Downtown Royal Oak Michigan

Things to Do

Shows, Stages, and Saturday Mornings

Two theatres anchor the evenings, and the Music Theatre marquee has lit the skyline since 1928. By day there is the farmers market, Centennial Commons, and the Detroit Zoo nearby.

Stages and Screens

A band performing under warm stage lights to a packed standing crowd inside the Royal Oak Music Theatre
A show underway inside the Royal Oak Music Theatre, the district's anchor stage since 1928. Photo: Souvams / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Royal Oak Music Theatre marquee in daylight, both faces listing the coming shows
Photo: City of Royal Oak

Royal Oak Music Theatre

Downtown's marquee since 1928
Guests lined up at night outside Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle beneath its lit sign
Photo: Mark Ridley / CC BY-SA 4.0

Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle

300 block S. Troy

Baldwin Theatre

Home stage of Stagecrafters

Emagine Star Lanes Event Center & Sports Grille

200 block N. Main

Breakout Escape Room

200 block E Fourth

The Great Escape Room

Market, Park, and the Zoo Next Door

The stages own the nights. By day, it is the market, the park, and the zoo nearby.

Royal Oak Farmers Market

The city has run the Royal Oak Farmers Market since 1925. Its market hall sits at 316 East 11 Mile, at the north edge of downtown.

The Detroit Zoo

The Detroit Zoo is one of Royal Oak's best-known neighbors. For hours, tickets, and events, visit detroitzoo.org.

Centennial Commons

Centennial Commons is downtown's park, shaped by community input during its design.

See the Full Events Calendar

Concerts, festivals, and the DDA's own meetings all live on the events calendar.

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