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Niko Moon plays Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m. at The Fillmore Detroit in Detroit, part of his Back To My Roots Tour.
The Fillmore Detroit

Mike D, co-founder of Beastie Boys, hits the stage on Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple’s Jack White Theatre in Detroit. If you’re into the punk–rap–reggae crossroads and Beastie Boys lore, this is your night. Tickets available via the venue.
Masonic Temple Detroit

House Exchange takes over Detroit Shipping Company in Detroit on Saturday, October 17, from 7 p.m. to midnight, with local and guest DJs spinning indoors and in the outdoor courtyard. It doubles as a birthday celebration for @girlwundermusic.
Detroit Shipping Company

Caleb Robinson and Reaching play two shows on Saturday, October 17, at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell's in Detroit. They blend jazz and R&B, and you'll want to make a reservation.
Cliff Bell’s

Ballets Jazz Montréal takes the stage at the Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway Street in Detroit, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. The Montréal company brings one night of dance and music to Detroit's opera house.
Detroit Opera House

A progressive elementary school, a mumps outbreak and a community that can't agree on what's true. Detroit Public Theatre stages the Michigan premiere of Jonathan Spector's Tony Award-winning, bitingly funny Eureka Day on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., at 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit. The run has 22 performances.
Detroit Public Theatre

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance stages The Old Man and the Old Moon (Large Cast Edition) on Saturday, October 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. An imaginative sea-faring epic with storms, leviathans, and ghosts. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Jeffrey Osborne takes the stage on Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. The concert is presented by 313 Presents.
Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel

The Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit, screens The Fly (1986) on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Big screen, dark room, $10 tickets, and if you want the full double dose, the 1958 The Fly plays the same afternoon.
Redford Theatre

Silents at the Senate marks 100 years of Faust (1926) with an anniversary screening at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's a century-old silent film, back on a movie-house screen with an audience around you.
Senate Theater

MARVIN – The Marvin Gaye Musical takes the stage at the Music Hall Center, 350 Madison in Detroit, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 8 p.m.. A Marvin Gaye musical right here in Detroit, with four performances in the run.
Music Hall Center

The Fly lands on the Redford Theatre screen on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 8 p.m., at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit. There are two The Fly screenings at the Redford that day, so pick the one that fits your plans.
Redford Theatre

Jader Bignamini conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. The program pairs Michael Abels's Emerge with Kashperova's piano concerto and Respighi's Roman tone poems. Tickets run $20.95 to $114.66.
Orchestra Hall

Jesse Kramer Trio plays Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. at MotorCity Wine in Detroit. $5 cover.
MotorCity Wine

Osees with Brigid Dawson hit Magic Stick in Detroit on Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. John Dwyer’s psych-punk unit is known for fierce, shape-shifting live sets. Tickets available.
Magic Stick

Jesse Roper plays PJ's Lager House in Detroit on Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m., with special guests Suede Brain. Presented by Kickstand Productions; tickets are $18 advance, $22 at the door.
PJ's Lager House

The Detroit Free Press Marathon starts at 7 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from Fort Street downtown: the full and the International Half cross the Ambassador Bridge into Windsor, Canada, come back through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and finish on Woodward just south of Campus Martius. The marathon and halves are sold out, but Saturday's 5K is open through October 8 while spots last, and anyone can cheer at the finish chute.
Downtown Detroit (start: Fort Street and 3rd Street; finish: Woodward Avenue at Congress Street, south of Campus Martius)

Historic Elmwood Cemetery runs a trolley tour on Sunday, October 18, at 10 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit. Learn about the cemetery’s history and landscape aboard a beautiful vintage trolley.
Elmwood Cemetery
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