Update, August 2: camp is sold out. All five public practices are claimed, and so are the four Lions Loyal member sessions. Nothing is left on the primary or secondary market. Camp opened July 29 at the Meijer Performance Center
Metro Detroit is sitting on a full calendar of free outdoor movies, and nobody has put the whole list in one place. Downtown, Movie Nights in the D runs every Friday at Campus Martius through August 28. On the west
Detroit’s darkest blocks are getting lights again. On July 15, Mayor Mary Sheffield stood in front of a longtime resident’s home on Rossini Drive in Regent Park and switched on the first of more than 3,000 new mid-block streetlights planned
The Woodward Dream Cruise is not one event. It is a week of them, and the official 2026 city lineup is now posted. Around the main cruise on Saturday, August 15, the towns along Woodward stack their own parades, car
Greektown Detroit is having a big summer. On July 8, city and business leaders dedicated the new Gratiot-Randolph Plaza, a public space billed as the “Gateway to Greektown” and the near-final piece of a $20 million streetscape overhaul of the
Things to do in Detroit in August 2026 stack up fast: the final Rocket Classic tees off the month, the Woodward Dream Cruise takes over 16 miles of the region August 15, free movies and city park nights run every