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Featured Events

April 19 | 10:00am to 1:00pm | Dequindre Cut | Family/Kids

2025 Dequindre Cut Spring Cleanup

Join the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy for our 2025 Dequindre Cut Spring Cleanup! Celebrate Earth Day by helping remove litter from the Dequindre Cut Greenway and its surrounding streets. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate. Those volunteering who are under...

April 22 | 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Gabriel Richard Park

Earth Day Plein-Air Painting

Celebrate Earth Day "en plein air" by painting outside at Gabriel Richard Park along the Detroit Riverfront! In partnership with TEAD One Memorial Artist in Residence and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, participants will be provided canvases and paints to create their own work of art...

April 27 | 12:30pm to 3:00pm | Gabriel Richard Park | Family/Kids

2025 Rain Barrels on the Riverfront

Join Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, MI Rain Barrel, and Detroit Riverfront Conservancy on Sunday, April 27th at 12:30 PM at Gabriel Richard Park (7130 E Jefferson Detroit, MI 48207) for 2025 Rain Barrels on the Riverfront. Participants will have the opportunity to build a rain barrel,...

Ongoing Events

April 2 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

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April

April 2 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

April 9 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

April 16 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

April 19 | 10:00am to 1:00pm | Dequindre Cut | Family/Kids

2025 Dequindre Cut Spring Cleanup

Join the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy for our 2025 Dequindre Cut Spring Cleanup! Celebrate Earth Day by helping remove litter from the Dequindre Cut Greenway and its surrounding streets. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate. Those volunteering who are under...

April 22 | 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Gabriel Richard Park

Earth Day Plein-Air Painting

Celebrate Earth Day "en plein air" by painting outside at Gabriel Richard Park along the Detroit Riverfront! In partnership with TEAD One Memorial Artist in Residence and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, participants will be provided canvases and paints to create their own work of art...

April 23 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

April 27 | 12:30pm to 3:00pm | Gabriel Richard Park | Family/Kids

2025 Rain Barrels on the Riverfront

Join Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, MI Rain Barrel, and Detroit Riverfront Conservancy on Sunday, April 27th at 12:30 PM at Gabriel Richard Park (7130 E Jefferson Detroit, MI 48207) for 2025 Rain Barrels on the Riverfront. Participants will have the opportunity to build a rain barrel,...

April 30 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

May

May 3 | 10:00am to 2:00pm | Milliken State Park and Harbor | Family/Kids

Riverfront Fish Fest

Kids Fishing Fest & Sturgeon Day will join together for the first time ever on Saturday, May 3 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Presented by the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy in partnership with the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, Rivertown Detroit Association, DNR Outdoor...

May 7 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

May 8 | 6:00pm to 7:00pm | Cullen Plaza

Joy Athletics Run Club

A new season means new goals—let’s get after them!   Joy Athletics Run Club, A women’s performance-based running collective, is back for Season 3, and we’re ready to lace up, push our limits, and run bold together. Whether you’re aiming for a PR, building consistency, or simply looking...

May 12 | 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Riverfront Herbal Walk Series

Join us at Cullen Plaza for a short and easy herbal walk along the scenic Detroit Riverfront, where attendees of all ages will learn from local herbalists how to identify and engage with plants. Each session includes a hands-on activity, offering participants a unique herbal creation to...

May 14 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

May 15 | 6:00pm to 7:00pm | Cullen Plaza

Joy Athletics Run Club

A new season means new goals—let’s get after them!   Joy Athletics Run Club, A women’s performance-based running collective, is back for Season 3, and we’re ready to lace up, push our limits, and run bold together. Whether you’re aiming for a PR, building consistency, or simply looking...

May 21 | 6:00pm to 9:00pm | Robert C. Valade Park

Wise Guys Chess Club

Join Wise Guys Chess Club for Wisdom Wednesdays at Robert C. Valade Park on the Detroit Riverfront! Wise Guys Chess Club is utilizing the game of chess as a tool to bring people together.  All ages and experience levels are welcome at this free event. Free lessons are available from 6-7:...

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