I always love the street fair!!! The vendors are always so cool and unique and the food trucks that…read moreare there are always a hit! It's so nice to just walk around and experience the different artists in the community with drink in hand.

Love the DIY fair! It's an annual tradition to say goodbye to summer and welcome in fall. They have…read moresome fun and unique art stands. My daughter particularly enjoys the stuffed toys and puppets. I enjoy the atmosphere and fun crowd. The music is great and so is the food. They have one of the best funnel cake trucks with amazing fried Oreos, sooo good!!! Treat Dreams has an ice cream truck with their famous flavors. The ice cream cookies are the absolute best!!! They have an eclectic variety of food trucks that look and smell mouthwatering. But they could use more seating, it's very limited compared to the amount of people eating the goodies. I love the adult beverages available to purchase through tickets. They have a ginormous variety of beer and mixed drinks, plus some of the money goes toward different charities and good causes. It's ten tickets for $20, but this year I noticed you may purchase individual tickets. I prefer this option! Tickets are $2 a piece, so most beers cost around $6 or three tickets. I got the Griffinclaw pumpkin beer. It was amazing! Very pumpkin forward with a nice spice aftertaste. Most of the mixed drinks are between three and four tickets, cheaper than most bars. I've even seen some for two tickets. The parking can be challenging. We were able to find a good spot and only paid $3.00. But I wonder if it gets more challenging in the evening hours. I bet this a fun time at night. This is a great event when paired with the Funky Ferndale fair. I look forward to next year.

Pig and Whiskey is a great time-beers, BBQ, and great music. The festival takes place every year in…read moreFerndale in mid-July. The stage for music is located right next to WAB and beer and whiskey tents are set up in the parking lot behind WAB, The Emory and surrounding restaurants. Admission is free and you can bring your own bottled water with you. It's also a dog friendly event and lots of people walk their dogs around the fest. You purchase tickets at designated tents similar to Arts Bears and Eats. Tickets are $2 a piece. Most beers are about 3 tickets and whiskeys are between 4-7 tickets. I usually start with a sheet of tickets for $20 but you can buy as few or many tickets as you like but they are non-refundable. Food vendors for the BBQ portion were located further down, past the whiskey and beer vendors this year. Surprisingly BBQ/food vendors only accepted cash or credit this year and didn't accept tickets which was kind of annoying because last year they only took tickets and wouldn't take cash and I wish they had posted that somewhere before I had bought extra tickets. The food is good. I had BBQ ribs from Bad Brad's BBQ with a Mexican style watermelon salad with cojita cheese and cilantro which was light and refreshing. Their Pig Candy-candied bacon is delicious! There were lots off BBQ vendors with pulled pork sliders and tacos, ribs, mac and cheese, jalapeño cornbread, and Cheeto covered street corn. Picnic tables were all the way at the other end of the festival this year and it would be nice if there was seating near the food tents. Lots of great beers too from Dogfish Head, Griffin Claw, Shorts, B. Nektar and more. They have whiskey from Jack Daniels, Jameson, Old Forster, Four Roses, Woodsford Reserve, and more. Last year they had some tents that mixed craft cocktails with whiskey and bourbon. I had a Woodsford Reserve mint julep that was amazing and a pineapple upside down cake cocktail with brown sugar bourbon mixed with pineapple juice that was delicious. This year I didn't see many cocktails, just strait whiskey or bourbon or you could add a a mixer but mixers were only limited to lemonade or Faygo soda. The main reason I go every year is for the music. A friend and I love Electric Six and we attend to see them perform every year. Electric Six has closed out the festival on Sunday night for the last six or seven years. They always put on an awesome show. Last year there were torrential downpours and they had to call the festival due to rain, so lots of people got stuck with drink tickets which were non-refundable. However they didn't cancel the music and moved Electric Six's set down to The Loving Touch and it was a really great show. This year we also saw Ann Arbor band Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers who are a lot of fun to see. Verve Pipe also played on Friday night. The festival runs Friday through Sunday. It starts at 6 pm on Friday and around noon on Saturday and Sunday and goes until midnight with music ending at around 9:00 on Sunday. I always have a blast and I'll definitely be back next year.

