What's Happening in Troy

The Troy Police Department holds its free Safety Bash Thursday, Oct. 22, and Troy Historic Village's Trick-or-Treat: Under the Sea opens Friday, Oct. 23. The Zoning Board of Appeals meets Tuesday, Oct. 20, and the Downtown Development Authority and Traffic Committee Wednesday, Oct. 21. The week's news and school sports run in separate editions.

What's Happening in Troy

Troy's high school games, and last week's results, run in the separate Troy High School Sports edition.

Thursday, October 15

Troy Historic Village's Thursday Talks covers “Heaven on Earth: Utopian Societies of the 19th Century” at 2 p.m. Alex Konieczny, the Village's youth programs director, discusses societies including the Harmonites, Shakers and Oneida. Tickets are $15, $10 for members; registration is required. The Realcomp 2026 MLS Updates & Educational Showcase runs 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the MSU Management Education Center, according to its flyer.

Troy Public Library holds LEGO® Club at 5 p.m., As Seen on TikTok: Spooky Foods Edition at 6 p.m. and Fangs, Phantasms, & Frankenstein's Monster: A History of Horror Films at 7 p.m. The Troy School District holds a Building Belonging Across OneTroy community conversation, “Defeat the Label”; the feed gives 10 p.m., which is not confirmed as its start time.

Friday, October 16, and Saturday, October 17

Nature Explorers: Fall Colors runs 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Stage Nature Center: a trail hike, a look at why leaves change color and a leaf-rubbing craft, recommended for ages 5 and up. The fee is $10, $8 for members, and registration is required at troynaturesociety.org; children must come with a registered adult.

At the library, Talk Time English conversation club meets at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17. The French Language Club meets at 10 a.m. and Baby Play at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16; the Spanish Language Club meets at 10 a.m. and TPL Tutor Time at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.

Monday, October 19

Troy Historic Village's Preservation Conversations, 2-3 p.m., takes up the Davenport-Curtiss House, a ca. 1877 home in Saline that Eastern Michigan University's Preservation Studies Program is inventorying with the City of Saline; EMU graduate student Amber Lubbers presents the program. The listing gives Troy Historic Village as the location; its description says the series visits preservation sites, that participants arrange their own transportation and that meeting details are emailed to registrants. Tickets are $15, $10 for members; registration is required.

The Local Development Finance Authority holds a joint meeting with a Troy subcommittee at 3:30 p.m. in the City Hall council boardroom. Dinner After Dark is at 151 E. Big Beaver Road. The library holds Sensory Friendly Storytime and its Teen Advisory Board at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, October 20

The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 500 W. Big Beaver Road. The Troy School District Board of Education also meets; the feed gives 11 p.m., which is not confirmed as its start time. The library offers drop-in technology help at 3 p.m., Fairytale STEM: The Crane Wife at 6:30 p.m. and Cooking with Mary: Fall Skillet Suppers at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, October 21

The Downtown Development Authority meets at 10 a.m., and the Traffic Committee at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. The library holds a Candy Pumpkin Catapult Engineering Challenge at 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 22

The Troy Police Department holds its Safety Bash 5-8 p.m. at the police department, a free, family-friendly Halloween event where children meet the city's first responders. Advance registration through Eventbrite is required, for trick-or-treating children only, not accompanying adults; the listing says registration details are posted on the department's Facebook page. The library holds Houdini in Detroit and Tween Scary Stories Night at 6 p.m.

Friday, October 23

Troy Historic Village's Trick-or-Treat: Under the Sea runs 5-8 p.m., and again Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with ocean-themed games, a craft, candy and teal-pumpkin options at each stop, rain or shine. Advance tickets are $9, $5 for members, until noon Thursday, Oct. 22; at the door, $10, $7 for members. Children under 2 are free.

At the library, the Japanese Language Club and Talk Time meet at 10 a.m., and Baby Play is at 10:30 a.m.

Around Metro Detroit

Saturday, Oct. 17 — the Red Wings host the San Jose Sharks at 7 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena, and Michigan football hosts Penn State at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Sunday, Oct. 18 — the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn opens Artemis Adventure with LEGO® Bricks to the public.

Tuesday, Oct. 20 — the Pistons host the Boston Celtics in their home opener at Little Caesars Arena. Thursday, Oct. 22 — the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Harry Potter and The Goblet is at Orchestra Hall. Friday, Oct. 23 — the Detroit Black Film Festival is on the Detroit RiverWalk.

Event details and times can change. Confirm with each venue before heading out.