31.

The Gasolina Halloween Party is part of a nationwide perreo featuring the sounds of classic and current reggaeton, dembow, Latin, dance and more for all to enjoy. GLC Live at 20 Monroe, Oct 30.

The B.O.B. in downtown GR hosts Monsters, Magic & Martians – A Halloweekend Costume Party, offering costume contests, themed drinks, DJs, entertainment across five venues and more. Oct 30 & 31.

The Underground Lounge + Patio is going all in on Halloween with a two-night celebration: Spellbound: A Devil’s Night Affair (Oct 30) features music by Michigan’s own Prim & Kavic, live painting and an artwork vendor; and A Nightmare on Bridge Street (Oct 31) includes music and a costume contest.

Hocus, Pocus & Bingo, Boo! at downtown GR’s Sugar Bar includes a mystery mall, wild plants, outrageous bingo and a costume contest. Oct 31.

Lilith Fair’s Feral Freakshow includes a public art market inside the downtown GR beauty salon from 6-9:30pm and a ticketed 18+ drag, burlesque and pole dance show from 8:30-11pm. A costume contest, too! Oct 31.

The Halloween Party at Founders Brewing Co. offers free live music, a costume contest and prizes. Oct 31.

Club 1031 transforms Gimme’s Par & Grill in downtown GR into a high-energy Halloween dance party headlined by DJ AB, complete with a costume contest and late-night food. Oct 31.

Downtown GR’s The Intersection music venue presents Bingo Loco: Halloween (Oct 24), featuring spooky bingo, a costume contest, dancing and more; Harryween: Harry Styles Dance Night (Oct 29), showcasing the music of Harry and his pop peers; and Daft Disko: A French House & Disco Halloween (Oct 31), inspired by the music of Daft Punk, Stardust and many more.

The JW Marriott Grand Rapids hosts its annual Just Wicked Halloween party featuring delicious drinks, intriguing entertainment and a “’Til Death Do Us Part” costume contest with prizes for ultimate gothic wedding ensemble, most captivating couple and best dressed in black. Oct 30.

Dancin’ with the Devils is a Halloween party featuring live music by Garbage Angel, pop-up performances, dancing, Halloween activities and a costume contest at The Pyramid Scheme Oct 30.

The Polish Hall of Horrors at 6^th Street Hall is a Simpsons-themed Halloween party with costume contest, pool and shuffleboard tournaments, and outdoor showings of two movies: Hocus Pocus and The Craft. Oct 30.

The West Michigan Social Club/SpeakEZ Lounge Halloween Bash features a dance floor, DJ, costume contes, phot-op area and more. Oct 30.

Armentality Arts Center hosts Enchanted Masquerade, its annual Halloween dance party – with costume contest – for adventurous grown-ups. Oct 31.

Chvrch – A Dark Dance Experience is a Goth Bacchanal at downtown GR’s Fountain Street Church. Oct 31.

The Grand Celebration Center presents the 4^th annual Gems n Genetics Festival featuring a costume contest, live music, DJs, a dance floor, arts & crafts, and more. Oct 31.

Role Play, Play, Roll: A Comedy D&D-Inspired Halloween Adventure at Grimsby Hollow Meadery welcomes the Rapid Fire Improv troupe for a funny, horror-themed fantasy adventure shaped by audience choices. Costumes encouraged – the best will win an award. Oct 31.

Costumes & Cocktails at IDC, the “secret” bar in downtown GR’s Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, features a DJ spinning beats and spooky cocktails. Oct 31.

Dave & Buster’s Kentwood Moonlight Mixer offers a food banquet, costume contest, Monster Mash music and more. Oct 31.

Local rock, funk, pop & punk band Trapped on Mars plays at the Firebird Bar GR Halloween spooktacular, which also features a costume contest. Oct 31.

Hipster Disco presents Sacred Hearts: Dead Lovers Society, featuring a dance party with DJs, costume contest, live art installations/activations and live tattooing. Costumes mandatory! At Four Star Theatre Oct 31.

Twerk or Treat 4 at The Pyramid Scheme invites you to dance the night away with DJs Omega Supreme, Composition,  Deeechild and Jodi Dro. This event has sold out the three previous years, so get your tickets now. Oct 31.

Halloween Night at SILVA offers house music from SMITHERS and SAINT.10 along with all the creepy, weird, wonderfully unexpected energy you’ve come to expect from SILVA. Oct 31.

Uptown GR cocktail bar Hard Times hosts Scream, Queens!, a Halloween dance party with 10 DJs, killer costumes, cheap drinks and scary movies on TV. Oct 31.

WUBZ Shop of Horrors at Rapid River Stillhouse features a costume contest and performances by Ether, JED, S’moores and KVPE. Oct 31.

Round up your boo crew, show off your costume and prepare for a night of creepy cocktails and bar-hopping fun on The Halloween Bar Crawl, Oct 30 & 31.

A different Halloween Bar Crawl takes place on Oct. 24 and Oct. 31, with included drinks, exclusive specials and a free after party, all within a walkable nightlife experience.

Apples and pumpkins and corn mazes, oh my! Family farms and farm markets are closing out the 2026 harvest with an October full of flavor, fun and occasional frights:

Check out of the best places to pick your own apples and enjoy fresh-made apple cider (with or without donuts). Your taste buds will thank you.

