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.
Ferndale
Detroit Curling Club at Martin Road Park
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Organizer image · Detroit Harvest Fest at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial 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
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.
Detroit
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park
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Organizer image · Detroit Harvest Fest at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park
Detroit Harvest Fest screens Hotel Transylvania on Sunday, October 4, 2–4 p.m., on the DTE Summit lawn at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, sponsored by Huron-Clinton Metroparks. Check the Detroit Harvest Fest site for admission details.
Detroit
Detroit Harvest Fest at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park
Bawdy, beautiful and very funny: Detroit Public Theatre's fourth annual Holiday Cabaret plays 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit on Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a whole new show, packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughs and plenty of sass, across 15 performances.
Christina Crawford wants to find her birth mother, and the trail points to Bette Davis, Judy Garland and Eartha Kitt, so the only logical move is to invite all three for Christmas. Blake Fountain's camp holiday comedy Mamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again plays The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale (290 West Nine Mile Road) on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Tickets from $25.
Ferndale
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations
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Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Scrooge! on Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Leslie Bricusse’s stage musical adapts Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and features six songs not in the film. Tickets available.
Jinkx and DeLa, two well-known drag performers, bring their touring holiday comedy and music show to The Masonic in Detroit on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7 p.m. Tickets are on the ticket page.
Cyrus Chestnut and Friends perform Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas on Sunday, December 6, at 3 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Chestnut’s virtuosic, gospel-rooted swing is a great holiday kickoff; tickets are $25.55–$108.95.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Home for the Holidays with Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez‑Yañez is Friday, December 11, at 10:45 a.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Festive favorites in a warm Orchestra Hall setting; tickets are $36–$129.
Detroit
Orchestra Hall
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