Weekend picks: five Halloween events, Oct. 16-18

METRO DETROIT. Five Halloween events fill the weekend of Oct. 16 to 18. Downtown Rochester holds a trick-or-treat and Halloween fest Oct. 17 on Main Street, with candy collection from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and activities, including a slime station, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Sterling Heights runs Sterling Frights at Dodge Park Oct. 17, free for residents, with an Upton House tour from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. plus hayrides and a straw maze. Royal Oak's Spooktacular takes over downtown and Centennial Commons Oct. 18 from 2 to 5 p.m. with a 9-foot dinosaur exhibit and a costume parade.
Freedom Hill County Park in Sterling Heights hosts Macomb County HarvestFest both days, noon to 5 p.m., and Southfield pairs a Boo Bash at Beech Woods Park with a free Fall Fest at Lathrup Village City Hall, both running the afternoon of Oct. 17. The Boo Bash requires registration.
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