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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
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- across Michigan
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210 festivals
January8
- AJan Music · Ann ArborAnn Arbor Folk Festival every year on the last weekend of January, Friday and Saturday nights
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Jan
Cars & speed · DetroitDetroit Auto Show
every January, with media and industry days and the Charity Preview before the public show - DJanNovDec Seasonal · DetroitDowntown Detroit Markets mid-November through early January every yearFree
- IJanFeb Music · MarshallIce, Wine, Beer & Blues every winter on a late-January or early-February weekend: Friday tasting, Saturday blues concert
- KJanDec Culture & heritage · DetroitKwanzaa at The Wright every year Dec. 26–Jan. 1, the seven days of Kwanzaa
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JanFeb
Seasonal · PlymouthPlymouth Ice Festival
a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in late January or early FebruaryFree -
JanNovDec
Seasonal · RochesterThe Big, Bright Light Show
every evening from Thanksgiving week to mid-JanuaryFree - WJan Music · Grand RapidsWinter Wheat Music Festival every year on a Saturday in January, mid-afternoon to late night
February3
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FebMar
Cars & speed · DetroitDetroit Autorama
every year in late February or early March, Friday through Sunday - DFeb Sports · NoviDetroit Boat Show every February, Thursday through Sunday
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FebMar
Food & drink · HamtramckPaczki Day in Hamtramck
every Fat Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, in February or early March); the Paczki Run 5K is the Saturday beforeFree
March6
- AMar Music · AlleganAllegan Folklife Music-Art Festival held on a late-March Saturday in 2026; the next date hasn't been announced
- AMar Art, design & film · Ann ArborAnn Arbor Film Festival every late March, six days in Ann Arbor; the 65th festival is announced for March 23–28, 2027
- DMarAprMay Culture & heritage · DetroitDetroit Greek Independence Day Parade one Sunday afternoon each spring, between late March and early MayFree
- 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
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Mar
Parades & fireworks · DetroitMarche du Nain Rouge
every year on the first Sunday after the spring equinox, in late MarchFree
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
May16
- AMay Music · Ann ArborApple Blossom Bliss every spring on a May weekend, Friday to Sunday
- BMay Cars & speed · TrufantBus Benefit every Memorial Day weekend in late May
- CMay Parades & fireworks · DetroitCinco de Mayo Parade & Fiesta the first weekend of May, the Saturday and Sunday around May 5Free
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MayJun
Pride · DouglasCommUNITY Pride
every year a Pride Week from late May into early June, ending with a Saturday parade and Pride in the Park; June 2 to 6 in 2027Next: October 10, 2026 -
MayJun
Cars & speed · DetroitDetroit Grand Prix
every year in late May or early June, Friday through SundayNext: June 4, 2027 - DMayJunJulAug Music · GaylordDowntown Gaylord Summer Concert Series every Friday at 7pm, mid-May through AugustFree
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May
Culture & heritage · DetroitEastern Market Flower Day
every year on the Sunday after Mother's Day, in mid-MayFree -
MayJunAug
Pride · FerndaleFerndale Pride
one Saturday a year in downtown Ferndale, free; through 2026 it fell in late May or June, and organizers point to Aug. 7 for 2027Free - HMayJun Pride · Three OaksHarbor Country Pride every year a Pride Week from late May into early June (May 31 to June 7 in 2026)
- HMay Pride · Hazel ParkHazel Park Pride one Sunday afternoon a year in Hazel Park; 2026 was May 17, and organizers announce the next dateFree
- MMay Pride · DouglasMiss Gay Michigan America Weekend every year on an early-to-mid May weekend
- 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 Culture & heritage · HamtramckSt. Florian Strawberry Festival the first weekend of May every yearFree
- SMay Music · LansingStoopfest every year in mid-May, over two days
- WMay Culture & heritage · RemusWheatland Traditional Arts Weekend every Memorial Day weekend in late May
June52
- AJun Music · Ann ArborAnn Arbor Summer Festival (A2SF) / Top of the Park every June, for about three weeks, mostly in the evenings
- AJun Pride · Madison HeightsArts & Pride every June on a weekend day at Civic Center Park in Madison Heights; freeFree
- BJunJulAug Music · PetoskeyBay View Music Festival every summer from mid-June to mid-August, with Sunday-evening Vespers concerts
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Pride · BerkleyBerkley Pride
every late June on a Sunday afternoon in downtown Berkley; freeFree - BJun Music · DeltonButtermilk Jamboree every year on the third weekend of June, Friday to Sunday
- CJun Pride · CantonCanton Pride OUTside every late June on a Thursday evening at Canton's Heritage Park Amphitheater; freeFree
