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Detroit Woodward Dream Cruise Schedule of Events (August 18-19, 2023) and Where to Park
The official parking App for Woodward Dream Cruise is ParkStash
M1 Concourse Events During the Woodward Dream Cruise
Friday, August 18, 2023:
Hot rod, custom, cruiser, and muscle car show displayed around the M1 Circuit. Featured classes include the 70th anniversary of Corvette, MOPAR, and Ramchargers 65th anniversary. Food trucks, refreshments, and live entertainment.
Saturday, August 19, 2023
The Woodward Dream Parade is an escorted parade of 200 invited cars that will be cruising on Woodward Avenue and in downtown Pontiac.
The M1 Cruise-In (Saturday August 19th) will be an oasis open to anyone looking to park on the M1 Concourse Circuit. We will be there!!
Experience Race Speed Track Experience (RSTEs) where you can can take a lap with a professional driver on the M1 Concourse Circuit. Food trucks, refreshments, and live entertainment.
It's definitely a burn out zone along Woodward Avenue in Pontiac!
Friday, August 18, 2023:
9:00 AM – 9:00 PM: Pontiac Classic Car Show
12:30 PM – 6:30 PM: DJ Aaron @ Hidden River
7:00 PM – 10:30 PM: Hidden River Entertainment Stage, Saginaw & Water St.
All Day: Food Trucks & Strolling Art Show
Saturday, August 19, 2023:
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Woodward Dream Parade
6:00 AM – 9:00 PM: Pontiac Classic Car Show
12:30 PM – 6:30 PM: DJ Aaron @ Hidden River
10:00 AM – 10:30 PM: Hidden River Entertainment Stage, Saginaw & Water St.
All Day: Food Trucks & Strolling Art Show
City of Pontiac Parking: There are several parking lots and parking structures in downtown Pontiac.
Bloomfield Township
No scheduled events
City of Birmingham
Saturday, August 19, 2023:
The Birmingham Cruise Event will feature classic cars of all makes and models, sponsor exhibits, food and more. The Birmingham Cruise Classic Car Show is within walking distance of Birmingham's five parking structures. The first two hours are always free so stop by!
9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Birmingham Cruise Classic Car Show in Downtown Birmingham
Birmingham Cruise
Get your Official Woodward Dream Cruise Merchandise all day.
City of Birmingham Parking: All Dream Cruise activities are close walking distance from Birmingham's downtown parking decks.
12:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Performance Park - Classic Car Show
ALL DAY: Official Woodward Dream Cruise Merchandise, Vendors & Food Court
Saturday, August 19, 2023:
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Cruise In Shoes 5k Run
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM: Performance Park Classic Car Show
All Day: Official Woodward Dream Cruise Merchandise, Vendors & Food Court
City of Pleasant Ridge
Saturday, August 19, 2023:
All Day: Official Woodward Dream Cruise Merchandise, Woodward & Oakland Park Blvd.
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Ford Bronco Show, Woodward & Oakland Park Blvd.
City of Ferndale
Friday, August 18, 2023 – Nine Mile Rd & Woodward
1:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Ferndale Emergency Vehicle Show
5:00 PM: Official Woodward Dream Cruise Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
5:30 PM: Lights & Sirens Cruise (begins at the corner of E. Nine Mile Rd & Woodward Ave. north to 11 Mile Rd and back).
12:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Kids Car Club Zone
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM: MMRA'S Quarter Midget Racing Cars
1:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Rock’n Live Entertainment Stage
All Day: Official Woodward Dream Cruise Merchandise, food and merchant vendors
Saturday, August 19, 2023 - Nine Mile Rd & Woodward
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Mustang Alley
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM: Kids Car Club Zone
11:00 AM – 9:30 PM: Rock’n Live Entertainment Stage
All Day: Official Woodward Dream Cruise Merchandise, food and merchant vendors
WOMC 104.3 FM Live Broadcast
City of Ferndale Parking: Parking lots surround downtown Ferndale, near Woodward Avenue & Nine Mile Rd.
Things to do Nearby the Woodward Dream Cruise
Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Avenue. Cranbrook has a marvelous music or science center. Their gardens are also excellent and you can tour:
The Saarinen House
Behind the scenes collections wing tour
Frank Lloyd Wright home
Self-guided outdoors sculpture tours
Cranbrook Observatory
Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical - Listed as one of the World Almanac’s 100 Most Unusual Museums, this is a place you need to see to believe. Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, 31005 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills
My friend Marcy highly recommends eating at Sylvan Table which we will try this year. It is a farm-to-table restaurant. The restaurant is in a few hundred year old barn they moved from the east coast and built a farm around it. Cool, huh!
Other restaurant ideas that come highly recommended from locals include the Latin restaurant Freya and The Apparatus Room.
Are There Bathrooms at the Woodward Dream Cruise?
There are lots of porta johns along Woodward Ave in the more populated areas. Memorial Park in Royal Oak has a large bank of porta johns for the classic car show.
Absolutely! There are food trucks and vendors lining Woodward avenue in the more populated areas, especially Royal Oak and Ferndale. There are also lots of great restaurants along Woodward Avenue.
We enjoy eating atBrown Iron Brewhouse in Royal Oak.
Chris was eyeing the Brown Iron Burger with Wagyu Beef, applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese and a yummy caramelized onion spread but got the Slow Smoke BBQ Pork sandwich with yummy pickles!
I got the Cali salmon BLT with avocado crema...be sure to order extra crema, it's yummy!
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How long does the Woodward Dream Cruise last? Not rated yet Is the car show more than one day? Do you have to pay?
Hi Carl!
The Woodward Dream Cruise is free to attend so you should have a great time! The …
Is the Woodward Dream Cruise free? Not rated yet Is there a charge to go to the Woodward Dream Cruise? Just wondered as we would like to go for my Dad's birthday.
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Hi Charles!
The Woodward …
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It's definitely a burn out zone along Woodward Avenue in Pontiac!
