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Motorcities Celebrates the 12th Annual Michigan Auto Heritage Day 
on Thursday, October 9, 2025

This Year, the Public Can Join the Celebration by Enjoying Discounts & Giveaways at 15 Museums around the State

MotorCities National Heritage Area is teaming up with Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist and the co-chairs of the Michigan Legislative Auto Caucus, Senators Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) and Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway Twp.) and Representatives Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton Twp.) and Curtis VanderWall (R-Ludington), to declare Thursday, October 9 as the 12th annual Michigan Auto Heritage Day throughout the state.

For 2025, the public can get involved in the celebration of Michigan Auto Heritage Day by visiting any one of 15 museums or attractions around the state offering special discounts or giveaways starting Thursday, October 9 and continuing through Sunday, October 12.

“Michigan Auto Heritage Day began in 2014 and has become an annual opportunity to celebrate the story that can only be told in Michigan, namely how this part of the country put the world on wheels," said Shawn Pomaville-Size, Executive Director of MotorCities. “We’re happy to grow the event this year to include our partner museums and attractions and the public to remember our state literally changed the world.”

Museums participating in Michigan Auto Heritage Day include the following:

Detroit Historical Museum

20% discount on everything in the Museum Store October 9-12

Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores

Free grounds admission

Ford Piquette Plant Museum in Detroit

10% discount on purchases from their museum store

Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners

20% discount on the total purchase from gift store

The Henry Ford in Dearborn

Mention Michigan Auto Heritage Day at the Rouge Factory Tour Oct. 9-11 & receive a Rosie the Riveter key chain

Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester

Buy one, get one free guided house tour using an online code

Michigan Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti

$1 discount off admission if you mention Michigan Auto Heritage Day at the door

Michigan Flight Museum in Belleville

Free admission for all guests October 9-12

Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society in Eastpointe

Buy one, get one free admission for October 10-12

Plymouth Historical Museum

Alter Car (made in Plymouth) bookmark giveaway for all guests

Pontiac Transportation Museum

Free admission for all guests October 9-12

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing

Free admission for kids 17 and under for October 9-12

Roush Automotive Collection in Livonia

15% off merchandise in the gift shop

Sloan Museum of Discovery in Flint

50% off general admission and 10% off gift shop merchandise October 9-12

Stahls Motor and Music Experience in Chesterfield Township

Free sticker to guests mentioning Michigan Auto Heritage Day

 

Watch the 2024 video message from Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist here.

See the 2024 Governor's Proclamation and a Tribute from the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives.