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Arts & culture
Cooking and Conversation with Tanya Holland and Ann Delisi
Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and author Tanya Holland sits down with WDET’s Ann Delisi on Tuesday, October 6, at 6 p.m. at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation’s Museum Plaza in Dearborn. Food is the starting point for stories about culture and community. Tickets available from the organizer.
Dearborn
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
6:00 PMExplore event
Concerts
Crash Davidian + Access to Concrete, Mechamacabre, DJ Pinknoise
Crash Davidian (Los Angeles industrial) plays Tuesday, October 6, at 8 p.m. at PJ's Lager House in Detroit, with locals Access to Concrete and Mechamacabre; DJ Pinknoise spins between sets. $10 advance, $12 at the door; 18+ with ID, all ages with a parent or legal guardian 25+.
Detroit
PJ's Lager House
8:00 PMExplore event
Outdoors & nature
Wisdom Wednesdays
Wise Guys Chess Club hosts a Wednesday chess night on Wednesday, October 7, at 6 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit. Free for all ages and skill levels, with free lessons from 6–7:30 p.m.
Detroit
Robert C. Valade Park
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LGBTQ+
Whole New Worlds: A Queer Fantasy Book Club
Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts a queer fantasy book club on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the Affirmations Board Room in Ferndale. It’s a welcoming space with structure for newcomers and die-hard fans alike; free to join with registration.
Ferndale
Affirmations Board Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220
6:30 PMFree admission
Sports & fitness
Stonewall Run Club
Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts the Stonewall Run Club on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m., starting at Affirmations in Ferndale. Choose a 5K or 10K; even weeks finish at Soho, odd weeks at Sidecar Slider Bar. Weather call is made by 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Ferndale
Affirmations
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Music & concerts
Tango Night
MotorCity Wine hosts a Tango Night on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. at MotorCity Wine in Detroit. It’s a house-run night.
Detroit
MotorCity Wine
6:30 PMExplore event
Concerts
Megasound (members of Bad Bad Hats) with Sock Jock
Kickstand Productions brings Megasound (members of Bad Bad Hats) with special guests Sock Jock to PJ's Lager House in Detroit on Wednesday, October 7, at 8 p.m. Fans of Bad Bad Hats have a reason to go; tickets $16 advance, $18 at the door; 18+ with ID or all ages with a parent or legal guardian 25+.
Detroit
PJ's Lager House
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LGBTQ+
Love Is the Message
Film screening and Q&A with Nicky Siano on Thursday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Affirmations in Ferndale. A founding father of disco talks about 1970s New York; seat reservations available.
Ferndale
Affirmations
6:30 PMExplore event
Outdoors & nature
We Run 313 5K/10K Thursday
We Run 313 hosts an intermediate group run on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit, with two distance options. Two groups (3.1 and 6.1 miles) run and finish together.
Detroit
Robert C. Valade Park
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Outdoors & nature
Detroit Social Walk Club: Women’s Riverwalk Walk
Detroit Social Walk Club leads a women’s walk on Thursday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m., meeting at Cullen Plaza in Detroit and heading along the Riverwalk. Join for a friendly, waterfront stroll; registration via the club’s link.
Detroit
Cullen Plaza
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Concerts
Robin Trower
Robin Trower plays a concert on Thursday, October 8, at 7 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. Presented by AEG; tickets required.
Royal Oak
Royal Oak Music Theatre
7:00 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
For Real: storytelling meets improv at Go Comedy! in Ferndale
Real stories, real improv. For Real plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.: a guest shares true stories from their life, and the cast of improvisers spins them into unscripted comedy.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
7:30 PMExplore event
Music & concerts
Tropicalia with David A-P and Guests
MotorCity Wine hosts Tropicalia with David A-P and guests on Thursday, October 8, at 8 p.m. in Detroit. Expect a rotating guest lineup.
Detroit
MotorCity Wine
8:00 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Dragon Lair: a short-form improv show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale
Enter the Dragon Lair at your own peril. This short-form improv show starring Go Comedy!'s Resident Company Understudies hits the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 9 p.m., with games, merriment and more. Raise a glass of mead.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
9:00 PMExplore event
Family fun
Artist in Residence
The Henry Ford’s Artist in Residence works alongside Greenfield Village artisans on Friday, October 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Print Shop in Greenfield Village, Dearborn. See unique pieces take shape through collaboration. Free for members or with village admission.
