Halloween in Oakland County, Oct. 22-25: Troy safety bash, Witches' Nights, downtown trick-or-treats

The last full weekend before Halloween is packed across Oakland County, with police-hosted trunk-or-treats, two Witches' Nights and trick-or-treating in a string of downtowns. Here's what's on from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25.

Times and costs are listed where organizers or other outlets have published them. For everything else, check the host's website before you go.

The forecast

Sunshine is expected all week, WDIV meteorologist Christina Burkhart forecast Sunday. Highs should be in the mid-60s Monday and Tuesday and the mid- to upper 60s Wednesday and Thursday, then settle in the low to mid-60s Friday through Sunday, with lows in the low to mid-40s. The forecast didn't mention rain.

Thursday, Oct. 22

• Troy Police Halloween Safety Bash, 5 to 8 p.m., Troy Police Department on Big Beaver Road. Families register the number of trick-or-treating children and pick a preferred time slot through the event notice on the department's Facebook page, according to CBS Detroit. The Oakland County Times lists an Emergency Vehicle Trunk-or-Treat in Troy the same day.
• Library events: Halloween Hoopla at the Wixom Public Library, Spookiness Unscripted at the Novi Public Library and Strange, Spooky, Wicked Michigan at the Ferndale library, according to the Oakland County Times.
• Mystery Dinner at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester Hills, according to the Times.

Friday, Oct. 23

• Downtown Holly Mischief and Magic.
• Halloween Storybook Stroll at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library.
• Wildcraft: Bonfire Magic at Wint Nature Center.
• Creepy Cheapy at The Crofoot in Pontiac, Friday and Saturday.
• Royal Oak Schools Fall Family Festival and All-District Games, according to the district's website.
• Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak runs 3 to 8:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Tickets are required for ages 2 and up, and parking is $8 per vehicle, according to CBS Detroit.

Saturday, Oct. 24

• Birmingham Pumpkin Patch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Shain Park. Food trucks, story time, music and kids' activities, according to CBS Detroit.
• Auburn Hills Spook-tacular, noon to 2 p.m., with trick-or-treating at downtown businesses, according to CBS Detroit.
• Witches' Nights in downtown Lake Orion and downtown Oxford.
• Downtown trick-or-treating and parties: the Boo Bash in downtown Milford, the Monster Mash Block Party in downtown Berkley, Trick or Treat in downtown Ferndale, and Trick or Treasure and the Pub-Kin Crawl in downtown Clawson.
• Farmington: the Hollywood Haunt Bar Crawl and Thrill the World.
• Parks and nature centers: Ortonville Treats & Trails at Brandon Township Community Park, the Halloween Hoot at Beverly Park in Beverly Hills, Jack-O-Lanterns Among the Trees at Troy's Stage Nature Center, and apple cider pressing at Wint Nature Center.

Unless noted, Saturday's listings come from the Oakland County Times.

Sunday, Oct. 25

• Southfield Police Department Trunk or Treat, 1 to 4 p.m., Southfield Pavilion on Evergreen Road. It's free and held rain or shine, according to CBS Detroit.
• Meadow Brook Hall-oween at Meadow Brook Hall on the Oakland University campus, with trick-or-treat stations, games and crafts. It's ticketed, according to CBS Detroit.
• Walled Lake Trunk or Treat.
• Trick or Treat at Glenlore Trails in Commerce Township.
• Oxford library Trick-or-Treat: Candy & Crafts.
• Birmingham Farmers Market end-of-season celebration.

Sunday listings without a source noted come from the Oakland County Times.

Earlier in the week and beyond

• Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Seymour Lake Township Park in Oxford. It's ticketed and for ages 12 and younger, according to CBS Detroit.
• Haunted attractions Erebus in Pontiac and CarnEvil 2 at Glenlore Trails run on selected dates into early November, CBS Detroit reported.

For last weekend's events, see our Oct. 17-18 roundup. Early voting also starts Saturday, Oct. 24. Here's where and when to vote early. Have an event we should list? Send it to news@oaklandcountyjournal.com.

This story uses reporting from CBS Detroit, the Oakland County Times and WDIV/ClickOnDetroit, and information from Royal Oak Schools.