As the temperatures begin to drop and fall is on our mind, it’s time to start looking at those fun fall and autumn activities we look forward to every year. We love exploring the new themes each year at Glenlore Trails and this year it’s Witching Hour! To celebrate this year’s spooky but not scary theme, we have a fun giveaway for our readers where you can win a four pack of tickets to experience Glenlore Trails: Witching Hour with your family.
Read more about the new trail this year and how you can win passes below!
About Glenlore Trails: Witching Hour
Tickets are now on sale for Glenlore Trails, Michigan’s largest immersive and illuminated walk-thru forest experience, that transforms a one-mile forest trail in Commerce Township. Glenlore Trails is known for creating over the top experiences, with new enhanced themes each year. Glenlore Trails fall theme is Witching Hour, an all-new immersive nighttime adventure that promises to be the most enchanting experience yet. This family friendly event runs from September 25 through November 2. Guests can journey along the illuminated mile-long wooded path every Thursday through Sunday evening, discovering a glowing whimsical experience under the stars.
In Witching Hour, glowing spells will dance across towering trees, illuminating shadows and lights will take over the forest, and mysterious sounds will echo throughout during this interactive night walk under the moonlight.
The creative force behind Glenlore Trails is Michigan based and woman owned, Bluewater Technologies, one of the most trusted event staging and AV integrators in the country. For the last six years, Bluewater and their award-winning team have transformed the natural forest landscape into an immersive wonderland using interactive LED walls, projection mapping, synchronized audio systems, and responsive lighting. They implement technology that supports the narrative and theme of each seasonal activation, bringing life to the forest, fully immersing and captivating guests, and providing an unforgettable immersive night walk experience.
“Each year we keep Glenlore feeling fresh and exciting, while still delivering on an atmosphere and theme that guests come to expect,” stated Bluewater Creative Director Eric Minni. “It’s a mix of making sure we stay on-brand given the holiday, while adding a bit of our own experiential flare which keeps the balance of bringing back fan favorites from past seasons, while introducing something new to keep things unexpected and magical.”
Each night, starting at dusk, the one-mile forest trail will come to life with a dazzling display of lights, sounds, and wonder. Glenlore Trails is an outdoor experience, that takes approximately one hour to complete and is set up along a wooded, manicured (not paved) trail. It can accommodate strollers, wagons, and wheelchairs with larger wheels, though visitors should be aware that the surface may be more challenging for smaller wheels. The event runs rain or shine, offering a fresh experience no matter the weather. Glenlore Trails Witching Hour makes for an unforgettable experience for all ages, and is a great family outing, a fun-filled hangout with friends, or a magical date night.
Glenlore’s gathering areas offer with seating, food trucks, and seasonal treats. Guests are encouraged to come early to enjoy prior to their walk, or stop in after your walk, as a finale to your experience.
Some things visitors can experience along the journey:
- One-Mile one-of-a-kind complete forest transformation.
- Witching Hour themed interactive experiences throughout.
- Immersive Light & Sound Displays – A fully transformed forest filled with dazzling projections, glowing art, LED light displays, and interactive displays.
- Interactive Fun for All Ages – Interactive games, sensory moments, and surprises tucked throughout the journey.
- Merchandise – Including Magical Wands that help you unlock hidden surprises along the trail.
- Food & Drinks – Enjoy rotating dinner options from D&Ws Street Eatery and Little Bro’s Food Trucks and nightly desserts from The Little Donut Factory, along with a variety of warm beverage options and a variety of adult beverage selections as well.
Witching Hour will run from September 25 – November 2, after which Glenlore Trails will transform into its beloved holiday experience, that then will run throughout November and December.
TICKETS:
ON SALE NOW for Glenlore Trails “WITCHING HOUR”
Tickets are available online at GlenloreTrails.com
PRICING:
- 3 years and under: Free
- 4-12 years: $15
- 13-64 years: $25
- 65+: $20
- Group Rates: starting at $18
- *Ticket prices may vary for specialized themed event nights.
WHEN:
Thursday, September 25 – Sunday, November 2, 2025
- Open Thursday through Sunday Evenings
- Tours start around dusk. Start times vary by day but typically begin around 7:00 p.m. with the final entry around 10:00 p.m.
- Special activations will also take place on select nights throughout the fall season.
Currently Scheduled Activations Include:
Opening Weekend Activations:
- Thursday, September 25 – Live Band from 7:30pm-10:30pm
- Saturday, September 27 – Complimentary Face painting and Balloon Twisting
Activations Beyond Opening Weekend Include:
- Friday, October 10 – Adult Night – 21+ Only / Live Music
- Sunday, October 26 – Trick or Treat 7:00pm-7:45pm
WHERE:
Glenlore Trails: Witching Hour
3860 Newtown Road
Commerce Township, MI 48382
How To Enter to Win
We have partnered with Glenlore Trails to give away a family four pack of tickets to Glenlore Trails: Witching Hour ($100 value), so you can take your family to experience this fun fall tradition!
In order to be entered to win tickets to Witching Hour, leave a comment below about your favorite Halloween/Fall tradition or who you would be taking to Witching hour with you! That’s it!
One winner will be contacted via email on September 9th and have 24 hours to claim their prize. Failure to claim your prize within 24 hours means a new winner will be contacted.
Winning would allow me to take grandsons 😊🍂
I would love to take my sons!
gourdy’s pumpkin run, lion’s tailgating, cider mills, or bonfires with friends. DIY street fair, Detroit marathon, Tigers in the playoffs. so much to do in nice cool weather. fall is awesome!!
Cider mills and hot donuts. I would take my friend Mary Hunter and my husband.
Cider mills and hot donuts
Carving pumpkins with my Nephews! Trick or treating!
I would take my daughter who loves Halloween and we would also find a local cider mill to visit as well.
Every year me and my husband take our kids to a different haunted house around Halloween. This would be a great new experience.
I would love to take my daughters.
Trick or Treating is my all time fave event in the Fall! Would love to take my fam to this event!
I would love to take my daughter and her friends
Love going to the cider mill and getting hot donuts and cider. I would take my siblings.
Fall fun at the orchard and spooky halloween things (but not too spooky) are the best! I would take my kids and husband!