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Halloween 2026 around Detroit + suburbs: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch Diehl's Orchard Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Holly · Daily through Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Fall festival · for little ones Detroit Harvest Fest Detroit · Oct 3–4, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Trunk-or-treat · for trick-or-treaters Oak Park Trunk or Treat Oak Park · Saturday, October 17, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Ghost tour · for a spooky night out Historically Haunted Detroit: The Dark Side of History Bus Tour Hamtramck · Select Thu–Sun dates, Oct 3–30, 2026 · Adults Only, 3 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave CarnEvil 2 at Glenlore Trails Commerce Township · Select nights Sept 18–Nov 1, 2026 · Teens+, 3 of 5 ghosts |
17 Halloween events around Detroit + suburbs are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 3 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 6 family Halloween events
- 1 trunk-or-treats
- 3 fall festivals
- 1 ghost tours
- 3 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 2, including Diehl's Orchard Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch (Holly); Wiard's Country Fair (Ypsilanti).
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Brick or Treat (Auburn Hills); Detroit Harvest Fest (Detroit); Diehl's Orchard Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch (Holly); Dundee's Pumpkin Palooza (Dundee); Halloween Stroll at Canterbury Village (Lake Orion); and 7 more.
Free events: Oak Park Trunk or Treat (Oak Park); Skeletons Are Alive (Northville).
Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Detroit + suburbs has announced official 2026 hours yet. BooMap adds them as towns announce. (Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31.)
## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)
Fans vote for Detroit + suburbs's Best Pumpkin Patch, Best for Little Goblins, Boo's Hidden Gem (small, local events only), Most Fun Overall and Most Likely to Make You Scream. One vote per category per day; winners are announced Oct. 27.
Vote: https://boomap.app/detroit/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/detroit
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Detroit + suburbs": where to go this weekend, by age and scare level.
- Trick-or-treat on a Saturday: what it means for families (and the towns that set official hours).
- Boo's Hidden Gem: the small, local events fans are rallying behind.
## Spokespeople
- Andrew Ward, creator of BooMap (his company, Toronado Entertainment, makes BooMap and Noelly); also SVP of 10 Lives Studios and a film and TV producer. As a 7th grader he built a six-room haunted house in a borrowed tent in his family's driveway, staffed by neighborhood volunteers. Recent work: the Katy Perry Lifetimes Tour concert film, a Peter Frampton documentary, Hollywood Vampires: Unleashed Spirits. producinghollywood.com
- Kristen Moss, reality TV casting director and BooMap spokesperson; a mom of two whose daughter is going as a red raptor dinosaur this year. kmosscasting.com
Media contact: hello@boomap.app