Halloween Events Near East Lansing 2026

Your guide to the best Halloween events near East Lansing

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East Lansing centers Halloween 2026 on the city center and campus with frightful experiences and Halloween attractions that spill onto Michigan Avenue.

Festivities feature supernatural tours, themed events and family pumpkin picking that suit students and neighborhood families.

Editor's Picks

  1. Great Pumpkin Walk
    Trick-or-treat downtown and see a 26-foot giant inflatable pumpkin.
  2. Lansing Ghost Tour: Lawless Legends and Laments by Lanternlight · Lansing
    Nightly one-mile walking tour exploring Lansing's haunted landmarks and dark history.
  3. Our Savior Lutheran Church Oktoberfest · Lansing
    Traditional German food and family fun
  4. St. Louis Center Trunk or Treat 2026 · Chelsea
    Trunk-or-treating, a haunted house, and a community dinner.
  5. South Lyon Area Pumpkinfest 2026 · South Lyon
    Annual fall festival with a temporary relocation for 2026
  6. Halloween Happenings at Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium · Flint
    Dual venue Halloween celebration with light shows and workshops

Events Happening Soon

Pumpkin Prowl 2026 Fri, Oct 23 View →
Kids' Halloween Stroll at the Village Arts Factory Sat, Oct 24 View →
Hallowee-Ones: Parade and Programming Sat, Oct 24 View →
Ann Arbor Halloween Trick or Treat Parade Sun, Oct 25 View →
Trick-or-Treat Trail at Marshbank Park Sun, Oct 25 View →
Enchanted Halloween Festival Fri, Oct 30 View →

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Family-Friendly Fall Activities

1 of 56 Great Pumpkin Walk East Lansing

Trick-or-treat downtown and see a 26-foot giant inflatable pumpkin.

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Haunted Experiences

1 of 11 CarnEvil 2 at Glenlore Trails Commerce Township

Illuminated nighttime forest walk featuring carnival games and spooky surprises.

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Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties

1 of 9 Our Savior Lutheran Church Oktoberfest Lansing

Traditional German food and family fun

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Halloween Movies, Theater, and Entertainment

1 of 4 Ooky Spooky Light Show at Longway Planetarium Flint

Flint-created dome show featuring Halloween songs, graphics, and lights.

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Unique & Unusual Halloween Events

1 of 4 Lansing Ghost Tour: Lawless Legends and Laments by Lanternlight Lansing

Nightly one-mile walking tour exploring Lansing's haunted landmarks and dark history.

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Halloween in Nearby Cities

Okemos 3 mi away · 4 events Lansing 4 mi away · 10 events Holt 7 mi away · 3 events Waverly 7 mi away · 6 events Jackson 34 mi away · 2 events Flint 45 mi away · 12 events
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Halloween Road Trips & Weekend Getaways

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Pontiac 61 mi away · 5 events Mount Pleasant 61 mi away · 4 events

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