Zoo Goes Boo at John Ball Zoo
John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids
$22.95 adults, $16.95 youth and seniors, members free.
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Halloween with kids around Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore: downtown trick-or-treating in Holland, Grand Haven and Spring Lake, costume parades at Meijer Gardens, Zoo Goes Boo, and library storytimes.
Plan a party
Birthday parties
Jump parks, bowling, art studios, bounce houses
Plan ahead
Sign-ups and deadlines
Leagues, swim lessons, classes, camps
Days off school
Half day for Holland Public Schools PreK to 5 students (conferences)
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
No school for Holland Public Schools students
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
No school for Grand Rapids Public Schools students
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
No school for Grand Rapids Public Schools students (Election Day)
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
No school for Holland Public Schools students (staff professional development)
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
Thanksgiving break: no school for GRPS students Nov 25 to 27 and Holland students Nov 25 to 29
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
Exam half days begin: GRPS half days Dec 16 to 18; Holland grades 9 to 12 half day Dec 16
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
Half day for all Holland Public Schools students before winter break
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
Winter break begins for Holland Public Schools (through Jan 3)
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
Winter break begins for Grand Rapids Public Schools (through Jan 1)
A day home with the kids. Everything on this page is checked.
Now and coming up
Trick-or-Treat at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum
Grand Rapids Children's Museum, Grand Rapids
Included with admission.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: The Greatest Show on Earth
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids
What Can a Citizen Do? Storytime at the Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon
Grand Rapids Symphony: The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert
DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids
Family and Pet Halloween Parade and Park Party
Downtown Saugatuck, Butler and Mason streets, Saugatuck
Halloween Story Time at Hackley Public Library
Hackley Public Library, Muskegon
Free, and fine for kids.
Halloween in the Village
Downtown Spring Lake, Spring Lake
City of Muskegon Trick-or-Treating
Neighborhoods across the city, Muskegon
Día de los Muertos Celebration at Herrick District Library
Herrick District Library, Main Library, Holland
Discovery Day: My Story at the Grand Rapids Art Museum
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
Included with admission.
Every week
Saturdays, 11:00a to 3:00p
Drop-In Studio at the Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center St NW, Grand Rapids. Open-ended art-making for all ages. In October that includes tissue paper marigolds for GRAM's community ofrenda. Included with museum admission.
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:00a and 11:00a
Storytime at KDL East Grand Rapids
746 Lakeside Dr SE, East Grand Rapids. Stories and songs for young kids at the East Grand Rapids branch of Kent District Library.
Mondays, 10:30a
Family Storytime at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Main Library, 111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids. Stories, songs and play for families at the Main Library. Branches hold storytimes on other days.
Wednesdays, 9:30a and 10:30a
Toddler Storytime at Herrick District Library
Main Library, 300 S River Ave, Holland. Toddler storytime at Herrick's Main Library. Baby and preschool storytimes run other mornings.
Select Thursdays and Fridays, 10:30a (Oct 22 and 23, Nov 5 and 6)
Preschool Story Time at Hackley Public Library
316 W Webster Ave, Muskegon. Stories, songs and movement for ages 0 to 5. Free.