Fall events: Oct. 23-31

Compiled by Yana McGuire | Staff Writer

Fall Activities

Trick or Treat Downtown Ypsilanti Dance Party

Oct. 27 | 4-6 p.m.

Yours Truly Event Venue | 114 W Michigan Ave. Ypsilanti

DJ Nitro will spin the hits from this costume dance party. The best costume wins a prize. Refreshments will be available. Admission is $5.

Blast Corn Maze

Oct. 25 | 5-9 p.m.

Nixon Farms | 6175 Daly Rd. Dexter

Loads of fall activities are being offered, including yard games, pedal cars and hayrides. Need pumpkins? There is a U-pick pumpkin patch to supply your needs. The corn maze is 3.5 miles long with multiple exits along the way.

Wiard’s is the oldest continually family-owned business in Michigan. Wiard’s Orchard | Wiards.com

Wiard’s Orchard Country Fair

Oct. 23-27 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Wiard’s Orchard | 5565 Merritt Rd. Ypsilanti

Enjoy the best fall activities in Michigan, such as U-pick apples, wagon rides and apple cannons. Homemade cider and doughnuts are also available. Weekday tickets are $18. Weekend tickets are $25.50

Haunting Fun

Halloween Spooky Skate

Oct. 27 | 12:30-2:30 p.m

The Veterans Memorial Park Ice Arena | 2150 Jackson Ave. Ann Arbor

This spooky-themed skating event will surely be a frighteningly good time. Dress up in your favorite Halloween costume to enter a contest for a prize. Skates will be available to rent for $3, or you can bring your own. Admission for adults is $6, and for children and seniors, it is $5.

Haunt at the Roxbury

Oct. 31 | 7-9:30 pm

Haunt at the Roxbury | 7410 Roxbury Dr. Ypsilanti

Haunting photo opportunities with an interactive display are this year’s theme for the popular Haunt at the Roxbury event. There will be live actors to enhance the fear of the night. Hygiene products and non-perishable food are welcomed as donations to the Hope Clinic Pantry in Ypsilanti.

The Quirk Mausoleum has been in Highland Cemetrary since 1906. Dwight Burdette | Wikimedia Commons

Highland Cemetery Evening Lantern Tours

Oct. 25-27 | 7 p.m.

Highland Cemetery | 943 N River St. Ypsilanti

Take a chilling two-hour tour of the land of the dead with local historian, James Mann. Hear stories about the people who now rest in a cemetery that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Admission is $10 cash only. Pay at the gate.

On Campus

Masked & Unmasked: Poetry Open Mic

Oct. 30 | 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Bailey Library | Active Learning Zone

Students are welcome to perform or listen to Halloween-themed poems. Want to perform but don’t have a poem? Pick a poem from the basket and join in on the fun.

Una Celebracion del Dia de Muertos

Reception Oct. 30 | 2-4 p.m.

SC | 2nd floor

Join the Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science Department and Office of Diversity & Inclusion in creating a community ofrenda to celebrate Day of the Dead. Visit the reception on Oct. 30 for an ofrenda open house with traditional eats, information about Day of the Dead, and celebration. Ofrenda opens Oct. 28 to Nov. 1.

“Creative Collective” an Open Interdisciplinary Student Creative Community

Oct. 31 | 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Garrett’s | Student Center

Artists of all styles will gather to showcase their work with a Halloween theme. If you would like to present, please email juesquivel@wccnet.edu for more information.

Pumpkins display during Halloweekends near the Corkscrew at Cedar Point. Gregory Varnum | Wikimedia Commons

Cedar Point – Halloweekends Trip

Oct. 26 | 9-12 a.m.

Cedar Point

Celebrate Halloween with your classmates at Cedar Point. A Charter bus ride leaves WCC at 9 a.m. and returns at 12 a.m. The trip includes general admission to the park and an all-day drink wristband. Grab your tickets at the cashier’s office.