Start planning a weekend full of family fun with the top kid-friendly things to do in Metro Detroit this weekend!
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Open Play & Open Swim @ Troy Gym
- When: Saturday from 9-11am and 5:30-8pm
- Where: Troy Gymnastics, TG4
If you’re looking to get out of the house and let the energy out, there’s no better place than Troy Gym! This Saturday, enjoy Open Gym at TG4 – complete with a Munchkin Ropes Course, climbing walls, foam pit for jumping, trampolines, Ninja Course, inflatables, ball room, and more!
LEGO Ninjago Days : Dragon’s Rising Debut
- When: Friday – Sunday
- Where: LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Auburn Hills
Families can become Spinjitzu masters with powered-up activities, experiences and LEGO builds during the all-new LEGO NINJAGO Dragon’s Rising Event. Activities and experiences Include: Build the baby dragon in the Creative Workshop, kids and adults experience a new Ninja training to discover the legendary art of Spinjitzu, the Ninja’s have been separated from each other in MINILAND – search for them to bring them back together and more!
- When: Friday, 4pm to 9pm and Saturday, 12pm to 7:30pm
- Where: Detroit Riverfront’s Valade Park
Enjoy the best of Caribbean Carnival and a New Orleans style Mardi Gras with Carnival outfits, big heads, steel pan drums, second line parades and more!
- When: Friday, February 9th
- Where: Dodge Park Ice Rink, Sterling Heights
Calling all princesses! Grab your tiaras and show us your best moves on the ice for this family fun event.
- When: Saturday, February 10th
- Where: Carls Family YMCA, Milford
Join us for an evening of dancing, refreshments, valentines card making, and much more! This is a family friendly event and all ages are welcome!
- When: Friday – Sunday, multiple performances
- Where: Detroit Opera House
WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz … but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships … until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” See the show at the Detroit Opera House.
- When: Opening Weekend, runs thru March 10th
- Where: Downtown Grand Rapids
The World of Winter is a FREE outdoor festival that takes over downtown Grand Rapids’ parks every year. Bundle up and walk along the Grand River to find a variety of larger-than-life art installations, interactive ice activities, selfie stations and more! This is the Midwest’s LARGEST winter festival and it’s only 2 hours away.
- When: Saturday, February 10th
- Where: Troy Community Center
This is a great opportunity for parents, guardians, or someone special to dance the night away with their little Valentine! Enjoy a live DJ, and have your photo taken in our onsite photo booth! Pizza, drinks, and dessert will be provided.
- When: Saturday, 10am to 5pm
- Where: Palmer Park, Detroit
People for Palmer Park will celebrate love and Black History at its free family-friendly Winter LoveFest. The pre-Valentine’s Day community event will be held in and around the historic Palmer Log Cabin.
Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Dance
- When: Saturday, February 10th
- Where: Blake Farms, Armada
This is a two-hour, Valentine’s/sweetheart-themed dance for parent and child. Tickets include event attendance with music and dancing, food and memories that will last a lifetime. Children 12 years old and under will be in attendance.
- When: Saturday, February 10th
- Where: The HAWK, Farmington Hills
The day’s events will also include a family-friendly Lunar New Year celebration with crafts, artistry, fitness, cultural exploration, and storytelling. Your ticket price includes admission to both the concert and the day’s activities.
- When: Saturday, February 10th
- Where: Multiple locations
Your mini-DIYer will love building this chalkboard that also doubles as a vase. It’s the perfect way to say “I love you” all year long – and it’s FREE!
- When: Saturday, February 10th
- Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
The fans of Hockeytown will be treated to one of the most intense and exciting rivalries in college hockey, as the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans men’s ice hockey teams will add another chapter in their storied rivalry and clash for the “Iron D” Trophy.
- When: Saturday, 2pm to 8pm
- Where: City Square (Warren)
Admire the several ice sculptures on display and enjoy the warmth of the bonfires as you embrace the winter season. Visit with the animals at the petting farm and grab some good food from the local food trucks.
- When: Saturday, 1pm to 5pm
- Where: Heritage Park, Hartland
FREE family fun! Activities will be held at and around Hartland’s Heritage Park, located at 12439 Highland Road.
- When: Saturday
- Where: Downtown Lake Orion
Stroll through Downtowns Lake Orion & Oxford to see all of our beautiful ice sculptures from Clear Cut Ice. Live ice carving performances as well as carvings throughout both towns.
- When: Saturday & Sunday
- Where: Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills
In honor of the February birthdays of Thomas Edison (Feb. 11), Charles Darwin (Feb. 12), and Galileo Galilei (Feb. 15), experiment, explore, and immerse yourself in the teachings of some of the world’s most influential scientists – and spark your own scientific inspiration!
- When: Sunday, February 11th
- Where: Maybury Farm, Northville
Keep Maybury Farm in your Heart when you visit your favorite farm animals! Show some love to our “soon-to-be goat moms” & enjoy special Valentine-themed games & activities!
- When: Sunday, February 11th
- Where: Bowers School Farm, Bloomfield Hills
Come and share the love on the farm! See our new babies and investigate the barns. Create valentines for yourself and some to spread the joy to a local senior center. While you’re creating, enjoy a warm cup of cocoa and a farm-fresh donut. Grades 3 to 5
Find more family events on our Event Calendar
Photo credit: Maybury Farm
