Things to do in Metro Detroit, Oct. 3 and beyond

On sale now

• Magic of Lights: Nov. 21-Jan. 3, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., https://magicoflights.com/areas/detroit-mi, ticket costs fluctuate.

On sale 10 a.m. Oct. 2

• Jonas Brothers: Nov. 23, new 2025 tour date, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, with Jesse McCartney, ticket costs fluctuate.

On sale 10 a.m. Oct. 3

• Chante Moore: Jan. 7, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Theresa Caputo: Feb. 6, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Comic Bert Kreischer: Feb. 27, Fox Theatre, Detroit, ticket costs fluctuate.

On sale midday Oct. 3

• Jingle Ball 2025: Dec. 9, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, with BigXthaPlug, Conan Grey, Nelly, Shinedown and extra, ticket costs fluctuate.

On sale 3 p.m. Oct. 9

• TWICE: April 10, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, ticket costs fluctuate.

On sale 10 a.m. Oct. 10

• Doja Cat: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 2026, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, ticket costs fluctuate.

Observe: Occasions are topic to alter; 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

• Alice Cooper, Judas Priest: 6:45 p.m. Oct. 2, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Twp., with Corrosion of Conformity, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Eric Church: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, with Marcus King Band, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Queens of the Stone Age: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, Fox Theatre, Detroit, with Paris Jackson,  313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Anamanaguchi: Oct. 3, Magic Stick, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit, doorways at 7 p.m., www.majesticdetroit.com, all ages, $39.32.

• Halloween Havoc: Oct. 3, Diesel Live performance Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Highway Chesterfield, www.dieselconcerts.com, doorways at 6 p.m., ticket costs fluctuate.

• Whiskey Mates: The Morgan Wallen Expertise is Oct. 3, District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte, doorways at 7 p.m., ages 21+, district142live.com, $26.19-$36.49+.

• Laith Al-Saadi’s Birthday Bash: 8 p.m. Oct. 3, The Ark, 316 S. Primary, Ann Arbor, with Cristina Vane, https://theark.org, $35+.

• Water From Your Eyes: Oct. 3, El Membership Detroit, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., https://elclubdetroit.com, $24.48+.

• Dueling Pianos: 8 p.m. Oct. 4, The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, 248-453-5285, doorways at 7 p.m., ages 21+, www.theroxyrochester.com, $30+.

• Indicators of the Swarm: Oct. 4, The Loving Contact, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, doorways at 5:30 p.m., all ages, https://thelovingtouchferndale.com, 248-546-3696, $31.64+.

• The Rapture: Oct. 4, The Majestic Theatre, Detroit, www.majesticdetroit.com, doorways at 7 p.m. ticket costs fluctuate.

• The Crimson Clay Strays: 8 p.m. Oct. 4-5, Fox Theatre, Detroit, with Wilder Woods,  313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• The Blue Violin Man: 6-7 p.m. Oct. 5, Cranbrook Home, 380 Lone Pine Highway, Bloomfield Hills, Czech Violinist Pavel Šporcl, $50, register by Oct. 1.

• Tune-Yards: Oct. 5, El Membership Detroit, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., https://elclubdetroit.com, $35.35+.

• NBA YoungBoy: 7 p.m. Oct. 6, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, with Offset, Toosii, DeeBaby, Mellow Rackz, Lil Dump and k3, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark: Oct. 8, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, https://marquee-arts.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Chrisette Michele: 8 p.m. Oct. 8, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli: 8 p.m. Oct. 8, The Ark, 316 S. Primary, Ann Arbor, with Cristina Vane, https://theark.org, $40+.

Festivals

• Detroit Bourbon & Blues Pageant: Oct. 3, Shed 5, Detroit, reside music and whiskey tasting, ages 21+, www.BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Citywide Open Home is midday to three p.m. Oct. 4, Farmington Hills Metropolis Corridor, 31555 West Eleven Mile Highway, Farmington Hills. Free parking and shuttle service can be found within the east parking zone at Oakland Group Faculty Orchard Ridge Campus, 27055 Orchard Lake Highway. The occasion is free, together with actions for the entire household, and scorching canines and Kona Ice, whereas provides final, www.fhgov.com, 248-871-2500.

• Tacos, Hops & Tequila Pageant: 3-8 p.m. Oct. 4, downtown Wyandotte, 1 Parking Lot, Wyandotte, sampling, reside music by Atomic Radio, https://360eventproductions.com/occasions/taco-hops-tequila, (Early Hen)- $25, Sampling (In Advance)-$30.

