From haunted attractions and hayrides to strolls and harvest festivals, there are plenty of fall activities to enjoy in the area.

• Detroit Zoo Fall Fest: Zoo Boo is Oct. 18-20; Jack O’ Lantern Journey with trails of illuminated pumpkin structures is Oct. 25-27; and Blake’s Market pop-up is Thursday-Sunday, through Oct. 27; at Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, https://detroitzoo.org, ticket prices vary.

• Trunk-or-Treat event: 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 18, Clarkston Independence District Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, cider and donuts (while supplies last), photo booth, https://cidlibrary.org.

• Masquerade at the Museum fundraiser: 7-11 p.m. Oct. 19, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, $40/member; $50/non-member, registration required at www.rochesterhills.org/masquerade, admission includes one alcoholic beverage ticket — additional tickets for sale at the door, ages 21+.

• Trick or Treat Downtown and Halloween Fest: Oct. 19, downtown Rochester. Children are encouraged to dress up and Trick or Treat downtown from 3:30-5 p.m., participating businesses will be marked with window signage. Trick-or-Treater traffic will be one way only on each side of Main Street. The east side will run one way north and the west side will run one way south. Halloween Fest is 5-6:30 p.m. in the Farmers Market Lot, 202 E 3rd St., Rochester, with Halloween themed goodies to purchase, downtownrochestermi.com.

• Southfield Police Department Trunk or Treat: 2-5 p.m. Oct. 20, in the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, www.cityofsouthfield.com.

• Clawson Trick or Treat Trail: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Clawson City Park, free event sponsored by Clawson Youth Assistance. Children in costume trick or treat around the wood chip trail at Clawson City Park. Treats provided by local groups and businesses. Cider and donuts at the pavilion, www.facebook.com/cityofclawson, 248-259-6208.

• Monster Mash Halloween event: 3-5 p.m. Oct. 20, The Village of Rochester Hills Festival Park, 104 N. Adams Road, Rochester Hills. DJ playing spooky tunes, themed stilt walkers, jugglers, character meet n’ greets, Bubble Witch Show and Play is at 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Paint Creek Center for the Arts will be supplying pumpkins for children to decorate for a $5 donation to benefit the Paint Creek Center for the Arts. Guests are encouraged to pre-register at TheVORH.com.

• Spook-tacular: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 22, Northville Parks and Recreation Community Center, 775 N. Center Street, Northville, northvilleparksandrec.org.

• Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 23, trick or treat stroll, pumpkin patch, Seymour Lake Park Laidler Pavilion, 2795 Seymour Lake Road, Oxford, www.oxparkrec.org, advanced registration is required for each child participating, $10 resident, $12 non-resident.

• Halloween Happiness: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 24, at the Southfield Civic Center. Designed for individuals ages 18 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the event includes music, dancing, trick-or-treating and pizza, $10/participant and $5/caregiver and preregistration is required by Oct. 18, at OaklandCountyParks.com or call 248-858-0916.

• Trail-or-Treat: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 25 Trick-or-treating along the Dodge Park #5 walking path, 4380 S. Commerce Road, Commerce Twp., next to Commerce Township Community Library, 180 E. Commerce Road, all ages haunted house in the library. Businesses and community groups are invited to set up candy stations along trail, also non-perishable food donations are being collected for Hospitality House, presented by the library and Commerce Township Parks and Recreation, https://commercetwp.com/library.

• Witches Night 2024: 5-10 p.m. Oct. 25, downtown Oxford and downtown Lake Orion, trolley rides between the two communities until 11 p.m., www.downtownoxford.info, www.facebook.com/LakeOrionDDA.

• Paddy O’Dinger’s Halloween Stroll: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Memorial Park, 31050 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak, features spooky tunnel, trick-or-treat stations, food trucks,bounce house, games, free and open to all ages, costumes encouraged, presented by the Royal Oak Leprechauns summer collegiate baseball team, www.facebook.com/RoyalOakLeprechauns.

• Trick-or-Treat-Superheroes: 4-8 p.m. Oct. 25 and noon-3 p.m. Oct. 26, Troy Historic Village, 60 W. Wattles Road, Troy, trick-or-treating, superhero decorations, games like Thor’s Hammer Toss, crafts, adv. tickets for Troy Historical Society members-$5, at the door-$7; non-members-$9, and $10 at the door, www.troyhistoricvillage.org/programs/trick-or-treat-superheroes.

