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

Crafts Free Holidays New Year's Eve

Family-Friendly Noon Year’s Eve Party at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

December 31 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Noon Year's Eve fireworks celebration for families and kids with bright bursts in the night sky at a family-friendly event

Photo credit: teeraphonphooma

Description

Can't stay up until midnight? Bring the kids for our Noon Year's Eve Party featuring crafts, music by Spin Inc. and a bubble wrap stomp at noon. Activities are geared towards families with young children.

Event cost: Free for members or with museum admission

Event times: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Dec. 31

Additional Information

Website: https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/pop-up-exhibit-light-and-joy-in-the-holiday-season/

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

Neighborhood: Wayne County

Things to Do with Kids

At-Home Learning

11 fall books to read with your kids to celebrate the season

Lori Orlinsky – November 7, 2025

Read children’s books about pumpkins, apples, football and more.

Attractions

Downtown Detroit Tree Lighting returns Nov. 21 with music, skating and a million sparkling lights

Andreas Mørk-Barrett – November 13, 2025

Downtown Detroit will officially welcome the holiday season when the city’s 22nd Annual Tree Lighting brings live music, skating and more than a million…

Guides

Your guide to metro Detroit’s most magical holiday train rides

Kari Zaffarano – November 11, 2025

Hop on metro Detroit’s holiday trains! Enjoy Polar Express readings, sparkling light shows and festive train rides this season.

Guides

Explore the vibrant community garden and butterfly conservatory at the charming James C. Nelson Park

Corinne Young –

November 12, 2025

James C. Nelson Park is considered one of the most peaceful places for families to go in Sterling Heights. It's great for playing outside,…

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.