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This not-so-scary event features trick-or-treating, story time, crafts and a costume contest.
This annual event for kids 12 and under in The Streets of Old Detroit exhibit has trick or treating along with other Halloween themed activities. Costumes are encouraged.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 1-5 p.m. Oct. 23, 2022
The Science Behind Pixar at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn
Christina Clark -
Take a look at the science and technology behind beloved films including Finding Dory and Toy Story – plus hands-on activities and face-to-face recreations of favorite characters.
This exhibit chronicles "a golden age of innovation" in 60 displays, short films, science shows, workshops and more.
Museum hours are as follows:
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday-Friday
10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
This exhibition showcases some of Michigan's most influential punk music artists in the museum's Mobile Homestead.
Museum hours are as follows:
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Start your holiday shopping early at this charity craft and vendor show. Proceeds go to benefit the Downriver West Kiwanis.
Find the latest bath and body products, clothes, jewelry, makeup, candles and more from vendors like Cowgirl DreamsCo., Plunder Design, Pampered Chef, LuLaRoe and LipSense.
Grab your fanny pack and jean jacket! This show is throwing it back to the 1990s with some freestyle hits from the decade.
This hit musical was inspired by true events and tells the story of a show factory worker who isn't quite measuring up to his father's expectations. When the factory the young man works at threatens to close, a performer named Lola, who needs a pair of new stilettos, swoops...
Michael Myers, the escaped mass murderer from the 1978 John Carpenter flick, makes an appearance on the big screen just in time for Halloween.
Gather 'round the fire for an evening of fun and top it all of with a holiday tree lighting.
DTE Energy Foundation Free Second Sunday at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Kari Zaffarano -
Experience all of the wonders of the museum, along with tons of kid-friendly programming during this monthly event, courtesy of DTE Energy.



