FAQs

  • Detroit Harvest Fest 2024 will take place on the Dequindre Cut in early October. Dates to be announced soon! The event will take place from 11am-8pm.

  • The festival is located on the Dequindre Cut from Wilkins to Woodbridge. Our official event map is coming soon. To learn more about the Dequindre Cut please click here.

  • Yes. Admission is $5.

    The festival is free for:

    • Children Under 3

    • Seniors ages 65 and up

    • Active and retired service members with their military identification are not required to pay an admission fee.

    PLEASE NOTE: Any one between ages of 13 and 17 needs to be with a parent/guardian/family member OR an adult 25 or over at all times.

    Any one age 12 and under needs to be with a parent/guardian/family member OR an adult age 21 and over at all times.

  • To apply for your chance to perform at Harvest Fest 2024, please apply here! Music Submission deadline is July 1st, 2024

  • Yes, the Detroit Riverwalk is dog friendly! Please note that all pets must be on a leash. On Saturday, October 7th, we will be hosting a Dog & Cat Costume Contest at 3:30pm on the Cirque de Freight Yard Stage. For more information, please click here.

  • During the event, no bikes will be permitted on the Dequindre Cut. However, there will be bike corrals available at the south end (Woodbridge Street) and the north end (Wilkins Street) of the festival. Please note that the festival is not responsible for securing your bike.

  • There are four entrances to the festival. Click below to find the location.

    Wilkins Street Entrance

    Gratiot Entrance

    Lafayette Street Entrance

    Woodbridge Entrance

  • South End

    Parking will be available at River East for FREE. A shuttle provided by the festival will pick up at Atwater and Rivard Street, and drop off at the Woodbridge, Lafayette, Gratiot and Wilkins entrances to the Dequindre Cut.

    River East Garage Location

    North End

    Parking is also available near the Wilkins Entrance to the Dequindre Cut in Eastern Market.

    Eastern Market Parking Location

  • All bags and backpacks are subject to search at the entry gates. Please note the following items are prohibited: any coolers, beverages, food, unlawful weapons (must be in accordance with Michigan Carry Laws), bicycles, heelies, or skateboards.

  • A limited amount of chairs will be allowed in at the gates for each show. Once that space has filled, we will not be allowing any additional chairs in at all entrances.

    Please note, that there is no place to secure and store guests’ chairs at the festival site once capacity for them has been reached.

  • There is no outside food and beverage permitted inside the festival. Exceptions will be made to persons with special dietary and/or medical needs, such as small children, elderly or pregnant women. Alcohol of any kind brought in from the outside is not permitted.

    Coolers of any variety are strictly prohibited unless they are needed to support special dietary needs and can fit into a backpack.

  • We’ll have a variety of tastes spread throughout the two-mile greenway, for a full list of this year’s trucks click here!

  • Yes! Children under 18 are welcome to trick or treat for free at the event. There will be 12 “official” trick or treat stations located through out the Dequindre Cut. Come early though- trick or treating is from 11am-6pm daily.

    We are now recruiting non-profit partners for trick or treat stations! For more information click here.

  • Yes! Sign-up here.

  • The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2003 with the mission of bringing public access to Detroit’s Riverfront. Today, more than three miles of the east Riverfront is complete and open to the public.

    The Conservancy envisions the transformation of Detroit’s International Riverfront – the face of Detroit – into a beautiful, exciting, safe, accessible, world-class gathering place for all.

    The overarching goal remains in place: to develop a total of 5 ½ miles of Riverfront, from the Ambassador Bridge to Gabriel Richard Park, just east of the Belle Isle Bridge connected by Riverwalk, plazas, pavilions, parks, harbors and green spaces.

    The Conservancy is responsible for the construction, improvement, operation, maintenance, security, programming and expansion of the Detroit Riverwalk and associated green spaces, including the Dequindre Cut.