SEPTEMBER 2025

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
  • MEDC Selfie Booth
  • IDSA Student Showcase
  • Someday Detroit 



 Art + Design Vendors 

Dos Jefes
Jimmy Ward
Factual Graphics
Delicious Gold Makes
Hey Me First
Detroit Originals
Sean Hages Loves You
Raymond Majweski
Yvette Granata
Qiana Davis
The Duey Dealer
Daisy Doodles
Callie Clark Lin
Leah Ely
Olivia Eshe
Leah Hessler
Haus of Raya
Olewa Luxe
Hiatus Detroit
Jennifer Maples
Ernesi 1978
Lia Gabrielle Atelier
Amy Nielander
Scott Berels
Naye-Taye Visuals
Livaq

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


          Museums + Cultural Centers

 The Love Building “What’s Container”
Arab American Museum
Lions & Rabbits
Design Think Tank
The Detroit Opera House
The Coloring Museum
Haus of Imagination + Gardens
Design Core Detroit






DJ LINE UP 

Problematic Black Hottie
Nick Speed
DJ Resurgence 
“THE JIT OFF”
Eddie Fowlkes 

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

Shed 2 Stage Presented by Nick Speed & Digital Custom Media

Beverage Partners


Tito’s Handmade Vodka
900 Grados Tequila
Varchas Bourbon Whiskey
Casamara Club Leisure Soda
Sumptuous Spirts
Mothfire Brewing
Sugarcane Galore




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.

    2025 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