Spring is here! Open farmer’s markets, spring crafts and beautiful gardens are proof that Old Man Winter is gone, time to soak up some sun! And there’s no better way to enjoy it than with family and friends. Here’s our weekend list of happenings in Metro Detroit. 

 

Blue Man Group at The Fisher Theater

{Date + Time}
April 24, 2015 at 8 p.m.

{Cost}
$29 – $100

{Location}
3011 West Grand Blvd.

Detroit

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Make a Joyful Noise at the DIA

{Time + Date}
April 24, 2015  from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
5200 Woodward Ave.

Detroit

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Astronomy Weekend at The Michigan Science Center

{Date + Time}
April 24, 2015 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

{Cost}
All activities included with general admission.

{Location}
5200 John R. St.

Detroit

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Michigan Earth Day Fest

{Date + Time}
Friday April 24th (4 – 9 p.m.), Saturday April 25th (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) and Sunday April 26, 2015 ( 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
100 Civic Center Dr.

Downtown Rochester

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Brick It Up Parents Night Out (Sitters & activities provided)

{Date + Time}
April 24, 2015 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

{Cost}
Free for parents,  $20 for one child, $15 for each additional child.

{Location}
948 South Baldwin Rd.

Clarkston

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Farmington Hills Frogs & Fun

{Time + Date}
April 24, 2015 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

{Cost}
$5 per person, ages 6 and up

{Location}
Heritage Park, 24725 Farmington Rd.

Farmington Hills

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Updog Yoga Family Class

{Time + Date}
April 24, 2015 from 7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.

{Cost}
$25/ family of 2, $30/ family of 3, $35/ family of 4, $40/ family of 5 or more

{Location}
210 W. University St.

Rochester

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“Anything Can Happen If You Let It” Mary Poppins Performance

{Date + Time}
April 24, 2015 at 7 p.m.

{Cost}
$10, free for kids 3 & under

{Location}
Costick Activities Center, 28600 Eleven Mile Rd.

Farmington Hills

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Fairytale Fete at the Southfield Public Library

{Date + Time}
April 24, 2015 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
26300 Evergreen Rd.

Southfield

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Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Used Book Sale

{Date + Time}
April 24, 2015 from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
14200 Oak Park Blvd.

Oak Park

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Morning Wee Hands Baby Sign Language (6 – 22 mos)

{Date + Time}
April 24, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (4 week session)

{Cost}
$50 + $10 materials fee

{Location}
318 W. Nine Mile

Ferndale

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Saturday Market at the Eastern Market

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 from 6 a.m. – 4 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
2600 block Russell St.

Detroit

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Day Out With Thomas & Railroader’s Breakfast at The Henry Ford

{Date + Time}
Saturday, April 25th & Sunday April 26, 2015 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (open for breakfast at 7:45 a.m.)

{Cost}
Free with Greenfield Village admission

{Location}
20900 Oakwood Blvd.

Dearborn

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Cranbrook Space Oddyssey at Cranbrook Institute of Science

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

{Cost}
Adults/$13, kids (2 – 12)/ $5.50

{Location}
39221 Woodward Ave.

Bloomfield Hills

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The Very Last Thing (An Opera For Young People)

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.

{Cost}
Adults/$30 – $50, kids (ages 5 – 17) $15 – $30

{Location}
1526 Broadway St.

Detroit

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Waterford Sheep Shearing & Pancake Breakfast 

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Hess Hathaway Park, 825 S. Williams Lake Rd.

Waterford

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YMCA Healthy Kids Day

{Time + Date}
April 25, 2015 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
South Oakland Family YMCA, 1016 W. Eleven Mile Rd.

Royal Oak

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Nature Tales: A Lowly Tale 

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

{Cost}
$4 per child

{Location}
Leslie Science & Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd.

Ann Arbor

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Storytime at Detroit Kid City

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 at 11 a.m.

{Cost}
$10 per child, free for infants, adult admission free with drink purchase

{Location}
29115 Greenfield Rd.

Southfield

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Tinker, Hack, Invent at The Henry Ford

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

{Cost}
Kids 4 & under/free, kids 5 – 12/ $15, adults/$20

{Location}
20900 Oakwood Blvd.

Dearborn

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Spring Clean Up Sponsored by St. James Lutheran Church

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
170 McMillan Rd.

Grosse Pointe Farms

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Race Car Crafting

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Sterling Heights Public Library, 49255 Dodge Park Rd.

Sterling Heights

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Library Legos

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 at 2 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Sterling Heights Public Libary, 49255 Dodge Park Rd.

Sterling Heights

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Friends of the Library Book Sale

{Date + Time}
April 25, 2015 at 6 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Redford Twp. District Library, 25320 W. Six Mile

Redford

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Sensory Friendly Day

{Date + Time}
April 26, 2015 from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

{Cost}
Adults/ $14, kids (2 – 12) & seniors/ $11, free for members

{Location}
Michigan Science Center, 5020 John R. Street

Detroit

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Canine to Five Pack Walk on The Riverfront

{Date + Time}
April 26, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Rivard Plaza, 1340 Atwater St.

Detroit

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Fireside Fun: A Good Old Fashioned Campfire Circle

{Date + Time}
April 26, 2015 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Leslie Science & Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd.

Ann Arbor

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