July 4-8
The Comerica CityFest - Detroit
The Comerica CityFest is an impressive mix of restaurants, stellar local and national musical acts, boutique retail, fun for kids, extreme park and social gathering spots, Comerica CityFest is a celebration of city life and a fantastic way to spend five days in Detroit's historic New Center. Comerica CityFest is free and open to the public.
July 7-14
The National Cherry Festival - Traverse City
The National Cherry Festival is seven days of fun, with everything from cherry pie eating competitions to a Cherry Queen. Listen to some great concerts, ride as many carnival rides as you can stomach, and watch the Blue Angels as they tear up the sky.
July 8-15
Common Ground Festival - Lansing
The Common Ground Festival is "the event of the summer" with over 30 bands on 3 stages in just 7 days!
July 12-14
Meijer Taylor Summer Festival - Taylor
The Meijer Taylor Summer Festival represents one of southeast Michigan's most popular summer family events and celebrations of American music. This year, the festival's headlining performers include some of the hottest country artists in America on Friday, classic rock-n-roll on Saturday, and Disney acts on Sunday
July 13-14
The Michgian Elvisfest - Ypsilanti
The Michigan Elvisfest is officially sanctioned by Graceland. The Elvisfest is one of the Largest Elvisfest Concerts in North America. The fest has spectacular performances by the best professional Elvis Tribute Artists in North America.
July 14
Shadow Art Fair - Ypsilanti
The Shadow Art Fair is just one day of fun with more than 40 artists and 9000 gallons of beer. The fair allows folks doing under-the-radar creative work to network and show off. And drink beer.
July 18-24
Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair - Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair transforms Ann Arbor into an impressive outdoor art festival showcasing the best in fine art and fine crafts. This award-winning, juried fair features ceramics, painting, jewelry, sculpture, photography, glass, wood, fiber and much more!
July 27-28
Summer Beer Festival - Ypsilanti
The Summer Beer Festival features tons of Michigan breweries for a celebration of the local art of beer brewing featuring a chance to talk with brewery personnel and learn about the art of beer making; home brewing, tasting of over one hundred different great local beers, delicious food, and excellent live entertainment.
July 31 - August 5
The Traverse City Film Festival - Traverse City
The Traverse City Film Festival is committed to showing "Just Great Movies" and helping to save one of America's few indigenous art forms — the cinema. The Traverse City Film Festival presents the best of independent, foreign, and documentary films. It also presents classic movies free of charge on a giant, inflatable outdoor screen overlooking Grand Traverse Bay in the Open Space Park at dusk.
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For those who are interested, this weekend (June 23 & 24)is Festival of the Sun & Festival of the Moon in Lansing's Old Town. Go to http://www.festivalofthesun.com/ for more information.
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This Ann Arbor Summer Festival looks like something fun - beautifully done home page.
Also, belated thanks mensch71 for the Festival of the Sun tip!
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The Friends of Macomb County Library are pleased to announce our Community Parking Lot Sale on Sunday, July 22 from 10 am - 3 pm, to be held in the library's parking lot at 16480 Hall Road (M-59), Clinton Township. We'll have a used book sale and we'll sell snacks. Individuals & merchants are invited to rent a spot for $10 to sell their items & promote their services. Pre-registration is required; to register, visit http://www.macombcountylibrary.org/sale.htm to print the forms. Buyers are welcome to come & shop! For more info, call the library at 586-286-6660 or email mclweb@libcoop.net
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The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival is also happening this July, from the 27th to the 5th of August.
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July 23-24, 9am to 4pm - Volunteer Project at Treat Farm, south of Empire, Leelanau County. Help repair outbuildings at historic farm, now part of Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore. Bring sack lunch, wear closed-toe shoes. Register at http://www.phsb.org or call 231/334-6103. Sponsored by Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear.
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Annual Potluck of non-profit Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear will be held on July 24 at 6pm, at the big red barn of the historic Charles Olsen Farm. Location is 4 miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22, w/in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Leelanau County. Hot dogs and drinks provided; bring a dish to pass and friends. Go to http://www.phsb.org or call 231/334-6103.
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Anne-Marie Oomen, award-winning writer, holds a Writing Workshop, "Port Oneida Path to the Page: A Day of Hiking and Writing," July 30, 9am-3pm, in Leelanau County's scenic Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Good for writers of all levels, especially those interested in history-inspired pieces. Gourmet box lunch provided. Cost $70. Limit 15 participants. Sponsored by non-profit Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear. Visit http://www.phsb.org or call 231/334-6103.
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