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Nardin Park hosts Farmington Hills holiday market Saturday
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 Ladies Night Out returns Nov. 12
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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Farmington Hills Holocaust Center CEO signs pro-Rogers petition
More than 400 Michigan Jewish community members, including Zekelman Holocaust Center CEO Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld of Farmington Hills, signed a petition backing Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate as Vice President JD Vance visited metro Detroit to meet with Temple Israel leaders.
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Farmington theater honors Dolly Parton with screening
The Farmington Civic Theater is screening "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" starring Dolly Parton Sept. 4-7, continuing a tribute to the late singer and actor who died Aug. 25 at age 80.
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Michigan's $171 heating credit deadline nears for Farmington families
Farmington-area renters and homeowners earning below the federal poverty threshold have until Sept. 30 to claim Michigan's Home Heating Tax Credit, which averaged $171 last year and cannot be filed retroactively.
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Free solar workshop comes to Farmington Hills Sept. 15
Oakland County's Office of Sustainability hosts a free, sales-free solar education workshop at Craft Breww City in Farmington Hills on Sept. 15, with sessions for businesses at 6 p.m. and homeowners at 7 p.m.
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Nardin Park church hosts Blessing of the Backpacks
Nardin Park United Methodist Church in Farmington Hills will hold a Blessing of the Backpacks ceremony at its 11 a.m. service on Sunday, Sept. 20, recognizing students, educators and tutors.
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Kirk Gibson Center lands second $1M gift in Farmington Hills
The Jay Farner Family Foundation has given $1 million to the Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson's Wellness in Farmington Hills, the second seven-figure gift the nonprofit has received this summer.
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10 Saturdays left at Farmington Farmers Market
The Farmington Farmers and Artisans Market runs every Saturday through Nov. 7 at the Sundquist Pavilion in downtown Farmington, with 10 weeks left in the season featuring more than 40 vendors, live music and family activities.
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$427,000 Art Park Promenade opens in downtown Farmington
Downtown Farmington's new Art Park Promenade, a $427,253 pedestrian pathway featuring a 672-tile community glass mural, was completed this summer along Grand River Avenue, connecting Riley Park to downtown near the Hillside Townes development.
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Dolly Parton honored with $5 Steel Magnolias screening in Farmington
The Farmington Civic Theater will show "Steel Magnolias" on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7:30 p.m. for $5 as a tribute to Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25 at age 80, as the city-owned theater works to rebuild post-pandemic attendance.
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Former Blue Cross CEO's $1M Gift Funds New Parkinson's Gym
The Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson's Wellness in Farmington Hills opened a new gymnasium Aug. 7 funded by a $1 million gift from former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan CEO Dan Loepp's family foundation, naming it for his late father who lived with Parkinson's for more than 10 years.
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Heritage Park's Full Moon Fridays hike returns Aug. 28
The Farmington Hills Special Services Department hosts a guided Full Moon Fridays night hike at Heritage Park on Friday, Aug. 28, one of four remaining dates in the 2026 series.
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Olympic ice dancers to appear at GreekFest
U.S. Olympic ice dancers Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik headline the grand opening of GreekFest 2026 at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, with three days of Greek food, live music and dancing running Aug. 21–23.
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