Start the new year off on a high note and beat cabin fever with family fun on the town in January.
Find A Winter Festival
Celebrate the season a winter festival. From ice sculptures and artic slides to flame displays and fireworks – below is the January line-up. And if you’re ready for a road trip, head to Grand Rapids and experience the Midwest’s LARGEST winter festival – World of Winter. The FREE outdoor experience runs January 9th to March 1st and you’ll want to check it out.
- Fire & Ice Festival @ Downtown Rochester: January 16th & 17th
- Ice Sculpture Festival @ Downtown Tecumseh: January 16th & 17th
- Dexter Ice Festival: January 17th
- BRRmingham Blast: January 24th
- Winter Carnival @ Bear Creek Nature Park: January 24th
- Fire & Ice Festival @ Valade Park (Detroit): January 24th to 25th
- Wintefest (Oak Park): January 25th
- Plymouth Ice Festival: January 30th – February 1st
Detroit Auto Show
The Detroit Auto Show returns January 14th to January 25th. The event brings together a full slate of major automotive brands, immersive indoor tracks, the debut of the Michigan Overland Adventure and Visit Detroit Interactive Experience, and the return of The Gallery with ultra-luxury vehicles.
Hey, Hey Hockey Town
Catch a Red Wings at Little Caesars Areana game or a Team USA Hockey game at USA Hockey Arena. The Campus Martius program will run Saturday mornings from 9am to 9:50am for 6 weeks beginning January 10th.
Honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
MLK Day is Monday, January 19th and you can honor the legacy of the Civil Rights leader by learning more at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History or The Henry Ford’s Liberty and Justice for All exhibit (The Henry Ford offers FREE Admission on MLK Day). You can also contribute to the Day of Service by picking a family project. Have pizzas delivered to local hospital ER staff, bring cookies and coffee to first responders, make a charitable donation or write letters to seniors in your neighborhood.
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.
- Best Ski Resorts In Metro Detroit
- Outdoor Ice Rinks
- Snow Tubing Locations In Metro Detroit (and Michigan)
- Popular Sledding Hills
Photo credit: World of Winter, Grand Rapids
