The Sunday before Halloween, come out and enjoy family-friendly, daytime trick-or-treating in Glen Arbor on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 12–3 pm (or until the treats run out). Be festive, dress in costume and invite your friends, family and neighbors to trick-or-treat at participating businesses. This is open to the public and free to attend. The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce encourages you to “shop small and eat local,” too. SHOPtober runs the month of October.
I Awaken In October: Poems of Folk Horror and Halloween is the debut speculative poetry collection from northern Michigan author Scott J. Couturier, published October 2022 by Jackanapes Press.
Join us the Sunday before Halloween, Oct. 29, from noon until 4 p.m., for a fun afternoon of trick or treating in downtown Glen Arbor. Dress up in your Halloween’s finest and bring the whole family for treats from participating businesses.
Glen Arbor will hold its second annual Pumpkin Fest on Saturday, Oct. 21, from noon until 4 p.m. This celebration of fall will take place at the Township Park, giving participants time to carve their artistic creations, enjoy live music and plenty of activities and contests, followed by a Pumpkin lighting at 6 p.m.
Kiddos in Halloween costumes got an early start on their trick-or-treating on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 27. Glen Arbor was full of families with children dressed as bumblebees, witches, bunny rabbits, cheerleaders, cowboys, crayons, ghostbusters, sharks, trojans and even The Claw. Check out our gallery of photos. Who do you recognize here?
Glen Arbor merchants will open their doors to kids of all ages for Halloween trick-or-treating. This annual event packs the sidewalks of Glen Arbor with costumed kids (and adults), and brings families into town from across Northern Michigan. Many store owners go ALL OUT with decorations and costumes of their own, and some will even have treats for the adults.
What’s scarier than wind storms with the lowest barometric pressure ever to hit northern Michigan? Or scarier than a Las Vegas businessman taking over Sugar Loaf resort? That’s easy: Halloween in Glen Arbor. Check out these photos of Halloween 2010, courtesy of Lorie Osinski and Judith Kalter.
Glen Arbor will offer trick-or-treating for all on Halloween from 1-4 p.m. Many Glen Arbor merchants will open their doors for children to trick-or-treat at their location. This Halloween tradition was started in order to give children a safe alternative to walking on the roads, or as a trick-or-treating option for those who don’t live in a neighborhood.