What happens when teens get bored? Well, let’s just say it’s better if they have parent-approved recreational activities to keep them and their friends busy instead of the alternatives.
To put your mind at ease – and to help your kid find fun things to do for teens that aren’t totally lame – we’ve rounded up some great local events for teens.
Activities and things for teens to do are happening all across southeast Michigan.
Interested in adding an upcoming teen-centric Detroit event to this roundup – or to our events calendar?
We’d love to know! Just submit event details there, and we’ll see that it’s added to this list, as well.
Just a word of advice: Some events may require pre-registration. Click on the calendar listing for the event and get details on pre-registering and how to contact the organizer for more details.
Evil Dead: The Musical at City Theatre in Detroit
Now-Nov. 2, 2019
- Address: City Theatre, 2301 Woodward Ave., Detroit
- Time: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays
- Admission: $38.50-plus
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Hallowe’en at Greenfield Village in Dearborn
Oct. 17-20 and 24-27, 2019
- Address: Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn
- Time: 6:30-10 p.m.
- Admission: $14.50-17/person, free/2 and under. $6/parking
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Evening Lantern Tours at Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center in New Boston
Oct. 18-19 and 25-26, 2019
- Address: Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center, 17845 Savage Road, Belleville
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Admission: $12/person, $10/parking
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Frankenstein at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak
Oct. 18-31, 2019
- Address: Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak
- Time: 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
- Admission: $20/person
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Pumpkin Pool Party at the Costick Center in Farmington Hills
Oct. 20, 2019
- Address: Costick Center, 28600 W. 11 Mile Road, Farmington Hills
- Time: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Admission: $3-$4
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at the Redford Theatre in Detroit
Nov. 22-23, 2019
- Address: Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit
- Time: 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday
- Admission: $5/person
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Shadows from the Past Halloween Walk at Greenmead Historical Park in Livonia
Oct. 25, 2019
- Address: Greenmead Historical Park, 20501 Newburgh Road, Livonia
- Time: 5-7:30 p.m.
- Admission: $6/person
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Curse of the Werewolf at Pontiac Theatre IV
Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 1-2, 2019
- Address: Pontiac Theatre IV, 31035 Beachwalk Drive, Novi
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Admission: $10-$15
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Diwali Celebration at the Ypsilanti District Library Whitaker Branch
Oct. 26, 2019
- Address: Ypsilanti District Library Whitaker Branch, 5577 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti
- Time: 2-3 p.m.
- Admission: Free
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Plymouth Ghosts Cemetery Walk at the Plymouth Historical Museum and Riverside Cemetery
Oct. 26, 2019
- Address: Plymouth Historical Museum, 155 S. Main St., Plymouth
- Time: 4-8 p.m.
- Admission: $15/person
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Day of the Dead at the Novi Civic Center
Oct. 27, 2019
- Address: Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. 10 Mile Road, Novi
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Admission: Free
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Youmacon at the Cobo Center in Detroit
Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2019
- Address: Cobo Center, 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Admission: $65-plus
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Tech Twilight 2019 at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Nov. 7-9, 2019
- Address: Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann St., Ann Arbor
- Time: 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, noon-8 p.m. Saturday
- Admission: $12.50/family day tickets. Free/members
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
The Music of Star Wars at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor
Nov. 9, 2019
- Address: Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Cost: $5/person
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
Teen After Hours: 90s Night at the Chelsea District Library
Nov. 15, 2019
- Address: Chelsea District Library, 221 S. Main St., Chelsea
- Time: 6-8 p.m.
- Admission: $10/child
- Contact and details: See the Metro Parent listing
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