NEWSPAPERS n o i t i d E l a i c e p S Cars drive down Woodward while spectators watch last year. File photo by Donna Dalziel
AUGUST 13, 2025 candgnews.com
Oakland County papers
CruiseFest parade to bring classic cars back to Berkley BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
Woodward Dream Cruise to celebrate 30 years BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN
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ROYAL OAK — The Woodward Dream Cruise is celebrating 30 years of showcasing classic and new cars. The Dream Cruise will take place from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 16 on a 16-mile stretch of Woodward Avenue involving nine suburban communities. Lee Collick, operations manager for the Department of Public Services for the city of Royal Oak and a Cruise Committee member, said that he will be overseeing all the barricading of Woodward, rubbish collection and more. “The biggest thing we are excited about is this is our 30th year. So, I think everybody, all of the communities that are involved, are all looking forward to the 30th year and celebrating that,” Collick said. The Woodward Dream Cruise includes vendors, food and more during the duration of the event. Collick said that the majority of the vendors and food options will be the same from previous years.
The Dream Cruise also includes the Performance Park Classic Car Show, which is open from noon to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park at 13 Mile and Woodward. It is hosted by the Michigan Hot Rod Association. Collick said that in light of the historic milestone, the Woodward Dream Cruise Committee decided to make the logo look vintage. “We wanted kind of a fun, vintage throwback color for everything. It’s like a neon green — to me it will seem very 90-ish,” he said. Royal Oak resident Ted Page has been going to the Dream Cruise nearly every year since it began. Page has lived in the Woodward-Coolidge corridor for his whole life. “I think I have only missed one of all the years. It’s something you live with and either love it or hate it, but I choose to enjoy it,” Page said. “I enjoy it more when there are people coming from out of town who want to take it on.” See DREAM CRUISE on page 4A
BERKLEY — Dream Cruise weekend is approaching once again, and with that comes the annual Berkley CruiseFest Classic Car Parade. Berkley’s yearly parade will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, on 12 Mile Road. It will begin at Woodward Avenue and end at Greenfield Road. The Classic Car Parade will feature more than 300 vehicles rolling down the street in view of the residents and visitors to the downtown. “We’re just excited to continue to bring this parade and event to the city in coordination with the Woodward Dream Cruise as a whole,” Parks and Recreation Superintendent Dan McMinn said. Outside of the parade, there will be a showing of “A Goofy Movie” at 7:30 p.m. in front of The Neighbor’s Shoppe, 2833 12 Mile Road, music covers from BandWagon and a dance party See CRUISEFEST on page 5A
Lance Harrison will be bringing his 1965 Morgan Plus 4 Drophead Super Sport to the Berkley CruiseFest Classic Car Parade. Photo provided by Lance Harrison