As October approaches, so does Spooky Season! One of the great things about Ypsilanti is that there is no shortage of fun, frightful Halloween events. Here are some of the upcoming ones.
Wiard’s Night Terrors
Sept. 27 through Oct. 26 on Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.
5565 Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Ticket prices vary from $33 to $63 with several options and add-ons available.
This is a haunted house type event featuring five attractions in one place! These attractions are: The Ultimate Haunted Barn, The MindShaft, The Asylum, Hayride of the Lost and Alien Caged Clowns in 3D. This was voted as a top 10 Scream Park in America by Hauntworld magazine. For more information and tickets, you can visit hauntedhousemichigan.com.
Movie after Dark: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Oct. 4, 9 p.m.
100 Market Pl, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Free entry.
This is a free movie available for all to come, watch and enjoy! This movie is rated R and about a group of Pennsylvanians running from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls. For more information you can visit ypsireal.com/ypsioctober.
Halloweekends with EMU Campus Life
Oct. 4, 9:30-12 a.m.
Cedar Point, check website for the campus meeting place.
Tickets are $30 per person and go on sale Sept. 19 at 8 p.m.
This is an all day event at Cedar Point to celebrate Halloween with their annual Halloweekends event. The ticket includes a round-trip bus ride and park entry. There will be rollercoasters, carnival games, haunted houses and lots of more fun activities. For more information, you can visit the Campus Life social media @emucampuslife or visit their website emich.edu/campus-life.
Holy Bones Festival
Oct. 4, 5-9 p.m.
Oct. 5, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
218 N Adams St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Tickets are $6.66 in advance or $10 at the gate.
This event features over 80 local artisans, a drag hour with burlesque performances rated PG-13, an 18+ drag and burlesque show after dark, food and drink vendors, and more. For more information, you can visit their website slnk.metricool.com/public/smartlink/holybonesfestival.
Evening Lantern Tours
Oct. 4 and 5, 7 p.m.
943 N River St, Ypsilanti, MI 48198.
Pay at the gate, lanterns are provided.
This event is located at the Historic Highland Cemetery and offers a tour of the grounds while listening to stories about those who rest in the cemetery with the historian James Mann. This is a family friendly event. For more information, you can visit ypsireal.com/ypsioctober.
Ypsi Freak Fest
Oct. 4, 2-10 p.m.
S. Washington St.
Oct. 5, 12 -10 p.m.
Riverside Park
Oct. 6, 3 p.m.-TBD
Wyrd Byrd
Free entry for vendor event, but other parts of the event have varying entry fees.
This event features vendors, live music, costume contests, and more. For more information, you can visit facebook.com/events/2249939452027867.
Run Scream Run
Oct. 12, 8:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.
5565 Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Tickets range $17-$45 depending on the package you choose and date you buy the tickets.
This event has a one mile, 5k and 10k. It is open to both walkers and runners. The 5k and 10k feature a mile on gravel roads inside the orchard and the rest will be on asphalt roads and a cross country course in Rolling Hills Country Park. At the end you receive a fun custom medal, chip time, official results, award eligibility, orchard discounts and cider and donuts! For more information and registration, you can visit runscreamrun.com.
It’s Alive! A Black Cat B-Movie Parody
Oct. 18-20 and October 24-26
13 N Washington St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Tickets are not yet on sale.
This is an annual event hosted by Neighborhood Theater Group. This parody is written and put on by them as part of their Black Cat Halloween series. It is an enjoyable, Ypsilanti-exclusive production. For more information and to buy tickets, visit their website ntgypsi.org.
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die! (The Musical)
Oct. 25th, 7 p.m.
October 26, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Oct. 27, 2 p.m.
Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
Nov. 1, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
76 N Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Tickets range $10 to $15 with discounts for seniors, students with ID and bridge card holders.
This event is put on by the Star Jelly Performance Company. The musical is inspired by the 1962 movie and is similar to “Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” It features dark humor, horror and music inspired by the time period as a scientist works to be the first person to perform a head transplant. This does feature mature themes and is not suitable for young children. For more information and tickets, you can visit their website brainmusical.com.
Halloween: Celestial Origins
Oct. 29, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Mark Jefferson Science Complex, Room 402, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Tickets are $5 per person.
This event is hosted by the EMU Planetarium and the speaker is Tom Kasper. At this event you will learn about the history of Halloween and how it is classified as a “cross-quarter day.” Additionally, you will learn about what constellations, stars and planets will be out for our Halloween night! For more information and to purchase tickets, you can visit emich.edu/planetarium.
