Name: Halloween Downtown at YDL Plaza
Start: 2026-10-23
End: 2026-10-23

Brewpub serving up award-winning brews and a variety of beers on-tap in addition to American sandwiches, salads, and appetizers. Featuring live music. Find seating indoors or at the outdoor beer garden.

Ypsi Alehouse

A fried chicken shop built on quality ingredients and made-from-scratch menu offerings. Small, low-key counter serve specializing in chicken or marinated tofu, with globally inspired flavors.

Ma Lou's Fried Chicken

Originally the Ypsilanti Masonic Temple, this beautifully renovated, multi-level facility offers performances by resident companies including PTD Productions, Horizon Performing Arts, and more. The space features art installations and exhibits by local and regional artists. Various events, shows and workshops take place here at the Arts Center. Please visit the website for full schedule of events and offerings.

Riverside Arts Center

YpsiWrites has partnered with the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) to create tours that take you on an adventure through our community. Each stop highlights a specific piece or art, including Ypsilanti’s colorful and inspiring murals, sculptures, drawings, architecture, and found art. Explore Downtown Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan University’s Campus, and Depot Town to view specific pieces of art. Then take some time to think and write responses to the provided prompts. How might art inspire writing? And how might writing help us see art in news ways?

YpsiWrites: A Public Art & Writing Tour

Community focused, inclusive coffee shop serving coffee and housemade specialty drinks, baked goods and select food items. Welcoming atmosphere with lively plants and colorful murals inside.

Bridge Community Cafe

The annual Michigan Summer Beer Festival is an outdoor, two day event held in Ypsilanti’s Historic Depot Town and sponsored by the Michigan Brewer’s Guild. The event allows visitors to sample 100 Michigan brewers offering over 1,000 different beer samples.

Michigan Summer Beer Festival

Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center is an African American bookstore & cultural center in downtown Ypsilanti, Michigan. Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center opened in the hopes of providing customers with bestselling & classic African American books, black art & all kinds of items of African American interest. They host author readings, book clubs, poetry nights, and children's story times.

Black Stone Bookstore

The Ypsilanti Thrift Shop has served the Ypsilanti area community since 1942. This all-volunteer run thrift shop donates profits to local charities. Providing affordable, gently used clothing and household items and creating a fun, pleasant shopping atmosphere for customers.

Ypsilanti Thrift Shop

Speedy's Big Burgers is serving up big burgers and delicious milkshakes! Browse the menu for sandwiches, famous egg rolls, pita specialties, and more. Be sure to come hungry!

Speedy's Big Burgers

Tanduri Korner in Ypsilanti, MI—your go-to destination for authentic Pakistani cuisine! Delight in the rich flavors of our menu featuring aromatic biryanis, sizzling kebabs, and spicy curries. Enjoy the comfort of delivery or takeout while savoring traditional tastes that transport you straight to Pakistan. Explore the vibrant dishes and place your online order now for a culinary adventure.

Tanduri Korner

The [Ann Arbor Sports Commission](https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/ "Ann Arbor Sports Commission") works diligently to improve the quality of life through sports for all of Washtenaw County. The [Ann Arbor area](https://www.annarbor.org/ "Ann Arbor area") attracts both sports enthusiasts and participants alike. Thanks to its [easy accessibility](https://www.annarbor.org/plan/getting-here-getting-around/ "easy accessibility"), [wide range of facilities](https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/facilities-venues/ "wide range of facilities") available and variety of [dining](https://www.annarbor.org/foodanddrink/ "dining") & [entertainment](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/ "entertainment") options, the Ann Arbor area is a favorite of sporting event organizations. The area has a rich sporting culture seeding in the history of two Division 1 athletic programs ([University of Michigan](https://www.annarbor.org/university-of-michigan/ "University of Michigan") and Eastern Michigan University) and several other small institutions. The Ann Arbor Sports was formed to attract amateur sporting events to the Ann Arbor region by assisting organizers every step of the way.

Ann Arbor is a dynamic mix of energy and charm—a bustling university town, a [foodie’s paradise](https://www.annarbor.org/foodanddrink/ "foodie's paradise"), and a cutting-edge tech hub, all wrapped in a [walkable downtown](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/downtown/ "walkable downtown") bursting with [world-class arts and culture](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/arts-culture/ "world-class arts and culture"). Located in Michigan’s southeast Lower Peninsula, Ann Arbor is the heartbeat of a vibrant network of [communities across Washtenaw County](https://www.annarbor.org/surrounding-destinations/ "communities across Washtenaw County"). With its creative spirit, diverse flavors, and unique neighborhoods, Ann Arbor shines as a exciting oasis.

Ann Arbor Sports Commission

Trick or treat in the Library Plaza with the "Boo" Mobile, petting farm, costume contest, DJ, and more! At 6:45 PM, join along for a costume procession through downtown.

The Bookmobile will be at the Ypsilanti District Library (YDL-Michigan) from 3 - 7 PM tomorrow. Join them for the Halloween event at the library plaza on Friday, October 27th.

Trick or treat in the Library Plaza with the "Boo" Mobile, petting farm, costume contest, DJ, and more! At 6:45 PM, join along for a costume procession through downtown.

Halloween Downtown at YDL Plaza

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