• Citywide Open Home is midday to three p.m. Oct. 4, Farmington Hills Metropolis Corridor, 31555 West Eleven Mile Highway, Farmington Hills. Free parking and shuttle service can be found within the east parking zone at Oakland Group Faculty Orchard Ridge Campus, 27055 Orchard Lake Highway. The occasion is free, together with actions for the entire household, and scorching canines and Kona Ice, whereas provides final, www.fhgov.com, 248-871-2500.

• Fall Pageant within the Woods: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 4, Hawk Woods Park and Campground, 3799 Bald Mountain Highway, Auburn Hills, horse and carriage rides, fall themed crafts and video games, cider and donuts, reside music, register at www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-festival-in-the-woods-2025-tickets-1538696595939, tickets are $5 for ages 2+.

• American Pace Pageant: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 4-5, M1 Concourse, 45399 Woodward Ave., Pontiac, $55/day normal admission, additionally Particular Occasions Dine & Drive is 8:30 a.m- 4 p.m. Oct. 3, and Checkered Flag Ball is 6 p.m  Oct. 4, www.americanspeedfestival.com, ticket costs fluctuate. Proceeds assist M1 Mobility, offering free transportation providers to Pontiac residents by means of the Pontiac Group Basis.

• Handcrafters Fall Truthful: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 5, at PARC-Plymouth Arts & Recreation Advanced, 660 Church St, Plymouth, $4 (kids 12 & beneath free).

• Fall Arts and Crafts Present: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 11 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 12, Clarkston Excessive Faculty, 6093 Flemings Lake Highway, Clarkston, Souvenir Assortment, www.keepsakecollectionshows.com, $3 admission, ages 10 and beneath free.

• Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary-PEAS Fall Pageant: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 12, 940 Hummer Lake Highway, Oxford, kids’s actions, feed cows and mingle with animals, hayride ($2 per individual), reside band, bake sale, meals truck, merchandise, put on closed-toe sneakers, rain or shine, assortment of returnable cans and bottles to donate, www.peasbarn.org, $5 admission, free for ages 5 and youthful.

Halloween actions

• Rochester Posed: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 2, downtown companies remodel their window shows to function reside model shows in downtown Rochester, public textual content to vote, www.downtownrochestermi.com/rochester-posed. This 12 months’s theme is Netflix & Nonetheless: Unique Streaming Content material.

• Annual Pontiac Harvest Pageant: 1 to five p.m. Oct. 4, offered by Pontiac Youth Recreation, on the grounds of Pontiac Metropolis Corridor, 47450 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, actions embrace mountaineering, bounce homes, pumpkin bowling, a petting zoo, and a donut-eating contest, pontiac.mi.us.

• Woodward Scream Cruise and Hauntiac Automotive Present: 2-5 p.m. Oct. 4 on the Oakland Historical past Heart, 405 Cesar Chavez, Pontiac. Hearses, classics, and dressed up vehicles welcome, free occasion with automobile setup beginning at 1 p.m., options spooky distributors, costume contest and raffle, DJ, register vehicles at hauntiac@gmail.com, www.fb.com/HauntiacCarShow. Scream Cruise alongside Woodward Avenue kicks off at 5 p.m.

• Harvest Occurring: noon-5 p.m. Oct. 5, at Hess-Hathaway Park, 825 S Williams Lake Highway, Waterford Twp., no pets allowed, parking $5 automobile, pony rides $5 per baby, hayrides $2, free for ages 2 and youthful, mechanical bull rides-$5 individual, 7 Inflatable sights $2/use or $10/limitless use wristband, money solely (ATM on-site), pumpkin patch, craft and meals distributors, costs fluctuate, www.waterfordmi.gov/276/Harvest-Occurring.

• Skeletons are Alive Outside Public Artwork Show: by means of the month of October, that includes life-sized themed skeletons, launch celebration is 5-9 p.m. Oct. 4, downtown Northville, with reside music, meals vehicles and distributors, family-friendly actions and leisure, costume contest, preregistration is required, www.downtownnorthville.com.

• Detroit Zoo Boo: 4-9:30 p.m. Oct. 4-5 and Fridays to Sundays, Oct. 10-26, trick-or-treating on the Zoo, family-friendly leisure, $21-$25+, parking is $8 per automobile, https://detroitzoo.org/occasions/zoo-boo.

• Scarecrow Pageant: Oct. 5, Oxford Village, 22 W Burdick St., Oxford, 5K stroll/run, kids’s actions, https://downtownoxford.information.

