From November, downtown Detroit dresses for the holidays: the tree lighting, holiday markets, the rink, The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol on stage. The whole holiday season, right here.
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What’s on this season?
The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon: nine shows at Players Guild of Dearborn
Players Guild of Dearborn · Dearborn
+6 more datesO Christmas Tea: a British comedy at Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts · Clinton Township
23rd annual Detroit tree lighting
Campus Martius Park · Detroit
Home for the Holidays: the 1995 film at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
Home for the Holidays: a holiday outing at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
Holiday Inn: Irving Berlin songs and White Christmas at The Encore in Dexter
The Encore Musical Theatre Company · Dexter
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Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical: the Grinch live at the Fox
Fox Theatre · Detroit
Christmas with The Rat Pack 26-27
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts · Clinton Township
The DPT 4th Annual Holiday Cabaret: a bawdy, brand-new holiday show at Detroit Public Theatre
Detroit Public Theatre · Detroit
+14 more datesMamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again: a camp Christmas with Joan Crawford at the Ringwald
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations · Ferndale
+11 more datesThe Nutcracker Ballet: four performances at River Raisin Centre for the Arts in Monroe
River Raisin Centre for the Arts · Monroe
+3 more datesThe Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon: nine shows at Ridgedale Players in Troy
Ridgedale Players · Troy
+8 more datesIrving Berlin's White Christmas: eleven performances at Grosse Pointe Theatre
Grosse Pointe Theatre · Grosse Pointe Park
+10 more datesNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: the 1989 holiday film at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation on the big screen at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
The Polar Express: all aboard for the 2004 film at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
The Polar Express on the big screen at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show
The Masonic · Detroit
Handel's Messiah: Scott Hanoian conducts the A2SO and UMS Choral Union in Ann Arbor
UMS (University Musical Society) · Ann Arbor
+1 more datesThe Nightmare Before Christmas: the 1993 film at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
The Nightmare Before Christmas on the big screen at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
Holiday Mystery Movie: a surprise holiday screening at the Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
A Christmas Carol: Dickens' holiday story on the Meadow Brook Theatre stage
Meadow Brook Theatre · Rochester
+20 more dates8th Annual Holiday Mystery Movie at Detroit's Redford Theatre
Redford Theatre · Detroit
How it went before
Our time machine: this season’s events from past years.
2025 53 events
Sean Dobbins Soulful Holiday ShowBlue LLama Jazz Club
Joshua Watkins Holiday CelebrationCliff Bell’s
William Hill III Home for the HolidaysCliff Bell’s
The James Carter Organ Trio Presents: Yule Log of Soul & SwingCliff Bell’s
The Polar ExpressFrauenthal Theater Stage
Holiday Market 2025 at Eastern MarketEastern Market
The NutcrackerDeVos Performance Hall- James Carter Organ Trio Presents: Yule Log of Soul & SwingCliff Bell’s
Sister’s Christmas Catechism at the Beardsley TheaterBeardsley Theater
Mike Ridley Holiday EventThe Lark Theater
Home for the Holidays – Around the WorldFrauenthal Theater Stage- James Carter Organ Trio Presents: Yule Log of Soul & SwingCliff Bell’s
2024 16 events
Elf Movie Screening at Frauenthal Theater for FreeFrauenthal Theater
Mike Ridley Holiday EventThe Lark Theater
Spending Christmas with Alicia WittThe Ark
Home for the HolidaysFrauenthal Theater
Drey Skonie and The kLOUDs Band 10th Annual Grateful ChristmasCliff Bell’s
Western Michigan Christian High School Christmas CollageFrauenthal Theater
Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
The NutcrackerFrauenthal Theater- Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
Melissa and Jake with Songs You Know and Love, Holiday Classics EditionThe Lark Theater- Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
- Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
2023 14 events
Port City Church Christmas Eve at the FrauenthalFrauenthal Theater
Western Michigan Christian High School Christmas CollageFrauenthal Theater
Muskegon Civic Theatre presents A Holiday CabaretFrau Lounge
The Polar ExpressFrauenthal Theater
Home for the Holidays: Timeless Movie MemoriesFrauenthal Theater
The Founding’s “A Celtic Christmas”The Ark
Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
The NutcrackerFrauenthal Theater- Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
- Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
- Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
Sister’s Christmas Catechism at Beardsley Theater in MuskegonBeardsley Theater
2022 13 events
Maraj Virtuoso & Better Things Christmas ConcertCliff Bell’s
James Carter Holiday ShowCliff Bell’s- James Carter Holiday ShowCliff Bell’s
12 Plays of Xmas – Alumni NightMosaic Youth Theatre- James Carter Holiday ShowCliff Bell’s
Ocean Quartet Holiday ConcertThe Ark
Kat Edmonson Christmas ConcertThe Ark
15th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark- 15th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
- 15th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
12 Plays of XmasMosaic Youth Theatre- 15th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday ShowThe Ark
