Free and low cost things to do to inspire your trip to Detroit, Michigan, on a budget.
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Additional details on price can be found in the description, but many of these are free entry and you just need to pay for any additional items such as food and drink.
Voted the best RiverWalk in the country by USA Today's Readers' Choice Awards in 2023
Detroit International RiverWalk
Shop Detroit-based vendors on Saturdays in the summer
Beacon Park | Night Market
One of the best public markets in the country. Saturdays offer local produce, flower, and plant vendors. Sundays offer arts and home goods vendors. Tuesdays offer produce, baked goods, and meats, as well as Zumba, yoga, and cooking classes.
Eastern Market
Whether winter, summer, spring, or fall, there is always something to do at Campus Martius Park. My favorites are winter ice skating and shopping and the summer urban beach experience.
Campus Martius Park
Two-mile greenway for walking, biking, running, etc. In the summer, the Dequindre Cut Freight Yard is a beer and wine garden.
Dequindre Cut
Free salsa lessons on Friday and Saturday nights
Salsa Lessons | Vicente’s Cuban Cuisine
Check out the famous monument on Woodward Ave at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
The Spirit of Detroit
Perfect for both winter and summer fun
The Monroe Street Midway
Low Cost
Depending on your county of residence, these may have an admission cost. More details on cost are available in the notes.
Entry is free on foot or bike - $11 for a day pass. And the architecutre of this aquarium is so stunning!
Belle Isle Aquarium
Entry is free on foot or bike - $11 for a day pass
Belle Isle Conservancy | Belle Isle Park Non Profit | Detroit
Admission is free for Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb county residents - $14 for adults outside of these counties
Detroit Institute of Arts
Ticket prices start at $41 (so reasonable for a night at the theater!)
Broadway in Detroit | Official Box Office of Fisher Theatre and ...
Create your own signature scent
The Aroma Labs
Perfect for a Sunday afternoon date or family trip to learn more about the OG Model T Factory
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum
Get to know the gritty Lions with a guided stadium tour which includes a lock into the locker room, tunnel, and onto the actual field.
