5:00PM - 7:00PM
Festival Kickoff & Community Activities
9300 Kercheval Ave - The River Trail
All Activities are Free & Open to the Public.
Available while supplies last. First Come, First Serve.
Enjoy live music powered by Solar Party, free pop-up portrait studio & hands-on activities ranging from watercolor to block printing to a BYO garment screenprinting station with All Motion Studios. Casamara tasting station & free icecream for the first 200 attendees.
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Little Village Design Crawl
Districtwide Happenings
Participating Businesses Only.
See map below.
Open studios, behind-the-scenes looks & more throughout the district. Coup D'Etat, PASC, Riverwards Market, Detroit Body Garage & more!
9:00PM - 11:00PM
Afterparty hosted by
Father Forgive Me
Reconvene on the lawn of the Shepherd with a nightcap & enjoy live music.
5:00-7:00PM @ THE RIVER TRAIL
COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY
River Trail is the large park at the corner of Kercheval at McClellan, located directly across the street from the Lantern building. The 8-acre community space is located at 9300 Kercheval.
All activities listed below are free & open to the public. Available while supplies last, ending promptly at 7:00PM.
ABOUT THE RIVER TRAIL
Pathways weave and intersect across the site, connecting visitors to accessible gathering spaces and public art while linking them to landmarks throughout the corridor. Designed by interdisciplinary studio OSD, River Trail will feature an exhibition of interactive installations alongside a dedicated trail of large-scale public sculpture by Detroit-based artist Robert Sestok.
7:00-9:00PM - Little Village Design Crawl
The kick-off event will be followed by a Design Crawl through the Little Village District, with open-studios & programming at Cadillac Arts Center, IM Weiss Gallery, The Lantern, Museum of Design Detroit & more!
AFTER PARTY HOSTED BY
THE SHEPHERD
Thursday, September 3, 9PM - 11PM
Father Forgive Me, Little Village
The celebration will continue with an After Party hosted by The Shepherd, featuring music, drinks, and an opportunity to gather with the design community.
