Things to do in Metro Detroit, Dec. 19 and beyond

On sale 10 a.m. Dec. 19

• “Soulville-Respect to the Queen Aretha Franklin”: March 25, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino Lodge, Detroit, that includes Denita Asberry, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson: June 25, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, $1 of ticket proceeds to be donated to The Discover Your Gentle Basis, ticket costs fluctuate.

• “GameSymphonic”: June 13, Detroit Opera Home, that includes Eímear Noone and the Detroit Opera Orchestra, Detroit, https://detroitopera.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

Be aware: Occasions are topic to vary; examine with venues for updates. Tickets on sale at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or the XFINITY Field Workplace at Little Caesars Area.

Beats

• A Magical Motown Christmas: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19, Music Corridor Heart for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison St., Detroit, 313-887-8500, www.musichall.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Tartan Terrors: 8 p.m. Dec. 19, The Ark 316 S. Principal, Ann Arbor, https://theark.org, $29+.

• TAE & The Neighborly: 8 p.m. Dec. 19, at 20 Entrance Road, Lake Orion, 248-783-7105, all ages, www.20frontstreet.com, $24.79+.

• Boys of Fall: Dec. 19, The Loving Contact, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, doorways at 7 p.m., https://thelovingtouchferndale.com, 248-546-3696, all ages, $26.49+.

• Blackthorn: 8 p.m. Dec. 20, The Ark 316 S. Principal, Ann Arbor, https://theark.org, $29+.

• Carpenter’s Christmas that includes Helen Welch: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20, Flagstar Strand Theatre, Pontiac, https://flagstarstrand.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

•  Merry Steel Xmas: 5-11 p.m. Dec. 20, Diesel Live performance Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Highway Chesterfield, www.dieselconcerts.com, $24.64+.

• Sam Feldt: Dec. 20, The Magic Stick, 1412 Woodward Ave., Detroit, doorways at 9 p.m., ages 18+, www.majesticdetroit.com/about/the-magic-stick, $33.91+.

• Aaron Caruso Christmas Present: 8 p.m. Dec. 20, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, ages 21+, 248-453-5285, www.theroxyrochester.com, $35+.

• A Motown Christmas: Dec. 20, Ford Neighborhood & Performing Arts Heart, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, 313-943-2350, dearborntheater.com, doorways open at 2:30 p.m., ticket costs fluctuate.

• Motor Metropolis Brass Band: Dec. 21, Ford Neighborhood & Performing Arts Heart, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, “Sounds of the Season” 313-943-2350, dearborntheater.com, doorways open at 6:30 p.m., normal admission tickets are $30+.

• Eric Roberson: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Jeff Arcuri: Dec. 21, Masonic Temple Theatre, 500 Temple Road, Detroit, www.themasonic.com, doorways at 6:30 p.m. ages 16+, ticket costs fluctuate.

• A Night time of Vacation Soul: 8 p.m. Dec. 27, Fox Theatre, Detroit, that includes Will Downing, Leela James and Avery*Sunshine, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Morris Day & The Time: 8 p.m. Dec. 27, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Room Stuffed with Hendrix tribute: 7-11 p.m. Dec. 27, Diesel Live performance Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Highway Chesterfield, www.dieselconcerts.com, $19.37+.

Comedy

• One Night time Stans: Invoice Bushart-Dec. 18-20; Tam White-Dec. 26-27; “Life’s Not Honest” pilot premiere comedy show-Dec. 29; Rob Little-NYE Particular Dec. 31 and Jan. 2-3; at 4761 Highland Highway, Waterford Twp., www.onenightstans.membership, 248-249-1321, ages 18+, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Fortress: Mick Foley-Dec. 18; Jason Jamerson-Dec. 19-20; Matt Holt-Dec. 26-27; Nate Armbruster-Dec. 31-Jan. 3; at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, www.comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, ages 18+, ticket costs fluctuate.

