1. Surround yourself with street art in progress at Murals in the Market.
2. Watch the Sistine Chapel Choir's first performance in Detroit.
3. Catch comedians at a variety of venues during the Motor City Comedy Festival.
4. Take in 40,000 square feet of Lego brick creations.
5. Mingle among bright lights at the nighttime Dlectricity festival.
6. Walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
7. Opportunities to celebrate Oktoberfest abound — check out Parktoberfest, Corktoberfest or Oktoberfest in the D.
8. Take 67 seconds to recognize the UN's International Day of Peace.
9. Catch the Detroit Tigers final home game of the season.
10. Learn more about fuzzy creatures of the night at Michigan's Great Lakes Bat Festival.

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