Metro Cruise PIT STOP sites

 There are more ways than ever to enjoy your favorite auto event.  These sites are all unique, but will each have one or more auto-related entertainment features, have some great local food, and offer easy access.

Each PIT STOP site will host a minimum of 4 key features – car club(s), food vendors, free 2hr collector car parking, and unique auto-related entertainment features.  Each site will be completely unique in its offerings, and many people visit them all.  They are all open to the public with space for free general parking and collector car parking.  If you have a collector car and are cruisin’ 28th Street, look for the Collector Car Parking Only section at each site.  Scroll down to learn what each Pit Stop site will entail, and the different sites we’re hosting this year.

Here is a map showing ALL official Metro Cruise sites this year:

 

Metro Cruise PIT STOP at Friendship Park

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 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, non-staining, and good for most all 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.

Metro Cruise PIT STOP at SHERATON Grand Rapids

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 the fanciest cars of any Metro Cruise site, 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!

Metro Cruise PIT STOP at Oakestown-Borgman

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

Metro Cruise PIT STOP at Cascade Village

The site of the Thursday night before Metro Cruise event called the ‘Warm Up’, we will re-open this site on Saturday.  Located at the very end of 28th Street, this is an excellent spot to stop, take a break, and head back west. (ADDRESS: 6797 Cascade Rd SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546)

This event site is taking a pause for this year, we hope to have it back next year!