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The 9th annual Hug Detroit Day Block Party Backpack & School Supply Drive offers hugs, handshakes, free concert, talent showcases, activities for children, art exhibits, vendors, games, food, drinks and much more. It kicks off with a Thunder Stroll walk hosted by Holice Wood dedicated to Terry Thunder Hugley....
Spongebob fans can take a trip to Bikini Bottom and watch characters face total annihilation of their undersea world. Performances take place on Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Event cost: $12/tickets in advance, $15/tickets at the door
All aboard! The Thomas the Tank Engine is coming through Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad on Aug. 20-22, 27-29. Enjoy the train ride, games and gift shop at this event.
Limited capacity and advanced tickets required.
Event Cost: $26/ticket
This annual family walk raises crucial funds and community awareness for Friendship Circle and individuals with special needs. This year’s theme is, “You Belong” and will celebrate the belief that everyone deserves friendship and belonging.
Welcomes and nurtures all individuals regardless of their abilities. Walkers will enjoy a post-walk celebration...
Celebrate the Dexter Area Historical Society’s 50th birthday with demonstrations, tours of historic Gordon Hall, antique and classic car show, craft displays, blacksmithing, beekeeping, and more. Visit the newly renovated milk house, the only surviving original outbuilding on the property. The Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club will set up...
Enjoy a story time designed especially for young children and their parents in the reading garden featuring a fireman and a doctor.
Event Cost: Free
Babies from birth to age 2 years and their caregivers are invited to join Amy Kaltz as she demonstrates simple signs to use with your child in this fun, signing story time.
Event Cost: Free
Event Times: 10:15 a.m., online registration required to receive a link.
Festa Italiana is back at the Freedom Hill County Park July 16 – 18! This three-day event celebrates Italian Heritage with live music, delicious food and tons of fun! There will be fireworks on Friday, contests and a family fun zone that features a zip line, bounce house, rock...
Enjoy the views of Kent Lake while listening to the sounds of the Michigan Philharmonic, a full orchestra. The theme is, "A Summer Celebration," and will showcase music from Broadway and movies, along with some patriotic favorites.
Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy the concert on land or paddle...
Join the United Shore Professional Baseball League for a night of baseball, fireworks and fun. The gates open at 6 p.m., with the first 750 kids in the stadium receiving a free T-shirt! The Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers are facing the Westside Woolly Mammoths, starting at 7:05 p.m., and will...
Dearborn Youth Theater's production of The Addams Family features an original story that uses the same characters, Wednesday, Gomez and Morticia Addams, to name a few.
Performances:
Friday, August 6 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, August 7 at 2 and 7 p.m.
Sunday, August 8 at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15-$20/each
Families can join a live story time via Zoom with stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement.
Event Cost: Free
Event Times: 10:15 a.m., online registration required for the link.














