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Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents its annual December Dance Concert on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Students, faculty, and guest artists share a family-friendly night of diverse dance and music. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance stages Leslie Bricusse’s Scrooge! on Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. at Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with music—including songs not in the film; tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Detroit poet jessica Care moore presents Wild Beauty, an original experimental opera, on Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (General Motors Theater) in Detroit. It blends spoken word, opera, jazz, and soul with orchestral texture. General admission $25.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

The Cliff Bell's Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington's full Nutcracker Suite on Friday, December 11, with shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell's in Detroit. Josh James directs an 18-piece big band, and tickets are $30.
Cliff Bell’s

Go Comedy! brings its 17th annual holiday show to the Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale on Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. Expect original sketches, musical acts and movie spoofs, with tickets available online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Williamston Theatre presents A Lansing Christmas Adventure on Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Williamston. It's a heartwarming holiday tale that wanders through Lansing landmarks, with tickets available online.
Williamston Theatre

On Friday, December 11, 2026, at 8 p.m., the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea (137 Park Street) stages Bastard, Devin Scillian's dramedy about two brothers who share nothing but a last name: an aging country rocker and a buttoned-down financial whiz. Their mother's death reopens old wounds, and a new one could tear the family apart. Heads-up: adult language and subject matter.
The Purple Rose Theatre

Detroit Repertory Theatre, 13103 Woodrow Wilson Street, stages the Michigan premiere of Sarah Treem's When We Were Young and Unafraid on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's the early 1970s, and Agnes's quiet bed and breakfast is a rare refuge for victims of domestic violence, until her newest runaway starts influencing Agnes's college-bound daughter.
Detroit Repertory Theatre

The Dave Koz Christmas Tour hits the road for the 29th time, with a stop at Music Hall Center, 350 Madison in Detroit, on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's one Detroit night, so if it's part of your holiday tradition, grab seats early.
Music Hall Center

The Redford Theatre in Detroit screens White Christmas on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's one of three showings, a chance to catch it on the big screen in a real movie house. Find the theater at 17360 Lahser Road.
Redford Theatre

Planet Ant Theatre stages Qui Nguyen's comedy-drama She Kills Monsters on Friday, December 11, at 8 p.m. at Ant Hall in Hamtramck. If you love Dungeons & Dragons and 90s nostalgia, this one's packed with both. Tickets are available online.
Planet Ant Theatre

The Magic Bag throws an indie rock and dance party called Lost Signals on Friday, December 11, at 8 p.m. at The Magic Bag in Ferndale. Tickets are available online.
The Magic Bag

Go Comedy! Improv Theater hosts Late Night House Party on Friday, December 11, at 9:30 p.m. in Ferndale. Some of Michigan's top improv comedians bring a looser, edgier show, and you can get tickets online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

The Striatus String Quartet brings a holiday performance on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at The Lark Theater in Cheboygan. CMU’s graduate quartet-in-residence spans Mozart and Brahms to Philip Glass and Rebecca Clarke. Tickets $22.
The Lark Theater, 252 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI, 49721

After more than ten years away, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House brings back The Nutcracker Tea on Saturday, December 12, at 10 a.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. It's a family holiday tradition on the Ford estate, with seating sold by the table.
Ford House

The Henry Ford hosts its Holiday Greens & Tree Market on Saturday, December 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Clocktower at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. Stop by to take home a seasonal holiday centerpiece.
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

Holiday spirit in Midland: Holiday Pops is on at Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road, on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at noon. There are two shows that day, so pick the one that fits.
Midland Center for the Arts

Holiday Pops gets a relaxed performance at Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at noon. If someone in your family enjoys shows more in a laid-back setting, this is the one to pick.
Midland Center for the Arts
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