Halloween and Dia de los Muertos events run through Nov. 5
DETROIT. Youmacon XXI fills Huntington Place Oct. 29 through Nov. 1, badges $40 to $65, with free entry for active Detroit police, fire, and EMS on a City of Detroit ID. Halloween at The Station runs at Michigan Central Station Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free, with Trunk or Treat from noon to 2 p.m. and movie screenings at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Vault of Midnight Detroit hands out free comics, candy, and runs a costume contest Oct. 31, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Orchid Theatre holds a Halloween Emo Night Oct. 29, doors at 7 p.m., tickets $17.40. Art Leaders Gallery opens a 3-D art exhibition with a 21-and-up costume party Oct. 29, 6 to 9 p.m., $17.85, with the show running through Dec. 12. Go Comedy! Improv Theater stages Big Fun Murder Oct. 30 at 9:30 p.m., $22.14. Marble Bar runs Devil's Nite Oct. 30, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., tickets from $17.25.
On Nov. 1, Michigan Central Station and Robert C. Valade Park both mark Dia de los Muertos. The Station's event includes a community ofrenda from Detroit VOCES and a portrait and oral history session, noon to 4 p.m. Valade Park runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free, with food, drinks, bread samples, and a public ofrenda, plus free parking in the lot next to the park.
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