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Theatre & musicals
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: August Wilson's blues classic at Flint's Elgood Theatre
It's 1927 in a Chicago recording studio, and blues legend Ma Rainey is cutting records on her own terms. Rico Bruce Wade directs August Wilson's classic at the Elgood Theatre, 1220 East Kearsley Street in Flint, on Friday, September 18, 2026. Tickets start at $39, or $30 for Genesee County residents, fees included.
Flint
Elgood Theatre, 1220 E Kearsley St,, Flint, MI, 48503, United States
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Festivals & community
Spooky Spirits: A 21+ Halloween costume bash at the Detroit Zoo
The Detroit Zoological Society throws a strictly 21+ Halloween costume party at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak on Friday, October 2, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. (VIP entry at 6), with more than 100 craft drink tastings, live music and a costume contest. Heads up: every ticket tier was listed as sold out on the official page as of September 29, 2026.
Royal Oak
Detroit Zoo
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Cinema & screenings
The Samurai and the Prisoner: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's castle mystery at the Detroit Film Theatre
A besieged castle in 16th-century Japan, a string of mysterious crimes and a dangerous prisoner in the dungeon. The Detroit Film Theatre screens Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new drama The Samurai and the Prisoner on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7 p.m.. It played the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and is a New York Times Critic's Pick. In Japanese with English subtitles, 147 minutes, at 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit.
Detroit
Detroit Film Theatre
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Theatre & musicals
Nuts: a courtroom drama at the Old Town Playhouse in Traverse City
Is she mentally ill, or is society refusing to hear her voice? Nuts, a powerful, gripping courtroom drama, plays the Old Town Playhouse, 148 East Eighth Street in Traverse City, on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7 p.m.. There are only three performances, so don't wait too long.
Traverse City
Old Town Playhouse
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Cinema & screenings
Halloween Double Feature: two iconic early horror films at Cinema at the Strand
Two iconic horror films from the early days of cinema, back to back. Cinema at the Strand, 12 North Saginaw Street in Pontiac, screens its Halloween Double Feature on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Come in costume: wear your Halloween outfit and you're entered to win prizes.
Pontiac
Cinema at the Strand
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Theatre & musicals
Mrs. Doubtfire: the hit musical comedy lands at the Fox Theatre
Everyone's favorite Scottish nanny hits the Fox Theatre stage on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. In Mrs. Doubtfire, the musical based on the beloved film, out-of-work actor Daniel Hillard disguises himself as a nanny to stay close to his kids. Critics call it heartwarming, family-friendly and laugh-out-loud funny. Just three shows at the Fox, 2211 Woodward Avenue, Detroit.
Detroit
Fox Theatre
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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 Friday, October 2, 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
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Theatre & musicals
Disaster! at the Players Guild of Dearborn
The Players Guild of Dearborn stages Disaster! on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 21730 Madison Street in Dearborn. It's live theater just next door in Dearborn, and with five performances in the run, you've got options.
Dearborn
Players Guild of Dearborn
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Theatre & musicals
Once On This Island at Birmingham Village Players
Birmingham Village Players stage Once On This Island on Friday, October 2, 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
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Theatre & musicals
The Haunting of Hill House at the Farmington Players Barn Theater
Farmington Players stage The Haunting of Hill House at the Barn Theater, 32332 West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. The title alone gives you chills, and with eight performances in the run, you can pick your date.
Farmington Hills
Farmington Players Barn Theater
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
Les Misérables at Grosse Pointe Theatre
Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Les Misérables on Friday, October 2, 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
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Theatre & musicals
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 Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7:30 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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Theatre & musicals
Deck the Fall: an original fall sketch comedy show at Go Comedy! in Ferndale
Halloween, Thanksgiving, back to school, haunted armories and the end of baseball season: Deck the Fall is an original sketch show that has fun with everything you love about autumn. It plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. And yes, there are mimes and an angry deer.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
7:30 PMExplore event
Theatre & musicals
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
Wayne State University Theatre and Dance stages this comedy on Friday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. A sharp family farce set in a Baptist preacher’s world. Tickets available online.
Detroit
Hilberry Gateway
7:30 PMExplore event
Cinema & screenings
The Sixth Sense (1999): a $7 movie night at the Redford Theatre
The Redford Theatre brings The Sixth Sense (1999) back to the big screen on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Tickets are just $7. Find the Redford at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit.
