City provides updates and tips for travel downtown Detroit for 2025 Memorial holiday weekend

2025
  • Several hundred thousand people expected to visit downtown this holiday weekend
  • City hosts multiple major events over Memorial Day Weekend
  • Tips on where to park and traffic, road closures

Ahead of the major events downtown this weekend, the City of Detroit is providing tips and information to the public for how to get around downtown. Despite road closures, residents and visitors will still have access to downtown through alternative transportation options, such as the Detroit People Mover, SMART and DDOT buses, Transit Windsor, and QLINE. While the Detroit People Mover will have extended hours, DDOT and SMART buses will operate on their normal schedule with modifications to routes to accommodate road closures.

City hosts multiple major events over Memorial Day Weekend

  • Movement Electronic Music Festival
  • Tigers/Guardians Series
  • Concerts at Ford Field, Fox Theater, Music Hall, and DSO
     

Use Transit, Park & Ride, & Rideshare

  • Free QLINE open until 1 am, $5 Park and Ride
    $5 Park and Ride at WSU Lot 12 (6050 Woodward) – Use QLINE Amsterdam Station
     
  • Free People Mover open until 1 am
    $25 Parking on Huntington Place Roof – Use People Mover Huntington Place Station
     
  • Use DDOT or SMART Buses to get downtown
     
  • Rideshare pick-up/drop-off on Chrysler Service Drive in Brush Park
     
  • DPM Financial District Station puts riders steps away from Hart Plaza for all-event access
     

Expect Traffic Downtown:

  • M-10 Larned Ramp will be open
  • Expect traffic back-ups at I-75 Grand River and I-375 Madison exits
  • Construction downtown on Jefferson, Randolph, Monroe, and Broadway
  • Motorists encouraged to use Park and Ride options
  • Monroe closed to vehicle traffic, but Greektown businesses will be open


Park Responsibly

  • Expect to park 5-10 minutes walk away from venue
  • Illegal parking will not be tolerated
  • Violators will be ticketed and towed (blocking crosswalks/hydrants/traffic)
  • Use Park Detroit App to find affordable street and garage parking
  • City inspectors on alert for parking price gouging


Ford Underground Parking open 24 hours from Saturday to Monday

$10 full day rate
 

What to look for when parking in Detroit
Make certain the lot has the following:

  • A current business license and plate posted
  • The attendant on duty has a badge from the Detroit Police Department
  • There’s proper lighting, barriers and signage
  • Name, address and contact number of parking lot operator are posted
  • Rate in effect is posted
     

Sidewalks will remain open for those seeking to access businesses and residences downtown. The Detroit Windsor Tunnel will remain open and accessible from I-375. The tunnel will not be accessible via Jefferson Avenue or M-10. Visit https://takethetunnel.com/ for more information.

All remaining streets with closures are expected to be reopened by Friday, June 6.