The Dream Cruise started as a fundraiser for soccer fields and quickly grew to become one of the nation's biggest car events.

The event started as a fundraiser for a soccer field in Ferndale in August 1995. Since then, it has become one of the largest one-day automotive events in the country.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Here’s everything you need to know for the Dream Cruise. What is the Woodward Dream Cruise? The Dream Cruise started in 1995 with the intention of raising money for a soccer field in Ferndale.