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Theatre & musicals
Super Sauce: a free long-form improv jam at Go Comedy! in Ferndale
Students and seasoned pros can all jump on stage at Super Sauce, a long-form improv jam at the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 9 p.m.. Up to three troupes get assembled for one night only. Sign up during Proving Grounds; it's free and no ticket is needed.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
9:00 PMFree admission
Theatre & musicals
The Thursday Show: weekly sketch and improv night with the Planet Ant Farm Team
Sketch, improv, character bits and guest performers, all in one night. The Thursday Show plays Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 8 p.m., built by Planet Ant's in-house Farm Teams. Every show is made fresh around a rotating monthly theme, so no two nights are the same.
Hamtramck
Planet Ant Theatre
8:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Elmwood Alight 2026
Historic Elmwood Cemetery turns Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit into a three‑night after‑dark art walk with Playground Detroit–curated installations, sound stations, and lighting. Thursday–Saturday, October 1–3; gates 7:30 p.m. Thu, 7 p.m. Fri–Sat. All ages, not spooky; tickets in multiple tiers.
Detroit
Elmwood Cemetery
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Eureka Day: Jonathan Spector's Tony-winning play gets its Michigan premiere at Detroit Public Theatre
A progressive elementary school, a mumps outbreak and a community that can't agree on what's true. Detroit Public Theatre stages the Michigan premiere of Jonathan Spector's Tony Award-winning, bitingly funny Eureka Day on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., at 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit. The run has 22 performances.
Detroit
Detroit Public Theatre
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Proving Grounds feat. Mug Boys: fresh improv acts at Go Comedy! in Ferndale
Like seeing what's next before everyone else does? Proving Grounds brings two fresh opening acts to the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Hosting and headlining: Mug Boys, aka Alex, Will and Jake, three of the most carbonated improvisers in town.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Les Misérables at Grosse Pointe Theatre
Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Les Misérables on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 15001 East Jefferson Avenue in Grosse Pointe Park. It's a big title on Jefferson Avenue, and with ten performances in the run, it's easy to find your date.
Grosse Pointe Park
Grosse Pointe Theatre
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Once On This Island at Birmingham Village Players
Birmingham Village Players stage Once On This Island on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 34660 Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. It's live theater right on Woodward, and with six performances in the run, you can pick the date that suits you.
Birmingham
Birmingham Village Players
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
My Mother and the MI OHIO War at Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo
A mother, and a war between Michigan and Ohio: the title alone gets you curious. Farmers Alley Theatre stages My Mother and the MI OHIO War on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 221 Farmers Alley in Kalamazoo. There are eight performances in the run, so you've got options.
Kalamazoo
Farmers Alley Theatre
7:30 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Public Safety, Health & Environment Committee Meeting
This event is a meeting of the Public Safety, Health & Environment Committee held in Livonia, where committee members discuss issues related to public safety, health, and environmental concerns.
Livonia
7:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Beautiful Belle Isle: Our Island Jewel - quad anniversary lecture series
Brendan Roney leads a talk on Belle Isle’s history on Thursday, October 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. The event is sold out and digs into the island’s layered past and the turns that shaped Detroit.
Detroit
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
6:30 PMExplore event
Outdoors & nature
We Run 313 5K/10K Thursday Run
We Run 313 leads an intermediate run on Thursday, October 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park in Detroit: pick 5K or 10K, split into two groups and finish together.
Detroit
Robert C. Valade Park
6:30 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
HLatino Summit
HLatino Summit hosts an evening recognizing Latino and Hispanic professionals on Thursday, October 1, at 6 p.m. at Candela Detroit in Detroit, with live music, food, and networking plus speakers like Anabelle DiPilla, Andre Arbelaez (Hispanic C-Suite Corporate Council), Cynthia Morfin, and Adriana Diamond (Google Cloud).
Detroit
Candela Detroit
6:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village: An evening Halloween walk in Dearborn
The Henry Ford's evening Halloween walk returns to Greenfield Village in Dearborn for its 46th season, October 1–4, 8–11, 15–18 and 22–25 (Thursdays to Sundays), 6–9:30 p.m., with more than 50 costumed characters and scenes from The Wizard of Oz and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Tickets run $28–$42, and several nights sell out, so book early.
Dearborn
Greenfield Village
6:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Public Lecture: Alex Puz
Cranbrook Art Museum hosts a free public lecture with Visiting Artist Alex Puz on Thursday, October 1, at 6 p.m. at deSalle Auditorium in Bloomfield Hills. He’ll dig into his color-driven, optical, linear abstraction practice.
Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook Art Museum deSalle Auditorium, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304, United States
6:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Free Admission 5–8 p.m.
