Food festivals in Detroit worth planning a trip around, by month.

Festivals through the year

November 2026 1 festival

Detroit Restaurant Week

  • ★ 4.0
  • 2-8 Nov
  • From $36

Detroit Restaurant Week serves three-course prix-fixe dinners at $36, $56 or $76 across Metro Detroit, 2 to 8 Nov 2026, with $1 a meal going to nonprofits.

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May 2027 2 festivals

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July 2027 1 festival

Concert of Colors

  • ★ 4.6
  • Expected 15-19 Jul 2027
  • Free entry

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Concert of Colors in July brings international food and free music to Detroit's Midtown.

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Holidu, from USD 135 a night

August 2027 2 festivals

Michigan Renaissance Festival

  • ★ 4.2
  • 28-29 Aug 2027
  • Tickets needed

Seven weekends at Holly, well north west of Detroit, on a 312 acre site straddling Holly and Groveland townships that the festival runs as a village called Hollygrove.

September 2027 2 festivals

Hamtramck Labor Day Festival

  • ★ 4.4
  • Expected 3-5 Sep 2027
  • Free entry

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Hamtramck Labor Day Festival on Joseph Campau runs the Polish food festival in metro Detroit.

Eastern Market After Dark

  • ★ 4.2
  • Expected 18 Sep 2027
  • Free entry

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Eastern Market After Dark in September turns the Detroit produce market into a night market with food trucks, artist pop-ups and gallery sheds for one night.

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