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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
104 festivals
January3
- AJan Music · Ann ArborAnn Arbor Folk Festival every year on the last weekend of January, Friday and Saturday nights
- IJanFeb Music · MarshallIce, Wine, Beer & Blues every winter on a late-January or early-February weekend: Friday tasting, Saturday blues concert
- WJan Music · Grand RapidsWinter Wheat Music Festival every year on a Saturday in January, mid-afternoon to late night
March3
- AMar Music · AlleganAllegan Folklife Music-Art Festival held on a late-March Saturday in 2026; the next date hasn't been announced
- HMar Music · HamtramckHamtramck Blowout every early March, three nights from Thursday to Saturday in Hamtramck's bars; ticketed, with exact dates announced by the organizers
- KMar Music · KalamazooKalamazoo Fretboard Festival every March: a Friday-night kickoff concert plus a full SaturdayFree
April3
- EApr Music · Bay CityExcellency Music Festival since 2026 on a Saturday in early April (held in August through 2025)
- GAprMay Music · KalamazooGilmore Piano Festival every two years (odd years), late April to mid-May, about two weeks
- MAprMay Music · East LansingMighty Uke Day every spring on a late-April or early-May weekend, Friday to Sunday
May5
- AMay Music · Ann ArborApple Blossom Bliss every spring on a May weekend, Friday to Sunday
- DMayJunJulAug Music · GaylordDowntown Gaylord Summer Concert Series every Friday at 7pm, mid-May through AugustFree
- MMay Music · DetroitMovement Music Festival every Memorial Day weekend, Saturday through Monday on Hart Plaza; ticketed
- NMay Music · DetroitNo Way Back / Return to the Source every Movement weekend, which is Memorial Day weekend; No Way Back starts Sunday at 10 p.m. and runs until Tuesday morning
- SMay Music · LansingStoopfest every year in mid-May, over two days
June20
- AJun Music · Ann ArborAnn Arbor Summer Festival (A2SF) / Top of the Park every June, for about three weeks, mostly in the evenings
- BJunJulAug Music · PetoskeyBay View Music Festival every summer from mid-June to mid-August, with Sunday-evening Vespers concerts
- BJun Music · DeltonButtermilk Jamboree every year on the third weekend of June, Friday to Sunday
- CJun Music · CharlotteCharlotte Bluegrass Festival every year in late June: a week of camping and jamming with three main show days
- DJunJul Music · CalumetDam Jam Calumet every year in late June or early July, Friday evening through Saturday night, with camping
- DJun Music · ManisteeDune Jam launched on a June Saturday in 2026 and planned as an annual fundraiser; the next date hasn't been announced
- EJun Music · RothburyElectric Forest every year in late June, Thursday to Sunday, with camping
- GJun Music · SouthfieldGreat Lakes Chamber Music Festival every June, two weeks of concerts in churches and halls around Oakland County and Detroit; the 2027 festival is announced for June 6–19
- HJun Music · TrufantHippie Fest Michigan every year on an early-June weekend, Saturday and Sunday
- IJunJulAug Music · InterlochenInterlochen Arts Festival every summer, roughly late June to late August
- LJun Music · IdlewildLive at Idlewild Music Festival every year on the last weekend of June, Saturday and Sunday afternoons
- MJun Music · LansingMichigan FunkFest every year in mid-June, over two days
- NJun Music · MioNor-East'r Music & Art Festival every year in mid-June, Friday to Sunday, with camping
- PJun Music · HancockPine Mountain Music Festival every June, over two to three weeks of evening concerts
- SJun Music · TrufantSmiling Acres Music Festival every year on the last full weekend of June, Friday to Sunday
- SJunJulAug Music · Ann ArborSonic Lunch every summer Thursday at lunchtime, early June to late AugustFree
- SJun Music · BrethrenSpirit of the Woods Folk Festival every year on the third Saturday of June, noon to 8pmFree
- SJun Music · East LansingSummer Solstice Jazz Festival every year in late June around the summer solstice, Friday and SaturdayFree
- BJun Music · GaylordBig Ticket Festival held over a three-day late-June camping weekend, last in 2023; the organizers ended it for goodClosed – archive entry · 2023
- DJunAug Music · DetroitDetroit Music Weekend held in the Theater District from 2017 to 2023, mostly in June, with a final edition in August 2023; it has not returned sinceClosed – archive entry · 2023
