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Meadow Brook Hall's Winter Wonder Lights, a self-guided outdoor holiday light show, runs Sunday, December 27, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the Meadow Brook Estate grounds in Rochester. It's an all-ages night of lights, with entry times every half hour.
Meadow Brook Hall

The Henry Ford turns Greenfield Village in Dearborn into a lantern-lit holiday evening on Sunday, December 27, 2026, 6:30–10 p.m.: roasting chestnuts, an ice rink, free Model T and horse-drawn wagon rides, and fireworks to close. Tickets are $39–48, free for kids 4 and under, online, by phone or on site.
Greenfield Village

Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester hosts a sensory-friendly hour of Winter Wonder Lights on Sunday, December 27, at 8 p.m. It's a family-friendly stroll through one of Michigan's biggest holiday light shows.
Meadow Brook Hall

The Henry Ford’s grown-ups-only holiday dinner on Monday, December 28, 2026, 5–6 p.m., at Stand 44 in Greenfield Village, Dearborn: a chef-curated buffet, a flight of three Griffin Claw Brewing Company samples starring the museum’s limited seasonal Mummers’ Brew Ale, and costumed mummers. Ages 21 and up; the $98–107 ticket includes Holiday Nights admission, advance sale only, online or by phone.
Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford hosts a holiday feast at Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village in Dearborn on Monday, December 28, with seatings at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The former 1850s stagecoach stop comes with candlelight and historical presenters in period dress.
Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford’s family holiday dinner on Monday, December 28, 2026: from 4:30 p.m. a horse-drawn wagon carries you from the Greenfield Village gate in Dearborn to A Taste of History, where a buffet supper runs 5–6 p.m. and Santa himself drops in. The $84–93 ticket includes Holiday Nights admission; advance sale only, online or by phone.
Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford turns Greenfield Village in Dearborn into a lantern-lit holiday evening on Monday, December 28, 2026, 6:30–10 p.m.: roasting chestnuts, an ice rink, free Model T and horse-drawn wagon rides, and fireworks to close. Tickets are $39–48, free for kids 4 and under, online, by phone or on site.
Greenfield Village

Oakland men's basketball hosts Milwaukee on Sunday, January 3, 2027, at 3 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

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center runs a D&D campaign for high schoolers ages 14-18 on Tuesday, January 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Intergenerational Community Room in Ferndale. You play a hero in an adventure-filled world, it's free, and you need to register.
Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

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

Grosse Pointe War Memorial's family morning sails in on Saturday, January 9, at 9 a.m. at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, with a pirate treasure hunt for kids ages 3 to 10. Crafts, storytime and a live stage show are on deck, and parents get in free.
The War Memorial

Trumpeter Kris Johnson and the Kris Johnson Group lead a family music morning on Saturday, January 9, at 10 a.m. at The Cube in the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. It's part of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Tiny Tots series, and tickets are $12.60.
The Cube, Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's family concert Winter Magic: A New Year Celebration takes the stage Saturday, January 9, 2027, at 11 a.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Expect elegant waltzes and festive sounds from around the world; tickets run $21 to $42.
Orchestra Hall

Michigan wrestling hosts Wisconsin on Saturday, January 9, 2027, at 2 p.m. at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. Ticket info is on mgoblue.com, Michigan’s official athletics site.
Crisler Center

The Detroit Auto Show runs from Tuesday, January 12, through Sunday, January 24, 2027, at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit. Expect new automotive and mobility tech, brand-defining vehicles and hands-on activations. Tickets are available online.
Huntington Place

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts a D&D campaign for high schoolers ages 14-18 on Tuesday, January 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Intergenerational Community Room in Ferndale. It's free, with advance registration.
Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

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

Downtown Birmingham throws a winter party on Saturday, January 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., headlined by a 300-foot zip line, the longest mobile zip line in Michigan. Downtown Birmingham organizes the free, all-ages fun.
Downtown Birmingham
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