Get your birthday hats on because this weekend is Detroit’s 315th birthday. There are plenty of events happening through out the city, so find one that calls your name and celebrate our great city.
French Food and Film – Cinema Detroit
Cinema Detroit will be celebrating Detroit’s origin story by hosting a night of French food and the movie The Untouchables. There will also be some surprises for those who attend the film.
French Cow Pop Up Crepes will provide dinner, (there will also have Vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free options available.) Dinner will be a savory crepe with a side salad, and a sweet crepe for desert.
Tickets are $25 per person. You can purchase tickets on the Cinema Detroit website.
Cinema Detroit is located at 4126 3rd Street, Detroit, Michigan 48201. Doors open at 5:30 PM, the movie starts at 7:30 PM.
The Michigan Glass Project Main Event -Russell Industrial Center
The Michigan Glass Project Main Event is a three-day event that benefits the Art Road nonprofit organization. The Art Road’s mission is to bring art classes back to Detroit Public Schools. There will be live music, food, vendors, and tons of art. Come check out the painters, jewelers, and glass blowers.
Tickets for the event will be sold at the door and are $15 per day, or you can buy a weekend pass for $25.
Hours: Friday and Saturday: 11:00 AM-9:00 PM, Sunday: 12:00 PM-9:00 PM. The Russell Industrial Center is located at 1600 Clay Street in Detroit.
Not to mention, if you feel like partying there will be an after party each night as well. Here are the locations for each of the parties.
Friday night: The Marble Party
Marble Bar is located at 1501 Holden Street in Detroit. Hours: 9:00 PM until 2:00 AM.
Tickets are $10 per person or $5 if you have a weekend wristband.
Saturday night: The Whitney Garden Party
The Whitney is located at 4421 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Hours: 10:00 PM-2:00 AM. Tickets are $10 per person or $5 if you have a weekend wristband.
Sunday night: Sunday Funday Party
The Old Miami is located at 3930 Cass. Hours: 9:00 PM-2:00 AM, there will be a live auction at 10:30 PM. Tickets are $5.00 per person or free if you have a weekend wristband
7.2 Detroit Bus Tour Black History Edition – 7.2 Tours
The 7.2 Tours have put together a black history bus tour on Saturday, July 23. This tour will start at the Rose and Robert Skillman Library downtown and will go through numerous neighborhoods, downtown, midtown, the riverfront, and the Heidelberg Project.
Tickets for the tour are $25 per person, but this is a great way to see the city and find out the rich history of the area. You can buy them on the 7.2 website.
The tour starts at 10:30 AM on the dot. The Rose and Robert Skillman Library is located at 121 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
Re:Unite At the Wright- The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
If you are looking for something to do with your family I suggest going to the Charles H. Wright Museum. There will be an unveiling of a sculpture by Charles McGee that is titled United We Stand. This sculpture was made to commemorate the 1967 Detroit Rebellion. This should be an impressive piece since it is twenty-foot by twenty-foot.
There will be plenty of food, activities and live performances by Detroit Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett, the Mosaic Youth Theatre, and Mike Ellison.
This is a free event and starts at 3:30 PM. The Charles H. Wright Museum is located at 315 East Warren Avenue in Detroit.
Detroit’s 315th Birthday Celebration – TV Lounge
The TV Lounge has partnered with Raise the Deep to throw Detroit a birthday party. The event will be on Sunday July 24. There will be a BBQ and the day will be filled with live music. Go hang out and listen to Chuck Daniels, Rex Sepulveda, Loren, Rebecca Goldberg, Aran Daniels, and Mister Joshooa.
The party starts at 3:00 PM and will go until 2:00 AM. Since this is a bar the event is 21 and over.
-Reminder-
Mo Pop Festival-West Riverfront Park
We just wanted to remind you that this weekend July 23-24 the Mo Pop Festival is happening over at the West Riverfront Park. If you have the extra money to get a ticket it sounds like it will be a fun time.
There will be three stages for musical performances, a food truck rally, craft bazaar, biergarten, an arcade, and a tech tent.
It’s on the steeper side but this is big lineup of musical acts. Tickets are $89.50 per person for one day, or $125 per person for the whole weekend. You can purchase tickets and find out the music schedule on the Mo Pop website.