10 Days and Counting!
Awaken Opens September 29th! Scarecrow Days, Behind the Screams and More!
Hello Awaken Fans,
Opening weekend begins in just 10 days!
We open the season on Friday, September 29th and Saturday, September 30th! Next, Scarecrow Days (Saturday, October 7th) highlights our fantastic second weekend. After that, Awaken’s schedule keeps getting better and better. We can’t wait to excite you at Awaken this year!
Opening Weekend - Friday and Saturday, September 29th and 30th
Friday, September 29th - Kick off the 2023 season with a discount. Be the first to see Awaken's frightening twists and new scares. General Admission tickets only $25 Gen/ Fast Pass only $35!
Saturday, September 30th - Say goodbye to September with Awaken's first Saturday night of 2023! Tickets are still discounted. General Admission tickets only $25 Gen/ Fast Pass only $35!
Scarecrow Days - Saturday, October 7th!
Scarecrow Days - Saturday, October 7th, Noon-11pm
Leslie's 2023 ScareCrow Days, brought to you by Awaken Haunted Attraction, will be held from Noon to 11pm in downtown Leslie, MI. This awesome Halloween event will include unique vendors, live music, BBQ, local restaurants, games, Zombie Walk, Street Performers, Halloween costume contests for pets, kids and adults and Celebrity Judges for the Zombie and adult costume contest!
Adult Costume Cash & Prizes!
If you've waited since last Halloween to one up your friends’ costume, well here is your chance! You can also win some cool stuff and even get the kudos from professionals celebs who are familiar with costumes. Prizes will be awarded to the top three, the rest can just go grab a drink and drown their sorrows.
1st $500 (prize and cash value)
2nd $300 (prize and cash value)
3rd $150 (prize and cash value)
Event is from 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Kids’ Costume Contest Cash & Prizes!
Get those goblins and ghouls ready for this years Scarecrow Days Kid Costume Contest! All kids that enter will receive a McDonalds "Be Our Guest" cards (BOG) for a free Happy meal!
PRIZES for 1st, 2nd, 3rd most outstanding and creative costumes will receive:
1st place will be $100.00 Arch Card*
2nd place $50.00 Arch card*
3rd place $25.00 Arch card*
Prizes Provided By: Leslie McDonalds
Pet Costume Contest
A Frankenstein dog? A dinosaur cat? A spider pig? Must be the Leslie Pet Halloween Costume Contest at Leslie's Scarecrow Days October 7th from 1pm to 2pm.
Prizes Provided By: Amanda’s Grooming and School House Dogs
2023 Zombie Walk
Get your friends together, and put on your best Zombie makeup and costume! This Zombie Walk will definitely be a sight to behold, with the entire Leslie block crawling with flesh eaters. You will have 45min to wander the downtown streets, terrorizing the locals in your best Zombie look! At the end you will be gruesomely judged by our panel of experts, to see who are the top walkers. Prizes will be given to the top three!
Event is from 4:30pm - 5:30pm
CASH & PRIZES!!
1st $300 (prize and cash value)
2nd $200 (prize and cash value)
3rd $100 (prize and cash value)
Cash and Prizes awarded to the overall best top 3 costumes by our judges. Cash and prizes will add up to the amount stated. Prizes cannot be returned for cash.
Exciting Vendors
Vendors will be available from noon to 6pm, costume contests run from 1pm to 6:30pm and Zombie Walk is at 4:30pm. Scary Terry from Q106will be there and the live music starts at 7:30 *Please check event times below, to not miss anything.
There will be a free shuttle running all night from 6:30pm to 11pm to Awaken Haunt.
Celebrity Judges
Tony Moran (Michael Myers 1978 Halloween)
Shay Lynn (Playboy Playmate, Scream Queen, MMA/LFC Fighter)
Rob Miller (FX Artist, Contestant SYFY Face-Off)
Behind The Screams - Thursday, October 19th
Join us for a night of scares, stares and secrets. Behind-the-Screams is back! An exclusive, intimate look at Awaken with no actors, as you're guided through Awaken’s horror movie quality sets by the creators of Awaken. Again, this is a no actor guided tour for real horror aficionados. (Hurry, Limited Tickets Available!)
One Night Only!
Awaken is not for the faint of heart! Mid-Michigan's scariest haunted attraction is doubling down on fright this year. Headed by creative designer Brian McVay, our creators have years of experience in the haunt and design world.
Through our progression of professional sets, you can expect amazing scenes, unexpected scares, movie-set quality props, twists and turns, cool attractions and more. Our highly skilled actors work within this framework to provide a terrifying, one-of-a-kind horror experience that is extremely serious and extremely scary. Haunt enthusiasts will love it!
