As the seasons change in metro Detroit, so does the focus of the fun. Fall
brings a chance to cheer for your favorite sports teams, the start of a new
theater season, shopping galore and several holiday-themed events. It’s Go
Time in Detroit so let us help you plan your visit.
DETROIT, MI -- Cheer for the home team with a crowd of loyal Detroit sports fans. There’ll be plenty of prideas the Detroit Lions play at Ford Field. The Detroit Red Wings take to the ice at the new Little Caesars Arena, the state-of-the-art stadium that’s also home to the Detroit Pistons.
Watch as
thousands of people “run for the border” at the Detroit Free Press Chemical Bank Marathon Oct.
20-21. The 5K, Kids Fun Run and an inaugural one mile competitive race take
place Oct. 20, while the Relay, Half Marathons and Marathon happen Oct. 21.
The marathon course winds through Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, crossing the
international border at both the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor
Tunnel, through historic neighborhoods, around beautiful Belle Isle, and along
the Detroit RiverWalk.
Stroll an
enchanted path lit by more than 1,000 jack-o’-lanterns and elaborately
costumed characters during Hallowe’en in Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford Oct.18-21
and 25-28. New this year are a thrilling 19th century magic lantern show and
chilling dreamscape for the imagination in Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park. The
Hallowe’en Fairytale Feast is also new, with a horse-drawn hayride, Halloween-themed
buffet and visits to your table by characters from the original Alice in
Wonderland.
Craft
beer fans can sip their way through the tenth annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival in
Eastern Market Oct. 26-27. Sample from more than 800 beers locally crafted by
110+ Michigan brewers plus food and live bands.
The
Detroit Zoo hosts a “merry-not-scary” trick-or-treat Oct.19-21. The Zoo Boo trail winds through the
front of the Zoo with stops for crafts and entertainment.
There’s
no better way to kick off the holiday season than the longstanding tradition
of America’s Thanksgiving Parade. See
colorful floats, marching bands and gigantic character balloons march down
Woodward Avenue Nov. 22.
The buildings of quaint downtown Rochester are magical to behold, sparkling with more than one-million points of light during the Big, Bright Light Show Nov. 20-Jan. 7.
Some of
Detroit’s finest theaters get in on the seasonal fun with classic holiday
shows. The Michigan Opera House hosts
The Nutcracker, Nov. 24-25; Too Hot to Handel, Dec. 1 and Amahl and the Night
Visitors, Dec. 22. The Fox Theatre holiday lineup begins with
ELF The Musical, Nov. 20-25; A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage, Dec.
15; Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis, Dec. 16; A Christmas Story:
The Musical, Dec. 20-23 and Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker.
Find the
best presents in The D at The Mall at Partridge Creek, Village of Rochester Hills, Somerset Collection, Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, or Fairlane Town Center, where
you’re sure to check off everyone on your list plus go home with a little
something for yourself. Peruse a full list of metro Detroit shopping destinations.
At Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo, more
than five million LED lights illuminate trees, buildings and 100 animal
sculptures throughout the Zoo Dec. 1-4, 8-11, 15-23, 26-30.
Take a
trip back in time at Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village Dec.
2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 20-23, 26-30 with roasting chestnuts, bonfires, carolers,
sleigh bells, ice skating, Santa and live reindeer and singalong and
fireworks finale.
Visit the
estates of the auto barons adorned in holiday splendor. Take an opulent
holiday walk at Meadow Brook Hall or Edsel & Eleanor Ford House.
Make Noel Night in Midtown Detroit a part
of your holiday tradition on Dec. 1. More than 100 Detroit institutions,
including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan Science Center, the
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Historical
Museum, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Public Library, are
free of charge during this Cultural Center-wide holiday open house. Expect
horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday shopping, family craft activities and
performances by more than 200 area music, theater and dance groups.
View
intricate ice sculptures, live carving events, a Dueling Chainsaws
competition, an ice playground and more at the Plymouth Ice Festival Jan.
11-13, 2019.
The 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships glide
into town Jan. 19-27, 2019. Detroit is the host city for all junior free
skate/dance and championship level events with U.S. champions crowned in
ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dance at the senior, junior, novice,
intermediate and juvenile levels at Little Caesars Arena.
The Motor
City celebrates all things automotive at the North American International Auto Show Jan.
19-27, 2019 at Cobo Center. The industry showcases new models, technology,
innovation and vehicles of the future at this world-class auto event.
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