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.
2025 Activations
Art + Design
Community Partners
- Brand Activations
Miller Knoll Tito’s The Love Building Detroit Balloon Store The Liquor Basket 12TH and Viv Nudena The Coloring Museum GCulle Brand Robinson Textiles Teal Media Blight Hernandez David Vintage Jam and Joy Michigan Economic - Development Corporation
IDSA Student Showcase Someday Detroit Doghouse x All Motion Studios 4D Candles Mila Lynn
Museums + Cultural Centers
DJ LINE UP
Media Partners
Shed 2 Stage Presented by Nick Speed & Digital Custom Media
Beverage Partners
Eastern Market
After Dark is the biggest night out of The Detroit Month of Design™
- 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.
- 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.
2025 Event Sponsors
2025 Event Sponsors
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Gilbert Family Foundation
Design Core Detroit
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Digital Custom Media
Nix Electronica
Event Source
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
Community Foundation Southeastern Michigan
iHeartRadio
Banner Sign Co.
Industrial Designers Society Of America
900 Grados Tequila
Varchas Bourbon Whiskey
September 18-19
Shed 5 | Eastern Market
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Cars, Kicks & Culture is an immersive experience set to debut in Detroit—the birthplace of American performance and cultural grit, during the Detroit Month of Design and Eastern Market After Dark, the most diverse design festival in the country. Set with the coolest art, music, cars, sneakers, and cultural trendsetters, the 2 day experience features panels, music, exhibitions, a sneaker design activation, viral photo moments, and most importantly a good time.
Foxxtecca: Cars, Kicks & Culture is a two-day immersive experience at the intersection of sneaker culture, automotive design, and urban innovation. Rooted in storytelling, creativity, and community, this event celebrates and examines the relationship between the automotive industry’s performance and grit, with the undeniable influences of culture that have helped to shape, sustain, and reinvigorate brands.
All Foxxtecca programming occurs in Shed 5
Sept 18, 2025
3pm-5pm (Panels)
6pm-11pm (Eastern Market After Dark)
Sept 19, 2025
10am-5pm
A Youth Sneaker Lab from Foxxtecca, Odysee & FootlockerFoxxtecca is partnering with Footlocker and renowned sneaker artist Mike Fletcher of Odysee to present Torque & Tread: A Youth Sneaker Lab, during the upcoming Cars, Kicks & Culture (CKC) event.
This unique youth sneaker design workshop will provide middle and high school students from Detroit and Flint, MI with a unique opportunity to merge creativity, personal style, and automotive culture.