12 things you have to do in Detroit in January

The dawn of 2015 has everything from video games, to beer, to Aziz... and although that may sound like a typical night on your couch with Netflix, this month you can do those things away from home... with actual people! Huzzah!

Flint Institute of Arts

The Art of Video Games

Head to Flint to check out an exhibit exploring the artistic development of video games. Of course, you can also play a couple of classics like Pac-Man and Super Mario Bros.

<em>Mario Kart</em> Grand Championship

This is an opportunity to demonstrate that your Mario Kart: Double Dash!! skills are actually worth something. It’s also your chance to show that you are not yet an adult, but hey, how else are you supposed to celebrate ten years of Mario Kart?
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Monster Jam

This is the Motor City, so we like motors. Especially when they’re attached to monster trucks. Well, some of us do, anyway. See Grave Digger, Max-D, El Toro Loco, and if you’re lucky, some really good mullets.

Annual Craft Beer Fest

Enjoy a sampling of craft beers in the comfort of the RO Music Theatre, along with food truck food from Mac Shack, El Guapo, and Tuk Tuk. But mostly, beer!

Ragù pop-up dinner

Get your noodle on with Ragù’s second iteration of its pop-up, featuring four delicious-sounding pasta bowls. They’ll also have salad and dessert bowls. Yep, dessert bowls. 
The Magic Bag

Anti-Freeze Blues Festival

We all get the winter blues somewhere along the line, but thankfully the Anti-Freeze Blues Festival is here to make us all feel a little better. Lazy Lester headlines the first day and The Siegel-Schwall Band headlines the second.

Polar Beer Club&nbsp;

The second Royal Oak beer festival you’ll want to attend this month. 61 breweries, 125 brews, 13 ciders, 12 wines... the list goes on.
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North American International Auto Show

A list of January things to do in The D simply wouldn’t be complete without a mention of the auto show. Vroom.

Jerry Seinfeld at the WFCU Center

Pop over the border to see Mr. Seinfeld at the WFCU Centre in Windsor. Surely, he’ll have some witty observations about the strangeness that is Canada. If he doesn’t, you’ll surely make some of your own.
Redford Theatre

<em>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</em>

According to IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes, The Last Crusade is second best to Raiders of the Lost Ark in the Indiana Jones canon. But you know you’ll still go see it for the bazillionth time anyway.

Aziz Ansari at the Masonic Temple

Whether you know him as RAAAAAAAANDY, Tom Haverford, or that funny Indian dude you saw on TV one time, now’s your chance to see him in person. He’s also a foodie, so make sure someone tells him about all the good stuff to eat around here.
Joe Louis Arena

College hockey in The D&nbsp;

Watch the Wolverines and Spartans duke it out in their annual clash on the ice at The Joe. Sports!