- 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 Pride · FerndaleDetroit Leather Weekend first held June 5–7, 2026; a second edition has not been announced yet
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Jun
Pride · WyandotteDownriver Pride
every late June over a Friday and Saturday in downtown Wyandotte; free, with dates announced by the organizersFree - 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 Pride · East LansingEast Lansing Pride Festival every year on a Saturday in mid-June, afternoon into evening (June 13, 4 to 9pm, in 2026)
- EJun Music · RothburyElectric Forest every year in late June, Thursday to Sunday, with camping
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Jun
Parades & fireworks · DetroitFord Fireworks
a Monday night in late June every yearFree - GJun Cars & speed · South HavenGRIDLIFE Midwest Festival every year on a mid-June weekend, Friday to Sunday: racing by day, music by night
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Jun
Pride · Grand HavenGrand Haven Pride
every year on a Saturday in June (June 13 at the Waterfront Stadium in 2026) - GJun Pride · Grand RapidsGrand Rapids Pride Festival every year on the third weekend of June, Saturday and SundayFree
- 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
- HJun Pride · HollandHolland Pride Festival every year on a Saturday in late June, 1 to 6pm
- 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
- IJunJulAug Music · InterlochenInterlochen Arts Festival every summer, roughly late June to late August
- JJun Pride · DetroitJuneteenth Jamz every year on June 19, Juneteenth, with an evening show and a dance party after; organizers announce the venue each year
- JJun Culture & heritage · DetroitJuneteenth Jubilee Detroit every year on the weekend around Juneteenth (June 19)
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Jun
Pride · KalamazooKalamazoo Pride
every year on the first weekend of June, Friday evening and Saturday -
Jun
Pride · HoughtonKeweenaw Pridefest / Keweenaw Queers
every year on a June afternoon (June 6, 1 to 5pm, at the Calumet Colosseum in 2026) -
Jun
Pride · LansingLansing Pride
every year on a Saturday in late June, 1 to 9pm; June 26 in 2027Free - LJun Music · IdlewildLive at Idlewild Music Festival every year on the last weekend of June, Saturday and Sunday afternoons
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Pride · LivoniaLivonia Pride
every June on a Saturday morning at Schoolcraft College in Livonia; freeFree - MJun Music · LansingMichigan FunkFest every year in mid-June, over two days
- 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
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Pride · DetroitMotor City Pride
every June over a Saturday and Sunday on Hart Plaza, with a Sunday noon parade; 2027 is set for June 12–13 -
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Pride · MuskegonMuskegon Pride
every year on the first Saturday of June, 11am to 6pm - NJunJul Food & drink · Traverse CityNational Cherry Festival every year for about a week from late June into early July, around Independence Day
- NJun Music · MioNor-East'r Music & Art Festival every year in mid-June, Friday to Sunday, with camping
- OJun Culture & heritage · TroyOpa! Fest a Friday-to-Sunday weekend every June
- PJun Music · HancockPine Mountain Music Festival every June, over two to three weeks of evening concerts
- RJun Pride · Royal OakRoyal Oak Family Pride every June on a weekday afternoon and evening at the Royal Oak Farmers Market; freeFree
- 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 Pride · South HavenSouth Haven Pride every year on a late-June weekend, Saturday and Sunday (June 27 and 28 at Stanley Johnston Park in 2026)
- 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
- TJun Pride · St. JosephTwin Cities PrideFest every year on a Saturday in late June (June 27 at Silver Beach in St. Joseph in 2026)
- UJun Pride · MarquetteUP Pride Fest every year on the second Saturday of June, noon to 11pm; June 12 in 2027
- VJun Pride · DetroitVillage Pride Detroit every June on a Saturday afternoon at The Villages Biergarten; free, with the date announced by the organizersFree
- WJun Pride · WarrenWarren City Pride usually the second Saturday of June, noon to 6 p.m. outside Warren City Hall; freeFree
- YJunAug Pride · YpsilantiYpsi Pride traditionally early June; held on August 30 in 2026, and the next date isn't officially announcedFree
- AJun Culture & heritage · DearbornArab International Festival formerly every June, usually on Father's Day weekendClosed – archive entry · 2012
- 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
- 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
July39
- 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
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Jul
Art, design & film · Ann ArborAnn Arbor Art Fair
every July, from the third Thursday through SaturdayFree - 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 Culture & heritage · ChelseaChelsea Sounds & Sights Festival every year on a late-July Friday and SaturdayFree
- 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 Culture & heritage · DetroitDetroit Kite Festival one Sunday in July every summerFree
