YPSIGLOW

Have your costume handy all weekend, there’s Halloween festivities all over Motown for the whole family.

Starting at 6 p.m., shining attendees can join the GLOW Stroll + Roll procession, shop deals at local businesses, watch performances and participate in activities.

YPSILANTI, MI -- The sixth-annual luminary festival in Ypsilanti will be “bigger and better and glowier” than ever before, according to organizers of the festival. YpsiGLOW, organized and hosted by WonderFool Productions, is 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, in downtown Ypsilanti. Ypsilanti jazz musician John E. Lawrence will perform on a glowed-up stage in Riverside Park from 7 to 9 p.m. Other YpsiGLOW features include lighted landmarks, such as the Riverside Park pedestrian “tridge,” the Ypsilanti District Library downtown plaza and the Ypsilanti water tower. The festival is suspending its in-person luminary costume workshop this year due to the ongoing pandemic, Goulet said.

An YpsiGLOW procession. ANN ARBOR, Mich. - On Oct. 25, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., hundreds of artists and YpsiGLOW enthusiasts will gather together on North Washington Street in downtown Ypsilanti. Created by Wonderfool Productions, the YpsiGLOW joins the FestiFools and FOOLmoon parades as a community procession highlighting the area's imaginative personality. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- The Ypsilanti District Library Plaza will host a Halloween Party with face painting, a costume contest, trick-or-treating and other activities. YpsiGLOW will take place in downtown Ypsilanti on North Washington Street.