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Spooky Spirits: A 21+ Halloween costume bash at the Detroit Zoo ↗

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 4, 2026

Fresh Sauce: a free, open improv jam at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Always wanted to try improv? At Fresh Sauce, the weekly jam at the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, anyone can get on stage on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 9 p.m.. It's free and no ticket is needed: show up early to sign up and play, or just grab a seat and watch.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

9:00 PMFree admission

Theatre & musicals

Oct 5, 2026

Go U! Improv Academy class shows at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

After eight weeks of improv classes, Go U! Improv Academy students take the stage. Their class show plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Class shows span a few nights, so double-check you're buying tickets for the right one.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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Family fun

Oct 6, 2026

Dungeons & Dragons – Teen Campaign

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center runs a West Marches–style Dungeons & Dragons campaign for high schoolers on Tuesday, October 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room in Ferndale. Ages 14–18 play heroes in a world of adventure; it’s free with advance online registration.

Ferndale

Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

5:30 PMFree admission

Flashlight Tour — Organizer image — Organizer image · Meadow Brook Hall

Festivals & community

Oct 6, 2026

Flashlight Tour

Meadow Brook Hall’s Flashlight Tour runs on Tuesday, October 6, at 7:30 or 8 p.m. in Rochester (the 7 p.m. slot is sold out). A docent-led walk shows hidden details you’d miss in daylight.

Rochester

Meadow Brook Hall

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Oakland Men's Soccer vs. Green Bay — Organizer image — Organizer image · x97kruszka · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sports & fitness

Oct 7, 2026

Oakland Men's Soccer vs. Green Bay

Oakland men's soccer hosts Green Bay on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Oakland Soccer Field in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.

Rochester

Oakland Soccer Field

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Dinner & A Movie: Death Becomes Her (1992) — Organizer image — Organizer image · Meadow Brook Hall

Cinema & screenings

Oct 7, 2026

Dinner & A Movie: Death Becomes Her (1992)

Meadow Brook Hall hosts a Dinner & A Movie night with Death Becomes Her (1992) on Wednesday, October 7, at 6 p.m. at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester. Dinner-plus-screening format; tickets available via the venue.

Rochester

Meadow Brook Hall

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LGBTQ+

Oct 7, 2026

Whole New Worlds: A Queer Fantasy Book Club

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts a queer fantasy book club on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the Affirmations Board Room in Ferndale. It’s a welcoming space with structure for newcomers and die-hard fans alike; free to join with registration.

Ferndale

Affirmations Board Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

6:30 PMFree admission

Stonewall Run Club — Organizer image — Organizer image · Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center

Sports & fitness

Oct 7, 2026

Stonewall Run Club

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts the Stonewall Run Club on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m., starting at Affirmations in Ferndale. Choose a 5K or 10K; even weeks finish at Soho, odd weeks at Sidecar Slider Bar. Weather call is made by 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Ferndale

Affirmations

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Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926): a centennial screening at the Senate Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Senate Theater

Cinema & screenings

Oct 7, 2026

Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926): a centennial screening at the Senate Theater

A hundred years on, Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926) returns to the big screen at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. A centennial encore for a film from 1926.

Detroit

Senate Theater

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 7, 2026

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on stage at Meadow Brook Theatre

Meadow Brook Theatre stages The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 207 Wilson Hall on the Oakland University campus in Rochester. With 20 performances in the run, it's easy to find a date that works for you.

Rochester

Meadow Brook Theatre

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Love Is the Message — Organizer image — Organizer image · Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center

LGBTQ+

Oct 8, 2026

Love Is the Message

Film screening and Q&A with Nicky Siano on Thursday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Affirmations in Ferndale. A founding father of disco talks about 1970s New York; seat reservations available.

Ferndale

Affirmations

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Robin Trower — Organizer image — Organizer image · Royal Oak Music Theatre

Concerts

Oct 8, 2026

Robin Trower

Robin Trower plays a concert on Thursday, October 8, at 7 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak. Presented by AEG; tickets required.

Royal Oak

Royal Oak Music Theatre

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 8, 2026

For Real: storytelling meets improv at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

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.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 8, 2026

Dragon Lair: a short-form improv show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

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.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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Oakland Women's Volleyball vs. IU Indy — Organizer image — Organizer image · Stillnotjayjay · CC0

Sports & fitness

Oct 9, 2026

Oakland Women's Volleyball vs. IU Indy

Oakland women's volleyball hosts IU Indy on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 6 p.m. at OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester. Ticket info is on goldengrizzlies.com, Oakland’s official athletics site.

Rochester

OU Credit Union O'rena

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 9, 2026

Equus: Peter Shaffer's psychological thriller at The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale

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.

Ferndale

The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

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"Guess What? I Love You" LP/Book Release — Organizer image — Organizer image · Affirmations

Music & concerts

Oct 9, 2026

"Guess What? I Love You" LP/Book Release

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.

Ferndale

Affirmations

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 9, 2026

The Fall Of The House Of Usher: Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak

Stagecrafters performs The Fall Of The House Of Usher at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 South Lafayette Avenue in Royal Oak, on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With seven performances in the run, you've got options.

Royal Oak

Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre

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Fresh Sauce: a free, open improv jam at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Go U! Improv Academy class shows at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Dungeons & Dragons – Teen Campaign

Flashlight Tour

Oakland Men's Soccer vs. Green Bay

Dinner & A Movie: Death Becomes Her (1992)

Whole New Worlds: A Queer Fantasy Book Club

Stonewall Run Club

Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926): a centennial screening at the Senate Theater

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on stage at Meadow Brook Theatre

Love Is the Message

Robin Trower

For Real: storytelling meets improv at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Dragon Lair: a short-form improv show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Oakland Women's Volleyball vs. IU Indy

Equus: Peter Shaffer's psychological thriller at The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale

"Guess What? I Love You" LP/Book Release

The Fall Of The House Of Usher: Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak

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