Downtown Plymouth's outdoor season runs out between October 24 and November 2, and it does not end on a single date. The Plymouth Community Farmers Market holds its last Saturday on October 24. The public-space restaurant patios close October 31. The Plymouth Historical Museum's big exhibit closes November 1. The scarecrows leave Kellogg Park on November 2. Indoor events are already scheduled to follow each of those closings, and in at least one case the same lot gets a new use within two weeks.
So if you live here, plan the end of the season one date at a time. Some things close at the end of October, some carry into November, and one new spot downtown is open year-round.
Four closing dates, in order
Here's the order things wind down, based on the Plymouth DDA's October 2026 DTP Monthly newsletter and the Museum's own calendar.
| Date | What ends | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, Oct 24 | Last Plymouth Community Farmers Market of 2026 | The Gathering and Penniman by Kellogg Park |
| Saturday, Oct 31 | Last day for public-space restaurant patios, weather permitting | Patios throughout downtown |
| Sunday, Nov 1 | "America 250 Part II: 1900-2026" exhibit closes | Plymouth Historical Museum, 155 S. Main St. |
| Monday, Nov 2 | Scarecrows in the Park comes down | Kellogg Park |
The farmers market runs Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. The DDA's newsletter gives two end times: the director's note says 12:30 p.m., and the market flyer says noon. If you're going on the 24th for one more fall haul, go before noon so you're covered either way. The 2026 season opened May 9, so that last Saturday wraps up a run of almost six months.
The patio deadline is the one that depends on the weather. In his note, DDA Director Sam Plymale lists Saturday, October 31 as the last day to dine on public-space patios, "weather depending." A cold week could end it early, so I wouldn't save your last patio dinner for Halloween night.
The scarecrows have the longest run. The Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce lists the Kellogg Park display from September 25 through November 2, open around the clock. The DDA says more than 100 scarecrows are up, each decorated by a local business or organization. Since it never closes, you can walk through on a weeknight evening and skip the weekend crowds.
October 18, when the streets close for Pumpkin Palooza
Before anything closes, downtown has its busiest day of the month. The 15th Annual Pumpkin Palooza is Sunday, October 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Chamber describes it as a downtown trick-or-treat stroll with treats from local businesses, entertainment, and costume contests for kids, families and pets. It's free, and you don't need to register.
If you're driving that day, know that the Chamber's calendar lists parts of West Ann Arbor Trail, Forest Avenue and Main Street as closed during the event. If your Sunday errands or brunch usually cross the middle of downtown, plan a route around those blocks from late morning into the afternoon.
The pet costume contest has its own schedule at Three Dog Bakery, 550 Forest Ave.:
- Registration and judging: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Winners announced: 2 p.m.
- Categories: cutest, funniest, spookiest, best pet and owner duo, and more
- Also on site: professional photos, prizes and games, with Pamela McCormick Photography, Trust & Obey Pawsitive Dog Training and Dr. Eberly's PetAlliance listed on the flyer
One of those sponsors is in transition. In the same newsletter, Trust & Obey owner Judi Hales announced that after more than seven years downtown, the business is looking for a new location suited to smaller classes and private sessions. Until it finds one, it plans to hold weekly pop-up sessions at local spots. If your dog trains there, watch their website and social accounts for pop-up locations.
Saturday, October 10, is the most crowded day on the calendar
The busiest single date this month comes before Pumpkin Palooza. On Saturday, October 10, three separate things are happening around town.
The Plymouth Historical Museum's Plymouth Ghosts Cemetery Walk takes place at 680 Plymouth Rd. Tickets are $20 per person, and groups of eight or more pay $15 each if they book by calling the Museum at 734-455-8940 x0. The Museum describes this year's route as an all-new walk that is "educational--not scary." It takes about an hour over rough cemetery ground, goes on rain or shine, and the Museum recommends a flashlight if your slot is later in the evening. Parking is on the open cemetery streets or in the Massey Field Parking Lot. The Museum's events page lists 4 to 8 p.m., and the ticket page shows an event window from 4 to 9 p.m. with timed entry slots. Your ticket time is what counts, and the ticket page says to arrive at least 10 minutes early.
