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Nardin Park’s Evergreen Artisan Holiday Market brings more than 70 makers, paid workshops and free Santa photos to Farmington Hills on Nov. 14.

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Downtown Farmington’s Ladies Night Out runs Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m., featuring merchant specials, a Riley Park market and stamp-card prizes.


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The Farmington Area Arts Commission celebrates its 50th anniversary by honoring seven local artists, advocates and organizations at a free ceremony Oct. 2 at The Hawk, including a posthumous award for Farmington Hills resident Ismael Ahmed.

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The City of Farmington Hills hosts its 17th Annual Total Wellness Fair on Oct. 6 at the Costick Center, offering free flu, COVID-19, RSV and pneumonia vaccinations through a partnership with Kroger Health, plus health screenings, door prizes and a free lunch for adults 60 and older.

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The Farmington Hills Citywide Open House on Oct. 3 will feature Detroit Lions mascot Roary, free ice cream from radio station 95.5's Shannon, and hands-on activities including DPW equipment climbs, fire demonstrations and a police headquarters tour.

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Farmington Hills hosts its annual Citywide Open House on Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon to 3 p.m. at City Hall, with free food, family activities and a shuttle from Oakland Community College.

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Farmington and Farmington Hills residents can register for a Oakland County Suicide Prevention Task Force discussion on digital tools in suicide prevention, set for Thursday, Sept. 24, at Oakland Community Health Network in Troy.

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The Farmington Community Library's Farmington Hills branch will operate on limited hours from Sept. 21 through Oct. 8 as crews remove concrete beams from the main lobby, closing four areas including the Children's Department and Teen Area.

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Downtown Farmington's annual Harvest Moon Celebration brings three nights of live music, food trucks and a craft beer and wine tent to Riley Park's Sundquist Pavilion from Thursday, Sept. 17 through Saturday, Sept. 19, with tickets starting at $8.

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The Road Commission for Oakland County's final Adopt-A-Road cleanup of 2026 runs Saturday, Sept. 19 through Sunday, Sept. 27, with 388 organizations picking up litter along 572 miles of county roads.

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The Farmington Community Library's free Homeschool Explorations series for K-5 students returns Friday, Sept. 18, with a Block Party at the Farmington Hills branch, running monthly through April with no registration required.

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Farmington Hills natives Sam Spector and Kelly Brickner Lyon each won Emmy Awards at the Creative Arts ceremony on Sept. 5 in Los Angeles, with Spector honored for costume design on The Traitors and Brickner Lyon for picture editing on The Muppet Show.

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Oakland County's free Tri-County Senior Day returns to the Detroit Zoo on Wednesday, Sept. 9, offering Farmington and Farmington Hills seniors complimentary admission, parking, live entertainment, bingo, carousel rides and on-site flu shots.

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Farmington Hills residents have several free community events on the calendar for the week of Sept. 7, including a Battle of the Badges blood drive on Sept. 9, a child car seat inspection and Hawk Makerspace open house on Sept. 12, and the weekly Farmington Farmers Market continuing through November.
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