2025 Michigan Auto Heritage Day
2025 Michigan Auto Heritage Day
For 2025, the public got 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 included the following:
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Detroit Historical Museum
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20% discount on everything in the Museum Store October 9-12
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Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores
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Free grounds admission
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Ford Piquette Plant Museum in Detroit
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10% discount on purchases from their museum store
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Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners
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20% discount on the total purchase from gift store
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The Henry Ford in Dearborn
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Mention Michigan Auto Heritage Day at the Rouge Factory Tour Oct. 9-11 & receive a Rosie the Riveter key chain
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Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester
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Buy one, get one free guided house tour using the an online code
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Michigan Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti
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$1 discount off admission if you mention Michigan Auto Heritage Day at the door
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Michigan Flight Museum in Belleville
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Free admission for all guests October 9-12
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Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society in Eastpointe
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Buy one, get one free admission for October 10-12
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Plymouth Historical Museum
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Alter Car (made in Plymouth) bookmark giveaway for all guests
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Pontiac Transportation Museum
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Free admission for all guests October 9-12
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R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing
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Free admission for kids 17 and under for October 9-12
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Roush Automotive Collection in Livonia
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15% off merchandise in the gift shop
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Sloan Museum of Discovery in Flint
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50% off general admission and 10% off gift shop merchandise October 9-12
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Stahls Motor and Music Experience in Chesterfield Township
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Free sticker to guests mentioning Michigan Auto Heritage Day
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See the 2025 Governor's Proclamation and a Resolution from the Michigan Senate.
Check out a photo album from the Michigan Auto Heritage Day kickoff event at the Pontiac Transportation Museum!
Here is a souvenir flier you can print and take with you to our partners for a stamp.
From left to right: Representative Brenda Carter, MotorCities Board Vice-Chair George Etheridge, and MotorCities Executive Director Shawn Pomaville-Size