Detroit, MI
June and beyond: A list of this summer’s Pride events across metro Detroit
The arrival of June each year signals the return of Pride Month, with LGBTQ+ celebrations popping up all across metro Detroit.
But June isn’t the only month that sees action, with the parties extending deep into summer; July and August hold many options as well. Here’s a list of this summer’s Pride happenings in Southeast Michigan.
Saturday, June 1
Ferndale Pride
12:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Downtown Ferndale
This beloved-but-relaxed bash will include a children’s area, pet adoptions, drag story time, a children’s area and 2024 musical headliner WRECKNO. Info at ferndalepride.com.
*An after party will be held beginning at 8 p.m. at Ferndale’s The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave.
Pride in the Park
4-8 p.m.
Brandon Township Park, 1414 N. Hadley Rd., Ortonville
Sunday, June 2
Drag bingo brunch
Noon
Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S. Main St., Clawson
The Pride edition of WTF’s monthly drag bingo brunch is hosted by house diva Aphrodite and features six rounds with unique prizes, plus a specialty brunch menu and cocktails. Call 248-629-7067 to reserve.
Ferndale Pride Queens
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Bobcat Bonnie’s, 240 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale
Two seatings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, feature performances by the MI Drag Brunchettes and Fantasia Royale Gaga from “Dragula” Season 6. Tickets are sold by the table at $45 per person; the cost includes a brunch meal, welcome drink and two-hour performance. Purchase at midragbrunch.com/eastmi.
Thursday, June 6
Pride Trivia
7-9 p.m.
Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak
Friday, June 7
Ypsi Pride
5-10 p.m.
Depot Town, East Cross Street, Ypsilanti
Drag, burlesque, and theatrical performances are highlights of Ypsi Pride, as well as queer-owned vendors from the region, organizations supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, family-friendly activities, food trucks, and interactive art spaces. 2024 headliners include Alise King, Fearless Amaretto, and Baddie Brooks.
Saturday, June 8
Pride bingo and brunch
10 a.m. – noon
Cambria Hotel, 600 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit
Pride Picnic
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Dodge Park, 40620 Utica Rd., Sterling Heights
Celebration includes food trucks, a DJ, dancing, games, prizes, and a “Best Pride costume” runway show.
Motor City Pride
1-9 p.m.
Hart Plaza, Detroit
Michigan’s largest Pride celebration draws 65,000 visitors annually. Join the movement!
Southgate Pride
3-4 p.m.
Southgate Veterans Memorial Library, 14680 Dix Toledo Rd., Southgate
This one-hour celebration is family-friendly and includes face painting.
Sunday, June 9
Palmer Park Run
8 a.m.
1121 Merrill Plaisance St., Detroit
The fourth annual Palmer Park 8K, 5K, and 1 Mile Run & Walk event is Pride-themed and in support of People for Palmer Park. Sign up at welcomehomeyoga.enmotive.com.
Motor City Pride Parade
Noon
Griswold Street, downtown Detroit
Motor City Pride
12:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Hart Plaza, Detroit
Wednesday, June 12
Family Pride Food Truck Rally
4-9 p.m.
Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E. 11 Mile Rd., Royal Oak
Includes live performances, local food trucks and free face painting, balloon art, bounce house, and craft table for kids.
Saturday, June 15
Livonia Pride
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Civic Center Park, Livonia
Grosse Pointe Pride
Noon – 2 p.m.
Kercheval and St. Clair, Grosse Pointe
This family and pet-friendly event will feature a short march, a drag performance, children’s activities, a selfie station, activism opportunities, and more.
Pride in the Park
Noon – 4 p.m.
Anrook Park, 297 N. Saginaw St., Lapeer
Pride Prom
7 p.m. – midnight
The Crofoot, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac
This 21-and-up event features performances by Katrina Alexis Monae, Emma Sapphire, and Kourtney Charles. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at ticketweb.com.
Friday, June 21
Downriver Pride
Noon – 11 p.m.
Downtown Wyandotte
Saturday, June 22
Downriver Pride
Noon – 11 p.m.
Downtown Wyandotte
Forever Pride Action’s Pride in the Park
Noon – 4:30 p.m.
Rochester Municipal Park, 400 6th St., Rochester
Non-Alc Pride Party
8-10 p.m.
The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale
Sunday, June 23
Berkley Pride
1-5 p.m.
Downtown Berkley
Arts & Pride Festival
2 p.m.
Civic Center Park, 300 W. 13 Mile Rd., Madison Heights
This smaller, more sensory-friendly event appeals, in particular, to visitors who are on the spectrum.
Saturday, June 29
Warren Pride Festival and Parade
11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Warren City Hall, 1 City Sq., Warren
Sunday, June 30
Blue Water Pride Fest
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
McMorran Plaza, Port Huron
Sunday, July 14
South Lyon Pride in the Park
Noon – 4 p.m.
McHattie Park, S. Lafayette St., South Lyon
Thursday, July 18
Family Pride in the Park
6:30 p.m.
Roseville Veterans Memorial Park, 27325 Barkman St., Roseville
Pride in the Wild
6-9 p.m.
Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Rd., Royal Oak
Friday, July 26
Hotter Than July
Time TBA
Downtown Detroit
LGBT Detroit’s annual, Black LGBTQ+ party returns this year with a packed and varied list of events. Complete schedule still to be announced.
