Summer Bucket List: 12 Things To Do In Detroit
Don’t waste the warm weather or long days, create your adventure and find the fun in Detroit.
Visit Eastern Market
Eastern Market is open on Saturdays year round and in the summer you can shop on Tuesdays, Thursday nights and Sundays too!
Take In the Skyline
See the city from the rooftop at The Monarch Club, Collect or Lumen.
Go To A Festival
Live music, good food and lots of fun. Here are the fairs and festivals coming to Detroit.
- Festival of Books: Sunday, July 21
- MoPop: July 27 & 28
- Charivari Detroit: August 2-4
- Belle Isle Art Fair: August 3 & 4
Watch A Movie In The Park
Watch an outdoor movie at New Center Park, Little Caesars Arena, Campus Martius or Trumbull & Porter.
Plan A Night At The Museum
Make it a late night of art and culture. The Detroit Institute of Arts has free concerts on Friday nights, the MOCAD is open till 8pm on Thursdays and Fridays and theMichigan Science Center hosts monthly 21+ parties.
Join a FREE Yoga Session
Relax and refresh at a free yoga session:
- City Glow Yoga @ Beacon Park
- Downward with Dog in Capitol Park
- Citizen Yoga @ Grand Circus Park
- Lunchtime Yoga @ Capitol Park
- Yoga on the Riverfront
Catch A Ballgame
Watch the Tigers play at Comerica Park or Detroit City Football Club at Keyworth Stadium.
Sunbathe At The Beach
Find sand in the city at Campus Martius or in the water at Belle Isle.
Get Tickets To A Concert
Big names are coming to Detroit, don’t miss out.
- Queen & Adam Lambert: Saturday, July 27
- Khalid: Sunday, July 28
- John Mayer: Friday, August 2
- Shawn Mendes: Monday, August 5
- Common: Thursday, August 8
- Backstreet Boys: Monday, August 12
Celebrate Motown
Visit the Motown Museum and watch the Detroit Actor’s Theatre Company’s FREE performance of Dreamgirls at New Center Park August 14-18.
Order A Pizza
Don’t waste time in the kitchen this summer, instead taste test your way through Detroit’s growing pizza scene.
- Pie-Sci // 5163 Trumbull Ave, Detroit, MI 48208
- Pop + Offworld // 128 Cadillac Square, Detroit, MI 48226
- Mootz // 1230 Library St, Detroit, MI 48226
- Pizza Pappalis // 553 Monroe St, Detroit , Michigan 48226
- Grandma Bob’s // 2135 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216
- Supino’s // 2457 Russell St, Detroit, MI 48207
- PizzaPlex // 4458 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48209
Go On The River
Kayak on the Detroit River with Detroit River Sports or Riverside Kayak Connection OR take an evening cruise with Ovation, Diamond Jack or the Detroit Princess