July27
- BJulAug Music · Beaver IslandBaroque on Beaver every year from the end of July into the first weekend of August
- BJul Music · Beaver IslandBeaver Island Music Festival every year in mid-July, three days with camping
- BJul Music · Harbor SpringsBlissfest Music Festival every year on the second weekend of July, Friday to Sunday, with camping
- CJul Music · DetroitConcert of Colors every mid-July, five days from Wednesday to Sunday in Midtown around the DIA; free admission, with exact dates announced by the organizersNext: October 24, 2026Free
- DJulAug Music · LansingDam Jam Music Festival usually a Friday and Saturday night in mid-July (moved to late August in 2026 because of wildfire smoke)Free
- DJul Music · Lake AnnDunesville Music Festival every year on a late-July camping weekend
- EJul Music · EvartEvart Dulcimer FunFest every year on the third weekend of July, Thursday to Saturday
- FJulAug Music · FlintFlint Jazz Festival every year on a late-July or early-August weekend, Saturday and Sunday
- HJul Music · MarquetteHiawatha Traditional Music Festival every year on the next-to-last full weekend of July, Friday to Sunday
- HJul Music · Houghton LakeHoughton Lake Blues Fest every year in mid-July, Friday evening and SaturdayFree
- KJul Music · KalamazooKalamazoo Blues Festival every year in July, Friday and Saturday
- MJul Music · MarshallMarshall Bluegrass Festival every year in late July, a full week with camping
- MJul Music · BellevilleMichigan ElvisFest traditionally a mid-July Friday and Saturday in Belleville; the last main festival was in 2024, and the next edition is not confirmed
- MJulAug Music · TrufantMichigan Fern Fest every year around the turn of July and August, Tuesday to Sunday, with camping
- MJul Music · LivoniaMichigan Jazz Festival every year on the third Sunday of July, noon to 9:15 p.m. at Schoolcraft College in Livonia; free admissionFree
- OJul Music · New BuffaloOh Yeah! Music Festival launched on July 4, 2026 (Independence Day); the next date hasn't been announced
- RJul Music · New BuffaloRed, White & BBQ Country Music Festival launched on July 3, 2026, the eve of Independence Day; the next date hasn't been announced
- RJulAug Music · ManchesterRiver Rhythm Music & Arts Festival every year on a weekend around the start of August, Friday to Sunday
- TJul Music · MorleyTamarack Music Festival every year on the last full weekend of July, Friday and Saturday
- UJul Music · CusterUS-10 Cigar Box Guitar Festival every year on a Saturday in JulyFree
- UJul Music · Grand RapidsUpheaval Festival every year in mid-July, Friday and Saturday
- WJul Music · WhitehallWalk the Beat White Lake Area every year on a Saturday in mid-July, afternoon to eveningFree
- WJul Music · LawrenceWhole Life Farm Folk Fest launched on July 4, 2026 (Independence Day); the next date hasn't been announced
- YJul Music · DetroitYacht Rock Detroit every summer on a July Friday and Saturday at the Roostertail on the river; ticketed, with 2027 dates to be announced by the organizers
- CJul Music · LansingCommon Ground Music Festival held every July (early to mid-month) from 2000 to 2019 and one last time in 2021; it no longer runsClosed – archive entry · 2021
- FJul Music · BrooklynFaster Horses Festival held over a three-day mid-July camping weekend from 2013 to 2024; paused since 2025 with no return announcedClosed – archive entry · 2024
- MJul Music · DetroitMo Pop Festival held each summer, usually in late July, from 2013 to 2022; the last edition was in 2022Closed – archive entry · 2022
August30
- AAug Music · DetroitAfroFuture Detroit so far one Detroit edition, August 16–17, 2025; no 2026 edition has been announced
- BAug Music · EmpireBackyard Blues, Brews & BBQ launched in early August 2026 (Friday night and Saturday); not yet announced as annual
- BAug Music · Grand RapidsBreakaway Music Festival Michigan every year in mid-to-late August, Friday and Saturday
- CAug Music · DetroitCharivari Detroit every mid-August, Thursday through Sunday, across several Detroit clubs; 2026 ran Aug. 13–16, and organizers announce the next dates
- DAugSep Music · DetroitDetroit Jazz Festival every Labor Day weekend, Friday night through Monday on Hart Plaza; freeFree
- FAug Music · HoltonFest Of All Music Celebration every year on a mid-August camping weekend
