Region 1 -Detroit Area
Region 1 -Detroit Area
Michigan Life's Detroit Area including Monroe County, Washtenaw County and Wayne County Michigan.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Our weekend festival features live music, activities, games, demonstrations and a tractor drawn wagon ride. You can also enjoy delicious eats & treats from one of the visiting food trucks. In our General Store you can purchase beverages, old time candy & other snacks
The Detroit International RiverWalk spans more than three miles, from Rose Parks Blvd. to the Belle Isle Bridge, along the Detroit River you can spend time walking or biking through the well designed path and gardens to enjoy the nature and fall splendor.
Dare to Enter the World of Deranged… If You Dare!
Step into the cursed town of Covensfield, where nothing is what it seems and terror lurks around every corner. Your ticket grants you access to multiple nightmarish realms:
1st Weekend of October
Scarecrow Festival is a family event for all ages – a fall festival featuring Scarecrow Contest | Dog Costume contest | children’s area with games/rides carnival | local and regional musical acts | Scarecrow Idol contest, and many other events.
The Rolling Hills Park sledding hill is 275 feet People sledding in length with a large flat area at the bottom and fenced return paths on either side so you can safely climb the hill and ride again. The 70 foot width at the top of the hill is wide enough to spread out and accommodate various levels of thrill seekers.
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).
The Wayne County Lightfest is open Wednesday - Sunday
November 20, 2025 - December 24, 2025
with bonus days of Monday, December 22, 2025 & Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
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:
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.
Experience 14 acres of A-Maze-in fun in southeast Michigan! Test your navigational skills and see who can make it out of the maze first. Or just enjoy a leisurely walk with friends and family while enjoying the twist and turns of the corn maze. Get stuck?
January 17, 2026
The Dexter Ice Festival is a free, winter celebration that takes place in downtown Dexter, centered around Monument Park.
Best In Games (BIG) in Ypsilanti is a massive entertainment complex packed with fun for all ages. With over 150 arcade games, high-speed go-karts, axe throwing, football bowling, bumper cars, and even a smash room, there's something for everyone.
July 27-August 2, 2025
Welcome to "Michigan's Finest" Fair. We are one of Michigan's largest fairs, offering fun for the whole family. Not only do we hold a seven day fair in the summer, we are a year-round facility with shows 40 plus weekends a year.
Shinola is a Detroit-based luxury Hotel.
Shinola Hotel is located on the 1400 block of Woodward Avenue in the center of Detroit. We offer unprecedented access to the best of downtown.
Lone Oak Sunflower Farm and Corn Maze in New Boston, Michigan offer lots of activities from an all-day access on our sunflower farm, to private barn mini games, to an amazing corn maze challenge and a night experience you won’t forget!
Memorial Weekend
Each year on Memorial Day weekend, thousands of people from across the globe gather in the birthplace of Techno to celebrate the heritage of Detroit and its musical influence over countless generations, new and old.
The structure is in good condition considering it was built in 1906. It stands 40 feet tall and was deactivated in 1963. The octagonal white tower is beautiful, each face is sided with horizontal wood strips like clapboards on an old house. Near the middle the structure angles inward and narrows. The eight sided lantern room is empty now.
The Mitten Cafe & Bakeshop serves breakfast, lunch and is a full service bakery specializing custom cakes including weddings. We’re a family owned business that prides ourselves on our tasty recipes and friendly service.
Built in 1931 by Henry Ford as the first airport hotel in the United States, The Dearborn Inn is located on 23 acres of country gardens and is steps from The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village.
Labor Day - First week of November
Since 1977, Plymouth Orchards & Cider Mill has been the local cider mill for families to enjoy fresh-pressed apple cider, fresh-made donuts, crispy caramel apples, icy apple cider slushies, fresh organic apples, baked pies and a fun farm experience.
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).
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.
Opening Date: September 26, 2025
Do you dare cross the threshold of insanity and stare face to face with your deepest fears? Those brave enough to enter the halls of the asylum will begin their journey with our resident Dr. Strach. Descend from here into the darkest reaches of the machine, beginning at Vonks Asylum, whose residents are eager to inflict their madness upon you.
Opening: September 27, 2025
HUSH Haunted Attraction has earned a local and national reputation being ranked as one of Metro Detroit's BEST Haunted Houses by Channel 4 News and among the Top 13 in the nation by Coaster Nation, as well being named one of the nation's Top Haunt's by The Haunted Attraction Association.
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.

























