Start planning a weekend full of family fun with the top kid-friendly things to do in Metro Detroit this weekend!
It’s JUNE! Here are the top things to do this month around Metro Detroit.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan’s annual Cereal Drive kicks off this weekend and the LittleGuide Detroit team wants to help! Support our efforts to collect cereal boxes for kids in need this summer by shopping our Amazon List.
There are a few festivals and fairs this weekend and you don’t want to miss Blake Farms’ Country to the Core (you can ride a Monster Truck!)
- Milan Fair: June 1st – 3rd (Fireworks)
- Birmingham Village Fair: June 1st – 4th
- Country to the Core @ Blake Farms: June 2nd – 4th (Fireworks)
- Grosse Ile Islandfest: June 2nd – 4th
- Center Line Festival: June 2nd – 4th
- Bark On Biddle @ Downtown Wyandotte: June 2nd – 4th
- Water Lantern Festival @ Kensington Metropark: June 3rd
- International Kite Festival (New Hudson): June 3rd & 4th
- Art On The Grand @ Downtown Farmington: June 3rd & 4th
- Palmer Park Art Fair: June 3rd & 4th
Don’t miss this week’s giveaaway – 4 tickets to the Detroit Zoo and its new BRICKLIVE exhibit!
If you have a car fan at home, check out the touch-a-truck events in Novi (Friday) and Warren (Saturday).
Train lovers will have fun too. Plan a trip to Starr-Jaycee Park for FREE mini train rides with Great Lake Steamers on Saturday or Sunday. Be sure to visit another Royal Oak Park – Normandy Oaks for a cool playground and even cooler splash pad!
We love FREE! There are several FREE activities for your family to enjoy this weekend.
- FREE Grand Prix Day (Detroit): Friday, June 2nd
- Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills): Friday, June 2nd
- Crossroads Village (Flint): Saturday, June 3rd
- Plymouth Historical Museum: Saturday, June 3rd
- Howell Nature Center: Sunday, June 4th
Make a splash at the Troy Family Aquatic Center, it’s opening weekend!
Plan a visit to the farm. Bowers School Farm has open barn visits, Maybury Farm hosts its Farm Fest on Saturday, and Domino Farms hosts Family Fun Saturdays from 10am to 7pm.
Keep it simple and enjoy a Kid-Friendly Nature Walk in Metro Detroit.
If you still need ideas for summer camp, the LittleGuide Detroit’s CAMP Magazine has hundreds of camps (dates, ages, and prices included) to choose from.
Here are more ideas for the weekend!
MAKE A SPLASH
- Blue Heron Bay Spray Park (Hamburg)
- Lake St. Clair Metropark Beach (Harrison Township)
- Water Warrior Island (Lake Orion)
- The Sprayscape (Plymouth Township)
- H20 Zone Spray Ground Park (Westland)
- Rolling Hills Waterpark (Ypsilanti)
GO TO A FARMERS MARKET
- Eastern Market
- Birmingham Farmers Market
- Farmington Farmers & Artisans Market
- Rochester Farmers Market
- Trenton Farmers Market
- Ann Arbor Farmers Market
VISIT THE PLAYGROUND
- Lower Huron Metropark (Belleville)
- Innovation Hills (Rochester Hills)
- Gallup Park (Ann Arbor)
- Normandy Oaks (Royal Oak)
- Lakeshore Park (Novi)
- McClumpha Park (Plymouth)
- Kiwanis Park (Southgate)
INDOOR PLAY
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)
- Kidcadia Play Cafe (Dearborn)
- Urban Air Adventure Park (Sterling Heights)
- Rev’d Up Fun (Woodhaven)
- Stemville (Northville)
- Yoyo’s Fun Center (Westland)
- Rochester Play (Rochester)
- Bounce It Up (Livonia)
Find more family events on our Event Calendar!
Photo credit: Milan Fair