Vacation actions

• Menorah Lighting: 5 p.m. Dec. 18, Shain Park, Birmingham, www.eventbrite.com/e/shain-park-menorah-lighting-tickets-1975346193640?aff=oddtdtcreator.

• Motor Metropolis Chorale: “Christmas Time is Right here” live performance is 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19, at First Congregational Church, 1315 N. Pine Road, Rochester, http://fccrochester.org, free.

• Santa Pub Crawl: Dec. 19, District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte, doorways at 7 p.m., ages 21+, district142live.com, $21.09 – $26.24.

• La Posada de Imperial: noon-midnight, Dec. 19, Imperial, 22828 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Posadas are Mexican vacation traditions with festive meals, drinks and a conventional piñata. Imperial is internet hosting its third annual La Posada de Imperial, an all-day celebration. A portion of the proceeds will go to Forgotten Harvest Detroit, ImperialFerndale.com.

• Birmingham Bloomfield Artwork Heart’s (BBAC) Vacation Store: Dec. 4-19, (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.–Sat; and midday to 4 p.m. Sundays) at BBAC, 1516 S. Cranbrook Highway, Birmingham, that includes handmade present gadgets from tons of of juried artists, free admission to Vacation Store.

• Jurassic Quest-Vacation Version: Dec. 19-21, Suburban Assortment Showplace 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi, life-size dinosaurs meet Christmas cheer, www.jurassicquest.com/upcoming-events, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Handmade for the Holidays: Tuesday-Saturday, via Dec. 20, hours fluctuate, Huron Valley Council for the Arts, 205 W. Livingston Highway, Highland Twp., https://huronvalleyarts.org.

• Outdated-Original Christmas: noon-4 p.m. Dec 20, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, Non-members $5 and members free, No registration required, www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms.

• Holly Jolly Trolley: 6-11 p.m., Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, on the Nautical Mile in St. Clair Shores MI from 9 Mile to 10 Mile on Jefferson, NauticalMile.org.

• Noel Nights: noon-4 p.m. Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, downtown Trenton, registration required for Dec. 13, $5 per grownup, free for youngsters), free admission on Dec. 20, trentonmi.org/1223/Noel-Nights.

• “Final Nog” social gathering: The Turtleneck & Sweater Vacation Extravaganza is celebrating its Twenty fifth (and last) bash, 5-10 p.m. Dec. 20, at Fifth Avenue, 215 W Fifth St., Royal Oak, stay performances, 50/50 raffle benefiting St. Jude Kids’s Analysis Hospital. Admission is $26, friends are inspired to put on their boldest vacation sweaters and turtlenecks, ages 21+, www.fb.com/occasions/fifth-avenue-royal-oak/the-original-turtleneck-sweater-holiday-extravaganza-Twenty fifth-anniversary/813008381323256.

• Menorah Lighting at Pistons vs. Hornets recreation: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, www.gofevo.com/occasion/Jewishheritage6236.

• Chanukah on Ice: 3:15-5:15 p.m. Dec. 21, on the Detroit Skating Membership’s indoor rink, 888 Denison Ct., Bloomfield Twp. View a particular ice skating present, ice skating for your complete household, large Menorah lighting, donuts and Chanukah treats and crafts, www.jewishtroy.com.

• Vacation Market: via Dec. 21, Anton Artwork Heart, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, authentic, handcrafted artwork together with: oil work, vacation décor, artwork prints, playing cards, ornaments, glass artwork, lamps, out of doors artwork, ceramics, wooden, fiber, attire, admission is free, www.theartcenter.org, 586-469-8666.

• House for the Holidays Lighted Stroll: 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, via Dec. 21, across the property at Ford Home, 1100 Lake Shore Highway, Grosse Pointe Shores, buy superior timed tickets, $22 for adults and $12 for youngsters, free for ages 2 and youthful, 313-884-4222, fordhouse.org/holidays.