That same evening, the Penn Theatre at 760 Penniman Ave. hosts Songs & Stories, a singer-songwriter round with Matt Allen, Mary Hartman, Janelle Haskell and Glen Brooke. General admission is $20. The newsletter lists the start time as 7 p.m. on the show poster and 5 p.m. in the monthly listing, so check with the box office or penntheatre.org before you pick a dinner reservation.
Home Sweet Home, at 852 W. Ann Arbor Trail, also reopens that day. The shop closes October 4 through 9 to set up, then opens Saturday, October 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for its French Inspired Christmas event. It's the first holiday display in this month's DDA newsletter, and it opens three weeks before the patios close.
Where the season moves once it's too cold to sit outside
This is where the handoffs show up. Each outdoor event that ends has an indoor or winter event lined up right behind it.
The Penn's $5 classic monster series. All month, the Penn is showing classic horror and Halloween films, and all seats are $5, cash only. The October lineup includes Them! (Oct 1–2), Tarantula (Oct 3–4), Hocus Pocus (Oct 8–9), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (Oct 15–16), Hold That Ghost (Oct 17–18), The Fly (Oct 22–23) and House of Wax (Oct 24–25). It wraps up with The Nightmare Before Christmas on Thursday and Friday, October 29 and 30, at 7 p.m. The Sunday screenings start at 5 p.m., so a Sunday show on October 18 fits neatly after Pumpkin Palooza.
The Plymouth Community Arts Council. The Baseline Folk Society Acoustic Strings Concert is Saturday, October 17. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and admission is $7 at the door. Earlier that day, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., there's a china mosaic and bud vase workshop with Eye Candy Mosaics, priced at $42 for members and $45 for nonmembers, for ages 12 to adult. On Saturday, October 24, the Ann Arbor Magic Club does shows at 2 and 5 p.m. You register through plymoutharts.com. That magic show falls on the same day as the last farmers market, so the 24th works as a morning outside and an afternoon indoors.
Workshops and late-night plans. Vida Voyager, 853 W. Ann Arbor Trail, has a paper star-making workshop on Friday, October 23, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. On October 31, when the patios close, Sean O'Callaghan's hosts a Halloween party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a costume contest and DJ Mike Jones.
The Museum's next event. The exhibit closes November 1, and that same day the Museum hosts its Mad Hatter Tea at 155 S. Main St. from 2 to 4 p.m. Historian and milliner Sandy Root will give a talk on hat history, and the Museum is serving catered tea food along with its Mary's Blend tea. Tickets are $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers through Zeffy. That gives you a reason to come in on the exhibit's last day. Regular Museum hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and admission is $7 for adults and $3 for students ages 6 to 17.
The farmers market lot becomes a ski swap. This is the clearest example of a space changing hands. Two weeks after the final market, the Sun & Snow ski and snowboard swap lists Plymouth's Farmers' Market as its site on November 7–8, then again on December 5–6. The DDA and the Plymouth-Canton Ski & Snowboard Club appear on the flyer.
Holiday shopping. The Chamber's calendar lists Ladies Holiday Shopping Night for Thursday, November 12, from 4 to 8 p.m. As of early October, I haven't seen published 2026 dates for the tree lighting, the parade or the 2027 Ice Festival, so I'm not listing any.
The new spot open year-round
Most of what's above has a closing date. Fourgrounds doesn't. It opened July 22, 2026, at 995 W. Ann Arbor Trail, on the corner of South Harvey Street. It's open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's a coffee shop that doubles as a satellite newsroom for WDIV Local 4, and it serves locally roasted coffee from Great Lakes Coffee, a Detroit-based roaster. In a report by Graham Media, Stephanie Slagle, WDIV's general manager, said Fourgrounds gives the station's reporters and anchors "a place to earn that trust in person." If something is changing on your block, you can bring that story to a reporter over coffee there.
Its 7 a.m. opening also lines up with the farmers market. On October 24 you can get coffee there before the market opens at 8.
What won't change downtown this fall
You may have seen coverage of the DTP Forward streetscape plan, which would cut the number of traffic lanes in some areas around Main Street and Kellogg Park, widen sidewalks, add landscaping and build curbless festival spaces with retractable bollards. The DDA approved the design on June 8, 2026. The plan breaks 17 projects into six phases, and construction isn't expected to start until 2027. That means none of the patios, scarecrows or Pumpkin Palooza street closures this fall will run into construction.
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