May 8 2009
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 list of Winter Events in Detroit:
Throughout the Winter Season
- Metro-Detroit Area: List of Places for Downhill Skiing
December
- 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
- Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Folk Festival
- Detroit: North American International Auto Show
- Ferndale: Anti-Freeze Blues Festival
- Frankenmuth: Zehnder’s Snowfest
- Northville: Northville Fire and Ice Festival
- Plymouth: Plymouth Community International Ice Sculpture
February
- Detroit: Motor City Tattoo Expo
- Detroit: Winter Blast!
- Hamtramck: Hamtramck Paczki Day Celebrations
- Metro Detroit Area: Valentine’s Day Events
- Rochester: Rochester Ice Carving Festival
- White Lake: Alpine Valley Cardboard Classic Sled Race
March
- Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Film Festival
- Detroit: Autorama
- Detroit: Climb Detroit
- Detroit: Detroit’s Artist’s Market Exhibition
- Detroit: Greek Independence Day Parade
- Detroit: St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- Ferndale: Assembly Line Concert
- Hamtramck: Metro Times Blowout Music Festival
