Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, Milwaukee The Fear Factory is on the grounds of the State Fair, this is a big-kid haunted house. 414-282-4386

Three classic Wisconsin haunted houses have merged to make one death-defying Halloween experience as Morgan Manor, Morgana's Torment and the brand-new Freaky's Funhouse. Experience 30,000 square feet of terror. 262-547-6808

The Haunted Night time Adventure On Friday and Saturday Nights is the most intense! Enjoy a bonfire then do the Haunt. With Live Actors, Fog, Specialty sound, action creatures and light effects; It is Geared for us Adults.

Just about the most purely frightening of all the Milwaukee-area haunted houses, Gilly's Haunted Circus hits below the belt, preying on people's fear of clowns...

This haunted location is underneath Paulo's Pizza. There have been reports of zombie activity and the creation of a powerful hideous monster...

Looking for a scare that will give you the chills and quite possibly a little more? Mars Haunted House is the place to get your scream on! With nearly 30 rooms, the self-guided haunted walking adventure...

The annual Greendale Halloween Parade takes place on Sunday, October 26th from Noon until 1pm. The parade proceeds down Broad Street from the Greendale High School (Southway Street) to the city offices at the opposite end. Trick or Treating will take place from 1pm-4pm.

The Milwaukee County Zoo gets in the Halloween spirit a bit early with its annual Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular, a safe way for the young ones to collect a little extra candy and learn a thing or two about animals...

Bring your hoop and stick for this old-timey fall party, where you’ll find vintage children’s games, pumpkin decorating and baking, a costume parade and the Comedy Magic of Lou Lepore. It’s charming, family friendly and sure to tickle the nostalgia in everyone. 262-878-2434

There are probably dozens of urban legends that begin - and end - with a hike through the wilderness, and you can live out the terror with a one-mile Fright Hike through the terrifying trails of Lapham Peak State Park. 262-364-7773.

"Harvest Daze" weekends in October. Enjoy a petting zoo with goats, sheep and llama, plus children's games, inflatables, scarecrows and hayrides. Take pictures of the kids posing behind 'Kodak moment' cutouts. World's Biggest Popcorn Kettle. 262-679-2207

If you haven't been to The Family Farm, you don't know what you're missing! Your kids will delight in feeding the sheep and goats! See all your barnyard favorites, from baby chicks to big Belgian Draft horses. Visit web site (familyfarm.net) for hours/days of operation, admission and other information. Frequent Farmer passes save you money! Apply online at familyfarm.net.

2008Apple picking (weekends only), pumpkin patches, tractor pulled hayrides, store packed with delicious goodies from tradtional fall offerings to the famous "Apple Pie in a Bag." Please see the website for a more detailed description.

Free petting zoo. Corn maze ($) , kids' corral play area ($), mini-train ride and pony fees for a $2.00 fee/each. Hayrides all day, everyday. ($) Build-your-own caramel apples during weekend hours.

Play games, answer questions and create a map to navigate its many twists and turns. (There's a smaller straw bale maze for younger visitors.) Visit barnyard animals in the petting zoo, take a hayride to the pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkin, and make your own caramel apple - just the way you like it! A quaint country store features homegrown produce and fresh bakery, as well as specialty gift baskets and a full floral service. 262- 886-2235

Pick your own specialty apples and pumpkins. Orchard-made apple cider and caramel apples. 262-377-4284

The Social, in Milwaukee's Fifth Ward is hosting one the Midwest's hottest hip-hop artist, Omaur Bliss and his band, Friday, October 31st, 2008, (at 10 PM) for a special Halloween Costume Party Live Concert. The event will also include drink specials, a costume contest with cash and prizes...

Join in on bobbing for pumpkins, pumpkin focused food and drinks, and a pumpkin carving contest with promotional prizes for a select amount of pumpkins...

With two levels of DJ entertainment, professional lighting, and multiple atmospheres this is sure to be the Halloween party of the year!

Featuring music from Chicago's DJ Trilogy and Mr. Sinister. There will be an open bar from 9 until 10 p.m., champagne and various giveaways throughout the night...

Closet Classics already sells costumes all year round, stocking the same sexy nurse, sexy maid, sexy just-about-anything costumes that the major Halloween chains do...

That's why the Alchemist Lounge is hosting its Horror Film Trailer Festival, a chance for average horror fans to create one or two-minute long previews for horror films that don't necessarily exist-just film 120 or so seconds of various scares and patch them together with some tense music or perhaps some overblown voiceover dialogue...

Make your own scarecrow, try your hand at pumpkin bowling, decorate t-shirts and cookies, or ride some of the midway rides. With free family stages with music and performances and a full farmer's market wit lots of classic pie choices (apple, pumpkin, sweet potato, blueberry), there just aren't a lot more fall events this close to home that are this worthwhile attending for the whole family.

The folks at Hawthorn Glen, a 20-acre-plus nature center, don't have much time for ghosts and spooks. They'll be using their two-night Halloween program to dress up as animals like raccoons and teach kids about nature and green living...