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Festivals & community
Free evening 5–8 p.m. at Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Detroit Historical Society hosts a free evening on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Explore Great Lakes and Detroit River history, plus a 6:30 p.m. free lecture by Joel Stone on early Great Lakes maps (registration required for the talk).
Detroit
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
5:00 PMExplore event
LGBTQ+
Trans Men’s/Masc Lounge
Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center and Stand With Trans host a support and community space for trans men and trans masc folks on Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m., in Rooms 201 and 202 at Affirmations in Ferndale. Free to join with a quick registration form.
Ferndale
Affirmations Rooms 201 and 202, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220
6:00 PMFree admission
Outdoors & nature
We Run 313 5K/10K Thursday Run
We Run 313 leads an intermediate group run on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit. Pick 3.1 or 6.1 miles—both groups finish together.
Detroit
Robert C. Valade Park
6:30 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Defining Conquest: Early Maps of the Great Lakes – Quad Anniversary Lecture Series
Joel Stone, DHS Curator Emeritus, speaks on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. He traces 17th‑century mapping of the Great Lakes, where French cartographers worked from Native knowledge. Free tickets.
Detroit
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
6:30 PMExplore event
LGBTQ+
Writing Group
Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts a virtual writing group on Thursday, October 15, at 6:45 p.m., online via Affirmations in Ferndale. Connect with fellow writers and share works-in-progress. Free with registration.
Ferndale
Affirmations
6:45 PMFree admission
Theatre & musicals
An Evening in the Comedy Cauldron: a witches' night out at Go Comedy! in Ferndale
It's a witches' night out! Comedy troupe The Weirdos Mister invoke the spirit of cult classic The Craft at the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., and it's all improvised. Tarot readings follow the show, and spooky cocktails flow all night.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Julia’s Super Sick Totally Gay Comedy Night: local LGBT+ stand-up in Ferndale
A little stand-up curious? Local comedian Julia Lynn Marsh serves up an hour of hot local talent at the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9 p.m., with hilarious jokes from local LGBT+ comedians. Straight audiences are encouraged to come out, you know, for a night of comedy.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
9:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Dearborn Haunted Trail: Sensory-friendly trick-or-treating trail
Before the scares start, the City of Dearborn hosts a calm, sensory-friendly trick-or-treat walk on the Ford Field Park trail on Friday, October 16, 5:30–6:30 p.m., for families who prefer treats over tricks. It's free, and the city encourages registering ahead.
Dearborn
Ford Field Park
5:30 PMFree admission
Festivals & community
Dearborn Haunted Trail: Creatures of the Woods at Ford Field Park
The City of Dearborn opens its wooded Halloween trail at Ford Field Park October 16–18 (Friday to Sunday), starting at 7 p.m. each night, haunted this year by cryptids of legend, with a later Witching Hour for guests 18+. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 on the day, for a specific date and time slot.
Dearborn
Ford Field Park
7:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Guided tour
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.
Detroit
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
11:00 AMExplore event
Festivals & community
West Dearborn Downtown Walking Tour
City Institute leads this free walking tour on Saturday, October 17, at 1 p.m., starting at Qahwah House in Dearborn. In two hours you’ll see how Dearborn’s past and present intersect, with small tastes from local spots along the way. Advance registration required.
Dearborn
Qahwah House
1:00 PMExplore event
Arts & culture
Artemis Adventure with LEGO Bricks
The Henry Ford’s Artemis Adventure with LEGO Bricks runs from Sunday, October 18, 2026, to Sunday, January 3, 2027, at The Gallery by General Motors inside the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. Giant LEGO sculptures and hands-on engineering stations bring NASA’s Artemis missions to life. Free for members or with museum admission.
Dearborn
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
9:30 AMExplore event
Outdoors & nature
Detroit Social Walk Club
Detroit Social Walk Club leads a women’s walk on Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m., starting at Cullen Plaza along the Detroit Riverwalk in Detroit. It’s the city’s largest all-women’s walking club; register through the link they provide.