• Trick-or-Treat Stroll and Monster Mash: Trick-or-treating from noon-3 p.m. Oct. 26, in downtown Berkley. Follow the map along Coolidge Hwy. and 12 Mile Road and look for participating small businesses, bring trick-or-treat bags. Coolidge will be closed from 12 Mile Road to Catalpa. Then from 2-5 p.m., join the Monster Mash with DJ, Halloween crafts and activities, performances, entertainment, down Coolidge Hwy., https://downtownberkley.com/bookley. Downtown BOO!kley! is decked out with spooky storefronts and skeletons.

• Trick-or-Treat at the Market: 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 26, at the Downtown Rochester Farmers Market, 202 E 3rd St., Rochester, DowntownRochesterMI.com.

• 2024 Trunk or Treat: 4-6:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Hope United Methodist Church, 26275 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, hosted by The Southfield Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

• Trunk or Treat: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 27, at Central United Methodist Church, 3882 Highland Road, Waterford Twp., https://waterfordcumc.org/upcoming-events/trunk-or-treat-2024.

• Annual Frightful 5K, 1K: 8:30-10:30 a.m. Oct. 27, at Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois Road, Troy, spooky costumes encouraged, all ages, https://rec.troymi.gov/news_detail_T31_R42.php.

• Angels Night Fun Fest and Lights On Trunk or Treat: 5-8 p.m. Oct. 30, for Pontiac residents at M1 Concourse, 45399 Woodward Ave., Pontiac, presented by the Pontiac Community Policing Team. The Oakland County Sheriff’s SWAT Vehicles, Mounted Unit, Marine Unit and other unique law enforcement equipment will be on display, climbing wall, music, bounce houses, food and candy, the community is welcome to register their vehicle to pass out candy, set up begins at 4 p.m., https://m1concourse.com.

• Hoedown: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Novi Parks and Recreation Cultural Services, 45175 West 10 Mile Road in Novi. Designed for individuals ages 18 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the event includes music, dancing and pizza, $10/participant and $5/caregiver and preregistration is required by Nov. 1, at OaklandCountyParks.com or call 248-858-0916.

• Skeletons are Alive Outdoor Public Art Display: Throughout the month of October, featuring life-sized themed skeletons, downtown Northville. Visitors are invited to take selfies with the skeletons and share family-friendly photos on the Downtown Northville Facebook page or Instagram (@downtownnorthville) with the hashtag #skeletonsarealive, downtownnorthville.com.

• Village Pumpkin Patch: Through the month of October, guests are encouraged to make a $5 donation via a QR Code to The Rainbow Connection for each pumpkin they pick. Pumpkins will be available at Festival Park at The Village of Rochester Hills, 104 N Adams Rd, Rochester Hills, www.RainbowConnection.org.

Corn mazes/Hay rides

• Long Family Orchard Farm & Cider Mill: 1540 East Commerce Road, Commerce Township, 248-360-3774, longsorchard.com — Hours vary, currently 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, drive-thru, while supplies last. Apples, cider and fresh produce in season. Long Family Fun Farm & Corn Maze is open 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, last tickets sold at 5 p.m.

• Friday Night Hayrides: Fridays through Nov. 1 at Heritage Park, 24915 Farmington Road, Farmington Hills, hayrides are $5; free for children younger than 2, cider and s’mores kit for $1. Hayrides start at 5:30-7 p.m., hayrides leave every half hour from the Farmington Hills Nature Center parking lot, advance registration recommended at bit.ly/3Sb4OBp, 248-473-1870, hayrides are $5, s’mores and cider kit are $1, rain or shine.

• Bonadeo Farms: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Oct. 27, Bonadeo Farms 1215 White Lake Road, Highland Twp., featuring pasteurized cider, doughnuts, pies, hayrides, pumpkin patch. Corn Maze is offered 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, adults-$10, children (ages 5-8) -$5, facebook.com/BonadeoFarm. Haunted House and Corn Field with hay ride are offered after dark to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday nights through Oct. 26, $25 per person, 248-787-4553.

