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Atomic Café is a music event held in Ann Arbor at 2070 W. Stadium Blvd. It focuses on live music with no additional details provided about the lineup or music style.
2070 W.Stadium Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Joel Fluent Greene presents a Detroit-themed poetry slam on Friday, October 2, at 8 p.m. at Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall in Detroit. Twelve Detroit poets compete for $500 with every poem about the city. Tickets from $25, ages 21+.
Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5 alum Roxxxy Andrews headlines a drag night at Uplift, Ann Arbor’s queer bar, on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 9 p.m. Tickets are sold through the venue.
Uplift

Sam Alfred plays Friday, October 2, at 9 p.m. at Magic Stick in Detroit, with support from Drop Catch and Yours Treuly. If you want to catch him live, this night is his.
Magic Stick

A ghost gets one final chance to solve their own murder. Big Fun Murder plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 9:30 p.m.: a completely improvised mystery where you help figure out what happened and who did it. Every show has a special guest.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Detroit Historical Society leads a guided tour of the Detroit Opera House on Saturday, October 3, at 10:30 a.m. in Detroit. Go for the restored Italian Renaissance details and stories of the building’s past. Tickets: Members $30; General Admission $40.
Detroit Opera House

Preservation Detroit leads a downtown walk through Detroit’s LGBTQ history, from early gay bars to the Palmer Park scene, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. from the Guardian Building. Tickets are $23.18–$28.52 on Eventbrite.
Guardian Building

Ferndale Parks & Recreation throws its fall festival at the Detroit Curling Club at Martin Road Park on Saturday, October 3, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., with hay rides, pumpkin painting and a trick-or-treat trail. Tickets are required: $8 early bird through October 1, $10 after.
Detroit Curling Club at Martin Road Park

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy throws Detroit Harvest Fest on Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, 11 a.m.–8 p.m., at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, with live entertainment, local vendors, a food truck rally, full bars, a pumpkin patch and kids' activities. Tickets are $5 in advance or $8 at the door, free for 3 and under, 65+ and active military.
Detroit Harvest Fest at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy brings back Detroit Harvest Fest on Saturday–Sunday, October 3–4 at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park in Detroit. Two days of live music, family programming, fall activities, trick-or-treating, and dozens of local food trucks.
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park

Wheelhouse Detroit public bike tours leads the Auto Heritage Tour on Saturday, October 3, at 12 p.m. at Wheelhouse Detroit in Detroit. Guided bike ride with a local crew.
Wheelhouse Detroit

Detroit's own Ballet Folklorico dancers tour the regions of Mexico through costume, music and footwork in a one-hour family show at the DIA's Detroit Film Theatre on Saturday, October 3, at noon. It's free with general admission, and Tri-County residents get in free with ID.
Detroit Institute of Arts – Detroit Film Theatre

Lifelong Detroiter Glen Hendricks leads a downtown walking tour on Saturday, October 3, at 1 p.m., starting at Book Tower – Rotunda Bar in Detroit. Hear first-hand Black Detroit history—Black Bottom, Hudson’s, Coleman Young—and more. Tickets are donation-based (pay what you can).
Book Tower - Rotunda Bar

Michigan softball hosts Detroit Mercy on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan

A progressive elementary school, a mumps outbreak and a community that can't agree on what's true. Detroit Public Theatre stages the Michigan premiere of Jonathan Spector's Tony Award-winning, bitingly funny Eureka Day on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 2 p.m., at 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit. The run has 22 performances.
Detroit Public Theatre

The Sounding Room: Battle Elf at MOCAD, Detroit.
MOCAD

This event is the Zal Gaz #34 Fall Ceremonial held at 2070 W. Stadium Blvd in Ann Arbor.
2070 W.Stadium Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Detroit Social Walk Club leads a women’s walk on Saturday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m., starting at Cullen Plaza in Detroit. You’ll stroll the Riverwalk along the waterfront; registration is through the organizer.
Cullen Plaza
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