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Tell us how many of you are coming and when. We’ll show you which rooms fit, which hotels are a short walk away, and what else is happening in town those days, from Lions games to the big festivals. No sales rep, no forms: it’s all right here.
01 / Planner
Pick your headcount, the kind of event and your dates. You’ll see right away which rooms fit you, how many hotel rooms are a short walk away, and what else is going on in town those days.
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Venues that fit: 65
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1,539 rooms within a 10-minute walk
Measured from: Huntington Place
Pick your dates and we’ll show you what’s on in town.
02 / Venues
Two convention centers, stadiums, theaters, museums and old factory floors. Every number comes from the venue’s own website. Where a figure is missing, we didn’t guess.
Convention center · Downtown
Opened in 1960 as Cobo Hall, this riverfront convention center has the Grand Riverview Ballroom, all floor-to-ceiling glass on the Detroit River, and its own People Mover stop inside on the fourth floor.
People Mover stop · Huntington Place
1 Washington Blvd, Detroit
Events & rentals Official site (313) 877-8777
213778
Convention center · Novi
You may know it as Suburban Collection Showplace; it took the Vibe Credit Union name in December 2025. It sits off I-96 in Novi, with a column-free ballroom and a Hyatt Place hotel right inside.
46100 Grand River Ave, Novi
Events & rentals Official site (248) 348-5600sales@VibeShowplace.com
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Stadium & arena · Downtown
Home of the Detroit Lions since 2002. The seven-story atrium inside the old Hudson's warehouse ends in a glass wall facing the skyline, and you can even take over the field under the fixed roof.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 262-2000kgonyeau@levyrestaurants.com
Stadium & arena · Downtown
Dinner on the ice? They cover the arena floor for galas. The Via concourse has built-in bars and city views, the Biergarten's walls and roof retract, and Heritage Hall books even during ticketed events.
QLINE stop · Adelaide/Sproat Street
Stadium & arena · Downtown
At the ballpark once called Comerica Park, you can rent the field itself. Comerica Landing overlooks the diamond, Witherell Lounge looks out on Woodward and the Fox Theatre, and the Beer Hall has a street entrance.
People Mover stop · Grand Circus ParkQLINE stop · Montcalm Street
Theater & concert hall · Downtown
A 1928 movie palace on Woodward, named a National Historic Landmark in 1989. The stage runs 130 feet wall to wall, and the suite level now holds 17 private viewing boxes for your guests.
People Mover stop · Grand Circus ParkQLINE stop · Montcalm Street
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 471-7104Special.Events@olyent.com
Theater & concert hall · Midtown
This 1926 Masonic complex in Cass Park packs theaters, ballrooms, a chapel and a drill hall. The Chapel is modeled on Westminster Abbey, and the lobby plasterwork is by sculptor Corrado Parducci.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 832-7100events@themasonic.com
Theater & concert hall · Downtown
C. Howard Crane's 1922 theater on Grand Circus Park opened as the Capitol and reopened as the Detroit Opera House in 1996. Dinner can be set right on the stage, with receptions up on the Skydeck.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Grand Circus
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 237-3418hclement@detroitopera.org
Theater & concert hall · Midtown
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's 1919 concert hall, which ran as the jazz-era Paradise Theatre from 1941 to 1951. Built-in 4K cameras handle livestreams, the Cube opens onto the atrium, and there's a courtyard stage.
QLINE stop · MLK Boulevard/Mack Ave
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 576-5111events@dso.org
Theater & concert hall · Downtown
Right next to the Fox Theatre: a chandeliered main room under an 80-foot dome, a marble-columned lobby with ceiling frescoes for check-in, and your name up on the marquee as guests arrive.
People Mover stop · Grand Circus ParkQLINE stop · Montcalm Street
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 230-2602fillmoredetroitevents@livenation.com
Theater & concert hall · Downtown
Opened in 1928 as the Wilson Theatre, with Corrado Parducci's theater masks on the art deco facade. Dinner goes on the stage, the old coat-check room is now Aretha's Jazz Cafe, and the rooftop runs until 8 pm.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Events & rentals Official site (313) 887-8520karenm@musichall.org
Theater & concert hall · Dearborn
The City of Dearborn's arts and community complex. The Michael A. Guido Theater comes with a Steinway Concert D and a theater crew, the Lincoln Ballroom is paneled in mahogany, and there's an art gallery too.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 943-2381events@dearborn.gov
Theater & concert hall · Midtown
Five venues under one roof in Midtown: C. Howard Crane's 1915 Majestic Theatre, the Magic Stick club and Garden Bowl, bowling since 1913. Then head up to the Alley Deck rooftop, set up for cold weather.
QLINE stop · Canfield Street
Events & rentals Official site (313) 833-9700skadi@majesticdetroit.com
Theater & concert hall · Royal Oak
An art deco theater built in 1928 in downtown Royal Oak. Domed ceiling, curved walls, in-house sound and lighting, and side rooms for breakout sessions or VIP hospitality.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (586) 944-8222jemiller@aegpresents.com
Theater & concert hall · Downtown
A three-floor music venue in Bricktown, originally home to the Scottish Society of Detroit. There's the balconied main hall, The Shelter basement club, and the exposed-brick Society Room with its own entrance.
People Mover stop · Bricktown
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 230-2602standrewsevents@livenation.com
Theater & concert hall · Midtown
C. Howard Crane's 1912 neighborhood theater, restored as a Midtown event venue. You can drive a car inside for a launch, they book just one event a day, and food trucks pull up to the terrace from the alley.
QLINE stop · Canfield Street
Events & rentals Official site (313) 832-0888events@thegardendetroit.com
Theater & concert hall · Downtown
Two theaters under one roof: the 1903 Century and the 1927 Spanish Revival Gem. In 1997 the whole building was moved 1,850 feet to where it stands now, a Guinness-recorded relocation.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Events & rentals Official site (313) 463-4215sales@forbesdetroit.com
Museum · Dearborn
Book the whole village for the evening, with unlimited Model T, carriage, steam train and 1913 carousel rides. Eagle Tavern does candlelit dinners, and The Lodge at Christie & Main runs mid-April through September.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 982-6220sales@thehenryford.org
Museum · Dearborn
Dinner on Museum Plaza, surrounded by the Kennedy limousine, the Rosa Parks bus and the Dymaxion House. Cocktails among the presidential limousines, and the historic Anderson Theater for your presentation.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 982-6220sales@thehenryford.org
Museum · Midtown
Hold your session in the IMAX Dome or the planetarium, then dinner in the Lunar Dining & Space Gallery. Add live science demos and private access to more than 220 hands-on exhibits.
QLINE stop · Warren Avenue
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 577-8400
Museum · Midtown
Dinner in the museum's Great Hall, cocktails in Rivera Court. For talks there's a full theater and a lecture hall, and the museum can open the gallery next to your event to your guests.
QLINE stop · Warren Avenue
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 833-7900
Museum · Midtown
Take over the whole museum for an evening: guests stroll the Streets of Old Detroit exhibit, with Legends Plaza outside. By day you can rent the Booth Auditorium or the Grand Trunk Passenger Station.
