Get your skates ready. The Rink at Campus Martius Park opens for a preview weekend Friday, November 15 through Sunday, November 17 before it officially opens on November 22 following the Detroit Tree Lighting Ceremony. On Friday, November 15 the Rink will celebrate its 16th season with free ice skating for the first 100 visitors […]
Looking for family fun this weekend? Here are LittleGuide Detroit’s suggestions. August 8 – September 2: Journey to the land of Oz and discovery a story of love and friendship you didn’t see in the 1939 classic, Wicked The Musical is at the Detroit Opera House Friday, August 10: Get ready for story time on […]
by Carrie Budzinski Here is LittleGuide Detroit’s guide to everything from FREE things to do in Detroit this weekend. Thursday, June 28: Get into the Rhythm at Eliza Howell Park’s African Drum and Dance in the Park. Friday, June 29: Grab a camping chair or spread your blanket on the lawn and enjoy Bolt @ […]
Detroit is known for its scores of famous residents. Sports legends like Ty Cobb and Joe Louis to titans of the automotive industry to music legends and Motown greats have put us on the map. But many artists have left their mark on the city as well. Hubert Massey, a master of frescoes, is one. […]
Detroit is a family-friendly place, but not enough people know it. So says Kerry Doman, who has just launched a new project called LittleGuide Detroit, which lets parents know about the kid-friendly things going on in metro Detroit. The idea stems from her own experience as a new mom to a now 18-month-old. Doman has lived downtown […]
You can practice your axels, backspins and camels or just skate for free at The Rink at Campus Martius weekdays now through March 2. All you need to do is get one of 500 passes that will be distributed each week at six Meijers stories in Detroit and the suburbs. Here are the stores: Detroit […]
OK, Detroit is Hockeytown, but there may just be room for another sport created in Canada – at least for eight weeks. Every Monday and Tuesday from 6 – 10 p.m. through February 28 you can watch broomball at The Rink at Campus Martius. It’s a great way to meet new people, find out about […]
If you’re going to welcome in 2018 at “The Drop” make sure you head to Beacon Park, not Campus Martius. After seven years it has outgrown its previous home. Last year more than 30,000 attended the free family friendly event and it needs a bigger space. Beacon Park is located just a few blocks northwest […]
Simple and joyful moments such as watching a 60-foot tree light up in the heart of downtown continue to unite people of diverse backgrounds this holiday season. Since Shekisha Haney, 24, was a kid, she has enjoyed coming to the Detroit Tree Lighting Ceremony to watch the tree make the city sparkle to ring in […]