It’s time to get in the Holiday spirit with local performances, parades, tree lightings and more. Use our list and find the perfect holiday event for you and your family!
Twinkling lights are brightening homes and downtowns, children are looking forward to holiday breaks, and local stores are readying their windows for shoppers passing by.
Parades
November 17th
Holiday Lighted Parade – Northville
November 23rd
America’s Thanksgiving Parade – Detroit
November 24th
Santa Claus Parade – Grosse Pointe
Holly Parade & Tree Lighting – Holly
December 2nd
Berkley Holiday Parade – Berkley
Holiday Extravaganza & WinterFUN Festival – Pontiac
December 3rd
Hometown Christmas Parade – Rochester
December 16th
Clarkston Holiday Lights Parade – Clarkston
Celebrations
November 3rd
Diwali Celebration of Lights – Troy
November 14 – December 31, 2017
Wayne County Lightfest – Westland
November 16th
The Big Reveal – Milford
November 17th
Detroit Christmas Tree Lighting – Campus Martius
November 17th – 19th
Festival of Trees – Rochester
November 20th
Lagniappe – Rochester
November 20th – January 7th, 2018
The Big, Bright Light Show – Rochester
November 24th – December 10th (weekends only)
Holly Dickens Festival – Holly
November 28th
Southfield Tree Lighting Ceremony – Southfield
November 30th
Tree Lighting Ceremony – Royal Oak City Hall Plaza
December 1st
Light Up the Night – Novi Tree Lighting
December 2nd
Holiday Extravaganza & WinterFUN Festival – Pontiac
Berkley Hometown Holidays – Berkley
Celebrate Kwanzaa – Farmington Community Library
Holly Days – Farmington
Noel Night – Detroit
December 9th
Holiday Ice Festival – Ferndale
December 13th – 18th
Chanukah Wonderland – West Bloomfield’s Orchard Mall
Seasonal Excursions
November 18th – December 31st
Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo
November 24th – December 23th
Meadow Brook Holiday Walk Tours – Rochester
November 19th – November 26th
Festival of Trees – Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn
November 24th – December 30th
Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic
December 1, 2018
Christmas in the Village – Ortonville, MI
December 1st – December 16th
Heritage Holidays – Wolcott Mill Metropark
December 2nd – December 24th
Holidays at the Henry Ford Museum
December – select nights
Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village
Performances
December 10th – December 24th, 2017
A Christmas Carol
Meadow Brook Theatre – Rochester
November 24th – December 9th
A Christmas Story
The Avon Players – Rochester
December 3rd – December 18th
Christmas Story & others
The Village Theatre – Cherry Hill, Canton
December 8th – December 18th
Elf the Musical, Jr.
Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre – Royal Oak
December 20th
Christmas in Clarkston Band Concert
Clarkston High School Performing Arts Center – Clarkston
The Nutcracker Performances
November 25th – November 27th
BalletMet Columbus
Detroit Opera House
December 1st
Macomb Ballet Company
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts – Clinton Township
December 8th – December 10th
Ballet Chelsea
Chelsea High School Performing Arts Complex
Holiday Markets & Craft Fairs
December 10th
Holiday Shopping Nights – Waterford
November 11th
Inaugural Holiday Market – Clarkston
November 18th
Santa’s Craft Castle – Shelby Township
November 16 – 17th
Royal Oak Market: Art Fair Edition – Royal Oak
November 25th
Milford Farmers Market Pop-Up Holiday Market – Milford
November 30th
Holiday Farmers Market – Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
December 1st – December 3th
Detroit Urban Craft Fair – Detroit
December 1 – 24th
Birmingham Winter – Birmingham (multiple events)
December 1st – December 2nd
Kris Kringle Market – Rochester
December 9th – December 11th
Northville Tinsel & Treasures – Northville
Bundle up and have a blast this Holiday season in Oakland County! Please check event websites for dates and times. Some events are one day only and others are on weekends only.
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