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Gordie Howe BridgeThe new bridge to Canada: live waits, tolls, and yes, you can walk it
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Events This weekend
On right nowOctober 16–18, 2026
161 events in Detroit and Metro Detroit from Friday to Sunday, 10 of them free. We pick them from the venues’ own calendars and refresh the list every 15 minutes, so what you see is what’s actually on.
Our picks from the whole list
Jader Bignamini conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Friday, October 16, at 10:45 a.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. The program pairs a new Michael Abels piece, a rediscovered Kashperova piano concerto and Respighi's Rome. Tickets run $20.95 to $110.25.
Orchestra Hall
The Majestic Theatre
Masonic Temple Detroit
Cliff Bell’s
Detroit Shipping Company
Fox Theatre
68 events
Blake's Big Apple
Ford Field Park
Little Caesars Arena
Hilberry Gateway
Fisher Theatre
Redford Theatre
PJ's Lager House
Magic Stick
Huntington Place
91 events
Eastern Market
Main | Detroit Public Library
Hilberry Gateway
Fisher Theatre
Masonic Temple Detroit
Masonic Temple Detroit
Candela
Masonic Temple Detroit
Detroit Shipping Company
68 events
Downtown Detroit (start: Fort Street and 3rd Street; finish: Woodward Avenue at Congress Street, south of Campus Martius)
Elmwood Cemetery
Calihan Hall
Main | Detroit Public Library
Cliff Bell’s
Detroit Shipping Company
Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel
PJ's Lager House
Orchestra Hall
No ticket needed · 10 events
Chandler Park Fieldhouse
The Ark
Goodison Cider Mill
Glass Academy
Michigan Theater
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
Family-friendly picks · 13 events
Tom Adams Field
Long Family Orchard & Farm
Detroit Zoo
Greenfield Village
The Purple Rose Theatre
Greenfield Village
Bands, DJs, orchestras · 54 events
Cliff Bell’s
Detroit Opera House
Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel
Magic Stick
PJ's Lager House
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe
Already running, still worth the trip
Fox Theatre
Office Space Gallery
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Public Parking Lot 6
Downtown Birmingham
Times are Detroit time. Updated 2:40 AM.