• Royal Oak Holidays: themed weekends of festive actions via Dec. 21, together with visits with Santa and skating at The Rink at Royal Oak at Centennial Commons in downtown Royal Oak, www.royaloakholidays.com.

• Champions of Magic: Vacation Spectacular is Dec. 21, Fox Theatre, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Vacation Cabaret: via Dec. 21, at Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 Third, Detroit, (313) 974-7918. Detroitpublictheatre, $52+.

• Tis the Season Live performance: 3 p.m. Dec. 21, at Neighborhood Presbyterian Church, 4301 Monroe Ave., Waterford Twp. 9 completely different musical teams current a wide range of Christmas music. Artists embrace the Huge Chief barbershop refrain, harpist Patricia Tait, Shoreline Sound Candy Adeline Refrain, and Girls’s Refrain of Tuesday Musicale. “Enjoyable-raiser” to assist the Huge Chief Refrain, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Baldwin Heart in Pontiac, free-will providing, 248-673-7805.

• Moonbeams for Candy Desires: Dec. 9 via Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Corewell Well being William Beaumont College Hospital, 3601 W. 13 Mile Highway, Royal Oak. Moonbeams for Candy Desires returns to brighten the vacations for sufferers within the pediatric unit at Corewell Well being Kids’s in Royal Oak. The general public is invited to assemble with pals and neighbors at 8 p.m. sharp for 10 minutes to shine beams of sunshine towards the pediatric unit home windows at Corewell Well being Kids’s to indicate assist for youngsters and their households. In return, sufferers will use flashlights to ship again their very own festive glow.

• Horse-drawn carriage rides and Santa visits: choose instances, Saturdays-Sundays, via Dec. 21, and Dec. 24, Shain Park, 270 W. Merrill St., downtown Birmingham, www.allinbirmingham.com.

• Wayne County Lightfest: 6-10 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday via Dec. 24, 7651 N. Merriman Highway, Westland, vacation mild shows, automobiles $5, costs fluctuate for different automobiles, www.waynecountymi.gov/House.

Theater

• “Miracle on thirty fourth Road-The Musical”: Dec. 16-18, Fox Theatre, Detroit, when tickets are bought at www.313promos.com/want, $5 from each ticket bought via the particular hyperlink shall be donated to Make-A-Want Michigan.

• “The Phantom Tollbooth”: Dec. 18-21, introduced by Stagecrafters Youth Theatre, Stagecrafters, 415 South Lafayette, Royal Oak, 248-541-6430, www.stagecrafters.org, tickets are $18.

• “A Very Farmington Christmas”: via Dec. 20, Farmington Gamers Barn farmington.org Tickets are $24 – $26. Accessible at farmingtonplayers.org, at 248-553-2955 or on the door.

• “Scrooge in Rouge”: via Dec. 21, The Impressed Performing Firm, 1124 E. West Maple Drive, Walled Lake, (248) 863-9953, www.inspiredacting.org, $38 normal admission, $32 beneath age 30/over 65.

• “A Very Northville Christmas”: via Dec. 21, Tipping Level Theatre, 361 E. Cady St., Northville, www.tippingpointtheatre.com, 248-347-0003,  $25-$47.

• “Shucked”-musical: Dec. 23-Jan. 4, Fisher Theatre, Detroit, BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• “Annie” the Musical: via Jan. 4, Thumbcoast Theater Boardwalk Stage St. Clair, https://thumbcoasttheaters.thundertix.com/occasions/237366, $38+.

• “A Christmas Carol”: via Dec. 24, Meadow Brook Theatre, on the campus of Oakland College, Rochester, 248-377-3300, www.ticketmaster.com, normal admission tickets are $41-$51.

• “Kool Kat-A Hip-Hop Panto”: via Jan. 4 (Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and seven:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.) Theatre NOVA, 410 W Huron St, Ann Arbor, $32+ normal, $25+ for 65+, www.TheatreNOVA.org, 734-635-8450.