• Farmington Hills Annual Hay Day/Fly & Fry occasion: 5-8 p.m. Oct. 7, Heritage Park, 24915 Farmington Highway, Farmington Hills, household actions. The Farmington Hills Fireplace Division will host marshmallow drops from the hearth truck, the place kids can accumulate marshmallows to redeem for prizes, 6 p.m. for ages 5 and beneath, 6:20 p.m. for ages 6-8 and 6:40 p.m. for ages 9 and up, www.fhgov.com.

• BOO!Kley Night time Market: 5-8 p.m. Oct. 9, throughout Witches Night time Out. The trolley might be operating down Coolidge and 12 Mile for Witches Night time Out, with prolonged store hours, reductions, demos, and actions, www.downtownberkley.com.

• Stone Wall Pumpkin Pageant: Oct. 11, Pumpkin Carving and Fall Actions is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Pumpkin Lighting is 7-9 p.m. at Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Highway, Rochester Hills, $8/museum members, $12/non-members, admission price for ages 2+, day of ticket gross sales solely.

• Meadow Brook Corridor-oween: Oct. 26, Meadow Brook Corridor, Rochester, family-friendly occasion, discover woodland paths and first flooring of the historic mansion, earlier than heading out to our heated Backyard Tent for video games, crafts, cider and donuts, timed entry slots for the occasion, https://meadowbrookhall.org/occasions, $20 for kids and $10 for adults.

• Corridor-oween-Bewitching Hour: Oct. 26, Meadow Brook Corridor, Rochester, strolling costume celebration for grownup trick-or-treating, reside music by Olivia Van Goor, a money bar with signature cocktails, spooky snacks, timed entry slots starting at 5:30 p.m., tickets are $50 every, meadowbrookhall.org/occasions.

• Haunted Highland: By means of October, go to the Highland DDA’s spooky skeletal selfie shows scattered round downtown Highland and snap a pic, publish it to social media, and tag it #HAUNTEDHIGHLAND, www.highlandtwp.internet.

• Halloween Stroll: Friday-Sunday, Oct. 3-31, and Oct. 30, at Canterbury Village, 2369 Joslyn Ct., Orion Twp., immersive shows, animatronics, and kooky characters, Scarecrow Row, Spooky Carousel Home, ticket costs fluctuate, advance buy timed tickets at www.canterburyvillage.com, meals and drinks to buy.

• Azra Chamber of Horrors: Open Sept. 26-Nov. 1, 31401 John R. Highway Madison Heights, No Monster Nights on choose Tuesdays, all of the lights and sounds, with out reside actors, Boo Bash is Oct. 26, family-friendly occasion designed for kids, and Excessive Depth Nights are Nov. 1-2, azrahaunt.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Haunted Weekends: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, by means of Nov. 1 at Blake’s Huge Apple, 71485 North Ave., Armada, blakefarms.com, that includes Zombie Paintball, Three-Story Haunted Barn (ages 10+), Spookyland 3D Maze corn maze, and Haunted Hayride.

• Glenlore Trails Immersive & Illuminated Forest Expertise is open Thursday to Sunday evenings, by means of Nov. 2, (not out there Oct. 31) at Glenlore Trails, 3860 Newtown Highway, Commerce Twp., one-mile path, all-ages, buy advance tickets at GlenloreTrails.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

Opera

• The Woman of the Golden West (La fanciulla del West): 7:30 p.m. Oct 2 and seven:30 p.m. Oct. 4, Detroit Opera Home, Detroit, BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

Expertise exhibits

• KD2 presents The Expertise Present for native youngsters, ages 13-19, with the chance to win prizes, (grand prize is $2,500). Name 248-269-3276 upfront to enter. The expertise present is Oct. 19, at Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N. Saginaw, Pontiac, doorways at 5:30 p.m., present begins at 6 p.m., $10 admission, offered by Father’s Presence, a corporation to assist fathers change into higher fathers and interact youth. For extra data, name 248-269-3276.

Theater

• “Right here There Are Blueberries”: Previews are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-3, Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 third Ave., Detroit, with exhibits Oct. 4-Nov. 2, www.detroitpublictheatre.org, 313-974-7918.

• “The Play That Goes Improper”: Oct. 3-11, at Hilberry Gateway, 4715 Cass Ave., Detroit,  Theatre & Dance at Wayne State College, https://theatreanddance.wayne.edu, $15-$25+.

• “Clybourne Park”: By means of Oct. 5, Farmington Gamers Barn Theater, 32332 W. 12 Mile Highway, Farmington Hills, farmingtonplayers.org, 248-553-2955. Adults-$26-seniors and students-$24.

