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Detroit Gay Pride 2025
Motor City Pride is an annual outdoor festival with a colorful pride parade, celebrating the love, lives and diversity.
Detroit Gay Pride 2025
Motor City Pride is an annual outdoor festival with a colorful pride parade, celebrating the love, lives and diversity of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied communities in Michigan.
- Stay Downtown close to the city’s pride celebrations. The Detroit Foundation Hotel is rated “Superb” by guests, full of charm and character with spacious rooms, a gym and perfect location.
Pride in Detroit
- Saturday – Awaiting dates – Detroit takes its pride celebrations seriously, and is home to the largest pride celebration in Michigan, with over 40,000 participants.
- Motor City Pride, first started in 1972 as a march downtown. It’s been in various parts of the metro area over the years, but moved from Ferndale to Detroit in 2011.
Motor City Pride Parade
- Sunday – Awaiting dates – The Detroit parade parade is held on the Sunday of the weekend celebrations,at noon. Detroit Pride parade begins at the corner of Fort and Griswold streets, near Campus Martius. Remember to dress to impress!
- Marchers will gather and depart from Griswold Street south of Michigan Avenue, head down to Jefferson Avenue, go west until the Cobo Center, and then enter Hart Plaza. If you want to be in the centre of all the action, stay at the Detroit Foundation Hotel, just seconds from the square.
Riverside Festival
- Saturday and Sunday – Don’t miss the riverside festival, the official pride party held over two days on the riverfront at Hart Plaza.
- The festival features four stages of live entertainment, each playing a different type of music and hosting different live entertainment.
- The festival also has a beer garden and pride picnic! Gates open at 1pm and continues until 9pm on Saturday and 7pm on Sunday.
- There are three entrances to the festival: the main gate off Jefferson and Woodward avenues, the west end of the plaza by the Ford UAW building, and from the Detroit Riverwalk.
- The festival has 12 food and beverage trucks selling a variety of items, including vegetarian dishes, cocktails, and beer.
Gay Detroit
Detroit today is one of the Midwest’s best-kept secrets. There is a strong, thriving gay community, interesting theater and performing arts, lush green spaces, and some of the friendliest people anywhere.
- Detroit’s gay scene is vibrant, diverse and inclusive. Since the 1940s, the gay community in Detroit has shifted from convening in mostly underground spaces to out and proud ones welcoming all genders and sexual orientations. It’s been a long journey, but LGBTQ people have remained resilient.
- Many of the bars are on or around main streets to the north of downtown, on McNichols, 7 Mile, 8 Mile or 9 Mile Roads, and along Woodward Avenue. Stay at The Element Hotel, just a short taxi drive to the bars and clubs.
- Ferndale is a little further from downtown and is a gay-friendly neighborhood with several gay shops, cafes, and nightclubs. Royal Oak at the end of Woodward is also worth a visit and has stores, cafes, and theaters.
- There is a wide variety of LGBTQ+ nightlife in metro Detroit. Options range from the all-male late night Escape Lounge Nightclub, to Ferndale’s Soho, a restaurant and bar that commonly hosts events in support of the wider LGBTQ+ community.
- Don’t forget to pay a visit to Menjos, a bar that’s popular among gay men and is Michigan-native Madonna’s former haunt, or Adam’s Apple if you are in the mood for karaoke.
Recommended Hotels in Detroit
The following Detroit hotels are located in the Downtown district. Ferndale is a 17 minute drive from Downtown.
MGM Grand Detroit, Aloft Detroit, DoubleTree Suites, Atheneum Suite Hotel
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1777 3rd Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Featuring an on-site casino, Topgolf lounge, luxury spa and indoor infinity-edge pool, this MGM Grand offers on-site dining and live entertainment in Detroit, Michigan.
Every room at MGM Grand Detroit provides a 50-inch flat-screen HDTV with premium cable channels and complimentary bottled water. Private bathrooms offer spa-inspired showers with rainfall shower heads.
1 Park Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Located in the David Whitney building in downtown Detroit, this hotel features a bar and lounge for guests to relax, a fitness centre and free high speed WiFi. Less than 500 km from The Fillmore.
A 42 inch flat-screen TV and beds with pillowtop mattresses are included in every room at the Aloft Detroit at David Whitney. Amenities like a coffee maker, refrigerator and desk are provided for guests’ convenience.
