Cascade Metro Cruise Warm up

08/20/2026

Rockin’ at the 16th annual Cascade's Metro Cruise Warm Up! Fair warning - we are completely full of collector, car and general parking pretty much as well. Do you plan to come out? We’d still love to have you but please be patient!

08/20/2026

It's a beeeeaautiful day for a community car show, and we're ready for you! The Kent County Sheriff's K9's are here, United Bank face painting is ready, Cascade Fire Department is here, the Dolly Daggar band is setting up, and the lot is now OPEN to collector cars.

We open in 2 hours - event is 4 PM to 8 PM. See our previous post for ALL event details, including parking! Cascade Township

08/20/2026

IT'S HERE!! A quick rundown of everything Warm Up...

* TODAY - 4pm-8pm

* Fōwling Warehouse parking lot - 6797 Cascade Rd, Grand Rapids, MI

* Classic and collector car parking is first come, first serve, and again FREE - thanks to Cascade! Please check-in at the registration table upon arrival. Free dash plaques to first 75 cars.

* 5 Food Vendors: Patty Matters (locally sourced burgers and sides), Airborne Burritos (gourmet burritos and nachos), Saladino Smoke (mouth-watering low & slow BBQ), Olly's Donuts (mini donuts with lots of toppings), The Sip Shack (dirty sodas, lemonades, energy drinks)

* Kent County Sheriff's Office - multi-unit K9 display and demonstration

* Cascade Township Fire Department - One, possibly two fire truck displays with freebies

* Entertainment for kids (and adults) - lawn games, freebies and giveaways, face painting courtesy of United Bank

* Dolly Daggar live on stage from 5:00pm to event close at 8:00pm

* A BIG thank you to Cascade Charter Township and the Cascade DDA for their support of this event!

08/20/2026

A quick reminder if you didn't see it yesterday - please QUEUE along the yellow path, if you arrive before 2pm. Please try to arrive 2pm or after, and you'll get right in! See you soon, we're so excited to host you! Cascade Charter Township

08/20/2026

TODAY is the day friends, it's Warm Up time! Rain has cleared... we're ready for ya

08/19/2026

Please note that the collector car lot will be CLOSED until 2pm! Event hours are 4pm-8pm. No need to arrive multiple hours before event start. We need to safely load in food vendors, local business setups, equipment dropoffs, etc.

If you arrive before 2pm, please start a queue following the path as indicated on the map. And please do not block the roadway or any cross-streets.

08/19/2026

A link once more to our map! Shows parking areas, directions, and venue layout:

Presented by Cascade DDA. Official site at Cascade Retail Center (28th & Cascade Road). Thursday, 8/21/25, 4pm-8pm

08/18/2026

It looks like weather will be good for Warm Up on Thursday! But if it's NOT...

>> Check back to this page, we'll post here right away if there's any weather impacts.

08/17/2026

What's happening at Warm Up this year? THIS!

08/16/2026

It's here... Metro Cruise week! Warm Up is Thursday. We can't wait to host you again!

Here's some cars from past years... we sure have had a wide variety of cars! What are YOU bringing this year??