• “Catch Me If You Can, A Thriller”: Oct. 8-Nov. 2, at Meadow Brook Theatre, on the campus of Oakland College, $40 to $48+, www.mbtheatre.com, 248-377-3300.

• “Forgotten-The Homicide on the Ford Rouge Plant” musical: Oct. 10-12, at Detroit’s Marygrove Theatre, 8425 W McNichols Highway, Detroit, (313) 690-1053, MichiganLaborHistorySociety.com, $35+.

• “Amy and the Orphans”: Oct. 10-19, Stagecrafters, 415 South Lafayette, Royal Oak, 248-541-6430, www.stagecrafters.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

• “Seminar”: 8 p.m. Oct. 10, Oct. 11 and Oct. 16-18, and a pair of p.m. Oct. 12, St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook, 400 Lone Pine, Bloomfield Hills, www.stdunstanstheatre.com/tickets.

“Dry Summer season”: Oct. 10-Nov. 2, at Theatre NOVA, 410 W Huron St, Ann Arbor, www.theatrenova.org, $30 normal/$25 seniors 65+/$15 college students.

• “The Shark is Damaged”: By means of Oct. 12, Tipping Level Theatre, 361 East Cady St., Northville, www.tippingpointtheatre.com, 248-347-0003, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Ten-Minute Play Pageant: Submissions for Grosse Pointe Theatre’s upcoming 2026 Ten-Minute Play Pageant themed “The Ready Room” are due Nov. 30. As a part of the pageant, Grosse Pointe Theatre is internet hosting its Playwriting Workshop Sequence, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Oct. 11 and 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Nov. 1, at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church. Registration is required, $25, free for members of Grosse Pointe Theatre. For data, go to www.gpt.org/take-ten or e-mail playfestival@gpt.org.

• “Fiddler on the Roof”: Oct. 17-Oct. 26, at The Berman Heart for Performing Arts, 6600 W. Maple Highway, West Bloomfield Twp., offered by Properly Theater Group, www.nicelytheatregroup.org, $40+.

Artwork

• Drop-In Workshop: Oil Pastel Portraits is 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 3, and noon-4 p.m. Oct. 4-5, Detroit Institute of Arts, Artwork-Making Studio, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dia.org.

• Birmingham Bloomfield Cultural Arts Awards: 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, Birmingham Bloomfield Artwork Heart, 1516 S. Cranbrook Highway, Birmingham, awardees embrace Bryan Frink, Robert Schefman and The Birmingham Musicale, https://bbartcenter.org, free and open to the general public.

• “Off-Heart” Artwork That Pushes Boundaries: Oct. 3-Nov. 1, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, Saturday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Northville Artwork Home 215 W. Cady St. Northville, www.northvillearthouse.org/exhibitions/off-center free reception is 5- 8 p.m. Oct. 10.

• Farmington Space Arts Awards: Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. ceremony, The Hawk Theatre, 29995 W. Twelve Mile Highway, Farmington Hills, TheHawkTheatre.com, free.

• “Seen/Scene”: Paintings from the Jennifer Gilbert Assortment exhibit is Oct. 5-Feb. 2, Library Avenue Collective The Shepherd, Detroit, lscgallery.com.

• “Crosscurrents”: exhibit by means of Oct. 8, Library Avenue Collective, 1274 Library St.. Detroit, group exhibition of works by El Anatsui, Nick Cave, Myrlande Fixed, and José Parlá, open Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., lscgallery.com.

• Paint Like Bob Ross: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 9, Oakland Group Faculty Auburn Hills Campus, be a part of Licensed Bob Ross Teacher Ted Simpson for a laid-back night to be taught to color a basic Ross fashion portray. Register at https://occnoncredit.oaklandcc.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?methodology=load&courseId=1127668, $85 per individual, oaklandcc.edu/ce.

• Works by Christina Haylett: Exhibit by means of Oct. 16, Anton Artwork Heart, 125 Macomb Place, Mt Clemens, www.theartcenter.org, 586-469-8666. Open 10 a.m. to five p.m. Tuesdays by means of Saturdays, free admission.

• Annual Artist Alternative Present: Exhibit by means of Oct. 16, Anton Artwork Heart, 125 Macomb Place, Mt Clemens, www.theartcenter.org, 586-469-8666. Open 10 a.m. to five p.m. Tuesdays by means of Saturdays, free admission.