QLINE stop · Ferry Street
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 833-0278
Museum · Midtown
Under the Ford Freedom Rotunda's glass dome, Hubert Massey's Ring of Genealogy covers the floor. The General Motors Theater adds stadium seating, a big screen and two green rooms for talks or screenings.
QLINE stop · Warren Avenue
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 494-5801rentals@thewright.org
Museum · Belle Isle
A Great Lakes maritime museum on Belle Isle. The Gothic Room was the men's smoking lounge of the steamer City of Detroit III, and from May through October the Grand Lawn and Waterfront Patio open up too.
Museum · New Center
Rent Hitsville U.S.A., the original Motown Records headquarters and Studio A, after hours. Tour guides come with it, drinks are beer and wine, and you bring the caterer. No fundraisers for outside groups.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 875-2264
Historic building · Corktown
The restored 1913 Beaux-Arts train station: dinner in the Grand Hall or the skylit South Concourse, drinks on tower terraces facing downtown and the river, and Newlab's Conference Studio right next door.
Historic building · Dearborn
Henry Ford's 1930s ballroom: crystal chandeliers, Burmese teak floors, a balcony and a built-in stage. Cocktails go by the limestone gazebo in Ginger Meyer Garden, and the old library makes a green room.
Historic building · Midtown
A restaurant inside lumber baron David Whitney Jr.'s Woodward Avenue mansion, finished in 1894. Private rooms with full AV for business dinners, gardens for warm weather, and the third-floor Ghostbar.
QLINE stop · Canfield Street
Events & rentals Official site (313) 832-5700events@thewhitney.com
Historic building · Milwaukee Junction
The Model T was born here, in the plant Ford built in 1904, now a National Historic Landmark and museum. Dine on the old factory floors, add docent-led tours, or book all three levels together.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 872-8759gingerzb@fordpiquetteplant.org
Historic building · Grosse Pointe Shores
Event rooms sit in the modern Visitor Center overlooking Ford Cove and Lake St. Clair. The Lake Shore Room has a glass-enclosed terrace, the St. Clair Room a working fireplace. No weddings for now.
Historic building · Midtown
An artists' club founded in 1907 in the Cultural Center. Visiting artists have signed the beams of the second-floor Art Deco lounge, the gallery has a screen for presentations, and there's a walled garden.
QLINE stop · Warren Avenue
Events & rentals Official site (313) 831-1250events@scarabclub.org
Historic building · Belle Isle
Despite the name, it was never a gambling hall: this 1908 building in Belle Isle Park has grand staircases and arched windows for weddings and galas. The Michigan DNR handles rentals, and structural repairs just wrapped up.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 821-9851DNR-BelleIsleParkEvents@Michigan.gov
Historic building · Rochester
The Dodge-Wilson estate opened with a housewarming party on November 20, 1929. A two-story Gothic-inspired ballroom, a wood-paneled library and the Christopher Wren Dining Room set the scene for your retreat.
Events & rentals Official site (248) 364-6200mbhevent@oakland.edu
Loft & industrial · Eastern Market
A warehouse hall in the old Hook and Ladder House No. 5 firehouse, built in 1888: polished concrete, steel beams and a roll-up garage door. The patio comes with the rental, and you pick your own caterer.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 914-1104info@theeasterndetroit.com
Loft & industrial · New Center
A Gothic Revival building that was the Jam Handy Organization's film sound stage from the 1930s to the 1960s, and a Baptist tabernacle back in 1919. Its two stages and courtyard now host meetings, markets and shoots.
Outdoors & waterfront · East Riverfront
Family-run on the Detroit River since 1958, by the marina near the Belle Isle bridge. The Marine Room has glass on three sides and a dance floor that rises on hydraulics, and parking in their own lot is free.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 822-1234info@roostertail.com
Restaurant & bar · Midtown
A food hall and beer hall built from refurbished shipping containers in the Cass Corridor. Pick from indoor and outdoor spaces on two levels, with catering from the in-house food vendors and a beer garden.
Restaurant & bar · Downtown
The Garden atrium's roof retracts, with two projection screens and custom lighting inside. There's an enclosed private dining room with its own sound, a terrace and lounge, and three hours of free parking validation.
People Mover stop · Financial DistrictQLINE stop · Congress Street
Restaurant & bar · Downtown
Seafood in the GM Renaissance Center, where the Riverfront Dining Room looks across to the Windsor skyline. The Ship Room has a fireplace, Joe's Table sits in the kitchen, and the Muers have fed Detroit since 1929.
People Mover stop · Renaissance Center
Restaurant & bar · Downtown
A rooftop bar on the restored neo-gothic Metropolitan Building, designed in 1925. The Keep and the two-level Tower have 360-degree city views, both rooftop courts have fire pits, and Ford Field is steps away.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Restaurant & bar · Corktown
A brewery and restaurant on Porter Street in Corktown that takes private events on request; just email them. Beyond the house beers you'll find wine, cider, cocktails and non-alcoholic options.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 338-8008events@batchbrewingcompany.com
Restaurant & bar · Rivertown
The tap room of the brewery behind Dirty Blonde and Vanilla Java Porter, on Jos Campau in Rivertown. It's open every day, and private events start with a request form.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 877-9205eventsdetroit@atwaterbeer.com
Restaurant & bar · Downtown
A restaurant and bar in Beacon Park. There's no private dining room, but the events team sets up group dinners, the patio and rooftop take outdoor events, and weeknights give you more flexibility.
People Mover stop · Times Square
Events & rentals Official site (313) 626-5005events@lumendetroit.com
Private club · Downtown
An art deco jazz club on Park Avenue since 1935, reopened in 2006 after 20 dark years. The domes wear 12,000 sheets of gold leaf, the stage has a Steinway and a Hammond B3, and they'll book the band.
People Mover stop · Grand Circus ParkQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Private club · Belle Isle
A private club on its own island off Belle Isle, founded in 1868. George Mason's 1920s Mediterranean-style clubhouse has a ballroom three stories tall, plus an outdoor dance floor on the riverfront.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 824-1200catering2@dyc.com
University · New Center
The College for Creative Studies' conference center, on the 11th floor of the former Argonaut Building. The Knight Foundation Gallery looks toward downtown, and the Harley Earl Lounge was the office of GM's first design chief.
QLINE stop · Baltimore Street
Events & rentals Official site (313) 664-1185rwashington@ccsdetroit.edu
University · Midtown
Minoru Yamasaki's 1958 conference center on the Wayne State campus, winner of an AIA First Honor Award. A skylit atrium inside, a reflecting pool and sculpture garden outside, and the university's caterers in-house.
QLINE stop · Ferry Street
Events & rentals Official site (313) 577-4585mcgregor@wayne.edu
Other · Eastern Market
Raw market sheds you make your own: Shed 2 dates to 1891, and the enclosed, heated Shed 5 has a kitchen and restrooms. Bring your own caterer, decor and crew, and walk the sheds in 3D before you book.
Events & rentals Official site (313) 833-9300events@easternmarket.org
Other · Livonia
Family-run since 1988 in Livonia, right by the I-96, M-14 and I-275 interchange. One level, barrier-free, with a vehicle-size door straight into the ballroom and a free lot outside for your guests.
