Celebrate The Holiday in Michigan

Scarecrow Festival is a family event for all ages – a fall festival featuring Scarecrow Contest | Dog Costume contest | children’s area with games/rides carnival | local and regional musical acts | Scarecrow Idol contest, and many other events.

Each fall West Michigan gathers Riverside Park Grand Rapids for Octoboerfest! A festival the celebrates BEER, well not really. The celebration of Oktoberfest started in Bavaria (southern Germany) but has become loved all around the world as a celebration of good beer, good food, and warm camaraderie among friends.

The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership is thrilled to announce the Downtown Kalamazoo SkeleTour - a month-long celebration during October in downtown Kalamazoo. Downtown streets are adorned with skeletons representing great local businesses. From creepy and scary to funny and silly, there's a skeleton for every taste!

Factory of the Dead is Saginaw's LARGEST Haunted House located at 906 Lapeer Ave. in Downtown Saginaw, MI. Just blocks from the DOW Event Center.

Allegan County, Michigan is situated among the rolling farmlands, grasslands, forests, lakes, and streams of the southwestern portion of the Lower Peninsula. It is an area of incredible scenic beauty and historical significance, with many parts of the county existing much as they did 100 years ago.

Enjoy the fruits and foliage of Harbor Country VISIT THE DINGES’ FARM | Walk through our fields and PICK YOUR OWN PUMPKINS

Western's Tree Farm in Applegate Michigan is a 3rd generation family owned business for 60 years. In addition to Christmas Trees they make their own Wreaths, Garland, Porch Pots and Christmas Crafts. Enjoy a Horse drawn and tractor hayride, visit Santa, and check out their Craft Shop.

Choose from a variety of our trees:

Clinton Michigan draws tens of thousands of visitors to their little village next to the River Raisin in northeastern Lenawee County each fall. What began as a way to help local merchants attract business in 1973 has grown to a three day extravaganza!

Take a lantern-lit journey into a living snow globe filled with live music, skating, fireworks and tons of winter wonder during America’s premier celebration of the season.

Bestmaze is located 20 miles east of Lansing just off Interstate 96.

GET CUSTOM MAP & DIRECTIONS FROM YOUR HOUSE. Go to www.mapquest.com and enter 3803 Noble Rd. Williamston MI 48895 as destination.

Welcome to Montrose Orchards! Still owned and operated by the Hill family, Montrose Orchards is a third generation farm. The orchard is nearly 200 acres strong with primary crops being apples, pumpkins, pears, asparagus, blueberries, strawberries, and cherries.

Offering 20 acres of choose-&-cut or fresh pre-cut Christmas trees from the following varieties: Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir and Scotch Pine. Garland, wreaths and living trees also available. Saws, shaking and wrapping service. We may be small, but our well-groomed farm and beautiful trees are sure to keep you coming back.

Thousands of lights create an extraordinary holiday display at the annual Wonderland of Lights! Take a stroll around the zoo, enjoy holiday music, and marvel at the twinkling light displays during this series of magical Michigan winter evenings. Grab a goodie bag for children as you leave to take home and enjoy.

Come celebrate 101 years of a magical tradition in downtown Harbor Springs at the Christmas Tree Lighting. This is one of the most unforgettable ways to start off the holiday season!

Every Friday and Saturday in October the S.S. City of Milwaukee transforms into the Manistee Ghost Ship! This tour will satisfy anyone looking for that fall “scare” For more information on the ghost ship, or the S.S. City of Milwaukee, visit their website at: www.carferry.com

DAYTIME EVENTS
Freshest Donuts - It's always time to make the donuts in the Bonadeo Farms kitchen. You can even watch your donuts being made right in front of you.

The Blast Corn Maze in Dexter Michigan has a 10 acre field of corn with 3 1/2 miles of trails. It has 3 exits – short, medium, and full maze to accommodate all corn maze enthusiasts. We have a Corn Maze Express map with marks that you will be able to purchase to help you through the maze.

America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Art Van, one of the country’s oldest and most celebrated Parades, will step off at 9:00 a.m. on Woodward Avenue and Kirby and end at Woodward Avenue and Congress. Hundreds of thousands of parade-goers will be watching as the Parade makes its way down Woodward Avenue.