Leisure & Special Events

Municipal Golf Course

Royal Oak Golf Club is open to Royal Oak residents and businesses. The 9-hole municipal golf course offers open golf and league play, a pro shop and individual or group instruction with a golf pro.



Red Run Golf Club


Established in Royal Oak in 1914, the posh, private golf club features an 18-hole golf course, pool, tennis courts, three dining rooms and meeting rooms for members. Red Red Golf Club is located at 2036 Rochester Road (Just North of 12 Mile Road) Phone: 248-548-7500. 

Grand Slam Baseball Training Center


Grand Slam Baseball Training Center, a full service training facility, provides seasonal camps for little league through college age baseball players, as well as slow pitch and girl's fast pitch softball. Grand Slam is contracted by some area schools to provide instruction to their teams. Location: 3530 Coolidge Highway (Just North of 13 Mile Road). Phone: 248-549-7100.

Total Soccer


Total Soccer, the indoor bubble-domed structure, has been operating in Royal Oak for over 13 years. The facility offers soccer leagues, camps, clinics and tournaments for soccer players from age 4 to 40 and older. Total Soccer operates seasonally from October to April. Location: 1319 Lexington Boulevard (North of 13 Mile, East of Crooks). Phone: 248-288-2110.

Royal Oak Golf Center

Royal Oak Golf Center is host to one of Michigan’s best outdoor driving ranges. Featuring 10 covered tees that are heated in the winter and cooled by overhead fans in the summer, plus 65 open air tees that allow you to get outdoors and into the sun, Royal Oak Golf Center has been popular with both new and accomplished players since it first opened in the 1950s. 


Located at the Royal Oak Golf Center, is an exciting mountain-style adventure mini golf is fun for the whole family, or for couples looking for a night of fun without spending a fortune.

Woodward Dream Cruise


Collectively, Royal Oak and six other cities welcome more than one million spectators to the area for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise. Held in August, the one-day event is the world's largest classic car cruise, drawing cruisers and spectators from around the world to ogle autos of yesteryear. Participating communities provide optimal viewing, cruise-related activities and entertainment throughout the day.

Special Events


Throughout the year, Royal Oak hosts a number of social events that bring families together from Royal Oak and surrounding areas. Some events are centered in Royal Oak's enchanting downtown district, while others are held at other locations throughout the city. Some celebrated activities held in Royal Oak are:






Image of a sand trap at the Royal Oak Golf Club taken on a sunny day.
Image of four golfers talking on the Red Run Golf course standing near water with a fountain.
Image showing several golfers have fun playing miniature golf in Royal Oak.
Dream Cruise