Get in the holiday spirit with local performances, parades, tree lightings and more. Use our list below to find the perfect holiday event for you and your family in and around Oakland County.
Verify registration, hours, locations and the weather forecast before heading out. Check back often! Updated 12/12/2025.
Oakland County
Addison Twp./ Leonard
Dec. 9: Holly, History & Harmony at Addison Oaks
Auburn Hills
Nov. 14-Dec. 24: Photos With Santa at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Nov. 15-Dec. 20: Holiday Character Weekends at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Nov. 16 & 23: Paws & Claus Pet Photo Event at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Dec. 5: Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dec. 7: Sensory Santa at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Dec. 6: Craft, Cookie and Cocoa Event at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Dec. 13: Breakfast with Santa
Dec. 19: Winter Solstice Lantern Walk at Hawk Woods Park and Campground
Berkley
Nov. 29: Small Business Saturday in Downtown Berkley
Nov. 29-December: MerriMonth
Birmingham
Nov. 30: Santa Walk
Sundays and Winter Markt Weekend from Nov. 30 to Dec. 24: Santa House
Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 30 to Dec. 24: Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides
Dec. 6: Winter Markt and Tree Lighting
Dec. 29: The Annual Birmingham Menorah Lighting and Celebration
Bloomfield
Nov. 29: Family Fun Night
Dec. 5: Holiday Brass: Cranbrook
Dec. 6-7: Santa Sighting at Cranbrook House
Dec. 9-13: Cranbrook House Holiday Tour
Jan. 4-Feb. 23: Winter Park at Bowers School Farm
Clarkston
Nov. 20: Holiday Sip & Shop at Deer Lake Athletic Club and Banquet Center
Nov. 21-Jan. 3: Magic of Lights at Pine Knob Music Theatre
Nov. 22: 8th Annual Holiday Market
Dec. 6: Christmas at the Farm
Dec. 13: Kids Holiday Camp at Independence Oaks
Dec. 13: Clarkston Holiday Lights Parade
Dec. 14: Clarkston Community Band’s Winter Concert at Clarkston High School
Dec. 20: Celebrate the Solstice at Independence Oaks
Clawson
Nov. 8: Clawson Christmas Market
Dec. 3: Christmas Tree Lighting
Commerce
Nov. 21-Dec. 28: GlenLore Trails – Aurora
Dec. 6: Tree Lighting
Davisburg/ Springfield Twp.
Dec. 13: Visits With Santa at the Hart Community Center
Farmington/Farmington Hills
Nov. 7-9: Christmas Open House at Farmer John’s
Nov. 28: Thanksgiving Hike & Seek at the Farmington Hills Nature Center
Dec. 2: 33rd Annual Holiday Lights Celebration
Dec. 7: Grapevine Wreath Making Workshop at the Farmington Hills Nature Center
Dec. 10-11: Oh Deer, Santa’s Here! at the Farmington Hills Nature Center
Dec. 15: Adults 50 & Better Holiday Hustle
Ferndale
Nov. 22-23: Thanksgiving at Urbanrest Brewing Company
Dec. 6, 13-14 & 20-21: Holiday Market at Urbanrest Brewing Company
Dec. 7 & 13: Santa and Nana Claus at Urbanrest Brewing Company
Hazel Park
Nov. 19: Winter Sign Paint Class
Nov. 25: Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dec. 13: Lunch with Santa
Highland
Nov. 22-23: Arts & Greens Holiday Art Market
December: Holiday Photo Spots
Dec. 1: Festival of Trees
Dec. 1: Tree Lighting Ceremony and Kris Kringle Market
Holly
Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1, Dec. 6-8, Dec. 13-15, Dec. 20-24 & Dec. 27-31: HollyDazzle
Nov. 30- Dec. 1, Dec.7-8, and Dec. 14-15: Holly Dickens Festival
Dec. 19: Holly-days Sip & Shop Late Night
Dec. 19: Holly Nights: Sip, Shop & Stroll
Huntington Woods
Dec. 21: Menorah Lighting at Scotia Park
Lake Orion/ Orion Township
Nov. 14: Canterbury Tree Lighting 2025
Nov. 15-16: Canterbury Cookie Crawl
Nov. 20: Lake Orion Sing & Stroll Tree Lighting and Hometown Holiday Horse & Carriage Rides
Nov. 22- Nov. 23: Christmas Around the World at Canterbury Village
Nov. 28- Dec. 23: Holiday Stroll at Canterbury Village
Nov. 27: Beast Before the Feast
Nov. 29: Shop Small Saturday and Hometown Holiday Horse & Carriage Rides
Dec. 1-31: Artists Holiday Art Market
Dec. 5: Holly Jolly Folly
Dec. 6: Orion Lighted Christmas Parade
Dec. 6- 7: Dashing Donny’s Flight Academy at Canterbury Village
Dec. 13: Polar Express Trolley Rides
Dec. 13: Winter Workshop at Orion Township Public Library
Dec. 13-14: Grinch Weekend at Canterbury Village
Dec. 20-21: I Spy Santa at Canterbury Village
Lathrup Village
Nov. 13: Annual Lathrup Village Police Department Thanksgiving Dinner
Madison Heights
Dec. 13: Ye Ol’ Yule Log at Red Oaks Nature Center
Milford
Nov. 11: Holiday Sea Glass & Watercolor Workshop at The Suzanne Haskew Arts Center, The SHAC
Nov. 20: The Big Reveal
Nov. 29: Christmas Parade
Nov. 29 | Dec. 4, 6, 11, 13, 18 & 20: Visit Santa at Center Street Mall
Nov. 29 | Dec. 13, 14 & 21: Snacks with Santa at Kensington Metropark
Dec. 4: Christmas Open House
Dec. 14: Holiday Music Bingo at River’s Edge Brewing Co.
Novi
Nov. 21: Light the Lights!
Dec. 6: Holiday at the Farm
Dec. 13: Michigan Makers Winter Craft Fair at Suburban Collection Showplace
Oak Park
Nov. 23: Annual Chanu-Con! at Congregation Beth Shalom
Online
Nov. 21: Fireside Chats – Caretakers of the Land: Tracing Indigenous History in Oakland County
Ortonville
Nov. 6: Mistletoe Marketplace Grand Opening
Nov. 8-9, 15-16 & 22: Ortonville Holiday Porch Pot Classes at Wojo’s Greenhouse
Dec. 6-7: Christmas in the Village
Oxford
Nov. 23: Holiday Open Barn at Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary
Dec. 6: Soup & Sweet Stroll
Dec. 14: Downtown Trolley “Polar” Express
Pontiac
Nov. 22: Holiday Makers Market
Dec. 5: Tree of Hope Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Dec. 6: Holiday Extravaganza
Dec. 7: Historic Christmas Open House
Dec. 11: Pictures and Pizza with Santa and Mrs. Claus
Dec. 13: 5th Annual Holiday Open Studios at 40 West Howard
Dec. 26-27: Nightmare After Christmas
Rochester/ Rochester Hills
Nov. 8: Holiday Silent Auction at Paint Creek Center for the Arts
Nov. 13-Dec. 31: Holiday Pop-Up Bar at Royal Oak Park Hotel
Nov. 14-15: Glow Dig Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
Nov. 14-Dec. 28: Holiday Royal Tea at the Royal Park Hotel
Nov. 15- Dec. 20: Holiday Art Market at Paint Creek Center for the Arts
Nov. 21-Dec. 24: Light The Village Event at The Village of Rochester Hills
Nov. 21- 23: Festival of Trees
Nov. 21- Dec. 24 A Christmas Carol at Meadow Brook Theatre
Nov. 24: Lagniappe
Nov. 25-Jan. 18, 2026: The Big, Bright Light Show
Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Buffet at Royal Oak Park Hotel
