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Tailgating

Welcome to Eastern Market Tailgating! Proceeds from this event help keep our markets running, expand access to healthy food, and support the growth of local businesses.

Please note that we have changed some of our tailgating rules in accordance with best practices and to ensure that all our guests enjoy tailgating at the Eastern Market. Please read this year’s rules carefully.

  • ALL TAILGATING TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ONLY ONLINE IN ADVANCE at Passage. (https://app.gopassage.com/venues/10301)
  • You will need to show your Passage ticket to be scanned. You will then receive a hang tag before entering the lot.
  • If you purchase multiple tickets for friends arriving in a separate vehicle, you will need to transfer the ticket for them to gain entry.
  • Purchase Options:
    • Double space purchases will receive a hang tag and 10 wristbands for up to 10 tailgaters. One vehicle and tent allowed.
    • Quadrant space purchases will receive a hang tag and 20 wristbands for up to 20 tailgaters. Two vehicles and two tents allowed.
    • RV space purchases underneath Shed 6 will receive a hang tag and 20 wristbands for up to 20 tailgaters.
  • Your tailgate setup must be contained within the space, and not in the drive lanes.
  • Eastern Market personnel will assign spots upon arrival.
  • Eastern Market personnel will direct ticketholders to their designated spots.
  • Tags and wristbands will be color coded to each game and not transferable to future tailgate events.
  • Individual tailgate areas have been reconfigured to allow for safe, comfortable, and enjoyable tailgating to occur within parking spaces.
  • While this does reduce the number of available spots per game, those spaces are now larger and can safely accommodate your vehicle, equipment, and guests. 
  • The number of regular spaces (9×19 accommodating small passenger vehicles and small SUVs only) will vary depending upon whether there is a Sunday or Holiday Market.
  • There are 22 spaces available for passenger vehicles pulling a trailer, large RVs, motorhomes, and oversized vehicles underneath Shed 6 (vehicles larger than 8 feet by 19 feet). MOTOR COACHES AND BUSSES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THESE SPACES. These spaces will be moved to Lot 7 for games between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • Eastern Market will post signage enforcing prohibition of weapons and firearms.
  • By order of the Fire Marshall, no tailgating will be allowed in drive lanes within parking lots.
  • Emergency services personnel will be on site in case of emergency. 
  • In addition to Eastern Market Partnership personnel and a private security detail, Detroit Police officers will be stationed throughout the tailgating footprint to support the event.
  • Tailgate and parking lots open 5 hours before game start. No early access to parking lots.
  • All parking lots close and must be empty sixty (60) minutes after the
  • NO OVERNIGHT PARKING! Eastern Market will not be responsible for vehicles left overnight.
  • Tailgating is permitted only in posted lots. Tailgating is not allowed on any public streets, sidewalks, private property, or alleys.
  • Tailgating or parking tickets purchased from Eastern Market are not valid in private parking lots.
  • All vehicles within tailgating areas must follow any instructions given by Eastern Market Partnership personnel. 
  • Guests who fail to abide by Eastern Market Partnership personnel may be subject to immediate ejection from tailgate lots without reimbursement. 
  • Formal DJ SET-UPS ARE NOT ALLOWED. Please respect your neighbors around you by not playing extra loud music. 
  • Your tailgate setup must be contained within the space that you purchased. 
  • Drive lanes, sidewalks, and pedestrian walkways shall remain clear and unobstructed at all times. 
  • Electricity is limited and not guaranteed. Small portable electric generators (600W or less) are permitted in parking lot tailgating areas. Electrical cords cannot be placed across parking areas/drive aisles or in areas that would create a hazard for any guests. 
  • Tents larger than 10×10 are prohibited. 

For your safety and the safety of others please drink responsibly.

