Tree lighting ceremonies, holiday shows and SANTA, there’s plenty to do during the Christmas season throughout Metro Detroit. Here is your complete Holiday Guide, listed city by city, for where to find all the festive fun!
Ann Arbor
Armada
Auburn Hills
- Fish-Mas @ SEALIFE Michigan Aquarium, Auburn Hills: TBA
- Tree Lighting Ceremony @Downtown Auburn Hills: Friday, December 2
Belleville
Birmingham
Bloomfield Hills
Brighton
Canton
- Winter Wonderland Walk @ Heritage Park: November 30
- Santa Breakfast @ Summit, Canton: Saturday, December 3
Chelsea
Clinton Township
- Christmas Aglow @ Clinton Township Civic Center: Saturday, December 3
- Story Hour with Santa @ The Mall At Partridge Creek: Tuesday, December 6
- Holiday Express @ Joy Park: Saturday, December 10
Dearborn/Dearborn Heights
- Holiday Nights @Greenfield Village: Weekends In December
- The Nutcracker Ballet With Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra @ Ford Center: December 3 & 4
Detroit
- Detroit Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Campus Martius: Friday, November 18
- ELF @ The Fox Theatre: November 22 – 27
- Baby Shark LIVE: The Christmas Show @ The Fox Theatre: Friday, December 2
- A Charlie Brown Christmas @ The Fox Theatre: Sunday, December 4
- NUTCRAKER! Magic of Christmas Ballet @ The Fox Theatre: Sunday, December 11
- Home Alone In Concert @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Wednesday, December 14
- “’Twas the Night Before…” by Cirque du Soleil @ The Fox Theatre: December 15 – 26
- Home For The Holidays @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: December 16 -18
- Holiday @ The Boll Family Y: TBA
Dexter
Farmington/Farmington Hills
- Light Up The Grand Parade: TBA
- Cookies With Santa @Longacre House: November 30 & December 1
- Holiday @ The YMCA: Saturday, December 4
- Breakfast with Santa @ Longacre House: December 17 & 18
Dexter
Farmington/Farmington Hills
- Light Up The Grand Parade: TBA
- Cookies With Santa @Longacre House: November 30 & December 1
- Holiday Lights Celebration @ Fire Station #1: Sunday, December 4
- Holiday @ The YMCA: Saturday, December 4
Flint
Garden City
Grosse Pointe
- Cookies with Santa @ The Ford House: December 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14 & 17
- Breakfast with Santa @ The Ford House: December 11 & 18
Howell
Lake Orion
- Sing & Stroll Tree Lighting @ Downtown Lake Orion: Thursday, November 17
- Lighted Christmas Parade: Sunday, December 3
Livonia
- Merry & Bright Parade & Tree Lighting: Sunday, December 4
- Holiday Cheer with Livonia Symphony Orchestra @ Civic Center Library: Saturday, December 17
Macomb
Milford
- Christmas Open House @ Downtown Milford: Thursday, December 1
- Snacks With Santa @Kensington Metropark Farm Center: December 1011, 17 & 18
- Holiday @ The Y: Tuesday, December 21
Northville
- Holiday Lighted Parade: Saturday, November 19
- Santa Visits @ Tree Cedars Farm: Weekends in December
- Santa Visits @ Maybury Farm: December 3, 4, 10 &11
- Christmas In The Village @ Mill Race: December 2 & 3
Novi
Pontiac
Rochester/Rochester Hills
- The Big, Bright Light Show @Downtown Rochester: Daily In December
- Winter Wonder Light @Meadowbrook Hall: Thursday – Sunday in December
- Santa Saturdays @Meadowbrook Hall: December 3, 10 & 17
- Caroling In The City @ Downtown Rochester: Sunday, December 11
Royal Oak
- Wild Lights @Detroit Zoo: Most Nights In December
- Royal Oak Jingle & Light Parade: Saturday, December 10
- Holiday Fun Fest @ South Oakland Family Y: TBA
Shelby Township
- Christmas Aglow @ Shelby Township Municipal Grounds: Thursday, December 1
- Christmas On The Frontier @ Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center: Saturday, December 3
- Breakfast for Santa @ Shelby Township Activities Center: Saturday, December 3
Southfield
Southgate
South Lyon
- Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt @ McHattie Park: Saturday, December 3
- Holiday Spectacular @ McHattie Park: Saturday, December 3
Sterling Heights
Taylor
Waterford
Westland
- Wayne County Lightfest @ Merriman Hollow Park: Daily In December
- Ornament Workshop and Pictures With Santa @Westland Historic Village: Saturday, December 3
Wixom
- Tree Lighting Festival @ Wixom Community Center: Friday, December 2
- Firefighters Breakfast With Santa @ Wixom Community Center: Saturday, December 10