What's Happening This Week in Detroit

With this year's Veterans Day parade called off for construction on Michigan Avenue, its organizers hold a tribute at IBEW Local 58 Sunday, Nov. 8, the same day as a Veterans Day program at the Detroit Historical Museum. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey plays Little Caesars Arena Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13, by Ticketmaster's listings; an Allevents listing adds a show Wednesday, Nov. 11. The week's news and school sports run in separate editions.

What's Happening in Detroit

Detroit's news runs in the separate Detroit Community Thrive news edition, and Detroit's high school games, and last week's results, run in the Detroit High School Sports edition.

Thursday, November 5

The Red Wings host the Vegas Golden Knights at 7 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit Opera stages Tosca at the Detroit Opera House at 7:30 p.m.; Allevents lists the run through Saturday, Nov. 7. The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Tour plays the Fillmore, doors at 6 p.m. and show at 7:15, billed all ages. Millionaire$ wsg Davvn is at TSDMAAC at 6 p.m., Chat Pile plays the Majestic Theatre, Charu Suri plays Cliff Bell's at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., and Diles que no me maten plays the Lager House.

Friday, November 6

The Zac Brown Band: Love & Fear Tour plays Little Caesars Arena at 7 p.m. Jodeci: 35th Anniversary Tour of Forever My Lady plays the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m., and Nurse John: Against Medical Advice Tour plays the Fillmore at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., 18 and over according to the listings. Steve Aoki is at the Russell Industrial Center, and Sueco plays the Majestic Theatre. Eddie Griffin is at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel at 8 p.m., 21 and over, and R&B Only Live plays Saint Andrew's Hall at 8 p.m., 21 and over.

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer is at the Gem Theatre. At TSDMAAC, Wounded Touch holds a record release show for “They Promised Eden” at 6 p.m. and Emo Night Karaoke starts at 8 p.m. TXTR: Pariah & Verraco is at the Marble Bar, and Charu Suri plays Cliff Bell's at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 7

SOMBR: You Are The Reason Tour plays Little Caesars Arena at 7 p.m. Vince Staples: Cry Baby Tour plays the Majestic Theatre, and Daniel Sloss: BITTER is at the Fillmore at 7 p.m., ages 16 and over according to the listing. Sleep: North America 2026 plays Saint Andrew's Hall at 7 p.m. Weatherday, Chase USA, Rinbossanova and Tequila Mockingbird play TSDMAAC's Catacombs at 7 p.m., and Heal The Hurt, Magdalene Rose and Unbroken Reign play its Crypt at 6 p.m. Charu Suri plays Cliff Bell's at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., and Miami Nights Presents Paparazzi is at the Annex Nightclub.

Sunday, November 8

This year's Veterans Day parade was cancelled because of construction on Michigan Avenue, its organizers say in the listing for the Detroit Veterans Day Tribute Event, held in its place at IBEW Local 58, 1358 Abbott St. The listing gives 9 a.m.; the organizers' website gives 9:30 a.m. and says registration is closed and seating is at capacity. In Honor of Service: Veterans Day runs 1 to 4 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave.; the museum's listing includes the posting and retiring of the colors by Western International High School cadets and a presentation led by museum educators and Detroit students.

The All Things Detroit Holiday Shopping Experience 2026 fills Eastern Market Sheds 3, 4 and 5; its flyer lists more than 200 small businesses, food trucks and music. Fall Into Wellness! is at Beth Eden Missionary Baptist Church, and the Poetry in Motion Art Show: The Color Experience edition is at 985 E. Jefferson Ave.

The Pistons host the Los Angeles Lakers at 6 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. ZAYN: The Konnakol Tour plays the arena at 8 p.m., according to Ticketmaster, and one Allevents listing also dates the show Sunday, Nov. 8; another Allevents listing dates it Saturday, Nov. 7. Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Got the Moves is at the Fox Theatre at 2 and 6 p.m., according to 313 Presents. Pouya: The Forever Glades Tour plays the Fillmore at 7 p.m., billed all ages. AJ McLean presents Alexander James: The Better Man Tour is at Sound Board at 7:30 p.m., 21 and over. Six the Musical is at the Fisher Theatre, Neko Case plays the Majestic Theatre, Hurricane Wisdom: Weathering The World is at the Magic Stick, and Charu Suri plays Cliff Bell's at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Monday, November 9

The Pistons host the Washington Wizards at 7 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. Trippie Redd: The Non-disclosure Agreement Tour plays the Fillmore, doors at 7 p.m. and show at 8, billed all ages. Em Beihold: Tales Of A Failed Shapeshifter Tour, with Janani K. Jha, plays The Shelter, doors at 7 p.m., billed all ages. Banda AL9 plays TSDMAAC at 6 p.m.; one version of the listing names The Burkharts on the bill and another the 3148's.

