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2025 Shop Local Holiday Incentive Program!

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🎄 Flat Rock DDA – New 2025 Shop Local Incentive Program! 🎄
The Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is excited to announce a NEW way to celebrate the holiday season while supporting our local businesses!

For 2025, the traditional Christmas Passport Program has been replaced with the Shop Local Incentive Program powered by Goosechase.com.

It’s fun, easy, and all done right from your phone!

⭐ How It Works

Use your phone to join the game, complete fun missions at your favorite Flat Rock businesses, and earn points toward FREE gift cards from local shops and restaurants.

The more missions you complete, the more prizes you can win!
Top participants will receive premium gift cards starting at $100.

đŸ“± Three Easy Steps to Join

  1. Scan the QR Code with your phone’s camera.

  2. Download the Goosechase app and enter the JOIN CODE-  LYQYFD

  3. Sign up and start completing fun missions!

🗓 Dates

  • Start Anytime: Now through Friday, December 12, 2025

  • Prize Awards: Monday, December 15, 2025 at the City Council Meeting

🔗 Join the Game

Click here to get started or use QR Code below.

SHOP/DINE LOCAL – SHOP/DINE FLAT ROCK

The New 2025 Flat Rock SummerBlast starts on Thursday, July 17th.

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Welcome to the NEW 2025 Flat Rock SummerBlast.  This year the SummerBlast has a new location, Community (City) Park on Gibraltar Road next to City Hall.  This year’s 3-day event runs for three days, July 17th-19th.

The gates open at 3PM on Thursday and Friday.  Live music on stage starts at 5PM on those days.  On Saturday the gates open at noon with the live music starting at 3PM

Here are the live event schedules.

 

 

 

The 2 day event also includes:

  • 3 day basketball tournament

  • Helicopter Rides

  • A Petting Zoo

  • Fun Foam Fest

  • Train ride

  • Splash Pad

  • Giant Castle Bounce House

  • Basketball tournament

  • Food

  • A DJ

  • Beer & Soft Drink Tent

  • Food Trucks & Vendors

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

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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:

  1. Scan the QR code with your phone       
  2. Follow the link and complete the form
  3. Submit the form
  4. 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!

Flat Rock Small Business Gift Card Giveaway Contest 2024

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Did you participate in the Small Business Saturday promotion?

The Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority is supporting our small businesses during this holiday season by giving away 4 or more gift cards weekly.  All you have to do participate is purchase any item or service from a brick-and-mortar business in Flat Rock, take your receipt to the Flat Rock City Hall and you will be entered into the weekly drawing.  You have two more weeks to purchase and enter.

Some of you WON!

Those that didn’t will have another chance next Friday.

Who knows how many extra gift cards have been dropped off???
Enter to win TODAY. A receipt with your name and phone number dropped off to the box in City Hall is all it takes.

Happy Holidays from your DDA!

Calling All Volunteers for 2024

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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.

WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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