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The Detroit Opera House hosts Detroit Story Fest on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 1526 Broadway Street, Detroit. A good excuse to step inside the opera house.
Detroit Opera House

The Concert Orchestra presents Night at the Opera at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's opera music with a live orchestra, one night only, so opera fans should mark the date.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa plays Thursday, October 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, a stop on The Paradise Gothic Tour.
Saint Andrew's Hall

Martin Sexton embarks on a tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of the critically acclaimed double vinyl live album Live Wide Open. The performance features fan favorites along with new songs and surprise covers.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony — concert at Fox Theatre, Detroit.
Fox Theatre

The American Ride brings a Toby Keith tribute on Thursday, October 8, at 8 p.m. at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren. If you love Toby Keith’s songs, this is your night; tickets are available.
Andiamo Celebrity Showroom

MotorCity Wine hosts Tropicalia with David A-P and guests on Thursday, October 8, at 8 p.m. in Detroit. Expect a rotating guest lineup.
MotorCity Wine

Heather Buchanan hosts a night of poetry and live music on Thursday, October 8, at 8 p.m. at Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall in Detroit, featuring Carolyn Striho, Tracy Kash, Mary McGuire, and Khan Santori Davison. Detroit voices, words and rhythms on one stage.
Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

Every Friday and Saturday from October 2 through October 31, dusk to 11 p.m., Bonadeo Farms in Highland Township opens the Full Moon Haunted House: an anxious hayride through the cornfield, a 10,000+ square foot haunted house and the Mystic Cornfield. Check the organizer's site for ticket prices.
Bonadeo Farms

Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s PVS Classical concert at Orchestra Hall in Detroit on Friday, October 9, at 10:45. Peter Oundjian leads Joan Tower’s Concerto for Orchestra, Bernstein’s Serenade with rising star Paul Huang, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, and John Adams’s Frenzy. Tickets $25.95–$115.25.
Orchestra Hall

Detroit Artists Market presents a group exhibition curated by Sydney Frakes from Friday, October 9, through Saturday, October 31, in Detroit. Installation, fiber, and painting probe nostalgia and longing; gallery hours are Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Detroit Artists Market

The Festival of Lights is a cultural celebration symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness. Organized by the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities in collaboration with local community groups in Canton, the event features Indian cultural dancing, a DJ, Indian cuisine, and henna art, concluding with a fireworks display.
1150 S Canton CenterCanton, MI 48188

Live music performance by Gravity Storm at The Lark Lounge in Cheboygan.
The Lark Lounge, 252 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI, 49721

The Arts Warehouse at Cherry Hill hosted three consecutive Friday evenings featuring hands-on arts and crafts, pizza, seasonal snacks, cider, and live acoustic music in Cherry Hill Village. The program included contributions from local artists and Village Arts Factory studio tenants, offering creative activities for all ages.
500 Ridge RoadCanton, MI 48187

OutFront Kalamazoo’s annual music night puts local LGBTQIA+ women and woman-aligned musicians on stage at Kalamazoo’s Dormouse Theatre on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $15.
Dormouse Theatre

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts an interactive murder mystery on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores—this date is sold out. Inspired by Eleanor Ford’s famed parties, you’ll roam the historic home, meet suspects, and piece together the clues.
Ford House

Performance by the Marcus Elliot Quartet at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

Rhythm Corps plays a concert on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m. at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit. Solid night out at a downtown staple venue.
Saint Andrew's Hall
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