• Diehl’s Orchard & Cider Mill: Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, through Oct. 31, at 1479 Ranch Road, Holly, 248-634-8981, www.diehlsorchard.com. Later in season, open noon-5 p.m. weekends, Nov. 2-24. Pre-picked apples, cider mill, doughnuts, pumpkin patch and corn maze.

• Maybury Farm: 50165 Eight Mile Road, Northville, corn maze and wagon rides are Fridays-Sundays, through Nov. 3, $15 each, and free for children younger than 2, 248-374-0200, mayburyfarm.org.

• Cook’s Farm Dairy: 2950 E Seymour Lake Road Ortonville, corn maze, hayrides on weekends, cows and pigs to watch, pumpkins to pick, ice cream, market, 248-627-3329, https://cooksfarmdairy.com.

• Upland Hills Farm Harvest Festival: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October, at 481 Lake George Road, Oxford, hayrides, pumpkin patch, farm shows, magic shows and milking a cow. Admission is $12, free for ages 2 and younger. Food truck, cider and doughnuts, and pony rides are extra fees. Harvest Moon Hayrides are 7-10 p.m. Saturdays in October, $9 each, free for ages 2 and younger, 248-628-1611, uplandhillsfarm.com.

• Blake’s Lyon Township: 61475 Silver Lake Road, South Lyon. Farm Store is open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, U-Pick is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Apples, donuts, cider, Funland with corn maze, children’s activities and animals petting farm, is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m., https://blakefarms.com, prices vary.

• Drop-in Hayrides: Noon-1 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 21, at Hess-Hathaway Park, 825 S. Williams Lake Road, Waterford Twp., not offered if raining, $5 per person, free for 2 years and younger, www.waterfordmi.gov/1329/Parks-Recreation.

Haunted attractions

• Halloween Stroll: Open Friday to Sunday evenings, through Oct. 27, Canterbury Village, 2369 Joslyn Ct., Orion Twp., immersive displays, animatronics, and whimsical characters, Scarecrow Row, Spooky Carousel House, ticket prices vary, advance purchase timed tickets at www.canterburyvillage.com, food and drinks to purchase, free parking.

• The Mythical Forest: Open Friday to Sunday evenings, through Oct. 31, Mythical Forest, 4770 Waterford Road, Clarkston, In back of Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club, walk-thru illuminated forest with life-sized animatronic mythical creatures, purchase timed tickets at www.mythicalforestmi.com, ticket prices vary.

• Immersive & Illuminated Forest Experience: Open Thursday to Sunday evenings, through Nov. 3, at Glenlore Trails, 3860 Newtown Road, Commerce Twp., “Enchanted” themed outdoor event, all-ages, tickets at GlenloreTrails.com, ticket prices vary.

• Azra Chamber of Horrors: Open select dates through Nov. 2, at 31410 John R, Bldg. 2, Madison Heights, Boo Bash, family-friendly afternoon with face painting and free candy is noon-4 p.m. Oct. 27, 734-718-0088, https://azrahaunt.com, ticket prices vary.

• Erebus Haunted Attraction: Open select dates through Nov. 2, at 18 South Perry St., Pontiac, www.hauntedpontiac.com, 248-332-7884, ticket prices vary.

• Full Moon Manor Haunted House and Corn Maze: Friday and Saturday evenings (dusk to 11 p.m.) through Oct. 26, 1215 White Lake Road, Highland Twp., $25 per person at the door, www.fullmoonmanorhauntedhouse.com.

• Rotten Manor Haunted Attraction: Opens at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays in October, and Nov. 1-2, at 13245 Dixie Hwy., Groveland Twp., www.facebook.com/RottenManor, tickets sold on site, cash only, (ATM on site). Haunted manor, forest, hayrides, ticket prices vary.

• Haunted Attractions— Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, through Oct. 31 at Blake’s Big Apple, 71485 North Ave, Armada, Zombie Paintball, a Haunted Barn, Spookyland, 3D Maze and a Haunted Hayride, www.blakefarms.com, ticket prices vary.

• Hush Haunted Attraction: Open select dates through Nov. 2, at 37550 Cherry Hill Road, Westland. Monster Meet & Greet is 2-5 p.m. Oct. 27, a family-friendly afternoon, walk through haunted houses with the lights on, meet the monsters, and collect candy, https://hushhauntedattractions.com, ticket prices vary.

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— MediaNews Group staff