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

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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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The Architect of Entertainment: C. Howard Crane — Organizer image — Organizer image · Detroit Historical Society

Festivals & community

Oct 10, 2026

The Architect of Entertainment: C. Howard Crane

Author–photographer–architectural historian Dale A. Carlson gives a talk on C. Howard Crane on Saturday, October 10, at 2:45 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit. He’ll zero in on Crane’s local landmarks—the Fox Theatre, Orchestra Hall, and the State Theater’s Art Deco facade in Ann Arbor. Tickets: Members free; Adults $15; Discounts $12; Ages 6–12 $8; 5 and under free.

Detroit

Detroit Historical Museum

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 10, 2026

Hocus Pocus (1993): the witches are back at Cinema at the Strand in Pontiac

The witches are back! Cinema at the Strand, 12 North Saginaw Street in Pontiac, puts Hocus Pocus (1993) on the big screen on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Big screen, dark room, and a movie that's more fun with a crowd around you.

Pontiac

Cinema at the Strand

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An American Werewolf in London (1981): a $7 movie night at the Redford Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Redford Theatre

Cinema & screenings

Oct 10, 2026

An American Werewolf in London (1981): a $7 movie night at the Redford Theatre

The Redford Theatre screens An American Werewolf in London (1981) on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 8 p.m., back on the big screen for just $7. Find it at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit.

Detroit

Redford Theatre

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Party of the Century: a 100th anniversary celebration at the Senate Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Senate Theater

Cinema & screenings

Oct 10, 2026

Party of the Century: a 100th anniversary celebration at the Senate Theater

The Senate Theater hosts Party of the Century: 100th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 8 p.m. at 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit. You don't get to celebrate a hundred years every day.

Detroit

Senate Theater

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 10, 2026

An American Werewolf in London on the big screen at the Redford Theatre

The Redford Theatre screens An American Werewolf in London on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 8 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. It's a one-time showing, and Casper plays the Redford the same day if you want to make a double of it.

Detroit

Redford Theatre

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Wayne State Softball vs. Oakland Community College (Exhibition) — Organizer image — Organizer image · Del arte at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Arts & culture

Oct 11, 2026

Wayne State Softball vs. Oakland Community College (Exhibition)

Wayne State softball hosts Oakland Community College on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Gary L. Bryce Field/WSU Softball Stadium in Detroit. Ticket info is on wsuathletics.com, Wayne State’s official athletics site.

Detroit

Gary L. Bryce Field/WSU Softball Stadium

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Frank Lloyd Wright Affleck House – Behind the Scenes — Organizer image — Organizer image · Detroit Historical Society

Festivals & community

Oct 11, 2026

Frank Lloyd Wright Affleck House – Behind the Scenes

Detroit Historical Society leads a behind-the-scenes tour at the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Affleck House on Sunday, October 11, at 2 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills. This time is sold out; a second 4 p.m. tour has tickets available.

Bloomfield Hills

Affleck House

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Sonic Memory Circles — Organizer image — Organizer image · Marygrove Conservancy

Festivals & community

Oct 11, 2026

Sonic Memory Circles

Sonic Memory Circles, a community-centered program, runs Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Marygrove Conservancy in Detroit. With Sophiyah E. and community members, expect a guided talk, sound-based demo, and an interactive exhibition; free with RSVP.

Detroit

Marygrove Conservancy

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Festivals & community

Oct 11, 2026

Frank Lloyd Wright Affleck House - Behind the Scenes

Detroit Historical Society leads a behind-the-scenes tour at the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Affleck House on Sunday, October 11, at 4 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills. It’s the first Wright residence built in metro Detroit. Tickets: Members $55; General Admission $65.

Bloomfield Hills

Affleck House

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Mind Trekkers One UP Hidden Coast Festival — Organizer image — Organizer image · Michigan Technological University

Festivals & community

Oct 14, 2026

Mind Trekkers One UP Hidden Coast Festival

The Mind Trekkers One UP Hidden Coast Festival in Houghton offers over 50 hands-on STEM activities designed to engage curious minds of all ages in science and technology exploration.

