Things to do this weekend in Metro Detroit: Oct. 16-18
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🏃 Cheer on loved ones (or make a witty sign to encourage strangers) at the Detroit Free Press Marathon.
- The half and full kick off at 7am Sunday.
- Also note the route for road closures.
👗 See the latest in local trends at Michigan Fashion Week, including a streetwear showcase 6-11pm Friday ($57) at 1600 E. Grand Blvd. and high fashion finale showcase 6-10pm Saturday ($85) at the Harmonie Club downtown.
🏀 Sports! Cheer on the Pistons at 7pm Friday in their preseason home game (starting around $22) against the Toronto Raptors at Little Caesars Arena.
- Or try the Red Wings at 7pm Saturday versus the San Jose Sharks (starting around $49).
🛍️ Trade out old clothing for new (to you) at the Revamp fall swap festival.
- Chandler Park Fieldhouse, 12-5pm Saturday. Tickets: $25.
🪩 Dance your heart out and be home by 10:30pm Friday if you go to the Magic Bag's Happy Hour Dance Club for women.
- Doors at 6pm. Tickets: $22.
🛹 It's a big day for nightlife venue Big Pink on Saturday. It's hosting a youth-friendly skateboarding and music festival called Cartoons & Stereo 2-11pm ($15 donation) followed by a hip hop night starting at 11pm ($23) with "nothing but club bangers."
🎃 It's still peak fall, so try:
- Harvest Fest at Eliza Howell Park in Detroit, 1-4pm Saturday.
- Rouge Park Fall Festival in Detroit, 12-4pm Sunday.
- Any Metro Detroit cider mill.
- The month-long Bowers Farm Fall Fest in Bloomfield Hills.
- Harvest Fest at hiking-centric Crosswinds Marsh in New Boston, 1-3pm Saturday.
- Pumpkins, Lanterns and Leaves 5:30-7:30pm Friday and Saturday at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor.