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PIT STOP sites set for 2026!

Metro Cruise is pleased to confirm 3 official PIT STOP sites this year.  All of them are Saturday, 8/22 from 10am-2pm.

 

Visit this nearly new, beautiful site in Cascade!  This event will be in Friendship Park, which is right in front of the Cascade KDL Library, on the south side of 28th Street.  This event is underwritten by the Cascade DDA.  This is our only PIT STOP site with live music.  Site will also feature the much-anticipated Cruise Cornhole tournament, inflatable equipment and lots of lawn games, and the team from AutoMODIFIED showing off their drift cars. (ADDRESS: 2870 Jacksmith Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI)

CAR CLUBS:

  • AutoMODIFIED Drift car display
  • FREE parking along Jacksmith Ave for any collector car/truck

FOOD UNITS:

This site will features a food takeover by SpringGR!  Located at 818 Butterworth, this non-profit is built by entrepreneurs, and helps people create their dream business.  That includes the food industry – all 5 of our food vendors were developed at SpringGR!

  • Honeybee’s Kitchen (caribbean pulled pork)
  • Uniquely Made Kreations (fresh lemonades)
  • Tweety’s Vegan Cuisine (sliders and sides)
  • Cakes by the Jar (cakes in collector jars)
  • Mz Too Savvy Dips (dips and chips)

ENTERTAINMENT:

  • LIVE MUSIC – from 12pm-2pm, come see the popular TRILLIUM band perform at the pavilion!  Free admission; bring your own chairs or blankets. Their website link: Trillium Irish Band
  • INFLATABLE – we got the big one!  It’s a 25′ square super-sized bounce house.
  • GELLY BALL – courtesy of Scare Michigan, we’ll host a 50′ x 30′ gelly ball course with inflatable obstacles.  Gelly ball is like paintball, but with much softer ammo, is non-staining, and geared for most kids 6 and older.  This event is FREE to the first 100 kids courtesy of Cascade DDA.
  • FOAM PARTY PIT – a kid’s party favorite, come enjoy our 20′ pool filled with foam!  We’ll have 2 foam cannons pumping away.  This is a no-water solutions, so bathing suits are not required.  FREE also, courtesy of Cascade DDA.
  • CRUISE CORNHOLE – a brand new feature… in partnership with Cornhole America, we are an official event site!  MORE INFORMATION under the Info, then News! menu above.
  • LAWN GAMES – Giant Connect 4, Ladder Ball, Bag Toss, and more.

 

Also the site of one of our Official hotel partners (they’re offering King-size rooms for just $119/night, BOOK HERE!), this site will be packed with fun at a great location.  It will feature a radio remote broadcast, fire trucks, and some great local food.

This event will be on the west end of the Sheraton property, on the southeast corner of 28th Street & Foremost Drive. (ADDRESS: 5700 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI).

CAR CLUBS:

  • Exotic & Luxury Car Collection by Fresh Coast Auto Detail
  • Grand Rapids Jeep Club

FOOD UNITS:

  • Nadine’s (Gyros, Chicago Hotdogs and Polish along with our award winning Italian Beef)
  • Uncle Cheetah’s Soup Shack (soups and such)
  •  Garcia Street Dogs (hot dogs with lots of toppings)

ENTERTAINMENT:

  • EXOTIC & LUXURY CAR DISPLAY – come view a unique collection of 10 high-end cars, courtesy of Fresh Coast Auto Detail
  • FIRE TRUCKS – courtesy of Cascade FD
  • INFLATABLE – Two inflatables courtesy of Grand Rapids Event Rentals
  • ON SITE RADIO BROADCAST – 97 LAV will be broadcasting live from 10AM – 12PM, and they’ll have a prize wheel with lots of awesome gifts: CD’s, Blu-rays, shirts, concert tickets!

 

 

Our longest-running PIT STOP site!  This is a shared site – on the east side of the Borgman Ford property, and the west half of the Oakestown Mall property – on the south side of 28th Street. (ADDRESS: 3000 28th Street SW, Grandville)

CAR CLUBS:

  • West Michigan Mustang Club – the largest single-club gathering of any of our event sites, 150 mustangs in one spot

FOOD UNITS:

  • Kitchen la Familia (authentic Mexican – carne asada fries, quesadillas, corn/flour tacos)
  • Cruisin’ the Street Sweets (Soft serve ice cream, flavorburst, pretzels, floats, waffles, lemonade)
  • Rolling Dogs (hot dogs with tons of toppings)
  • Boomerang Bites (authentic Australian – sausage rolls, potato cakes, ANZAC biscuits, honey joys)

ENTERTAINMENT:

  • MUSTANGS – the largest single-club gathering of any of our event sites, 150 Mustangs in one spot.
  • JAWS OF LIFE DEMONSTRATION – Courtesy of Grandville Fire Department (and cars provided by Weller Auto), there will be demo’s at 11am and 1pm with firefighters narrating and conducting a jaws of life extraction on two cars.
  • ALL HORNED UP – 1974 Dodge Bighorn race truck, by Tim Kamps.
  • MEGA TRUCKS – two trucks on 44″ tires, by Todd Gilliland.
  • BIG WHEEL TRUCK – 1979 Silverado pickup on 42″ tires, by Chris Howorth
  • FOLSOM PRISON BUS & TRUCKS – themed bus and truck combo by Perrin Enterprises.
  • KIDS ENTERTAINMENT – ladder ball, bag toss, Giant Connect 4, scavenger hunt courtesy of Cradle to Crayons Art Club

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