Marche du Nain Rouge

Name: Marche du Nain Rouge
Start: 2025-03-23T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Intersection of Canfield and Second Detroit Michigan

Schedule

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Intersection of Canfield and Second Detroit Michigan | Detroit, MI

March 23, 2024.
Now more than ever... All are invited to join in the annual Marche du Nain Rouge, a parade made up of Detroiters (and their friends). Everyone is invited--young, old, all shapes, sizes, and persuasions. Wear a costume or don't. But really, wear a costume and just show up!
Noon: Gather at the corner of Canfield and Second, right next to the former Traffic Jam & Snug, for a celebration of Detroit with local entertainment.
1 p.m.: The opening ceremonies begin with procession down to the Masonic Temple at 1:30. You are the parade, so come with a pan on your head or in full regalia. Bring a washboard and jug band. Wear a costume. Build a human-powered float. Put on a mask, cover your body in biodegradable glitter and sustainably harvested feathers-- whatever it takes.
Should the Nain Rouge, Detroit's legendary harbinger of doom appear, we will show the Nain that hope prevails in the city that rises from the ashes. Bring your sense of Detroit pride and sense of humor.
Is the parade kid-friendly? Pretty much yes for the most part. Tons of kids go to it! If your kid is creeped out by the Nain, so are we sometimes. We get it. You don't have to get that close to the Nain. We don't want to either. Well behaved dogs on leashes are OK too!
AFTERPARTY: 2:30ish - 5pm After the closing ceremony, enter the Masonic Temple's amazing Fountain Ballroom for the Marche's FREE Official Afterparty, with drinks, friends, food, vendor tables, and DJs TBD spinning.
IMPORTANT STUFF
NO OPEN CARRY OF ALCOHOL. Be Smart! Also, be respectful of fellow parade attendees and our neighbors, residents and businesses in the area. And be cool to everyone, especially protesters. We don't chase the Nain. We welcome all views on the legend of the Nain Rouge.