Updated December 21, 2012
Winter in Detroit is full of teeth-chattering cold days and lots of snow. As a Detroiter, it's easiest to embrace the season and strap on a pair of ice skates or skies. If cold-weather sports don't do it for you, the big event of the season -- outside of the various holidays -- is the North American International Auto Show in downtown Detroit. Here is a guide to Winter in Detroit:
Cold-Weather Activities
- Ice Skating at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit
- Downhill Skiing
- Cross-Country Skiing
December:
Weather and Average Temperatures
Detailed List of Events
- Allen Park: Festival of Trees
- Detroit: Belle Isle New Year’s Eve Fun Run
- Detroit: Detroit Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
- Ferndale: Holiday Ice Festival
- Holly: Village of Holly Dickens Festival
- Metro Detroit Area: Christmas Holiday Guide
January:
Weather and Average Temperatures
Detailed List of Events
- Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Folk Festival
- Detroit: North American International Auto Show
- Detroit: TigerFest
- Ferndale: Anti-Freeze Blues Festival
- Ferndale: Ferndale Blues Festival
- Frankenmuth: Zehnder’s Snowfest
- Plymouth: Plymouth Community International Ice Sculpture
- Rochester: Fire & Ice Fest
February:
Weather and Average Temperatures
Detailed List of Events
- Detroit: Motor City Tattoo Expo
- Detroit: Motown Winter Blast!
- Hamtramck: Paczki Day Celebrations
- Metro Detroit Area: Valentine’s Day Events
- Rochester: Rochester Ice Carving Festival
- Royal Oak: Wild Winter Weekends at The Detroit Zoo
- White Lake: Alpine Valley Cardboard Classic Sled Race
March:
Weather and Average Temperatures
Detailed List of Events
- Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Film Festival
- Detroit: Autorama
- Detroit: Climb Detroit
- Detroit: Detroit’s Artist’s Market Exhibition
- Detroit: Greek Independence Day Parade
- Detroit: Detroit Indie Film Festival
- Detroit: St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- Ferndale: Assembly Line Concert
- Hamtramck: Metro Times Blowout Music Festival
- Northville: Family Hoe Down
