About Us - Detroit River Water Festival
Friends of the Detroit River is leading the planning efforts for this year's Detroit River Water Festival on Belle Isle. The island is an ideal location for interpretation and to feature the rare habitats and restoration work implemented by Friends of the Detroit River and partners on the island. To learn more about Friends of the Detroit River, visit our website.
Event History:
The Detroit River Water Festival is an effort by DTE Energy Foundation and Cranbrook Institute of Science to bring back the Detroit River Water Festival for area school children. It was modeled after the many water festivals that take place in the region including the UM Dearborn Rouge River Water Festival, Cranbrook Rouge River Water Festival, Clinton River Water Festival, Lake St. Clair Water Festival and the Essex Region Children's Water Festival. Festival partners are pleased to offer this outstanding educational experience to Detroit students each year since 2012.
The 2023 Detroit River Water festival was made possible through the following partnerships:
Belle Isle Nature Center
Detroit Audubon
Detroit Public Schools
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Detroit Zoological Society
DTE Energy
DNR Outdoor Adventure Center
The Greening of Detroit
Friends of the Detroit River
Huron Clinton Metroparks
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health
Michigan State University Extension
Michigan Sea Grant
Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office
OHM Advisors
U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region
University of Michigan - Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center
We Fixin’ to Fish
Wilderness Inquiry