525 West Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48226
This downtown Detroit hotel offers on-site dining and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Just a 7-minute walk from MGM Grand Detroit Casino, the hotel provides free WiFi
A 32-inch flat-screen cable TV with HBO and video games is featured in the contemporary rooms at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Detroit Downtown – Fort Shelby. There is also a coffee maker, desk and safe.
1000 Brush Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226
This Detroit hotel is located in the Greektown District, next to the Greektown Casino. The all-suite hotel offers free WiFi, free area shuttle service
42-inch flat-screen TV and MP3 docking station in every spacious suite. Separate sitting areas and room service during select hours are also available. A refrigerated mini-bar and in-room safe are available in all rooms.
276 Riopelle St, Detroit, Michigan 48207
The apartment is a 12-minute walk from Saint Andrews Hall. This apartment will provide guests with 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV and air conditioning. The accommodation is equipped with a kitchen. There is an indoor swimming pool for guests. Free private parking is possible on site
305 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Accommodation is fitted with air conditioning, a fully equipped kitchen with a dining area, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with bath or shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. A dishwasher, a microwave and oven are also featured, as well as a kettle and a coffee machine.
139 Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Accommodation is fitted with air conditioning, a fully equipped kitchen with a dining area, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with bath or shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. A dishwasher, a microwave and fridge are also offered, as well as a kettle and a coffee machine.
415 Clifford Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Accommodation is fitted with air conditioning, a fully equipped kitchen, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with bath or shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. A dishwasher, a microwave and fridge are also provided, as well as a kettle and a coffee machine. A gym and laundry facilities are available
2906 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48201
This gay dive bar has been around for more than 25 years and offers a welcoming atmosphere. good price drinks, karaoke and dancing
19404 Sherwood Street, Detroit, Michigan 48234
This gay bar gets busy after 3am, this is the place that everyone heads to that want to keep partying
205 West 9 Mile Road, Ferndale, Michigan 48220
Open since 2004, Soho continues to be the area's most premier gay bar, catering to the LGBT community.
It features a diverse and easy-going environment where all are welcome!
Soho Ferndale has a great weekly line-up of trivia, karaoke, dance parties, and sweet drink specials.
18931 West Warren Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48228
Friendly staff, good Dj and regular shows are on offer in this fun gay bar
16920 West Warren Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48228
If you are looking for a bar with friendly staff, great drinks and awesome entertainment then Gigis Gay Bar is the place for you.
Offering Drag Shows, Hot Dancers and good DJs
744 East Savannah Street, Highland Park, Michigan 48203
Friendly gay bar with a Dj popular with 18 to 20+ crowd
8070 Greenfield Road, Detroit, Michigan 48228
This is a great gay bar where you will always feel welcomed.
Offering a dance floor, pool table, Drink Specials, Happy Hour, regular Drag shows and events
An outdoor patio for summertime
928 West Mcnichols Road, Highland Park, Michigan 48203
An Awesome Bar and Entertainment Complex.
Great Staff, Fun Events, Drinks At A Reasonable Price, Pool Table, Sunday Tea Dance, Dance Floor and Stage,
A little something for everyone!! Special Events on the Weekends
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MGM Grand
5 Star – Central Location
- 5 Star – Casino, Topgolf Lounge, Luxury Spa
- A short taxi ride to the gay bars
- Flat-screen HDTV, spa showers
- Offers casino, Topgolf lounge, luxury spa, indoor infinity pool, live entertainment, & spa-inspired showers.
The David Whitney
4 Star, Luxury
- 4 Star – Historic Building, High-Speed WiFi
- Close to the gay district
- Flat-screen TV, pillowtop mattresses
- Located in historic building, features a bar, lounge, fitness center, & rooms with modern amenities.
DoubleTree Suites
3 Star – Great Amenities
- 3 Star – Near the MGM Grand Casino
- A short taxi ride to the gay bars
- Flat-screen TV, HBO, games
- Offers on-site dining, fitness center, close to casino, & rooms with flat-screen TVs & lots of gaming options.
Atheneum Suite Hotel
3 Star – Perfect Location
- 3 Star – Next to the Greektown Casino
- Close to the gay district
- Flat-screen TV, MP3 dock
- Located in Greektown District, offers free WiFi, shuttle service, & suites with flat-screen TVs and MP3 docks.
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