Public Events

UPCOMING EVENTS


SEPTEMBER

Driving by Design
Friday, September 12 at 6 p.m.

Enjoy a thrilling event featuring Los Angeles-based race car driver, X Games athlete, stuntman and TV host, Andrew Comrie-Picard. “ACP” does “hard things with cars” ranging from designing incredible stunts for television and film, to traversing the globe on four wheels. ACP has appeared as a stunt driver in films starring Tyler Perry, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charlize Theron, as well as in the Deadpool and the Fast and Furious film franchises. Seating is limited for this exclusive evening. Tickets include cocktails and dinner. Creative automotive attire encouraged. Tickets are $50 for members and $75 for non-members.

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117th Model T Birthday Party
Sunday, September 28, 2025, 10 am – 3 pm

Celebrate the day in 1908 when the first Model T was produced at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. Enjoy free Model T rides and vintage vehicles on display. Eat and shop with local vendors and enjoy kids’ activities in the Piquette Assembly Room on the first floor of the museum. Model T rides are first-come, first-serve until 3 p.m. Free birthday cake is served at Noon while supplies last. Admission prices are $10 to $20 for museum entry and guided tours.


NOVEMBER

Motor City Origins Tour
Saturday, November 29 at 5:30 p.m.

Enjoy a special, after-hours tour of the Ford Piquette Plant Museum that explores the history of Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood, where the Motor City got its start. This event will highlight how Ford, Dodge, Cadillac, Studebaker, Anderson Electric and others launched Detroit as the automotive capital of the world. A social start to the evening includes a complimentary Happy Half-Hour and light bites, followed by a theater presentation and guided tour of the museum’s rare collection of antique vehicles all made in Milwaukee Junction after the turn of the 20th century. Tickets are $25 for museum Members and $40 for non-members.

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Contact

Jill Woodward   
President & CEO
jwoodward@fordpiquetteplant.org
(313) 872-8759, ext. 101

Samantha Wilkinson
Museum Operations Manager
(313) 872-8759, ext. 100
swilkinson@fordpiquetteplant.org

General Questions   
(313) 872-8759
info@fordpiquetteplant.org

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