WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 - SUNDAY, JULY 6
11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m (Wednesday - Saturday)
11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Sunday)
Detroit's New Center
Comerica Cityfest 2008,
formerly known as Comerica Tastefest, will take the stage,
Wednesday, July 2 – Sunday, July 6, for its 20th year of
transforming Detroit’s Historic New Center into the city’s
biggest and best summer festival. The 2008 festival will
serve up another scrumptious slice of music, food and
culture on West Grand Boulevard between Cass Avenue and
Third Avenue.
Festival-goers will have more
time to experience all that Comerica Cityfest 2008 has to
offer this year with its new extended hours.
The festival will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 11:00
p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, and 11:30 a.m. to 8:00
p.m. on Sunday.
The 2008 event marks the tenth
year with Comerica as Title Sponsor making this partnership
the longest running of its kind among Detroit area
festivals. In celebration of the festival’s 20th
Anniversary, Comerica presents Comerica Family Day,
on Saturday, July 5, featuring emerging songbirds and pop
sister duo, Aly and AJ.
Comerica Cityfest 2008
is going “green” this year by banning Styrofoam and
promoting the use of more environmentally friendly options
such as Green Safe products. The festival will also
drastically reduce water usage through better distribution
practices, offer festival t-shirts made of 100% organic
cotton, recycle all cardboard waste, and use eco-green tote
bags made of natural vegetable fiber for its 400 press kits.
Founded in 1989 as a
fundraiser for New Center Council, the annual music, food
and cultural event has been continually improved and
reinvented. It was renamed Comerica Cityfest in 2007 to
reflect the event’s maturing into a celebration of city
life: a locally and nationally recognized cultural
experience offering a diverse mix of restaurants, musicians,
merchants, artists and children’s activities.
The purpose of Comerica
Cityfest is to promote the long term development of
Detroit’s historic New Center into a thriving 24-hour
district. Admission to the event is free.
“Taste” tickets are $10 for 16 tickets. Food and
beverage purchased from the many quality vendors support the
free entertainment at Comerica Cityfest, as well as the
neighborhood services of New Center Council year around.
Please note that coolers and
carry ons are not allowed on the festival premises.
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