Things to do this weekend in Metro Detroit: Sept. 27-29

• Ticket prices vary, with one-day passes starting at $35.

🎸 Harken back to the days of Queen with a celebratory concert at the Strand Theatre in Pontiac.

• Tomorrow, 8pm. Tickets start at $20.

🐶 Head to Palmer Park with your pup for a dog health and wellness fair with vendors offering free product samples, plus a low-cost vaccine clinic and micro-chipping.

• Saturday, 8am-4:30pm. Free!

👻 Be frightened and surprised at the Redford Theatre's Festival of Darkness, a 90-minute compilation of horror short films.

• Saturday, 8pm. Tickets are $10.

🌸 Visit floral installations downtown in Parker's Alley all weekend. Shop at a flower truck, check out floral-themed cocktails and view live art.

• Thursday around 2pm through Sunday evening. Free!

🍖 Get your fill of barbecued meats at Batch Brewing Co.'s Smoketoberfest, with beer, bands and DJs.

• Tomorrow and Saturday, 5-11pm. $10 admission.

🎸 Catch Sturgill Simpson's "Why Not?" tour on Saturday at 8pm at the Fox Theatre.

• Tickets are available through Ticketmaster for about $130 and on the secondary market.

⚾ The Tigers' final home-stand of the season — a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a playoff spot on the line — is Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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