2025 Detroit Auto Show 5K

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Detroit Auto Show and the Friends of the Outdoor Adventure Center team up to bring back the Auto Show 5K!

Join us on Saturday, January 11 at 9AM at Huntington Place. The route will take place along the Detroit Riverfront and start/finish outside the doors of the Detroit Auto Show.

All proceeds of the event will help update the exhibits at the Outdoor Adventure Center.

Tickets to the Detroit Auto Show (public days) can be purchased at a discount through the 5K event. Tickets are discounted by 25%

Adult tickets will be available for $15 ($20 at the door), senior tickets for $9 ($12 at the door), and kids tickets for $7.50 ($10 at the door). Auto Show ticket sales end on December 15 to allow time for pick up.

“What better way to kick off the Detroit Auto Show than with a high-energy event like the Auto Show 5K.  We’re delighted to see its return and are ready to celebrate cars and cardio with our friends at the Outdoor Adventure Center and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and with all the families who participate and visit the auto show.” 

  Thad Szott, Chairman of the 2023 Detroit Auto Show 

Early packet pick up will take place on Friday, January 10 from 4PM until 6PM at the Outdoor Adventure Center

Race day packet pick up will take place one hour prior to the race start time at Huntington Place.

Awards will be given to the first place overall, and first place for each age group thereafter.