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 18th
Holiday Lighted Parade – Northville
November 24th
America’s Thanksgiving Parade – Detroit
November 25th
Santa Claus Parade – Grosse Pointe
December 4th
Hometown Christmas Parade – Rochester
Celebrations
November 17th
The Big Reveal – Milford
November 17th – December 31st
Wayne County Lightfest – Westland
November 18th
Detroit Christmas Tree Lighting – Campus Martius
November 19th – 20th
Festival of Trees – Rochester
November 21st
Lagniappe – Rochester
November 21st – January 1st 2017
The Big Bright Light Show – Rochester
November 25th – December 11th (weekends only)
Holly Dickens Festival – Holly
December 1st
Tree Lighting Ceremony – Royal Oak City Hall Plaza
December 2nd
Light Up the Night – Novi Tree Lighting
December 3rd
Holiday Extravaganza & WinterFUN Festival – Pontiac
Berkley Hometown Holidays – Berkley
Celebrate Kwanzaa – Farmington Community Library
Holly Days – Farmington
Noel Night – Detroit
December 10th
Holiday Ice Festival – Ferndale
December 21st – 26th
Chanukah Wonderland – West Bloomfield’s Orchard Mall
Seasonal Excursions
November 18th – December 31st
Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo
Meadowbrooke Holiday walk
November 20th – November 27th
Festival of Trees – Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn
November 25th – December 30th
Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic
December 2nd – December 30th
Holidays at the Henry Ford Museum
December 2nd – December 18th
Heritage Holidays – Wolcott Mill Metropark
December 2nd – December 30th
Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village
November – December
Holiday Happenings in Northville
Performances
November 11th – December 23rd
A Christmas Carol
Meadow Brooke Theatre, Rochester
November 25th – December 10th
Forever Christmas
The Avon Players, Rochester
December 3rd – December 18th
Christmas Around the World & others
The Village Theatre at Cherry Hill, Canton
The Nutcracker Performances
November 25th – November 27th
BalletMet Columbus
Detroit Opera House
December 2nd – December 3rd
Macomb Ballet Company
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township
December 3rd – December 4th
Ballet Chelsea
Chelsea High School Performing Arts Complex
December 18th
Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
Fox Theatre, Detroit
Holiday Markets & Craft Fairs
November 7 & 14th
Holiday Shopping Nights – Waterford
November 19th
Santa’s Craft Castle – Shelby Township
December 1st
Holiday Farmers Market – Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
December 2nd – December 4th
Detroit Urban Craft Fair – Detroit
November 23rd – December 24th
Birmingham Winter – Birmingham (multiple events)
December 2nd – December 3rd
Kris Kringle Market – Rochester
December 9th – December 11th
Northville Tinsel & Treasures – Northville
Indoor Ice Rinks
- Berkley – Berkley Ice Arena
- Birmingham – Birmingham Ice Arena
- Canton – Arctic Edge
- Detroit – The Rink at Campus Martius Park (outdoor rink)
- Farmington Hills – Farmington Hills Ice Arenas
- Farmington Hills – Suburban Ice
- Hazel Park – Viking Ice Arena
- Novi – Novi Ice Arena
- Oak Park – Oak Park Ice Arena
- Plymouth – Arctic Pond Ice Arena
- Plymouth – Plymouth Ice Arena
- Plymouth Township – USA Hockey Arena
- Rochester – The Onyx
- Royal Oak – John Lindell Ice Arena
- Troy – Troy Sports Center LLC
- Waterford – Lakeland Ice Arena
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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