Nov. 28-Dec. 30: Holiday Walk at Meadow Brook Hall
Nov. 28 & Dec. 22: Very Merry Brunch at Meadow Brook Hall
Nov. 29 | Dec. 6, 13 & 20: Santa Saturdays at Meadow Brook Hall
Dec. 1, 8 & 15: Tannenbaum Teas at Meadow Brook Hall
Dec. 3: Starlight Stroll at Meadow Brook Hall
Dec. 5: Shop with Santa at Papa Joe’s Gourmet Market
Dec. 5-6: Kris Kringle Market
Dec. 7 & 9: Storytime Adventure – The Christmassy Cactus
Dec. 13: Cookie Stroll
Dec. 14: Breakfast With Santa at Royal Oak Park Hotel
Dec. 14-16: Storytime Adventure – Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree
Dec. 31: Royal Park Hotel Ultimate NYE Bash
Royal Oak
Nov. 21-23 & 28-30 | Dec. 5-7, 12-14 & 19-21: Royal Oak Holidays
Nov. 22- Jan. 4, 2026: Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo
Dec. 6: Royal Oak Cookie Crawl
Dec. 13: Santacon Bar Crawl
Dec. 13-14: The Grinch Weekend
Southfield
Dec. 2: Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dec. 13: Soulful Santa Workshop and Holiday Market
South Lyon/ Lyon Township
Nov. 22: Giving On The Grand
Dec. 6: Old-Fashioned Christmas Tree Lighting with The Carl & Joanne Foundation
Dec. 13: Lighting Up The Grand
Dec. 13: Holiday Market
Troy
Nov. 28- Dec 28: BYOB Christmas Light Trolley Tour 2024 (The Big, Bright Light Show –> Detroit Zoo –> Campus Martius)
Dec. 6-7: Cocoa and Crafts with Santa at Troy Historic Village
Dec. 5-March 1, 2026 (closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1): The Rink at Stine Community Park
Dec. 13: Polar Party
Dec. 13: Deer Santa at Stage Nature Center
Dec. 19, 22 & 23: Village Open Late – Long Winter’s Night at Troy Historic Village
Walled Lake
Nov. 22: MHG Holiday Expo
Waterford
Nov. 22: Holiday Hoopla & Tree Lighting Event
Dec. 3: Holiday Market at the Oakland County Farmers Market
Dec. 4: Craft, Create & Consume at the Oakland County Farmers Market
Dec. 11-12: Jingle Bell Ball at Waterford Oaks Event Center (Adaptive Recreation)
West Bloomfield
Nov. 23: Soul Studio Holiday Market
Dec. 6: Bowl With Santa
Dec. 14: Chanukah Wonderland
Dec. 18: Winter Solstice Celebration
Wixom
Dec. 5: Tree Lighting
Dec. 7: A Very Merry – Drafting Table Cookie Decorating Class
Metro Detroit
Looking for other seasonal excursions in Metro Detroit? Use our list below to locate events, parades, performances or light displays near Oakland County.
Wayne County
November-March 2026 (Every Day): The Rink at Campus Martius Park
Nov. 12-Jan. 4, 2026 (Wednesdays-Sundays): Cadillac Lodge and Downtown Detroit Markets
Nov. 21: Annual Detroit Tree Lighting
Nov. 21: Holiday Lighted Parade & Tree Lighting Ceremony in Downtown Northville
Nov. 22-30: Dearborn Festival of Trees (Closed Thanksgiving Day)
Nov. 24: Detroit Aglow
Nov. 27: America’s Thanksgiving Parade
Dec.4-7, 12-14, 16-23 & 26-28: Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village
Dec. 14: Hanukkah Celebration: Light & Joy in the Holiday Season
Dec. 14: Menorah in the D
Dec. 27: Kwanzaa with Mama Jahra at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Macomb County
Nov. 23: Santa Parade
Dec. 6: A Sterling Christmas
Genesee County
Nov. 29-30 | Dec. 5-7,12-14, 19-21, and Dec. 26-28: Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic
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