Artwork

• Drop-In Workshop: Paper Snowflakes is 6-8:30 p.m. Dec. 19, noon-4 p.m. Dec. 20-21, Detroit Institute of Arts, Artwork-Making Studio, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dia.org.

• Mary’s Backyard: floral watercolor paintings by Mary R. Hartman, on exhibit via Dec. 21, Anton Artwork Heart, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, www.theartcenter.org, 586-469-8666. Open 10 a.m. to five p.m. Tuesdays via Saturdays, free admission.

• Tacon-Heaslip Gallery: 22100 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, based by Detroit-based artist Jarrad Tacon-Heaslip, 313-573-3020, www.taconheaslip.com, www.fb.com/taconheaslipgallery.

• “Seen/Scene”: Art work from the Jennifer Gilbert Assortment exhibit is thru Jan. 10, Library Road Collective The Shepherd, Detroit, lscgallery.com.

• seventeenth Annual Neighborhood Group Artwork Exhibition: Dec. 12-Jan. 11, Detroit Institute of Arts, Artwork-Making Studio, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dia.org.

• “Bugbee”-Sam Friedman and Josh Sperling: via Jan. 14, Library Road Collective 1260 Library Road, Detroit, lscgallery.com.

• Haas Brothers and Mythic Chaos: reveals via Feb. 22, Cranbrook Artwork Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, Haas Brothers-“Uncanny Valley” and Mythic Chaos-50 Years of “Destroy All Monsters,” https://cranbrookartmuseum.org.

• Modern Anishi-naabe Artwork-A Continuation: via April 5, 2026, Detroit Institute of Arts, Artwork-Making Studio, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dia.org.

• Friends of Honor: “Armor as Style” is thru April 26, 2026, Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, https://dia.org.

• “Reimagine African American Artwork”: via Oct. 18, 2026, Detroit Institute of Arts, Artwork-Making Studio, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dia.org.

• College of Michigan Museum of Artwork: 525 South State St., Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu, ticket costs fluctuate.

Ballet

• “The Nutcracker”: Dec. 19-21, Macomb Heart for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Highway, Clinton Twp., Macomb Ballet Firm, www.macombcenter.com, 586-286-2222, $30.

• “The Nutcracker”: Dec. 20-21, Music Corridor Heart for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison St., Detroit, introduced by World Ballet Firm, 313-887-8500, www.musichall.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

• “The Nutcracker”: Dec. 20-21, Lake Orion Performing Arts Heart, 495 E. Scripps Highway, Orion Twp., Michigan Ballet Theatre, advance tickets via Dec. 17 are $24-$28 at http://purchase.tututix.com/michiganballettheatre.

• “Snow White”: 7 p.m. Dec. 30, Music Corridor Heart for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison St., Detroit, introduced by Grand Kyiv Ballet, 313-887-8500, www.musichall.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

Classical/Orchestra

• Trisha Yearwood with Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Dec. 19, Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Corridor, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-576-5111, dso.org, $74+.

• “House Alone” movie: accompanied by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Dec 20-21, Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Corridor, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-576-5111, dso.org, $59+.

• Monroe Huge Band: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20, River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 South Monroe Road, Monroe, 734-242-7722, www.riverraisincentre.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: 8 p.m. Dec. 23, Fox Theatre, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra: “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” is 3 p.m. and seven:30 p.m. Dec. 27, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

Movie

• AMC Theatres: AMC Discussion board Sterling Heights, 586-254-1381; AMC Star Gratiot Clinton Township, 586-791-2095; AMC Star Nice Lakes Auburn Hills, 248-454-0314; AMC Star John R Madison Heights, 248-585-4477, amctheatres.com.

• Cinemark Southland Heart, Taylor, 734-287-0629, www.cinemark.com/theatres.

