Upcoming Events

Sidewalk Festival Artist Application Q & A 

Join Sidewalk Detroit for a Q & A session about Sidewalk Festival. 

• Tuesday, March 18, 6-7pm online - Register here

• Saturday, March 22, 2-3pm in person at Eliza Howell Park. Meet at the stick sculpture. Register here

Saturday, February 8, 1-4pm

Eliza Howell Park

Join us for a free day of fun for all ages. Enjoy storytelling with Shannon Cason by the fire, an open mic session where you can share what legacy means to you, and take part in the legacy scavenger hunt. Warm up with hot chocolate, s'mores, and popcorn, and bring your own sled if there's snow. We'll also have a coat drive, arts and crafts, and more throughout the day!

Register here

Saturday,  October 26, 2024, 1pm-4pm

Join Sidewalk Detroit at Eliza Howell Park (by the Stick Sculpture) for an evening of performing arts celebrating freedom and justice through powerful performances. Enjoy pumpkin carving and painting, plus a compost demonstration. Apple cider and donuts will be provided.

Please register in advance by clicking here.

Thursday,  July 11, 2024, 6pm-8pm

Eliza Howell Park

23751 Fenkell Ave. Detroit 

Join Sidewalk Detroit as it celebrates the inaugural Eco-Artist-in-Residence Halima Cassell’s installation at Eliza Howell Park. The event will include an artist talk, art activities, performances and food.

Saturday, May 18, 2pm-5pm 

Canfield Consortium Art Park in East Canfield Village

4405 Lemay St., Detroit

Celebrate the installation opening of “New Forest, Ancient Thrones” by Sidewalk Detroit’s artist-in-residence Jordan Weber, a New York-based regenerative land sculptor and activist who works at the intersection of social justice and environmental apartheid through grassroots collaboration in industrial polluted neighborhoods. Festivities will commence starting at 2pm with an unveiling ceremony, live music, performances, and remarks by Jordan Weber, Sidewalk Detroit, and Canfield Consortium.“NewForest, Ancient Thrones” is a new permanent sculpture that honors the resiliency of the East Canfield neighborhood and the dedication of its residents to continue the fight against environmental racism and the climate crisis.

Please register in advance by clicking here.

Wednesday, May 15, 6pm-8pm

Spot Lite

2905 Beaufait St., Detroit

Join Sidewalk Detroit for an interactive conversation exploring the depths and multiplicities of avenues that address climate crises through art and advocacy. The event will highlight our artist-in-residence, Jordan Weber, along with other panelists who are activists, writers, and community organizers. We are calling participants into the space for a collaborative conversation on how our creative practices and pathways contribute to the whole, toward a solution. Please register in advance by clicking here.

Wednesday,  June 6, 4-7pm

Eliza Howell Park

Join us for a series of art and education workshops to collaboratively create a new up-cycled sculpture for Eliza Howell Park to raise awareness about river health using material rescued from the Rouge River.

Make sure to register in advance, click here

Wednesday,  May 15, 1-7pm

Brightmoor Artisans Collective 

Join us for a series of art and education workshops to collaboratively create a new up-cycled sculpture for Eliza Howell Park to raise awareness about river health using material rescued from the Rouge River.

Make sure to register in advance, click here

Saturday, April 20, 10am-2pm

Eliza Howell Park

23751 Fenkell Avenue Detroit, MI 48223

Join Sidewalk Detroit to celebrate Earth Day by showing the Rouge River a little love! Adult participants will have the option to wade into the river (waders provided) to pull out trash, and volunteers of all ages will help haul the trash to the road and begin cleaning it for an exciting community-built art installation led by local artist Halima Cassells (more details on Earth Week and this Eco Artist Residency to come!) In case of rain, this event date will move to May 4, 10am-2pm. 

Make sure to register in advance, click here 

Saturday, February 4, 2024, 1pm-4pm

Eliza Howell Park

23751 Fenkell Avenue Detroit, MI 48223

Come join Sidewalk Detroit for a fantastic winter celebration at Eliza Howell Park! Get ready to embrace the chilly weather and have a blast with friends and family. Winter Fest at Eliza Howell Park offers an array of outdoor activities and entertainment for all ages. Warm up by the crackling bonfire while savoring delicious hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows. Join in friendly snowball fights, art making activities, or take a walk through the enchanting woods for a scavenger hunt.

Make sure to register in advance, click here

Every Wednesday this summer, from July 12 to August 16, 5:00-7:00pm

Join neighbors and friends at the Brightmoor Community Playground in

Eliza Howell Park (on Beaverland St.) for an evening of Make-N-Take

arts and crafts (5:00-6:00pm), followed by an all ages

mindfulness and yoga session with Good Vibz Yoga (6:00-7:00pm).

Make sure to register in advance, click here.

Saturday, July 29, 2:00-9:00pm

East Canfield Village

4405 Lemay Street, Detroit, MI, 48214

Saturday, August 5, 4:00-10:00pm

Joy-Southfield

18900 Joy Rd, Detroit, MI, 48228

More details and updates can be found on the Sidewalk Festival website, click here.

April 22, 2023

This Earth Day, join us for a day of community clean-up in Brightmoor!

Meet at Brightmoor Artisans Collective, bring some gloves, help clean-up the community, and then have lunch with us. Make sure to sign-up in advance.

Candlelight Nights: Black Opera

Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 82 Clairmount Ave., 48202

Candlelight Nights: Art of the Mend, Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Neighborhood Art School, 82 Clairmount Ave., 48202

Freedom Fest at Eliza Howell Park
Saturday, October 1st at 6:00 PM
Eliza Howell Park, 23751 Fenkell Ave., Detroit, MI 48223

Mondays at 6:00 PM through the end of September
Eliza Howell Park, 23751 Fenkell Ave, Detroit, MI 48223