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.
