Looking for daily inspiration and ideas for things to do with kids this week? From at-home family fun, to festivities around town – here are our top picks for fun things to do with kids in Metro Detroit this week!
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Featured Events
- Open Family Swim @ Aqua-Tots Swim School (multiple locations)
- Summer Kick-off Open House @ Troy Historic Village (Troy)
- Summer Celebration @ Library (Redford)
- Wings & Wheels @ Yankee Air Museum (Belleville)
- Summerfest (Auburn HIlls)
- Open Air Market Character Visits @ Downtown (Monroe)
- Fiary & Pirate Adventure @ Downtown (Tecumseh)
- Sensory Friendly Saturday: Ratatouille @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
- Summer Kick-Off @ River Bends Park (Shelby Township)
- Sensory Friendly Days @ DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Sunday Train Rides @ Joy Park (Clinton Township)
- Hot Wheels Legends Tour (Dearborn)
Outdoor Movie
- TBD @ City Hall Park (Dearborn)
- Encanto @ Booth Park (Birmingham)
- The Lion King @ Ford Field (Northville)
- Minions: Rise of Gru @ Riverside Park (Auburn Hills)
- The Croods @ Hudon-Mills Metropark (Dexter)
Festivals & Fairs
- Melvindale Days Festival (Thursday – Sunday)
- Berkley Art Bash (Saturday)
- Canterbury Village Medieval Faire (Saturday & Sunday)
- Motor City Irish Fest (Saturday & Sunday)
- St. Frances Cabrini Festival (Friday – Sunday)
Splash Pads
- Van Buren Park Beach (Belleville)
- Lyle C. VanHouten Spray Park (Dearborn Heights)
- The Sprayscape (Plymouth Township)
- Heritage Park Splash Pad (Farmington Hills)
- Dodge Park Splash Pad (Sterling Heights)
- Blue Heron Bay Spray Park (Hamburg)
Hands-On Museums
- Sloan Museum of Discovery (Flint)
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (Ann Arbor)
- Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
- DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
Indoor Fun
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)
- Fun ZoneZ (Redford)
- Kidcadia (Dearborn)
- Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit)
- Stemville (Northville)
- Troy Gym Munchkin Ropes Course
Nature Centers + Classes
- Indian Springs Discovery Center (White Lake)
- Leslie Science and Nature Center (Ann Arbor)
- Hawk Woods Nature Center (Auburn Hills)
- Farmington Hills Nature Center
- Howell Nature Center
- Red Oaks Nature Center (Madison Heights)
- Sterling Heights Nature Center
- West Bloomfield Nature & Recreation Center
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