- 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
- FJulSep Pride · FlintFlint Pride a summer Saturday afternoon, 2 to 8pm; announced for July 18 in 2026, then held on September 19 according to the organizers' page
- HJul Music · MarquetteHiawatha Traditional Music Festival every year on the next-to-last full weekend of July, Friday to Sunday
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Jul
Pride · DetroitHotter Than July
every late July, a week of events peaking with the Palmer Park picnic; LGBT Detroit announces the exact dates - 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 Culture & heritage · Ann ArborMichigan Celtic Festival every year on the second weekend of July, Friday evening and Saturday
- 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
- PJul Pride · Royal OakPride Royal Oak every late July on a Saturday in downtown Royal Oak, with a Sunday tea dance the next day; ticketed
- 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
- WJul Art, design & film · WyandotteWyandotte Street Art Fair every July, from the second Wednesday through SaturdayFree
- 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
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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 - 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
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
September24
- ASep Music · Ann ArborA2 Jazz Fest every year on a late-September weekend (Saturday and Sunday)Free
- ASep Pride · Royal OakAIDS Walk Detroit traditionally a fall Sunday morning, usually in September; no 2026 or 2027 date is confirmed
- 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
- DSep Art, design & film · FerndaleDIY Street Fair every year on the last full weekend of September, Friday through Sunday in downtown Ferndale; free admissionFree
- 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
- DSep Art, design & film · DetroitDetroit Month of Design every September, all month long (Sept. 1–30)Free
- 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
- HSep Cars & speed · CottrellvilleHoods, Tunes & Brews Festival every year on the third weekend of September, Saturday and SundayFree
- LSep Art, design & film · NorthportLeelanau UnCaged every year on the last Saturday of SeptemberFree
- LSep Pride · AdrianLenawee Pride every year on a late-September Saturday, 3 to 8pmFree
- 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
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Sep
Pride · Mackinac IslandStraits Pride / Mackinac Island Pride Festival
every year in mid-September, Thursday to Sunday (September 16 to 19 in 2027) - TSep Music · Traverse CityTraverse City PorchFest every year on a Sunday afternoon in mid-September, 1 to 5pmFree
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Sep
Pride · Traverse CityUp North Pride
every year a late-September Pride Week in Traverse City, Tuesday to Saturday - 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
- DSep Art, design & film · DetroitDLECTRICITY two autumn nights, held in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2021Closed – archive entry · 2021
- 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
October7
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Oct
Food & drink · DetroitDetroit Fall Beer Festival
every year on a Saturday in late October - DOct Sports · DetroitDetroit Free Press Marathon every year on the third Sunday of October, with an expo Friday and shorter races SaturdayNext: October 18, 2026
- EOct Music · Ann ArborEdgefest every year in early to mid October, four days, Wednesday to Saturday
- FOct Pride · DouglasFall Into The Dunes Weekend every year on an early-October weekend, the Dunes Resort's last themed weekend of the season
- TOct Seasonal · DetroitTheatre Bizarre traditionally late October, just before Halloween; the full masquerade has paused since 2022, and 2026 brought an art show on Oct. 28–31 instead
- TOct Pride · FerndaleTransgender Health Fair every October on a Saturday afternoon in Ferndale; free, with the 2026 fair set for Oct. 24Free
- TOct Art, design & film · HamtramckTrans Stellar Film Festival held on one fall day a year from 2017 to 2022; the organizers said goodbye in 2023Closed – archive entry · 2023
November6
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Nov
Parades & fireworks · DetroitAmerica's Thanksgiving Parade
every Thanksgiving morning (the fourth Thursday of November)Free - DNov Food & drink · DetroitDetroit Restaurant Week one week a year; the 2026 edition runs November 2–8 (earlier editions ran in spring and fall)
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Nov
Seasonal · DetroitDetroit Tree Lighting
every year on the Friday before ThanksgivingNext: November 20, 2026Free - DNov Sports · DetroitDetroit Turkey Trot every Thanksgiving morning (the fourth Thursday of November), before the paradeNext: November 26, 2026
- TNov Pride · StatewideTransgender Day of Remembrance in Michigan every year on November 20Free
- WNovDec Seasonal · WestlandWayne County Lightfest mid-November through Christmas Eve, Wednesday to Sunday evenings
December1
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