Southeast Michigan Events Canceled for COVID-19

Earlier this week, two cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in Oakland and Wayne county.

As a precaution, to prevent the spread of what the World Health Organization has declared a worldwide pandemic, many local events have decided to take the year off or reschedule at a later time.

To help those still planning to venture out this weekend, we’ve compiled a running list of events that have been canceled or postponed – along with Michigan schools and local venues that have been affected. Take a look before you head out and check back often as we’ll be updating as we learn of new closures.  

Canceled

These local events have been canceled in 2020

• Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade
• Royal Oak St. Patrick’s Day Parade
• March Du Nain Rouge
• FoolMoon and Festifools
• Detroit Roller Derby March 14 Bout (closed to the public)
• 35th Annual Irish Festival
• Midwest Fly Fishing Expo

Postponed

These local events have been put on hold. Watch out for them to be rescheduled.

• Greater Farmington Film Fest in Farmington
• Newsies at the Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center in Trenton
• Little Big Town at the Fox Theatre has been moved to Oct. 1
• Ann Arbor Monroe Street Fair

Affected Venues

These local venues are either closed or cancelling programming.

• Detroit Institute of Arts programming canceled through April 13
• Edsel & Eleanor Ford House closed until further notice
• Greenfield Village closed through March 18
• Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation closed through March 18
• Ann Arbor District Library programming canceled
• Lorenzo Cultural Center events through April 12
• Macomb Center for the Performing Arts events through April 12
• Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance performances canceled
• Beacon Park’s March events canceled

Affected Schools

These local schools and universities have either closed or adopted online instruction.

• Concordia University Ann Arbor
• Eastern Michigan University
• Grand Valley State University
• Lawrence Tech
• Macomb Community College
• Michigan State University
• Michigan Technological University
• Oakland University
• Saginaw State University
• Washtenaw Community College
• Wayne State University
• Western Michigan University

Do you know of any other events canceled due to COVID-19? Share them with us in the comments so we can add them to our list.