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The Henry Ford's Holiday Greens & Tree Market runs Friday, December 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. Stop by to take home a seasonal centerpiece.
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

Old Town Playhouse starts a tech class for ages 13 to 18 on Friday, December 11, at 4:30 p.m. in Traverse City. It leads into the MainStage production of How to Train Your Dragon The Musical JR., and tuition is $250.
Old Town Playhouse

Christmas with Dickens, live on stage. A Christmas Carol plays Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester (207 Wilson Hall, Oakland University) on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7 p.m.. The run has plenty of performances, so it's easy to find one that fits your holiday plans.
Meadow Brook Theatre

Christina Crawford wants to find her birth mother, and the trail points to Bette Davis, Judy Garland and Eartha Kitt, so the only logical move is to invite all three for Christmas. Blake Fountain's camp holiday comedy Mamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again plays The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale (290 West Nine Mile Road) on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Tickets from $25.
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

A holiday cabaret in Augusta: Christmas Cabaret 2026 takes the stage at the Barn Theatre, 13351 West M-96, on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7 p.m.. With thirteen performances on the calendar, there's room for it in your holiday plans.
Barn Theatre (Augusta)

The Encore Musical Theatre Company stages Holiday Inn, a musical built on Irving Berlin songs, starting Friday, December 11, at 7 p.m. in Dexter, Michigan. "White Christmas" is part of the score, and tickets are available online.
The Encore Musical Theatre Company

Josh Johnson brings his Comedy Band Camp to The Fillmore Detroit on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Detroit. It’s on The Fillmore Detroit stage.
The Fillmore Detroit

Michigan band Theatre Of Night plays a Christmas rock show on Friday, December 11, at 7 p.m. at the Frauenthal Theater in Muskegon. Expect heavy guitars, classical textures and a theatrical stage show.
Frauenthal Theater

Birmingham Village Players puts its young actors on stage in School of Rock: Young Actors Edition on Friday, December 11, at 7 p.m. at the Birmingham Village Players theater in Birmingham.
Birmingham Village Players

Stagecrafters rolls out its Blue Room Holiday Cabaret at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak (415 South Lafayette Avenue) on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Looking for a holiday outing at the theater near Detroit? This one's a good pick.
Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre

Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol opens a three-show run at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. It's a Dickens classic reset in the 1930s Smoky Mountains, with songs by Dolly herself. Tickets are available through the theater.
Fox Theatre

Little Women takes the stage at the Farmington Players Barn Theater, 32332 West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With ten performances on the calendar, you've got plenty of chances.
Farmington Players Barn Theater

For anyone who loves a made-for-TV Christmas movie, the title alone is a gift: Ridgedale Players stage The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are nine performances to pick from.
Ridgedale Players

Christmas, rocked up: Brass Transit brings A Rockin' Christmas to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a single date, so if holiday rock is your speed, lock it in.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill

A White Christmas in Grosse Pointe Park: Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Irving Berlin's White Christmas at 15001 East Jefferson Avenue on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With eleven performances on the calendar, it'll fit into your holidays.
Grosse Pointe Theatre

Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory, but only for a lucky few: follow Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners into Wonka's world of pure imagination at Old Town Playhouse, 148 East Eighth Street in Traverse City, on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Ten performances to choose from.
Old Town Playhouse

Grand Rapids Ballet dances The Nutcracker at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are eight performances to pick from, so it's easy to make it part of your holidays.
DeVos Performance Hall

Bawdy, beautiful and very funny: Detroit Public Theatre's fourth annual Holiday Cabaret plays 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a whole new show, packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughs and plenty of sass, across 15 performances.
Detroit Public Theatre
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