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
45 festivals
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June5
- BJunJulAug Music · PetoskeyBay View Music Festival every summer from mid-June to mid-August, with Sunday-evening Vespers concerts
- DJunJul Music · CalumetDam Jam Calumet every year in late June or early July, Friday evening through Saturday night, with camping
- IJunJulAug Music · InterlochenInterlochen Arts Festival every summer, roughly late June to late August
- NJunJul Food & drink · Traverse CityNational Cherry Festival every year for about a week from late June into early July, around Independence Day
- SJunJulAug Music · Ann ArborSonic Lunch every summer Thursday at lunchtime, early June to late AugustFree
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- 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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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
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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