11/03/2026
25 things to do in Metro Detroit this November 🎄✨ In date order:
1. Nov 4 — The tree arrives at Campus Martius
2. Nov 5 — Pewabic Holiday Showcase opens
3. Nov 11 — Downtown Markets + Cadillac Lodge open
4. Nov 19 — Wayne County Lightfest opens + Sippin' Santa at The Skip
5. Nov 20 — Detroit Tree Lighting, 4–9 PM · FREE
6. Nov 21 — The Rink opens + Wild Lights + Light Up Beacon Park
7. Nov 23 — Rochester's Big, Bright Light Show
8. Nov 26 — Turkey Trot, the 100th Parade + Lions
9. Nov 27 — Winter Wonder Lights at Meadow Brook
10. Nov 28–29 — The Nutcracker at the Opera House
Plus Lions, Pistons + Red Wings home games, the DIA and Detroit Historical Museum (both free), and nightly jazz at Cliff Bell's — all in the slides. Save this and send it to your holiday crew 📌