Detroit is quietly building one of the most ambitious urban trails in America, and 2026 is the year it starts to feel real. The Joe Louis Greenway, a planned 29-mile loop through Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, and Dearborn, will approach
For the first time in Detroit’s modern history, you will be able to walk or bike to another country. The Gordie Howe Bridge Multi-Use Path opens August 5, 2026, nine days after the bridge itself opens to traffic on July
The strangest new building downtown is a giant dome two blocks from Campus Martius, and on September 10 it starts showing football games on its ceiling. Cosm Detroit, the immersive venue rising at Bedrock’s Development at Cadillac Square, opens to
A summer getaway does not always require hours in the car. Located in Harrison Township, Lake St. Clair Metropark offers a close-to-home daycation with a sandy beach, outdoor pool, trails, water activities and plenty of space to relax along the
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
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
The Detroit Zoo has a new baby girl, and she is a piece of history. A female western lowland gorilla was born late Sunday, July 12, to first-time mother Tulivu and father Mshindi, the Detroit Zoological Society announced this week.