- FAug Music · LansingFishstock Americana Festival launched in 2026 on a late-August Friday and Saturday; the next date hasn't been announced
- FAug Music · FlintFlint Drop Fest every year on a Saturday in early August, noon to 10pmFree
- FAug Music · Free SoilForest Trail Music Festival every year on the last weekend of August, Friday to Sunday, with camping
- FAug Music · YpsilantiFun Fest every year on a Saturday in early AugustNext: November 26, 2026
- GAug Music · Grand MaraisGrand Marais Music & Craft Festival every year on the first or second weekend of August, Thursday to Saturday
- GAug Music · TrufantGrateful Bear Campout Music Festival every year on a late-summer camping weekend in August
- HAug Music · HomerHeartsTown Music Festival launched on a late-August Saturday in 2026; the next date hasn't been announced
- HAug Music · WellstonHoxeyville Skies Music Festival every year in early August, two nights with camping
- JAug Music · LansingJazzFest Michigan every year in early August, over several days in Lansing's Old Town
- MAug Music · East JordanMeadowfest every year on a late-August camping weekend
- MAug Music · Battle CreekMichigan Metal Festival every year in mid-August, over two days
- PAug Music · OntonagonPorcupine Mountains Music Festival every year on the last weekend of August, Friday and Saturday, rain or shine
- PAug Music · Port SanilacPort Sanilac Blues Festival every year on the first or second weekend of August, Friday and Saturday
- RAug Music · Grand RapidsReturn to the River Music & Art Festival every year on a late-August weekend, Saturday and SundayFree
- RAug Music · DetroitRibs R&B Music Festival Weekend every year on an August weekend, Friday through Sunday on Hart Plaza; ticketed, with exact dates announced by the organizer
- RAug Music · LansingRock Lansing every year on a Saturday in early August
- SAug Music · New BuffaloShip & Shore Blues & Soul Festival relaunched as a blues and soul weekend in early August 2026 (Saturday and Sunday); the next date hasn't been announced
- TAug Music · East TawasTawas Blues by the Bay every year in late August, three days, rain or shine
- TAug Music · Howard CityTie Dye Festival every year on a late-August weekend
- UAug Music · MuskegonUnity Christian Music Festival every year in early to mid August: a free Wednesday opening night, then Thursday to Saturday
- WAug Music · AlbionWalk the Beat Albion every year on a Saturday afternoon in late AugustFree
- WAug Music · Grand HavenWalk the Beat Grand Haven every year on a Saturday in early August, afternoon into eveningFree
- AAug Music · DetroitAfro Nation Detroit held in Detroit in August 2023 and 2024; there has been no Detroit edition since 2025Closed – archive entry · 2024
- HAug Music · WellstonHoxeyville Music Festival held over a three-day August camping weekend for a quarter century; 2024 was the last oneClosed – archive entry · 2024
September12
- ASep Music · Ann ArborA2 Jazz Fest every year on a late-September weekend (Saturday and Sunday)Free
- BSep Music · BrooklynBig Fam Festival every year on a late-September camping weekend, Friday to Sunday
- CSep Music · KalamazooCooper's Glen Music Festival annual from 2002 to 2018, revived on a late-September Saturday in 2026; not yet announced as annual again
- MSep Music · LansingMichigan BluesFest every year in mid-September in Lansing's Old Town
- MSep Music · MuskegonMichigan Irish Music Festival every year in mid-September: Thursday preview party, then Friday to Sunday
- PSep Music · BaldwinPick'n in the Pines Bluegrass Festival every year on the third weekend of September: music Friday and Saturday, camping through Sunday
- SSep Music · KalamazooSounds of the Zoo every year in late September, for a full weekFree
- SSep Music · South HavenSouth Haven Jazz Festival every year in mid-to-late September, Friday and Saturday
- TSep Music · Traverse CityTraverse City PorchFest every year on a Sunday afternoon in mid-September, 1 to 5pmFree
- WSep Music · RemusWheatland Music Festival every year on the weekend after Labor Day, with camping
- ISep Music · New BuffaloiRock Jazz & Wine Fest every year on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend
- ESep Music · Lake CityEarthwork Harvest Gathering held over a three-day September weekend from 2002 to 2024; 2024 was the last oneClosed – archive entry · 2024
October1
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