Noel Night
noel night annual holiday event take place detroit michigan midtown area detroit cultural center typically first saturday december cultural centerwide “open house” feature free admission many detroit wellknown museum well many activity horsedrawn carriage ride caroler music dance childrens activity art craft shopping annual community singalong led salvation army woodward avenue bandstand first noel night took place december pm originally organized disbanded art group detroit adventure described noel night first cooperative event kind happen area time year people detroit michigan organization goal create audience participation venue noel night starting point performance consisted high school university church choir city detroit recreation department school theater group truck outfitted speaker system referred detroit adventure “soundmobile” drove woodward avenue playing christmas carol also specific childrenoriented activity certain venue woodward avenue closed kirby putnam entire road surrounding building opened public use event participating institution included following childrens museum detroit historical museum detroit public library international institute cathedral church st paul scarab club smiley brother society art craft called college creative study u rackham extension heritage house estimated approximately people attended event next three year maintained format similar event participating venue included everything previous year addition detroit community music school detroit science center detroit institute art sound mobile redesigned larger rolling bandwagon television personality john kelly marilyn turner lead community singalong bandwagon year large ice sculpture placed center woodward avenue duration hour event attendance estimated year many organization added participation noel night event organization added larger crowd outdoor mobile stage first introduced still use today ice sculpture activity first introduced also used noel night year first noel night started institution participated event recent event took place midtown venue estimated people showed event place participated include detroit institute art charles h wright museum african american history detroit historical museum detroit public library detroit medical center detroit science center old main wayne state university festivity occur noel night take place around midtown detroit cultural center institution mainly area cass john r ferry warren huge variety activity occur event musical performance tour historic building holiday shopping demonstration ranging dance crafting technique food refreshment throughout various building photo opportunity santa noel night event showcase detroit art cultural asset wellspring activity creativity midtown detroit neighborhood midtown detroit inc nonprofit community development organization support economic growth detroit midtown district responsible production noel night since event began noel night maintained fairly consistent growth rate noel night noted one top grossing night many detroit restaurant metro area economic benefit event proved great neighborhood future noel night predicted increase event attendance collaborating organization december noel night event disrupted ultimately cancelled street evacuated year old juvenile produced firearm fired four shot injuring spectator injury lifethreatening detroit police investigating caused argument juvenile fired weapon suspect identified identity released december pending decision whether charge individual adult shot fired caused minor stampede resulted city official declaring event cancelled pm street closed surrounding wayne state university building temporary lockdown late september covid pandemic brought first cancellation three year noel night homepage noel night schedule detroit adventure first noel night