{"id":2435945,"date":"2026-05-28T20:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2435945"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:57:45","slug":"best-of-detroit-2026-arts-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-of-detroit-2026-arts-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Detroit 2026: Arts &#038; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content-container\" style=\"display:block\">\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Arcade or entertainment venue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Barcade<br \/>Detroit; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/barcade.com\/\">barcade.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Breakout Escape Rooms,\u00a0Escape Room,\u00a0Free Play Pinball Arcade,\u00a0Offworld Arcade,<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Art fair<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Ann Arbor Art Fair<br \/>Ann Arbor; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theannarborartfair.com\/\">theannarborartfair.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>: Art &amp; Apples Festival, Art in the Park, Michigan Lottery Arts Beats &amp; Eats,\u00a0Wyandotte Street Art Fair<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Art gallery<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Scarab Club<br \/>Detroit; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/scarabclub.org\/\">scarabclub.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>: Anton Art Center,\u00a0Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center,\u00a0David Klein Gallery,\u00a0El Piqasso Art Caf\u00e9 &amp; Gallery,\u00a0Paint Creek Center for the Arts,\u00a0Playground Detroit<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Casino<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: MGM Detroit<br \/>Detroit; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mgmgranddetroit.mgmresorts.com\/en.html\">mgmgranddetroit.mgmresorts.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>: Hollywood Casino at Greektown,\u00a0Motor City Casino<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Club for dancing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Boogie Fever<br \/>Ferndale; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boogieferndale.com\/\">boogieferndale.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Nomi Lounge,\u00a0Spot Lite Detroit, TV Lounge<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Club for live music<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: \u00a0Cliff Bell\u2019s<br \/>Detroit; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cliffbells.com\/\">cliffbells.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>: Blue Llama Jazz Club &amp; Restaurant,\u00a0Nomi Lounge, The Magic Bag,\u00a0The Roxy<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Comedy club<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: \u00a0Mark Ridley\u2019s Comedy Castle<br \/>Royal Oak; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comedycastle.com\/\">comedycastle.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>: Go Comedy!,\u00a0One Night Stans Comedy Club,\u00a0Planet Ant Theatre,\u00a0Punchline Comedy Lounge<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Community theater company<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: \u00a0Stagecrafters<br \/>Royal Oak; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stagecrafters.org\/\">stagecrafters.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>: Farmington Players,\u00a0In The Mitten Productions<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Concert venue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: \u00a0Pine Knob Music Theatre<br \/>Clarkston; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pineknobamp.com\/\">pineknobamp.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>: Andiamo Celebrity Showroom,\u00a0Little Caesars Arena,\u00a0Meadow Brook Amphitheatre,\u00a0Royal Oak Music Theater, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Detroit Music Legend<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner:\u00a0Bob Seger; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bobseger.com\/\">bobseger.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Diana Ross,\u00a0Eminem,\u00a0Jack White,\u00a0Kid Rock,\u00a0Madonna,\u00a0Stevie Wonder<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jazz club<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Cliff Bell\u2019s<br \/>Detroit; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cliffbells.com\/\">cliffbells.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Aretha Jazz Caf\u00e9,\u00a0Baker\u2019s Keyboard Lounge,\u00a0Blue Llama Jazz Club and Restaurant,\u00a0Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Movie theater (art\/indie)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Detroit Film Theatre<br \/>Detroit; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dia.org\/dft\">dia.org\/dft<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Farmington Civic Theater,\u00a0Michigan Theater,\u00a0Redford Theatre<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Movie theater (complex)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Emagine Entertainment<br \/>Multiple locations; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emagine-entertainment.com\/\">emagine-entertainment.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>: MJR Theatres,\u00a0Phoenix Theatres<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Museum (arts)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: \u00a0Detroit Institute of Arts<br \/>Detroit; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dia.org\/\">dia.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History,\u00a0Cranbrook Art Museum,\u00a0Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit,<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Museum (other)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: \u00a0Greenfield Village<br \/>Dearborn; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehenryford.org\/visit\/venues\/greenfield-village\">thehenryford.org\/visit\/venues\/greenfield-village<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Cranbrook Institute of Science,\u00a0Detroit Historical Museum,\u00a0Stahl Motors and Music Experience,\u00a0The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Performing Arts Venue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: \u00a0Fox Theatre<br \/>Detroit; 313presents.com\/venue\/fox-theatre<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Detroit Opera House, Detroit Public Theatre,\u00a0Fisher Theatre, Music Hall Detroit<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Podcast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: St. Brown Podcast; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@stbrownpodcast\">youtube.com\/@stbrownpodcast<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Daily Detroit,\u00a0Eat \u2018Em Up: A Detroit Tiger\u2019s Podcast,\u00a0LifeExcellence with Brian Bartes,\u00a0The Drew &amp; Mike Podcast,\u00a0The Pindown: A Pistons Podcast,\u00a0The Robinett\u2019s Nest (Chuck and Kristy Robinett),\u00a0What Dewey Do? (Dewey Steffen),\u00a0Winged Wheel (Red Wings)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Visual Artist<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: \u00a0Tiff Massey; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiffmassey.com\/\">tiffmassey.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:\u00a0Allie McGhee,\u00a0Brittney Robinson (@justbiiird),\u00a0Jodi Lynn Burton, Lois Teicher, Mario Moore,\u00a0Nicole Jarecz,\u00a0Sabrina Nelson,\u00a0Senghor Reid, Sheefy McFly,\u00a0Shirley Woodson,\u00a0Susan Goethas Campbell,\u00a0Tylonn J. Sawyer<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>T<\/strong><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">his story originally appeared in the June 2026 issue of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hourdetroit.com\/\">Hour Detroit magazine<\/a>. To read more, pick up a copy of Hour Detroit at a local retail outlet. 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