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Family fun
Gingerbread House Decorating Competition
Grosse Pointe War Memorial hosts a Gingerbread House building competition on Sunday, November 15, at 12 p.m. in Grosse Pointe Farms. You get three hours to build solo or in a small team; kits are provided, and the winner earns a table for four at Breakfast with Santa. Registration is $35 per team.
Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
12:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Grosse Pointe War Memorial kicks off the season with its Tree Lighting Ceremony on Sunday, November 22, at 4 p.m. in Grosse Pointe Farms. A 20-foot decorated tree, live ice sculpting, and a vintage holiday market set the mood; the main event is free with registration. Santa visits in the ballroom are $5 per child.
Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
4:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Home for the Holidays at Ford House
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House’s Home for the Holidays runs Friday, November 27, at 5:30 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores: a softly lit evening walk, both floors of the Main Residence open, and a Mistletoe Market with warm drinks. Timed tickets required.
Grosse Pointe Shores
Ford House
5:30 PMExplore event
Family fun
Sensory-Friendly Photos with Santa
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts a sensory-friendly Santa visit on Sunday, November 29, at 9 a.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. Expect a calm, low-stimulus setting, a brief private visit, and a fresh cookie for each child. Capacity is limited; advance reservation required.
Grosse Pointe Shores
Ford House
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Family fun
Photos with Santa
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts Photos with Santa on Sunday, November 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. Timed, calm private visits, you take the photos, and kids get a fresh-baked cookie. Limited tickets; advance reservations required.
Grosse Pointe Shores
Ford House
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Music & concerts
Damian McGinty – Christmas concert
Damian McGinty (Celtic Thunder, Glee, Dancing with the Stars) brings a Christmas concert on Wednesday, December 2, at 8 p.m. at The Ark in Ann Arbor, marking 10 years of his album This Christmas Time with originals and classics. Tickets $46.50; online/phone prices include MUTO fees, in-person box office sales have no added fees.
Ann Arbor
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
8:00 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
The DPT 4th Annual Holiday Cabaret: a bawdy, brand-new holiday show at Detroit Public Theatre
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.
Detroit
Detroit Public Theatre
7:30 PMExplore event
Concerts
Christmas Concert Over the Cove – Thornetta Davis
Thornetta Davis brings a holiday concert to Ford House on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m., in the Lake Shore Room in Grosse Pointe Shores. Detroit’s Queen of the Blues and 2023 Blues Music Award winner puts a soulful, bluesy spin on seasonal favorites. Tickets are sold individually with general-admission seating.
Grosse Pointe Shores
Ford House
7:00 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Irving Berlin's White Christmas: eleven performances at Grosse Pointe Theatre
A White Christmas in Grosse Pointe Park: Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Irving Berlin's White Christmas at 15001 East Jefferson Avenue on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With eleven performances on the calendar, it'll fit into your holidays.
Grosse Pointe Park
Grosse Pointe Theatre
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Scrooge!
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.
Detroit
Hilberry Gateway
7:30 PMExplore event
Music & concerts
An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine
Over the Rhine brings its Acoustic Christmas concert to The Ark in Ann Arbor on Friday, December 4, at 8 p.m., with close harmonies and a mix of holiday songs and favorites from their catalog. Tickets are $35; in-person box office purchases at The Ark avoid added fees.
Ann Arbor
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
8:00 PMExplore event
Music & concerts
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show
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.
Detroit
The Masonic
7:00 PMExplore event
Arts & culture
Handel's Messiah: Scott Hanoian conducts the A2SO and UMS Choral Union in Ann Arbor
Handel's Messiah returns to Ann Arbor on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., led by conductor Scott Hanoian with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the UMS Choral Union, presented by UMS (University Musical Society). It comes back every year to celebrate the season's true meaning, with two performances.
Ann Arbor
UMS (University Musical Society)
7:30 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Holiday Tea and Tour
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts a Holiday Tea & Tour on Sunday, December 6, at 10 a.m. in the Lake Shore Room, Grosse Pointe Shores. Enjoy a refined tea service with seasonal bites, then explore the Main Residence and grounds dressed in Eleanor’s understated holiday style. Tickets are sold by table; seating is limited.
