The pocket park in downtown Detroit is hosted its inaugural "placemaking" event Friday night with a public screening of Searching For Sugarman and music from Dennis Coffey, who co-produced the soundtrack.
Schedules for entertainment at all of the pocket parks are found here.
Photo via The Parade CompanyPlay with Parade Puppets
The Parade Company, the group of magical elves who build Thanksgiving Day Parade floats, is opening its doors on Saturday. They promise it is the world's largest collection of papier mache heads.
See details here.
Get Neighborly
Detroit's Neighborhood Day is Saturday, when neighborhoods around the city host community events. With hundreds of options to choose from, you can clean up, attend a potluck, go for a bike ride, or use that lawnmower with abandon. It probably beats mowing your own lawn.
See all the events available here.
Photo via Muck FestMuck Around
Deadline is a fan of costumed fun runs. Belle Isle hosts another one Saturday morning called Muck Fest, full of mud and obstacle courses. If you're not up for the five-mile course, watching is just as entertaining and won't get your sneakers dirty.
All the info is here.
Photo via sidewalkdetroit.comIn addition to Neighborhood Day, the Redford and Brightmoor hoods in northwest Detroit host their own weekend-long event. The Sidewalk Festival brings installation art, dance, theater, and other performances to public spaces in Artist's Village.
Find more details here.
Bonus: Drink mead while someone else drives, learn the history of Willow Run before it disappears, a rubber stamp and paper arts festival, electronic music in New Center Park, and three new places to get grub: vegan food truck The Shimmy Shack in Farmington, Ottava Via in Corktown, and Motor City Wine's new location, also in Corktown.
Doing something fun? Email your events to info@deadlinedetroit.com.