• Sculpture Backyard & Gallery Stroll: noon-4 p.m. Oct. 10-11, Stephenson Ceramic Studio, 4380 W. Waters Highway, Ann Arbor. The Stephenson Ceramic sculpture backyard might be reworked right into a pageant of tents and tables of metals and fibers exhibiting works by visitor artists, Dennis Nahabetian and Katie Shulman. Meet and greet with the artists is 2 p.m. Oct. 11. The Sculpture Backyard and gallery exhibit closes Oct. 25, www.stephensonceramicstudio.com.

• Birmingham Bloomfield Artwork Heart: 4 new exhibitions open by means of Oct. 30, that includes Boyd Quinn, Ryan Standfest, Marla Karimipour, and BBAC Fiber college students, BBArtCenter.org, 248-644-0866.

• Inside|Out Artwork: Detroit Institute of Arts installations of DIA copy art work have been positioned at areas in communities all through the metro space, on exhibit by means of October, https://dia.org/occasions/insideout-2025.

• thirteenth Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos is open by means of Nov. 2, Detroit Institute of Arts, Artwork-Making Studio, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, www.dia.org.

• Detroit City Craft Truthful: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7, seeks proficient makers, Masonic Temple, Detroit, detroiturbancraftfair.com.

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

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

• Farmington Hills Seeks Artist Submissions: The Metropolis of Farmington Hills Cultural Arts Division seeks artists for the 2025-2027 Public Artwork Program to showcase their work at Farmington Hills Metropolis Corridor. Functions might be submitted at tinyurl.com/FHPublicArt25. Artists should not required to reside in Farmington Hills.

• Mini-Golf at Cranbrook Artwork Museum: 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/mini-golf, 248-645-3323.

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

Beats, continued

• Cornelia Murr: Oct. 10, The Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit,  www.thefillmoredetroit.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• An Night With Judy Collins: 8 p.m. Oct. 10, Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac, www.flagstarstrand.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Matt Maltese: 7 p.m. Oct. 10, The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit, www.thefillmoredetroit.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Iam Tongi: 8 p.m. Oct. 11, Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac, www.flagstarstrand.com, ticket costs fluctuate.
• David Archuleta: Oct. 11, El Membership Detroit, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., https://elclubdetroit.com, $33.99+.

• Modest Mouse: 7 p.m. Oct. 11, The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit, www.thefillmoredetroit.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• From Ashes To New: 6 p.m. Oct. 12, Saint Andrew’s Corridor, Detroit, 431 E Congress St., Detroit, www.saintandrewsdetroit.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

Choruses

• New Century Chorale: 4 p.m. Oct. 12, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 711 S. Saginaw St., Flint, tickets are $12 on the door, $5 for college students, free for MCC and UofM college students, https://stpaulschurchflint.com.

• Name for Girls’s Refrain: Tuesday Musicale of Higher Pontiac Girls’s Refrain is in search of ladies who take pleasure in singing and fellowship to affix their refrain. It meets on Thursday mornings, 10-11:30 a.m., at Central United Methodist Church, 3882 Highland Highway, Waterford Twp., September to December, and February to Could, and so they carry out two main live shows annually. The non-denominational group sings a wide range of music, from the classics to pop and Broadway, all voice elements, soprano and alto are wanted. These , ought to name or textual content Dodie Berry, the director, at 248-804-3753, or e-mail dodieberry7@gmail.com.

Classical/Orchestra

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Troupe Vertigo: p.m. Oct. 3-5, Orchestra Corridor, that includes Juan Diego Flórez, tenor, www.dso.org, $19.95+.

• Macomb Symphony Orchestra: 3 p.m. Oct. 5, Macomb Heart for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Highway, Clinton Township, Edward Elgar’s “Variations on an Unique Theme, Op. 36” (“Enigma”) https://macombsymphony.org, $25+.

• Chamber Orchestra Live performance: 4 p.m. Oct. 5, Varner Recital Corridor, 371 Varner Drive, Rochester, calendar.oakland.edu/smtd, normal admission-$10.

• Rochester Group Live performance Band: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, the Sanctuary of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo Highway, Rochester. Admission is free, donations welcome, RochesterCommunityConcertBand.org.

• Philharmonic Phright Night time: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18, Marquis Theatre, Northville, Michigan Philharmonic, www.michiganphil.org, ticket costs fluctuate.

Comedy

• Mark Ridley’s Comedy Citadel: Michael Kosta-Oct. 3-4; Mario Adrion-Oct. 7-8; Kevin Bozeman-Oct. 9/11; Normal Hospital Superstars-Oct. 11; at 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, www.comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, ages 18+, ticket costs fluctuate.

