Cascade Metro Cruise Warm up

04/08/2026

Our food vendors have been announced!! Juicy burgers, smoky barbecue, and gourmet burritos. And finish it off with mini donuts and some fun drinks.
1. Patty Matters - Food Truck - one of the original food trucks in West MI, locally sourced burgers and sides.
2. Airborne Burritos - military themed truck serving gourmet burritos and nachos.
3. Saladino Smoke - mouth-watering low & slow BBQ.
4. Olly's Donuts - mini donuts with lots of toppings.
5. The Sip Shack - Dirty sodas, lemonades, energy drinks.

03/23/2026

This event is the kick-off to Metro Cruise weekend, but did you know the DUST OFF is the Metro Cruise's kick-off to all of our summer events? It's set, and at a really cool location this year, more info here:

12th Annual Metro Cruise DUST OFF The kick-off of the year for car shows! The unofficial start to summer, and another year of cruisin’! Starting in 2014, the DUST OFF has been the Metro Cruise‘s first event of the year. It has since grown into the unofficial kick-off to car show season in West M...

03/19/2026

Our friends at Fōwling Warehouse Grand Rapids want you to visit one more time! Sad to see them go… their last day will be 3/28.

03/13/2026

WARM UP 2026 is set - is it on your calendar? Thurs August 20, 4pm-8pm

02/10/2026

Check out this sweet shot of Warm Up 2025...
Cascade Charter Township Cascade Community Foundation United Bank of Michigan Hope Network Saladino Smoke Furniture City Creamery Cascade Township Fire Department Kent County Sheriff's Office Red Hot GR Food Truck Honor Credit Union Black Metal Apparel LLC Fōwling Warehouse Grand Rapids

08/21/2025

A Cascade tradition - TONIGHT!

Join us for the 15th annual Cascade's Metro Cruise Warm Up event - 4:00pm-8:00pm. Please remember to be safe, respect other cars and attendees and volunteers, and let's have a great night.

For ALL event details including a map - CLICK HERE: https://28thstreetmetrocruise.org/warmup/

Live music by Tiny Car Army
K9 demo and SWAT vehicle by Kent County Sheriff's Office
Fire truck display by
Face painting by United Bank of Michigan
50/50 Raffle by
Free general parking, free collector car parking, free admission by

Food vendors




Kool Breze

Cascade's Metro Cruise Warm Up The annual kick-off to Metro Cruise weekend! WELCOME to Cascade’s Metro Cruise® Warm Up, presented by the Cascade DDA! Since 2010, the Warm Up has been a staple event for Cascade, and the unofficial kick-off to the big Metro Cruise event weekend. Featuring an awesom...

08/16/2025

We have a change in food vendors - SMASHED smash burgers is out, and Patty Matters - Food Truck will be replacing them. All other 4 vendors remain the same.

Red Hot GR Food Truck Furniture City Creamery Saladino Smoke Kool Breze

08/14/2025

Your official 2025 Warm Up shirt... Only for sale at the event - 1 week from today!

Black Metal Apparel LLC Cascade Community Foundation Cascade Charter Township Cascade Township Fire Department United Bank of Michigan Fōwling Warehouse Grand Rapids

08/14/2025

Thanks again to the lovely Cascade Charter Township and DDA who make Warm Up happen!

08/08/2025

We got everything scheduled for an awesome event this year, ready to hear it?!

Live music by Tiny Car Army
K9 demo and SWAT vehicle by Kent County Sheriff's Office
Fire truck display by Cascade Township Fire Department
Face painting by United Bank of Michigan
50/50 Raffle by Cascade Community Foundation
Free general parking, free collector car parking, free admission by Cascade Charter Township

Food vendors
Red Hot GR Food Truck
Smashed West Michigan
Saladino Smoke
Furniture City Creamery
Kool Breze

Thursday, August 21st from 4pm-8pm.

04/17/2025

The DUST OFF is back for it’s 2025 iteration – May 3rd from 9am to 1pm. Expect 200+ show cars, music throughout the venue, and nice indoor and outdoor patio for relaxing. Breakfast will be served from 8am-10pm, then, lunch food and drink (full bar) starts at 11am.

Collector Car owners – there is no pre-registration, no fee, just show up! Enter the lot at the south end – follow the map directions as shown below.

General attendees – all parking is free, and is very near the event site. Follow signage upon arrival, and see map below for parking areas.

11th Annual Metro Cruise DUST OFF The start of the year for car shows! The unofficial start to summer, and another year of cruisin’!   Starting in 2014, the DUST OFF has been the Metro Cruise‘s first event of the year. In the early years it was held at rotating sites, but for the past 7 years i...