Dearborn
Greenfield Village
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Family fun
Celebrate Indigenous History
The Henry Ford runs special programs honoring Indigenous history, cultures, traditions, and contributions from Friday, October 9, through Monday, November 30, 2026, at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village in Dearborn. Free for members; otherwise with admission. Programs run 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Dearborn
The Henry Ford
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Theatre & musicals
Equus: Peter Shaffer's psychological thriller at The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale
A shocking act of violence, a young man obsessed with horses and a psychiatrist set on finding out why. The Ringwald Theatre stages Peter Shaffer's Equus on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Affirmations, 290 West Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. Tickets from $20. The production contains nudity and mature subject matter.
Ferndale
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations
7:00 PMExplore event
Music & concerts
"Guess What? I Love You" LP/Book Release
Songwriter-pianist Mike Maimone brings his new album and first book, “Guess What? I Love You,” to Affirmations in Ferndale on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m. Expect solo piano performances and readings, honoring Howard Bragman and supporting U-M’s Spectrum Center. Admission $12.51 via Eventbrite.
Ferndale
Affirmations
7:00 PMExplore event
Behind the listings
We collect listings from public event calendars. Coverage reflects the sources processed so far, rather than every event in Michigan.
- 313 PresentsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Albert Kahn Legacy FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 AM (Detroit)
- Andiamo Celebrity ShowroomLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Aretha's Jazz Café at Music HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 AM (Detroit)
- Barn Theatre (Augusta)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Birmingham Village PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Broadway in Detroit / ATGLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Candela DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community CalendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Village TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Central Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 AM (Detroit)
- City Institute public toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- City of LivoniaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Art MuseumLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Croswell Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit City FC home scheduleLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Historical SocietyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Lions (NFL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Mercy Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit OperaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Pistons (NBA schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Red Wings (NHL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Repertory TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Riverfront ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Shipping CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:20 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Symphony OrchestraLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Tigers (MLB schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- DeVos Performance Hall (Broadway Grand Rapids)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Downtown BirminghamLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 AM (Detroit)
- Downtown Detroit PartnershipLast successful source check: Sep 24, 2026, 1:13 PM (Detroit) · Check awaiting retry
- Downtown FerndaleLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Edsel & Eleanor Ford HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 AM (Detroit)
- Farmers Alley TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Farmington Players Barn TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Ford FieldLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Fox Theatre (313 Presents show pages)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Go Comedy! Improv TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe War MemorialLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Happening @ MichiganAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- Historic Elmwood CemeteryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Huntington PlaceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 AM (Detroit)
- Lake Michigan College Mendel CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- M1 ConcourseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Macomb Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- MARVAC (Michigan RV & Campgrounds) showsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Marygrove ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 AM (Detroit)
- Masonic Temple DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- MGM Grand Detroit Event CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Technological UniversityLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM (Detroit)
- Midland Center for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- MOCAD live calendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Mosaic Youth Theatre of DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- MotorCity WineLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Oakland University Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Old Town PlayhouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- PJ's Lager HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:20 AM (Detroit)
- Planet Ant TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Players Guild of DearbornLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Preservation Detroit toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Pure Detroit (Fisher Building tours)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Redford TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Redford Theatre (Veezi sessions)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Ridgedale PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- River Raisin Centre for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Downtown EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Music TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:20 AM (Detroit)
- Saint Andrew's HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Saint John's ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 AM (Detroit)
- Senate TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Soaring Eagle Casino & ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Source BooksellersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 AM (Detroit)
- Stagecrafters at the Baldwin TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- The Berman Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 AM (Detroit)
- The Dunes ResortAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- The Encore Musical Theatre CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- The Fillmore DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- The Henry FordLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- The Majestic Theatre and Magic StickLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:20 AM (Detroit)
- The Purple Rose TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- The Ringwald TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- The Village Theater at Cherry HillLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Tibbits Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- University Musical Society (UMS)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State University Theatre and DanceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- WDET Metro Events GuideLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM (Detroit)
- Western Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM (Detroit)
- Wharton Center for Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Wheelhouse Detroit public bike toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM (Detroit)
- Williamston TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Zal Gaz GrottoLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
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