Festivals / Liberty Plaza, downtown Ann Arbor (E Liberty St closed between S Division St and S Fifth Ave on concert days)
Sonic Lunch
A free outdoor lunchtime concert series every summer Thursday at Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor.
01 / The story of this place
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Bank of Ann Arbor started Sonic Lunch to entertain downtown workers, and every summer Thursday East Liberty Street closes to traffic and draws hundreds to thousands of listeners. Each week a national or regional headliner is paired with a local opener; the 2026 season (June 4–Aug 20) included Grace Potter, Mavis Staples, Michigander, Lindsay Lou, The Accidentals, Laith Al-Saadi and Ax and the Hatchetmen.
- Free, every summer Thursday
- National headliner + local opener
- Liberty Plaza, downtown Ann Arbor
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