These 104 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Oct. 20 & Oct. 27 at 10pm
Common Cycle · Ann Arbor • Free
A welcoming community bike shop where volunteers help you fix your own ride. Bring a broken bike and leave with new skills, working brakes, and a sense of accomplishment.
October 23 at 6pm
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward • $100
Happy little trees, but make it autumn. Spend an evening channeling Bob Ross as you paint a glowing fall sky, with instructor Ted Simpson guiding every brushstroke. No experience needed, just bring your inner calm.
October 23 at 6pm
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward • $60
Paint something deliciously dark. This 21+ workshop guides you through creating your own haunted landscape, drink in hand, just in time for spooky season.
October 25 at 9:30am (This weekend) +3
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward • $175
Get your hands dirty at this playful ceramic workshop where you'll mold, shape, or paint clay into something uniquely yours. No experience needed: just show up ready to make a mess and leave with a creation you actually made.
October 27 at 6pm
Bløm Mead + Cider · Old Fourth Ward • $
Pour soy wax, pick your scent, and sip dry mead while your candle sets at this hands-on workshop. Expect wooden wicks, dried florals, and a round of Candle-Maker Bingo that breaks the ice without trying too hard.
October 28 at 5pm
Matthaei Botanical Gardens · King
Chase peak autumn color with expert docents on a relaxed trail walk, then pound real leaves into paper to create a pigment-perfect collage souvenir.
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Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Spun · Old Fourth Ward
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Spun · Kerrytown
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
Duderstadt Center · Northside
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
Duderstadt Center · Northside
Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Treasures · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Common Cycle · Ann Arbor
Fri, Oct 23 · 2:00 PM
Shapiro Design Lab · Burns Park
Fri, Oct 23 · 2:00 PM
Shapiro Design Lab · Burns Park
Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
Michigan League Ballroom · Burns Park
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:30 PM
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Old Fourth Ward
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM
Ann Arbor Sewing Center · Haisley
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward
$50
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward
$150
Fri, Nov 6 · 6:30 PM
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward
$150
Fri, Nov 6 · 4:30 PM
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward
$45
Fri, Nov 13 · 6:30 PM
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward
$150
Fri, Nov 13 · 6:00 PM
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward
$100
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Dec 17 · 5:30 PM
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Dec 17 · 4:00 PM
Ann Arbor City Hall · Old Fourth Ward
Free
Mon, Feb 22 · 4:00 PM
Thistle & Bess · Old Fourth Ward
LullCo Design Studio · Bryant Pattengill West
Church Street · Burns Park
Church Street · Burns Park
Maker Works · Bryant Pattengill West
LullCo Design Studio · Bryant Pattengill West
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old West Side
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old West Side
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore · Old West Side
Sylvan Factory · Lakewood
Hill Auditorium · Burns Park
Thistle & Bess · Kerrytown
Ingalls Mall · Burns Park
Maker Works · Bryant Pattengill West
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old West Side
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old West Side
LullCo Design Studio · Bryant Pattengill West
Maker Works · Bryant Pattengill West
LullCo Design Studio · Bryant Pattengill West
Maker Works · Bryant Pattengill West
LullCo Design Studio · Bryant Pattengill West
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Ann Arbor
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old West Side
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old Fourth Ward
$50
Hathaway's Hideaway · Old West Side
Free
A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center) · Old West Side
Maker Works · Bryant Pattengill West
Maker Works · Bryant Pattengill West
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore · Old West Side
Bryant Pattengill East
Bryant Pattengill East
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