Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Detroit, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — Detroit Auto Show, Christmas and New Year

• Festival

  Detroit Auto Show

  10–25 jan · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Back in January at Huntington Place after a few years of trying it in the autumn. It is the one week downtown hotels are full in the depth of winter. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Skating at Campus Martius (20 nov – 25 feb (meestal)), Deep winter and lake-effect snow (10 dec – 1 mrt (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Skating at Campus Martius (20 nov – 25 feb (meestal)), Deep winter and lake-effect snow (10 dec – 1 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Deep winter and lake-effect snow (10 dec – 1 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Eastern Market Flower Day, Movement

• Festival

  Eastern Market Flower Day

  14–22 mei · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiDruk

  The Sunday after Mother's Day turns the whole market over to bedding plants and draws a crowd that has nothing to do with tourism. Go early or park a long way out. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Movement

  22–28 mei · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Three days of techno in Hart Plaza over Memorial Day weekend, in the city that invented it, plus a week of afterparties nobody publishes. Downtown hotels go months ahead. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Detroit Grand Prix

  28 mei – 5 jun · meestalRaceweekendDrukSluitingen

  IndyCar on a street circuit through downtown at the turn of May into June, back off Belle Isle since 2023. Jefferson Avenue and the riverfront close for the best part of a week. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Detroit Grand Prix, Ford Fireworks

• Seizoen

  Riverfront and Belle Isle season

  1 jun – 15 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The riverwalk, the Belle Isle beach and the pop-up bars along the Dequindre Cut only exist for one season, and Detroit uses all of it. Everything closes again by October. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Ford Fireworks

  20–30 jun · meestalLicht & vuurDruk

  The river fireworks in late June are shared with Windsor across the water, and both riverfronts fill by mid-afternoon. It is the largest single-day event of the Detroit year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Detroit Grand Prix (28 mei – 5 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Riverfront and Belle Isle season (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Woodward Dream Cruise, Detroit Jazz Festival

• Festival

  Woodward Dream Cruise

  14–20 aug · meestalGroot festivalDrukSluitingen

  On the third Saturday of August tens of thousands of classic cars run Woodward Avenue through the northern suburbs, and the traffic builds for most of the week before it. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Detroit Jazz Festival

  30 aug – 8 sep · meestalMuziekfestivalDruk

  Four free days over Labor Day weekend, centred on Hart Plaza, and the largest free jazz festival anywhere. No ticket, no fence, and the last warm weekend of the year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Riverfront and Belle Isle season (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Detroit Jazz Festival, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Riverfront and Belle Isle season (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Detroit Jazz Festival (30 aug – 8 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Fall colour

  8 okt – 5 nov · meestalHerfstkleuren

  Belle Isle and the old boulevards through Indian Village turn in the second half of October, and the drive up towards Port Huron is what locals do with the weekend. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — America's Thanksgiving Parade, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  Skating at Campus Martius

  20 nov – 25 feb · meestalIJsseizoen

  The downtown square turns into a rink under the city tree from late November, and it is the anchor of what winter nightlife downtown has. Skate hire on site. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  America's Thanksgiving Parade

  22–28 nov · meestalNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Down Woodward on Thanksgiving morning since 1924, followed by the Lions game at noon. Grandstand seats sell out and the rest of the route is standing in the cold. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Fall colour (8 okt – 5 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Deep winter and lake-effect snow

  10 dec – 1 mrt · meestalExtreme kou

  Two months of grey, freezing days with the wind coming off the lakes and a snow event most weeks. Nothing shuts, but nothing outdoors is a plan either. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Skating at Campus Martius (20 nov – 25 feb (meestal))