Grosse Pointe Shores
Ford House
10:00 AMExplore event
Concerts
Cyrus Chestnut and Friends: A Charlie Brown Christmas
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
Orchestra Hall
3:00 PMExplore event
Family fun
Bedtime Stories with Santa — Sunday
Grosse Pointe War Memorial hosts Bedtime Stories with Santa on Sunday, December 6, at 4 p.m. at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Fireside stories, songs, milk and cookies, plus a professional family photo.
Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
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Family fun
Bedtime Stories with Santa — Thursday
Grosse Pointe War Memorial hosts Bedtime Stories with Santa on Thursday, December 10, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Kids come in PJs for fireside stories, songs, and milk-and-cookies with Santa.
Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
4:00 PMExplore event
Concerts
Home for the Holidays
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
10:45 AMExplore event
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- 313 PresentsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Albert Kahn Legacy FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM (Detroit)
- Andiamo Celebrity ShowroomLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Aretha's Jazz Café at Music HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM (Detroit)
- Barn Theatre (Augusta)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Birmingham Village PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Broadway in Detroit / ATGLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Candela DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community CalendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Village TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Central Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:01 AM (Detroit)
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM (Detroit)
- City Institute public toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- City of LivoniaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Art MuseumLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Croswell Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit City FC home scheduleLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Historical SocietyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Lions (NFL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Mercy Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit OperaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Pistons (NBA schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Red Wings (NHL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Repertory TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Riverfront ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Shipping CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Symphony OrchestraLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Tigers (MLB schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- DeVos Performance Hall (Broadway Grand Rapids)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Downtown BirminghamLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM (Detroit)
- Downtown Detroit PartnershipLast successful source check: Sep 24, 2026, 1:13 PM (Detroit) · Check awaiting retry
- Downtown FerndaleLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:01 AM (Detroit)
- Edsel & Eleanor Ford HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM (Detroit)
- Farmers Alley TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Farmington Players Barn TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Ford FieldLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Fox Theatre (313 Presents show pages)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Go Comedy! Improv TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe War MemorialLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM (Detroit)
- Happening @ MichiganAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- Historic Elmwood CemeteryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Huntington PlaceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 AM (Detroit)
- Lake Michigan College Mendel CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- M1 ConcourseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM (Detroit)
- Macomb Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- MARVAC (Michigan RV & Campgrounds) showsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Marygrove ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM (Detroit)
- Masonic Temple DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- MGM Grand Detroit Event CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Technological UniversityLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM (Detroit)
- Midland Center for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- MOCAD live calendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Mosaic Youth Theatre of DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- MotorCity WineLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Oakland University Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:01 AM (Detroit)
- Old Town PlayhouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- PJ's Lager HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 AM (Detroit)
- Planet Ant TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Players Guild of DearbornLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Preservation Detroit toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Pure Detroit (Fisher Building tours)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- Redford TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Redford Theatre (Veezi sessions)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Ridgedale PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- River Raisin Centre for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Downtown EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Music TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 AM (Detroit)
- Saint Andrew's HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- Saint John's ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM (Detroit)
- Senate TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Soaring Eagle Casino & ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
- Source BooksellersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM (Detroit)
- Stagecrafters at the Baldwin TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- The Berman Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 AM (Detroit)
- The Dunes ResortAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- The Encore Musical Theatre CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- The Fillmore DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM (Detroit)
- The Henry FordLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM (Detroit)
- The Majestic Theatre and Magic StickLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 AM (Detroit)
- The Purple Rose TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- The Ringwald TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM (Detroit)
- The Village Theater at Cherry HillLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Tibbits Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- University Musical Society (UMS)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State University Theatre and DanceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- WDET Metro Events GuideLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM (Detroit)
- Western Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:01 AM (Detroit)
- Wharton Center for Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM (Detroit)
- Wheelhouse Detroit public bike toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 AM (Detroit)
- Williamston TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM (Detroit)
- Zal Gaz GrottoLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM (Detroit)
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