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The Rocket Classic's final summer in Detroit brings its best field yet
2026 is the final time that the Rocket Classic will be played. The finale takes place from July 30 to Aug. 2 at Detroit Golf Club, with top-10 players, lower ticket prices, and nearly a decade of community investment.
Detroit City FC is bringing free World Cup watch parties to Campus Martius and Mexicantown this June
Detroit City FC is hosting six free FIFA World Cup watch parties in June, with USA matches at Campus Martius and the Detroit City Fieldhouse and Mexico matches outside Los Galanes in Mexicantown.
Cleanup Club returns to Belle Isle Beach on June 20 to remove plastic before peak summer
The Cleanup Club and Belle Isle Conservancy are hosting a shoreline cleanup volunteer day at Belle Isle Beach on Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to noon, open to all.
The Freight Yard is now open on weekends all summer along the Dequindre Cut
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy's seasonal beer garden on the Dequindre Cut runs Saturdays and Sundays through September, with lawn games, local food vendors, and free live music every Sunday afternoon.
Nine fridays of free movies return to Campus Martius, starting July 3
Movie Nights in the D returns to Campus Martius Park this summer with nine free Friday screenings from July 3 through August 28, featuring recent releases and classics.
Detroit teens spend the summer building an engine from scratch
The Engine Building Bootcamp returns to Detroit's northwest side for its fourth year, putting middle and high schoolers on the wrench from June through August.
The house on East Ferry Street is the subject of a Smithsonian director's DIA lecture next month
Chase Robinson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, lectures at the Detroit Institute of Arts on June 7 on Charles Lang Freer and the railroad magnate's overlooked influence on American cultural institutions. The story runs through a house on East Ferry Street that most Detroiters have never heard of.
Movement picks: Carl Craig twice, Dopplereffekt, Juan Atkins with Berlin
Movement picks include Carl Craig back-to-back with Chicago's Cajmere, a Borderland collaboration between Juan Atkins and Berlin's Mark Ernestus, and Dopplereffekt closing Monday at the Waterfront Stage.
Detroit's first Juneteenth music festival features Kash Doll, Babytron and Fetty Wap
Detroit will host its first Juneteenth music festival this summer, with Kash Doll, Babytron, and Fetty Wap headlining the inaugural event.
Pine Knob opens Saturday, Kid Cudi headlines season launch
Pine Knob Music Theatre opens its 2026 outdoor season Saturday with Kid Cudi, launching a 45-show summer schedule that includes a rare suburban set from Detroit native Jack White.
Topa, a rooftop cocktail bar, opens Thursday on the 11th floor of AC Hotel Detroit
The Roxbury Group's new 11th-floor bar at the AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle opens Thursday in Brush Park with Mediterranean small plates, a Basque-named cocktail list, and reclaimed wood from a Michigan resort hotel.
Concert of Colors to pay tribute to WGPR-TV's 'The Scene' at July festival
The Don Was Detroit All Star Revue brings back Detroit's answer to Soul Train with a tribute to The Scene at the Detroit Film Theatre on July 18, dedicated to Concert of Colors founder Ismael Ahmed.
Vinyl lounge and cafe coming to Southwest Detroit
Tigris Hi-Fi, a vinyl listening lounge and cafe, is opening this summer at 2545 Bagley St. in Southwest Detroit.
A cardboard maze of Detroit landmarks opens inside the Michigan Science Center on Saturday
A walkable cardboard maze of Detroit landmarks opens inside the Michigan Science Center on Saturday, May 9, presented by the Skillman Foundation, Ford Philanthropy, and Welch Packaging.
Memorial Day weekend in Detroit 2026: a guide beyond Movement
Movement runs three days at Hart Plaza. The rest of the city is also open. Tigers, Belle Isle, Eastern Market, the patios.
The Movement 2026 lineup, decoded: who's playing where
Resident Advisor published the full Movement 2026 lineup in March. Six stages, over a hundred artists. Here is what the bookings signal.
Movement 2026 returns Memorial Day weekend: what to know
Movement Music Festival returns to Hart Plaza on Memorial Day weekend, May 23 through 25, 2026. Three days, six stages, Paxahau's twentieth at the helm.
West Vernor shuts down for Detroit's Cinco de Mayo parade this Sunday
The Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit hosts the 61st annual Cinco de Mayo parade Sunday along West Vernor, with the theme Estamos Unidos.
Detroit Youth Poetry Slam brings 15 teen poets to the Wright Museum on May 7
InsideOut Literary Arts holds its annual youth poetry slam at the Charles H. Wright Museum on May 7, where 15 teens from the Citywide Poets program compete for a spot on the 2026 Detroit Youth Performance Troupe.
Hamilton runs three weeks at the Fisher Theatre, opens Wednesday
Hamilton opens at the Fisher Theatre on April 29 and runs through May 17 — a three-week stand inside the Albert Kahn building on West Grand Boulevard.
Waka by Baobab Fare gets the old Russell Street deli
Hamissi Mamba's mother sold chapati and brochettes in the markets of Bujumbura, Burundi, when he was a kid.
Movement 2025 kickoff: parties opened Friday before Hart Plaza
The Movement 2025 afterparty circuit opened Friday night, May 23, twelve hours before the festival's first set on Hart Plaza.
Movement 2025 by the numbers: 25 years, six stages, 115 artists
Twenty-five years. Six stages. One hundred fifteen artists. Three days. The numbers behind the 25th edition of Detroit's flagship electronic music festival.
The Movement 2025 lineup, decoded: who's playing each stage, why it matters
The Movement 2025 lineup runs to 115 artists across six stages over three days. The bookings break into roughly four bands and each stage is built around one or two.
What to know about Movement 2025: a guide to Memorial Day weekend at Hart Plaza
The 25th annual Movement Music Festival runs May 24 through 26, 2025, at Hart Plaza. Three days, six stages, 115 artists across the weekend.
What to know about Movement 2024: 24 years on Hart Plaza
Movement Music Festival runs May 25 through 27, 2024, at Hart Plaza. The 24th edition. Six stages, 115 artists across the weekend, three days for a Memorial Day weekend pass that starts at $225.