• One Night time Stans: Jeff Hobson-Oct. 2-4; Mike Inexperienced-Oct. 9/11; at 4761 Highland Highway, Waterford Twp., www.onenightstans.membership, 248-249-1321, ages 18+, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Druski: 8 p.m. Oct. 3, Little Caesars Area, Detroit, with BigXthePlug, Soulja Boy, Caleb Pressley, Younger M.A., and Navv Greene, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Eddie Griffin: 8 p.m. Oct. 3, Sound Board at MotorCity On line casino, Detroit, 313presents.com, ticket costs fluctuate.

• Annual Comedy for a Trigger: 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 7, The Group Home, 80 S Bates St.,  Birmingham, to profit Shades of Pink Basis, https://shadesofpinkfoundation.goodworldnow.com/e/comedy-for-a-cause, 248-729-3166, $100 per individual, features a plated dinner and the comedy present.

Movie

• Halloween Film Night time: 7:30-10 p.m. Oct. 3, Riverside Park, Auburn Hills, https://www.auburnhills.org/occasions/halloween-movie-night.

• 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.

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

Fundraisers/Charitable occasions

• A Stroll 4 M.E.: John Evan Money Basis annual stroll is Oct. 4, at Kensington MetroPark 4570 Huron River Pkwy., Milford, honoring John Evan’s legacy whereas elevating consciousness for youth psychological well being. Funds will profit Covenant Home of Michigan, Pontiac Meals on Wheels, larger training scholarships (over $75,000 awarded to this point), and focus group workshops, www.johnevancashfoundation.org.

• Scare Away Starvation 5K & Household Enjoyable Run: 9 a.m. Oct. 5, at Rochester Municipal Park, 400 sixth St., Rochester, register at https://go.ranh.org/2025-scare-away-hunger, 5K Stroll/Run is $40, Household Enjoyable Run is $15, Pancake Breakfast is $5, to profit Neighborhood Home, ranh.org.

• Stroll to Elevate Consciousness for Home Violence: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 5, at Southfield Municipal Advanced, 26000 Evergreen Highway, Southfield, http://walktoraiseawarenessofdv.qmigroupinc.com.

• Shades of Pink Basis fundraisers embrace the next: The Edge Health Golf equipment will donate proceeds from its “Pink Week” at six areas from Oct. 6-12. The Joe Louis Greenway will host “Pink’o’ween” 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 18, on the Warren Trailhead. “Comedy for a Trigger” is Oct. 7, that includes comic Tara Brown on the Group Home in Birmingham, register at https://shadesofpinkfoundation.goodworldnow.com/e/comedy-for-a-cause. “Assume Pink Sip & Store” is 2-6 p.m. Oct. 8, with 10 % of gross sales from J. McLaughlin’s Grosse Pointe and Somerset Assortment shops benefiting Shades of Pink Basis (SOPF). “Assume Pink T-shirt” marketing campaign, with a portion of each sale supporting breast most cancers sufferers in Southeast Michigan, www.bonfire.com/retailer/shades-of-pink-foundation-store. SOPF trend present fundraiser Nov. 8 on the Heathers Membership of Bloomfield, register at https://shadesofpinkfoundation.goodworldnow.com/e/sopf-fashion-show. For extra data, go to shadesofpinkfoundation.org/2025-breast-cancer-awareness-month.

• Annual Fall Fest Gala: Oct. 7, Palazzo Grande, 54660 Van Dyke, Shelby Township, fundraiser for Face Habit Now (FAN, previously Households Towards Narcotics), contains dinner, reside leisure, silent public sale, raffles and prizes, open bar, faceaddictionnow.org/fallfest, $140 every.

• twenty fourth Annual Style of The Lakes: 5-8 p.m. Oct. 7, Edgewood Nation Membership, 8399 Commerce Highway, Commerce Twp., fundraiser for Lakes Space Youth Help, www.wlcsd.org/group/lakes-area-youth-assistance, 248-956-5070, advance tickets are $25+.

• Girls Rock Science fundraiser: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 8, celebrating the ladies main STEAM, Cranbrook Institute of Science, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, fieldsscience.cranbrook.edu/women-rock-science, tickets are $150+, $125 for younger professionals.

• Bowman Chevrolet is teaming up with six Clarkston eating places for its annual Dine Out occasion on Oct. 8, with 25% of in-person dinner gross sales on Oct. 8, to be donated to scholarships for Clarkston Excessive Faculty graduates and different native initiatives. Collaborating eating places embrace: Bunkhouse Burgers, Clarkston Union Bar & Kitchen, The Fed, Honcho, Rudy’s Prime Steakhouse and Union Woodshop.