Other · Royal Oak
Your reception can wind past the underwater polar bear views in the Arctic Ring of Life. The Butterfly Garden works year-round, the string-lit Events Pavilion May to September, and the Ford Education Center has a theater.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (248) 336-5745dzsevents@dzs.org
Other · Midtown
A Midtown business incubator that rents everything from small meeting rooms to a staged lecture hall. Book the Wayne State I2C atrium and auditorium together; parking, event-grade Wi-Fi and staff come with it.
QLINE stop · Amsterdam Street
Events & rentals Official site (313) 879-5250info@techtowndetroit.org
Other · Downtown
A coworking hub in the historic Julian C. Madison Building by Capitol Park, with a sixth-floor lounge and kitchen, hybrid event tech and gigabit Wi-Fi. Sister site Bamboo Midtown hosts events in a former pool.
People Mover stop · Times SquareQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Hotel · Downtown
A 70-story hotel tower on the Riverwalk, with views straight across the river to Canada. Next to the big ballroom there's the 42 Degrees North room, and the hotel holds a 4 Key Green Key eco-rating.
People Mover stop · Renaissance Center
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 568-8000
Hotel · Downtown
It stands on the historic site of Fort Pontchartrain in the Financial District, steps from Huntington Place. Ballroom, exhibit floor and meeting rooms under one roof, with rooms upstairs for your attendees.
People Mover stop · Financial DistrictQLINE stop · Congress Street
Hotel · Dearborn
In Dearborn, next to Ford Motor Company's world headquarters, on landscaped grounds. Daylight fills the Alexandria Ballroom, and guests stay in the Main Inn or in one of five Replica Homes.
Hotel · Downtown
Restored historic ballrooms in the middle of downtown: the Venetian Ballroom has 19-foot windows over the city, and the Crystal Ballroom and Italian Garden suit receptions. Rooms and meeting space got a 2023 refresh.
People Mover stop · MichiganQLINE stop · Campus Martius
Hotel · Corktown
In Corktown, moments from the Riverwalk. The I|O Rooftop Lounge has retractable glass walls and roof, the Michigan and Trumbull meeting rooms sit on the seventh-floor rooftop level, and the ballroom splits in two.
Hotel · Downtown
Five buildings stitched together, including the 1915 T.B. Rayl Co. store. Bixby Hall has a white-tile ceiling and a marble fireplace, the Birdy Room a vaulted glass roof, and Chef Andrew Carmellini's team caters.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Campus Martius
Events & rentals Official site (313) 254-3400events@shinolahospitality.com
Hotel · Downtown
Set in the 18-story David Whitney Building from 1915, facing Grand Circus Park and designed by Chicago's Daniel H. Burnham & Co. The second-floor Gallery looks down into a four-story terra cotta atrium.
People Mover stop · Grand Circus ParkQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Hotel · Downtown
Detroit's old fire department headquarters, standing since 1929 right across from Huntington Place. The top-floor Observatory opens onto a terrace, and the Foundation Studio doubles as a podcast room.
People Mover stop · Huntington PlaceQLINE stop · Congress Street
Events & rentals Official site (313) 800-5500Sales@detroitfoundationhotel.com
Hotel · Greektown
An all-suite hotel in Greektown with Greek-named rooms. Euripides has a window onto the People Mover, Plato is a boardroom with a mahogany table, and Huntington Place and Ford Field are a walk away.
People Mover stop · Greektown
Hotel · Downtown
A boutique hotel in the historic Wurlitzer Building. Upstairs at The Siren channels car-era glamour, and the Candy Bar, with pink banquettes and a disco ball, is ready for the after-dinner cocktail.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Events & rentals Official site (313) 277-4736sales@thesirenhotel.com
Casino · Midtown
The Sound Board theater doubles as your event stage, and the two-story Amnesia and Iridescence lounges on the 16th floor show off the skyline. When the sessions wrap, there's a spa on site.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 237-1589
Casino · Downtown
A downtown casino resort where the Grand Ballroom splits into four Grand Salons and the Amber, Garnet and Sapphire rooms take smaller groups. The restaurants book for private dinners too.
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 465-1777
Casino · Greektown
Greektown's casino, with hotel rooms, the gaming floor and the event space all in one complex. The Grand Ballroom splits into three, the Salons take smaller groups, and catering is in-house.
People Mover stop · Greektown
More in our guide →Events & rentals Official site (313) 223-2999
03 / Hotels
Downtown from above: your venue in the middle, with 5, 10 and 15-minute walking rings. Each dot is a hotel, and the bigger the dot, the more rooms. Pick another venue on the map or in the list and the hotels re-sort themselves.
hotel venue People Mover QLINE
Measured from: Huntington Place
Walking times use straight-line distance at 65 meters a minute, which leaves room for the detours.
It stands where the French built Fort Pontchartrain in 1701, Detroit's first French settlement, a short walk from Huntington Place. Up top: the Top of the Pontch sky-view lounge and the Summit Room on the 25th floor.
People Mover stop · Financial DistrictQLINE stop · Congress Street
Detroit's old fire department headquarters, standing since 1929 right across from Huntington Place. The top-floor Observatory opens onto a terrace, and the Foundation Studio doubles as a podcast room.
People Mover stop · Huntington PlaceQLINE stop · Congress Street
Meetings & events Official site (313) 800-5500sales@detroitfoundationhotel.com
An 1882 private club in its 1891 Wilson Eyre clubhouse at Cass and Fort, with hotel rooms open to guests. After the Presidential Ballroom, there's the Library Bar, a cigar bar and the SOAK spa's saltwater grotto.
People Mover stop · Fort/Cass
The 1917 Fort Shelby Hotel, with Albert Kahn's 1927 tower addition, reborn in 2008 as an all-suite DoubleTree. Huntington Place is two blocks away, and there's an executive conference center in-house.
People Mover stop · Fort/Cass
More in our guide →Meetings & events Official site (313) 963-5600
Two rooms for small meetings, with AV and catering handled. The decor tips its hat to Motown, rock and Detroit hip-hop, and Campus Martius and Huntington Place are steps away.
People Mover stop · Michigan AvenueQLINE stop · Campus Martius
Albert Kahn's 1936 Art Deco home of WWJ radio, a hotel since 2023. The Sala Grand Ballroom comes with a mezzanine and a terrace, and the Cielo rooftop waits up top.
People Mover stop · Fort/Cass
Restored historic ballrooms in the middle of downtown: the Venetian Ballroom has 19-foot windows over the city, and the Crystal Ballroom and Italian Garden suit receptions. Rooms and meeting space got a 2023 refresh.
People Mover stop · Michigan AvenueQLINE stop · Campus Martius
A 70-story hotel tower on the Riverwalk, with views straight across the river to Canada. Next to the big ballroom there's the 42 Degrees North room, and the hotel holds a 4 Key Green Key eco-rating.
People Mover stop · Renaissance Center
More in our guide →Meetings & events Official site (313) 568-8000
An enclosed skyway takes you straight to the Renaissance Center, the Millender Center People Mover station and the city hall complex, no coat needed. Meeting rooms have 86-inch 4K touch screens, and the hotel was redone in 2024.