Detroit Historical Society hosts a free evening on Thursday, October 1, 2026, starting at 5 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Explore maritime exhibits, and catch Brendan Roney’s Beautiful Belle Isle: Our Island Jewel talk at 6:30 p.m.; registration required for the lecture.
Detroit
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
5:00 PMExplore event
Festivals & community
Session 1 Huskies Swim Training
Huskies Swim Training offers advanced swimmers focused coaching on stroke technique, endurance, speed, and race strategy through group swim workouts and personalized feedback, fostering competitive spirit and life skills.
Houghton
Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool
4:00 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Bastard: a family dramedy at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 3 p.m., the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea (137 Park Street) stages Bastard, Devin Scillian's dramedy about two brothers who share nothing but a last name: an aging country rocker and a buttoned-down financial whiz. Their mother's death reopens old wounds, and a new one could tear the family apart. Heads-up: adult language and subject matter.
Chelsea
The Purple Rose Theatre
3:00 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
The Lark's Got Talent Auditions
The Lark Theater hosts its inaugural 'The Lark’s Got Talent' competition to highlight exceptional local musical talent and raise funds for the theater. Ten finalists are chosen to perform two different songs each in the final event.
Cheboygan
The Lark Theater, 252 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI, 49721
3:00 PMExplore event
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- 313 PresentsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:45 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 AM (Detroit)
- Albert Kahn Legacy FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:48 AM (Detroit)
- Andiamo Celebrity ShowroomLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Aretha's Jazz Café at Music HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:50 AM (Detroit)
- Barn Theatre (Augusta)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Birmingham Village PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 AM (Detroit)
- Broadway in Detroit / ATGLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Candela DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community CalendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:45 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Village TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 AM (Detroit)
- Central Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:49 AM (Detroit)
- City Institute public toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- City of LivoniaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Art MuseumLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Croswell Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit City FC home scheduleLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Historical SocietyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:49 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Lions (NFL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Mercy Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit OperaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:00 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Pistons (NBA schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Red Wings (NHL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Repertory TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Riverfront ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Shipping CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:50 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Symphony OrchestraLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Tigers (MLB schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- DeVos Performance Hall (Broadway Grand Rapids)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 AM (Detroit)
- Downtown BirminghamLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:48 AM (Detroit)
- Downtown Detroit PartnershipLast successful source check: Sep 24, 2026, 1:13 PM (Detroit) · Check awaiting retry
- Downtown FerndaleLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Edsel & Eleanor Ford HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:48 AM (Detroit)
- Farmers Alley TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Farmington Players Barn TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:20 AM (Detroit)
- Ford FieldLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Fox Theatre (313 Presents show pages)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:20 AM (Detroit)
- Go Comedy! Improv TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:20 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe War MemorialLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 AM (Detroit)
- Happening @ MichiganAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- Historic Elmwood CemeteryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Huntington PlaceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 AM (Detroit)
- Lake Michigan College Mendel CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- M1 ConcourseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Macomb Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- MARVAC (Michigan RV & Campgrounds) showsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Marygrove ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:49 AM (Detroit)
- Masonic Temple DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:49 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:48 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 AM (Detroit)
- MGM Grand Detroit Event CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Technological UniversityLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:45 AM (Detroit)
- Midland Center for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- MOCAD live calendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Mosaic Youth Theatre of DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- MotorCity WineLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Oakland University Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Old Town PlayhouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- PJ's Lager HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:50 AM (Detroit)
- Planet Ant TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Players Guild of DearbornLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Preservation Detroit toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Pure Detroit (Fisher Building tours)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 AM (Detroit)
- Redford TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Redford Theatre (Veezi sessions)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Ridgedale PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- River Raisin Centre for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Downtown EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Music TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:50 AM (Detroit)
- Saint Andrew's HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Saint John's ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:50 AM (Detroit)
- Senate TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Soaring Eagle Casino & ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- Source BooksellersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- Stagecrafters at the Baldwin TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:45 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 AM (Detroit)
- The Berman Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:50 AM (Detroit)
- The Dunes ResortAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- The Encore Musical Theatre CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- The Fillmore DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 AM (Detroit)
- The Henry FordLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:48 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:20 AM (Detroit)
- The Majestic Theatre and Magic StickLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:50 AM (Detroit)
- The Purple Rose TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
- The Ringwald TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 AM (Detroit)
- The Village Theater at Cherry HillLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Tibbits Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- University Musical Society (UMS)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State University Theatre and DanceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- WDET Metro Events GuideLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:45 AM (Detroit)
- Western Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM (Detroit)
- Wharton Center for Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (Detroit)
- Wheelhouse Detroit public bike toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 AM (Detroit)
- Williamston TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM (Detroit)
- Zal Gaz GrottoLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM (Detroit)
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