• Annual Fall Music Fundraiser: Midday-11 p.m. Oct. 11, The Bruce Publish Veterans of Overseas Wars 1146, 28404 Jefferson Ave., Saint Clair Shores, to boost cash for the Bruce Publish VFW and I Coronary heart Canine, $10 (on the door solely), seating is restricted, scheduled reside music by Flashback, Aqua Monkey, The Shaffer Bros., Insurgent Pilots, The Detroit Brokers, Krissie Reardon, Invoice Hamill, Michelle Wolf, and the Garbageman FSS, https://vfw1146.org/di/vfw/v2/default.asp?pid=152715&d=y&subid=80251.

• Sky Basis Night time Sky Gala: Oct. 16, Colony Membership in Detroit, annual fundraiser for Sky Basis, to assist pancreatic most cancers analysis and consciousness, SkyFoundationInc.org/SkyGala.

• “Flip Up the Quantity” fundraiser is 6-9 p.m. Oct. 23, at Membership Venetian Banquet Heart, 29310 John R. Highway, Madison Heights, that includes dinner, reside music and dancing. Offered by Senior Caregiver & Useful resource Community with proceeds to assist Jewish Household Service present emergency help to older adults, sacrn.org/2025-fundraiser or name Paula Rosneck at 513-317-5088, tickets are $90+.

• SOCK Dinner, Signature Fundraising Occasion for Capuchin Soup Kitchen is 5:30-11 p.m.
Oct. 24, at Huntington Place, 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit, proceeds present meals, primary wants and important providers to these in want within the Detroit space. Occasion features a cocktail reception, connoisseur dinner, reside and silent auctions, program and afterglow, cocktail apparel. complimentary valet, sockdinner.org, tickets are $300+, younger professionals (40 and beneath) tickets are $150+.

Misc.

• Detroit RV & Tenting Present: Oct. 1-5, on the Suburban Assortment Showplace in Novi, present hours on weekdays from 1-8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to five p.m. Admission is $12 for adults (13 and up), $11 for seniors (55 and up), and free for teenagers 12 and beneath, MARVAC.org, parking is further.

• “Our bodies in Protest”: 1 p.m. Oct. 3, Oakland College Elliott Tower, https://calendar.oakland.edu/smtd, free admission.

• St. Francis Day celebration is 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 4, at Nativity Episcopal Church, 21220 W. 14 Mile Highway, Bloomfield Twp., nativityepiscopalchurch.org, 248-646-4100, attendees are welcome to deliver pets and stuffed animals, showcase pet’s talent or outfit, obtain pet blessings, take part in mini cow and goat yoga, meet and greet with native organizations together with animal rescue organizations.

• Bridal Mannequin Name: 4-7 p.m. Oct. 5, The Wedding ceremony Shoppe, 2186 Coolidge Hwy, Berkley, free occasion for aspiring fashions and content material creators, register at www.theweddingshoppe.internet.

• Empowered Mothers Stay: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 5, at Detroit Marriott Southfield, immersive occasion that brings collectively over 100 moms for a day of connection, empowerment, and transformation. Doorways open at 10 a.m. audio system embrace Melissa Hughes, CEO of Rise Social Media Company, Meghan Stimmel, founding father of Soulspeak, Speaker & Holistic Psychotherapist, and extra. Normal admission is $135+, advance buy solely, https://empoweredmoms.co/live-event/reside.occasion.

• Fall Vogue Present: Oct. 9, at Leon & Lulu, 96 West 14 Mile Highway, Clawson, cocktails, dinner, celebration begins at 6 p.m., trend present begins at 7 p.m. The Leon & Lulu Bar is open at 5:30 p.m., RSVP at https://leonandlulu.com/fall-fashion-show, costs fluctuate.
• Sound & Snuggles-Leisure and Mini Highland Cow Cuddles is 5-7 p.m. Oct. 9, The Village Membership, 190 E. Lengthy Lake Highway, Bloomfield Hills, www.eventbrite.com/e/sound-snuggles-relaxation-mini-highland-cow-cuddles-tickets-1628563901469, 248-644-3450, ext. 238, tickets are $72, reservations required.

• Downtown Avenue Eats: 11 a.m. to three p.m. Monday to Friday, by means of Oct. 10, bringing greater than 80 of Metro Detroit’s finest meals vehicles and eating places to Cadillac Sq. and the Woodward Esplanade, DowntownDetroit.org/occasions.