Tuesday, November 10

The Detroit Public Library's Main branch hosts a talk on the Michigan War Dog Memorial at 6 p.m. for Veterans Day. Palace: USA & Canada Tour 2026 plays Saint Andrew's Hall at 7 p.m., and In The Company of Serpents plays TSDMAAC at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, November 11

Veterans Day. Connect with VETS: Veterans Day Celebration runs 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Detroit Club, 712 Cass Ave.; the listing describes networking with veterans and business owners and a free RSVP. The Detroit Foundation Hotel's Innovation Station: Military & Servicemen shows archival pieces in its Apparatus Room lounge from 6 to 8 p.m., free with RSVP, according to its flyer. 360 Detroit, Inc.'s Community Engagement - Thanksgiving Celebration runs 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 1438 Virginia Park St., followed by a wellness art session; its flyer says registration is required for dinner.

The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour plays the Majestic Theatre, with Hot Water Music and Weakened Friends according to an Allevents listing. A Drag Queen Christmas is at the Fisher Theatre at 7:30 p.m., VOILÀ Presents: Moonbloom is at Saint Andrew's Hall at 6 p.m., and Langston Kitchen's Mahogany Collective and Session plays Cliff Bell's at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Psycroptic, Inferi, Cognitive and Summoning The Lich play TSDMAAC at 6 p.m.

Thursday, November 12

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents The Greatest Show On Earth plays Little Caesars Arena at 7 p.m., according to Ticketmaster; an Allevents listing adds a show Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. The War And Treaty plays Saint Andrew's Hall at 7 p.m., Damon Terrell plays Cliff Bell's at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., and Austin Giorgio plays the Lager House. At TSDMAAC, Mel Bryant and the Mercy Makers, Pillow Princess and Carmel Liburdi play at 7 p.m., and Vick Vapors, Holy Water and 3 The Hard Way play at 6 p.m.; one version of the listing adds Entries and another Vazum.

Friday, November 13

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey plays Little Caesars Arena at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Gnarls Barkley: To Whom It Still Concerns Tour plays the Fillmore, doors at 7 p.m. and show at 8, billed all ages. Gary Owen: No Hard Feelings Tour is at Sound Board at 7 p.m., 21 and over. Cinderella by the United European Ballet Company is at the Fisher Theatre at 7 p.m., Gavin Adcock plays the Masonic Temple at 6 p.m., and Michigander plays Saint Andrew's Hall at 7 p.m. Ray Volpe is at the Russell Industrial Center at 9 p.m., ages 18 and over.

Creator Con V - A Midwest Marketing & Business Conference is at Huntington Place. The American Diabetes Association holds State of Diabetes: Detroit 2026 from 8:30 to 11 a.m.; the listing's location reads 6135 Woodward Ave. and its street address 6131 Woodward Ave.

Three Candlelight concerts are listed: Coldplay and Imagine Dragons in the Masonic Temple's Fountain Ballroom, 80s Rock Anthems at the Masonic Library of Detroit and a Tribute to Dolly Parton at Christ Church Detroit. Man Mountain holds a “Threads of Another Life” release show at TSDMAAC at 6 p.m.; the listing names Silk Tail and Sulk as guests in one version and Silk and Sulk in another. The Chris Codish Trio plays Cliff Bell's at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., and ALL ACCESS Fridays Presents: BAD BEHAVIOUR is at The Annex.

Around Metro Detroit

Thursday, Nov. 5 — Michigan women's basketball hosts UConn at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. Saturday, Nov. 7 — Michigan hosts Michigan State at Michigan Stadium, and Oakland University volleyball hosts Youngstown State at 4 p.m. at the O'rena in Rochester. Sunday, Nov. 8 — Andrea Gibson's Love Letter From The Afterlife is at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Michigan men's basketball hosts Marquette at Crisler Center. Friday, Nov. 13 — the 2026 Annual Global Bazaar is in Warren, and the USA Hockey National Team Development Program plays the Chicago Steel at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth.

Event details and times can change. Confirm with each venue before heading out.