• Detroit Movie Theatre at Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, dia.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Emagine Theatres: Birmingham 8, 248-723-6230; Emagine Palladium in Birmingham, 248-385-0500; Canton, 734-787-3002; The Riviera in Farmington Hills, 248-788-6572; Hartland, 810-207-5757; Macomb, 586-372-3456; Novi, 248-468-2990; Rochester Hills, 248-378-2991; Royal Oak, 248-414-1000, emagine-entertainment.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Farmington Civic Theater: 33332 Grand River Ave., Farmington, www.theFCT.com.

• Milford Unbiased Cinema: 945 E Summit St., Milford, milfordcinema.org/tickets, $5+.

• MJR Theatres: MJR Chesterfield, 586-598-2500; MJR Common Grand, Warren, 586-620-0200; MJR Troy, 248-498-2100; MJR Market, Sterling Heights, 586-264-1514; MJR Partridge Creek, Clinton Twp., 586-263-0084; MJR Waterford, 248-666-7900, MJR Southgate, 734-284-3456, mjrtheatres.com.

• Oxford GQT Theater: 248-628-7101, gqtmovies.com/theaterinfo/x01tk-gqt-oxford-7.

• Redford Theatre: 17360 Lahser Highway, Detroit, redfordtheatre.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Regal UA, Commerce Twp.: 844-462-7342, regmovies.com/theatres/regal-ua-commerce-township. Completely closed.

• Romeo Theatre, Washington: 586-752-3455, romeotheatre.com.

Fundraisers

• DRAW Presents Christmas Of Hope 2025: Dec. 21, DRAW’s annual profit live performance for catastrophe victims, Flagstar Strand Theatre, Pontiac, https://flagstarstrand.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

Vacation continued

• Visits with Santa at Vacation Fortress: via Dec. 23, (10 a.m.-7:55 p.m. Monday to Saturday and  noon-5:55 p.m. Sunday), Somerset Assortment, Troy, North Grand Court docket. Friends can reserve a photograph session with Santa at https://somersetevents.as.me/SantaPhotos, photograph costs fluctuate.

• Visits with Santa: Friday-Sunday via Dec. 14 and day by day Dec. 18-24, throughout Santa’s hours by walk-up solely at The Village of Rochester Hills Out of doors Buying Heart, Competition Park, 104 N. Adams Highway, TheVORH.com. Visits with Santa’s Reindeer happen 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 29-Dec. 21.

• Vacation Nights at Greenfield Village: 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 16-17 and Dec. 26-28, at 20900 Oakwood, Dearborn. (313) 982-6001, $36-$44+, registration required, www.thehenryford.org.

• Winter at The Station: via Dec. 28, The Station at Michigan Central, 2001 fifteenth Road, Detroit, Michigan Central vacation sequence to supply stay music, interactive activations, purchasing, michigancentral.com/occasions, free admission.

• The Roxy Trolley Christmas Expertise: view the Huge Vibrant Gentle Present, choose dates via Dec. 30, The Roxy Parlor Home, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, ages 18+, all ages on Sundays, 248-453-5285, buy tickets at www.theroxyrochester.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Vacation Stroll and Winter Surprise Lights: choose dates Nov. 28-Dec. 30, Meadow Brook Corridor, 350 Property Drive, Rochester, on the campus of Oakland College, annual indoor daytime Vacation Stroll, and the out of doors night mild present, that includes music and concessions, meadowbrookholidays.com, (248) 364-6200, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Vacation Home Excursions and All Aboard! Mannequin Railroad Exhibit: noon-4 p.m. choose Saturdays, Sundays and weekdays in December, at Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Highway, Rochester Hills, purchase tickets on the door, normal adm. is $5/adults, www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms.

• The Village of Rochester Hills purchasing middle is internet hosting “Timber For A Trigger” that includes 10 embellished Christmas timber, every created by a neighborhood nonprofit group. Guests can view the embellished timber after which solid an in-person vote contained in the Village Artwork Gallery for his or her favourite via Dec. 31. The gallery is situated between Chico’s and Williams Sonoma on the Village of Rochester Hills at 104 N Adams Highway, Rochester Hills. The nonprofit receiving probably the most votes shall be awarded a $5,000 donation, courtesy of The Village of Rochester Hills.

• Hudson’s for the Holidays: Nick Gilbert Manner, a brand new public plaza connecting Woodward Avenue to Farmer Road and the out of doors area that sits between the Hudson’s Block Constructing and Hudson’s Tower is open via Jan. 4, that includes searching for vacation keepsakes and mementos together with the Hudson’s bear, an opulent memento with proceeds to be donated to NFX and The Gilly Venture, celebrating the life and legacy of Dan and Jennifer Gilbert’s late son, Nick Gilbert. Different actions embrace: a café truck, vendor carts, Lucia, an interactive life-size ballerina field, a submit field for “mailing” letters to Santa, Hudsons-Detroit.com.

Vacation lights

• Vacation Stroll and Winter Surprise Lights: choose dates Nov. 28-Dec. 30, Meadow Brook Corridor, 350 Property Drive, Rochester, on the campus of Oakland College, annual indoor daytime Vacation Stroll, and the out of doors night mild present, that includes music and concessions, meadowbrookholidays.com, (248) 364-6200, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Glenlore Trails-Aurora Interactive Vacation Night time Stroll: Thursday to Sunday evenings, Dec. 4-Dec. 28, at 3860 Newtown Highway, Commerce Twp., one-mile stroll via expertise in wooded setting, ticket costs fluctuate, buy on-line at www.GlenloreTrails.com.

• Innovation Hills Vacation Lights Show: 5-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 5-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday till Jan. 11. Vacation lights alongside strolling paths at Innovation Hills Park, 2800 W. Hamlin Highway, Rochester Hills. Parking in the principle parking zone is $1.50/hour, payable via ParkMobile (app, QR code, textual content, or name) or buy an Annual Move, www.rochesterhills.org/departments/parks_and_natural_resources/trailsandparks/innovationhills.php.

• Magic of Lights: Nov. 21-Jan. 3, hours are 6-9 p.m. Nov. 21-Dec. 11; then from Dec. 12-Jan. 3, hours are 6-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5:30-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday; vacation hours are 6-9 p.m. (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, NYE), closed on New Yr’s Day), Pine Knob Music Theatre Parking Space, 33 Bob Seger Drive, Independence Twp., ticket passes should be bought on-line at https://magicoflights.com/areas/detroit-mi, costs fluctuate.

• Wild Lights on the Detroit Zoo: evenings, choose dates, Nov. 22-Jan. 4, out of doors occasion, adv. gen. advance ticket costs fluctuate, free for youngsters youthful than 2, parking is $8, buy tickets at https://detroitzoo.org/occasions/wild-lights.

• Vacation Stroll: Nov. 28-29, Dec. 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, and 22-23, vacation lights, Santa, characters, carolers, at Canterbury Village, 2325 Joslyn Highway, Orion Twp., ticket costs fluctuate, register at www.canterburyvillage.com, free for ages 2 and youthful, free parking.

• Holly Dazzle: evenings, Nov. 28-30, Dec. 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 22-24, 26-28 and 31, at 12600 Dixie Hwy., Holly, winter wonderland stroll alongside a three-quarter mile out of doors path, adorned with Christmas scenes, 248-634-5552, buy tickets at www.hollydazzles.com.

• Huge Vibrant Gentle Present: 5 p.m.-midnight Nov. 24-Jan. 18, vivid vacation lights on buildings in downtown Rochester, www.downtownrochestermi.com.

Misc.

