Tis’ the season to start making plans for holiday fun. Here are the tree lightings, holiday parades, light shows, and Santa visits happening this week in metro Detroit.
Thursday, November 23rd
- America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (Detroit)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Northern Lights @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
Friday, November 24th
- Wild Lights @Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Winter Wonder Light @Meadowbrook Hall (Rochester)
- Santa Claus Parade (Grosse Pointe)
- Fantasy of Light (Howell)
- Santa Visits @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
- Santa’s Parade (Plymouth)
- Canterbury Wonderland Walk @ Oakland Mall (Troy)
- Meet The Grinch @ The Monroe Street Midway (Detroit)
- The Big Reveal @ Indian Springs Discovery Center (White Lake)
- Blake’s Holiday Extravaganza (Armada)
- County Christmas @ Three Cedars Farm (Northville)
- Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic @ Crossroads Village (Flint)
- Home For the Holidays @ The Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Musical Spicer Express Train (Fenton)
- Glenlore Trails Aurora (Commerce)
- Magic of Lights @ DTE Energy Music Theatre (Clarkston)
- Holiday Light Parade and Tree Lighting (Northville)
- FREE Santa Visits @ 1001 Woodward (Detroit)
- Northern Lights @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- Christkindl Markt Opening Weekend (Grand Rapids)
Saturday, November 25th
- Santa Walk @ Downtown Birmingham
- Wild Lights @Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Santaland Parade (Garden City)
- Christmas Parade (Milford)
- Winter Wonder Light @Meadowbrook Hall (Rochester)
- Blake’s Holiday Extravaganza Tree Lighting Ceremony (Armada)
- Santa Visits @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
- Canterbury Wonderland Walk @ Oakland Mall (Troy)
- Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic @ Crossroads Village (Flint)
- Santa & Reindeer Visits @ The Village of Rochester Hills (Rochester Hills)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Parade of Lights @ Fountain Park (New Haven)
- Home For the Holidays @ The Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)
- Glenlore Trails Aurora (Commerce)
- Wonderland of Lights (Lansing)
- County Christmas @ Three Cedars Farm (Northville)
- Musical Spicer Express Train (Fenton)
- Magic of Lights @ DTE Energy Music Theatre (Clarkston)
- FREE Santa Visits @ 1001 Woodward (Detroit)
- Northern Lights @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- Christkindl Markt Opening Weekend (Grand Rapids)
Sunday, November 26th
- Santa Visits @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
- Blake’s Holiday Extravaganza (Armada)
- Winter Wonder Light @Meadowbrook Hall (Rochester)
- Wild Lights @Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Canterbury Wonderland Walk @ Oakland Mall (Troy)
- Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic @ Crossroads Village (Flint)
- Home For the Holidays @ The Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)
- Wayne County Lightfest (Westland)
- Glenlore Trails Aurora (Commerce)
- Light Up The Park (Pinckney)
- Wonderland of Lights (Lansing)
- Musical Spicer Express Train (Fenton)
- Northern Lights @ Beacon Park (Detroit)
- County Christmas @ Three Cedars Farm (Northville)
- Magic of Lights @ DTE Energy Music Theatre (Clarkston)
- Santa & Reindeer Visits @ The Village of Rochester Hills (Rochester Hills)
- FREE Santa Visits @ 1001 Woodward (Detroit)
- Christkindl Markt Opening Weekend (Grand Rapids)
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Photo credit: Wild Lights @ Detroit Zoo