5 Things To Do This Weekend In Royal Oak

ROYAL OAK, MI — Cheers to the weekend, Royal Oak! Here are a few weekend activities in the Royal Oak area to put on your radar:

1. Hit up one of the more than dozen Royal Oak restaurants offering "Kids Eat Free" promos on Sunday, Dec. 4. Click here for the full list of restaurants offering the deal.

2. Go for a horse-drawn carriage ride at Birmingham's Winter Mrkt in Shain Park. The Winter Mrkt will also be a hotbed of European food and drinks, ice carving demos, reindeer, live entertainment and Santa! Festivities kick off Friday, Dec. 2 from 3 p.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

3. Feeling crafty? And a little indie? Check out the Detroit Urban Craft Fair, which is heralded to be Michigan's largest and longest-running indie craft fair. The fair is 10 a.. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Masonic Temple, 500 Temple St., Detroit.

4. Here's the king of all holiday open houses: The 44th annual Noel Night in Midtown Detroit, where over 100 venues are free of charge, ranging from the Detroit Institute of the Arts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to the Detroit Public Library. And who doesn't love a singalong? The night concludes with a singalong on Woodward Ave. led by the Salvation Army Band. Check it out on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

5. Sign the kids up for Home Depot's Gingerbread Man Candy Dish workshop. According to Home Depot's website, kids not only get their Gingerbread craft, but they'll receive a certificate of achievement, a workshop apron, and a commemorative pin. Click here to register for the Saturday, Dec. 3 session which runs 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Troy Home Depot (1177 Coolidge Hwy.).

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