Mount Pleasant offers entertainment for residents and visitors all year long, but the season of autumn is especially busy. From football games to visiting area haunted houses, there’s something for everyone.

Celebrate the season with one of these activities:

1. One of the best things college students can experience during the fall is visiting pumpkin patches. Uncle John’s Cider Mill, located on US-127 between Mount Pleasant and St. Johns, offers a cider mill, bakery, wine tasting and many open nature trails.

2. Go to a pumpkin patch! Papa’s Pumpkin Patch and Country Farm Market in Mount Pleasant or Phillips Orchards and Cider Mill in St. Johns offer many activities. Papa’s Pumpkin Patch provides hayrides, pick-your-own pumpkins and a variety of vegetables and fruits to pick. At Phillips, you can pick apples or pumpkins, or ride in a horse-drawn wagon. Muskegon senior Deborah May said she enjoys picking apples in the fall. “Picking apples or carving pumpkins are some of my favorites,” she said.

3. Go to a football game. Going to see the Chippewas play at Kelly-Shorts Stadium is a great way to get involved in campus culture and support your school. Bath senior Brionna Hardin said this is one of her favorite things to do in fall. “I love going to the games and just being a part of that football culture,” she said.

4. Take a walk through a park or on a nature trail. One of the best ways to truly experience fall is to see the autumn colors. So, visit a city park like Chip-A-Waters or Island Park to get a glimpse of Mount Pleasant nature in orange, red and yellow hues.

5. Everyone knows October is the spookiest month of the year. While a few offerings are available on campus, students say one of the best haunted houses around is Terror on 27 which is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October. Located a half hour south of the city on US-127, it offers three different haunted experiences. “Terror on 27 is pretty fun,” said Mike Schmidt, a fifth-year senior and Mason native. “There are two haunted houses and a haunted maze. It’s a little pricey but worth it.”

6. Legends of the Dark- a haunted campus tour hosted by Trout Hall, provides a special look at well-known campus ghost stories. Tickets are $5 at the door, or $3 in advance at Trout Hall. Tours leave every 10 minutes from the Down Under Food Court and last from 7:30 to 10:20 p.m. for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

7. Sober in October, established in 1999 by the Residence Hall Assembly, holds events all month long for those who agree to live sober for October. The next event is Wings and Game Night in the Saxe/Herrig/Celani Lobby.

8. Just A Bunch of Hocus Pocus-Held in Finch Fieldhouse on Friday, starting at 6 p.m., offers Halloween themed games, a pumpkin decorating contest and a screening of Disney’s Hocus Pocus movie. Admission is $5, or $4 with a donation of a non-perishable food item. All proceeds will go to Community Compassion Network of Mount Pleasant.

9. The Rocky Horror Picture Show takes place at 8 p.m. and 12 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Alpha Psi Omega will put on its annual shadow cast of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door or at friendsofthebroadway.org.