Restrooms, water fountains, and vehicle gates at some City of Kalamazoo parks have closed for the fall and winter months and will reopen May 1 of next year. Parks will continue to be open year-round, daily from 8 a.m. to sunset.
Published on October 09, 2024
Halloween Forest will return to Milham Park on Saturday, October 26 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Halloween Forest is a completely free and family-friendly alternative to trick-or-treating for Kalamazoo families. This year’s event is sponsored by Lake Michigan Credit Union and Kalamazoo Friends of Recreation.
Milham Park will be filled with fall-themed games and activities like jumping spiders, “boo”loon bounce, and broom zoom for kids and families to play together. There will also be inflatable games including a 40 ft by 40 ft inflatable corn maze, inflatable axe throwing, an inflatable barnyard kidzone, and an inflatable bobbing for apples game where participants will race to the center of the inflatable to grab apples.
An hour-long Spooky Fun Magic Show by John Dudley will start at 3 p.m. and Kalamazoo Wings mascot Slappy will be greeting and posing for photos with guests from 2 to 3 p.m. There will be plenty of candy for everyone to enjoy and food and drinks will be available for purchase from Ibison Concessions, The Donut Cart, and Coffee Rescue.
All attendees can also participate in a costume contest for a chance to win prizes by getting their photo taken at the contest back-drop. Photos will be uploaded by 12 p.m. Tuesday, October 29 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. Winners will be announced on Thursday, October 31 at 12 p.m. Prizes include passes to Airway Fun Center and Celebration Cinema.
This event is free, and although the activities are geared towards families with children, all community members are welcome. Event parking will be available at the Milham Park parking area off Kilgore Road near the pavilion. Overflow parking will also be available across the street at Loy Norrix High School (606 E. Kilgore Rd).