Detroit
Redford Theatre
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Theatre & musicals
Bastard: a family dramedy at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea
On Friday, October 2, 2026, at 8 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
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Cinema & screenings
The Sixth Sense on the big screen at the Redford Theatre
The Redford Theatre screens The Sixth Sense on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 8 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. One showing, a big screen and a dark room, the way movies are meant to be seen.
Detroit
Redford Theatre
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Theatre & musicals
Big Fun Murder: an improvised murder mystery at Go Comedy! in Ferndale
A ghost gets one final chance to solve their own murder. Big Fun Murder plays the Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 9:30 p.m.: a completely improvised mystery where you help figure out what happened and who did it. Every show has a special guest.
Ferndale
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
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Behind the listings
We collect listings from public event calendars. Coverage reflects the sources processed so far, rather than every event in Michigan.
- 313 PresentsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- Albert Kahn Legacy FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 AM (Detroit)
- Andiamo Celebrity ShowroomLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Aretha's Jazz Café at Music HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM (Detroit)
- Barn Theatre (Augusta)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Birmingham Village PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Blue LLama Jazz ClubLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- Broadway in Detroit / ATGLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Candela DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community CalendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:00 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Community EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Canton Village TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Central Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM (Detroit)
- City Institute public toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- City of LivoniaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Cliff Bell’sLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Art MuseumLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Croswell Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit City FC home scheduleLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Historical SocietyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Lions (NFL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Mercy Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit OperaLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Pistons (NBA schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public LibraryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Public TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Red Wings (NHL schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Repertory TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Riverfront ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Shipping CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Symphony OrchestraLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Detroit Tigers (MLB schedule)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- DeVos Performance Hall (Broadway Grand Rapids)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Dirty Dog Jazz CafeLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- Downtown BirminghamLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 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, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Eastern Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Edsel & Eleanor Ford HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 AM (Detroit)
- Farmers Alley TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Farmington Players Barn TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- Ford FieldLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Fox Theatre (313 Presents show pages)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Frauenthal CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- Go Comedy! Improv TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids BalletLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 AM (Detroit)
- Grand Rapids Trans FoundationLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Grosse Pointe War MemorialLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Happening @ MichiganAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- Historic Elmwood CemeteryLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Huntington PlaceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 AM (Detroit)
- Lake Michigan College Mendel CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- M1 ConcourseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Macomb Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- MARVAC (Michigan RV & Campgrounds) showsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Marygrove ConservancyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM (Detroit)
- Masonic Temple DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 AM (Detroit)
- Meadow Brook TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 AM (Detroit)
- MGM Grand Detroit Event CenterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Michigan Technological UniversityLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:00 AM (Detroit)
- Midland Center for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- MOCAD live calendarLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Mosaic Youth Theatre of DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- MotorCity WineLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Oakland University Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Old Town PlayhouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- PJ's Lager HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 AM (Detroit)
- Planet Ant TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Players Guild of DearbornLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Preservation Detroit toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Pure Detroit (Fisher Building tours)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Ramsdell TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- Redford TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Redford Theatre (Veezi sessions)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Ridgedale PlayersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- River Raisin Centre for the ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Downtown EventsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Farmers MarketLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 AM (Detroit)
- Royal Oak Music TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 AM (Detroit)
- Saint Andrew's HallLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Saint John's ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM (Detroit)
- Senate TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Soaring Eagle Casino & ResortLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- Source BooksellersLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- Stagecrafters at the Baldwin TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- The ArkLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- The Berman Center for the Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM (Detroit)
- The Dunes ResortAwaiting first import · Check awaiting retry
- The Encore Musical Theatre CompanyLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- The Fillmore DetroitLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM (Detroit)
- The Henry FordLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
- The Lark TheaterLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 AM (Detroit)
- The Majestic Theatre and Magic StickLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM (Detroit)
- The Purple Rose TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 AM (Detroit)
- The Ringwald TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 AM (Detroit)
- The Village Theater at Cherry HillLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Tibbits Opera HouseLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- University Musical Society (UMS)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Wayne State University Theatre and DanceLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- WDET Metro Events GuideLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:00 AM (Detroit)
- Western Michigan Athletics (SIDEARM calendar)Last successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 AM (Detroit)
- Wharton Center for Performing ArtsLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM (Detroit)
- Wheelhouse Detroit public bike toursLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM (Detroit)
- Williamston TheatreLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM (Detroit)
- Zal Gaz GrottoLast successful source check: Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM (Detroit)
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