All eventsConcerts, festivals and markets, tonight and this weekend
Annual festivalsJazz, techno, cars and parades: Michigan’s year, festival by festival
Holidays & seasonsPumpkin season, Halloween, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, the Fourth
Sports: games & scoresLions, Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers: live scores and trophies
ItinerariesReady-made day plans, stop by stop
Places to exploreMuseums, parks, neighborhoods and icons
Free museum daysFlip the calendar: when museums let you in for free
Metro Detroit mapWhat Metro Detroit is, and what every town is about
The Henry FordRosa Parks’ bus, Greenfield Village and the Ford Rouge Factory
RenCen: live trackerThe Renaissance Center’s past, present and future, up to the minute
Gordie Howe BridgeThe new bridge to Canada: live waits, tolls, and yes, you can walk it
ToursBy boat, by bike or on foot, with a local guide
Escape roomsOne hour, one lock and your crew
Plan a meetingVenues, hotels and what’s on in town on your dates
Detroit A–ZFrom limos to chambers of commerce: every business and service in one place
ShoppingDetroit-made brands, markets and shopping streets
Detroit with kidsZoo, science center and rainy-day ideas
Motor City cultureFactories, museums and car events
Wellness & rechargeA riverside sauna, spas, yoga and running trails
TransitBuses, trains and ferries with live departures
Driving in MichiganLicenses, rental cars, the rules and the yellow school bus
Lanes and left exitsKeep right? Here people pass on the right and exit on the left
Road work and potholesOrange barrels, detours, 45 mph: driving Michigan’s work zones
Mile roads: mile zero and 8 MileWhere the city counts from, and which Mile you’re standing on
People MoverThe free elevated loop above downtown
QLINE streetcarThe free streetcar on Woodward Avenue
DTW airportRed or blue terminal? We’ll show you.Your license in MichiganRental carsSpeed limitsMiles, gallons, MPGThe Michigan left and the rulesSchool busesTraffic lights, a Detroit inventionPulled over by policeDrinking and drivingWinter drivingWildlife on the roadGas and parking
One city. A thousand reasons to go.
Your next favorite show. A new flavor. A street you haven’t wandered yet. Find your Detroit and Michigan plans right here.
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Detroit, eight doors
Flavors, late nights, museums, streetcars and legends. Behind every door: real places with addresses, hours and stories.
Restaurants & barsSquare pizza, coney dogs and the city’s favorite tables© Jeremy Thompson (Roller Coaster Philosophy) · CC BY 2.0
NightlifeJazz rooms, cocktail bars and techno till dawn© Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Places to exploreMuseums, parks, neighborhoods and icons© Sailko · CC BY 3.0
The Henry FordRosa Parks’ bus, Greenfield Village and the Ford Rouge Factory© ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0
Stages & stadiumsFox Theatre, Fillmore, Ford Field, Comerica Park© JJonahJackalope · CC BY-SA 4.0
People MoverThe free elevated loop above downtown© Mobilus In Mobili · CC BY-SA 4.0
LGBTQ+ DetroitBars, community centers, Pride and legends© Motor City Pride
Famous DetroitersMusicians, inventors and legends© Atlantic Records · Public domain
Happening now
September 10 – November 15Fall harvest: pumpkins, cider, corn mazesWhere are the best cider and donuts?100 events · 28 places
20 days to go
October 1 – November 1Halloween in DetroitBrave enough for a real haunted house?183 events
22 days to go
October 20 – November 3Día de los Muertos, the Day of the DeadWhere are the most beautiful ofrendas?7 events
Erebus Haunted Attraction – Primordium: Pontiac's haunted houseErebus Haunted Attraction · Pontiac
Fun Farm & Corn Maze at Long Family Orchard & Farm: a 150th anniversary fall in Commerce TownshipLong Family Orchard & Farm · Commerce Township
Community Awareness Weekend at Wiard's Orchards in YpsilantiWiard's Orchards, Cider Mill & Country Fair · Ypsilanti
Weekend Fall Fun at Westview Orchards: corn maze, wagon rides and a giant slideWestview Orchards & Winery · Washington
Fall weekend U-Pick apples at Hy's Cider Mill in RomeoHy's Cider Mill · Romeo
Fall Sundays at Goodison Cider Mill: balloon creations and live music in RochesterGoodison Cider Mill · Rochester
Zoo Boo: Halloween weekends at the Detroit ZooDetroit Zoo · Royal Oak
Hallowe'en Fairy Tale FeastGreenfield Village · Dearborn01 / Make room in your calendar
The Long family has farmed the same stretch of Commerce Road since 1876, and for their 150th fall the Fun Farm is open Fridays through Sundays, October 2 through November 1, with 20+ attractions, a corn maze and a hayride to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. Admission is $19 online or $21 at the gate.
On Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11, local organizations set up at the Wiard's Orchards storefront in Ypsilanti to share their resources. Check Wiard's site for hours and details.
Erie Orchards and Cider Mill in Erie hosts Kids Weekend II on Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11, on a working farm where more than 10,000 kids and adults take farm tours every year. Check the farm's site for the schedule, hours and prices.
Every Saturday and Sunday from October 3 through November 1, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Westview Orchards & Winery in Washington, Michigan, runs Weekend Fall Fun with an America's 250th themed corn maze, wagon rides, a 40-foot slide and petting animals. Check the farm's site for admission prices.
Wayne State softball hosts Oakland Community College on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Gary L. Bryce Field/WSU Softball Stadium in Detroit. Ticket info is on wsuathletics.com, Wayne State’s official athletics site.
Hy's Cider Mill in Romeo is open Saturdays and Sundays, October 3 through November 1, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., with a wagon ride out to the U-Pick apples (picking ends at 5 p.m.). Check the mill's site for prices.
118 event dates to explore
Explore the full lineup100 / Eat & drink
Square pizza, shared plates, jazz, and evening cocktails. Start with one place; stay for the whole neighborhood.
Pizza & local classics
Buddy's original Conant Street restaurant is a foundational stop in Detroit's pizza story.
Pizza & local classics
American Coney Island is a Lafayette Boulevard classic in Detroit's hot dog culture.
Temporary city photo — not this venue
Bars & pubs
Sugar House has been making cocktails in Corktown since 2011. Classics and seasonal ideas shape the bar's identity; check its own website for weekend reservation arrangements.
Contemporary dining
Marrow in the Market brings a butcher shop and brasserie together at the edge of Eastern Market.
50 / Places to explore
Places in two languages. Museums, waterfront, neighborhoods, and spots worth returning to for a concert or dinner.
Museums & art
Diego Rivera’s monumental murals, celebrated artists, and a museum where Detroit’s own story comes into view.
Architecture & icons
A reborn train station with monumental halls and a new role in Detroit’s future.
Parks & nature
An island of green between Detroit and Canada, with skyline views and attractions of its own.
Food & neighborhoods
Market sheds, growers, murals, and one of Detroit’s most vivid neighborhood experiences.
Museums & art
Hitsville U.S.A.: the little house that sent Detroit’s sound around the world.
Food & neighborhoods
Buddy's original Conant Street restaurant is a foundational stop in Detroit's pizza story.
Stay / ¼
The game, the show, the convention or a dawn flight: tell us what brings you here and we’ll show you the hotels a short walk away.
02 / A city that moves you
DETROIT FREQUENCY · ¼Motown, jazz, techno. Three sounds, one city, a whole lot of stories. Get into the groove, then find your kind of night.
Find concerts and music eventsQuarter Sessions · original grooves, three moods.
2648 W. GRAND BLVD.
Berry Gordy set out to build his own record label in 1959. The little house on West Grand Boulevard became one of the best-known addresses in the Motown story.
Before you plan: guided Hitsville tours are paused during expansion, with reopening planned for spring 2027. Check the museum’s other programs and latest updates separately.
Latest updates from Motown Museum ↗03 / There’s more between the events
A market morning, a city walk, or a jazz-filled night? Three good starting points for your own Detroit.
Start with the Saturday market, then explore the flavors and vendors of Eastern Market. Check the current market calendar and leave time for the neighborhood.
Explore this place ↗ 02 / Walks & urban art ↗A former rail corridor is now a greenway for walking and biking between Eastern Market and the riverfront, with graffiti and urban art along the way.
Explore this place ↗ 03 / Nights & music ↗Art deco, dinner, and live jazz on Park Avenue. Pick a night from the show calendar, then make it a dinner date.
Visit the official site ↗
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