Your next good time /
MICHIGAN / THE EVENT GUIDE
Stage lights. City sounds. Shared moments.
Your next good time /
Your next good time /
Your next good time /
Event finder
Try: „free jazz concert Saturday night” „outdoor afternoon on the Riverfront” „Halloween with kids this weekend” „comedy tonight”
Venue guide: theatre, cinema, concerts & sport ↗ · Breakfast & brunch spots ↗

Detroit Historical Society hosts a free evening on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Explore Great Lakes and Detroit River history, plus a 6:30 p.m. free lecture by Joel Stone on early Great Lakes maps (registration required for the talk).
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Wayne State University’s Center for Gender and Sexuality screens the 1986 musical Little Shop of Horrors on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Arts Auditorium in Detroit, followed by tribute drag and a special guest.
Community Arts Auditorium, Wayne State University

Alexander Zonjic, a multi-award-winning flutist from Windsor, Ontario, with strong ties to Detroit, performs at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms. Known for his smooth jazz and R&B influenced music, he has released albums through his own label and achieved chart success with hits like “Motor City Sway.”
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236, United States

Detroit Artists Market hosts a junk journaling workshop on Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m. in Detroit, tied to the Memory in the Margins exhibition. The show digs into nostalgia and memory—this session lets you engage hands-on with the theme.
Detroit Artists Market

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House’s ’80s-themed Trivia Night is Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores — and it’s sold out.
Ford House

We Run 313 leads an intermediate group run on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit. Pick 3.1 or 6.1 miles—both groups finish together.
Robert C. Valade Park

Joel Stone, DHS Curator Emeritus, speaks on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. He traces 17th‑century mapping of the Great Lakes, where French cartographers worked from Native knowledge. Free tickets.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Leanne Morgan brings The Time of Our Lives Tour to Detroit's Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Avenue, on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m.. She's the Netflix star behind the specials I'm Every Woman and Unspeakable Things and her own sitcom, Leanne, and she's sold out more than 100 theater and arena shows across the country.
Fox Theatre

Oakland men's basketball (exhibition) hosts Grand Valley on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. at OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.
OU Credit Union O'rena

Holywatr brings the Deo Gratias Tour to Saint Andrew's Hall in Detroit on Thursday, October 15, at 7 p.m. A tour stop in a classic downtown room.
Saint Andrew's Hall

Aya Sekine Trio — concert at Cliff Bell’s, Detroit.
Cliff Bell’s

The Detroit Red Wings host the Philadelphia Flyers in an NHL regular-season game on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Red Wings have won 11 Stanley Cups, most recently in 2008. Tickets are on the Red Wings’ official site.
Little Caesars Arena

Karl Reed & Friends plays Thursday, October 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall in Detroit. Catch them live on the Music Hall stage.
Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

KNOX brings the MIDWESTS BEST TOUR to Saint Andrew's Hall in Detroit on Friday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m. A tour stop with KNOX at this downtown venue.
Saint Andrew's Hall

Castle Rat brings their medieval fantasy doom metal to The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Friday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m., with Unto Others and Wrath Knight. Tickets available; all ages.
The Majestic Theatre

The Detroit Pistons host the Toronto Raptors in an NBA preseason game on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Pistons have won 3 NBA championships, most recently in 2004. Tickets are on the Pistons’ official site.
Little Caesars Arena

Suki Waterhouse brings The Loveland Tour to The Fillmore Detroit on Friday, October 16, at 7 p.m. in Detroit. Big-stage show at an iconic Detroit venue.
The Fillmore Detroit

Paris Paloma brings The Fatal Flaw Tour to Masonic Temple Detroit on Friday, October 16, at 7 p.m., with Susannah Joffe opening. $1 from each ticket goes to Planned Parenthood; tickets available.
Masonic Temple Detroit
We collect listings from public event calendars. Coverage reflects the sources processed so far, rather than every event in Michigan.