MARCHE DU NAIN ROUGE

Events are in full bloom for the first full weekend of Spring!

The annual Marche du Nain Rouge was one of the first parades to be shut down when the pandemic hit in March 2020, so it has been almost three years since the last festival.

The devilish Nain is returning to Detroit’s Cass Corridor this year after a pandemic thwarted his yearly visit and banishment.

Spring is in the air with the return of Marche du Nain Rouge and a few festivals around town.

click to enlarge Screengrab, @artnuttzWhile Detroit's annual Marche du Nain Rouge parade is once again canceled due to the ongoing pandemic, Detroit artist Thomas "Nutty" Ingram III, aka Artnuttz, has created an entertaining animation retelling the folkloric tale of the Motor City's mischievous red dwarf.Ingram makes and sells edgy art as part of the mobile "Shoot Dope Spot" truck . With the same energy and comedic timing as Comedy Central's, he explains what's up with "this crazy-ass parade with a bunch of motherfuckers" that comes to Detroit's Cass Corridor each year. You can watch it below. (Or revisit cover story about what the Marche du Nain Rouge gets right and what it gets wrong about the tale. )The Marche du Nain Rouge was established in 2010 and is typically held the first Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, so it would have been held this year on Sunday, March 21.

Spot the Nain Rouge, the dastardly anti-hero of Detroit, at this event typically held in late March. Everyones favorite New Detroit tradition returns for another year of thwarting the legendary harbinger of doom at the Marche du Nain Rouge on March 22, 2020, along the Cass Corridor. Today, Detroiters fight back against the red imp in the Marche du Nain Rouge, which culminates in a visit from the Nain Rouge itself, armed with a giant cockroach car and taunts for the citys residents. Participants are encouraged to wear masks, and many wear red, to disguise themselves from the Nain Rouge (just in case it ever decided to take revenge). For more on the Marche du Nain Rouge, and other family fun things to do this weekend in metro Detroit and Ann Arbor, visit the Metro Parent calendar.

Detroit's Marche du Nain Rouge parade has been canceled.The annual parade, which was set for Sunday, March 22, was called off due to concerns of spreading the COVID-19 coronavirus. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, Metro Times has been keeping Detroit informed for years. A free press means accountability and a well-informed public, and we want to keep our unique and independent reporting available for many, many years to come. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to Metro Times. Every reader contribution is valuable and so appreciated, and goes directly to support our coverage of critical issues and neighborhood culture.