(WXYZ) — Many think fall is the best time of the year, and despite the temperatures cooling off, plenty of events still take place throughout the fall.
Here's a list of events in metro Detroit this fall.
October 17-19
Sterling Heights – Oct 18-19 – HarvestFest at Freedom Hill
Flat Rock – Oct 18 – Flat Rock Spooktacular
Grosse Ile – Oct 18 – Grosse Ile Fall Harvest Festival
Taylor – Oct 18-19 – Taylor Fall Harvest Boo Barn
Plymouth – Oct 19 – Pumpkin Palooza
Berkley – Oct 17 – Ghost Chase
Clarkston – Oct 18 – Ghost Walk
Clawson – Oct. 18 – Trick or Treat Trail
Farmington Hills – Oct 18 – Michigan Makers Market
Oak Park – Oct 18 – Trunk or Treat
Rochester – Oct 18 – Trick or Treat & Halloween Fest
Rochester Hills - Oct 17-18 – Hoot N’ Howl Hayride
Southfield – Oct 18 – Boo Bash
Waterford – Oct 18 – Arts & Crafts Show
White Lake – Oct 18 – Trunk or Treat
Lenox Twp – Oct 18 – Trunk or Treat
Mount Clemens – Oct 18 – Halloween Spooktacular
Harsens Island – Oct 18 – Harsens Island Halloween party
Port Huron – Oct 18 – Trucks & Treats
Howell – Oct 18 – Howell-Ween Trick-or-Treating
October 24-26
Canton – Oct 25 - Kids’ Halloween Stroll
Dearborn – Oct 25 – Haunted Trail
Detroit – Oct. 25 – Detroit Fall Beer Festival (Eastern Market)
Detroit – Oct 25-26 – Detroit Harvest Fest (grand opening of Ralph C. Wilson Park)
Grosse Ile – Oct 25 – Grosse Ile Halloween Parade
Taylor – Oct 24 – Hallow Palooza
Grosse Pointe Park – Oct 25 – Halloween in the Park
Northville – Oct 26 – Streets of Treats
Auburn Hills – Oct 25 – Spooktacular
Berkley – Oct 25 – Trick or Treat Stroll and Monster Mash Block Party
Beverly Hills – Oct 25 – Halloween Hoot
Birmingham – Oct 25 – Pumpkin Patch (Halloween activities)
Commerce Twp – Oct 24 – Trail-or-Treat
Farmington – Oct 26 – Halloween Fun in Downtown Farmington
Hazel Park – Oct 26 – The Haunted Hazel Park Halloween Art Fair
Lake Orion – Oct 24 – Witches Night Lake Orion & Oxford
Novi – Oct 25 – Novi Holiday Arts & Crafts Show
Oxford – Oct 24 – Witches Night
Detroit – Oct 25 – Detroit Fall Beer Festival at Eastern Market
Romeo – Oct 25 – Witches & Warlocks Return to Romeo: An Upcoming World Record Attempt
Ann Arbor – Oct 26 - Ann Arbor Trick or Treat Parade
Port Huron – Oct 25 – Murder Mayhem Trolley Tour
Howell – Oct 25 – The Legend of Sleepy Howell
October 31-November 2
Lincoln Park – Nov 1 – Pumpkin Smash
Grosse Pointe – Oct 31 – Trick or Treat in the Village
November 7-9
Brownstown Twp – Nov. 8 – Thanksgiving Candy Bar Bingo
Novi – Nov 6-8 – Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
Troy – Nov 8 – The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A Dramatic Reading
Chelsea – Nov 7-8 Wine, Women, & Shopping
Monroe – Nov 7-8 – Michigan Tattoo Convention
November 14-16
Plymouth – Nov. 14 – Main Street Boulevard Tree Lighting & Salvation Army Kettle Kick Off
Roseville – Nov 15 – Pre-Black Friday Craft and Vendor Market
November 21-23
Canton – Nov 22 – Winter Wonderland Walk
Taylor – Nov 21 – Old Time Christmas Tree Lighting
Wyandotte – Nov 21 – Wyandotte Tree Lighting & Christmas Parade
Northville – Nov 21 – Holiday Greens & Winter Market/Lighted Parde
Clarkston – Nov 22 – Holiday Market
Lake Orion (Canterbury Village) – Nov 22-23 – Christmas Around the World
Rochester – Nov 21-23 – Festival of Trees
Rochester Hills – Nov 22 – Tree-Lighting Ceremony in the Village
Lenox Twp – Nov 22 – Tree Lighting and Drone Show
Mount Clemens – Nov 22 – Santa Parade
Brighton – Nov 22 - Holiday Glow & Christmas Market
