Nightmare on Elm Street — Thu 4–7pm, Thiensville Village Park and downtown. FREE. Business trick-or-treat 4–6pm, then a party in the park until 7pm with trunk-or-treat, a DJ, hayrides, a pumpkin hunt and a costume prize drawing at 6:30pm.

Whitefish Bay Great Pumpkin Festival — Nightly 6–9pm, Old Schoolhouse Park. Hundreds of carved pumpkins glow each night, with music, food and a beer tent.

Cedarburg Pumpkin Walk — Sat 5–9pm, downtown along Washington Ave to the Visitor Center on Columbia Rd. FREE. Bring your carved pumpkin to light up downtown; costumes welcome. It isn’t a trick-or-treat event, though some spots may hand out treats.

Night of the Ghost Train — Sat 5–7pm, Oak Leaf Trail bridge at Capitol & Wilson Dr, Shorewood. See the Ghost Train lit for Halloween, plus free hot chocolate, s’mores by the fire pits, library story time (5:30, 6 and 6:30pm), a pumpkin display contest and a kids’ costume swap.

Featured: Elbow Room Twelve21, Cedarburg — This bar and grill at 1221 Wauwatosa Rd, in the longtime Galioto’s building, pairs a deep bourbon and tequila list with Hall of Fame Wagyu smash burgers made in partnership with Joe Thomas. Out back, The Sand Bar has fall games like volleyball, beer pong and bag toss. Opens at 11am, Wed–Sun.

Halloween at Bub’s Irish Pub — Sat Oct 31, 8:30pm–midnight, Bub’s Irish Pub, Germantown. Sons of Sconnie plays live, with drinks and a costume contest with prizes.

Halloween Dance at Cedarburg American Legion Post 288 — Sat Oct 31, 7–11pm. Dancing, snacks and a costume contest; $10 at the door.

The Spot Family Play Studio, Grafton — Picture the kids racing between the big play structure, the magnet wall and the dress-up corners while the grown-ups settle in at the table and actually get to catch up. Parties at The Spot are private, so it’s just your family and friends for two easy hours of play, with carry-ins welcome. Private party rentals start at $429; book Fri–Sun.

Cafe 1505, Mequon — 1505 W Mequon Rd. Breakfast, lunch and brunch with a deli counter, a bar with free Wi-Fi and a sunny patio. Open Mon–Fri 7am–3pm and Sat–Sun 8am–3pm. A good fuel-up before Thursday night in Thiensville.

Fiddleheads Coffee, Thiensville — Fiddleheads is one of the business trick-or-treat stops at Thursday’s Nightmare on Elm Street. Grab a warm drink for yourself while the kids fill their bags.

Family Sharing of Ozaukee County — For nearly 50 years, this Grafton food pantry has fed Ozaukee families. With the holidays coming, drop non-perishables in the hamper at 1002 Overland Ct (Tue–Sat, 10am–4pm) or give online: $550 covers a traditional holiday meal for 14 families.