Halloween Fun Returns to Cedar Springs

Get the costumes ready and make room on the porch for a pumpkin. Two upcoming community events will bring fall fun to Cedar Springs, with a pumpkin giveaway at Heart of Cedar Springs Park and Halloween trick-or-treating downtown.

Pumpkin Palooza — Oct. 17

This Saturday, the Cedar Springs Community Pumpkin Palooza will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. at Heart of Cedar Springs Park.

Presented by the Harvest of Hope Foundation and Green Family & Friends, the event offers free admission and a pumpkin giveaway, along with activities for the whole family.

The afternoon’s lineup includes a pumpkin patch, games and prizes, a petting zoo, a scavenger hunt and face painting. Free costumes and a costume contest are also listed among the festivities.

Families can enjoy free food, cider and donuts while spending an autumn afternoon with friends and neighbors.

Halloween Spooktacular — Oct. 31

The fun continues on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., when the Halloween Spooktacular brings free trunk-or-treating down Main Street, Cedar Springs.

The event will stretch along Main Street from Church Street to Maple Street, where families can visit participating businesses, collect treats and show off their Halloween costumes.

Families should plan ahead for parking. According to the city’s announcement, no parking will be allowed on Main Street from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Visitors are encouraged to use side streets and other city parking lots.

Normal trick-or-treating will take place throughout the the neighborhoods in town as well.

Whether picking out a pumpkin or filling a bag full of candy, both events offer families a chance to celebrate the season close to home.