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
39 festivals
May1
June4
- 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
July5
- 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
August29
- 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
- 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
- KAug Pride · KalamazooKalamazoo Black Pride late August (August 29 in 2026)
- 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 · 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
- 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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