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Dads and father figures can gather up their children ages 5 and older for a paint and chill event. Light lunch included with the cost of admission.
Event Cost: $20-$44, registration required
Event Times: 2-5 p.m.
Families with kids of all ages can join Lake Erie Metropark for a hike on the nature trails and explore what early summer has to offer. Of course, the trail guide will focus on the “important Dad stuff” in nature. Social distancing and face coverings are required.
Event Cost: $5,...
Kids ages 4 and older are invited to pull on their water shoes, grab Dad and explore the water at Hudson Mills Metropark. The park will provide a net to search along a tributary of the Huron River for invertebrates. Then use magnifiers to see these critters up close....
Journey back in time to experience early American blacksmithing, woodworking, pioneer cooking and more. You will complete a project to take home. For ages 14-plus. Pre-registration required.
Event cost: $30/ages 14-21, $40/ages 60+, $50/ages 22-59; parking pass required
Event times: 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday...
Dads, grandfathers, uncles and father figures are invited to bring their kids ages 3-12 to a socially distant, "Under the Sea" dance. Each group will dance to three songs — including one special request — and a keepsake photo and take-home gift are included. Three households will dance at...
See a wide variety of themed vehicles on display at the Ford House. This annual is a benefit for Henry Ford Health System’s Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology.
Event cost: $40/admission, free/kids 10 and under and active duty military
Event time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 16, 2024
Have a meal with dad at this fancy spot. Ask about a round of golf while you're there. Reservations required.
Event cost: $69/adult, $20/ages 3-12; gratuity will be added for parties of 8 or more
Event time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 19, 2022
Enjoy a collection of cars from the 1930s through '70s, learning about American culture through the view of the cars that were on the road.
Event cost: Free with admission to Greenfield Village: $35/ages 12-61, $31.50/ages 62-plus, $26.25/ages 5-11, free/ages 4 and under and members; $9/parking for nonmembers, free for...
