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Motor City Car Crawl Bringing Free, Auto-Centric Event to Detroit This Weekend

A new, fun event is coming to downtown Detroit this weekend, as the Detroit Auto Dealers Association and Downtown Detroit Partnership are launching a free, walkable experience. The event, called…

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A new, fun event is coming to downtown Detroit this weekend, as the Detroit Auto Dealers Association and Downtown Detroit Partnership are launching a free, walkable experience.

The event, called Motor City Car Crawl, runs for four days in six Detroit parks, and it features some of the coolest new vehicles. In addition to the array of vehicles, Motor City Car Crawl will feature food trucks, live music, family activities and other automobile-related events.

Grammy-nominated Lucky Daye is the featured artist Friday night (Aug. 6) in Beacon Park, and Sheryl Crow is the main artist Saturday (Aug. 7) for a special, ticketed charity event at Campus Martius.

Find full details below.

Parks and cars:

Campus Martius - Racing
Cadillac Square - Trucks & SUVs
Beacon Park - Electric Vehicles
Grand Circus - Off Road Vehicles (Bronco & Jeep etc )
Capitol Park - Luxury Vehicles
Spirit Plaza - Performance Vehicles

Dates and times:

Thursday, August 5, noon-9 p.m.
Friday, August 6, noon-10 p.m.
Saturday, August 7, noon-10 p.m.
Sunday, August 8, noon-5 p.m.

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.