Houghton

U.P. State Fairgrounds , Ruth Butler Building

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Dinner & A Movie: Maltese Falcon (1941) — Organizer image — Organizer image · Meadow Brook Hall

Cinema & screenings

Oct 14, 2026

Dinner & A Movie: Maltese Falcon (1941)

Meadow Brook Hall hosts Dinner & A Movie: Maltese Falcon (1941) on Wednesday, October 14, at 6 p.m. at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester. A classic 1941 noir on the big screen; it's sold out, with a waitlist open.

Rochester

Meadow Brook Hall

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Lecture: Detroit Movie City – A Century of Film in the Motor City — Organizer image — Organizer image · Detroit Historical Society

Cinema & screenings

Oct 14, 2026

Lecture: Detroit Movie City – A Century of Film in the Motor City

Cate Waldecker, Education & Programs Coordinator at the Detroit Historical Society, gives a talk on Wednesday, October 14, at 6 p.m. at the Dearborn Heights Library – John F. Kennedy Jr. Branch in Dearborn Heights. She’ll trace a century of Detroit on screen—and admission is free.

Dearborn Heights

Dearborn Heights Library - John F. Kennedy Jr. Branch

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Theatre & musicals

Oct 14, 2026

We Wear Pink: an all women and non-binary improv show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

We Wear Pink brings women and non-binary improvisers to the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. The mission: bring these performers together for empowerment, bonding, performance and a richer improv community.

Ferndale

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

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Free evening 5–8 p.m. at Dossin Great Lakes Museum — Organizer image — Organizer image · Detroit Historical Society

Festivals & community

Oct 15, 2026

Free evening 5–8 p.m. at Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Detroit Historical Society hosts a free evening on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Explore Great Lakes and Detroit River history, plus a 6:30 p.m. free lecture by Joel Stone on early Great Lakes maps (registration required for the talk).

Detroit

Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Cinema & screenings

Oct 15, 2026

CGS Rainbow Movie Night: Little Shop of Horrors + Drag Show

Wayne State University’s Center for Gender and Sexuality screens the 1986 musical Little Shop of Horrors on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Arts Auditorium in Detroit, followed by tribute drag and a special guest.

Detroit

Community Arts Auditorium, Wayne State University

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Arts & culture

Oct 15, 2026

Memory in the Margins: Junk Journaling Workshop

Detroit Artists Market hosts a junk journaling workshop on Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m. in Detroit, tied to the Memory in the Margins exhibition. The show digs into nostalgia and memory—this session lets you engage hands-on with the theme.

Detroit

Detroit Artists Market

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Trivia Night (October) – ’80s Theme — Organizer image — Organizer image · Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

Festivals & community

Oct 15, 2026

Trivia Night (October) – ’80s Theme

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House’s ’80s-themed Trivia Night is Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores — and it’s sold out.

Grosse Pointe Shores

Ford House

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Casper on the big screen at the Redford Theatre

The Architect of Entertainment: C. Howard Crane

Hocus Pocus (1993): the witches are back at Cinema at the Strand in Pontiac

An American Werewolf in London (1981): a $7 movie night at the Redford Theatre

Party of the Century: a 100th anniversary celebration at the Senate Theater

An American Werewolf in London on the big screen at the Redford Theatre

Wayne State Softball vs. Oakland Community College (Exhibition)

Frank Lloyd Wright Affleck House – Behind the Scenes

Sonic Memory Circles

Frank Lloyd Wright Affleck House - Behind the Scenes

Mind Trekkers One UP Hidden Coast Festival

Dinner & A Movie: Maltese Falcon (1941)

Lecture: Detroit Movie City – A Century of Film in the Motor City

We Wear Pink: an all women and non-binary improv show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale

Free evening 5–8 p.m. at Dossin Great Lakes Museum

CGS Rainbow Movie Night: Little Shop of Horrors + Drag Show

Memory in the Margins: Junk Journaling Workshop

Trivia Night (October) – ’80s Theme

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