The Friday Five — April 11-13

Your guide to the weekend's events

C&G Newspapers | Published April 9, 2025

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1. Greenfest
April 12-13 • Royal Oak

Features environmental groups and organizations, sustainable marketplace and food options, educational activities, live music, animal interactions and more, free with admission, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road, also electronic recycling in exchange for free admission, 9 a.m.-noon, 10 Mile Road parking lot, detroitzoo.org/events/greenfest

Read more: Zoo spreads word on sustainability during Greenfest


2. Oakland Spring Home Improvement Show
April 12-13 • Waterford

Meet hundreds of professionals specializing in kitchen and bath designs, room additions, roofing options, swimming pools, spas, siding, decks, landscaping, pavers, patio furniture, floor coverings, windows and doors, and more, free admission and parking, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 12 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 13, Oakland Expo Center, 2212 Mall Drive East, yourhomeshows.com


3. Record Store Day
April 12 • Various locations

Celebrates culture of independent record stores while offering music released specially for annual event, find shops in C & G Newspapers coverage area — including Found Sound in Ferndale, Melodies & Memories in Eastpointe, Village Vinyl in Sterling Heights, Flipside Records in Berkley, Blast in the Past in Roseville, Ripe Records Detroit in Grosse Pointe Park, Media Reload in Utica, Weirdsville Records in Mount Clemens, Dearborn Music-Farmington in Farmington, and UHF Music, The Detroit Record Club and Solo Records in Royal Oak — and more at recordstoreday.com

Read more: Setting the record straight 

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4. Spring Fling 4 Kids
April 12 • Rochester

Presented by Rochester Kiwanis, includes free pancake breakfast, games, activities, Rosco the Clown and more, 8-11 a.m., Rochester Fire Department, 277 E. Second St., donations of new clothes, diapers and toiletries to support Foster Kids of Oakland County appreciated, facebook.com/kiwanisclubofrochester


5. Guns & Hoses charity hockey game
April 13 • Southfield

Watch Southfield Police Department vs. Southfield Fire Department, includes food, all proceeds benefit Friends of the Southfield Police, 1 p.m., Southfield Sports Arena, 26000 Evergreen Road, facebook.com/southfieldpd


For more events, visit our Community Calendar at candgnews.com/calendar. To upload your own events for free, create an account at login.cityspark.com.