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David A-P and guests lead a music night on Thursday, December 3, at 8 p.m. at MotorCity Wine in Detroit. Head to MotorCity Wine if that’s your vibe.
MotorCity Wine

The Fillmore Detroit hosts an anniversary concert, Celebrating 30 Years of 'Destruction By Definition,' on Friday, December 4, at 5:30 p.m. in Detroit. One night marking a 30-year milestone.
The Fillmore Detroit

Visionary filmmaker, writer, and cultural historian Julie Dash headlines The Wright Conversations on Friday, December 4, at 6 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History’s General Motors Theater in Detroit. The groundbreaking Daughters of the Dust director sits down for a live conversation; tickets $25, VIP meet & greet $40.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Marcus D. Wiley’s live show is Friday, December 4, at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Temple Detroit’s Jack White Theatre in Detroit. All ages welcome.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr play The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m., presented by The Majestic Theatre and Magic Stick. Hometown set behind their sixth album, Formal Growth In The Desert; tickets available.
The Majestic Theatre

One Sleepy Night comes to Music Hall Center in Detroit on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m., presented by the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available through the venue.
Music Hall Center

Bawdy, beautiful and very funny: Detroit Public Theatre's fourth annual Holiday Cabaret plays 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit on Friday, December 4, 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

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Scrooge! on Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Leslie Bricusse’s stage musical adapts Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and features six songs not in the film. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Pianist ELEW, winner of the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, plays Cliff Bell's in Detroit on Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m., with Detroit's Louis Jones on drums and Noah Jackson on bass. Expect jazz mixed with rock; tickets are $30.
Cliff Bell’s

A Christmas movie at the movies, the old-school way. The Redford Theatre (17360 Lahser Road, Detroit) screens National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, the 1989 film, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $7, so bring your friends.
Redford 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 4, 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 Redford Theatre screens National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 8 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. There's one showing, so if a Christmas movie outing with family or friends is on your list, grab this one.
Redford Theatre

Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler’s Sixth led by Jader Bignamini on Friday, December 4, at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. A fierce, stormy ride capped by the work’s infamous hammer blows; tickets $20.95–$110.25.
Orchestra Hall

Russ Macklem Quartet plays Friday, December 4, 2026, at 8 p.m. at MotorCity Wine in Detroit.
MotorCity Wine

Eastern Market Partnership’s Saturday Market runs Saturday, December 5, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eastern Market in Detroit. All sheds are open with local produce, flowers and plants, packaged foods, and handcrafted goods.
Eastern Market, 2934 Russell, Detroit, 48207, United States

The Mid-American Conference's top two football teams meet at noon on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at Ford Field in the 30th MAC Football Championship Game, live on ESPN. Watch the Ford Field and MAC sites for tickets.
Ford Field

Michigan and Louisville meet in men's college basketball on Saturday, December 5, at noon at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Motor City Madness game is presented by 313 Presents.
Little Caesars Arena

Detroit Mercy men's basketball hosts NKU on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Calihan Hall in Detroit. Ticket info is on detroittitans.com, Detroit Mercy’s official athletics site.
Calihan Hall
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