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We Run 313 hosts an intermediate group run on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit, with two distance options. Two groups (3.1 and 6.1 miles) run and finish together.
Robert C. Valade Park

Detroit Social Walk Club leads a women’s walk on Thursday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m., meeting at Cullen Plaza in Detroit and heading along the Riverwalk. Join for a friendly, waterfront stroll; registration via the club’s link.
Cullen Plaza

The Rocky Horror Picture Show hits Detroit's Fisher Theatre, 3011 W Grand Blvd, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7 p.m., featuring the original Columbia herself, Nell Campbell. Tickets are sold through the official box office on ATG Tickets.
Fisher Theatre

Real stories, real improv. For Real plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.: a guest shares true stories from their life, and the cast of improvisers spins them into unscripted comedy.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Sketch, improv, character bits and guest performers, all in one night. The Thursday Show plays Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 8 p.m., built by Planet Ant's in-house Farm Teams. Every show is made fresh around a rotating monthly theme, so no two nights are the same.
Planet Ant Theatre

Enter the Dragon Lair at your own peril. This short-form improv show starring Go Comedy!'s Resident Company Understudies hits the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 9 p.m., with games, merriment and more. Raise a glass of mead.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

The Henry Ford’s Artist in Residence works alongside Greenfield Village artisans on Friday, October 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Print Shop in Greenfield Village, Dearborn. See unique pieces take shape through collaboration. Free for members or with village admission.
Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford runs special programs honoring Indigenous history, cultures, traditions, and contributions from Friday, October 9, through Monday, November 30, 2026, at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village in Dearborn. Free for members; otherwise with admission. Programs run 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford hosts an adults-only (21+) All Hallows Dinner on Friday, October 9, at 4:30 p.m. at Stand 44 in Greenfield Village, Dearborn. Lantern light, twilight vibes, and a Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village setting. Ticket required.
Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford hosts a candlelit harvest supper on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 5 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. at Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, Dearborn. Step into a 19th‑century fall evening with lively music and classic parlor games. Tickets required.
Greenfield Village

A shocking act of violence, a young man obsessed with horses and a psychiatrist set on finding out why. The Ringwald Theatre stages Peter Shaffer's Equus on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Affirmations, 290 West Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. Tickets from $20. The production contains nudity and mature subject matter.
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

Songwriter-pianist Mike Maimone brings his new album and first book, “Guess What? I Love You,” to Affirmations in Ferndale on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m. Expect solo piano performances and readings, honoring Howard Bragman and supporting U-M’s Spectrum Center. Admission $12.51 via Eventbrite.
Affirmations

Halloween, Thanksgiving, back to school, haunted armories and the end of baseball season: Deck the Fall is an original sketch show that has fun with everything you love about autumn. It plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. And yes, there are mimes and an angry deer.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

The Maplesquatch family vacations at an evil warlock's ancient castle, dormant for 164 years, and soon something starts happening to dear old dad. Planet Ant's original horror comedy My Daddy is Haunted! plays the Ant Hall in Hamtramck on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $30 online or $35 at the door.
Planet Ant Theatre

A ghost gets one final chance to solve their own murder. Big Fun Murder plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9:30 p.m.: a completely improvised mystery where you help figure out what happened and who did it. Every show has a special guest.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

WHFR 89.3 FM hosts its annual WHFR Record Show on Saturday, October 10, at 9 a.m. at Henry Ford College’s Student Center (Building M) in Dearborn. Thousands of records, CDs, videos, and music memorabilia from independent local and out-of-state vendors. Admission: $10 early 9–10 a.m.; $1–$5 sliding scale 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Henry Ford College, Student Center (Building M)

The Henry Ford hosts an internationally renowned artist on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Print Shop in Greenfield Village, Dearborn. Watch them collaborate with village artisans to create unique pieces. Free for members or with village admission.
Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford presents a mid-18th-century–style wool dyeing program on Saturday, October 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenfield Village in Dearborn. Learn how nature supplied a full range of colors and where those dyes came from in the 1700s.
Greenfield Village
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