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Lafayette Street Stacks, Corktown Pace

King's hours weren't locking down for the 28th when we checked, so this one orbits the block instead — Folk's espresso bar, the shelves at 27th Letter, a smoothie reset, then a late set at Corktown Tavern. If the stacks are open when you roll through, that's a bonus stop, not the whole plan.

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Dessert · $30–55Wed, Oct 28 – Thu, Oct 29

Nemo's First, Corktown Decides the Rest

Nemo's has been slinging burgers and Red Wings games to this corner of Michigan Ave for fifty years, and that's where the night starts. From there it's a smoothie detour, slider dinner, and a late jazz set wherever the group ends up.

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Arts & Culture · $20–45Wed, Oct 28

Sliders First, Then Michigan Ave Gets Loud

Green Dot Stables does three-dollar sliders fast and cheap, the kind of meal that frees up the rest of the night. From there it's a straight shot down Michigan Ave to Corktown Tavern for a local set, then Lager House — open since 1914 and still rattling the windows with rock bands most weekends.

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Food & Drinks · $25–55Thu, Oct 29 – Fri, Oct 30

Vegan Plates, Then Lager House Roars

Street Beet's loaded fries and vegan burgers hit different before a night that's about to get loud — Lager House has been cranking live rock since 1914, and Corktown Tavern keeps the noise going after last call.

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Food & Drinks · $20–40Fri, Oct 30 – Sat, Oct 31

Sliders, Then the Punk Rock Friday Crowd

Green Dot's three-dollar sliders are the kind of cheap you can stack six deep without flinching, and Corktown Tavern's a straight shot down Michigan Ave for whatever band's thrashing through Punk Rock Friday. Saturday flips the script with vegan comfort food at Street Beet before Nemo's turns the volume back up with a packed bar and a game on every screen.

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Food & Drinks · $25–60Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1

Sliders to Sirens: A Corktown Halloween Loop

Green Dot's three-dollar sliders don't ask for much, which leaves room for Lager House's amps to do the rest. Saturday swings from Michigan Central's free daytime haunt to Street Beet's vegan comfort food before Detroit Shipping Company turns into Grave Rave past midnight.

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Food & Drinks · $25–55Sat, Oct 31

Corktown Pages, Then Michigan Central

We couldn't confirm John K. King Used & Rare Books is open or unaffected by renovation this weekend, so this one leans on the Corktown blocks around it instead — coffee, a Halloween block party at the old train station, and a nightcap in a hidden downtown bar. If the stacks turn out to be open, it's a five-minute walk from the first stop.

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Walkable · $0–30Sat, Oct 31 – Mon, Nov 2

Michigan Central to Grave Rave: A Corktown Halloween Loop

Michigan Central's free Día de los Muertos spread turns into coney-counter plates at Corktown Tavern, then the night tips over into Grave Rave at Detroit Shipping Company once the DJ gets going. Day two slows to riverfront altars and pizza in Eastern Market, day three closes it out easy in Ferndale.

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Food & Drinks · $25–50Sat, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 1

Street Beet, Then Nemo's Gets Loud

Vegan sliders and loaded fries from Street Beet set the tone before Nemo's turns the volume up with a packed bar crowd and Lager House's stage takes it from there. Sunday brings marigolds and altars at Valade Park, then Slows brisket and a rowdy nightcap at McShane's to close the loop.

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Dessert · $30–55Sun, Nov 1

Nemo's First, Then Corktown Decides

Nemo's has the TVs and the history — fifty years of burgers and beer a block from old Tiger Stadium — so that's where this starts. From there it's sliders at Green Dot, a proper cocktail at Sugar House, and whatever sweet thing Folk's got going before the night taps out.

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