Hatch Detroit 2026 Event Dates

• Feb. 27: Application Closes
• Mar. 11: Top 25 Notified
• Mar. 25: 25 to 10 Judging Event
• Apr. 7: Top 10 Selected
• Apr. 21: Top 10 Event
• Apr. 22-29: Top 10 Public Voting (online and community)
• Apr. 29: Top 4 Announced
• Apr. 29-May 13: Public Voting & Media Tour
• May 13: Hatch-Off with Live Voting

To learn how you can champion the independent shops that make our neighborhoods special by sponsoring this year’s contest, contact Alexandra Borngesser at aborngesser@wayne.edu.