5 Things To Do This Weekend In Dearborn

DEARBORN, MI — Want to show your visiting family and friends some metro Detroit adventures? Below are a few ideas to get you out of the house and into the holiday spirit.

1. Check out Small Business Saturday in Dearborn from Nov. 26 through Dec. 14. Retailers and restaurants are offering super in-store deals and a chance to win gifts as part of the holly jolly event. You're going to want a passport for this shopping trip, too! Ahem, make that a free#ShopSmall #DowntownDearborn Passport you can get by clicking here.

2. Head to The Festival of Trees, which benefits the Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation. Festival visitors will be treated to “how to” sessions on bow making, tree decorating and life-like tree shaping. There will also be holiday activities for the kiddos and Santa will be at the festival, which runs through Nov. 27 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center (15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn). Hours: 2-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: Adults are $5, ages 3-16 are $3, under 2 are free.

3. Detroit is home to the hippest nutcracker of all! The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a magical performance by dancers, a DJ and a violinist, will be at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. "Through the spells cast by the mysterious Drosselmeyer, Maria-Clara and her Nutcracker prince, travel back in time to the moment when her parents first meet in a nightclub," reads the performance description on the Fox Theatre website.

4. Come nighttime, hit the wildly festive Big, Bright Light Show in downtown Rochester. Store fronts are lit up in a merry cascade of colors from 5 p.m. to midnight nightly.

5. Want to skate off your Thanksgiving second helpings? Head to the ice skating rink at Campus Martius. It's $8 for adults to skate, $7 for kids 12 and under, $7 for seniors. Skate rental: $3. Below is the weekend schedule:

Thursday, Nov. 24 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 25 11:00 a.m. – Midnight
Saturday, Nov. 26 10:00 a.m. – Midnight
Sunday, Nov. 27 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Photo by John Benson via Flickr