  • Only State-approved gas/propane grills with fuel valve shut-offs and self-contained charcoal grills are permitted. NO OPEN FLAMES OR WOOD FIRES BY ORDER OF THE FIRE MARSHALL. 
  • Self-starting coals or gas grills only. NO LIGHTER FLUID ALLOWED. 
  • DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CONCRETE AND DRAINS – DEEP FRYERS AND COOKING OIL ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE MARKET PREMISES. 
  • In parking lot tailgating areas, guests may bring and prepare food for consumption by their family and friends only. Food cannot be offered for sale.
  • All tailgate activities must be conducted in accordance with the law. 
  • Alcohol must be contained within the tailgate lots. 
  • UNDERAGED DRINKING IS PROHIBITED!
  • Tailgating areas must be kept in a neat and orderly condition, and all trash must be disposed of in proper receptacles. Guests must return their area back to its original state before leaving the tailgating area. 
  • All hot coal must be extinguished and placed in the hot coal bins located in all tailgating lots. 
  • Sale of food or beverage items by guests is prohibited. Unauthorized private catering companies are strictly prohibited. 
  • Platforms, stages, and vehicles with advertising are not permitted in the tailgate areas, unless previously approved by Eastern Market Partnership. 
  • Ball playing and frisbee throwing is not allowed underneath any structure. 
  • Unregistered motorized and non-motorized vehicles are prohibited in tailgating areas, including, without limitation, golf carts, Segways, skateboards, scooters, and hoverboards. Bicycles are permitted in tailgating areas only at designated bike racks. 
  • Drones, remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles or other similar motorized vehicles/devices are prohibited. Possession or operation of such devices may result in immediate ejection from the site and may also result in confiscation of such devices by security and law enforcement. 
  • Amplified sound systems cannot be used at excessive volumes and playing music with inappropriate language (profanity, slurs, etc.) is prohibited. 
  • The use of megaphones, airhorns, and other noise making devices is prohibited. 
  • Advertising or commercial activities by guests are not permitted. Guest vehicles with exterior advertisements (e.g. wraps) are not allowed in the parking lot, tailgating areas even with a valid tailgating parking pass. No commercial advertisement hung or displayed on guest vehicles, tents, signs, or by any other means possible is permitted. 
  • Selling of items or soliciting of any promotional or marketing activities by guests is prohibited. 
  • Disorderly conduct is not permitted. 
  • Picketing, political campaigning, signature gathering, or soliciting or distribution of any kind, including promotional marketing, is not permitted within the tailgating areas or any other parking lots. 
  • Weapons or firearms are strictly prohibited. This extends to both real weapons and facsimile weapons, such as toy guns, swords, knives, hatchets, or bombs that might be part of a costume. 
  • Liquids other than water may not be poured out onto the ground. 
  • Vehicles are parked within the parking lot tailgating areas at the owners’ risk. Eastern Market Partnership and/or its agents are not responsible for fire, theft, damage or loss of/to vehicles or any other article left in parking lot tailgating areas. 

Market Tours

Our various market tours provide a great way to gain a deeper understanding of the unique history of our district, regardless of how much you might know about us already. Find full information below on various tours that allow you to explore our history, artwork, neighborhood businesses, food culture, and much more.

1

Preservation Detroit Eastern Market Tours

This historical walking tour allows you to journey back to the days of the Underground Railroad, horse-drawn carriages, rumrunners, graveyards, breweries and prisons.

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Feet on the Street Tours

Feet on the Street strolling brunch tours give you an insider’s view of Eastern Market, how it works, our behind-the-scenes stories and plans we have for the future. Along the way, our vendors share samples of their tasty goods!

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Urban Agriculture Bike Tours by Wheelhouse Detroit

Wheelhouse Detroit Bike Shop’s tour will allow you to follow your food from farm to fork. Explore our local food system, engage with local farms and travel the route the food takes to where it reaches your plate.

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Motor City Brew Tours

Motor City Brew Tours are guided public and private bus, walk, boat, and bike tours in Detroit taking you to places that make beer, cider, and mead. Learn Detroit history and get rewarded with a drink!

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