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Events Tonight
Live listFriday, October 16, 2026
56 evening and late-night events in Detroit and Metro Detroit tonight: live music, comedy, theater and more, 2 of them free. From the venues’ own calendars, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Our picks from the whole list
Castle Rat brings their medieval fantasy doom metal to The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Friday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m., with Unto Others and Wrath Knight. Tickets available; all ages.
The Majestic Theatre
Masonic Temple Detroit
Cliff Bell’s
Hilberry Gateway
Fisher Theatre
Fox Theatre
56 events
University of Michigan
Blake's Big Apple
Greenfield Village
Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site
Ford Field Park
Gervin GameAbove Center
Greenfield Village
Blake's Big Apple
Affirmations
M1 Concourse
500 Ridge RoadCanton, MI 48187
State Theatre
The Magic Bag
State Theatre
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe
Saint Andrew's Hall
Michigan Theater
State Theatre
Bands, DJs, orchestras · 19 events
PJ's Lager House
Magic Stick
Blue LLama Jazz Club
The Fillmore Detroit
The Ark
Music Hall Center
Stand-up and improv · 2 events
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
Theater, musicals, dance · 14 events
The Encore Musical Theatre Company
Detroit Public Theatre
The Purple Rose Theatre
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations
Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre
Meadow Brook Theatre
Already running, still worth the trip
Fox Theatre
Office Space Gallery
Times are Detroit time. Updated 2:40 AM.
