Life is expensive but family fun doesn’t have to be. Here are FREE family events happening metro Detroit this month!
Happening in February:
- Mardi Gras @ Valade Park (Detroit): February 9 – 11
- Cold Rush @ City Square (Warren): Saturday, February 10
- Winter Fest @ Palmer Park (Detroit): Saturday, February 10
- Winterfest (Hartland): Saturday, February 10
- #StrongerTogether Ice Fest (Oxford): Saturday, February 11
- FREE Open Family Swim @ Goldfish Swim School (West Bloomfield): Saturday, February 16th
- FREE Open Family Swim @ Goldfish Swim School (Birmingham): Saturday, February 17th
- FREE Open Family Swim @ Goldfish Swim School (Ann Arbor): Monday, February 19th
- FREE Open Family Swim @ Goldfish Swim School (Clarkston): Monday, February 19th
- Winterfest @ Eliza Howell Park (Detroit): Saturday, February 24
- Ice Carving Festival (Ann Arbor): Saturday, February 24
- Dr. Dolittle Puppet Show @ Davison Public Library (Davison): Saturday, February 24
- World of Winter Festival (Grand Rapids): Daily
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: 242 Community Church, Hobbs+Black Architect