Spooky Things to Do Around Milwaukee This Halloween

Halloween arrives on Tuesday, October 31, so we’ve curated a selection of local activities we hope you’ll find positively spooky, creepy and eerie. You’ll encounter handpicked weekend options, too.

Enjoy a Bit of Trick-or-Treating

If you have kids among your ranks, they’re surely ravenous for candy as Halloween approaches. Most area communities’ official trick-or-treating sessions occur this weekend, so the wee ones won’t have to wait until Tuesday, and you will enjoy the option of keeping them at home on a school night.

Check your local government’s website for official trick-or-treating hours.

Saturday, October 28

Cedarburg
Cudahy
Franklin
Grafton
New Berlin
South Milwaukee
West Allis
West Milwaukee

Sunday, October 29

Bayside
Brown Deer
Foxpoint
Glendale
Greendale
Greenfield
Hales Corners
Mequon
Milwaukee
Mukwonago
Oak Creek
River Hills
Shorewood
St. Francis
Wauwatosa
Whitefish Bay

Tuesday, October 31

Germantown
Brookfield
Menomonee Falls
Muskego
Waukesha

Test Your Courage at a Haunted House

Do you still skip past that one house down the lane? Well, this time of year beckons you to enter that house. You may have heard from friends about the scariest local haunted houses that run during this season. Some of these demented amusements are quite a delight if you enjoy a fright.

Novak Manor

9730 West Montana Avenue
West Allis
novakmanor.com

October 27 and 28
Open from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
The area’s largest haunted house
All ages are admitted
Enter for a minimum donation of $1

The Hill Has Eyes

7005 South Ballpark Drive
Franklin
hillhaseyes.com

October 27 and 28
A hillside attraction offering four elaborate haunts
Three two-hour sessions nightly at 6:00, 8:00 and 10:00 PM
The recommended minimum age is 13
Ticket prices range from $35 to $54
Tickets are sold online

Wisconsin Feargrounds

1000 Northview Road
Waukesha
wisconsinfeargrounds.com

October 27 and 28
Open 7:00 PM until 11:00 PM
The recommended minimum age is 13
General Admission is $35
Tickets are available online

Experience a Haunted Hayride

If your zombie horde feels inclined to roam beyond the city for a night, drive them to one of our area’s haunted hayrides. Some folks drive several hours to say they braved the hayride at Dan Patch Stables, which also offers a haunted hay barn.

Dan Patch Stables
7036 Grand Geneva Way
Lake Geneva
(262) 215-5303

October 27 and 28
Open 6:00 PM to Midnight
Adults ride for $25
Kids between four and 10 years old ride for $10
Kids under three ride for free
Arrive early for kid-friendly rides
No advance purchase
Cash only

Stay Home for Streams of Horror

You don’t have to leave your home to get scared out of your wits this Halloween. If you’re like us, you subscribe to multiple streaming services. Commonly, those services offer horror movie collections during October. This weekend or Halloween night, we suggest the following idea:

Gather your favorite ghouls in your living room.
Offer your creepiest snack selection.
Open your preferred streaming app, and make the scariest choice everyone can handle.
Get comfy.
Have fun!

What to Do if You’ve Lost Interest in Halloween

First, we can understand some folks not enjoying Halloween’s festivities. A person just might not be much of a joiner, or they just never really connected with Halloween.

Alternatively, you may be someone who usually likes the holiday, but this year’s Halloween atmosphere might have you feeling more negative and dreary than festive and spooky. If you need someone to talk with about this important issue, we encourage you to reach out to us. We offer an empathetic and kind ear, and we can help you if the root of your disinterest in Halloween fun is recurring depression.

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When depression returns, it can feel scary because you tried to treat it, and you thought it was gone, but it revealed itself again. At WIN-TMS, we address treatment resistant depression with a modern device that resets your brain’s clock with gentle shocks. Truly, the shocks are not frightening. Often, our patients read or talk through their treatment sessions.

The first time you come for a treatment, you will probably feel a bit anxious. That’s natural. On subsequent visits, you’ll feel calm. The TMS chair looks like a dentist’s chair, but visiting us is more like a quick trip to a day spa.

Importantly, our treatment is

• Effective
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Talk to Us Today

As Halloween passes, we remember the big holiday season will soon follow. If you want to feel much lighter in spirit by December than you do today, talk to us at WIN-TMS. We are here to help.