Enjoy the Christmas Season in Michigan Region 1: Detroit Area
Michigan Life's Detroit Area including Monroe County, Washtenaw County and Wayne County Michigan

The holidays are the perfect time of the year to travel around our beautiful state and enjoy the Holiday Light Displays, Exciting Christmas Parades, magical Holiday Shows and Events, and of course it is the time when we all gather in the local Christmas Tree Farms to pick out the perfect Christmas Tree, enjoy hot chocolate and apple cider while taking a horse drawn sleigh-ride through the woods of Michigan. Enjoy Life, Christmas Life, with Michigan Life!
What to See and Do in Region 1 Detroit Area
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Thanksgiving Day! America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Art Van, one of the country’s oldest and most celebrated Parades, will step off at 9:00 a.m. on Woodward Avenue and Kirby and end at Woodward Avenue and Congress. Hundreds of thousands of parade-goers will be watching as the Parade makes its way down Woodward Avenue. |
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The Wayne County Lightfest is open Wednesday - Sunday The Wayne County Lightfest is magical four-mile stretch of Hines Park, displaying nearly 50 animated themed displays and more than 100,000 lights . The Wayne County Lightfest at Hines Park is a fantastic holiday tradition for several reasons: |
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January 30 - February 1, 2026 The Plymouth Ice Festival will take place over three days and include ice carving competitions, food booths, and entertainment. Admission to the festival is free. Ice sculptures available for viewing 24-hours a day (weather permitting). |
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Detroit Institute of Arts is among the top 10 museums in the country, offering over 100 galleries with art from ancient to modern times. Among the renowned works are French Impressionist, German Expressionist, American and Flemish paintings. |
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Roller Skating, Roller Blading, Roller Derby, Skating Lessons, Birthday Parties, Private Parties, Team Building and Family Fun! Call: 734-459-6401 |
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Comerica Park (home of the World Famous Baseball Team The Detroit Tigers) includes a carousel, a Ferris wheel, Liquid Fireworks in center field that can be choreographed to music, and a Walk of Fame pedestrian museum. The park has something for everyone making a full family day of fun! |
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Friday, November 21, 2025 6:30 PM If you go to Northville’s Holiday Lighted Parade & Tree Lighting, expect one of those small-town events that feels straight out of a Christmas movie. |
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The Alexis Company is Detroit’s exciting novelty, party supply, souvenir and tee shirt business. We have served thousands of customers throughout the Metropolitan region and across the nation. |
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Select dates from Nov. 22, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026 Join us for 40 magical nights with millions of LED lights illuminating trees, buildings and more than 280 sculptures throughout the front half of the Zoo. Experience the magic of the Detroit Zoo in winter as you take in the sights and sounds of the season. For guests of all ages. |
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To create fresh, original productions that get our audiences talking among themselves and feeling something new. |
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December 4-7, 12-14, 16-23 & 26-28, 2025 Take a lantern-lit journey into a living snow globe filled with live music, skating, fireworks and tons of winter wonder during America’s premier celebration of the season. |
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Over 80 acres of Pumpkin Patches and all of these other activities at the farm: |
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Thursdays—Sundays from 5:30—8 p.m. Experience the joy of the season with Home for the Holidays at Ford House — a serene, one-mile walk through lighted gardens, historic architecture, and the elegantly decorated Main Residence. |
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The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is located on the shores of Detroit’s historic Belle Isle, just east of downtown Detroit. |
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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is the oldest continually-running conservatory in the United States. It is divided into five distinct sections: Palm House, the Tropical House, the Cactus House, a sunken Fernery, and the Show House. |
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Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10 am Wyandotte Michigan knows how to put on a holiday party. The Parade route begins at Northline near the Police/Court Building and ends at Eureka Avenue. The parade begins at 10 am and usually runs approximately one hour. |
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March 24 - 29, 2026 The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America, fouded in 1963. |
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Friday, November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM The Annual Northville Hometown Holiday is a festive community celebration that kicks off the holiday season. The season begins near middle November with the Holiday Lighted parade followed by the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree in Town Square. |
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Open Daily 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m The Henry Ford provides unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories, and lives from America’s traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness, and innovation. Our purpose is to inspire people to learn from these traditions to help shape a better future. |
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Currently Closed For Ongoing Construction Motown Museum is located on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit—east of Rosa Parks Boulevard and west of Woodward Ave. and the John C. Lodge Expressway (M-10). |






