People Mover stop · Millender CenterQLINE stop · Congress Street
An apartment hotel in the restored Book Tower, Detroit's tallest building when it opened in 1926. The skylit Conservatory ballroom sits on the 13th floor, and units come with full kitchens and a washer and dryer.
People Mover stop · Times SquareQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Meetings & events Official site (313) 547-6165inquiries@anthologyevents.com
Five buildings stitched together, including the 1915 T.B. Rayl Co. store. Bixby Hall has a white-tile ceiling and a marble fireplace, the Birdy Room a vaulted glass roof, and Chef Andrew Carmellini's team caters.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Campus Martius
Meetings & events Official site (313) 356-1400events@shinolahospitality.com
A 1920s Ferry Seed warehouse turned all-suite hotel in Greektown, most suites with whirlpools or soaking tubs. Meeting rooms carry Greek names; Euripides overlooks the People Mover, Pericles looks onto the lobby.
People Mover stop · Greektown
A 1925 neo-Gothic jewelers' tower that sat empty from 1977 until the hotel moved in. You meet in the old second-floor jewelry storefronts, then head up to the Monarch Club bar on the roof.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Grand Circus
A boutique hotel in the historic Wurlitzer Building. Upstairs at The Siren channels car-era glamour, and the Candy Bar, with pink banquettes and a disco ball, is ready for the after-dinner cocktail.
People Mover stop · BroadwayQLINE stop · Grand Circus
Meetings & events Official site (313) 277-4736sales@thesirenhotel.com
Daniel Burnham's 1915 office tower on Grand Circus Park, a hotel since 2014. Its four-story terra cotta atrium sits under a skylight and was once Detroit's first fully enclosed shopping center.
People Mover stop · Grand Circus ParkQLINE stop · Grand Circus
A downtown casino resort where the Grand Ballroom splits into four Grand Salons and the Amber, Garnet and Sapphire rooms take smaller groups. The restaurants book for private dinners too.
More in our guide →Meetings & events Official site (877) 888-2121sales@det.mgmgrand.com
Greektown's casino, with hotel rooms, the gaming floor and the event space all in one complex. The Grand Ballroom splits into three, the Salons take smaller groups, and catering is in-house.
People Mover stop · Greektown
More in our guide →Meetings & events Official site (313) 223-2999
In Paradise Valley by Harmonie Park, a short walk to Ford Field, Comerica Park and Little Caesars Arena. It's made for small groups and breakouts, with Chrome Bar & Grille on site.
People Mover stop · Broadway
A Corktown boutique hotel redone in 2024 with furniture by Michigan makers and art by more than 50 local artists. The courtyard has a kettle bonfire and a stage, and parking is free.
Corktown, on Michigan Avenue, about a mile from downtown. The ballroom has 20-foot ceilings, meetings happen on the rooftop level, and the I|O lounge has skyline views under a retractable glass roof.
The Sound Board theater doubles as your event stage, and the two-story Amnesia and Iridescence lounges on the 16th floor show off the skyline. When the sessions wrap, there's a spa on site.
More in our guide →Meetings & events Official site (866) 782-9622
A glass conservatory links the hotel to the restored Bonstelle Playhouse, with a 1903 Albert Kahn facade and a 1922 C. Howard Crane interior. Host your dinner or your show in a real theater.
QLINE stop · MLK / Mack
Four restored Victorian houses and a carriage house in Midtown, and you can take a whole house for your group. The DIA is a walk away, and a full-service restaurant is being added in 2026 while the inn stays open.
QLINE stop · Ferry Street
More in our guide →Official site (313) 351-9054sales@innonferrystreet.com
Dearborn · five minutes from Fairlane Town Center
There's a shuttle to Detroit Metro Airport, and The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village are under four miles away. Three executive boardrooms, in-house AV and catering, plus indoor and outdoor pools.
Troy · in Northfield Corporate Center
Off I-75 among automotive headquarters, with free made-to-order breakfast and an evening reception for your guests. Events can spill onto the outdoor patio and the atrium terrace.
Dearborn · next to Ford World Headquarters
Albert Kahn designed this Georgian-style inn for Henry Ford in 1931, when it looked out over Ford's private airport. It reopened in March 2025 after a two-year renovation, and guests can stay in 1937 Replica Homes too.
Birmingham · on Old Woodward in Birmingham
A design-led boutique hotel on Old Woodward in downtown Birmingham. Next to the Full Salon there's a Mezzanine pre-function area, the Parlors and Wine Room suit smaller groups, and Madam has a private dining room.
More in our guide →Meetings & events Official site (248) 283-4200
Rochester · on Paint Creek in Rochester
A AAA Four Diamond hotel on Paint Creek in downtown Rochester, every room refreshed in early 2025. The Royal Grand Ballroom splits six ways, and the open-air Park Pavilion sits right beside it.
Novi · built into Vibe Credit Union Showplace
Built right into Vibe Credit Union Showplace (the former Suburban Collection Showplace), so your room is steps from the show floor. Meeting space is booked through the Showplace; DTW is about 20 minutes away.
New Center
A 1966 New Center landmark whose guests included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., fully remastered in 2020. The Grand Ballroom has bronze ceilings and chandeliers and splits into three meeting rooms.
Detroit Metro Airport · inside the DTW airport terminal
You're inside the DTW terminal, and hotel guests get their own TSA line right off the lobby. The atrium lobby has a reflection pool, and the Atrium Garden works for receptions.
Detroit Metro Airport · near the DTW terminals
Team flying in and out? This one sits near the DTW terminals. The Grand Ballroom splits into four salons, and the redesigned guest rooms come with work desks and ergonomic chairs.
Detroit Metro Airport · near Detroit Metro Airport
A free shuttle runs to and from Detroit Metro Airport. Beyond the Metro Grand Ballroom, the Metro Terrace takes a big crowd too, and suites come with Club Lounge access.
Troy · near Somerset Collection
Every event room sits on one floor, and the Peninsula Grand Ballroom divides into salons A through H. It's on Big Beaver Road, with a free shuttle anywhere within five miles in Troy.
Livonia · attached to Laurel Park Place
Attached to Laurel Park Place, so shops, restaurants and a movie theater are steps away. A gazebo and garden patio handle outdoor ceremonies, and FINS Kitchen and Bar is on site.
Southfield · inside Southfield Town Center
Tucked inside the Southfield Town Center office complex, with its own seven-room Executive Meeting Center and the 68-seat Portage Auditorium. Book the Garden Atrium for receptions.
Southfield · on Northwestern Highway
A smaller meeting hotel: the ballroom splits into four salons, plus the Ontario and St. Claire rooms and the Erie Boardroom. It's on Northwestern Highway near corporate offices, with Fire Iron Grill on site.
Novi · near Vibe Credit Union Showplace
Off I-275, a short drive from Vibe Credit Union Showplace, so it works as a base for a show there. Book the Great Lakes Ballroom whole or by section, or go mid-size with the Mackinac and St. Clair rooms.
Novi · near Vibe Credit Union Showplace
The Grand Oak Ballroom splits into four, and small groups get the Northern Red room plus the Scarlet and Maple boardrooms. Vibe Credit Union Showplace is nearby, and Toasted Oak handles dinner.
