After a LONG winter, spring has arrived and we’re ready! From special events to every day activities – save this article and start making plans.
Special Activations
Save the date! Here are special events that are on our calendar every spring.
- Detroit’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- Grand Rapids Lantern Festival @ John Ball Zoo (Grand Rapids)
- Greenfest @ Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Marshmallow Drops (Westland/Trenton)
- Tulip Festival @ DeBuck’s Farm (Belleville)
- A Day Out With Thomas @ Greenfield Village (Dearborn)
- Flower Day @ Eastern Market (Detroit)
- Detroit Grand Prix (Detroit)
Celebrate 313 Day!
March 13th (Thursday) is 3-13 Day in the D! Celebrate the city at one of these 13 favorites!
- Detroit Pistons v Washington Wizards @ Little Caesars Arena
- Detroit Riverfront
- DNR Outdoor Adventure Center
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Michigan Science Center
- Detroit Historical Museum
- Belle Isle Nature Center
- Belle Isle Aquarium
- Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservancy
- Palmer Park
- Garden Bowl Bowling Alley
- DYNO Detroit
- Mexican Village
See A Show
Skip the screen and see it on stage! From storybook favorites to ballet performances and Broadway hits, here are the shows coming to metro Detroit.
- Peter Pan @ Fox Theatre: March 11 – 16
- Tiny Tots: Fox & Branch @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: March 15
- Young People’s Concert: Gold Rush An American Musical Adventure @ DSO: March 15
- Lightwire Theater: Moon Mouse – A Space Odyssey @ Music Hall Detroit: March 16
- STOMP @ Macomb Center: March 20 & 21
- A Year with Frog and Toad @ Flint Institute of Music: March 21 – 30
- Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus@ Berman Center: March 23
- Swan Lake (Grand Kyiv Ballet) @ Music Hall Detroit: March 30
- Madagascar–A Musical Adventure JR. @ Macomb Center: April 5 & 6
- The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales @ Macomb Center: April 8
- DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical @ Michgian Theatre: April 12
- Calling All Brave Heroes! @ Macomb Center: April 17
- Dragons & Mythical Beasts @ Flint Institute of Music: April 18
- The Addams Family @ Fox Theatre: April 22 – 27
- The Wizard of Oz Ballet @ Macomb Center: April 25 – 27
- iLuminate @ Flint Institute of Music: May 1
- Tiny Tots: Kris Johnson Group @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: May 3
- Carnival of The Animals @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: May 3
- iLuminate @ Macomb Center: May 9
Playground
After months holed up at home this winter we are ready to run around the playground! Here’s a list of the newest and most popular parks to check out.
- Bay Court Park (Clarkston)
- Scarlet’s Park (Commerce)
- Crowley Park (Dearborn)
- Parkland Park (Dearborn Heights)
- Chandler Park (Detroit)
- Survivor Playscape (Genoa Township)
- Veterans Park (Hamtramck)
- Green Acres Park (Hazel Park)
- Seymour Lake Park (Oxford)
- Innovation Hills (Rochester Hills)
- Milt Hey / Hudson Park (Royal Oak)
- Pebble Creek Park (Southfield)
- Veterans Memorial Park (Warren)
- Tattan Park (Westland)
- Indian Springs Metropark (White Lake)
- Ford Heritage Park (Ypsilanti)
Celebrating Reading
March is National Reading Month and whether you want to hit up a story time, check out booksor buy new ones for your collections, here are some places to visit.
- 2 Dandelions (Brighton)
- Clinton-Macomb Public Library
- Commerce Township Community Library
- Farmington Community Library
- Love & Other Books (Ferndale)
- Coreander’s Children’s Bookshoppe (Grosse Pointe)
- Redford Township District Library
- Southfield Public Library
- West Bloomfield Public Library
- Wixom Public Library (new turf playground next to the building
Easter Events
Easter is late this year – April 20th – but it means there’s lots of time to plan for an egg hunt and Easter bunny visit.
- Easter Egg Scramble @ Lake Erie Metropark (Brownstown)
- Sensory-Friendly Visit With The Easter Bunny @ Community Center (Brownstown)
- Eeaster Egg-Citement @ Civic Center (Clinton Township)
- Egg Hunt @ Heritgage Park (Farmington Hills)
- Bunny Brunch @ The War Memorial (Grosse Pointe)
- Easter Brunch @ The Ford House (Grosse Pointe)
- Eggstravaganza @ Maybury Farm (Northville)
- Easter Bunny Bonanza @ Seymor Park (Oxford)
- Egg Hunt @ Art Attic (Plymouth)
- Farm Egg Scramble @ Wolcott Mill Farm Center (Ray)
- Village Egg Hunt @ Troy Historic Center (Troy)
- Egg Scramble @ Drake Sports Park (West Bloomfield)
- Egg Hunt & Bunny Fun @ Gilbert Willis Park (Wixom)
Rainy Day Ideas
Spring can be beautiful, it can also be rainy and sometimes cold and in Michigan, often all three in the same day. So when you want to get out the house but can’t be outside, here are indoor adventures to try.
- SEA LIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)
- Busy Bee Play Cafe (Canton)
- SkyZone (Commerce)
- Kidcadia (Dearborn)
- Henry Ford Museum (Dearborn)
- Perfect Game (Farmington Hills)
- Kid Empire (Farmington Hill & Sterling Heights)
- Sloan Museum of Discovery (Flint)
- Castaway Play (Howell)
- Jummps Adventure Park (Lincoln Park)
- Bounce It Up (Livonia)
- Dinoland (Madison Heights)
- Stemville (Northville)
- Troy Community Center Indoor Aquatic Center (Troy)
- Troy Gym –pictured – (Troy)
- Reptarium (Utica)
- ACTIVATE (Utica)
- Rev’d Up Fun (Woodhaven)
Road Trip Destinations
Make the most of spring break and take the kids on a road trip! From a couple hour drive day trips to overnight adventures, here are a few of fun getaways your family will love.
