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Time: August 18, 2017 to August 19, 2017
Location: Woodward Avenue
Street: Various Locations
City/Town: Detroit, MI
Website or Map: http://woodwarddreamcruise.com
Phone: info@woodwarddreamcruise.com
Event Type: car, bike, festival, show
Organized By: Woodward Dream Cruise
Latest Activity: Jul 14, 2017
About one million people attend this event each year. It's all about cars, cruisin, showing off, partying, hanging out, entertainment, people watching and being seen, and more cars.
See an amazing amount of classic cars, custom cars, street rods, collector and specialty vehicles, and car shows up the wazoo! Plus there are bands and djs, music entertainment up and down the route, some perform outside, the others at venues on the inside.
The Cruise starts one mile north of Detroit in Ferndale, MI and goes up to Pontiac, MI, and back. About 10 miles each way, it has several high profile
cruise areas, most popular at 9 Mile & Woodward.
No fee to drive in the Woodward Dream Cruise, no admission charge to watch it. Anyone can cruise but those not driving a classic car must stay out of the two right lanes (curb side). Woodward Ave is generally eight lanes wide, four lanes in each direction divided by a median or turn lane.
Cool Facts: Woodward Avenue (M-1) was the first concrete roadway in the country. It is listed as an Automotive Heritage Trail (an All-American Road), plus a Michigan Heritage Route.
Woodward Dream Cruise Official Merchandise: www.shopwdc.com – online store has current and limited edition items. shirts, hats, hoodies, cups, pins, poster, more.
For lots of Woodward Dream Cruise videos, click → WDC on YouTube
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