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