What's Happening in Livonia

Livonia Parks & Recreation's free Candy-Go-Round runs Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Kirksey Recreation Center, and five trunk-or-treats follow Sunday, Oct. 25. City Council holds a public hearing, its regular meeting and a study meeting Monday, Oct. 26. The Healthy Livonia Turkey Trot, a costume-friendly 5K, runs Saturday, Oct. 31. The week's news and school sports run in separate editions.

What's Happening in Livonia

Livonia's high school games, and last week's results, run in the separate Livonia High School Sports edition.

Friday, October 23

Trinity House Theatre hosts Sarah McQuaid at 7:30 p.m. Behavior Frontiers' Livonia autism center holds a sensory-friendly trunk-or-treat, Livonia Church of Christ holds a Fall Festival, and BYOC hosts Happy Hour Social: 106 & Park Edition, none of the three listings giving a time. The Livonia-Westland Chamber of Commerce holds a ribbon cutting for Illumination Books Connection at 1 p.m. Livonia Public Schools' secondary schools are in session in the morning only.

DJ ZIG-ZAG plays One Under Craft Beer, no cover, the listing says. Each of DJ ZIG-ZAG's four listings this week gives 9 a.m. in its time field and 9 p.m. in its own description.

Saturday, October 24

Candy-Go-Round, a free Halloween celebration, runs 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kirksey Recreation Center's south parking lot, Livonia Parks & Recreation's flyer says. The flyer calls it best for ages 2 to 12 and says pre-registration is required, at LivoniaParks.org.

Boo Bash '26 is at 37070 Amrhein Road, an Indoor/Outdoor Halloween Craft and Vendor Pop-Up Shop is at 31117 Plymouth Road, and a perfume workshop is at 16310 Middlebelt Road. Destiny Games holds a Dungeons & Dragons Open Game Day. Trinity House Theatre hosts Jeff Karoub and Garrison Corner, with George Luckey, at 7:30 p.m., and Corey Dakota and DJ ZIG-ZAG play One Under Craft Beer at 9 p.m.

Sunday, October 25

Five trunk-or-treats are listed: WJSEMI Trunk or Treat at 3D Detroit, 33115 Plymouth Road; the Sheehy Howl-o-ween Trunk or Treat at 18790 Middlebelt Road; Bell Creek Community Church's Trunk or Treat & Chili Cookoff; St. Paul's Trunk or Treat at St. Paul's Lutheran Church & School; and Crossroads Church's annual Trunk or Treat. None of the listings gives a time.

Monday, October 26

City Council holds a public hearing at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at 33000 Civic Center Drive, its 2,051st regular meeting at 7 p.m. and a study meeting at 8 p.m. The Arts Commission meets 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 15100 Hubbard, and the Livonia Public Schools board holds a workshop at 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 27

The Planning Commission holds a study meeting at 7 p.m. at 33000 Civic Center Drive. The chamber holds a ribbon cutting for 7 Brew at 3:30 p.m., and a General Meeting and Backpacking with NOLS Presentation is at 27475 Five Mile Road.

Wednesday, October 28

Schoolcraft College's noon jazz and classical concert series plays at noon at 18600 Haggerty Road. The Rotary Club of Livonia AM holds its Community Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, 5 to 7 p.m., at 14175 Farmington Road.

Thursday, October 29

The chamber's Headlines & Perspectives Breakfast is at 8 a.m.

Friday, October 30

Hackoween 2026 runs 5 to 9 p.m. at Stack HQ, 33131 Schoolcraft Road, its flyer says. The After Hours Monster Mash is at 38741 Ann Arbor Road, a Trunk-or-Treat is at 38023 Schoolcraft Road, and Freak Show X is at Preva NightClub. DJ ZIG-ZAG plays One Under Craft Beer at 9 p.m.

Saturday, October 31

The Healthy Livonia Turkey Trot 2026: Halloween Edition, a costume-friendly 5K, starts at 9:30 a.m. at Bicentennial Park, the city's flyer says. Registration is $20 at LivoniaParks.org, with late registration at 8:30 a.m., cash or check only, and proceeds benefit the Livonia Goodfellows.

A Healthy Halloween, a Conscious Health Expo with family trick-or-treating, is at the Italian American Banquet & Conference Center, and a Haunted StoryWalk is at 32777 Five Mile Road. Trinity House Theatre hosts a songwriting workshop with Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers at 1 p.m., $25 at the event with reservations required, and the duo's Halloween show at 7:30 p.m., costumes encouraged. DJ ZIG-ZAG plays One Under Craft Beer at 9 p.m.

Around Metro Detroit

Friday, Oct. 23 — the Detroit Black Film Festival is on the Detroit RiverWalk. Saturday, Oct. 24 — the Michigan Brewers Guild's 17th annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival runs 1 to 6 p.m. at Eastern Market, and Michigan football hosts Indiana at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Sunday, Oct. 25 — the Lions host the Green Bay Packers at 4:25 p.m. at Ford Field, a kickoff subject to NFL flex scheduling, the listing says.

Wednesday, Oct. 28 — the Pistons host the Charlotte Hornets at 7 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. Saturday, Oct. 31 — the Red Wings host the St. Louis Blues at 1 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena.

Event details and times can change. Confirm with each venue before heading out.