15 Minutes or Less from Downtown GR:

The 2026 corn maze at Robinette’s Apple Haus & Winery  celebrates the legendary Dolly Parton. Robinette’s also offers u-pick apples, hayrides, a petting zoo, jumping pillow, fall cider, donuts and, for the adults, wine and hard cider made right on the farm. Open 7 days a week from  Sep 1-Nov 8.

Fall Fun Land activities at Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm  include a corn maze, playground, farm animals, bounce pad, wagon ride, barrel train, u-pick apples and a pumpkin patch. There’s a festival every weekend in October: Oktoberfest (Oct 2-3), Dogs & Donuts (Oct 9-11), Hometown Heroes (Oct 16-18), Pumpkin Smash n Bash (Oct 23-25) and Pumpkin Palooza (Oct 30-Nov 1).

Pick your own pumpkins starting the first weekend in October at Wells Orchards. Wagon rides through the orchards are offered every Saturday in October, and just-picked apples, gourds, Indian corn, hardy mums, straw bales and more are available Mondays-Saturdays.

The Back 40 at Schwallier’s Country Basket in Sparta includes a corn maze, jumping pads, mega slide, apple cannons, zipline, pedal car race track, straw mountain and snack shack. The Back 40 is open Saturdays and Sundays, while Schwallier’s farm market is open seven days a week from Sep 8-Oct 31.

20-25 Minutes from Downtown GR:

The Deep Roots Produce Farm  Corn Maze in Caledonia features three trails varying in length and difficulty (open Sep. 5-Nov 1). 

The 10-acre Giant Maize Quest at Fruit Ridge Hayrides  features a raceway theme this year and incorporates fun, challenging interactive games for all ages. Bring your flashlight once night falls. There’s a one-acre mini corn maze for younger children, plus u-pick pumpkins and squash, hayrides, pony rides and rides on a pig train or fire engine. Open Fridays-Saturdays in October.

The corn maze at Rasch Cherry & Apple Market, open Aug-Sep, celebrates America’s 250^th birthday this year. September Saturdays feature a Movie in the Maze, and October Saturdays offer an after-dark Haunted Harvest Maze. Rasch also has a sunflower trail, u-pick and fresh-picked apples, apple cider and cider slushies, fresh-baked donuts and other goodies, and more.

A corn maze is just the beginning of the fun at Post Family Farm – there’s also hayrides, train rides, u-pick pumpkins, friendly farm animals, bonfires, apple cannons, zip lines, homemade pumpkin donuts, fresh fall cider and more. Monday-Saturday from Sep 12-Nov 7.

Beyond the Barn at Lowell’s Orchards at Red Barn  includes a corn maze, yard games, petting farm, tractor tire mountain, and u-pick apples and pumpkins. Also on site: donuts, pizza, ice cream hard cider and more.

Tackle a 10-acre corn maze ­– there are both long and short routes –  ride a wagon train or barrel train, pick pumpkins and shop for fresh baked goods and just-picked produce at Heidi’s Farmstand & Bakery  in Lowell.

Halloween is on a Saturday this year – come early and/or stay late to experience more of Grand Rapids:

It’s the last weekend to see the vibrant glass sculptures of artist Dale Chihuly in the outdoor gardens at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. The outdoor exhibition, CHIHULY at Meijer Gardens, ends Sunday, Nov 1 – but an indoor exhibition, CHIHULY: Radiant Forms, which features 40 years of iconic works and original drawings, has been extended through Jan 10, 2027.

It’s also the final weekend to take in Mums at Meijer Gardens. Michigan’s largest chrysanthemum display features thousands of mums alongside pumpkins, gourds, ornamental grasses and creative floral arrangements. Ends Oct 31.

Celebrate Halloween at the circus – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily present The Greatest Show on Earth at Van Andel Arena, Oct 20-Nov 1.

Explore three floors of fascinating history, science and culture exhibits at the Grand Rapids Public Museum  – including Unseen Oceans, which takes you on a journey from the oceans’ sunlit surfaces to their inky depth.

Visit the Grand Rapids Art Museum for a chilling exhibition reflecting on the U.S. prison system – Julie Green: The Last Supper features nearly 1,000 hand-painted ceramic plates illustrating the final meal choices of people on death row here in the United States.

Get a jump start on your gift shopping – the Merchants and Makers Holiday Market at historic Fulton Street Market features 120+ talented makers showcasing their unique products, plus live music and food trucks. Nov 1.

Try Halloween- and fall-themed beers along the Beer City Ale Trail. Download the Beer City Brewsader® app before you go and use it to check in to 8 or more breweries to get a FREE t-shirt! Local distilleries and cideries area also embracing the season with an array of delicious drinks.

Find out why Grand Rapids is considered one of America’s best foodie cities at breweries with great food, restaurants with great vegan options, pet-friendly restaurants, themed restaurants, breakfast restaurants, burger spots, pizza places, taco joints and more. There are 1,200+ dining options around town!

Get a jump-start on your holiday gift list (or pick up some day-after deals on Halloween supplies) with the best shopping between Chicago and Detroit – in mega malls, neighborhood boutiques, art galleries, vintage shops and more. Start with the 100+ stores in walkable downtown Grand Rapids.

Play in our Grand Outdoors – hike and bike hundreds of miles of land and water trails, get in a last few rounds of golf and a few last games of outdoor pickleball. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ve got plenty of things to do inside.