Family Fun Things To Do

Making positive memories with your loved ones is very important to keep families together. Below you will find a list of upcoming events that you can share with your family and friends.

• Free Xmas Party at the Arab American Museum
  • Dec. 10, 2016 2pm-4:30
  • https://arabamericanmuseum.org/christmas-2016 

• America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit

  Nov. 24, 2016

  • Address: Woodward Avenue between Kirby and Congress streets, Detroit
  • Time: Steps off at 8:50 a.m. Thursday
  • Admission: Free

  “90 Years Together” is the theme of this year’s parade that features floats, marching bands, holiday characters and more on Thanksgiving morning.

• ScienceFest: Space Odyssey at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

  Nov. 25-27, 2016

  • Address: Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann St., Ann Arbor
  • Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday
  • Admission: $12

• Holly Dickens Festival

  Nov. 25-27, Dec. 3-4 and 10-11, 2016

  • Address: Downtown area, Holly
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25; then 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays
  • Admission: Free

  Scrooge’s era comes to life in downtown Holly during this annual event – complete with Dickens characters, a parade, tree lighting and more for families.

• Santa’s Arctic Landing at the Henry Ford Museum

  Nov. 25-Dec. 24, 2016

  • Address: Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn
  • Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
  • Admission: $21/ages 12-plus, $15.75/3-11, free/2 and under

  Journey to the North Pole to learn about aviation’s early pioneers, plus get a photo with Santa.

• Santaland Parade in Garden City

  Nov. 26, 2016

  • Address: Downtown area, Garden City
  • Time: Steps off at 10 a.m. Saturday
  • Admission: Free

  “It’s a Gingerbread Thing” is the theme of year 56 of this annual parade – complete with floats, live music and an appearance by Santa.

• Winter Fantasyland at the Kennedy Memorial Building

  Nov. 26-Dec. 24, 2016

  • Address: Kennedy Memorial Building, 3240 Ferris Ave., Lincoln Park
  • Time: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 26; then 4-8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, closed Monday-Tuesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 24
  • Admission: $1

  See the elves work to make Christmas happen, visit Santa and more at this annual immersive display in Lincoln Park.

  Nature By Design at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

  Nov. 26, 2016-Jan. 1, 2017

  • Address: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor
  • Time: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday
  • Admission: Free; donations welcome

  This exhibit, which opens this Saturday, allows you to immerse yourself in colors, patterns, textures and shapes found in nature, and all created by local artists.