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
59 festivals
May2
June5
- BJunJulAug Music · PetoskeyBay View Music Festival every summer from mid-June to mid-August, with Sunday-evening Vespers concerts
- IJunJulAug Music · InterlochenInterlochen Arts Festival every summer, roughly late June to late August
- SJunJulAug Music · Ann ArborSonic Lunch every summer Thursday at lunchtime, early June to late AugustFree
- YJunAug Pride · YpsilantiYpsi Pride traditionally early June; held on August 30 in 2026, and the next date isn't officially announcedFree
- 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
July8
- BJulAug Music · Beaver IslandBaroque on Beaver every year from the end of July into the first weekend of August
- 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
- FJulAug Music · FlintFlint Jazz Festival every year on a late-July or early-August weekend, Saturday and Sunday
- MJulAug Music · TrufantMichigan Fern Fest every year around the turn of July and August, Tuesday to Sunday, with camping
- RJulAug Music · ManchesterRiver Rhythm Music & Arts Festival every year on a weekend around the start of August, Friday to Sunday
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JulAugSep
Cars & speed · DetroitConcours d'Elegance of America
summers: first in August, later in late July, finally in September; on hold since 2024Closed – archive entry · 2023 - 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
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JulAug
Sports · DetroitDetroit Hydrofest
midsummer, in July or August; not held since 2019Closed – archive entry · 2019
August44
- AAug Music · DetroitAfroFuture Detroit so far one Detroit edition, August 16–17, 2025; no 2026 edition has been announced
- AAug Pride · Ann ArborAnn Arbor Pride every year on a Saturday in early August, noon to 9pmFree
- BAug Music · EmpireBackyard Blues, Brews & BBQ launched in early August 2026 (Friday night and Saturday); not yet announced as annual
- BAug Culture & heritage · SpringfieldBattle Creek Caribbean Festival every year on a Saturday evening in mid-August
- BAug Music · Grand RapidsBreakaway Music Festival Michigan every year in mid-to-late August, Friday and Saturday
- CAug Culture & heritage · CedarCedar Polka Fest every year in late August, Thursday to Sunday
- 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
- HAugSep Culture & heritage · HamtramckHamtramck Labor Day Festival every Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Monday on Joseph Campau Avenue; free admissionFree
- 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
- KAug Pride · KalamazooKalamazoo Black Pride late August (August 29 in 2026)
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Aug
Pride · Mount ClemensMacomb County Pride
usually an early-August Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. in downtown Mount Clemens; freeFree - MAug Music · East JordanMeadowfest every year on a late-August camping weekend
- MAugSep Art, design & film · Royal OakMichigan Lottery Arts, Beats & Eats every Labor Day weekend, Friday through Monday in downtown Royal Oak; paid admission, free on Friday before 5 p.m.
- MAug Music · Battle CreekMichigan Metal Festival every year in mid-August, over two days
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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 - 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
- PAug Pride · PontiacPride in Pontiac first held Aug. 14, 2026 at the Crofoot in Pontiac as a ticketed event; organizers announce the next date
- 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
- SAug Culture & heritage · DetroitSweetest Heart of Mary Pierogi Festival a Friday-to-Sunday weekend every August (Aug. 13–15 in 2027)
- 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
- TAug Pride · FerndaleTransgender Pride in the Park every August on a Saturday afternoon in Ferndale; free, with the date announced by Transgender MichiganFree
- 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
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Aug
Cars & speed · FerndaleWoodward Dream Cruise
every year on the third Saturday of August, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. along Woodward Avenue from Ferndale to Pontiac; free to watchFree - AAug Music · DetroitAfro Nation Detroit held in Detroit in August 2023 and 2024; there has been no Detroit edition since 2025Closed – archive entry · 2024
- DAug Food & drink · DetroitDetroit Black Restaurant Week each August from 2017 to 2021, during National Black Business MonthClosed – archive entry · 2021
- 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
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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