78th Fall Bazaar and a Trunk or Treat for Kids Dorcas Society of SS Peter & Paul Lutheran, 1010 Madeleine Street, Houghton Saturday, October 25, 2025, from noon-3:00 pm. Funds raised go toward missions, both near and far.
American Legion Post 144 CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT Saturday, October 25th 2pm Start Time Food available to purchase Bring a partner or we can find a partner for you, this is a fundraiser for the Unit 144 Auxiliary. Double Elimination. Please sign up in advance. $20 per team $5 goes to Auxiliary $15 goes to prize pool
Calumet Trunk-or-Treat & Pumpkin Carving Oct. 25 | 3–5 p.m. | Oak Street between 5th & 6th Downtown Calumet turns delightfully spooky for this annual community tradition. Families are invited to Trunk-or-Treat along Oak Street and admire hundreds of glowing jack-o’-lanterns illuminating the steps of St. Anne’s red sandstone church — a truly picture-perfect Keweenaw Halloween moment.
The sidewalks of Marquette will be filled with ghouls, goblins, and other costumed kiddos! Parents are invited to bring their children to Trick or Treat at participating downtown businesses. Please look for the Downtown Halloween Trick or Treat poster in the window. We ask that participants please follow all safety guidelines set forth by the Marquette City Police. All of Downtown Marquette is open to trick-or-treaters at participating businesses who display the signs linked above. The 100 & 200 block of W. Washington will be closed again this year to make the busy center safer for children when visiting participating
Get ready for Halloween in Downtown Marquette on October 25th from 4-7 pm. The 100 and 200 blocks of Washington St. will transform into a Halloween haven for our annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat. The streets will be closed to traffic, making it a safe and fun environment for costumed kiddos to collect candy from participating stores.
The Northern Michigan University Music Department will host its first NMU choral concert of the fall semester at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, in a new location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Marquette. Admission to the “Sacred Currents” concert is free and open to the public. Director and Professor Erin Colwitz will be assisted by student directors and choral music education majors Jessica Schrader and Sophie Laskaris. The concert will feature sacred choral works with the Arts Chorale and the University Choir, along with Professor Patrick Booth on saxophone and Jan Brodersen on organ. “This will be a unique concert,”
Mondays & Thursdays, October (2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30), 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Peter White Public Library Great Room. For children 18 to 36 months with a loving adult,siblings welcome. Stories and songs to engage the curious mind and wiggly body, followed by sensory play activities. No admission charge. Registration not required. For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.
Monday October 27, 2025. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library Community Room. Get in the Halloween mood at this Spooky Fun Fandom program!
Monday, October 27, 2025, 2024. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library Community Room. All Ages, Adults, Seniors, Teens. On Dylan Thomas’ 111th birthday, join Russell Thorburn, National Endowment for the Arts recipient and first U.P. Poet Laureate, and musicians Dylan Trost and Patrick Booth for a special reading from Thorburn’s recently published poetry (And the Heart Will Not Quicken) collection from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Cornerstone Press. Acclaimed writer Peter Markus says of the book, “Thorburn reminds you of all the ways a poem can make us feel alive.” No admission charge. For more information, contact Marty
Tuesdays & Fridays, October (3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31), 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Peter White Public Library Great Room. Stories, songs, finger-plays, crafts and other school-readiness activities for preschool age children and a loving adult. Preschool age children. Siblings welcome. No admission charge. For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.