March 13th is upon us. If you’re a Detroiter, you know exactly what this means. It’s time to celebrate that number dialing through us, connecting our community for one SOUL purpose, our love for the one and only Detroit.
Since we’re Local 4, obviously you can EXPECT MORE. Here’s what to expect at Detroit 313 Day Celebration [Free Fun 4 Everyone]!
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If you’re making your way to our 313 Day Celebration on the Detroit Riverfront at Robert C. Valade Park, you’re in for a marvelous treat starting at 3:13 pm. You can be late or you can be early, we’ll have something fun for everyone until the sun goes down.
Enjoy some tunes, dance a little, grab a Detroit drink, create something beautiful and so much more.
313 Day Celebration -- what to know
When: Friday, March 13 (313 Day), from 3:13 p.m. – 8 pm
Where: 2670 Atwater St, Detroit, MI 48207 (Robert C. Valade Park)
What to expect: Live Music, Trivia and Comedy, Poetry, Circus Performances, Fashion Show, Art, Community Activations, and more!
Younger ones can enjoy arts and crafts coordinated by the College for Creative Studies, Signal Return, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and Local 4.
Older ones can laugh with our host T. Barb and all her hilarious comedian friends, and we all can enjoy some toe-tapping music With Act Casual and an array of other fabulous musicians, a puppet show with Puppet Karaoke Detroit, a fashion show with the ReVamp, poetry by InsideOut Literary Arts and even a circus performance from one of Detroit’s favorite clowns, Tumbleweed.
No matter the weather, we come together. We all love Detroit.
Performances
- Music: Act Casual, The Evening Star, Mike Agent X Clark, Sonny Dulphi and Billy Love
- Comedy: Only in Detroit Trivia + Comedy w/ T. Barb featuring Melanie Hearn, J. Bell, Joe Aasim, Ofeliza Torres, Dre Murray, Kyle Forsyth, Ms. Joyce, and Stan Bank
- Poetry: Love Letters to Detroit with InsideOut Literary Arts
- Spoken word by La Shaun phoenix Moore, Galaxy, Natasha “T” Miller, Mahogany Jones, Charisma Holly and Kahn Davison
- Circus Performances from Tumbleweed Circus
- Puppet Show from the creators of Puppet Karaoke Detroit
- Detroit Community Fashion Show curated by The ReVamp
Community Activations:
- Coloring + Children’s Activities w/ Detroit Riverfront Conservancy + Local 4
- [Make your own City of Detroit’s flag and grab a Detroit-themed coloring book]
- InsideOut Literary Arts - Love Letters to Detroit poetry writing station
- We Run 313 -- 3.13 mile Run along the Riverfront at 6 pm
- Puppet Karaoke Community Station
- Wise Guys Chess Club - Drop-in chess games throughout the park
- Huron Clinton Metroparks - Interactive activity
- Detroit Merch Market with All Things Marketplace & Raise the Flag Detroit
- Live print making with Signal Return
- Food - Smokey G’s Smokehouse, Detroit Original Seafood and Detroit Panzerotti
- Detroit-themed Drinks Specials + Local Beers from the Valade Park Bar