• Hypnotist Kevin Lepine: 7 p.m. Oct 12, Mark Ridley’s Comedy Citadel, 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, www.comedycastle.com, 248-542-9900, ages 18+, ticket costs fluctuate.

• The Reset-2025 Man to Man Fall Retreat is Oct. 17-18, at Wayne County Group Faculty’s NW Campus in Detroit, The Black Legacy Development Coalition occasion that includes empowering classes, brotherhood, meals and fellowship. Visitor audio system this 12 months embrace Jay Barnett, Bishop Hugh Daniel Smith, Russell Harris, Jr., musical artists Darius James and Charles Laster III (C3), themantomanproject.com.

Museums

• Financial institution of America prospects free admission: Oct. 4-5, and the primary weekend of every month to museums and cultural establishments throughout the nation, together with Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American Historical past, Michigan Science Heart, Arab American Nationwide Museum, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, and Motown Museum, bit.ly/2NvmECM.

• Cranbrook Institute of Science: 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, https://science.cranbrook.edu,  248-645-3748. 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.

• Ford Piquette Plant Museum: 461 Piquette Ave., Detroit. Open Wednesdays by means of Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10-$20. Elective guided excursions happen every 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.

• Michigan Science Heart (Mi-Sci): 5020 John R St., Detroit, 313-577-8400, www.mi-sci.org. Common museum gen. adm. is $17+. Customary 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 by means of Sunday and till 8 p.m. the primary Friday of every month. Children City exhibit gives a tinkering house for kids 5 and beneath to discover creativity as a part of STEAM (Science, Expertise, Engineering, Arts, and Arithmetic) ideas – whereas beneath the supervision of fogeys and caregivers. Leonardo da Vinci: “Machines in Movement exhibit” opens Oct. 11, The Michigan Science Heart, travelling exhibit of 40 interactive machines imagined by Leonardo da Vinci, 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, 350 Property Drive, Rochester. Go to meadowbrookhall.org/excursions for tour occasions and ticket costs. Flashlight Excursions: led by docents, Oct. 14, 21, Nov. 4, Meadow Brook Corridor, on the campus of Oakland College, Rochester, restricted ticket time slots, meadowbrookhall.org, $30 every.

• Dinner & a Film: choose October and November dates, contains three-course dinner and money bar and movie projected on the large display screen within the historic Meadow Brook Corridor ballroom on the campus of Oakland College, Rochester, tickets are $65 every, buy at https://meadowbrookhall.org/occasions.

• Meadow Brook’s Thriller Dinner: 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 16 and Oct. 23, on the Nice Property, https://meadowbrookhall.org/occasions, $150 per individual, $135 Meadow Brook members, self-guided tour of Meadow Brook Corridor, reside leisure, connoisseur dinner, complimentary valet parking, that includes a group of gamers from The Homicide Thriller Firm.

• 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 Crimson 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 navy teams to help with restoration. The museum can also be in search of constructing supplies and gear to assist the continued restoration of its classic industrial house 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 Previous 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 E book Story exhibit by means of 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 kids beneath 6.

• Higher 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. The fourth annual Motown Mile out of doors exhibit, “Keeper of the Dream,” celebrates the legacy of Motown Museum’s founder Esther Gordy Edwards. The set up’s eight panels might be seen whereas strolling down the Riverwalk, by means of fall.

• Pontiac Transportation Museum: 250 W. Pike St., Pontiac. Admission to the museum is $15, $12 for seniors and veterans, $8 for kids ages 6-12, free for kids ages 5 and youthful, 50% off for Pontiac residents with ID. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday by means of 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+ advised donation. The museum seeks individuals to function docents on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m., and through occasions, exhibit openings and the speaker sequence. Museum Curator Johanna Schurrer and Researcher Don Drife will provide two equivalent coaching classes at 3 to 4 p.m. and seven to eight p.m. Oct. 2 and Oct. 16, Nov. 6 and Nov. 20, register upfront through e-mail to curator@royaloakhistoricalsociety.org.

• Westin E book Cadillac at 100 Exhibition: Westin E book Cadillac, 1114 Washington Blvd., Detroit, offered with Detroit Historic Society, exhibit explores the 100-year historical past of the E book Cadillac lodge, 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 Attempt” exhibition explores a few of the earliest works of Twentieth-century artist and Holocaust survivor, Boris Lurie (1924–2008), on exhibit by means of December 2025.

To submit an occasion, go to https://bit.ly/40a2iAm. Enable two weeks’ discover for scheduled occasions.