Since 1989, Detroit’s Palmer Woods has opened it doors for its Holiday Home Tour the first weekend in December. This year, we will not have an all day, large event. Instead, on Saturday evening, December 4, Palmer Woods will present our Home Tour & Soirée, an elegant cocktail party and guided tour of five beautiful homes, including the newly renovated, majestic Van Dusen Mansion. Read more 

Information on the tour, home descriptions and photos will be posted soon.

To download the 2010 brochure, click here.

If you would like to be added to our email or mailing list for the 2010 Holiday Home Tour, please email your name and address to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

There are other opportunities to visit homes in Palmer Woods. Enjoy live music in sumptuous living rooms at our Palmer Woods Music in Homes concerts. Beginning on Sunday, December 26, Palmer Woods and the Creative Arts Collective will present jazz, classical and world music concerts each month through June in a different magnificent mansion or cool home. Read more

SOLD OUT! There may be a few tickets left at Blossoms, 248-723-4211

Tickets for Home Tour Soirée,
Saturday, December 4, 6 pm 
Tickets are $75 and are limited to 175 tickets.  

Tickets for the 2010 Palmer Woods Home Tour Soirée will be sold at these locations:

• Blossoms 33866 Woodward Ave.,
  Birmingham • 248-723-4211
  
• Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts Fisher Bldg.,
  Detroit • 313-873-7888
• Pronto! Corner Store 608 Washington St., Royal Oak • 248-544-7900, ext 27, ask for Marlene 
• Elegance By Design 231 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale • 248-582-0090

Order your tickets by mail.

To download the 2010 brochure, click here.
Mail a check, the form from the Home Tour brochure and self-addressed stamped envelope to

Proceeds from the Home Tours help to strengthen and improve our neighborhood. The Palmer Wood Association has donated a portion to three very valuable Detroit nonprofit organizations: Woodward Avenue Action Association; Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS), a group dedicated to alleviating homelessness; and to Greening of Detroit, a group dedicated to reforestation and beautification of our urban environment. Click here to read more.

• SOLD OUT! On Saturday night, Dec. 6, 2008, Palmer Woods hosted an Elegant Preview Party, which included a private showing of the six homes on the tour plus an intimate look at the renovation-in-progress at the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright-Turkel home — a bonus that was not shown on the Home Tour the next day. The preview party began at 6pm with wine and appetizers, continued with a motor coach tour to each home, and ended with desserts and live music. Each home was adorned with breath-taking holiday decor by Blossoms and leading Detroit-area professional designers. The event was sold out more than a week in advance. Be sure to order your tickets early for next year's event.

• The next day, Sunday, December 7, 2008 from 10am-4:30pm, six magnificent homes were displayed for the Holiday Home Tour, a two-decade tradition in Palmer Woods. History and architectural splendors were showcased at each home with exciting examples of beauty, warmth and holiday adornment. The homes were accented and set with styling by professional designers. Most of the homes included designs and holiday arrangements  by Blossoms. Click here to read about the homes on the 2008 Tour.