Auburn Hills · near M1 Concourse
Two ballrooms, Oakland and Ottawa, and the first splits into five salons. It's right off I-75 near M1 Concourse, Great Lakes Crossing and Oakland University, with the Woodward's patio for winding down.
Dearborn · next to Fairlane Town Center
The public spaces double as a gallery, with works shown in partnership with Park West Gallery. The Presidential Ballroom splits into seven salons, and The Henry Ford is minutes away.
Birmingham · in downtown Birmingham
In the heart of walkable downtown Birmingham, with a ballroom that splits into four salons and two marble-and-cherry boardrooms. Kosher event menus are available, and blocks of six-plus rooms get their own sales manager.
Troy · next to Somerset Collection
In Troy's business district next to Somerset Collection, with its own conference center and three ballrooms. There's a big pre-function area for registration, and a nine-hole golf course next door.
Plymouth · in Plymouth, amid three golf courses
A 1940s Catholic seminary with Romanesque buildings, now a resort with library conference rooms and three golf courses on site. All resort profits go to charity through the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation.
Meetings & events Official site (734) 414-0600info@sjresort.com
Coming: a planned five-star EDITION hotel in the 45-story Hudson's Detroit tower on Woodward, on the old J.L. Hudson store site. Bedrock says the tower opens in 2027, with a pool, spa, terrace and 16,000+ sq ft of event space.382383384385
Official siteRising on the old Joe Louis Arena site, with a direct skybridge to Huntington Place. Huntington Place says it opens in 2027, with two daylit ballrooms and outdoor terraces over the river.3883892390
Official siteNoMad is coming to The Station at Michigan Central, the restored 1913 depot, with opening expected in 2027. Rooms will fill floors 14 to 18, occupied for the first time in the building's history.429430431
Official siteClosed in the early 2020s, this was a riverfront hotel in the 1902 Parke-Davis Research Laboratory, earlier the River Place Inn and an Omni; Bedrock bought the property in 2022.481
Closed on December 14, 2018, after the City of Dearborn condemned it; it opened in 1976 as the Hyatt Regency Dearborn by Fairlane Town Center and was Michigan's second-largest hotel until then.509510511512
04 / Getting here
By plane, train or car, even from Canada. Downtown, the People Mover and the QLINE take it from there.
One of Delta’s hubs, with 125+ nonstop destinations and about 800 flights a day. Huntington Place is 20 miles away. The SMART FAST 261 bus ($2) and the DAX bus ($8) run downtown.3789
On Amtrak’s Wolverine line, two stops matter: Detroit in New Center on Woodward Avenue, where the QLINE takes you downtown, and Dearborn, a short walk from the Henry Ford Museum.10111213
Windsor is right across the river. Three crossings take you there: the Gordie Howe International Bridge, open since July 27, 2026 (walkers and cyclists welcome), the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel. U.S. guests need a passport, passport card, enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card to come back; everyone else should check Canada’s entry rules.14151617
The 13-stop elevated loop has been free since 2024 and has its own stop on level 4 of Huntington Place. It runs 6:30 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. On days without an event the Huntington Place stop closes at 10 p.m.; use Financial District after that.45620
People Mover from Huntington Place 7:29 a.m.
A free streetcar from downtown through Midtown to New Center, 3.3 miles end to end. It runs 8 a.m. to midnight Monday to Saturday and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays.12
The convention center’s two own garages hold 1,840 cars: 1,200 on the roof deck at 625 West Congress Street and 640 in the covered Washington Boulevard garage, with 6 EV charging spots. Rates start at $25.21
Airport transfers, an evening shuttle or half a day in Dearborn: you’ll find local coach and chauffeur companies below among the suppliers, with direct contacts.
05 / Suppliers
Local planners, AV crews, caterers, coaches, photographers and interpreters. We checked every one on its own website.
Planners & DMCs · Clawson
This employee-owned Clawson agency, founded in 1998, plans and produces your conference end to end, from AV and staging to onsite signage and program management.
Planners & DMCs · Detroit
According to its site, this Detroit DMC handles airport transfers, offsite dinners, tours, decor and hospitality staff for visiting groups, plus team-building and volunteer days.
Planners & DMCs · Farmington Hills
This Farmington Hills agency produces business meetings, product launches and media events with creative, production and staffing in one team, including an Essity national sales meeting.
Planners & DMCs · Detroit
Hand them the whole conference, from registration, speakers and sponsors to run-of-show and on-site sessions; this Detroit team's clients include Detroit Homecoming.
Planners & DMCs · Detroit
The Detroit office of global agency Jack Morton builds event marketing, employee experiences and trade show programs, mostly for Chevrolet, Cadillac and Buick.
Planners & DMCs · Troy
This Troy team produces dealer and sales meetings, trainings and press events, and it rents out its own Troy auditorium when you need a room for a leadership meeting.
Planners & DMCs · Ann Arbor
This women-owned boutique DMC from Ann Arbor specializes in moving big groups and sources venues like The Henry Ford and the Detroit Institute of Arts for galas of up to 3,000.
Planners & DMCs · Detroit
An ADMEI-certified Detroit DMC that handles venues, ground transport, offsite events and staffing, and was the local partner for Siemens Realize LIVE at Huntington Place.
AV & production · New Hudson / Lyon Township (Oakland County)
4Wall's Detroit branch runs a full production shop in New Hudson with lighting, video, audio and rigging gear, plus CAD drawings, project managers and show crews.
AV & production · Wixom (Oakland County)
This woman-owned Wixom company started in 1985 renting TVs on carts and now handles stage design, lighting, sound, LED walls and live streaming, including Carhartt's Global Sales Meeting.
AV & production · Plymouth Township (Wayne County)
A Michigan AV and production company with a Plymouth office that brings LED walls, multi-camera recording and hybrid setups, with past work at MGM Grand Detroit and the RenCen Marriott.
AV & production · Rochester (Oakland County)
Founded by Emmy-winning creative director Steven P. Simmons, this Rochester team brings scenic, lighting, audio, video and program management to corporate and dealer meetings.
AV & production · Troy (Oakland County)
Founded in 2018 in Troy, this crew brings projection, LED walls, sound, lighting and live streaming, and has supported the Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel since 2019.
AV & production · Dearborn
In the AV business since 1929, this Dearborn firm runs sound, LED video, lighting and live streaming with its own in-house technicians, and supports events at Ford Field.
AV & production · Wixom (Oakland County)
This Wixom crew, founded in 2001, rents and runs audio, lighting, LED walls, staging and drape, bringing its own cameras and confidence monitors for hybrid sessions.
AV & production · Madison Heights (Oakland County)
This Madison Heights staging company sends crews of electricians, AV techs and stagehands, rents projectors, mics and podiums, and has run automotive road tours since 1994.
AV & production · Troy (Oakland County); on-site office at Huntington Place, Detroit
The preferred on-site AV partner at Huntington Place, with an office and gear inside the building, handling general sessions, breakouts and show-floor AV from its Troy base.
Catering · Warren
Andiamo's off-site catering team goes well beyond Italian, with Asian, Southern, Middle Eastern and Mexican menus, and it can roll up the Andiamo food truck too.