Royal Oak Pride
Time TBA
Downtown Royal Oak
Saturday, July 27
Hotter Than July
Time TBA
Downtown Detroit
Royal Oak Pride
Time TBA
Downtown Royal Oak
Saturday, Aug. 3
Ann Arbor Pride
Noon
Downtown Ann Arbor
Sunday, Aug. 11
Hazel Park Pride
Noon – 7 p.m.
Green Acres Park, 620 W. Woodward Heights Blvd., Hazel Park
Saturday, Aug. 17
Macomb County Pride
Noon – 6 p.m.
Downtown Mt. Clemens
To the surprise of many of their critics, the Detroit Pistons have fared well since Cade Cunningham suffered a collapsed lung.
With his timetable still uncertain as the regular season enters the final stretch, the Pistons have taken the adversity head-on and have gone 4-1 in the games without Cunningham.
The Pistons’ lone loss came in a 130-129 overtime thriller against the Atlanta Hawks, in which Jalen Duren’s put-back shot in the final seconds came up an inch short.
During Cunningham’s absence, these three Pistons players have stepped up in a major way for Detroit, as they look to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
Jalen Duren
A candidate for the NBA’s Most Improved Player of the Year, Jalen Duren, has put together an extraordinary season for the Pistons. In addition to averaging 19.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game for the Pistons, Duren has shown true leadership during Cunningham’s absence.
In the five games that Cunningham has been absent, Duren has scored 20-plus points in every matchup, including recording four double-doubles. If Cunningham is to return for the Pistons in the postseason, Duren will also play a crucial role in leading Detroit to a deep playoff run.
Daniss Jenkins
Over the last five games, the Pistons have seen the emergence of guard Daniss Jenkins. What started with an impressive performance in the Pistons’ win over the Golden State Warriors was immediately followed by Jenkins scoring a career-high 30 points in Detroit’s thrilling 113-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.
The emergence of Daniss Jenkins has been one of the top storylines for the Pistons this season, as last year, Jenkins was averaging only 1.0 points per game in only seven games played. Now, with the Pistons preparing for the postseason with the possibility of not having Cunningham, Jenkins could be an unsung hero for Detroit in the postseason.
Tobias Harris
The Pistons’ third-leading scorer, Tobias Harris, has also played a key role for Detroit without Cunningham. In the games that Harris has been absent from the Pistons, Harris has scored in double figures in four of those contests.
In the Pistons’ comeback that fell short against the Hawks in overtime, Harris played a critical role in leading Detroit to force overtime, as he finished the game with 22 points, three rebounds, and three assists, while shooting over 52.9 percent from the field.
Entering the postseason, Harris’ performance could be a key x-factor in the Pistons’ chances of making a deep playoff run. In the Pistons’ first-round playoff series loss against the New York Knicks last season, Harris averaged 15.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
Both generations on the ice Friday are intent on growing the game for today’s kids. Hartje and the Polar Bears believe an important step for women’s hockey in Michigan would be starting a Division I college team.
“I think if the PWHL establishes a team in Detroit, it will put a lot of pressure on the colleges to make sure there’s a D-I team in the state,” Hartje said. “Michigan has the second-highest number of players in the league, and it would have been a dream for us to be able to stay in the state to play.”
It’s been a problem for decades. Pierson had to turn down the offer from Boston University, because her family couldn’t afford to send her to New England for college. Hartje ended up at Yale University, and Megan Keller, who scored the gold medal winning goal for the U.S. in the 2026 Winter Olympics and plays for the PWHL’s Boston Fleet, went from suburban Detroit to Boston College.
Meanwhile, 2026 U.S. men’s Olympic team members and Michigan natives Dylan Larkin of the Red Wings and Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets were able to stay in the state to play with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, then based in Ann Arbor, before moving on to the University of Michigan in the same town.
“Megan’s brother played at Michigan State, and I’m sure she also would have stayed here to play for a Michigan school,” Skarupa said. “It’s imperative that Michigan gets a college program.”
Skarupa is serious about growing the game. She is working with Keller and the NHL Foundation U.S. to identify recipients for its $100,000 Empowerment Grant Program for Girls Hockey.
“Every time I go back to a city, there are new teams, new girls and new faces,” she said. “It’s a testament to growth all over the world, but it is tremendous inside the U.S.”
Detroit, MI
Retired Detroit sergeant faces new sexual assault charge involving 14-year-old victim from 2002
An additional case, this one involving a victim who was then 14 years old, has been added to the sexual assault investigation against a former Detroit Police Department sergeant.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced the latest charges on Friday against Benjamin Martin Wagner, 68, who now lives in Greenville, N.C. He had retired from the Detroit Police Department in 2017.
The victim in the additional charges was 14 years old when the assault happened in October 2002 in Detroit, Worthy said. The prosecutor alleges that Wagner approached the victim, pointed a handgun at her, ordered her away from the location and then sexually assaulted her.
In this case, he faces charges of kidnapping, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. An arraignment hearing took place Friday in the 36th District Court in Detroit. A probable cause conference is scheduled for April 7.
The woman is now 37 years old.
“She has lived with what happened to her for 23 years and has now bravely decided that she wants to be a part of holding him accountable,” Worthy said.
Wagner participated in a court hearing Thursday and was remanded to jail, one week after he was charged with 15 counts of kidnapping and rape in five separate sexual assault cases. All of those incidents happened between 1999 and 2003 in the northwest side of Detroit, with the victims being young women between the ages of 15 and 23.
The court dates for the earlier list of charges are April 7 for a probable cause hearing and April 14 for a preliminary exam.
Wagner joined the Detroit Police Department in 1989 as a police officer and was eventually promoted to sergeant. He retired in 2017 and moved to North Carolina.
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