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12th Annual Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show

July 4, 2025 By Joe Pagano

12th Annual Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show

Presented by Flat Rock Our Hometown, the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority, and the Flat Rock Community Foundation

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Location: 28800 Arsenal Road, Flat Rock, MI (across from HuRoc Park, one block west of Telegraph)

Title Sponsors for 2025:

Show Details:

FREE for cars and trucks
First 100 registered receive a FREE 2025 Cruzin’ Flat Rock Dash Plaque
(Pre-registration highly recommended)
Open and free to the public
Family-friendly event
DJ and Live Music
On-site food vendors and nearby restaurants

Motorcycle Show:

People’s Choice Award (Trophy + Prize)
Motorcycle registration within the show

Schedule:

Registration: 9:00 AM – Noon
Show Time: 10:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Trophy and Door Prize Presentation: 2:45 PM
Cruise Start: 3:45 PM

Registration Perks:

FREE online and on-site registration
Trophies and prizes awarded
All classes and styles welcome
2 discounted shirts ($5 each) per registered vehicle
Additional shirts: $10 each
FREE shirt for former trophy winners (bring/display trophy)
Entered into door prize drawings (every 30 minutes)

Special Attractions:

Grand Prix car on site
50/50 raffle benefiting Flat Rock Animal Shelter
Flat Rock Train Depot open (FREE, 11 AM–2 PM)
DJ Michael from 10 AM
Live performance at 11 AM

Cruise Details:

Begins at 3:45 PM
Starts near the park entrance at Arsenal Road
Crosses Telegraph
All registered makes and models welcome
Show winners lead the cruise
Guided route
All traffic laws must be obeyed

Show Entry & Parking Info:

Entry: Arsenal and West Huron River Drive (near HuRoc Park sign)
Visitor Parking: Atwater, East Huron River, and Gibraltar Roads

Pre-Registration Steps:

Scan the QR code with your phone
Follow the link and complete the form
Submit the form
Retrieve registration form on event day

At the Show:

Park vehicle
Visit Registration Table → Pre-Registration Line
Pick up 2 discounted shirts
Place completed Registration Card on windshield

Printable Forms Available:

Downloadable online CLICK HERE for form
In show booklets at local supporting retailers

Support Our Sponsors:

Businesses listed in the show booklets make this event FREE
Please support and thank them!

Thank You to All of Our Sponsors!

Calling All Volunteers for 2024

July 27, 2024 By Joe Pagano

Flat Rock Our Hometown is looking for volunteers for a multitude event in the Downtown Flat Rock area

By volunteering you can meet new people or maybe a friend or neighbor and help to support your community. You can also volunteer for your required community service hours for you school or business, or you may just have some free time.

For those who would like to volunteer we have made it easy for you to join us.

There are many events left with someone with your knowledge and/or skills.

You can see the list of events and hours for those events by CLICKING HERE or buy using your phone to click on the QR code below.

Kindly note that the Food Truck Rally and Artisan Shows scheduled for September 29, 2024, and October 5, 2024, have been cancelled. If you wish to be notified about future events, please consider adding your name to the On-Call list.

You can then review all the events to see which one you would like to help or support then and entering your information. Be sure to click on SUBMIT in the form to enter your volunteer hours.

Please let us know if you have volunteered to help but something has come up that will take you away from your volunteer hours.

Thank you in advance for supporting us in this endeavor. We try to bring all of our events to the community for FREE and we need your help.

The 11th Annual Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show is On August 10, 2024

July 7, 2024 By Joe Pagano

Flat Rock Our Hometown along with the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority and the Flat Rock Community Foundation are presenting the 11^th Annual Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show. This year’s show will be on Saturday August 10, 2024 across from HuRoc Park.

The 2024 Title Sponsors are Adkins Insurance of Flat Rock and Public Service Credit Union.

The show is FREE for cars and trucks and the first 100 participants will receive a FREE 2024 Cruzin’ Flat Rock Dash Plaque. There is also a motorcycle show with a People’s Choice Award including a Trophy and prize.

The show is open and Free to the public. This is a family friendly event. There will be a DJ and live music with food on site and GREAT eating establishments within walking distance of the show area.

The 2024 Show includes.

Free Registration on line and on site.
Trophies and Prizes Awarded.
All Classes and Styles of Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles are Welcome.
Motorcycles will have a registration within the show.
Registration runs 9 AM until Noon.
Show starts at 10 AM Ends at 3:45 PM
Registered cars, trucks and motorcycles will get 2 discounted shirts ($5 each) Day of show price is $10 each for everyone.
Registered cars, trucks and motorcycles are entered into a door prize drawing. Door prizes pulled every 30 minutes.
FREE Cruzin’ Shirt for former Trophy Winners. (You must bring your and display your trophy to receive free shirt)
Awards and prizes at 2:45 PM
The Cruise starts at 3:45 PM

The show also includes.

50/50 benefits the Flat Rock Animal Shelter
The Train Depot will be open and FREE from 11am-2pm
DJ music starting at 10 AM
Live performance at 11 AM
Food on site

The Cruise

For those who want to Cruise down Gibraltar Road, it starts at 3:45pm. The cruise will start at Arsenal Road near the park entrance, cross over Telegraph and down Gibraltar Road to the Community Center and back to Telegraph Road. All Years, All Makes and Models are welcome to register for the show and the cruise.

Note: to ride in the Gibraltar Road Cruise, you MUST be registered at this year’s show. The show winners will lead the cruise and one of our crew will guide everyone down the Cruzin’ path.

The Cruzin’ Flat Rock show is at 28800 Arsenal Road in Flat Rock, Mi. across from HuRoc Park.

To Enter the show, use the Arsenal and West Huron River Drive near the HuRoc Park Sign. All other streets will be barricaded to prove more show parking.

Visitors to the show can park on Atwater, East Huron River and Gibraltar Roads.

There will be music with a DJ Michael, starting at 10 AM

Trophy and Door Prize presentation at 2:45 PM

You can CLICK HERE for a printable form or CLICK HERE for Online Registration.

During the Cruise, Drivers MUST obey all traffic signs, signals and laws throughout.

Show booklets are available at local retailers and supporters of the show. Below is a list of those retailers who support Cruzin’ Flat Rock. Business sponsorships help make Cruzin’ Flat Rock a FREE event. Thank You to All of them and please support them.

Thank you to our Sponsors

Adkins Insurance – Title Sponsor

Adolph’s Auto Repair and Towing

A-Lot Striping

Amen Oil Exchange

Atwater Paddle

Atwater Taco

Biggby Flat Rock

Bobcean Funeral Home

C. E. Raines Company -Riverview

Convenient Auto Care

Crest Ford

Decks Unlimited

Easton Automotive Services

Edward Jones Investment

Fellow’s Family Auto

Fiorelli Collection

Flat Rock Automotive Parts

Frost Agency

GLC Landscaping

Gojo’s Grubhouse

Grosse Ile Lawn & Sprinkler

Hometown Ice Cream & Candy

Jim’s Butcher

Lather BarberShop

McKenna & Associates

mClean Laundry

MD1 Urgent Care

Meijer

Michael’s On The River

Michelle M Davis Group -ReMax

Porter Clark

Public Service Credit Union – Title Sponsor

RE/MAX Masters – Doris

Remer Construction

Rite On Auto Sales

Rotary – Flat Rock

Royal Shirtery

Station 24

Superior Comfort

Wash On Wheels

Zick Law Agency

Zorba’s Coney Island

Full 2022 September Weekend in Downtown Flat Rock

September 7, 2022 By Joe Pagano

Starting Thursday September 8th, the Downriver Community Band will be performing a makeup performance at HuRoc Park. They will start at 6:30pm and end at 8pm.

The Downriver Community Band (DCB), founded in 1989, is a volunteer group of adult musicians who play wind and percussion instruments. The DCB’s mission is to give non-professional adult musicians a dynamic and enriching opportunity to perform, positively contribute to the cultural environment of the Downriver area and perform in a venue that allows and encourages personal musical expression and growth. Our group is comprised of players with various musicianship levels. Members come from all walks of life.

Although our focus is on local venues and rehearsal spaces to support our musical palette, the group has participated in several road trips. We have been invited to partake in state festivals like The Motor City Festival of Bands. Many of our members have represented the band in New York City in 2019 for the Association of Concert Bands (ACB) Annual National Convention, as well as Hawaii for both the 70^th & 75^th anniversaries commemorating of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

As a concert band, we enjoy performing a wide variety of light and popular tunes transcribed or arranged for wind ensembles. Our programs consist of marches, big band, classical, jazz, show tunes, contemporary and original musical compositions.

This weekend also brings the Flat Rock Historical Society Rummage Sale. That will take place at the Historical Village at 25486 Gibraltar Road behind the library. The sale runs Friday and Saturday September 9-10th from, 9am-4pm.

The City-Wide Garage Sale also runs this weekend on September 10-11th. Permits can be purchased at City Hall.

Also, this Saturday is the 9th Annual Curzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show. The show is Saturday September 10th from 10am – 3:45pm. The Train Depot on Arsenal Road will be open at no cost. There will be lots of family fun including Ice Cream from Hometown Ice Cream and other food, and don’t forget about our local restraints including Michaels, Atwater Street Taco and Station 24, all within walking distance of HuRoc Park. Come down to HuRoc Park and enjoy the day with friends and family. Click Here for more information on Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show.

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And a reminder that the Flat Rock Riverfest is next weekend September 16-17th. CLICK HERE for more information.

The 9th Annual Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show is September 10th

August 11, 2022 By Joe Pagano

Flat Rock Our Hometown along with the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority and the Flat Rock Community Foundation are presenting the 9^th Annual Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show on September 10, 2022.

This year’s Title Sponsors are Fellows and Co. Family Auto and Public Service Credit Union.

The show is FREE and the first 100 participants will receive a FREE 2022 Cruzin’ Flat Rock Dash Plaque. The show is open to everyone. This is a family friendly event. There will be a DJ and live music with food truck(s) and GREAT eating establishments within the show area. The Cruzin’ Flat Rock will conclude with a Cruise down Gibraltar Road. The cruise will start at Arsenal Road near the park entrance, cross over Telegraph and down Gibraltar Road to the Community Center and back to Telegraph Road. All Years, Makes and Models are welcome to register for the show. Registered cars get 2 event shirts for $5 each and will be entered into the door prize giveaways.

Note for those registered vehicles at the show and are going on the One Loop Gibraltar Cruise, the Cruise starts at the end of the show, 3:45pm. One of our crew will guide everyone down the Cruzin’ path.

The 2022 Show includes.

Free Registration on site CLICK HERE for the form.
Trophies And Cash Awards
All Classes and Styles of Cars and Trucks are Welcome)
Registration runs 9 AM until Noon
Show starts at 10 AM Ends at 2:15 PM
Registered cars and trucks get 2 discounted shirts ($5 each)
Registered cars and trucks are entered into a door prize drawing
FREE Event Shirt to former Cruzin’ Trophy Winners (Must bring trophy to receive free shirt
Gibraltar Road Loop Cruise starts at 3:45 PM