February may be the shortest month of the year but there’s no shortage of ways to spend your time! Here are events and activities to keep you busy in metro Detroit.
Experience Something NEW
Our favorite museums are getting NEW exhibits this winter and we can’t wait to check them out!
- Wallace & Gromit™ and Shaun the Sheep™: Shear Genius! @ The Henry Ford
- 2TheXtreme @ Sloan Museum of Discovery
- From Here To There @ Impressions 5
- Discovery City Children’s Museum
Find A Winter Festival
Celebrate the season at a winter festival. From ice sculptures and artic slides to Mardi Gras parades – find some fun near you!
- WinterFest (Berkley): February 1
- Ice Fest (Lake Orion): February 1
- Plymouth Ice Festival: February 1 & 2nd
- Winter Blast (Royal Oak): February 1 & 2nd
- Zehnder’s Snowfest (Frankenmuth): February 1 & 2nd
- Ice Carving Show (Mount Clemens): February 1 & 2nd
- WinterFest (Clarkston): February 8th
- Winterfest (Hartland): February 8th
- Winterfest @ Eliza Howell Park (Detroit): February 8th
- Winter Wonderland (Trenton): February 8th
- Cold Rush (Warren): February 8th
- Winter Around The World @ Valade Park (Detroit): February 14th – 16th
- Ice Carving Festival (Ann Arbor): February 22nd
- World of Winter (Grand Rapids): Runs Daily Thru March 2nd
Hit the road and experience the World of Winter in Grand Rapids – it’s the perfect day trip!
Special Events
Looking for a fun, memorable experience? Check out one of these special events:
- Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny (East Lansing): February 2nd
- Disney On Ice (Detroit): February 13 – 16
- Supercross @ Ford Field (Detroit): February 15
- Dav Pilkey @ Royal Oak Music Theatre (Royal Oak): February 17
- Great Lake’s Comic Con (Macomb): February 21 – 23
- Dinosaur Adventure @ Huntington Place (Detroit): February 22 & 23
- Monster Jam (Detroit): February 22 & 23
- A Year With Frog & Toad Live (Ann Arbor): February 23
Celebrate With Your Loves
February is a month a month of love and if you want to celebrate with your littles, here’s a line-up of family and father-daughter dance events. If you need a date-night, don’t forget about Kid Night Out events. We put together a listing and also highly recommend planning a weeknight date at Host in Utica (they have on-site childcare and the most amazing menu!)
- Daddy Daughter Dance (Livonia)
- Mom and Son Bowling (Monroe)
- Sweetheart Dance (Howell) – multiple dates
- Daddy Daughter Dance (Shelby Township)
- Daddy Daughter Dance (New Baltimore) – multiple dates
- Daddy Daughter Dance (Dearborn) – multiple dates
- Cupid’s Family Shuffle (Troy)
- Daddy Duaghter Dance (Farmington Hills)
- Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance (Farmington Hills)
- Family Dance Party (Brownstown)
- Daddy Daughter Dance (Clinton Township)
Snow Day Activities
Adults have mixed feelings on snow days but it can make winter days more fun and the kids love it. So if we get snow – and even if we don’t – here are winter sports to keep you busy.