• Michigan State College vs. Oakland College Males’s Faculty Basketball: midday Dec. 20, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Huge Time Boxing USA that includes Olivia Curry vs. Kate Scott: 6 p.m. Dec. 20, Fox Theatre, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

Museums

• Pontiac Transportation Museum: 250 W. Pike St., Pontiac. Admission to the museum is $15, $12 for seniors and veterans, $8 for youngsters ages 6-12, free for youngsters ages 5 and youthful, 50% off for Pontiac residents with ID. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday via Saturday and midday to five p.m. Sunday, www.pontiactransportationmuseum.org. First Thursday Lecture Sequence is 7-8:30 p.m., first Thursday of the month, free, donations appreciated.

• Royal Oak Historic Society Museum: Hours are 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 1411 W. Webster Highway, Royal Oak, royaloakhistoricalsociety.com, 248-439-1501, $10+ recommended donation. The museum seeks folks to function docents on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m., and through occasions, exhibit openings and the speaker sequence.

• Cranbrook Institute of Science: 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://science.cranbrook.edu, 248-645-3200. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, $14-general admission, $10.50-ages 2-12 and ages 65+, free for ages beneath 2 and members. Permian Monsters: Life Earlier than the Dinosaurs, touring exhibition is open via Jan. 7.

• Shipwreck to Sipping Whiskey: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19, Cranbrook Institute of Science, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://science.cranbrook.edu, 248-645-3200. The sequence is included with normal museum admission and scheduled throughout the Institute’s $5 Fridays after 5 p.m., $5 per individual.

• Cranbrook Winter Solstice: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 20, Cranbrook Artwork Museum and Cranbrook Institute of Science, https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/occasions/winter-solstice, $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Scandinavian-inspired artmaking, from Winter (Monster) Wonderland puppet reveals in deSalle Auditorium and greeting card crafting within the Artwork Lab, alongside performances by the musical ensemble Swedish People.

• Discovery Days-Hooray for Science!: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 26, Dec. 27, Dec. 29, and Dec. 30, noon-3 p.m. Dec. 28, at Cranbrook Institute of Science, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3200, https://science.cranbrook.edu/discover/applications/special-events-public-programs/discovery-days. Admission is $15 for adults, $11.50 for youngsters ages 2–12 and seniors 65+, and free for youngsters beneath 2 and all members.

• Ford Piquette Plant Museum: 461 Piquette Ave., Detroit. Open Wednesdays via Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10-$20. Optionally available guided excursions happen day by day at 10 a.m., midday, and a pair of p.m., www.fordpiquetteplant.org, 313-872-8759.

• Ford Home: Historic property of Eleanor and Edsel Ford, 1100 Lake Shore Highway, Grosse Pointe Shores, 313-884-4222, www.fordhouse.org/occasions, admission is $7 per grownup and $5 per baby, ages 6+, free for five and youthful. House for the Holidays returns with a brand new strolling route, now open on Thursdays, and the debut of Jingle Junction, a colourful gingerbread-inspired welcome at Josephine’s Playhouse. Mistletoe Market with fireplace purchasing, Santa’s Sweet & Sweets Shoppe contained in the Principal Residence for a short meet and greet with Santa, and stay carolers on choose nights, Thursdays via Sundays, Dec. 4–21.

• Michigan Science Heart (Mi-Sci): 5020 John R St., Detroit, 313-577-8400, www.mi-sci.org. Common museum gen. adm. is $17+. Normal Mi-Sci movies can be found as a $6 add-on to normal admission tickets. Mi-Sci is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday via Sunday and till 8 p.m. the primary Friday of every month. Youngsters City exhibit supplies a tinkering area for youngsters 5 and beneath to discover creativity as a part of STEAM (Science, Know-how, Engineering, Arts, and Arithmetic) ideas – whereas beneath the supervision of fogeys and caregivers. Leonardo da Vinci-“Machines in Movement,” travelling exhibit of 40 interactive machines imagined by Leonardo da Vinci, via January, included with museum admission.

• Troy Historic Village: 60 W. Wattles Highway, Troy. Register on-line to order a timeslot at www.TroyHistoricVillage.org. Stroll-ins are additionally welcome. Common hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free to members, $7/Grownup, $5/Senior, $5/Youth 6-17 for non-members, free for ages beneath 6.

