FAMILY FUN CALENDAR

Welcome to Metro Parent’s online calendar, your go-to guide for the best family events in metro Detroit. Search below for kid-friendly events by area, age, date range and category.

Filter & Sort

Free Holidays MLK Day

MLK Day Ceremony and Candlelight Walk at The Roeper School

January 20 @ 4:00 pm

Photo credit: iStock

Location

The Roeper School

41190 Woodward Ave.

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

View map

Description

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with student-led discussion and activities, hot chocolate, donuts, cider, entertainment, a march, candlelight and a ceremony.

Event cost: Free

Event time: 4 p.m. Jan. 20, 2025

Additional Information

Website: https://www.roeper.org

Age recommendation: Early Elementary (K-3), Late Elementary (4-5), Preschool, Teens, Toddlers, Tweens

Neighborhood: Oakland County

MAP

<br />

Things to Do with Kids

Attractions

Bavarian Inn Makes a Splash with Michigan’s Biggest Indoor Waterpark

Katina Beniaris – April 22, 2025

Make a splash at Bavarian Blast Waterpark, Michigan’s largest indoor waterpark, now open year-round in Frankenmuth!

Travel

Awesome Summer Road Trips Every Detroit Family Should Take

Katina Beniaris – April 22, 2025

Explore family-friendly summer road trips under 3 hours from Detroit, from beach towns to outdoor fun and hands-on attractions.

May Day! Find Family Fun at These 18 Awesome Metro Detroit Library Events for Kids in May 2025

Kim Kovelle – April 23, 2025

Brought to you by Wayne County Community College District

Outdoors

10 Splash-Tastic Spraygrounds to Beat the Heat in Metro Detroit

Kari Zaffarano – April 17, 2025

Cool off at the best splash pads near metro Detroit with fountains, sprays, dump buckets and fun for all ages this summer.

Metro Parent: Things to Do with Metro Detroit Kids, Parenting Advice, Education Resources and More

ABOUT US

Metro Parent is southeast Michigan’s trusted parenting hub since 1986. We connect families with the best local resources, advice, stories, things to do with kids and much more.

Grow your business

Connect with Metro Parent’s audience — and your best new customers in southeast Michigan and beyond — with Zoe Marketing & Communications.

Metro Parent, as a Zoe Communications Group company, is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women. Ask how we can add diversity to your supply chain.