MAP: 15 Michigan events to check out this weekend (Nov. 7-9)

As the cold creeps into Michigan, our weekend events begin to ebb and flow.

Nevertheless, there’s always something to do in the Mitten! This week’s highlights include a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Detroit, a women-centered arts festival, and holiday markets galore.

As always, I’d love to hear your suggestions! If you know of an upcoming event you want me to highlight, send me a note here (please send suggestions at least one week before the event).

Michigan events to check out this weekend

West Michigan

1. Kalamatopia

Friday, Nov. 7, 5-8 p.m.

North 100 Block of the Kalamazoo Mall

2. Cultural Heritage Festival

Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Grand Rapids Public Museum (272 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids)

Northern Michigan/UP

3. 41 North Film Festival

Nov. 6-9

Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts (1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton)

4. 2025 Festival of Trees

Nov. 7-9

Grand Traverse Mall (3200 W. South Airport Road, Traverse City)

5. Bell’s Iceman Cometh Challenge

Saturday, Nov. 8

Kalkaska Airport (1391 Island Lake Road, Kalkaska)

6. Keweenaw Art Affair Holiday Art Sale

Saturday, Nov. 8, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Houghton High School (47764 Gundlach Road, Houghton)

Mid/South Michigan

7. Greater Lansing Potters’ Guild Fall Sale

Nov. 6-8

All Saints Episcopal Church (800 Abbot Road, East Lansing)

8. East Lansing Film Festival

Nov. 6-13

Studio C Meridian Mall (1999 Central Park Drive, Okemos)

9. Women in the Arts Festival

Nov. 7-8

Edgewood United Church (469 N. Hagadorn Road, East Lansing)

10. Lansing Model Train Show and Sale

Sunday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Farm Bureau Pavilion at MSU (4301 Farm Lane, Lansing)

Southeast Michigan/Thumb

11. Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Nov. 7-10

Dossin Great Lakes Museum (100 Strand Drive, Belle Isle, Detroit)

12. Hockeytown Centennial FanFest

Nov. 6-9

MotorCity Casino Hotel (2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit)

13. Tecumseh Holiday Open House

Nov. 7-8

Downtown Tecumseh

14. Blissfield Yuletide Festival

Nov. 7-9

Downtown Blissfield

15. Christmas in Clawson Craft Show

Saturday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Clawson High School (101 John M Ave., Clawson)