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Spooky Spirits: A 21+ Halloween costume bash at the Detroit Zoo ↗

Detroit Zoo · Royal Oak

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Opera

Oct 3, 2026

Detroit Opera House - Behind the Scenes

Detroit Historical Society leads a guided tour of the Detroit Opera House on Saturday, October 3, at 10:30 a.m. in Detroit. Go for the restored Italian Renaissance details and stories of the building’s past. Tickets: Members $30; General Admission $40.

Detroit

Detroit Opera House

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Opera

Oct 3, 2026

MET Opera Live in HD – Così fan tutte (Mozart)

RRCA presents the MET Opera Live in HD screening of Mozart’s Così fan tutte on Saturday, October 3, at 1 p.m. at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee. Phelim McDermott’s 1950s Coney Island–inspired production, packed with sideshow acts, is the draw. Tickets $25.

Manistee

Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, 101 Maple Street, Manistee, MI, 49660, United States

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The One Good Thing or "Are Ya Patrick Swayze?": a dark comedy about brothers in Williamston — Organizer image — Organizer image · Williamston Theatre

Theatre & musicals

Oct 3, 2026

The One Good Thing or "Are Ya Patrick Swayze?": a dark comedy about brothers in Williamston

Williamston Theatre stages The One Good Thing or "Are Ya Patrick Swayze?" on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 2 p.m. at 122 South Putnam Street in Williamston. It's a thoughtful, poignant dark comedy about the bond between two brothers, in this life and beyond. With 22 performances in the run, there's a date that works for you.

Williamston

Williamston Theatre

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Opera

Oct 4, 2026

Phantom of the Opera (1929) with a live Barton organ at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater

Lon Chaney's legendary Phantom haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. The 1929 revised version of The Phantom of the Opera hits the screen at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 3 p.m., with Dennis Scott on the live Barton organ. It's a Halloween-season night with one of the most iconic horror films ever made.

Muskegon

Frauenthal Theater

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Casper (1995) on the big screen at the Redford Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Redford Theatre

Cinema & screenings

Oct 10, 2026

Casper (1995) on the big screen at the Redford Theatre

The Redford Theatre screens Casper (1995) on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2 p.m.. Tickets are just $7, and the Redford is at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit.

Detroit

Redford Theatre

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 10, 2026

Casper on the big screen at the Redford Theatre

The Redford Theatre screens Casper on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. It's a single showing, and the same day the Redford also has An American Werewolf in London on the schedule, if you're up for a double.

Detroit

Redford Theatre

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 11, 2026

My Daddy is Haunted!: Planet Ant's original horror comedy in Hamtramck

The Maplesquatch family vacations at an evil warlock's ancient castle, dormant for 164 years, and soon something starts happening to dear old dad. Planet Ant's original horror comedy My Daddy is Haunted! plays the Ant Hall in Hamtramck on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 3 p.m.. Tickets are $30 online or $35 at the door.

Hamtramck

Planet Ant Theatre

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Dead Man’s Cellphone: Sarah Ruhl's comedy at the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)

Arts & culture

Oct 16, 2026

Dead Man’s Cellphone: Sarah Ruhl's comedy at the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre

A man dies quietly in a café, and his cell phone won't stop ringing. An ordinary woman answers it and gets tangled up in his grieving family, his mysterious past and an unexpected romance. Sarah Ruhl's comedy plays the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre, 327 East Kearsley Street in Flint, on Friday, October 16, 2026.

Flint

University of Michigan-Flint Theatre, 327 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI, 48502, United States

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The Met: Live in HD – Macbeth (Verdi), New Production — Organizer image — Organizer image · Ramsdell Theatre

Opera

Oct 17, 2026

The Met: Live in HD – Macbeth (Verdi), New Production

The Met’s new Live in HD presentation of Verdi’s Macbeth plays Saturday, October 17, at 1 p.m. at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee, starring Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen. Tickets are $25.

Manistee

Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, 101 Maple Street, Manistee, MI, 49660, United States

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The Fly (1958): an afternoon matinee at the Redford Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Redford Theatre

Cinema & screenings

Oct 17, 2026

The Fly (1958): an afternoon matinee at the Redford Theatre

The 1958 The Fly hits the big screen at the Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 2 p.m.. It's an afternoon matinee of a film nearly 70 years old, shown the way it was meant to be seen, for $10.

