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City Institute public tours leads a free walking tour on Saturday, October 24, at 1 p.m., starting at Five15 in Royal Oak. Explore the west side’s small businesses with local bites along the way; registration secures your spot.
Five15

Bethel Music plays a concert on Saturday, October 24, at 7 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. Tickets available.
Royal Oak Music Theatre

Grosse Pointe War Memorial hosts the 4th Annual Halloween Spooktacular on Sunday, October 25, at 12 p.m., at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Expect indoor trick-or-treating in the historic Alger House plus live stage shows. Tickets are $10 per person.
Grosse Pointe War Memorial

Detroit Historical Society’s Education Coordinator Cate Waldecker gives a talk on Tuesday, October 27, at 12 p.m. at the Royal Oak Senior Community Center in Royal Oak. She’ll trace Indigenous stewardship of Belle Isle and the impact of colonization. Free.
Royal Oak Senior Community Center

Sleeping With Sirens plays a concert on Wednesday, October 28, at 6 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. Presented by AEG; tickets available.
Royal Oak Music Theatre

Youmacon, Detroit’s anime and pop culture convention, runs Thursday, October 29–Sunday, November 1 at Huntington Place in Detroit. Panels, live events, gaming, cosplay, a marketplace, and late-night programming all under one roof.
Huntington Place

Tosha Owens is a multiple award-winning Detroit-born singer known for her unique blend of Blues, Rock, Funk, and R&B, distinctive fedora, and hand fan. Her powerful voice is often compared to Gladys Knight, Etta James, Chaka Khan, and Janis Joplin, making her performances uniquely memorable.
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236, United States

Kalkaska Quartet brings a Halloween-themed program on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Ford House’s Lake Shore Room in Grosse Pointe Shores (two sessions: 6–7:15 and 8–9:15). Intimate lakeside setting with themes from The Addams Family to Ghostbusters. General admission; Friends of Ford House receive a complimentary drink ticket.
Ford House

Dweezil Zappa plays Friday, October 30, at 6:30 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. A solid chance to catch Dweezil Zappa live; tickets are available.
Royal Oak Music Theatre

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House’s Maker Studio hosts a beginner-friendly basket weaving class on Saturday, October 31, at 10 a.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. You’ll make a square-to-round table topper with red or green leather handles.
Ford House

Detroit Social Walk Club leads a women’s walk on Saturday, October 31, at 6:30 p.m., starting at Cullen Plaza in Detroit along the Riverwalk. It’s Detroit’s largest all-women’s walking club on a beautiful riverfront route. Register via the link in their bio.
Cullen Plaza

Five15 in Royal Oak throws a Halloween drag show headlined by a Drag Race star with local performers on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 7 p.m. (doors at 6). The $40 ticket also gets you into Pronto’s Devil’s Ball next door.
Five15

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

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

Arch Enemy and The Black Dahlia Murder play a joint concert on Wednesday, November 4, at 5 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. Two bands, one stage.
Royal Oak Music Theatre

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

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

Charles Wesley Godwin plays a solo concert on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. Big room, strong sound—tickets required.
Royal Oak Music Theatre
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