Concerts in Detroit in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Music

  until Dec 20

  The Sounding Room

  Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) · Midtown

  • Music
  • Visual arts

• Music

  7 PM

  2Dead Boyz x The Underachievers w/ Lord Sko

  El Club · Southwest Detroit

  • Music

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Voice Area Recital

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

• Music

  until Dec 13

  BOOP!® The Musical

  Fisher Theatre · New Center

  • Music
  • Theatre

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Distant

  TSDMAAC

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Symphony Orchestra Concert

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music

  Free

• Music

  8 PM

  Bryce Alakai

  RAEDY LEX · IOTA

  The Majestic Theatre · Midtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Music

  3 PM

  Wind Symphony Conducting Recital

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

• Music

  7 PM

  King Buffalo

  El Club · Southwest Detroit

  • Music
  • Punk

• Music

  7 PM

  Matt Maher

  Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 5

  One Sleepy Night - Detroit

  Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Music

  5:30 PM

  Celebrating 30 Years of 'Destruction By Definition'

  The Fillmore Detroit · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

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• Music

  5:30 PM

  The Bouncing Souls

  The Fillmore Detroit · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Isabelle O’Connell: Cocteau

  Detroit Institute of Arts · Midtown

  • Music

• Music

  7 PM

  Protomartyr

  The Majestic Theatre · Midtown

  • Music
  • Post-punk

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  WRIF Presents: Citizen Zero

  Saint Andrew's Hall · Downtown

  • Music
  • Hardcore

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Baroque Winter: A Seasonal Celebration

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Baroque

  Free

• Music

  until Dec 5

  Mahler’s Symphony No. 6

  Orchestra Hall (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) · Midtown

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Suicide Machines, Bouncing Souls, Jeff Rosenstock, The Flatliners

  Bouncing Souls · The Suicide Machines · Jeff Rosenstock · The Flatliners

  The Fillmore Detroit · Downtown

  • Music
  • Punk
  • Ska punk

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Earlybirds Club

  The Majestic Theatre · Midtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Lucy Bedroque

  Saint Andrew's Hall · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  Wild Pink w/ Hiding Places

  PJ's Lager House · Corktown

  • Music

  $20 Tickets ↗

• Music

  9 PM

  Mashbit

  The Majestic Theatre · Midtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  9 PM

  Mija

  The Lincoln Factory

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

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• Music

  9 PM

  Smoakland

  El Club · Southwest Detroit

  • Music

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Music

  3 PM

  Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center Orchestra: "'Tis the Season to Swing"

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Free

• Music

  5:30 PM

  Atreyu

  The Fillmore Detroit · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  5:30 PM

  Underoath - Define the Great Line 20th Anniversary Tour

  The Fillmore Detroit · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  6 PM

  Bodysnatcher: Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home Tour

  Saint Andrew's Hall · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  7 PM

  Rhye - Joy Tour

  The Majestic Theatre · Midtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Cyrus Chestnut and Friends: A Charlie Brown Christmas

  Orchestra Hall (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) · Midtown

  • Music

Monday, December 7, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Chamber Music Recital

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  GODHANDUSA: CALL TO WORSHIP

  Saint Andrew's Hall · Downtown

  • Music
  • Trad dance

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Ludacris

  Little Caesars Arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  OneRepublic

  Little Caesars Arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Percussion Studio Recital

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

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• Music

  7:30 PM

  The Beaches

  Little Caesars Arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 9

  Stevie Wonder

  Fox Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Stand Atlantic

  Royal Oak Music Theatre

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Jon B.

  Saint Andrew's Hall · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Jazz Combos Concert 2

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

• Music

  8 PM

  Eric Benét

  The Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel · Cass Corridor

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Home Alone in Concert

  Orchestra Hall (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) · Midtown

  • Music

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Jazz Big Band Concert

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Free

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis

  Fox Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Aaron Lewis

  Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Lalah Hathaway

  The Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel · Cass Corridor

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 12

  jessica Care moore

  Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History · Midtown

  • Music
  • Literature

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Senses Fail

  Saint Andrew's Hall · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Breathe and Hammer: The Ties That Bind Us. David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg,

  Detroit Institute of Arts · Midtown

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2026

  Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Rick Springfield

  The Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel · Cass Corridor

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  9 PM

  DANNY AVILA

  Suburbia and Shane Parks

  The Majestic Theatre · Midtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 13

  Home for the Holidays

  Orchestra Hall (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) · Midtown

  • Music

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Tommy Fleece

  El Club · Southwest Detroit

  • Music

• Music

  9 PM

  Darude

  The Majestic Theatre · Midtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Holiday film with the Detroit Opera Orchestra

  Detroit Opera House · Downtown

  • Music
  • Cinema
  • House
  • Opera

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Detroit Jazz Preservation Concert Series

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

• Music

  —Time not announced

  A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live at the Opera House with Detroit Opera Orchestra

  Detroit Opera House · Downtown

  • Music
  • House
  • Opera

  Tickets ↗

Monday, December 14, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Cello Studio Recital

  Wayne State University Department of Music · Midtown

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

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