Detroit

Redford Theatre

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 17, 2026

The Fly: two screenings in one day at the Redford Theatre

The Fly lands on the Redford Theatre screen on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 2 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. There are two The Fly screenings at the Redford that day, so pick the one that fits your plans.

Detroit

Redford Theatre

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Opera

Oct 18, 2026

George Fee Lecture: Opera As A Window Into the 18th Century in Midland

The Midland Center for the Arts hosts the George Fee Lecture on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland. The topic: Opera As A Window Into the 18th Century. Good food for thought for opera fans and history buffs alike.

Midland

Midland Center for the Arts

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Opera

Oct 18, 2026

Opera at the Bell's: A MET OPERA LAFFONT COMPETITION - MICHIGAN FUNDRAISER

Opera at the Bell's: A MET OPERA LAFFONT COMPETITION - MICHIGAN FUNDRAISER — opera performance at Cliff Bell’s, Detroit.

Detroit

Cliff Bell’s

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The Addams Family (1991): a free family movie at the Frauenthal Theater in Muskegon — Organizer image — Organizer image · Frauenthal Center

Cinema & screenings

Oct 18, 2026

The Addams Family (1991): a free family movie at the Frauenthal Theater in Muskegon

The historic Frauenthal Theater in Muskegon screens the 1991 comedy The Addams Family for free on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 3 p.m.. Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester hit the big screen, with themed activities, surprises and drinks inspired by the film. Bring the family, and let them know you're coming.

Muskegon

Frauenthal Theater

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 22, 2026

Cabeza de Vaca at the Macomb Center's Mexican Film Festival

The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts screens Cabeza de Vaca on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 4 p.m. as part of its Mexican Film Festival, at 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township. The screening is one of the center's Day of the Dead programs.

Clinton Township

Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

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Hotel Transylvania (2012) Family Matinee — Organizer image — Organizer image · Senate Theater

Cinema & screenings

Oct 24, 2026

Hotel Transylvania (2012) Family Matinee

Hotel Transylvania is a 2012 animated family film featuring Count Dracula and his monster friends. It was shown as a family matinee at the Senate Theater in Detroit.

Detroit

Senate Theater

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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors at Old Town Playhouse in Traverse City — Organizer image — Organizer image · Old Town Playhouse

Theatre & musicals

Oct 25, 2026

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors at Old Town Playhouse in Traverse City

Nobody's ever seen a Dracula this funny. Old Town Playhouse, 148 East Eighth Street in Traverse City, stages Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 2 p.m., a madcap take on the classic tale with a cast of zany characters and blood-curdling screams. Of laughter.

Traverse City

Old Town Playhouse

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 29, 2026

María Sabina, mujer espíritu at the Macomb Center's Mexican Film Festival

The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts screens María Sabina, mujer espíritu on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 4 p.m. as part of its Mexican Film Festival, at 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township. The screening is one of the center's Day of the Dead programs.

Clinton Township

Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

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Detroit Opera House - Behind the Scenes

MET Opera Live in HD – Così fan tutte (Mozart)

The One Good Thing or "Are Ya Patrick Swayze?": a dark comedy about brothers in Williamston

Phantom of the Opera (1929) with a live Barton organ at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater

Casper (1995) on the big screen at the Redford Theatre

Casper on the big screen at the Redford Theatre

My Daddy is Haunted!: Planet Ant's original horror comedy in Hamtramck

Dead Man’s Cellphone: Sarah Ruhl's comedy at the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre

The Met: Live in HD – Macbeth (Verdi), New Production

The Fly (1958): an afternoon matinee at the Redford Theatre

The Fly: two screenings in one day at the Redford Theatre

George Fee Lecture: Opera As A Window Into the 18th Century in Midland

Opera at the Bell's: A MET OPERA LAFFONT COMPETITION - MICHIGAN FUNDRAISER

The Addams Family (1991): a free family movie at the Frauenthal Theater in Muskegon

Cabeza de Vaca at the Macomb Center's Mexican Film Festival

Hotel Transylvania (2012) Family Matinee

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors at Old Town Playhouse in Traverse City

María Sabina, mujer espíritu at the Macomb Center's Mexican Film Festival

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