Detroit
Cullen Plaza
6:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Amalgamation: the Community Sketch Show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, hosts Amalgamation on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's the bi-monthly Community Sketch Show that anyone can submit to, even you: a one-night-only mashup of original sketches, comedic voices, styles and delightful chaos.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
7:30 PMExplore event
Family fun
Hocus Pocus
The Henry Ford screens the classic Hocus Pocus on Friday, October 23, at 7 p.m. at the Giant Screen Experience at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. A Halloween-night witch romp on a massive screen; get tickets from the organizer.
Dearborn
Giant Screen Experience, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
7:00 PMExplore event
Arts & culture
Tonight's Conversation: Live & Uncut
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.
Detroit
Huntington Place
All dayExplore event
Family fun
Queer Parent Pop-Up
Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts the Queer Parent Pop-Up on Saturday, October 24, at 10 a.m. at the Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room in Ferndale. Kids are welcome, especially ages 6–12. It’s free with advance registration.
Ferndale
Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220
10:00 AMFree admission
Festivals & community
Birmingham Pumpkin Patch: A free costume party in Shain Park
The City of Birmingham throws a free Halloween costume party in downtown's Shain Park on Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., with costume contests, bounce houses, an exotic zoo, food trucks and dance parties. Kids can pick and decorate a pumpkin, get their faces painted and ride the train.
Birmingham
Shain Park
10:00 AMFree admission
Behind the listings
We collect listings from public event calendars. Coverage reflects the sources processed so far, rather than every event in Michigan.
- 313 PresentsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Albert Kahn Legacy FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM (Detroit)
- Andiamo Celebrity ShowroomLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Aretha's Jazz Café at Music HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM (Detroit)
- Barn Theatre (Augusta)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Birmingham Village PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Broadway in Detroit / ATGLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Candela DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community CalendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Village TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Central Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 AM (Detroit)
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM (Detroit)
- City Institute public toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- City of LivoniaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Art MuseumLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Croswell Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit City FC home scheduleLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Historical SocietyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Lions (NFL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Mercy Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit OperaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Pistons (NBA schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Red Wings (NHL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Repertory TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Riverfront ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Shipping CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Symphony OrchestraLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Tigers (MLB schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- DeVos Performance Hall (Broadway Grand Rapids)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Downtown BirminghamLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 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, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 AM (Detroit)
- Edsel & Eleanor Ford HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM (Detroit)
- Farmers Alley TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Farmington Players Barn TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Ford FieldLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Fox Theatre (313 Presents show pages)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Go Comedy! Improv TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe War MemorialLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- Happening @ MichiganAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- Historic Elmwood CemeteryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Huntington PlaceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:31 AM (Detroit)
- Lake Michigan College Mendel CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- M1 ConcourseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Macomb Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- MARVAC (Michigan RV & Campgrounds) showsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Marygrove ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM (Detroit)
- Masonic Temple DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM (Detroit)
- MGM Grand Detroit Event CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Technological UniversityLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM (Detroit)
- Midland Center for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- MOCAD live calendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Mosaic Youth Theatre of DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- MotorCity WineLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Oakland University Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 AM (Detroit)
- Old Town PlayhouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- PJ's Lager HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM (Detroit)
- Planet Ant TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Players Guild of DearbornLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Preservation Detroit toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Pure Detroit (Fisher Building tours)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- Redford TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Redford Theatre (Veezi sessions)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Ridgedale PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- River Raisin Centre for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Downtown EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Music TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM (Detroit)
- Saint Andrew's HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Saint John's ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM (Detroit)
- Senate TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Soaring Eagle Casino & ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
- Source BooksellersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM (Detroit)
- Stagecrafters at the Baldwin TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- The Berman Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM (Detroit)
- The Dunes ResortAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- The Encore Musical Theatre CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- The Fillmore DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- The Henry FordLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:34 AM (Detroit)
- The Majestic Theatre and Magic StickLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM (Detroit)
- The Purple Rose TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM (Detroit)
- The Ringwald TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM (Detroit)
- The Village Theater at Cherry HillLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Tibbits Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- University Musical Society (UMS)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State University Theatre and DanceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- WDET Metro Events GuideLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM (Detroit)
- Western Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 AM (Detroit)
- Wharton Center for Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM (Detroit)
- Wheelhouse Detroit public bike toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM (Detroit)
- Williamston TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM (Detroit)
- Zal Gaz GrottoLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM (Detroit)
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