Halloween week is approaching, and today The Ticker is courting goblins by listing a few top upcoming events in and around Traverse City.

Cemetery Tour
Join guide Peg Siciliano for “Oakwood Cemetery Tours with a Halloween Twist,” blending local history with lighthearted Traverse City ghost tales. Tours take place tomorrow (Sunday) 2–4pm and Thursday, October 30 4–6pm. Meet 15 minutes early at the cemetery entrance near 8th and Steele Street. A $15 per-person donation is suggested, benefiting the non-profit TAHS. In case of bad weather, check the group’s Facebook page for cancellation updates.

Traverse City Whiskey Co. & Right Brain Brewery, TC
Two parties, just a short walk in between. Head to TC Whiskey’s Stillhouse on Halloween night at 8pm, with music from DJ Zeb. Dress in your scariest duds for the costume contest, with prizes. Spooky cocktails will be crafted to get you in the Halloween spirits. Right Brain Brewery has teamed up with Up North Pride for a Halloween Dance Party and costume contest, complete with a haunted happy hour from 4-6pm on Oct. 31. 

Two Weekends, One Holiday, TC
If you want to post up in one spot and enjoy a day full of Halloween haunts, head to Front Street. There, explore the Haunts & Harvest Window Walk (ongoing), get in on the Halloween celebration and trick-or-treating today (Oct. 25) and race the Zombie 5K Run also today (Oct. 25).

Then enjoy a lantern-lit hike and celebration on Oct. 30 at the Grand Traverse Conservation District ($5 per person); the Halloween Parade at Traverse Area District Library on Oct. 31; and Mocktails and Mock Tours at the Dennos Museum on Oct. 31 for a Halloween-themed improv experience.

HalloWINE! at Bel Lago, Cedar
Come in costume or as you are, but the harvest afternoon includes mulled wine, delicious things to eat, celebrated vintages, fresh cider, surprise tricks and treats, and the stylings of the always-entertaining Dominic Fortuna Friday, Oct. 31, from 12-6pm, with music starting at 3:30pm. 

Spooky Festivities, Northport
Tonight (Oct. 25) is Witches’ Night Out in Northport, including enchanting storefronts, wickedly good deals, hauntingly delicious bites, and festive sips. Channel your inner Grateful Dead with Touch of Grey tribute band on Halloween night from 8:30-11:30pm. Themed cocktails, a costume contest, and candy during trick or treating hours are all on the menu. 

Book or Treat, Suttons Bay
Kids 0-12 are invited to the Bingham District Library between Oct. 27 and Nov. 1, 10am-5pm, for Book-or-Treat, a scary-good opportunity to pick out a new book of their choice. While supplies last. 

The Ghost Ship, Manistee
If you’re up for a short drive, you may choose from two versions of being scared silly—one for the youngsters, and then later for the teens and adults—aboard the S.S. City of Milwaukee, a retired Lake Michigan railroad car ferry and National Historic Landmark that transforms into the Ghost Ship at Halloween. Kids “Scaredy Pants” Night runs 3-6:15pm, with the lights on and the major scares under wraps. At 7:30pm, the scare factor ramps back up for a ghoulish good time for the older set. $15 for most; kids six and under free.