Arcade or entertainment venue
Winner: Barcade
Detroit; barcade.com
Finalists: Breakout Escape Rooms, Escape Room, Free Play Pinball Arcade, Offworld Arcade,
Art fair
Winner: Ann Arbor Art Fair
Ann Arbor; theannarborartfair.com
Finalists: Art & Apples Festival, Art in the Park, Michigan Lottery Arts Beats & Eats, Wyandotte Street Art Fair
Art gallery
Winner: Scarab Club
Detroit; scarabclub.org
Finalists: Anton Art Center, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, David Klein Gallery, El Piqasso Art Café & Gallery, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Playground Detroit
Casino
Winner: MGM Detroit
Detroit; mgmgranddetroit.mgmresorts.com
Finalists: Hollywood Casino at Greektown, Motor City Casino
Club for dancing
Winner: Boogie Fever
Ferndale; boogieferndale.com
Finalists: Nomi Lounge, Spot Lite Detroit, TV Lounge
Club for live music
Winner: Cliff Bell’s
Detroit; cliffbells.com
Finalists: Blue Llama Jazz Club & Restaurant, Nomi Lounge, The Magic Bag, The Roxy
Comedy club
Winner: Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle
Royal Oak; comedycastle.com
Finalists: Go Comedy!, One Night Stans Comedy Club, Planet Ant Theatre, Punchline Comedy Lounge
Community theater company
Winner: Stagecrafters
Royal Oak; stagecrafters.org
Finalists: Farmington Players, In The Mitten Productions
Concert venue
Winner: Pine Knob Music Theatre
Clarkston; pineknobamp.com
Finalists: Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, Little Caesars Arena, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, Royal Oak Music Theater, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel
Detroit Music Legend
Winner: Bob Seger; bobseger.com
Finalists: Diana Ross, Eminem, Jack White, Kid Rock, Madonna, Stevie Wonder
Jazz club
Winner: Cliff Bell’s
Detroit; cliffbells.com
Finalists: Aretha Jazz Café, Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, Blue Llama Jazz Club and Restaurant, Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe
Movie theater (art/indie)
Winner: Detroit Film Theatre
Detroit; dia.org/dft
Finalists: Farmington Civic Theater, Michigan Theater, Redford Theatre
Movie theater (complex)
Winner: Emagine Entertainment
Multiple locations; emagine-entertainment.com
Finalists: MJR Theatres, Phoenix Theatres
Museum (arts)
Winner: Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit; dia.org
Finalists: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Cranbrook Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit,
Museum (other)
Winner: Greenfield Village
Dearborn; thehenryford.org/visit/venues/greenfield-village
Finalists: Cranbrook Institute of Science, Detroit Historical Museum, Stahl Motors and Music Experience, The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Performing Arts Venue
Winner: Fox Theatre
Detroit; 313presents.com/venue/fox-theatre
Finalists: Detroit Opera House, Detroit Public Theatre, Fisher Theatre, Music Hall Detroit
Podcast
Winner: St. Brown Podcast; youtube.com/@stbrownpodcast
Finalists: Daily Detroit, Eat ‘Em Up: A Detroit Tiger’s Podcast, LifeExcellence with Brian Bartes, The Drew & Mike Podcast, The Pindown: A Pistons Podcast, The Robinett’s Nest (Chuck and Kristy Robinett), What Dewey Do? (Dewey Steffen), Winged Wheel (Red Wings)
Visual Artist
Winner: Tiff Massey; tiffmassey.com
Finalists: Allie McGhee, Brittney Robinson (@justbiiird), Jodi Lynn Burton, Lois Teicher, Mario Moore, Nicole Jarecz, Sabrina Nelson, Senghor Reid, Sheefy McFly, Shirley Woodson, Susan Goethas Campbell, Tylonn J. Sawyer
This story originally appeared in the June 2026 issue of Hour Detroit magazine. To read more, pick up a copy of Hour Detroit at a local retail outlet. Click here to get our digital edition.
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