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Enjoy a fun-filled family day with entertainment, games, crafts, food, slides and more to benefit Children's Hospital-Pediatric Oncology, Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan and RHDAS. Benny Edwards performs from 12:45 p.m., Deborah’s Stage Door performs at 2 p.m., Joshua Wilde Magician Extraordinaire performs at 3:15 and line dancing with princesses...
Be Her Village is hosting its first in-person Motherhood Expo to connect parents with businesses designed to make motherhood better. It includes free activities for kids including dance classes, story time and arts and crafts; free pampering sessions with massages, facials and mini-spa services, free wellness area with prenatal...
Stroll through a pumpkin patch and welcome fall with fresh cider and doughnuts from Yates Cider Mill. Visit with pirates and princesses who will be wandering throughout the Village and even wear your own pirate and princess costume to mingle right along with them. Enjoy live music, food and...
Over 50 local vendors will be on hand selling unique and extensive variety of Halloween related treasures. Expect to find horror movies, comics, art, patches, buttons, toys, books, handmade crafts, home decor, jewelry, t-shirts, costumes, witchy wares, collectibles, props and more. There will be different vendors on both Saturday and...
In honor of National Child Passenger Safety Week, Bowman Chevrolet is teaming up with St. Joseph Mercy Oakland to host a free car seat check clinic. Car seat specialists on-site will verify that children are using a weight and height appropriate seat, check installation of current seats and assist...
Enjoy a day filled with spectacular stories, creative activities and fun performances at their first-ever Story Festival! The festival is a partnership with the Grosse Pointe Public Library and the ECHO Library and Resource Center and promises to be a fun day out with a lot of learning mixed...
Circus Kirkus is a grand, comedy-driven, theatrical experience inside an intimate European circus tent. They have aerialists, interactive comedy, jugglers and acrobats. This show creates magic, wonder and whimsy dedicated to rejuvenating your curiosity in the world. No animals.
Event Cost: $26.99/adults, $10.99/12 and under. Save $5 per ticket by...
Families with children ages 5 and under are invited to join a live story time via Zoom that incorporates many pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement. Online program registration is required.
Event Cost: Free
Event Times: 10:15 a.m., Sept. 27, 2021
Join the Detroit Historical Society at the Detroit Historical Museum to watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade. The parade begins right in front of the museum, at Woodward and Kirby, with several viewing options. General Admission guests will enjoy hot chocolate, coffee and baked goods inside the museum’s Allesee Gallery of...
