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Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts Photos with Santa on Wednesday, December 2, from 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. Each family books a time slot for a short private visit with Santa, and advance reservations are required.
Ford House

The Henry Ford’s grown-ups-only holiday dinner on Thursday, December 3, 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 invites you to a holiday feast at Eagle Tavern in Dearborn's Greenfield Village on Thursday, December 3, with seatings at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Historical presenters in period attire greet you at this former 1850s stagecoach stop. A ticket is required.
Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford’s family holiday dinner on Thursday, December 3, 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 Thursday, December 3, 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

Flint Youth Theatre brings John Jakes' stage adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol to MacArthur Recital Hall in Flint on Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5. It's a 60-minute telling of Scrooge's redemption, with tickets from $22.
MacArthur Recital Hall, 1025 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI, 48503, United States

Downtown Birmingham’s annual Winter Markt runs Friday–Sunday, December 4–6, in Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham. Expect local artists and vendors, European cuisine, holiday lights, ice sculptures, live entertainment, plus free horse‑drawn carriage rides.
Downtown Birmingham

Downtown Birmingham hosts the Birmingham Winter Markt December 4–6 in Downtown Birmingham. Opening night Friday at 6 p.m. brings the Holiday Tree Lighting with Santa and caroling, plus European bites, ice sculptures, thousands of lights, and live entertainment all weekend.
Downtown Birmingham

Flint’s Crossroads Village is a lit-up Christmas village on Friday, December 4, 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

The Henry Ford’s grown-ups-only holiday dinner on Friday, December 4, 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 Friday, December 4, with seatings at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Expect candlelight and historical presenters in period dress at this 1850s stagecoach stop.
Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford’s family holiday dinner on Friday, December 4, 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 Steam Railroading Institute’s North Pole Express leaves Owosso on Friday, December 4, 2026 (5 p.m.): Pere Marquette 1225, the model for the Polar Express engine, pulls it to Ashley’s Country Christmas, 4 hours 45 minutes round trip. Coach is $85, but every seat was sold out as of October 18.
Steam Railroading Institute

Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation’s quarter-scale trains wind through a winter wonderland of lights in Findlay, Ohio, on Friday, December 4, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. Adults $5, kids $3, at the door only.
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation

The Henry Ford turns Greenfield Village in Dearborn into a lantern-lit holiday evening on Friday, December 4, 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

Downtown Birmingham's Santa House welcomes visitors on Friday, December 4, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. in Shain Park in Birmingham. Visits with Santa and the horse-drawn carriage rides are free.
Downtown Birmingham

Flutist Alexander Zonjic and his award-winning band Phase 5 headline Mott Community College's holiday concert on Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre in Flint. Expect jazz, Motown favorites and holiday songs, with tickets starting at $25.
Capitol Theatre, 140 E 2nd St, Flint, MI, 34566, United States

The Flint Symphony Orchestra and Flint School of Performing Arts bring The Nutcracker ballet to Whiting Auditorium in Flint on December 5 and 6. Follow Clara on her magical Christmas Eve journey, performed by students and guest artists with live symphony music.
Whiting Auditorium, 123 Whiting Street, Flint, MI, 12345, United States
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