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Things to Do This Weekend in Detroit

May 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2012

By , About.com Guide

It's never too early to start planning the weekend. Listed below are some of the things to do this weekend in Detroit, including events, festivals & craft shows, concerts, shows, plays, musicals, sports, trade shows and expos. For more information about any of the events listed below, check out the link listed with each category.

Enjoy!

Events/Festivals:

Motor City Comic Con, 2007Photo © Jason
The big event in or around the Metro-Detroit area this weekend is the Motor City Comic Con at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. If comic-book artists and TV-show celebrities from the 1960s aren't your thing, check out the Ann Arbor Antiques Market or Eastern Market Flower Day.

Concerts:

The colosseum at Caesars WindsorPhoto © Laura Sternberg, Licensed to About.com
The shows and concerts season is heating up in Metro Detroit. Among the artists schedule to perform this weekend are:
  • Il Divo at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, Windsor


  • An Evening with The Avett Brothers at The Fillmore, Detroit


  • Sonny Landreth at the Magic Bag, Ferndale


  • An Evening with Dan Rather at The Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor (5/21)


  • Carlos Mencia at the MotorCity Casino Hotel (Sound Board), Downtown Detroit


  • Tracy Morgan at The Royal Oak Music Theatre

Shows/Theater:

The Village Theater at Cherry HillPhoto © Laura Sternberg, Licensed to About.com
There are several plays, operas and musicals being performed this weekend, including:
  • Ernie - City Theatre, Downtown Detroit

  • Pagliacci at the Detroit Opera House, Downtown Detroit

  • White Buffalo at the Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea

  • Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, Canton

Trade Shows, Conventions and Expos

Rock Financial ShowplacePhoto © Laura Sternberg, Licensed to About.com
Trade shows, conventions and expos include the Michigan Republican Party State Convention; Detroit Denali Youth Expo; Holistic Festival; Roller Girl's / Friends Derby; Sports, Cards, Antiques & Collectibles Show; Motor City Comic Con; Downriver Spring Fair; Genesis MMA Cage Fight; and Garage Sale Extravaganza.

Sports:

Miguel Cabrera & Gary Sheffield during the Tigers Opening Day Game on March 31st, 2008Photo by Gregory Shamus / Getty Images
The Detroit Tigers play the Pittsburgh Pirates at home (Comerica Park) this weekend on Friday (5/18) at 7:05 PM, Saturday (5/19) at 4:05 PM, and Sunday (5/20) at 1:05 PM.

If baseball isn't your thing, check out some of the other sporting events taking place this weekend, including:
  • Mixed Martial Arts: Genesis MMA Cage Fight at Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor


  • Roller Derby: Bath City Roller Girl's / Friends Derby at Gibraltar Trade Center in Mt. Clemens

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