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.
- 631 events
What’s on this season?
Gingerbread House Decorating Competition
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms
The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon: nine shows at Players Guild of Dearborn
Players Guild of Dearborn · Dearborn
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O Christmas Tea: a British comedy at Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts · Clinton Township
Home for the Holidays
Canton, MI 48188 · Canton
+2 more dates
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
Michigan Theater · Ann Arbor
Light and Joy in the Holiday Season
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (by the Plum Market Kitchen and Mathematica entrances) · Dearborn
Holidays at The Henry Ford
The Henry Ford · Dearborn
Light and Joy in the Holiday Season
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation · Dearborn
Visit with Santa
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation · Dearborn
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23rd annual Detroit tree lighting
Campus Martius Park · Detroit
Greektown Detroit: Holiday Bar Tour
Atheneum Hotel Lobby · Detroit
The Nutcracker
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill · Canton
+2 more dates
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
Winter Wonderland Walk and Parade
1150 S Canton CenterCanton, MI 48188 · Canton
CPKC Holiday Train rolls through Metro Detroit (no stop)
Southwest Detroit, Allen Park, Taylor, Romulus, Milan, Adrian · Detroit
Free
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Grosse Pointe War Memorial · Grosse Pointe Farms
Holidays in Heritage
1150 S Canton CenterCanton, MI 48188 · Canton
Holiday Market 2026 – Thanksgiving Food Shopping
Eastern Market · Detroit
Santa at Spicer’s: Spicer Express train to Santa
Spicer Orchards (Elf Depot by the farm market) · Fenton
Holiday Greens & Tree Market
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation · Dearborn
+5 more dates
Holiday Walk at Meadow Brook Hall
Meadow Brook Hall · Rochester
+13 more dates
Holiday Guided Tour: Main Residence
Ford House · Grosse Pointe Shores
+3 more dates
Holiday Tea & Tour
Meadow Brook Hall · Rochester
+14 more datesHow 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