Michael Myers Returns to Awaken!
We are super excited to announce that the original Michael Myers from Halloween will be our first Awaken celebrity visiting this October! The always outspoken, always honest, sometimes controversial actor Tony Moran will be making his return appearance at Awaken for 2 nights only, Friday and Saturday, October 6th and 7th. Always a crowd favorite, Awaken is thrilled for Tony’s visit and can’t wait to see you there!
Tony will be appearing @ Awaken Friday, October 6th and Saturday October 7th. He will also be one of our celebrity judges at Scarecrow Days. Bring your Michael Myers masks and other Halloween memorabilia for Tony to sign*, take some fun photos, and venture through Awaken for an incredible Halloween experience.
Awaken’s Featured Celebrity Guest Doug Tait to Appear This Oct.13th-15th!
That’s right! Actor and director Douglas Tait who has played both Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers (and a ton of other great roles!) will appear @ Awaken on Friday thru Sunday, October 13th-15th!
Douglas Tait, hailing from Los Angeles, discovered his passion for acting and filmmaking during his grade school years, creating scary short films recorded on VHS tapes. Throughout his career, he has had the privilege of collaborating with some of the industry's top directors in both film and television.
His filmography includes notable contributions to hit studio films such as Jon Favreau's "Zathura, J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek," "Land Of The Lost," the Blumhouse production "Unfriended: Dark Web”’ and as the Michael Myers Stunt Double in Halloween Kills. Tait's talent has also graced the small screen, where he has had recurring roles on TV series such as "Teen Wolf," "Grimm," "Star Trek: Picard," "The Girl In The Woods," "Legacies”, and performed the motion capture for the droid character “IG-12” on Season 3 of “The Mandalorian”.
Looking For A Screaming, Fun Time for Your Large Group?
Looking for a fun and unique Halloween Themed Event for your Group? Want to get together for an office party, birthday, special occasion or just looking for some fun and excitement? Awaken has an incredible experience ready for you!
What You’ll Experience:
Start your night with your group in Awaken’s exclusive Party Room. Take a turn in our 5-minute escape room, enjoy some photo ops, play a video game or two, socialize and enjoy our memorable and macabre displays.
Then, as the sun wanes, and the night begins, get first in line for Awaken’s highly rated haunt experience. Enter in smaller groups for your own unique experience, and get ready for some good times and terror. You’ll laugh, scream and cry with fun as your group ventures through our highly rated Awaken Haunted Attraction!
Why Awaken?
Awaken Haunt is the perfect place for your next corporate event or custom outing. Whether it’s a business event, a birthday party, Halloween party or a unique, cool custom event for clients, customers or colleagues, our attraction offers a variety of settings, seating options and scary activities from which to choose. Let us help you customize a Halloween haunting or a fun anytime experience to fit any budget, any business or any age group.
We’re Easy to Find
Located 20 minutes south of Lansing and 12 minutes north of Jackson, directly off highway 127, we’re an easy drive for south central Michigan, northern Ohio and northern Indiana.
More Details
Corporate and custom packages are available for parties of minimum 25 people up to max 60. We can customize a plan or party for any sized company or customer segment to meet your individual needs with advance notice. Private tents and/or catering are available on request ( additional charges may apply)
In order to accommodate your needs, we require that tickets for large groups and custom events be purchased at least one (2) week in advance.
An Exclusive Experience for You and Your Friends!
Enjoy a premier exclusive experience at Awaken with you and your friends and officemates as ONLY YOUR GROUP is allowed to book our party room per open night during the Halloween season and/or special off-season events open to the public. Groups must be between 25 and 60 guests (larger groups can also be accommodated by contacting us awakenhaunt@gmail.com
Your group will arrive at Awakens Party Room between 5pm and 7pm and our Awaken party room is available to you exclusively for that time. If setup is needed, early entry is available at 4pm. Have fun playing our virtual pinball / arcade game, with over 900 games or try out our 5-minute escape room, taking photo ops with friends, browsing out Creepcessions, checking out our exhibits and just hanging out. We provide a 100" movie projection screen and two video screens with your company logo or event name. We also have a Audio system more music streaming along with a mic for announcements. Inside the Party room you can bring any type of drinks and food and party with your friends or co-workers.
Finally, at 7pm the lights go down and your group gets first in line for Awaken’s highly rated haunt experience. Enter in smaller groups for your own unique experience, and get ready for some good times and terror. You’ll laugh, scream and cry with fun as your group ventures through our highly rated Awaken Haunted Attraction!
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