1. See characters including Moana and Elsa at "Disney on Ice" at Little Caesars Arena.
2. Drink beer and sample Bavarian eats at Detroit Fleat's Oktoberfest party.
3. Watch the Detroit Lions take on the Minnesota Vikings.
4. Check out the Harvest Festival at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
5. Learn about Michigan plants and animals on a hayride at Marshbank Park.
6. Head to the "merry-not-scary" Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo.
7. See if you can survive the terrors of the Scarefest Scream Park in Lenox Township.
8. Check out more 20 participating restaurants during Royal Oak Restaurant Week.
9. Take a class and learn how to cook with chocolate at Mongers' Provisions in Ferndale.
10. Pick up a pumpkin at the Wilson Barn Pumpkin Fest in Livonia.

Add your suggestions below. Kickoff list from Crain's Detroit Business.