5 Things To Do This Weekend In Ferndale

FERNDALE, MI — Want to show your visiting family and friends some metro Detroit adventures? Below are a few ideas to get you out of the house and into the holiday spirit.

1. Check out Small Business Saturday in Ferndale on Saturday, Nov. 26. Nearly 50 retailers and restaurants are taking part in the holly jolly event and are offering discounts ranging from 10% to 50%.

2. How about seeing Uncle Kracker at WYCD's 6th Annual Thanksgiving Hangover Bash at the Royal Oak Music Theatre? The night will also feature performances by The Steel Woods and Doop and the Inside Outlaws. Click here for ticket info.

3. Detroit is home to the hippest nutcracker of all! The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a magical performance by dancers, a DJ and a violinist, will be at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. "Through the spells cast by the mysterious Drosselmeyer, Maria-Clara and her Nutcracker prince, travel back in time to the moment when her parents first meet in a nightclub," reads the performance description on the Fox Theatre website.

4. Come nighttime, hit the wildly festive Big, Bright Light Show in downtown Rochester. Store fronts are lit up in a merry cascade of colors from 5 p.m. to midnight nightly.

5. Want to skate off your Thanksgiving second helpings? Head to the ice skating rink at Campus Martius. It's $8 for adults to skate, $7 for kids 12 and under, $7 for seniors. Skate rental: $3. Below is the weekend schedule:

Thursday, Nov. 24 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 25 11:00 a.m. – Midnight
Saturday, Nov. 26 10:00 a.m. – Midnight
Sunday, Nov. 27 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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