The weekend has arrived, and we bet you’re ready to warm up at some of these great events across Metro Detroit!
Plymouth Ice Festival
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January 31st - February 2nd
Downtown Plymouth
The 43rd Annual Plymouth Ice Festival is this weekend in downtown Plymouth. You can see over 70 ice sculptures throughout the city and enjoy their popular 100-foot tubing run. There will also be a petting farm, festival food, nightly entertainment, and more! The event is free and fun for all ages.
Sugar Hill Gang x Furious 5
Friday, January 31st at 8pm
Diamondback Music Hall
“A hip-hop, the hippie to the hippie the hip, hip-a-hop and you don’t stop rockin' to the bang-bang, the boogie, say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat”. Sorry, now you have the Rapper’s Delight stuck in your head and have to go see the Sugarhill Gang, some of hip-hop’s founding godfathers at the Diamondback Music Hall along with Furious Five this Friday. They defined the Golden Age of Hip-Hop, so get ready to party like it’s 1979!
Winter Blast
January 31st - February 2nd
Downtown Royal Oak
This weekend, Winter Blast returns to Downtown Royal Oak, offering free winter fun for the entire family! Located in the heart of downtown, attendees can enjoy live music, ice sculptures, a medieval-themed village, a zip line, a kids' adventure zone, food trucks, free ice skating, family activities, and much more!
Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre
Saturday, February 1st at 3pm
Redford Theatre
The world-renowned Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is coming to the Redford Theatre this Saturday! This animal circus features rescued cats, dogs, and a parrot performing various stunts under the direction of Gregory Popovich. The show combines human and animal actors in entertaining comedy routines with acrobatics, juggling, and clowns. It’s a cruelty-free, uplifting experience that delights animal lovers of all ages!
Detroit Boat Show
February 1st - February 8th
Huntington Place
The cars have officially exited Huntington Place and the boats have arrived! The Progressive Detroit Boat Show starts on Saturday, Feb. 1, and runs until Saturday, Feb. 8. It will be a week filled with all things boats. We are the Great Lake State, so we take boating pretty seriously here. If you have a love for being out on the water, you can enter to win free tickets here.
The Michigan Oddities and Horror Fest
February 1st - February 2nd from 10am-8pm
FMB Expo Center
Looking for a thrill? The Michigan Oddities & Horror Fest will be at the FMB Expo Center in Monroe this Saturday and Sunday. It will feature over 170 vendors, horror celebrities, food trucks, real human bones, Ouija board exhibits, metaphysical items, tarot readings, and more. Enthusiasts will have the opportunity to meet Linnea Quigley from “Return of the Living Dead” and Michael Berryman from “The Hills Have Eyes”.
Winter at Valade
January 10th - February 23rd every weekend
Robert C. Valade Park
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is excited to invite you to embrace the winter season with them! Winter at Valade returns! From January through February, they’ll have oversized fire pits, sledding, games, delicious drinks, tasty food, and many activities and free events for all ages.
Footloose the Musical
Now through February 2nd
Oakland University
Everybody cut loose! The iconic 1984 movie has been retooled into a stage musical, and it will feel like you’re watching the original film with Kevin Bacon. The show is being produced by Oakland University, and the school has some seriously talented actors. If you’ve never seen “Footloose,” it’s about a group of teens who rebel against the norms of their little small town.
Hadestownn
Now through February 2nd
Fisher Theatre
Tony-winning musical Hadestown is at the Fisher Theatre, and its wowing audiences. This show won eight Tony Awards, so you know it’s gotta be good! It’s based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and his journey to the underworld, but it has a unique twist that audiences love. If you love musical theatre, this needs to be on your radar!
August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
January 10th - March 2nd
Detroit Repertory Theatre
In a rundown Chicago recording studio in 1927, tensions flare as Ma Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues” and her band record jazz and blues standards. Ma Rainey fiercely defends her music, while her cocky trumpet player Levee dreams of making his own fame. August Wilson’s powerful work explores themes of rage, racism, self-hatred, and exploitation beyond the music. You can see ‘August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ at the Detroit Repertory Theatre now through March 2nd.
Winter Park at Bowers School Farm
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through February 23rd
Bowers School Farm
Looking for something fun to get into this weekend? Check out Bowers School Farm in Bloomfield Hills. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through February 23rd Bowers School Farm is free and open to the public for visitors to meet their animals, enjoy their cozy bonfires and to indulge in a variety of comfort foods from their Farm Kitchen and Store. Visitors can also purchase tickets to ride down their tubing hill that takes you through a giant light tunnel. It is recommended to purchase tubing tickets in advance due to its popularity.
Comedy Shows to Check Out
Need a laugh? Look no further.
Ron Taylor at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle
January 30th - February 3rd | Learn more!
Can’t Even Comedy Presents Paul Elia at The Congregation
Thursday, January 30th at 7pm | Learn more!
“Classy” Comics Comedy Show at Aqua Fine Dining
Thursday, January 30th at 8pm | Learn more!
Greg Morton at One Night Stans Comedy Club
January 30th - February 1st | Learn more!
Frank Spadone: Dinner Show at Italian American Club of Livonia
Friday, January 31st at 6pm | Learn more!
Gary Vider at Detroit House of Comedy
January 31st - February 1st | Learn more!
Howie Mandel & Arsenio Hall at MGM Grand Detroit
Friday, January 31st at 7pm | Learn more!
Matt Braunger at Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase
January 30th - February 1st | Learn more!
Cailmar White at Punchline Comedy Lounge
January 30th -February 1st | Learn more!
Rickey Smiley at Sound Board
Saturday, February 1st at 8pm | Learn more!
Popovich Comedy Pet Theater LIVE at Redford Theatre
Saturday, February 1st at 3pm | Learn more!
UpDating at Saint Andrew’s Hall
Sunday, February 2nd at 7:30pm | Learn more!
Tim Heidecker: Slipping Away Tour at Majestic Theatre
Sunday, February 2nd at 7pm | Learn more!
Don McMillan at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle
Sunday, February 2nd at 7pm | Learn more!
