EASTERN MARKET


AFTER DARK AFTER DARK AFTER DARK  

 


    A Signature event of the Detroit Month of Design™,
    Eastern Market After Dark™ showcases an array of talented artists, businesses,
    organizations, and musicians.

    Visitors are treated to a district-wide night market featuring:
    galleries, retailers, brand activations, open-studios and live music.


    2026 Activations


    Art + Design


    Community Partners


    • Brand Activations


    • iHeart Radio
    • Move Detroit
    • Casamara Club
    • If/Then Studio
    • Benjamin Moore
    • Dos Jefes
    • Tito’s Handmade Vodka
    • Art Over Everything
    • Markt’d
    • Detroit Vs. Everybody
    • Civilized Cycles




         Art + Design Vendors 

    Dos Jefes
    Prosperity Eternal
    Factual Graphics
    Saintly Born
    Dystopian Charm Vendor
    Detroit Originals
    Jamm and  Joy
    Fred J Productions
    Portal
    House of Raya
    Be the Light Hernandez
    313 Pixels
    Naz Labs  + Ashanti Africana
    Elonte Davis
    Mad Bunny
    The Collectors Market
    City of Design
    Mobility Showcase



    Neighborhood Organizations

    2025 Thriving Neighborhood Cohort
    Hope Village Revitalization
    Urban Development Corporation
    Urban Neighborhood Initiative
    Chandler Park
    360 Detroit
    Clark Park Coalition
    LIVE6
    Detroit Hives
    Detroit Heals Detroit

    Brought to you by the support of the Gilbert Family Foundation


              Museums + Cultural Centers  

     Detroit Opera
    Slow Roll
    Live 6
    CCS Alumni
    Hope Village
    Black Bottom Archives
    Urban Neighborhood Initiatives
    Design Core Detroit



    DJ LINE UP 

    DJ Cris Keyz
     DeeJay Fingers
     WAXTAX-N DRE
    “THE JIT OFF”
     Mike Clark
    DJ Resurgence
    DJ Don Q
    Nick Speed


    Media Partners
    Nix Electronica
    Digital Custom Media
     Forming Function Podcast
    iHeart Media
    Handcar
     RAW Detroit

    Shed 2 Stage Presented by Nick Speed & Digital Custom Media

    Beverage Partners


    Tito’s Handmade Vodka
    Casamara Club Leisure Soda
    Sumptuous Spirts
    Mothfire Brewing
    Open Water



    Eastern Market After Dark is the biggest night out of The Detroit Month of Design™



      EVENT INFO
        The Detroit Month of Design™ is a citywide collaboration of creativity that gathers designers, consumers, residents and the greater community to celebrate Detroit’s role as a national and global design capital. 

        Established in 2012, Eastern Market After Dark has grown to be a highly anticipated part of our yearly programming, drawing over 33,000 attendees annually and highlighting a range of emerging and established designers.
      DESIGN CORE
        As the steward of Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design designation, Design Core tells Detroit’s design story locally and globally. The Detroit Month of Design is produced by Design Core and co-created with community. It is the most diverse design festival in the country.

        Design Core champions the transformative power of design in Detroit by supporting the creative problem-solvers using design solutions to improve our city’s economy.

      2025 Eastern Market After Dark™ is presented in partnership with the Gilbert Family Foundation.

      2026 Event Sponsors

      Michigan Economic Development Corporation
      Gilbert Family Foundation
      Design Core Detroit
      Tito’s Handmade Vodka
      Digital Custom Media
      Nix Electronica
      Event Source
      The Liquor Basket
      Community Foundation Southeastern Michigan
      iHeartRadio
      Banner Sign Co.
      Industrial Designers Society Of America
      900 Grados Tequila
      Varchas Bourbon Whiskey