November 28-30
Flat Rock – Nov. 29 – Flat Rock Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting
Grosse Pointe – Nov 28 – Grosse Pointe Santa Clause Parade
Holly – Nov 29-30 – Lighted Parade & Tree Lighting
Milford – Nov 29 – Christmas Parade
Port Huron – Nov 28 – Sperry’s Santa Parade
Howell – Nov 28 – The Fantasy of Lights
December 5-7
Allen Park – Dec 5 – Holiday Market
Belleville – Dec 4-7 Winter Fest
Brownstown Twp – Dec 4 – Brownstown Tree Lighting
Canton – Dec 6 – Christmas in the Village
Taylor – Dec 6 – Taylor Winterfest
Trenton – Dec 6 – Trenton Christmas Parade
Grosse Pointe Park – Dec 6 – Brunch with Santa
Auburn Hills – Dec 5 – Tree Lighting Ceremony
Birmingham – Dec 5 - Holiday Treen Lighting
Birmingham – Dec 6-7 – Birmingham Winter Market
Commerce Twp – Dec 6 – Tree Lighting
Holly – Dec 6-7 – Decked out For Dickens
Lake Orion – Dec 6 – Orion Lighted Christmas Parade
Oak Park – Dec 6 – Holiday Gift-O-Rama
Oxford – Dec 5 – Soup & Sweet Stroll
Rochester – Dec 5-6 Kris Kringle Market
South Lyon – Dec 6 – Holiday Spectacular/Christmas in the Village
Sylvan Lake – Dec 5-6 - Sylvan Holiday Celebration/Tree Lighting
Wixom – Dec 5 – Tree Lighting Festival
Chesterfield Twp – Dec 6 – Village Winter Walk kicks off
Clinton Twp – Dec 6 – Christmas Aglow
Romeo – Dec (check for 2025 date) – Christmas Parade and Holiday Tree Lighting
Shelby Twp – Dec 7 – Christmas on the Frontier
Ann Arbor – Dec 5 – Midnight Madness
Chelsea – Dec 6 – Hometown Holiday Light Parade
Marine City – Dec 6 – Merrytime Christmas
December 12-14
Southgate – Dec 12 – Light up Market Center Park
Plymouth – Dec 12-14 – Christmas in Plymouth and Mistletoe Market
Clarkston – Dec 13 – Christmas Market and Parade
Holly – Dec 13-14 – God Bless Us, Every One
Novi – Dec 13 – Lunch with Santa/Shop Small Pop Up Market
Oxford – Dec 13 – Polar Express & Holiday Market
Southfield – Dec 13 – Soulful Santa
Troy – Dec 13 – Polar Party
Mount Clemens – Dec 13 – Light Parade
Monroe – Dec 14 – The Vintage Market – A White Christmas
December 19-21
Auburn Hills – Dec 19 – Winter Solstice Walk
Shelby Twp – Dec 21 – Winter Solstice Hike & Bonfire
It's also cider mill season.
Below you'll find the opening dates for cider mills throughout metro Detroit. If you have a cider mill you'd like us to add, email the information to webteam@wxyz.com.
Yate's Cider Mill
1950 E. Avon Rd. in Rochester Hills
Open now
Blake's Orchard & Cider Mill
17985 Armada Center Rd. in Armada
Open now
Blake's Lyon Township
51475 Silver Lake Rd. in South Lyon
Open now
Franklin Cider Mill
7450 Franklin Rd. in Franklin
Opens Saturday, Aug. 30
Long Family Orchards
1540 E. Commerce Rd. in Commerce Township
Open now
Parmenter's
714 Base Line Rd. in Northville
Opens Saturday, Aug. 23
Plymouth Orchards & Cider Mill
10685 Warren Rd. in Plymouth
Opens Saturday, Aug. 30
Spicer Orchards
10411 Clyde Rd. in Fenton
Open now
Stony Creek Orchard & Cider
2961 32 Mile Rd. in Bruce Township
Opens tentatively Friday, Sept. 12
Wiard's Orchards
5565 Merritt in Ypsilanti
Store opens Sept. 2
Westview Orchards
65075 Van Dyke in Washington Township
Open now
Apple Charlies
38035 S. Huron Rd. in New Boston
Open now
Pankiewicz Cider Mill
10387 Lindsey Rd. in Casco
Open now
Three Cedars Farm
7897 Six Mile Rd. in Northville
Opens Friday, Aug. 29
Diehl’s Orchard & Cider Mill
1479 Ranch Rd in Holly
Open now
Miller's Big Red Orchard
4900 32 Mile Rd. in Washington Twp.
Open now, market opens Sept. 4
