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GREEKTOWN TAILGATE | THURSDAY TO SATURDAY, aPRIL 25 - 27, 2024 | Noon to midnight
Live Music | Sports Viewing | Games | Free
Please join us at the Greektown Tailgate in celebration of the 2024 NFL Draft in Downtown Detroit! The free, three-day event runs from noon to midnight on Thursday through Saturday, April 25, 26, and 27, on Monroe Street between St. Antoine and Brush Streets. Over the course of three days, the Greektown Tailgate will include two blocks full of live music, sports viewing, games, food, drinks, and more!
The main stage at Monroe and St. Antoine Street will host 19 bands, with a variety of music genres including, Motown, Soul, R&B, Rock and Roll, and Country. The DJ Stage at Monroe and Beaubien will feature 12 local Detroit DJs and highlight Detroit’s electronic music and dance scene. The official line-up is below. The Greektown Tailgate will also have huge TV screens for sports viewing along with an emcee at the main stage. Attendees can also check out the new ESPN Bet or the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Airstream and lounge in their street activation or play a game of cornhole.
There will be several bars with specialty cocktails, beer, and wine in addition to several sponsor activations. We’re proud to feature Bud Light, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Crown Royal, Barefoot Wine, and Pepsi Products at our bars, in addition to many other options. With more than two dozen restaurants and cafes in Greektown, festival attendees can also enjoy a wide variety of Greek and American offerings, all within a few blocks. Ample open-air seating and shaded tables will be offered on Monroe Street. In addition to Greektown’s robust restaurant scene, there will be two food trucks at the Tailgate, Egg Roll Diva and Galindo’s Mexican.
Complementing the free Greektown Tailgate, Old Shillelagh and Firebird Tavern are also hosting outdoor celebrations and tent parties.
Access to the official NFL Draft area is just a short three blocks walk away, and accessible at Cadillac Square along Randolph Street. The Detroit People Mover will be running 24 hours a day during the event and is free, with a station in the Greektown Tailgate footprint. The Q-Line along Woodward Avenue is also free, and will take patrons to downtown.
On behalf of the Greektown Neighborhood Partnership and Greektown business owners and families, we’d like to thank our sponsor partners whose support helps ensure the Greektown Tailgate’s success, including Hollywood Casino at Greektown, ESPN Bet, Bedrock, Visit Detroit, Corfu Foods, SmithGroup, and Gold Star Products.
Greektown Heritage Festival | SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2024 | NOON - 9PM
Greek Dancing · Lamb Roast · Live Music · Free
The annual Greektown Heritage Festival celebrates the rich, ethnic Greek heritage of the neighborhood. The highlight of the festival is the street-side lamb roast with several spits rotating this celebratory Greek dish. Monroe Street is filled with live Greek music, traditional Greek dancers, and an array of Greek food and drink. Please join us this coming summer! Date TBD.
Holidays in Greektown | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024
Ice Sculptures | Christmas Caroling | Hot Chocolate | Holiday Treats and Specials
Greektown comes alive for the holiday season with ice carvings throughout the neighborhood along Monroe Street! Please join us on Saturday, December 14 from 2 to 8 p.m. to join in the festive holiday merriment!
Come to Greektown and enjoy over two dozen holiday and Greek-themed ice carvings throughout the neighborhood along Monroe Street, with four of the ice carvings created live for all to see. Festive merriment will include ice carvings, Christmas caroling, special appearance by Santa, hot chocolate, holiday cookies, and festive drink and food specials in our many restaurants and bars.
DETROIT GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE | SPRING 2025
The streets of Greektown are taken over by this annual parade, hosted by the independent Parade Committee. The annual Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade is held in Greektown Detroit every spring. We hope you'll join us to celebrate Greek history and culture – past, present and future -- and support the families and businesses of the historic Greektown neighborhood. ζήτω η Ελλάδα – Zito I Ellatha – Long Live Greece!
For more information, visit http://www.Detroit.GreekParades.com or http://www.Facebook.com/DetroitGreekParade.
