Noel Night 2024

Noel Night is a festive open house in Midtown Detroit and the Cultural Center districts, showcasing a variety of holiday traditions at Michigan's premier arts institutions, historic churches, galleries, and small businesses. It offers an evening filled with performances and holiday experiences for all ages—completely free.

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will participate in the festivities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with engaging activities for visitors:

DIA Indoor Events:

• Pop-Up Portrait Studio with Inside Southwest Detroit and Documenting DETROIT (Great Hall, 2.– 4 p.m., free)
• Santa Photos (Great Hall, 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., free)
• Drop-In Workshop: Luminaries (12 – 4 p.m., free)
• Violin Divas Performance (Lecture Hall, 4 – 4:45 p.m., free)
• Sean Blackman Trio (Lecture Hall, 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. free)
• Detroit Film Theatre Screening of Flow (3 p.m. & 7 p.m., ticketed)

Outdoor Events (Woodward Plaza & Lawn):

These activities will continue after the DIA closes at 5:00 p.m.

• Ice Sculpting (3 p.m.–9 p.m.)
• Salvation Army Sing-Along (8 p.m.–9 p.m.)

For more details, visit Noel Night's official website.