Michigan Travel · Blue Water Area
Things to do near Algonac this weekend: a Harsens Island Halloween party, a library craft and witch hats in Marine City
ALGONAC, Mich. — Families in the river towns of southern St. Clair County have a full Saturday of Halloween events, from an island party to a hat-decorating class in Marine City, followed by a free movie a week later.
Harsens Island Halloween Party: The island’s community Halloween party runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, according to the Thumbcoast regional events calendar. The Thumbcoast fall events list places it at Stewart Farm, a state historical site at 2007 Stewart Road. The island is reached by a short car ferry that leaves from just west of Algonac, the farm’s website says. Check the listing for event details before you go.
Halloween Craft for Kids: Algonac-Clay Library, 2011 St. Clair River Drive, hosts a free Halloween craft for children from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, according to BlueWaterParent.com’s calendar.
Witch hat decorating in Marine City: The Mariner, 430 S. Water St., hosts a kids and family witch hat decorating class on its historic stage from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Doors open at 4:30. Tickets are $35 per decorator and include a hat, floral decorations and snacks, according to the Eventbrite listing from organizer RiverSide Gypsy. The class is limited to 24 decorators, and sales are final. Parents who come with a child need a ticket only if they want to decorate a hat too.
Movie matinee, Oct. 24: The Algonac-Clay Library shows “Hotel Transylvania” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Admission is free, and the library serves popcorn, snacks and drinks, BlueWaterParent.com lists.
Sources:
Michigan’s Thumbcoast, “Events List,” accessed Oct. 15, 2026, https://thumbcoast.org/events-list-2/
Michigan’s Thumbcoast, “Fall in Love with Michigan’s Thumbcoast,” accessed Oct. 15, 2026, https://thumbcoast.org/fallonmichigansthumbcoast/
Stewart Farm, “StewartFarm.org,” accessed Oct. 15, 2026, http://www.stewartfarm.org/
BlueWaterParent.com, “Halloween Craft for Kids,” accessed Oct. 15, 2026, https://bluewaterparent.com/event/halloween-craft-for-kids/
Eventbrite, “Kids & Family Witch Hat Decorating Class,” RiverSide Gypsy, accessed Oct. 15, 2026, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kids-family-witch-hat-decorating-class-tickets-2002892951735
BlueWaterParent.com, “‘Hotel Transylvania’ Movie Matinee,” accessed Oct. 15, 2026, https://bluewaterparent.com/event/hotel-transylvania-movie-matinee/
Photo: Notorious4life, “Harsens Island Ferry (August 2022).jpg,” Aug. 27, 2022, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/), cropped and color-adjusted, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harsens_Island_Ferry_(August_2022).jpg
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