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80s DJs David AP and John Beltran throw an ’80s Halloween party on Saturday, October 31, at 8 p.m. at MotorCity Wine in Detroit. Costumes encouraged; $5 cover.
MotorCity Wine

Sweeping Promises brings a post-punk Halloween show to PJ's Lager House in Detroit on Saturday, October 31, at 8 p.m., with Rat Paws and Quitters. Tickets are $18 advance, $20 at the door.
PJ's Lager House

Detroit Shipping Company throws an all-night Halloween party on Saturday, October 31, at 10 p.m. in Detroit: VRS takes over Grave Rave until 6 a.m. Heavy bass, dark energy, and immersive visuals. Tickets available.
Detroit Shipping Company

The Detroit Institute of Arts shows its 14th annual Ofrendas exhibition, Day of the Dead altars made by local artists and community members, September 26 through November 1, 2026, during museum hours. It's included with museum admission, which is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
Detroit Institute of Arts – Special Exhibitions Central

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy holds its yearly Day of the Dead celebration at Robert C. Valade Park on Sunday, November 1, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., with food, live entertainment, shop vendors and kids' activities, plus a community ofrenda where you can add a name or message for a loved one. Admission is free.
Robert C. Valade Park

On Sunday, November 1, at 2 p.m., the final day of the DIA's Ofrendas exhibition, the artists behind this year's altars talk about their meaning and inspiration in the Detroit Institute of Arts Lecture Hall, after members of the Mexican Consulate open with the history of Día de Muertos. Free with general admission.
Detroit Institute of Arts – Lecture Hall

Akeem Ali brings his rap show on The Texture Tour to The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Sunday, November 1, at 7 p.m. He’s rolling in with Texture Tape III—slick metaphors over sultry production and a 70s-tinged persona. Tickets available through the venue.
The Majestic Theatre

Florida emo band Discord Theory brings their tour to PJ's Lager House in Detroit on Sunday, November 1, at 8 p.m., with local support TBA. $12 advance, $15 at the door; doors at 7; 18+ with ID or all ages with a parent or legal guardian 25+.
PJ's Lager House

Oakland women's basketball hosts Cleary University on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 11 a.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

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts a storytime on Tuesday, November 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, reading Doreen Cronin’s Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type with playtime after. Free tickets; reservations recommended.
Ford House

Wise Guys Chess Club hosts Wisdom Wednesdays on Wednesday, November 4, at 6 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit. It’s free for all ages, with free lessons from 6–7:30 p.m.
Robert C. Valade Park

The Blasting Company plays the music of Over the Garden Wall on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m. at Masonic Temple Detroit’s Jack White Theatre. They scored the series, blending American folk with Eastern European colors. Tickets available; all ages.
Masonic Temple Detroit

The Majestic Theatre and Magic Stick celebrate Lil Peep’s 30th birthday on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre in Detroit. A genre-blurring emo-rap figure from the SoundCloud era; tickets available, all ages.
The Majestic Theatre

Meadow Brook Hall hosts a Dinner & A Movie screening of Strangers on a Train (1951) on Thursday, November 5, at 6 p.m. in Rochester. A chance to catch the 1951 film on a big screen.
Meadow Brook Hall

Rodney Heard Jr. and Eric Crawford from Great Lakes National Cemetery lead a free veterans seminar on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Topic: burial and cemetery benefits in Michigan.
Grosse Pointe War Memorial

Chat Pile brings death-grunge/sludge industrial to The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Thursday, November 5, at 6:30 p.m., with Soul Glo and Shallowater. All ages.
The Majestic Theatre

Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays a French program on Thursday, November 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Debussy, Dutilleux with cellist Zuill Bailey, Dalbavie, and Ravel are on the bill; tickets run $20.95–$110.25.
Orchestra Hall

Mexico’s alternative outfit Diles que no me maten plays Thursday, November 5, at 8 p.m. at PJ's Lager House in Detroit. Presented by Kickstand Productions; tickets are $17 in advance, $20 at the door.
PJ's Lager House
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