1. Troy Family Daze
Sept. 12-15 • Troy
Live entertainment, International Day performances, carnival, rides, food trucks, kids tent, wrestling, cutest pet contest and vendor booths, 4-9 p.m. Sept. 12, 4-11 p.m. Sept. 13, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 14 and noon-7 p.m. Sept. 15, also touch a truck Sept. 12, parade and fireworks Sept. 14, and run/walks and pancake breakfast Sept. 15, 3425 Civic Center Drive, troyfamilydaze.org
Read more: Troy Family Daze to feature its first parade
2. Metro Boat Show
Sept. 12-15 • Harrison Township
Find boats, cruisers, yachts, personal watercraft, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and more, plus hear live music, meet Paws, tour Pride of Michigan and cruise on Spirit of Lake St. Clair, 1-7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and 13, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 15, Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metropolitan Parkway in Harrison Township, boatmichigan.org
3. Revin' in the Heights
Sept. 14 • Madison Heights
Car show, awards, raffles, live music, food trucks, BBQ competition and family activities, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 14, Madison Heights City Hall, 300 W. 13 Mile Road, madison-heights.org
Read more: Madison Heights gears up for Trail Tunes, Revin’ in the Heights
4. Police/fire open houses
Sept. 14 and 15 • Shelby Township and Warren
Shelby Township
Police open house featuring K-9 and drone demonstrations, tactical response unit, police vehicles and equipment, bounce houses, and hot dogs and snacks, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 14, Shelby Township Police Department, 52530 Van Dyke Ave., facebook.com/ShelbyTownshipPolice
Warren
Police and fire open house includes displays, demonstrations, K-9 Unit, dunk tank, smoke house, building tours, bounce house and more, also free lunch, gun safety locks, child safety ID kits, bike helmets and bike raffle, noon-3 p.m. Sept. 15, Warren Police Department, 29900 S. Civic Center Blvd., cityofwarren.org/events
5. Lac Ste. Claire Fine Art Fair
Sept. 14-15 • St. Clair Shores
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 14-15, Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, facebook.com/LSCFAF
Read more: Lac Ste. Claire Fine Art Fair approaching
Bonus: 5K fundraisers
Sept. 14 and 15 • Utica and Rochester
Utica
Glow Run 5K, benefit for The Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation, route includes River Bends Park and Jimmy John’s Field, also mile run at ballpark, dusk Sept. 14 (ballpark opens at 5 p.m.), 7171 Auburn Road, cassiehinesshoescancer.org/event/13th-annual-glow-run-5k
Rochester
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 5K, ’80s-themed run/walk supports Brooklands Splash Pad Resource Fund, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 15, starts at Bloomer Park, 345 John R Road, rochesterhills.org/5K
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