DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Festivals / ¼
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Jazz on the riverfront, techno at Hart Plaza, cars on Woodward, a parade on Thanksgiving: Detroit and Michigan’s year, festival by festival, each with its own page.
- in Detroit and around
- 83
- across Michigan
- 210
25 festivals
January1
March1
May3
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May
Culture & heritage · DetroitEastern Market Flower Day
every year on the Sunday after Mother's Day, in mid-MayFree - SMay Culture & heritage · HamtramckSt. Florian Strawberry Festival the first weekend of May every yearFree
- WMay Culture & heritage · RemusWheatland Traditional Arts Weekend every Memorial Day weekend in late May
June6
- HJun Culture & heritage · HollandHolland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games every year in the second half of June: a 21+ Friday night and a family Saturday
- JJun Culture & heritage · DetroitJuneteenth Jubilee Detroit every year on the weekend around Juneteenth (June 19)
- MJun Culture & heritage · LivoniaMotor City Irish Fest every year on the second weekend of June, Friday through Sunday at Greenmead Historical Park in Livonia; paid admission
- OJun Culture & heritage · TroyOpa! Fest a Friday-to-Sunday weekend every June
- AJun Culture & heritage · DearbornArab International Festival formerly every June, usually on Father's Day weekendClosed – archive entry · 2012
- DJun Culture & heritage · DetroitDetroit River Days held every June on the Detroit riverfront from 2007 to 2019; it has not returned sinceClosed – archive entry · 2019
July5
- AJul Culture & heritage · DetroitAfrican World Festival every year on a mid-July weekend (Friday to Sunday) on Hart Plaza; the 2026 edition ran July 10–12, and the Wright Museum announces the next dates
- CJul Culture & heritage · ChelseaChelsea Sounds & Sights Festival every year on a late-July Friday and SaturdayFree
- DJul Culture & heritage · DetroitDetroit Kite Festival one Sunday in July every summerFree
- MJul Culture & heritage · Ann ArborMichigan Celtic Festival every year on the second weekend of July, Friday evening and Saturday
- DJulAug Culture & heritage · DetroitDetroit Caribbean Cultural Festival summers; last held in July 2024 on Concert of Colors weekend, earlier editions in AugustClosed – archive entry · 2024
August6
- BAug Culture & heritage · SpringfieldBattle Creek Caribbean Festival every year on a Saturday evening in mid-August
- CAug Culture & heritage · CedarCedar Polka Fest every year in late August, Thursday to Sunday
- HAugSep Culture & heritage · HamtramckHamtramck Labor Day Festival every Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Monday on Joseph Campau Avenue; free admissionFree
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AugSepOct
Culture & heritage · HollyMichigan Renaissance Festival
weekends from late August to early October, plus Labor Day Monday and one Festival Friday -
AugSep
Culture & heritage · NoviMichigan State Fair
every Labor Day weekend, Thursday through Labor Day Monday - SAug Culture & heritage · DetroitSweetest Heart of Mary Pierogi Festival a Friday-to-Sunday weekend every August (Aug. 13–15 in 2027)
September3
- DSep Culture & heritage · DetroitDally in the Alley every year on the Saturday after Labor Day, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., in the Cass Corridor alleys; free admissionFree
- ESep Culture & heritage · Grand RapidsEastown Streetfair every year on a Saturday in early to mid September
- ESep Culture & heritage · Beaver IslandEmerald Isle Irish Féile every year on the first weekend after Labor Day, in early to mid September
We check each festival’s timing on the organizers’ own sites. They announce the exact dates; dated editions appear in our events calendar.
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