The New Center Park is a park that was added to serve as a gathering place and which hosts a summer long series of weekly events held in the New Center area. It includes

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and concerts, happy hour, summer Jazz, and regular events for families and children. It began as TastFest, then became the annual five-day CityFest

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that occurs near

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weekend in the

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district of

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. It has since become a summer long affair with the advent called "New Center Park" after the park's name. The New Center Council has constructed a center stage with a 1,000-person outdoor concert venue capable of hosting national acts in the Park at W. Grand Boulevard and Second Ave along with a . outdoor patio. The events have traditionally been sponsored by

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. The main attractions of the event are vendors representing local restaurants and caterers that provide condensed versions of their menus for sale. The festival is supplemented by live music and other performances, as well as merchandise vendors. Locally referred to as simply "New Center Park." In 2010, the "New Center Park" summer-long series of events replaced CityFest.

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New Center Park - Official Homepage
Parks in Detroit Festivals in Detroit {{Detroit-stub

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