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75 Things To Do In December In Detroit

The holiday season is upon us and there’s lots to do downtown! Start making plans.

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• 12 Days of GRiZMAS: December 3-13
• Holiday Carriage Rides @ Campus Martius: Fridays & Saturdays
• Detroit Urban Craft Fair @ Masonic Temple: December 6-8
• Noel Day & Night @ Midtown: Saturday, December 7
• Jingle Bell Run @ Corner Ballpark: Saturday, December 7
• Peacock Room Holiday Party @ Willis Show Bar: December 11
• Belle Isle Holiday Stroll @ Belle Isle: Friday, December 13
• GRiZmas @ Masonic Temple: December 13 & 14
• Corktown Aglow @ Corktown: Saturday, December 14
• Ugly Christmas Sweater Silent Disco @ Beacon Park: December 14
• 313 Comedy Night @ Detroit Shipping Co.: Sunday, December 15
• Motor Om Yoga @ Detroit Institute of Arts: Saturday, December 21 

Holiday Festivities

• The Nutcracker @ Detroit Opera House: November 30 – December 1
• Rudolph The Musical @ Fox Theatre: Sunday, December 1
• Twas A Girls Night Before Christmas @ City Theatre: December 5-8
• Tree Lighting @ Foundation Hotel: Friday, December 6
• Dashing Through The Bars @ Greektown: Saturday, December 7
• Indian Village Holiday Tour @ Indian Village: Saturday, December 7
• Holiday Drama @ Detroit Institute of Arts: Sunday, December 8
• Cirque Dreams Holidaze @ Fox Theatre: December 13-15
• Ponyride Marker’s Market @ Grand On River: December 14 & 15
• Boston-Edison Holiday Home Tour: Sunday, December 15
• Home Free’s Dive Bar Christmas Tour @ Masonic Temple: December 15
• Michael Smith Christmas @ Fox Theatre: Wednesday, December 18
• Home Alone In Concert @ DSO: Wednesday, December 18
• Home For The Holidays @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: December 20-22
• Sara Evans at Christmas @ MGM Grand: Friday, December 20
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas @ Fox Theatre: December 21
• Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker @ Fox Theatre: December 22
• Hip Hop Nutcracker @ Masonic Temple: Monday, December 23
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra @ Little Caesars Arena: Saturday, December 28

New Year’s Eve – Tuesday, December 31

• Resolution Ball @ The Fillmore
• Welcome To The 20s @ Foundation Hotel
• Motor City Gala @ Greektown Hotel
• Millionaire NYE Extravaganza @ Masonic Temple
• Red Wings v. Sharks @ Little Caesars Arena
• NYE @ Gold Cash Gold
• Robolights New Years Eve @ MOCAD
• New Years Eve Extravaganza @ El Club
• NYE @ Grey Ghost
• Saved By The 90s – Party Like It’s 1999 @ St Andrew’s Hall

Music + Concerts

• Mendelssohn Violin Concerto @ DSO: December 5-7
• Dru Hill @ Sound Board: Thursday, December 5
• Duke Ellington Orchestra @ DSO: Friday, December 6
• Straight No Chaser @ Fox Theatre: Friday, December 6
• Jeezy @ Little Caesars Arena: Friday, December 13
• Handel’s Messiah @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: December 13 & 14
• 3DIVAS @ DSO’s The Cube: Friday, December 13
• Ultimate 80’s Party with Tiffany @ St. Andrew’s Hall: December 13
• Arlo Mckinley & The Lonesome Sounds @ DIA: Friday, December 13
• Too Hot To Handel @ Michigan Opera House: Saturday, December 14
• The 3 Dimensional Tour @ St Andrew’s Hall: Wednesday, December 18
• The Mack Sisters @ Detroit Institute of Arts: Friday, December 20
• Brandon Ridenour @ Detroit Institute of Arts: Friday, December 27

Theatre, Shows + Comedy

• Hello, Dolly @ Fisher Theatre: November 20 – December 2
• All-Star Comedy Festival @ Fox Theatre: Saturday, December 7
• Brian Regan @ The Fillmore: Friday, December 13
• SpongeBob The Musical @ Fox Theatre: December 26-January 5
• Cedric The Entertainer @ Sound Board: Friday, December 27
• WWE Smackdown Live @ Little Caesars Arena: Friday, December 27

Detroit Sports

• Pistons v. Spurs @ Little Caesars Arena: Sunday, December 1
• Red Wings v. Islanders @ Little Caesars Arena: Monday, December 2
• Pistons v. Bucks @ Little Caesars Arena: Wednesday, December 4
• Pistons v. Pacers @ Little Caesars Arena: Friday, December 6
• Red Wings v. Penguins @ Little Caesars Arena: Saturday, December 7
• Detroit Lions Watch Party @ Beacon Park: Sunday, December 8
• Red Wings v. Jets @ Little Caesars Arena: Thursday, December 12
• Detroit Roller Derby @ Masonic Temple: Saturday, December 14
• Oakland v. MSU Basketball @ Little Caesars Arena: December 14
• Red Wings v. Kings @ Little Caesars Arena: Sunday, December 15
• Lions v. Buccaneers @ Ford Field: Sunday, December 15
• Pistons v. Wizards @ Little Caesars Arena: Monday, December 16
• Red Wings v. Blue Jackets @ Little Caesars Arena: Tuesday, December 17
• Pistons v. Raptors @ Little Caesars Arena: Wednesday, December 18
• Pistons v. Bulls @ Little Caesars Arena: Saturday, December 21
• Red Wings v. Coyotes @ Little Caesars Arena: Sunday, December 22
• Pisons v. 76ers @ Little Caesars Arena: Monday, December 23
• Pistons v. Wizards @ Little Caesars Arena: Thursday, December 26
• Lions v. Packers @ Ford Field: Sunday, December 29

For a full list of events, happenings and the hottest new bars, restaurants and retailers, visit our event calendar!

Photo credit: Corktown Aglow