• Meadow Brook Corridor: Guided Home Excursions and Self-Guided Excursions, Meadow Brook Corridor on the campus of Oakland College, Rochester, 350 Property Drive, Rochester. Go to meadowbrookhall.org/excursions for tour instances and ticket costs.

• Rochester Hills Museum: open for drop-in hours, Fridays and Saturdays, from noon-3 p.m. with guided tour of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse and Pink Home, at 1 p.m., 1005 Van Hoosen Highway, Rochester Hills, www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms, free admission for museum members, $5/adults, $3/seniors and college students for non-members.

• Detroit Arsenal of Democracy Museum: seeks volunteer teams from veteran and army teams to help with restoration. The museum can also be searching for constructing supplies and gear to assist the continued restoration of its classic industrial area at 19144 Glendale Ave., Detroit, together with flooring grinders, clear epoxy and Thinset merchandise for flooring repairs, www.detroitarsenalofdemocracy.org.

• Detroit Historic Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW nook of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, detroithistorical.org. Everlasting reveals embrace the well-known Streets of Outdated Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Tradition, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” the Gallery of Innovation, Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor Metropolis and The Glancy Trains, common museum normal admission is $10. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. “Detroit Lions: Gridiron Heroes,” exhibition that includes the historical past of the Detroit Lions, detroithistorical.org.

• Heroes vs. Villains: Detroit’s Comedian Guide Story exhibit via Could 2026, Detroit Historic Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW nook of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, detroithistorical.org.

• Dossin Nice Lakes Museum: 100 Strand Drive, Belle Isle, Detroit. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, detroithistorical.org, normal admission tickets are $5, free for youngsters beneath 6.

• Larger West Bloomfield Historic Society: open 1st/2nd/4th/fifth Sundays of the month and third Fridays, 1-4 pm, (holidays excluded) with reveals together with “4 Communities” exhibit at The Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Highway, Orchard Lake. Admission is free, donations welcome, www.gwbhs.org, 248-757-2451.

• Hammond Planetarium: at Henry Ford Faculty, within the Science Constructing, www.hfcc.edu/campus-life/planetarium.

• Henry Ford Museum: Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, Ford Rouge Manufacturing unit Excursions Monday-Saturday, buy tickets on-line, costs fluctuate, thehenryford.org.

• Monroe County Museum: 126 S Monroe St., Monroe, monroemi.gov, fb.com/MonroeMuseums. Museum admission and actions are free and open to the general public.

• Motown Museum: 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, motownmuseum.org, 313-875-2264. “Henry ‘Hank’ Cosby: An Unique Funk Brother” is a newly opened exhibit. Museum is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Solar., gen. admission-$20, ages 4 and beneath admitted free.

• Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park: Detroit Riverfront Conservancy opened new 22-acre Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park alongside the Detroit Riverfront, 1801 W. Jefferson Ave. Detroit, www.detroitriverfront.org.

• Westin Guide Cadillac at 100 Exhibition: Westin Guide Cadillac, 1114 Washington Blvd., Detroit, introduced with Detroit Historic Society, exhibit explores the 100-year historical past of the Guide Cadillac resort, https://detroithistorical.org.

• The Wright: The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American Historical past, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-494-5800, open Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and open till 7 p.m. on Thursday, closed on Mondays, reserve timed tickets at thewright.org, $30+ gen adm., $20 for seniors 62+, $15 for youth, ages 5-17, free for beneath 5.

• The Zekelman Holocaust Heart: 28123 Orchard Lake Highway, Farmington Hills, admission is $8 grownup, free with membership, www.holocaustcenter.org, 248-553-2400. “Nothing to Do However to Strive” exhibition explores a number of the earliest works of Twentieth-century artist and Holocaust survivor, Boris Lurie (1924–2008), on exhibit via December 2025.

Be aware: Occasions are topic to vary; examine with venues for updates.

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