1. Ring in the New Year with a special dinner or party.
  2. Cheer on the Harlem Globetrotters as they debut basketball's four-point line at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
  3. Enjoy the music of MittenFest XI in Ypsilanti.
  4. Cruise into 2017 aboard the Detroit Princess Riverboat.
  5. Go on a Shoe Year's Day hike at a local recreation area.
  6. See what life as an elf is like at a New Year's Eve performance of "The Santaland Diaries" at Tipping Point Theatre in Northville.
  7. Take the kids to the Noon Year's Eve party at the Detroit Historical Museum.
  8. Learn about the largest shark that ever lived at the Cranbrook Institute of Science.
  9. Party like it's 1999 with the DSO and pay tribute to the legendary Prince at Orchestra Hall.
  10. Let Green Bay hear you roar at the Lions-Packers game at Ford Field.

Kickoff list from Crain's Detroit Business. Add your suggestions below.