Events

Every Friday from Jan 10 to Feb 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. guests can enjoy family friendly fun featuring karaoke with Detroit’s own Karaoke Kingz, classic and new board games, and food and drink specials from Smokey G’s Smokehouse and the Valade Shed Bar. Come back weekly for unique karaoke themes and new games! While karaoke and games will take place indoors at the heated building at Valade, be sure to explore the park for curling, sledding, and fire pits for roasting s'mores!

Fireside Fridays is sponsored by Visit Detroit

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All programmng is free and open to all ages. Fireside Fridays is part of Winter at Valade, an annual celebration of all the ways to embrace winter in Detroit. Join us every weekend at Robert C. Valade Park, located at 2670 Atwater Street.

Free parking for Winter at Valade is located in the lot at the corner of Chene and Guoin (enter on Guoin). There is additional parking at the Stroh Riverplace Garage and nearby side streets. Please follow all posted parking directional signage and do not park on Atwater Street. Click here for a street and lot parking map.

Other transportation options include:

• DDOT Jefferson bus #9 to Chene stop. Walk 3 blocks south towards the river and Atwater street.
• MoGo, Detroit's bike share program, has stations throughout Metro Detroit. Pick up a bike from your nearest station and ride to the Atwater and Joseph Campau station. From there, walk one block west along Atwater to Valade.
• The Connect shuttle runs a free loop from the Rivertown area to Michigan Central Station in Corktown along Atwater, Jefferson, Fort, and Michigan. Ride to the Atwater or Jos Campou/Wright stop from any station along the route. Learn more here.

Winter at Valade is produced by the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, a 501 (c) (3) with the mission of developing access on the Detroit International Riverfront. Learn more at https://detroitriverfront.org/