Catering · Allen Park
This chef-owned Allen Park caterer cooks from scratch, sets up temporary kitchens on site, and has catered at Michigan Central Station and the Guardian Building.
Catering · Detroit
This Detroit caterer covers lunch meetings, breakfast buffets and strolling suppers, and it fed participants, staff and crew at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit.
Catering · Troy
Started in 1986 by two restaurateurs, this Troy caterer plans and rehearses corporate events ahead of time and scales from dinners for 20 to launches for 5,000.
Catering · Livonia
Based inside Joe's Produce Gourmet Market in Livonia, this caterer lists corporate meetings, receptions and galas, cooking with the market's own produce, meat, seafood and bread.
Catering · Shelby Township
This women-owned Shelby Township caterer does staffed events or drop-off office catering, with individually boxed lunches, meeting breaks and TIPS-certified bartenders.
Catering · Walled Lake
Husband-and-wife team Kenny and Rachel Carlisle cater launches, ride-and-drives and board lunches, and can also sort rentals, alcohol, service staff and even the venue search.
Catering · Oak Park
This Oak Park caterer brings servers, chefs and bartenders plus linen and china, and its client list includes Ford Motor Company and the Charles H. Wright Museum.
Catering · Troy
One contact covers food, linens, flowers, tents and even ice carvings, and this caterer is on the preferred list at 40+ metro Detroit venues, including the Guardian Building.
Catering · Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor deli's catering arm sends box lunches or staffs full events for 10 to 1,000, and its venue list includes Detroit spaces like the Jam Handy and MOCAD.
Rentals & décor · Farmington Hills
Planning a company picnic or team day? This Farmington Hills outfit rents tents, inflatables, carnival games, photo booths and arcade-style team games.
Rentals & décor · Ypsilanti (Ann Arbor branch)
Alpine's Ann Arbor branch rents tents, furniture, linens and lighting, draws your layout in CAD, and has pole-free clearspan tents in 40, 50 and 60 ft widths.
Rentals & décor · Novi
This Novi rental shop brings tents, tables, linens and serving gear, includes delivery and setup on its tents, and will come out to size up your site for free.
Rentals & décor · Ferndale
This Ferndale florist and event designer handles flowers, linens, tents and lighting, runs floral programs for offices, and is Campus Martius Park's preferred florist.
Rentals & décor · Farmington Hills
One studio for flowers, decor rentals and printed menus and place cards, with a crew that installs and picks it all up, and 16,000+ sq ft of stock to browse by appointment.
Rentals & décor · Warren
This Warren design house builds custom decor in its own wood and metal shops, draws scaled layouts, and has a Detroit showroom where you can see the inventory before you book.
Rentals & décor · Waterford
This Waterford rental house covers table linens, chair covers, chairs, chargers, draping and LED lighting, and it launders its linens in-house.
Rentals & décor · Troy
Per its site, this women-owned Troy company rents specialty linens, chair covers and Chiavari or Ghost chairs, with one-on-one design consults at its showroom by appointment.
Rentals & décor · Plymouth
This Plymouth rental company brings tents, staging, lighting, dance floors and business equipment, keeping a big stock on site for quick turnarounds from Ann Arbor to Detroit.
Motor coaches · Taylor (Downriver)
This Downriver coach company runs 40- and 56-seat coaches, all with mobile Wi-Fi, restrooms and PA systems, for conventions, corporate trips and airport transfers.
Motor coaches · Ann Arbor / Milan (Washtenaw County)
Its meetings team plans your event transportation, meet-and-greets included, with a fleet that runs from sedans and Sprinters to a trolley and 56-passenger ADA charter buses.
Motor coaches · Brownstown Charter Township (Downriver)
This Downriver operator owns its 55- to 57-seat coaches and helps you plan convention shuttles down to drop-off points, timing, vehicle counts and on-site staff.
Motor coaches · Romulus (near DTW)
From its Romulus garage near DTW, Indian Trails moves convention crowds from hundreds to thousands, with airport and venue shuttles on coaches with Wi-Fi, USB ports and seat belts.
Motor coaches · Southfield
Its site lists group shuttles for conferences, events and Detroit city tours plus managed transport programs, and names The Links, Incorporated National Assembly in Detroit among its jobs.
Motor coaches · Livonia
This Livonia bus company runs 56-seat coaches, midsize buses and ADA shuttles with drivers on its own payroll, and ran the park-and-ride shuttle for the 2026 Ann Arbor Art Fair.
Chauffeured cars · Troy
Robert Beutel started this Troy car service with one vehicle in 1994; today it covers meetings, roadshows and airport runs with everything from electric sedans to 56-seat coaches.
Chauffeured cars · Romulus (near DTW)
Built for corporate groups, this Romulus company runs transfers to convention centers in Detroit, Troy and Novi, scaling from one sedan to motor coaches for several hundred guests.
Website (586) 574-0700reservations@aristocattransportation.com
Chauffeured cars · Birmingham (Oakland County)
Per its site, the fleet runs from Escalade and Suburban SUVs to Mercedes Sprinter limos and 29-passenger shuttle buses, with trips as far as Chicago and Toronto.
Chauffeured cars · Warren (Macomb County)
A Warren limo company in business for over 40 years by its own account, with limo coaches for up to 33 and front-facing shuttle buses for 14 to 32 riders.
Chauffeured cars · Taylor (near DTW)
Per its site, this Taylor company does 24-hour DTW pickups and group moves from 18-seat mini-buses to 56-passenger coaches, with chauffeurs who pass background and TSA checks.
Chauffeured cars · Downtown Detroit (departs Detroit Shipping Co.)
Not a transfer service but a two-hour, open-air party bus ride for up to 14 from Detroit Shipping Co., bookable as a corporate or team-building outing.
Chauffeured cars · Plymouth (western Wayne County)
Run by Detroit native and former pro hockey player Erik Reitz, this Plymouth company has stretch limos, SUVs, shuttles and party buses for 13 to 32.
Chauffeured cars · Troy
Books non-smoking party buses, limo buses and shuttles for 10 to 20 for corporate events and golf outings, each with Wi-Fi, chargers, Apple TV and Bluetooth sound.
Staffing & security · Rivertown / East Riverfront, Detroit
This woman-owned Detroit firm's Special Event Unit handles patron screening, bag checks and perimeter security, the same work it does at Little Caesars Arena and Comerica Park.
Staffing & security · Troy (metro Detroit office)
Its Troy office covers metro Detroit with access control, crowd control, VIP protection and parking, backed by 10,000+ events secured across Michigan since 1995.
Staffing & security · Taylor (Detroit market office)
Short on hands for a conference or expo? This employee-owned firm's Taylor office supplies bartenders, servers, greeters, ticket takers and ushers, with on-site supervisors.
Staffing & security · New Center, Detroit
Detroit's stagehand union local doesn't employ crews itself, so you'll usually get Local 38 carpenters, riggers and sound or video techs through your venue or production company.
Staffing & security · Bingham Farms (Detroit office)
An employee-owned hospitality staffing firm with a Detroit office in Bingham Farms, supplying staff for event venues and stadiums and flexing when headcounts change on event day.
Staffing & security · Troy
This Troy security company covers conferences, exhibits and speaking events, parking included, and lists the Detroit auto show and Motor City Comic Con among its clients.
