Milham Park Transforms into a Halloween Forest on October 25 with Trick-or-Treating, Costume Contest, Character Visits + Magic Show

Halloween Forest 2022 Kzoo Parks

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Halloween Forest at Milham Park

Annual favorite Halloween Forest returns to Kalamazoo’s Milham Park with family-friendly activities, food and trick-or-treating.

This FREE Halloween event is scheduled for Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

See what Kzoo Parks has in store for this year’s festivities:

Kzoo Parks
(269) 337-8191
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Halloween Forest Highlights

Halloween Forest serves as a free alternative to trick-or-treating.

In addition to candy, families can enjoy several inflatable games (like a giant corn maze, axe throwing, barnyard, bobbing for apples), concessions, magic show and character visits.

Halloween Forest Dates & Times

October 25, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Location

Milham Park – 607 E Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo MI 49048

Catch the Magic Show

Stay for the hour-long magic show, starting at 3:00 PM.

Kalamazoo Halloween Forest 2022

Take a Photo with Favorite Characters

Kzoo Parks’ Halloween Forest invites characters to visit with families each year, and 2024 will be no exception.

Different characters visit the Halloween Forest each year

Enter the Costume Contest

Have a great costume? Here’s how you can participate in this year’s contest:

  1. Get your photo taken at the contest backdrop.
  2. Vote on Facebook! Photos will be uploaded to the Kzoo Parks Facebook page in two categories: Family and Individual. The top three photos with the most likes in each category will win.
2023’s costume contest winners

Refuel with Concessions

Free Candy & Cider

There will be plenty of Halloween candy for everyone to enjoy, as well as complimentary cider.

Food Available for Purchase

Vendors will be on-site with tasty snacks for purchase.

Event Recap

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