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Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation’s quarter-scale trains wind through a winter wonderland of lights in Findlay, Ohio, on Sunday, December 20, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. Adults $5, kids $3, at the door only.
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation

Flint’s Crossroads Village is a lit-up Christmas village on Saturday, December 26, 2026 from 4 to 9 p.m., and the combo ticket adds an evening ride on the historic Huckleberry Railroad. Train plus village is $27 for adults; book with Genesee County Parks.
Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad

Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation’s quarter-scale trains wind through a winter wonderland of lights in Findlay, Ohio, on Saturday, December 26, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. Adults $5, kids $3, at the door only.
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation

Detroit Historical Society leads a guided tour on Sunday, December 27, at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit. Go if you want the city’s history from the people who know it best.
Detroit Historical Museum

Detroit Historical Society leads a one-hour guided tour on Sunday, December 27, at 2 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Led by the Society; tickets available from the organizer.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Flint’s Crossroads Village is a lit-up Christmas village on Sunday, December 27, 2026 from 4 to 9 p.m., and the combo ticket adds an evening ride on the historic Huckleberry Railroad. Train plus village is $27 for adults; book with Genesee County Parks.
Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad

Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation’s quarter-scale trains wind through a winter wonderland of lights in Findlay, Ohio, on Sunday, December 27, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. Adults $5, kids $3, at the door only.
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra hosts Legato Memory Café for people living with dementia or other cognitive changes and their care partners on Tuesday, January 5, 2027, at 1:30 p.m. at the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Expect creative activities and conversation, and it's free to attend.
Robert A. and Maggie Allesee Rehearsal Hall, Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center

The Detroit Historical Society gives a lecture on the Detroit Lions and the early NFL on Thursday, January 7, 2027, at 6 p.m. at Eastpointe Memorial Library in Eastpointe. A ticket link is available online.
Eastpointe Memorial Library

The Flint Youth Wind Ensemble, the Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra and more than 200 high school musicians from across mid-Michigan take the stage on Friday, January 8, at 7 p.m. at Whiting Auditorium in Flint. It's the public finale to a full day of workshops and rehearsals, presented by the Flint Institute of Music.
Whiting Auditorium, 123 Whiting Street, Flint, MI, 12345, United States

The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site hosts The Road Safety Divide, part of its historical speaker series, on Sunday, January 10, at 1 p.m. in Shelby Township.
Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site, 49965 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI, 48317, United States

Grosse Pointe War Memorial leads a 90-minute tour of the Alger House on Thursday, January 14, 2027, at 10 a.m. in Grosse Pointe Farms. You'll walk through a nearly century-old mansion full of family stories and famous guests. It's free, with registration.
The War Memorial

The Detroit Historical Society hosts a Spier & Rohns program on Saturday, January 16, at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. It runs until 3:30 p.m.
Detroit Historical Museum

The Detroit Historical Society hosts a community program on Monday, January 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit. The focus is how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. engaged three American presidents.
Detroit Historical Museum

Cranbrook Art Museum hosts an artist-led adult workshop on repurposed fabric landscapes on Thursday, January 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Art Lab in Bloomfield Hills. It runs two hours, costs $25, and requires pre-registration.
Cranbrook Art Museum, Art Lab, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304, United States

Six storytellers trade their tallest tales on Friday, January 22, at 8 p.m. at The Ark in Ann Arbor, as part of the 40th Annual Storytelling Festival's Liars Night. Tickets are $24 online or by phone.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Cranbrook Art Museum's adult ArtMaking workshop on Saturday, January 23, at 10:30 a.m. has you build layered landscapes from discarded textiles in the Art Lab in Bloomfield Hills. It's $25 per person, and pre-registration is required.
Cranbrook Art Museum, Art Lab, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304, United States

Cranbrook Art Museum hosts a family workshop on Saturday, January 23, at 1:30 p.m. in the Art Lab in Bloomfield Hills. Families with kids ages 4 to 16 turn colorful textiles and accessories into art for $15 per participant, with pre-registration required.
Cranbrook Art Museum, Art Lab, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304, United States
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