Life is expensive but family fun doesn’t have to be. Here are FREE family events happening metro Detroit this month!
Happening in April:
- Arab American National Museum: Thursday – Sundays in April
- FREE Admission @ Michigan Science Center: Friday, April 5th
- FREE Friday @ Cranbrook Institute of Science: Friday, April 5th
- Drop-In Workshop @ Detroit Institute of Arts: April 5th – 7th**
- Touch A Truck @ The Henry Ford: Saturday, April 6th
- Art Party @ Ford Community Center, Dearborn: Saturday, April 6th
- Sensory Friendly Morning @ DNR Outdoor Adventure Center, Detroit: Sunday, April 7th
- Total Solar Eclipse @ River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Monroe: Monday, April 8th
- Solar Eclipse Viewing @ Longway Planetarium, Flint: Monday, April 8th
- Eclipse Party @ Brandenburg Park, Chesterfield Township: Monday, April 8th
- Solar Eclipse Watch Party @ Cullen Plaza, Detroit: Monday, April 8th
- Astronomy Night @ Belle Isle Nature Center: Friday, April 12th
- Spring Stroll @ Downtown Birmingham: Saturday, April 13th
- Earth Day Celebration @ West Bloomfield Recreation Activities Center: Thursday, April 18th
- FREE 3rd Thursday @ Cranbrook Institute of Science: Thursday, April 18th
- Community Open House @ DNR Outdoor Adventure Center: Thursday, April 18th
- Healthy Kids Day @ The YMCA (multiple locations): Saturday, April 20th
- Green Day @ Belle Isle Nature Center, Detroit: Saturday, April 20th
- Earth Day Extravaganza @ Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, Westland: Saturday, April 20th
- Earth Day Celebration @ Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, Shelby Township: Saturday, April 20th
- Earth Day Celebration & Nature Hikes @ Drayton Plains Nature Center, Waterford: Saturday, April 20th
- DIY-U FREE Kids Workshop @ Lowes (multiple locations): Saturday, April 20th
- Dear Earth – Super Hero Hike @ For-Mar Nature Preserve, Burton: Saturday, April 20th
- Community Appreciation Day @ The Ford House, Grosse Pointe: Sunday, April 21st
- Free Admission @ Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit: Sunday, April 21st
- Touch A Truck @ Southfield Parks and Recreation: Sunday, April 21st
- Earth Day @ Farmington Nature Center: Monday, April 22nd
Year-Round Fun:
- Museum of Natural History at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
- 2/42 Community Church (Ann Arbor)
- Great Lakes Crossing Play Area (Auburn Hills)
- Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills) – First Friday and Third Thursday
- The E. L. Johnson Nature Center (Bloomfield Hills)
- 2/42 Community Church (Brighton)
- Calder Farms (Carleton)
- Detroit Institute of Arts**
- Belle Isle Nature Center (Detroit)
- Belle Isle Aquarium (Detroit)
- Farmington Hills Nature Center (Farmington Hills)
- Riley Ice Rink (Farmington Hills)
- Kensington Farm Center (Milford) *
- Ward Church (Northville)
- Wolcott Mill Farm Center (Ray)*
- Baxter’s Cafe (Riverview)
- Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center (Shelby Township)
- Sterling Heights Nature Center (Sterling Heights)
- Stage Nature Center (Troy)
- Indian Springs’ Environmental Discovery Center (White Lake)*
- Lowe’s Kids’ Workshops – Second Saturday
- Home Depot Kids’ Workshops – First Saturday
*Requires a Huron-Clinton Metroparks pass but you can get one for free from your library with the Michigan Activity Pass.
** Free admission for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
Photo Credit: DNR Outdoor Adventure Center
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