Fall/Halloween Bucket List Items to do this Spooky Season! Metro Detroit Fall Activities!

🍁 Fall in Metro Detroit is the perfect mix of cozy, colorful, and a little spooky! From cider mill visits and pumpkin picking to haunted houses, ghost tours, and festive parades, there’s no shortage of seasonal fun between September and November. Whether you’re looking for family-friendly activities, spooky thrills, or simple fall traditions like donuts and cider, our Ultimate Fall Bucket List has something for everyone. Check it out and start making memories this season!

1. Visit a cider mill for cider and donuts!
– Yates Cider Mill (Rochester Hills)
– Rochester Cider Mill (Rochester)
– Blakes Orchard & Cider Mill (Armada) (apple picking, hard cider, pumpkin patch, hayrides)
– Westview Orchards & Winery (Washington)
– Big Red Orchard (Washington)
– Verellen Orchards & Cider Mill (Washington)
– Franklin Cider Mill (Bloomfield Hills) (famous cinnamon donuts). Franklin opens on Saturday, August 30th, 2025!

2. Stroll Downtown Rochester for fall vibes and seasonal lattes.

3. Take a Fall Color Drive (Hines Drive, Kensington Metropark, Paint Creek Trail).

4. Conquer Erebus Haunted Attraction in Pontiac.

5. Go pumpkin picking at Yates Cider Mill or Three Cedars Farm.

6. Get lost in a corn maze (Maybury Farm or DeBuck’s Corn Maze).

7. Take part in Haunted Hayrides (Blake’s Haunted Big Apple, Slaughterhouse Adventure).

8. Enjoy Hallowe’en Nights at Greenfield Village (1,000+ jack-o’-lanterns).

9. Trick-or-treat at the Detroit Zoo Boo.

10. Watch scary movies at a drive-in! (Memory Lane Drive-in: Monroe, Ford Drive-in: Dearborn, US 23 Drive-in: Flint)

11. Join a Halloween Bar Crawl!

12. Listen to Ghostly Tales & storytelling!

13. Go to America’s Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Detroit.

14. Attend a Detroit Lions game or a local high school rivalry game.

15. Go to Eastern Market Brewing Co. or Atwater for fall beer & cider tasting.

16. Take fall photos at Stony Creek, Belle Isle, or Cranbrook Gardens.

17. Host a scary movie marathon (classic or family-friendly).

18. Bake Halloween cookies shaped like ghosts, bats, and pumpkins.

19. Decorate your porch with skeletons, cobwebs & pumpkins.

20. Try a group costume with family/friends.

21. Escape a horror-themed escape room.

22. Make caramel or candied apples.

23. Have a cozy fall picnic with plaid blankets and cider.

24. Host a bonfire + spooky story night.

25. Mix up DIY spooky cocktails or mocktails (bonus: add dry ice).

26. Do a Halloween craft night (painted pumpkins, wreaths, spooky signs).

27. Join a local trunk-or-treat event.

28. Drive around to look at Halloween-decorated houses.

29. Go on a sunrise or sunset hike.

30. Host a themed dinner party (fall foods or spooky night).

31. Go stargazing with a blanket & hot cocoa.

32. Run or walk in a charity 5K (like a Turkey Trot).

No matter how you like to celebrate the season—whether it’s sipping hot cider, getting lost in a corn maze, or braving a haunted house—Metro Detroit offers endless ways to enjoy fall. This bucket list is your guide to making the most of September through November, with a mix of cozy, festive, and spooky activities for every mood. Grab your flannel, gather your friends and family, and start checking off those fall adventures—you won’t want to miss a single moment!