The celebration that is the Woodward Dream Cruise has grown well beyond its original eight-mile route down Woodward Avenue. These days, there is a host of auto shows and auto-related events throughout Southeast Michigan in August thanks to the promotional help of the MotorCities National Heritage Area and Autopalooza. Between these events and the auto-related events sponsored by the communities along Woodward Avenue, a Woodward Dream Cruise Events Calendar continues to be a necessity in 2011.
- July 29th to July 31st in Plymouth: Motoring Tour (7/29), RM Vintage Motor Cars (7/30), and Concours d’ Elegance of America (7/31) at The Inn at St. John's.
- August 6th in Mount Clemens: Mt. Clemens Cruise
- August 6th and 7th from West Bloomfield to the Upper Peninsula and back: Michigan Gumball Rally
- August 7th in Clinton Township: Gratiot Cruise
- August 7th in Dearborn: Mustang Memories All Ford Car Show & Swap
- August 13th in Detroit: Cars and Coffee / Sound Board Parking Lot at MotorCity Casino Hotel
- August 13th in front of several museums in downtown Detroit: Cruisin' in the Motorcity
- August 14th in Rochester: Rockin' Rods n’ Rochester
- August 15th in Huntington Woods: Cruisin' Woodward / History Bus Tour
- August 16th in Royal Oak: Kids Cruise
- August 16th to 20th in Flint: Back to the Bricks
- August 18th to 20th in Ferndale: Ferndale Dream Cruise
- August 19th in Berkley: CruiseFest
- August 19th in Brooklyn: Meijer Pole Day, MI International Speedway
- August 19th to 20th in Pontiac: Cruizin' Car Show
- August 20th along Woodward Avenue: WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE
- August 20th in Bloomfield Township: Classic Car Show
- August 20th in Brooklyn: VFW 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, MI International Speedway
- August 20th in Saline: Antique Truck & Tractor Show
- August 21st in Brooklyn: Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Spring Cup Series, MI International Speedway
- August 24th at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills: Cruise Night / Classic Cruiser
- August 26th to 28th in Belleville: Cruzin’ the Park Swap Meet and Car Show
- August 27th in Ypsilanti: Fire Truck Muster 2011
- August 28th from Plymouth to Dearborn: Cruisin' Hines in classic cars and hot rods
What Happened to the Downtown Detroit Events?
The Cruisin’ MotorCities Summer Festival -- a program of the MotorCities National Heritage Area -- successfully expanded the celebration of all things auto in 2008 by scheduling a week of events in downtown Detroit leading into the Woodward Dream Cruise. One of the biggest events to fall under its umbrella of promotion was Detroit’s Festival of Speed and Style. Unfortunately, the downtown festival could not be repeated because of the economy, but there are some car-related events taking place in downtown Detroit in 2011; check out information for Cruisin' in the Motorcity on August 13th.
