Troy families can celebrate Halloween with a police safety bash, ocean-themed trick-or-treating and costume-friendly races from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25.

Halloween Safety Bash

The Troy Police Department hosts its free Halloween Safety Bash from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at 500 W. Big Beaver Road.

Tickets are required, according to the department’s community programs page, which links directly to Eventbrite registration.

The event features emergency-vehicle trunk-or-treating. Families should register participating children for an available entry time; accompanying adults do not need tickets, according to the organizer’s listing.

Trick-or-Treat: Under the Sea

Troy Historic Village holds its ocean-themed event Friday, Oct. 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 60 W. Wattles Road.

Advance registration includes early-access options at 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday, according to the Village’s event page.

Advance admission costs $9 for nonmembers and $5 for Troy Historical Society members. Registration closes at noon Thursday, Oct. 22. At-the-door admission costs $10 for nonmembers and $7 for members. Children younger than 2 attend free.

The event includes games, crafts, candy and trinkets, with teal-pumpkin alternatives at each treat stop. Quiet spaces are available in the Caswell House and Parsonage for visitors needing a sensory break.

Activities take place indoors and outdoors, rain or shine.

Frightful 5K and Pumpkin 1K

The 10th annual Frightful 5K and Pumpkin 1K takes place Sunday, Oct. 25, starting and finishing at the Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois Road.

The 5K begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by separate Pumpkin 1K heats beginning at 9:30 a.m., according to the city’s race registration page.

Through Oct. 24, registration costs $45 for the 5K and $15 for the 1K. Race-day prices rise to $55 and $25, respectively.

Costumes are encouraged. Registration includes a T-shirt and finisher medal, although shirt sizes are not guaranteed.

For neighborhood trick-or-treat guidance closer to Halloween, residents can check the city’s website and the Troy Police Department’s announcements.