Winter is coming, but that doesn’t mean cabin fever has to follow. Here’s a guide to fun activities the entire family can enjoy indoor or outdoor, sunshine or snow!

Get Cultured

• Spend Friday night @ the DIA Drawing in the Galleries with supplies provided by museum and inspiration provided by the art
• Travel around the world and through time @ the Michigan Science Center’s 1001 Inventions Exhibit (special exhibit ends Jan. 7^th)
• Admission is FREE @ the Charles H. Wright Museum on the second Sunday of each month
• Figure out How Does that Work? @ the Dossin Great Lakes Museum
• W.O.W. (Wild Over Wednesday) the Outdoor Adventure Center offers free admission the last Wednesday of each month between 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Fun & Games

• Bowling, Fowling or both! Rock the lanes at Garden Bowl or try something new @ the Fowling Warehouse (i.e. bowling with a football!)
• Head to Pop + Offworld  let your kids experience some Wreck-It Ralph fun at an arcade pizza bar
• It’s Family Open Play @ Detroit Dart Club Saturday + Sundays from 12pm – 6pm
• Watch the Red Wings or Pistons play at the new Little Caesars Arena
• Bundle up and hit the ice at The Rink @ Campus Martius

See a Show

Sesame Street Live @ Fox Theater, January 26^th – February 12^th

Harlem Globetrotters @ Little Caesars Arena, February 3rd 

Finding Neverland @ Fisher Theatre, February 6^th -18^th

Paw Patrol @ Fox Theatre, March 1^st – 4^th

Cinderella @ Fisher Theatre, March 13^th -18^th

The Sound of Music @ Fox Theatre, March 30^th -31^th

Can’t Miss Detroit Events

• Celebrate the Motor City at the North American International Auto Show @ Cobo January 14^th – 21^st
• Embrace the cold @ Winter Blast downtown on January 20^th – 22^nd
• Motor City special Autorama @ Cobo March 2^nd -4^th
• Wear green and become Irish for the day in Corktown @ the St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 11^th

About Kerry Doman

Kerry Doman is the founder and CEO of LittleGuide Detroit and After 5 Detroit. She has lived downtown Detroit for 10+ years and still calls the city home with her husband and son. As a relatively new mom, she’s excited to explore downtown with her family and hopes you’ll enjoy doing the same!