The 2025 Un-X Halloween Season Spooky Guide- MICHIGAN
- Violet Wisdom
- Sep 22
- 2 min read
From legendary haunted houses and terrifying ghost hunts to family friendly Halloween themed events, we have you covered this Halloween Season.
Events & Tours
Community Ghost Stories- St. Ignace
Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society presents true stories and history of UP ghosts, mysteries, monsters and more. Will also share selections of books Yoopernaturual Haunts and Great Lakes Monsters and Mysteries.
October 28, 7-8 pm
October 16-18, 7:30 pm
Witches Night Out- Alpena
Shopping specials, adult scavenger hunt, music and more
October 17, 5pm
Highland Cemetery Evening Lantern Tours- Ypsilanti
October 3-26 (website states family friendly) $10 cash at gate
Tours of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Michigan Bell Building and Peck Building
Dates/Time & Tickets in link (Site has chat available for information)
Top Haunted Locations
Eloise Asylum- Westland
Abandoned psychiatric hospital, was once largest in the United States
Over 7,000 graves, activity documented: apparitions and screams
The Whitney Mansion- Detroit
Circa 1894, apparitions and flickering lights
Currently a restaurant
Doherty Hotel- Clare
Former speakeasy, mafia meeting site. Woman’s voice recorded
Terrace Inn & 1911 Restaurant- Petoskey
Victorian era Inn- “Ghost files” available at front desk
Mission Point Resort- Mackinac Island
Island European exploration dates back to 18th century
Morton House Museum- Benton Harbor
Circa 1849
Pere Cheney- Ghost Town (Only cemetery remains)
Stories state the former village is cursed by a witch that was banished to the woods.
Sounds of laughing children have been heard, mysterious handprints found on vehicles, figures, glowing orbs and strange lights seen.
Acocks Medical Center- Between Marquette and Negaunee
Brick buildings Circa 1930s, former tuberculosis hospital
Thunder Bay Inn & Big Bay Point Lighthouse B&B- Big Bay
Family Friendly
Witching Hour: Glenlore Trails- Commerce Township
Interactive magic wands (for purchase)
Creatures, witches, spells and more through forest paths
Tickets & dates/time in link above
Costume parties, trick-or-treating, music, Haunted Trail & Maze
Over 5,000 hand carved Jack O’ Lanterns
Pumpkin Rage Room, Glow golf, S’more Zone & Trike Racing
October 3-5, 9-12, 15-19, 21-31, 6:30-8:30 Tickets in Link Above
Fright Fest- Carsonville: Jellystone Park
Haunted house, campground trick-or-treating, site decorating contest, costume contest. Crafts and games with the characters of Jellystone Park
October 3-5 check link for more information
Freak Fest- Mt. Pleasant
Vendors, crafts, games, costume contest & pumpkin decorating contest
October 18, 3-6 pm
Candy for trick-or-treaters in downtown Traverse City transformed into a spooky wonderland
October 25, 10-11:30
Over 50 characters including the Grim Reaper and the Headless Horseman, literary vignettes, music, treats, lights and sound effects.
October weekends- Tickets, dates/times in link above
Halloween Bash, Fulton Street Market- Grand Rapids
Vendors, food, music, games and activities
October 5, 3-7pm
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