Main Event 2025

Main Street Oakland County’s annual gala event includes an award ceremony recognizing excellence in downtown revitalization. Twenty-nine Oakland County communities and historic commercial corridors can compete in this year’s award categories, including:

• Spirit of Main Street

• Legacy of Main Street Excellence

• Main Street Jubilee

• Achievement in Community Character or Historic Preservation

• Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship

• Community Event of the Year

• District Placemaking

• Small Business Retention and Attraction

• Volunteer of the Year

• Main Street Resilience

• Outstanding Partnership

• Main Street Leader

The Main Event will be a fun evening to celebrate the 25th Anniversary for the Main Street Oakland County program and the communities’ successes. Come and network with elected and appointed officials, economic developers, small business owners, and downtown leaders, board members and volunteers—the people who keep the county’s downtowns vibrant and vital.

Tickets are $35 and include hearty hors d’oeuvres. Attire can be formal, business, or silver themed.

Questions? Contact John Bry, Oakland County: [email protected] | 248-858-5444

Host or Publisher Oakland County Department of Economic Development