Staffing & security · Bingham Farms
This Bingham Farms agency, cofounded in 1981, supplies presenters, emcees, hosts and trade show staff, and has been Salesforce's Dreamforce staffing partner since 2015.
Staffing & security · Downtown Detroit (Ford Field)
Guest services and event security from the team at Ford Field since 2002, which has also been Huntington Place's exclusive 24/7 security staffing provider since 2022.
Print & signage · Royal Oak
Per its site, this Royal Oak printer makes event backdrops, table covers, banner stands, feather flags and directional signs, and lists signage for Ford's Train Station event.
Print & signage · Rochester
Derse's Detroit division in Rochester plans and builds trade show exhibits, custom or rental, and manages whole exhibit programs across more than 25 industries.
Print & signage · Dearborn
Started in Detroit in 1979, this Dearborn company designs, builds and installs trade show booths, auto show displays and pop-ups, backed by its own production shops.
Print & signage · Midtown, Detroit
This locally owned Midtown sign shop turns out banners, wayfinding, digital signage and retractable trade show displays, and handles the design and installation too.
Print & signage · Auburn Hills
This Auburn Hills experience agency builds trade show and conference programs in its own fabrication shops in Detroit, Las Vegas, Nashville and Europe, and produced AMD's CES keynote.
Print & signage · New Hudson (Lyon Township)
This New Hudson firm designs and fabricates custom trade show booths, orders your show services and ships the exhibit, internationally too, with staff averaging 14+ years in events.
Print & signage · Farmington Hills
This Farmington Hills print shop makes trade show displays, floor decals and printed event tents, and its own crew installs murals and window graphics year-round.
Print & signage · Novi
Ra-Mon Watkins' Novi print studio makes step-and-repeat banners, easel agendas, directional signs, floor decals and branded event tents.
Photo & video · Clyde Township (St. Clair County)
This video team films and live-streams meetings, town halls and conferences with multi-camera switching, graphics and slides, straight to Zoom or Teams.
Photo & video · East Jefferson / Rivertown, Detroit
Working from the 1889 John N. Bagley House on East Jefferson, this studio shoots galas and conferences and can deliver a same-day edit for press and social.
Photo & video · Detroit (Concord Ave, east side)
This Detroit-born video company covers live events and award shows, produces podcasts and live streams, and filmed the Visit Detroit Rose Awards.
Photo & video · Troy (Oakland County)
Sets up headshot booths at trade shows and conferences, with retouched photos named per attendee and a lead list for your sponsor; a makeup artist can come along.
Photo & video · Bloomfield Hills (Oakland County)
This corporate photographer covered five days of APA NPC26 at Huntington Place, and adds extra shooters when you have parallel sessions or off-site activities.
Photo & video · Ferndale (Oakland County)
This Ferndale video agency, founded in 2008, films keynotes and conferences in half-day to multi-day packages and cuts both highlight reels and full session edits.
Photo & video · Troy (Oakland County)
Former journalist David Mayer's Troy video company films and streams live events with multiple cameras, with no travel fee across Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties.
Interpreting · Farmington Hills
Need simultaneous interpretation? This Farmington Hills firm rents booths and wireless headsets, supplies on-site or remote interpreters, and adds ASL and live captioning.
Interpreting · Sylvan Lake
This Sylvan Lake nonprofit, established in 1981, supplies professional sign language interpreters for Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing people, community events included.
Interpreting · Novi
This family-owned Novi firm offers on-site, video and phone interpreting in 200+ languages, plus ASL and CART captioning, bookable through its own online portal.
Interpreting · Clinton Township
Started in 1996 as a Michigan sign language service, this Clinton Township firm brings ASL interpreters to conferences and panels and now covers spoken languages too.
Interpreting · Troy
This Troy company interprets conferences and summits in 100+ languages, can set up booths and wireless listening systems, and still counts Ford, its first client, as a client.
Interpreting · Livonia
Founded in 1988 to give the auto industry language and cultural training, this Livonia agency offers on-site interpreters as well as video and phone interpreting.
Interpreting · Troy
This Troy language company sends on-site conference interpreters, runs 24/7 phone interpreting in 200+ languages, and offers certified ASL and Braille transcription.
Team building · Hamtramck
Planet Ant's corporate arm runs improv workshops on listening, public speaking and leadership at your office, at the theater or online, for groups of 5 into the hundreds.
Team building · Ferndale
Axe throwing for your team in Ferndale or Corktown, coached by Axe Masters so nobody needs experience; the events team handles bigger groups and full buyouts.
Team building · Ferndale
Try curling with your team at this Ferndale club dating to 1885: a group rental includes instruction and gear, a short safety talk, then about two hours on the ice.
Team building · Eastern Market, Detroit
Chef Evelyn Stokes' cooking school in Shed 5 at Eastern Market lists team formats from Top Chef-style cook-offs to guided multi-course classes.
Team building · Downtown Detroit
Indoor golf on Trackman simulators inside the Cambria hotel downtown, with a full bar, food and drink packages, duckpin lanes and full buyouts for company outings.
Team building · Hamtramck
The original Fowling Warehouse, opened in Hamtramck in 2014, has your team throwing footballs at bowling pins, with lanes for up to 10, a full bar and holiday party packages.
Team building · Ferndale
This Ferndale improv theater runs workshops on communication and conflict, brings murder-mystery shows to your venue, and rents its roughly 90-seat room Monday to Wednesday.
Team building · Detroit
Give your team a volunteer build day: Detroit's Habitat affiliate matches corporate groups to new construction, rehab or ramp-building projects, no experience needed.
Team building · Royal Oak
In a pro kitchen above Holiday Market in Royal Oak, The Duel splits your group into teams that each cook a meal, and you can add a bar package.
Team building · Midtown, Detroit
Book a private 2.5-hour clay workshop in Midtown for your colleagues, with instructor, materials and kiln firing included and your own snacks and drinks welcome.
Huntington Place partners · Downtown Detroit (Huntington Place)
Freeman is the exclusive electrical contractor at Huntington Place, so all show and booth power is ordered through its 24/7 online portal, where you also upload floor plans.
Huntington Place partners · Downtown Detroit (Huntington Place)
House Public Safety covers public areas at Huntington Place, but you secure your rented space, with at least two officers per hall from a venue-approved, Michigan-licensed firm.
Huntington Place partners · Downtown Detroit (Huntington Place)
Internet and phone at Huntington Place are exclusive in-house services: basic Wi-Fi is free, and paid upgrades cover dedicated wired lines, private networks and live streaming.
Huntington Place partners · Downtown Detroit (Huntington Place)
At Huntington Place the venue handles cleaning, plumbing, internet and stagehand labor, and house stagehands set up, run and strike all AV except in small exhibitor-staffed booths.
Huntington Place partners · Downtown Detroit (Huntington Place)
Premier Creative Group is Huntington Place's preferred in-house AV and Grand Riverview Ballroom rigging provider; outside AV firms may work there but must use house stagehands.
Huntington Place partners · Downtown Detroit (Huntington Place)
Premier Ticket Services is Huntington Place's exclusive ticketing partner, and at public shows ticket takers and door staff must come through the venue's exclusive provider.
