Tis the season – start making plans for holiday fun. Here are the tree lightings, holiday parade and Santa visits happening this week in metro Detroit.
Thursday, December 15th
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus @ Senior Center (Livonia)
- Christmas Yoga @ DownPup Yoga (Plymouth)
- Bedtime Stories with Santa @ The War Memorial (Grosse Pointe Farms)
- HollyDazzle @ MIchigan Renaissance Festival (Holly)
- Rockin’ with The Reindeer @ LaFontaine (Highland)
- Wild Lights (Royal Oak)
- Holidays @ Heritage Park (Canton)
- Cosmic Christmas @ Longway Planetarium (Flint)
- Lights Before Christmas @ Toledo Zoo (Toledo)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Glenlore Trails Aurora (Commerce)
- The Gift of Lights (Lambertville)
Friday, December 16th
- FREE Holiday Party @ The YMCA (Downriver)
- FREE Holiday Party @ The YMCA (Royal Oak)
- Kid’s Night-In @ Lake St. Clair Nature Center (Harrison)
- Holiday Lights @ Wolcott Farm Center (Ray)
- Winterfest Stroll @ Heritage Park (Taylor)
- Frozen Christmas with Santa @ Fairytale Fun Place (Clarkston)
- Winter Wonderland Night @ Dutton Farm (Rochester Hills)
- Parents Night Out @ PPWC (Hazel Park)
- HollyDazzle @ MIchigan Renaissance Festival (Holly)
- Winter Wonder Lights @ Meadow Brook Hall (Rochester)
- Holiday Stroll @ Canterbury Village (Orion Township) – save with LDG discount
- Wild Lights (Royal Oak)
- Nights of Lights @ Greenmead Historical Park (Livonia)
- Holidays @ Heritage Park (Canton)
- Lights Before Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony (Toledo)
- Toyland @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- Magic of Lights (Clarkston)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- The Gift of Lights (Lambertville)
- Cosmic Christmas @ Longway Planetarium (Flint)
- Glenlore Trails Aurora (Commerce)
- Visit Santa @ Village of Rochester Hills
Saturday, December 17th
- Cookies with Santa @ Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)
- FREE Holiday Party @ The YMCA (Detroit)
- The Grinch and Cindi Loo Who (Downtown Birmingham)
- Breakfast with Santa @ Monroe Street Midway (Detroit)
- Santa’s Candy Cane Trail @ Hudson Mills Activity Center (Dexter)
- Grinch Day @ Library (Detroit)
- Santa Experience @ Blake Farms (Armada)
- Skate with Santa @ Plymouth Cutlural Center (Plymouth)
- Holiday Lights @ Wolcott Farm Center (Ray)
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus @ Senior Center (Livonia)
- Winterfest Stroll @ Heritage Park (Taylor)
- Hometown Holidays Free Horse & Carriage Rides (Lake Orion)
- Cookies with Santa @ Maher Feed and Pet Supply (Highland)
- Santa Skate @ Kennedy Recreation (Trenton)
- HollyDazzle @ MIchigan Renaissance Festival (Holly)
- Santa’s Workshop @ Kirksey Recreation Center (Livonia)
- The Nutcracker @ Power Center (Ann Arbor)
- Drive-Up Santa Experience @ Westview Orchard (Washington)
- Winter Wonder Lights @ Meadow Brook Hall (Rochester)
- Wild Lights (Royal Oak)
- Holiday Stroll @ Canterbury Village (Orion Township)
- Magic of Lights (Clarkston)
- Lights Before Christmas (Toledo)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Nights of Lights @ Greenmead Historical Park (Livonia)
- Holidays @ Heritage Park (Canton)
- The Gift of Lights with Jack and Sally (Lambertville)
- Toyland @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- Christmas @ Crossroads Village (Flint)
- Cosmic Christmas @ Longway Planetarium (Flint)
- Glenlore Trails Aurora (Commerce)
- Visit Santa @ Village of Rochester Hills
Sunday, December 18th
- Menorah In The D @ Campus Martius Park (Detroit)
- Breakfast with Santa @ Monroe Street Midway (Detroit)
- Christmas with Ana & Elsa @ Blake Farms (Armada)
- Winterfest Stroll @ Heritage Park (Taylor)
- Holiday Stroll @ Canterbury Village (Orion Township) – save with LDG discount
- Holiday Concert @ Ballet Folklorico de Detroit (Detroit)
- The Nutcracker @ Berman Center (Bloomfield Township)
- Winter Wonder Lights @ Meadow Brook Hall (Rochester)
- HollyDazzle @ MIchigan Renaissance Festival (Holly)
- Magic of Lights (Clarkston)
- Drive-Up Santa Experience @ Westview Orchard (Washington)
- A Holiday To Remember @ Downtown (Northville)
- Wild Lights (Royal Oak)
- Nights of Lights @ Greenmead Historical Park (Livonia)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Lights Before Christmas (Toledo)
- The Gift of Lights with Elsa and Anna (Lambertville)
- Glenlore Trails Aurora (Commerce)
- Cosmic Christmas @ Longway Planetarium (Flint)
- Wonderland of Lights (Lansing)
- Toyland @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- Santa Visits @ The Village of Rochester Hills (Rochester Hills)
- Holidays @ Heritage Park (Canton)
Save time and money, make it a Papa Romano’s pizza night.

Photo credit: The Toledo Zoo