My, how time flies! Seems as if we were just asking Old Man Winter to go on vacation and leave us alone. April is outta here, so start your May with fun and play! Here’s a list of weekend happenings in + around Metro Detroit.

 

The 78th Annual Detroit Public Schools Exhibition

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st & Saturday May 2nd, 10 am – 6 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Ave.

Detroit

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HYPE Movie Day at the Detroit Public Library

{Date + Time}
Friday, May 1st from 2:30 – 5:45 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
5201 Woodward Ave.

Detroit

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Beanstalk the Musical at Towsley Auditorium

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st @ 10 am & 12 noon

{Cost}
Adults/ $15, kids/ $10

{Location}
(Morris Lawrence Building) Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Dr.

Ann Arbor

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Bookstock at Laurel Park Place

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st & Saturday May 2nd, from 10 am – 9 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
37700 Six Mile Rd.

Livonia

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Regional Chamber Carnival at Oakland Pointe Shopping Center

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st & Saturday May 2nd, 12 noon – 11 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
402 N. Telegraph Rd.

Pontiac

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Sea Life Michigan Aquarium Tours

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st & Saturday May 2nd, from 10 am – 9 pm

{Cost}
Adults/ $23.50, kids/ $18.50 (ages 3-12)

{Location}
Great Lakes Crossing Outlet, 4000 Baldwin Rd.

Auburn Hills

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Spring Season in Greenfield Village

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st & Saturday May 2nd @ 12 noon

{Cost}
Free with general admission

{Location}
20900 Oakwood Blvd.

Dearborn

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Preschool Story Time at the Pittsfield Branch Library

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st, 10 am – 10:30 am

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
2359 Oak Valley Dr.

Ann Arbor

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Baby Play Group (up to 24 mos)

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st from 10 am – 11 am

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Traverwood Branch Library, 3333 Traverwood Dr.

Ann Arbor

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Sing and Tell Storytime at the Baldwin Branch Library

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st @ 10 am & 11 am

{Cost}
Free, registration required

{Location}
300 W. Merrill St.

Birmingham

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Hyperscore at the Michigan Science Center

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st, from 10 am – 3 pm

{Cost}
Free with museum admission

{Location}
5020 John R. Street

Detroit

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Free First Friday at Cranbrook Institute of Science

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st, from 5 pm – 10 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
39221 Woodward Ave.

Bloomfield Hills

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Butterfly Garden: Call for Volunteers

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, from 10 am – 12 noon

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Royal Oak Library, 222 E. Eleven Mile Rd.

Royal Oak

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Free Comic Book Day & Friends of the Library Book Sale

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, from 10 am – 5 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Redford Township Library, 25320 Six Mile Rd.

Redford

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 Museums On Us by Bank of America & Merrill Lynch

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd & Sunday May 3rd during museum hours

{Cost}
Free (must show credit/debit card and ID)

{Location}
Participating Museums (listed in the link)

Metro Detroit Area

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Cranbrook Space Odyssey at Cranbrook Institute of Science

{Time + Date}
Saturday May 2nd, from 10 am – 5 pm

{Cost}
Adults/ $13.50, kids/ $9.50

{Location}
39221 Wooward Ave. 

Bloomfield Hills

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Book Sale at the Southfield Public Library

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, 10 am – 5 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
26300 Evergreen Rd.

Southfield

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Teen Upcycle Craft at the Romulus Library

{Time + Date}
Saturday May 2nd, from 1 pm – 2 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
11121 Wayne Rd.

Romulus

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Peter Rabbit’s Adventure

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, from 10 am – 2 pm

{Cost}
$7 (presale only, registration required)

{Location}
Greenmead Historic Park, 20501 Newburgh Rd.

Livonia

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Pure Detroit Fisher Building & Guardian Building Tour

{Date+ Time}
Saturday May 2nd @ 11 am

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Fisher Building, 3011 W. Grand Blvd. & Guardian Building, 500 Griswold St.

Detroit

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Michigan’s International Women’s Show at the Suburban Showcase

{Date + Time}
Friday May 1st & Saturday May 2nd @ 10 am, Sunday May 3rd @11 am

{Cost}
Adults/ $10, kids/ $5, (6 and under/free) $5 after 5 pm Saturday & Sunday

{Location}
46100 Grand River

Novi

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DIA May Weekend Workshops

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, from noon- 4 pm

{Cost}
Free to tri-county residents

{Location}
5200 Woodward Ave.

Detroit

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The Illusionists On Broadway in Detroit

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, Matinee @ 2 pm, Evening show @ 8 pm

{Cost}
$25 – $40 ( children 6 and up only)

{Location}
The Fisher Building, 3011 W. Grand Blvd.

Detroit

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WWII Reenactment at Historic Fort Wayne

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, 9 am – 5 pm & Sunday May 3rd, 9 am – 4 pm

{Cost}
Adults/ $3, kids 12 & under/ free

{Location}
6325 W. Jefferson

Detroit

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Mom To Mom Sale at First Church of Nazarene

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, from 8 am – 1 pm

{Cost}
$2

{Location}
1799 Walton Blvd.

Rochester

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Mom To Mom Sale at Fair Haven Church

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, from 8 am – 2 pm

{Cost}
Early Bird (8am)$1, after 9 am $2

{Location}
876 N. Beech Daly Rd.

Dearborn

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The Super Run at Adams Field (Wayne State University)

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd @ 8 am

{Cost}
1k/ free, 5k/ $40

{Location}
42 W. Warren St.

Detroit

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Saturdays in the Park at Hines Park

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, from 9 am – 3:30 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
33175 Ann Arbor Trail

Westland

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Fly Zone Family Day

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd, from 9:30 am – 4 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Yankee Air Museum, 47884 D Street

Belleville

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Faerie House Workshop

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd @ 10 am, 12:30 pm & 2 pm

{Location}
Waterloo Recreation Area, 17030 Bush Rd.

Chelsea

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 Crafts for Kids 

{Date + Time}
Saturday May 2nd @ 1 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Mallets Creek Branch Library, 3090 E. Eisenhower Pkwy

Ann Arbor

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Star Wars Fan Day Celebration

{Date + Time}
Sunday May 3rd @ 2 pm

{Cost}
Free

{Location}
Downtown Branch Library, 343 South 5th Ave.

Ann Arbor

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