It’s not always easy to plan a date night or even find a babysitter, but every month our sister site After 5 Detroit puts together a list of the top events, happenings and reasons to mark your calendar and head out on the town. So whether you’re planning a date, a girls night out or mommy just needs a drink, here’s a heads up on our favorite things happening this month!

Take a moment on Memorial Weekend and head to Hart Plaza for MOVEMENT Electronic Music Festival. Enter to win a pair of weekend passes to one of Detroit’s signature summer festivals.

Pure Detroit

• Derby Détroit @ Lexus Velodrome: Saturday, May 4
• Sounds of Music House Concert @ Boston-Edison: Saturday, May 4
• MOVEMENT @ Detroit Riverfront: May 25-27

Concerts & Live Music

• DMX @ St. Andrews Hall: Friday, May 3
• Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto 2 @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: May 3-5
• LANY @ The Fillmore: Wednesday, May 8
• Balkan Brass Bash @ The Cube: Tuesday, May 14
• Wallows @ El Club: Tuesday, May 14
• Parkway Drive and Killswitch Engage @ The Fillmore: May 15
• Makoto Ozone Trio @ Detroit Symphony: Thursday, May 16
• FKJ @ The Majestic: Thursday, May 16
• The Revolution: The Beatles @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: May 17-19
• Kingz of Trap Featuring 2 Chainz @ Fox Theatre: Saturday, May 18
• Walk Off The Earth @ The Fillmore: Wednesday, May 22
• Tony Bennett @ Fox Theatre: Thursday, May 23
• Rick Springfield @ Sound Board: Thursday, May 23
• The Who @ Little Caesars Arena: Tuesday, May 28
• Brahms Symphony No. 4 @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: May 30- June 1

Theater & Comedy

• The Beauty Queen of Leenane @ Max Fisher Music Center: May 2-26
• Ali Wong @ The Fillmore: Saturday, May 4
• Waitress @ Fisher Theatre: May 7 -19 
• The Grapes of Wrath @ Detroit Opera House: May 11-19
• Patton Oswalt @ The Fillmore: Saturday, May 18
• Roseanne Barr @ Fox Theatre: Sunday, May 19
• Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson @ Fox Theatre: Monday, May 20
• Sinbad @ MGM Grand Detroit: Thursday, May 30
• Frank Caliendo @ MGM Grand Detroit: Friday, May 31

Free & Foodie Events

• Uncorked: Bordeaux and The Beatles @ Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Thursday, May 16
• Yoga + Bottomless Mimosas @ Fort Street Gallery: Saturday, May 18
• Bartender Battle Detroit @ Belle Isle Boat House: Wednesday, May 22
• Barley, BBQ and Beats @ Eastern Market: Thursday, May 23

Movies

• Trumbull & Porter has FREE movies on Fridays & Satrudays – schedule highlights:
  • Labyrinth & Cabin In The Woods: Friday, May 3
  • The Matrix: Saturday, May 11
  • Boogie Nights: Saturday, May 18
  • They Live & Psycho: Friday, May 24
  • Mighty Ducks: Saturday, May 25
  • Pee Wee’s Big Adventure & Saw: Friday, May 31

• The Loving Story @ The Dossin Great Lakes Museum: Sunday, May 12
• Black to Techno @ MOCAD: Thursday, May 23
• Dance Film Series @ Michigan Opera Theatre: Tuesday, May 28

Detroit Sports

• Detroit Roller Derby @ Masonic Temple: Saturday, May 4
• DCFC  v. Kalamazoo @Keyworth Stadium: Sunday, May 19
• DCFC  v. Ann Arbor @Keyworth Stadium: Friday, May 24

For a full list of events, happenings and the hottest new bars, restaurants and retailers, visit After 5 Detroit!

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