Region 1 -Detroit Area
Region 1 -Detroit Area
Michigan Life's Detroit Area including Monroe County, Washtenaw County and Wayne County Michigan.
Saturday & Sunday, October 5 & 6, 2024
10am-5pm
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.
2024 Dates: Deranged returns Friday, September 13th and
opens for the season Friday, September 27th
Opening Date: September 13, 2024
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 28, 2024
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.
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.
December 1-3, 8-10, 14-17, 19-23, 26-28, 2023
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.
Saturday, November 17, 2023 at 6:30pm
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.
Wednesday - Sunday
Thurs., Nov. 16, 2023 - Sun., Dec. 24, 2023
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
The Lightfest will be closed Monday and Tuesday evening.
The Wayne County Lightfest is magical four-mile stretch of Hines Park, displaying nearly 50 animated themed displays and more than 100,000 lights .
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?
July 28 - August 3, 2024
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.
March 21 - 26, 2023
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America, fouded in 1963.
Wiard's Cider Mill and Apple Orchard was founded in Michigan by George Wiard in 1837. Visitors can enjoy u-pick apples, u-pick pumpkin patch, drink delicious cider, roam through a corn maze, climb on a hayride, or reserve a field trip, Wiard’s is the orchard for you.