Annual Events
Ghost of Dishes Past: A Dinner Event
Oakland History Center at Pine Grove 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, United StatesTonight you will be visited by a ghost--a ghost of dishes past! Join us for a festive evening supporting a good cause with recreations of dishes served in the household of Charles Dickens, complete with period music and inspired 19th century refreshments. You will enjoy a taste of Victorian England and celebrate something timeless - great food! Tickets for this event are $40 per person and will take
54th Annual Summer Ice Cream Social
Oakland History Center at Pine Grove 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, United StatesJoin us for our family-friendly celebration, held at our campus on Cesar Chavez Avenue in Pontiac. Free Admission Free Ice Cream Food Trucks Live Music Reenactors Mansion Tours Historic Demos Flea Market Vendor Booths Kids Crafts
Oak Hill Cemetery Walk
Oak Hill Cemetery 216 University Drive, Pontiac, MichiganTours every 15 minutes starting at 2 PM and ending at 4 PM. Tickets available here via events.getlocalhop.com. This year's theme: "BRUSH WITH DEATH" - Celebrating the artistic creators of Pontiac's past. Don't miss this dynamic annual walking tour, as we explore the historic Oak Hill Cemetery in Pontiac, Michigan. It is educational, it is fun, and it is outdoors. The event will happen rain or shine. Purchase your tickets
Hauntiac Car Show and Woodward Scream Cruise
Oakland History Center at Pine Grove 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, United StatesJoin us this Saturday at our Oakland History Center for the third annual Woodward Scream Cruise and Hauntiac Car Show!
Downtown Pontiac Walking Ghost Tours
Liberty Bar 85 North Saginaw, Pontiac, MI, United StatesTours start from the historic, haunted Liberty Bar in downtown Pontiac at 85 N. Saginaw Street. Contact our Executive Director Mike McGuinness, who leads these history-filled and fascinating walks, for more information at (248) 410-0702 or reach out to office@ocphs.org. Tours at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 PM. Tour tickets are $20 each.
Downtown Pontiac Walking Ghost Tours
Liberty Bar 85 North Saginaw, Pontiac, MI, United StatesTours start from the historic, haunted Liberty Bar in downtown Pontiac at 85 N. Saginaw Street. Tour tickets are $20. Contact our Executive Director Mike McGuinness, who leads these history-filled and fascinating walks, for more information at (248) 410-0702 or reach out to office@ocphs.org. Tours at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 pm. Tour tickets are $20.
Harvest Festival and Healthy Halloween
Oakland History Center at Pine Grove 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, United StatesHere at the Oakland History Center!
Historical Society Gala Auction with the Pontiac Creative Arts Center
Pontiac Creative Arts Center 47 Williams Street, Pontiac, MI, United StatesA guaranteed fun, festive fall time! Strolling Reception - Silent Auction & Live Auction Tickets benefit both our non-profit Historical Society and the non-profit Pontiac Creative Arts Center To purchase tickets via localhop, click here, or visit the History Center at 405 Cesar Chavez, or call (248) 338-6732.
Spring Auction with the Pontiac Little Art Theatre
Pontiac Little Art Theatre 47 N. Saginaw Street, Pontiac, MI, United StatesHeld at Pontiac's Little Art Theatre, it's a guaranteed good time, for a good cause! Silent and Live auctions, cash bar--proceeds will go to support our non-profit Historical Society and the non-profit Pontiac's Little Art Theatre. Tickets to this event are just $20!