Super fun event. It was cold but not too busy when we went. I love the location! Great fun stuffs…read moreto do.

The St. Anne sausage festival is one of the best church festivals in Southeast Michigan. Thousands…read moreof people show up to sample the sausage kitchens and the amazing beer tent. They have plenty of carnival rides and games to keep the kids busy while you wander through the rest of the festival. They have a silent auction which has many items of interest. This year they added a twist by making the auction online. I think it was a hit. The festival is usually the third weekend in September. Put it down on the calendar, it's a great time!

Hamtramck ain't really the best neighborhood. Nonetheless, it's an opportunity for folks to learn…read moremore. They've got the Disneyland art installation that's def worth seeing. My GPS led me right in front of the house. Head out back. It stretches only across two backyards. You'll see lots of random things, like an old TV, the top half of a mannequin, paintings, an airplane, etc. Not sure what it all means. At the end of the day, we could invest more in neighborhoods like this.

Honestly thought this place was going to be interesting and fun but it was very small located in…read morethe heart of Hamtramck and very unique but could tell they had kind of let the place fall apart. But still a experience at least stop by and see for yourself. Does have a strong artistic vibe.

This weekend I attended the St. Florian Strawberry festival. This event is hosted by the parish…read moreand offer live music, food and beverages. It is more of an adult event, as there wasn't much for kids to do there. I had the Gołabki (stuffed cabbage), kraut and potatoes. The food was home made traditional Polish food. It was delicious and reasonably priced. There was also a bake sale offering Strawberry pies, tarts, and the traditional Polish desserts. If you are looking for a fun time as a couple or are of Polish heritage, give this a shot. Just know that there's not a whole lot going on. Felt more like a church even than a festival.

I try to attend every year. A fun festival, with lots of people watching! A huge streetlong tent…read morewith music, beer and food. The 100 plus year old church is open for tours.the basement of the church offers totally authentic polish dinners, desserts and youngsters in costumes performing and dancing to polish music. They also sell lots of crafts.

A wonderful event in downtown Detroit every summer. Something truly worth looking forward to each…read moreyear. Organized by the Arab American National Museum, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, New Detroit and ACCESS this festival (now 4 days long!) is a fabulous gathering and celebration of global music and culture. From Puerto Rican drums and dance to African influenced choirs and hip-hop, rock, reggae, soul, motown legends, Japanese drums, bollywood, jazz, funk....you name it, this festival's got it! Even poetry! Taking place primarily at the Max Fisher (DSO) building there are always multiple stages and performers happening at any given moment so there's plenty to see and do both inside and out. This past year featured a street fair with plenty of crafts, arts, and eats for purchase along with an outdoor stage (which took advantage of the beautiful, although hot, weather!). This year also featured cocktails by locally produced Hard Luck Vodka along with plenty of food vendors for snacks. You're also welcome to bring your own treats to picnic if you should choose. And the best part? It's FREE. Yes, admission to the concert is completely free. It's amazing! If you've never been please make it a point to visit next year. It's truly a remarkable experience that is worth supporting and attending year after year after year!

Don Was does a great job for this event ! Detroit's treasureread more

I have been going to the African World Festival consistently for about 5-6 years and while things…read moredo change, the love is always apparent, This was the second year at Hart Plaza since the change from the Charles H Wright as the venue so it's no longer free which is always disappointing but I understand. The food is always amazing but I think 2-3 more food vendors may make the lines move faster, we stood in line for about 40mins. The entertainment is always my favorite part and seeing the African Dance, hearing the drums and rhythm really makes me crave a home I've never know. I'd always suggest bringing a hat or umbrella as Hart Plaza lacks on shade big time but I will be back next year as I always am

I attended for the first time yesterday July 20, 2025. Very disappointed to see little portrayal of…read moretrue African culture. Lots of vendors selling the same old cheap trinkets and lots of black soap, coco butter and shea butter! Even the food stations lacked African cultural references. Lots of ribs and fried chicken. As such it's truly more of an African American Festival. And, not a very good one at that. I won't be returning.