Douglas, Michigan • October 25, 2025
27th Annual Douglas Halloween Parade For Adults
9:00 pm - Main Lineup
9:30 pm - VIP Lineup
10:00 pm - Parade
Join us Downtown Douglas, Michigan for the 27th Annual Douglas Halloween Parade for Adults. Each year this event draws countless people to our small town to witness this extravaganza of creativity in costuming and performing arts. Paraders spend all year developing characters and practicing routines to "oooo" and "aaaa" crowds. This event is not to be missed!
Show up early to shop around Saugatuck and Douglas and grab a bite to eat. We'd love for you to support and thank our sponsors with your business. You'll quickly realize why Douglas is known as "The Village of Friendliness."
Don’t delay making your travel plans to the Saugatuck-Douglas area.
Main Lineup
9:00 pm
Center Street between History Center (Old School House) and OxBow House. No registration required. Free, but… we’d love a little donation to help the event continue. If you can spare a $5 or $10 we’d appreciate it!
VIP Lineup
9:30 pm
Mixer Street across from OxBow House. Reserve your space here. Lineup last, but go first for $100. Your VIP access will also get you into the History Center party before the parade and Dunes Resort after party for no cover, plus you’ll get a swag bag with other goodies and fun stuff from local area businesses and sponsors.
Please Thank Our Diamond Sponsors - $10k+
Kim Zahnow
Official Photographer for the Douglas Halloween Parade
Schedule a private portrait session with Kim Zahnow before or after the event.
Tips for Paraders
Mind the 10’ Gap
Your costume is fabulous and everyone wants to see you!
We’ll space you from the lineup area. Please try to maintain at least a 10 foot gap as you progress down the route. If you catch up to the people in front of you, stop or perform side to side to the crowd to create more space.
Please Do Not Throw Anything
We love our volunteers and the local Department of Public Works employees who help us setup very early and cleanup late.
Please do not throw anything or hand things out to the crowd. It makes a mess and it creates a hazard for paraders who might have limited vision or high heel shoes.
Parking
What time should you be to Downtown Douglas to find close parking?
Anybody’s guess, but we suggest you arrive early, especially if you want to try to eat in a local restaurant or have drinks in a bar as they fill up very early! There is no parking on Center Street, but most of the side streets allow parking on one or both sides of the street.
Our best advice is to make a whole weekend of this event and enjoy the towns! There is plenty to see and do in the Saugatuck and Douglas area before the parade. You can also park downtown Saugatuck and take the Interurban shuttle to avoid the congestion in Douglas.
Additional Parking & Shuttle
​Douglas Professional Center
415 Wiley Rd.
Douglas, MI 49406
The parking lot is at the corner of Blue Star Hwy. and Wyley Rd./135th Ave., next to the blinking light.
A regular Interurban parking shuttle will circulate to drop you off near the end of the parade route.
Free Shuttle
The Interurban Transit Authority graciously runs regular shuttles at no charge and provides on-demand pickup, from anywhere in the Saugatuck Douglas area. Please be patient as they are inundated with riders on parade night. They’ll get to you!
Regular Shuttle Pick-up Locations:
Saugatuck Drug Store
201 Butler St.
Downtown Saugatuck
Douglas Professional Center Parking Lot
415 Wiley Rd.
Douglas, MI 49406
To Saugatuck
Water St./Center St.
Downtown Douglas - just before Wade’s Bayou
To Fennville Area
Fremont St./Washington St.
Downtown Douglas - back side of Beery Field
To Dunes Resort
Fremont St./Main St.
Downtown Douglas - back side of Beery Field
In Loving Memory of
Andrew Wilkinson
1972-2023
Son of parade founder Ginger Wilkinson.
