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COMPÁS (Center of Music & Performing Arts Southwest) hosts its Day of the Dead 5K and 10K at Patton Park in Southwest Detroit on Sunday, November 1, with the race starting at 9 a.m. sharp and money raised for COMPÁS youth performing arts. Registration is $55 for the 5K and $60 for the 10K until October 31 at 11:59 p.m.
Patton Park Recreation Center

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

Four local improv groups perform on Sunday, November 1, at 7 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. Featuring the newest group Secret Menu, special guests, and headlined by the long-form house team The Clubhouse. Stick around afterward for a free, open improv jam called Fresh Sauce.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Fresh Sauce is hosting an open improv jam at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale on Sunday, November 1, at 9 p.m. Anyone can jump on stage to play improv games, and it's free with no tickets needed.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Oakland women's basketball hosts Cleary University on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 11 a.m. at OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.
OU Credit Union O'rena

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

Meadow Brook Hall hosts a Dinner & A Movie screening of Strangers on a Train (1951) on Thursday, November 5, at 6 p.m. in Rochester. A chance to catch the 1951 film on a big screen.
Meadow Brook Hall

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts an online Writing Group on Thursday, November 5, at 6:45 p.m., organized from Ferndale. Trade ideas with fellow writers or share works-in-progress—free with registration.
Affirmations

Proving Grounds brings a monthly improv night on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Ferndale's Go Comedy! Improv Theater, spotlighting emerging comedy acts and hosted by the high-energy Mug Boys.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Go Comedy! Improv Theater hosts Super Sauce on Thursday, November 5, at 9 p.m. in Ferndale. It’s a free long-form improv jam open to students and veterans alike.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Oakland swimming & diving hosts University of Michigan on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Oakland Aquatic Center in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.
Oakland Aquatic Center

The Birmingham Village Players stage Complete Works of Shakespeare on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 34660 Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. With ten performances in the run, you've got plenty of dates to choose from.
Birmingham Village Players

Pandamonia, a fast and funny improv comedy show, happens Friday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. Ten improvisers turn your suggestions into quick, chaotic comedy scenes and games.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Oakland women's volleyball hosts Youngstown State on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 4 p.m. at OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.
OU Credit Union O'rena

Two teams from Go Comedy! Improv Theater face off Saturday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Ferndale, in a lively show packed with improv games fueled by audience suggestions.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Silents at the Senate screens The Freshman (1925) on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 8 p.m. at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit. It's a silent film more than a century old, back on the big screen with an audience.
Senate Theater

Oakland women's basketball hosts Rochester Christian University on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 2 p.m. at OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.
OU Credit Union O'rena

We Wear Pink brings women and non-binary performers together for an improv comedy night on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. It’s a chance to see empowering and fun improv work in an inclusive space.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
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