Downtown Halloween Walk

Saturday, October 25, 10-11:30am

Join us for a frightfully fun Halloween adventure! On Saturday, October 25th, from 10 to 11:30am, we’re transforming our downtown into a spooky wonderland. Don your favorite costume, be it scary or sweet, and embark on a candy-filled quest with participating businesses.

Where to Find the Goods

From East Front Street to the shops on State Street, West Front, Old Town, and all the side streets in between, candy awaits around every corner. So grab your little ghouls and goblins and get ready to fill your bags with sweet surprises on the Downtown Halloween Walk.

Go With the Flow

With such a large amount of foot traffic on Front Street, we are encouraging a one-directional route (counterclockwise when facing west) for trick-or-treaters. This process will help keep traffic flowing oh-so-smoothly on busy streets and crosswalks. Volunteers will again be stationed at crosswalks and intersections to ensure safe crossings for all the li’l (and full size) monsters.

Explore All of Downtown!

Though the 100 and 200 blocks of E Front St. are popular trick-or-treat destinations, there are other downtown areas and businesses ready to reward your travels with gobs of treats and fun surprises! Consider also visiting these “off the block” downtown businesses:

  • Contigo Dogs: 324 E Front St. – Treats for children and their pups!
  • Dharamsala TC: 319 E Front
  • Formative Fitness: 131 E State St.
  • Harbor Springs Mattress Company: 415 S Union St.
  • James C Smith Fine Jewelry: 101 W Front St.
  • Lakes And Grapes: 326 E Front St.
  • Lilies of the Alley: 227 E. State St.
  • Mundos 305: 305 W Front St.
  • My Secret Stash: 122 Cass St.
  • Nolan’s Cigar Bar: 336 E Front St.
  • Real Estate One: 511 E Front St.
  • Streamside Orvis: 300 E Front St.
  • Surfaces: 309 W Front St. – Allergy-friendly treats and $10 face painting with the pros from 10-11:30am
  • Sweet Tartlette: 126 S Union St.
  • The Cheese Lady: 600 W Front St.
  • The Omelette Shoppe: 124 Cass St.
  • Traverse City Tourism: 101 W Grandview Pkwy
  • Water’s Edge Sweet Tooth: 405 S Union St. – Enjoy fresh pumpkin donuts

Where to Park

For information on where to park downtown (plus a map!), click here. We recommend the Larry Hardy parking structure east of Park Street and the Old Town parking structure ($1.25/hr.) with plentiful parking. Parking Lots P (100 W State, entrance off of alley) and T (Union/Grandview Parkway west of the Farmers Market) are available at no charge.

Rather ride? The BATA Bayline is a free shuttle along the bays with service to Meijer/West Bay.

After the walk, extend your stay and explore our downtown. Enjoy a delicious brunch at one of our local eateries, indulge in some fall shopping, or find more entertaining haunts.

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Don’t forget to check out our Haunts & Harvest Window Walk, happening October 17th – 31st! Vote for your favorite fall festive or spooky window display while you’re downtown.

Downtown Merchants: Join in the Fun!

We know most of the trick-or-treat traffic naturally flows through the 100 and 200 blocks of Front Street. We can’t guarantee an even flow of trick-or-treaters everywhere, but we’re committed to doing what we can to spread the fun and help families discover all the participating stops.

If your business is off the 100 and 200 blocks and within the DTCA district (see map here) and will be handing out candy, please fill out this quick form by Oct 16 so we can include you.

For those located on the 100 and 200 blocks, thank you for being the heart of the action each year. We’d love your help encouraging families to explore more of downtown, so every participating business gets a little Halloween magic.