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Michigan men's tennis hosts M15 Ann Arbor on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 10 a.m. in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan

A rotating food truck lineup at Cadillac Square.
Cadillac Square, 662 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States

Oakland swimming & diving hosts Youngstown State University on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 10 a.m. at Oakland Aquatic Center in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.
Oakland Aquatic Center

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

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

Michigan field hockey hosts Monmouth on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 11 a.m. in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan

Michigan football hosts Penn State on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
Michigan Stadium

Detroit Historical Society leads a docent-guided tour on Saturday, October 17, at 11 a.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Knowledgeable guides bring Detroit’s maritime legacy and Great Lakes connections to life. Tickets are free; museum admission is required separately.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

The Detroit Free Press Marathon starts at 7 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from Fort Street downtown: the full and the International Half cross the Ambassador Bridge into Windsor, Canada, come back through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and finish on Woodward just south of Campus Martius. The marathon and halves are sold out, but Saturday's 5K is open through October 8 while spots last, and anyone can cheer at the finish chute.
Downtown Detroit (start: Fort Street and 3rd Street; finish: Woodward Avenue at Congress Street, south of Campus Martius)

Michigan football hosts Indiana on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
Michigan Stadium

Tonight’s Conversation brings its audience-driven Live & Uncut talk show to Huntington Place in Detroit on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Expect mic-in-hand audience Q&A, real stories, and throwback R&B energy — tickets required.
Huntington Place

On Sunday, October 25, Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester lets kids trick-or-treat along the estate's woodland paths and through the first floor of the historic mansion, with games, crafts, cider and donuts in a heated Garden Tent. Advance timed-entry tickets are required ($20 youth, $10 adults), and every slot is expected to sell out.
Meadow Brook Hall

Meadow Brook Hall hosts a family Halloween on Sunday, October 25, at 10 a.m. in Rochester. Come in costume to trick-or-treat across the estate, with yard games and crafts in the heated Garden Tent, plus cider and donuts included.
Meadow Brook Hall

Michigan women's basketball hosts Rochester Christian (ex) on Thursday, October 29, 2026 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
Crisler Center

Youmacon, Detroit’s anime and pop culture convention, runs Thursday, October 29–Sunday, November 1 at Huntington Place in Detroit. Panels, live events, gaming, cosplay, a marketplace, and late-night programming all under one roof.
Huntington Place

Michigan men's tennis hosts the Big Ten Individuals on Friday, October 30, 2026 in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
University of Michigan
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