Huntington Place partners · Downtown Detroit (Huntington Place)
Sodexo Live! is the exclusive food and beverage provider at Huntington Place, so no outside food or drink; it runs banquets, receptions and exhibitor booth orders.
Are you a venue, hotel or supplier that’s missing here, or want to fix a detail? Write to hello@quarterdetroit.com or see our page for venues.
06 / After hours
Detroit really opens up after dark: jazz rooms, square pizza, ballgames, and escape rooms for team building. We’ve already mapped all of it, so dig in.
Where does the team eat?Square pizza, steak and the city’s favorite tables100 places on our list
Where to go tonight?Jazz rooms, cocktail bars and techno till dawn978 places on our list
Team building behind a locked door?One hour, one lock and your crew110 places on our list
Who takes the first song?Karaoke any night of the week, private rooms included229 places on our list
A city tour before the keynote?By boat, by bike or on foot, with a local guide73 places on our list
Catch a game together?Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons: the full game calendar
Half a day in Dearborn?Rosa Parks’ bus, Greenfield Village and the Ford Rouge Factory
A show after the gala dinner?Tonight’s curtain calls all over Michigan07 / Good to know
Weather month by month, taxes, last call and crossing the border. All from official sources, linked at the bottom of the page.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precipitation | Snowfall | Sunset on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32 °F | 19 °F | 2.23 in | 14 in | 5:25 pm |
| February | 35 °F | 21 °F | 2.08 in | 12.5 in | 6:04 pm |
| March | 46 °F | 29 °F | 2.43 in | 6.2 in | 7:39 pm |
| April | 59 °F | 39 °F | 3.26 in | 1.5 in | 8:14 pm |
| May | 70 °F | 50 °F | 3.72 in | — | 8:47 pm |
| June | 80 °F | 60 °F | 3.26 in | — | 9:11 pm |
| July | 84 °F | 64 °F | 3.51 in | — | 9:07 pm |
| August | 81 °F | 63 °F | 3.26 in | — | 8:33 pm |
| September | 74 °F | 56 °F | 3.22 in | — | 7:42 pm |
| October | 62 °F | 44 °F | 2.53 in | — | 6:50 pm |
| November | 49 °F | 34 °F | 2.57 in | 1.9 in | 5:10 pm |
| December | 37 °F | 25 °F | 2.25 in | 8.9 in | 5:00 pm |
Rooms carry Michigan’s 6% use tax. Hotels with more than 80 rooms add the State Convention Facility Development Tax: in Detroit 3% for 81 to 160 rooms and 6% above that; in the rest of Wayne County and in Oakland and Macomb counties 1.5% and 5%. Meeting-room rental is exempt from it. We couldn’t find the visitor bureau’s own room assessment rate on a primary source, so we don’t print a number for it.222324
Michigan’s sales tax is 6%, and cities and counties can’t add their own, so that’s what you pay in Detroit too.22
In Michigan no one serves or sells alcohol between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday-morning sales need a separate permit, and a town can ban them.25
Not in enclosed public places: since May 1, 2010 that includes restaurants and bars. Casino gaming floors are the exception.2627
For adults 21 and over since December 6, 2018, but not in public places, and hotels and venues can ban it.28
Banned since June 30, 2023. The first ticket is $100, every one after that $250.29
Eastern Time: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Clocks go back on November 1, 2026, then forward on March 14 and back on November 7, 2027.303131
08 / Time machine
Auto shows, national conventions, Super Bowls and a draft that drew hundreds of thousands. These are the days everyone was watching Detroit.
1960
The city built its convention hall on the Detroit River and named it for Albert E. Cobo, mayor from 1950 until his death in office in 1957.353637
1960
The new hall opened its doors with the 43rd Auto Industry Dinner, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower as the keynote speaker.35
1963
King gave an early version of his “I Have a Dream” speech here, about two months before the March on Washington, according to the venue’s own history.38
1965
After decades in armories, hotels and the fairgrounds, the dealers’ auto show made Cobo Hall its permanent home in 1965.39
1975
The 14-acre riverfront plaza next to Cobo opened with room for about 40,000 people and became the city’s main festival ground.40
1980
1980
1982
1982
1989
1994
The Silverdome hosted 1994 World Cup games, the first ever played indoors, on real grass laid over the turf.47
2002
The Lions’ downtown stadium hosted its first game on August 24, 2002; it seats about 65,000 for football and 80,000 for basketball.50
2005
The American League won the 76th All-Star Game 7–5 at the Tigers’ ballpark.51
2006
2009
2013
2015
Five years brought the ballroom, the atrium, more meeting rooms, outdoor space and floor-to-ceiling river views.35
2019
CNN broadcast two nights of Democratic primary debates live from the Fox Theatre on July 30 and 31, 2019.55
2019
2020
The June 2020 auto show was cancelled as the convention center was readied as a temporary COVID-19 field hospital.56
2021
2023
IndyCar’s Detroit Grand Prix left Belle Isle for a 1.7-mile street circuit along Jefferson Avenue and the riverfront.57
2024
2026
2027
October 12 – 15, 2026
Battery and EV trade show; organizers expect 16,000+ attendees and about 1,000 exhibitors.6162
Huntington Place
October 16 – 18, 2026
Marathon, international half marathon and kids’ races; the People Mover runs special hours on October 18.635
Downtown Detroit
October 21 – 24, 2026
The Project Management Institute’s annual summit; with its Leadership Institute it holds the venue from October 18 to 25.6462
Huntington Place
October 27 – 28, 2026
Auto-industry executive conference by Reuters Events, per the venue calendar.62
Huntington Place
October 29 – November 1, 2026
Detroit’s anime and pop-culture convention; the People Mover runs 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. on October 30.65625
Huntington Place
November 3 – 5, 2026
The Association for Advancing Automation’s conference on robot safety.6662
Huntington Place
November 5 – 6, 2026
Annual conference of the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, with hotel room blocks.6762
Huntington Place
November 26, 2026
The 100th parade marches down Woodward, and the Lions host Chicago at Ford Field the same day.686962
Woodward Avenue; Ford Field
December 5, 2026
The Mid-American Conference title game, at Ford Field every year since 2004.6953
Ford Field
January 14 – 24, 2027
Media and Industry Day is Thursday, January 14; the venue calendar holds the building from January 12.707162
Huntington Place
February 26 – 28, 2027
The first Magic: The Gathering convention of 2027, with stage programs, open play and a marketplace.7262
Huntington Place
April 2 – 5, 2027
Semifinals April 3 and the final April 5 at Ford Field; the fan fest fills Huntington Place April 2 to 5.605369
Ford Field; Fan Fest at Huntington Place
May 29 – 31, 2027
Electronic music festival at Hart Plaza over Memorial Day weekend, Saturday to Monday.737475
Hart Plaza
June 4 – 6, 2027
IndyCar, IMSA and INDY NXT racing on the downtown street circuit.76
Downtown Detroit street circuit (Jefferson Avenue / riverfront)
October 26 – 28, 2027
Combined materials expos; the organizer moved the 2026 edition to these dates.7762
Huntington Place
09 / Contact
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10 / Sources
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